Comments by Joan Boney:
The apostle Peter wrote an entire chapter in the Bible telling us of the end time apostasy that was ordained to come into the churches in the last days before Jesus returns.
II Peter 2
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto 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, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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In trying to find a church to attend when I lived in Clovis, NM (USA), I visited a small non-denominational church on a Wednesday night. The pastor was preaching from John 8, concerning the woman taken in adultery who was brought before Jesus.
The pastor said: "And when they brought her to Jesus, she was naked from the waist up."
I was very shocked. For I knew this was not true. This is not in John 8.
I looked about the room. I didn't see anyone reach for a Bible to confirm that which pastor had just said. I noticed several men with big grins on their faces. I knew they were imagining this woman who pastor said was naked from her waist up.
As pastor continued talking I turned to John 8 and read what Bible says:
John 8
2 And early in the morning HE came again into the temple, and all the people came unto HIM; and HE sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto HIM a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 They say unto HIM, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest THOU?
6 This they said, tempting HIM, that they might have to accuse HIM. But Jesus stooped down, and with HIS finger wrote on the ground, as though HE heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking HIM, HE lifted up HIMSELF, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again HE stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up HIMSELF, and saw none but the woman, HE said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
The next day I called that pastor and told him I had been in his service the night before. I asked him where it is in the Bible where he told about this woman being brought before Jesus naked from the waist up.
First, pastor said he couldn't remember where it was in the Bible.
I told him it was very important to me to know this so I asked him to please look it up and have his secretary call me and tell me where it was in the Bible.
Pastor was very silent for a few minutes. Then he became very angry and shouted at me, "All right. It's not in the Bible. Where do you go to church."
I told pastor I was looking for a church to attend but I would not go to a church where Pastor made up stories which were not in the Bible.
This is one of the apostasy churches of the end times.
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