The truth is this: I am a Southern Baptist, and the great majority of Southern Baptists are lost. Paul Washer More Quotes by Paul Washer More Quotes From Paul Washer Right now if this preacher died he would go to heaven. Not because I spent years in the jungles and the Andes Mountains of Peru. Not because of piety, devotion or bible study. Not because of denominational affiliation, baptism, or participation in the Lord’s supper. If I died right now, I would go to heaven because two thousand years ago the Son of God shed His blood for this wretched man. And that is my hope. Paul Washer men blood son I would not send my child to a vacation Bible school in 99.9% of the Baptist churches in America. Have some teacher that doesn't even understand anything about the gospel of Jesus Christ, ask those little children, 'How many of you want to go to Heaven?' and damn most of them! Harden their heart to the gospel with some silly profession of faith because it was a silly proclamation of the gospel! It brought no genuine repentance, it brought no faith; it's no different than the Roman church that baptizes every infant that is born. Paul Washer teacher children jesus If the devil walks in and starts pointing out all kinds of things about you, you yawn. And you go, 'You don’t even know the half of it.' Paul Washer devil kind half We have taken that truth, that if you truly believe and you confess Christ even if it costs you your life ... we have taken that beautiful truth and reduced it down to, "If you pray a little prayer before a bunch of people in a church in America, you can be guaranteed you were saved if you think you were sincere." Paul Washer prayer beautiful believe Pray for the field. If God calls, then prepare for the field. When it is time, go to the field. A life lost for Christ is a life well spent. Paul Washer fields praying christ The devil would gladly give a Bible to every man and promote obedience to its commands if in exchange we would surrender to him the Gospel Paul Washer devil giving men Maybe that is why there are not a whole lot of problems between the church and worldly culture today, because we are not confronting the culture around us. Paul Washer church today culture Teach the Scriptures to your children daily, discipline your children consistently, and love your children unconditionally. If you do these things, you will have acted biblically. Paul Washer discipline love-you children We rob men of a greater vision of God because we will not give them a lower vision of themselves. Paul Washer vision giving men Remember this: you must always be growing in the gospel and your knowledge of it. It is not Christianity 101, but Christianity from A to Z. You have not mastered the gospel, nor will you master it, but it will master you! Paul Washer growing christianity remember Idolatry is when you become the source of your own joy. Poverty of spirit is a wonderful thing. Paul Washer poverty spirit joy The true gospel is radically exclusive. Jesus is not a way; he is the way, and all other ways are no way at all... We live in an age of humanism - over the last several decades, man has fought to purge God from his conscience and culture. He has managed to make himself the center of all things. Paul Washer age men jesus Anytime your banner becomes anything other than Jesus Christ you ought to be afraid of Hell. If your banner is “I'm a Calvinist”, if your banner is “I'm a homeschooler”, if your banner is this, that, or anything else, if you're rallying under any other name than Jesus Christ; you're in danger. You are in danger! Paul Washer hell names jesus We don't have a lot of churches in America; we have a lot of really nice brick buildings on finely manicured lawns! Just because someone says they are of the Church or they are Christian, Paul Washer nice christian america I don't want revival...I WANT CHRIST! And if we have Christ, there will be a revival. Paul Washer revival want christ We find or invent the cleverest means of attributing our sins to anything or anyone outside of ourselves. Paul Washer sin mean Christ is not knocking on the door of a sinner's heart, but on the door of a wayward church. Paul Washer church heart doors A Theologian has nothing on a man who has experienced God Paul Washer theologian men We live in a culture bound by sin like bands of iron. Moral stories, quaint maxims, and life lessons shared from the heart of a beloved pulpiteer or spiritual life coach have no real power against such darkness. We need preachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ who know the Scriptures, and by God's grace face any culture with the cry, 'Thus saith the Lord!' Paul Washer life-lesson spiritual jesus Everybody wants to go to heaven. They just don't want God to be there when they get there. Paul Washer want heaven
