Ray Comfort's Blog, page 45

Why will sinners go to hell?

Much damage has been done to the cause of the gospel by telling the world that they will go to hell "because they don't believe in Jesus." This makes no sense to the ungodly. It seems unreasonable that God would eternally damn them for not believing something. However, the verse can be explained this way: If a man jumps out of a plane without a parachute, he will perish because he transgressed the law of gravity. Had he put on a parachute, he would have been saved. In one sense, he perished because he didn't put on the parachute. But the primary reason he died was because he broke the law of gravity.

If a sinner refuses to trust in Jesus Christ before he passes through the door of death, he will perish. This isn't because he refused to trust the Savior, but because he transgressed the Law of God. Had he "put on the Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom. 13:14), he would have been saved; but because he refused to repent, he will suffer the full consequences of his sin. Sin is not "failing to believe in Jesus." Sin is "transgression of the Law" (1 John 3:4, KJV).

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Richard Dawkins Mocks Author's Spelling

In the ongoing battle of words between professor Richard Dawkins and evangelist Ray Comfort, the Oxford University professor has produced a video mocking the spelling ability of the best-selling author of more than 70 books. The war of words is nothing new between the two. Dawkins once called Comfort an "idiot" on CNN, for which CNN quickly apologized.

In this video, he mocks Comfort for his spelling of the word "thought" as "thort": http://youtu.be/HWIrnZizF7Y. Comfort responded, "Whether the learned professor likes it or not, the English language is evolving and some of us old fossils need to evolve with it. Texting is changing the way we spell. I'm delighted that I was able to catch the wave of social media, a wave it seems Mr. Dawkins missed."

In reference to the texting generation Comfort said, "Horrific though it may be to a cultured English-speaking professor, words like 'thought,' with its superfluous 'ugh,' give way to the expediency of words like 'thort,' and for the millions who have to learn the complexities of the English language, it's about time."

Comfort added that this was just another example of Professor Dawkins mocking something he doesn't understand. "But in his attempt at mockery, he has not only made himself look old-fashioned, but he has promoted '180' throughout the atheist world. The 'pope' of atheism waved my movie from his balcony. You can't buy such publicity. I'm grateful that he's helping others around the world to watch the video and hear the gospel."

Comfort is the creator of www.180movie.com.  His 33-minute award-winning movie went viral and received over one million views within 22 days of being placed on YouTube. When a family said that they would be seeing Richard Dawkins, they requested that Comfort write a personal note on the cover of a DVD version, and they would get it into his hands.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

Happy Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving again. Of course, every day is Thanksgiving for the Christian. I spoke to an atheist on Saturday who said that he wasn't thankful for anything. Not for loved ones, food, his eyesight or even his life. That makes sense for an atheist. But for me, this is the time of the year I further reflect on all that God has done for me personally. He gave me life, loved ones, the beauty of this amazing creation, an abundance of delicious food, the freedom of the United States, many wonderful friends, and of course the "unspeakable" gift of everlasting life. But this year I'm particularly thankful for the fact that more than 1.6 million people have heard the everlasting gospel via YouTube, through "180" (not to mention the hundreds of thousands who have received a physical DVD). Please forgive me if I'm going overboard about this 33-minute movie, but I can't restrain myself. I am so thankful to God for what is happening. Just the other day I read one of the more than 26,000 YouTube comments: "I kid you not, I know people who have been changed by this video, and I even live way over in China." Not only are people rethinking the claims of the gospel, but they are changing their minds about the horror of abortion. We have so many emails of people doing a 180 because of this short movie, I could fill a book (coming soon). Sixteen TV networks/channels want to air the entire movie, and it's now in 19 languages…and all this has happened within two months of its release. So, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for making this happen…even to atheists. Your anti-"180" videos and pro-abortion comments have helped to catapult this into the public eye; and it's only just begun. For those of you who are pro-life, thank you for your concern for the unborn. Please have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.
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Minds Changing to Pro-life

Late in October of 2011, over 180,000 copies "180" in a DVD format were passed out in one day to 100 top universities in the United States. Here are a few, of the many emails we have received:          "I'm a student at University of Michigan-Flint. I had a conversation with someone who I found out was a Christian and he asked me if I had seen '180' and I told him yes and I loved it. He said that '180' is taking MSU's campus by storm. "
                     "I shared 180 with my pro-abortion literature teacher, and she is now pro-life."
           "I'm a senior at a public high school in West Virginia. Because of 180 I was able to turn around the entire class opinion about abortion and by the end of the class 25 of the 25 students and my teacher as well had all raised their hand agreeing that abortion should be illegal."We are now coming to a high school near you to give kids free copies of the DVD, so that they can become pro-life, for life.  For details see http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-698980
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We are not Primates

"I watched this today -- 3 times. Each time I was overwhelmed with the power of truth. I have shared this everywhere I can think of. I can't begin to tell you how this video has changed my perspective."
"180" is unique from other pro-life movies in that it appeals to the intuitive knowledge that God has given to human beings. We are not primates as so many of this Darwin-embracing generation believe.  Man is above the beasts in that he has a sense of justice and truth. Animals don't care about setting up court systems and punishing wrong-doing. That is unique to human beings because we are made in the image of God.  We intuitively know that it's wrong to lie, steal, commit adultery, and to murder. When a person has been brainwashed into being pro-choice—believing that the baby that is growing in the womb isn't a baby, then termination of this substance isn't murder at all. However, when the person becomes convinced that a "fetus" is a human being, the conscience begins to do its God-given duty and say "You shall not kill." It's then up to the individual as to whether or not he or she will listen to its voice. 
Notice that this person (after watching it three times) said that her "perspective" changed.  Allow me to change your mind about something of which I think you are probably sure, by giving you another perspective.  Where is up? If you are normal, you will probably point above your head.  But someone from New Zealand (down-under) would tell you that you are actually pointing down.  We live on a big ball called "earth," and up and down don't really exist. They are relative to where you are standing on this earth.  This new information gives you knowledge so that you can see things from a different perspective, and therefore change your mind about something of which you were sure a few minutes earlier.
That's what "180" does. It gives new information and that gives people another perspective, causing them to change their minds about something of which they were sure just a few minutes earlier.

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Update on "180."

Have you seen "180" yet? It's a 33-minute movie that exposes abortion for what it is… the legalized murder of human beings.  It's a fast moving and fascinating rollercoaster-ride that will stir your emotions in a good way; and like a rollercoaster, once you start, you won't be able to get off. It has reached almost 1.6 million YouTube views in less than two months and is changing peoples' minds about the hot-button issue of abortion.  Sixteen TV networks/channels are going to air the entire movie.  "180" is now in 19 languages, and over 500,000 physical DVD's have been sold or given away.  And this is just the beginning.
We have enough emails of people turning from pro-abortion to pro-life to fill a book—in fact one will be coming out soon.  Just today I read one of the more than 25,000 YouTube comments: "I kid you not, I know people who have been changed by this video, and I even live way over in China." 
Not only are people changing their minds about the horror of abortion, but they are rethinking the claims of the gospel.  I hope you are one of them.



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"The Bible says that children were to be stoned to death."

This refers not to a young child but to a youth who was a continual drunkard and was persistently rebellious, stubborn, gluttonous, and disobedient (which describes many contemporary teenagers). If a son consistently refused to abide by his parents' authority, the men of the city were to enforce swift capital punishment.

However, there is no record in Scripture of even one rebellious youth in Israel
being put to death by stoning. The Law of Moses was read to all of Israel, so no doubt all children were made aware of this law's terrifying threat before they reached their teenage years. (That it was an effective deterrent shows God's wisdom in setting such a harsh penalty.) In contrast, each year in the U.S. thousands of youths die through drunk driving, violence, alcohol poisoning, drug abuse, etc., as a tragic result of their rebellious lifestyles.

That same merciless Law of Moses will judge all of humanity on the Day of Judgment. However, Jesus took our capital punishment upon Himself so that we could leave the courtroom without suffering the consequences of our sins. All that God requires of us is that we repent of our stubborn, rebellious, and disobedient lifestyle and trust in the Savior before the great stone of God's Law falls on us and grinds us "to powder" (see Luke 20:18).

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Evolution and blood.

"Platelets" play an important role in preventing the loss of blood by beginning a chain reaction that results in blood clotting. As blood begins to flow from a cut or scratch, platelets respond to help the blood clot and to stop the bleeding after a short time.
Platelets promote the clotting process by clumping together and forming a plug at the site of a wound and then releasing proteins called "clotting factors." These proteins start a series of chemical reactions that are extremely complicated. Every step of the clotting must go smoothly if a clot is to form. If one of the clotting factors is missing or defective, the clotting process does not work. A serious genetic disorder known as "hemophilia" results from a defect in one of the clotting factor genes. Because they lack one of the clotting factors, hemophilia sufferers may bleed uncontrollably from even small cuts or scrapes.
To form a blood clot there must be twelve specific individual chemical reactions in our blood. If evolution is true, and if this 12-step process didn't happen in the first generation (i.e., if any one of these specific reactions failed to operate in their exact reaction and order), no creatures would have survived. They all would have bled to death!   For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

Beverly Hills and Hollywood High School "180" Giveaway

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-702146
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Dogs Versus People

It was a sad day for America when Andy Rooney died.  CBS News announced recently that the 92 year-old cranky commentator died after complications following minor surgery.Rooney appeared on "60 Minutes" for many years, mostly giving comments about every day annoyances.  For example, he thought that dogs were nicer than people.  I can see his point of view, because he worked in the cut-throat entertainment industry.  But I know some really nice people, and some really nasty dogs who would eat you alive, if they had half a chance.   I learned two things from Andy Rooney.  One was to always rip out eyebrows that get too long.  I learned not to let the garden go to weed.  He didn't bother doing any trimming, and in time almost disappeared behind two white tumble-weeds. But the greatest lesson I learned from this TV commentator, was his cynicism about the existence of God.  Mr. Rooney wasn't open-minded about the most obvious of truths.  He didn't believe that God existed. Now he knows.
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