PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: SIMPLE FAITH, NOT COMPLICATED DOGMA
We look around at our country and we see division. A teen
shot in Pittsburgh by a police officer sets the community off into
a spin. A shooter
in Annapolis Maryland puts us into an all too familiar routine of
terrorism through victimization. We
fight against each other. Know
what? We as people fight against each
other in church and beliefs too, observes Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross and John Collins Ministries.
“Throughout the last 2000 years or so there have been many separations within the body of Christ because of dissension among its members. This has led to different denominations and beliefs with different dogmas within Christianity. This is not how it should be.” Pastor John Collins, April 2018.
Pastor John Collins writes:
“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual
people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not
able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still
carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not
carnal and behaving like mere men?” 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NKJV).
Paul addressed the divisions that sprung up among the
believers in Corinth. This is not a new problem. With the followers of Christ
came the problems of men. There were divisions of opinions and importance which
has been a constant in the church and is not any different today. There were
councils created to resolve the issues that came about from the differences of
interpreting the scriptures and beliefs of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Throughout the last 2000 years or so there have been many
separations within the body of Christ because of dissension among its members.
This has led to different denominations and beliefs with different dogmas
within Christianity. This is not how it should be. There is a simplicity to
believing in Jesus and coming to the foot of the Cross. There is an
availability to Jesus that is freely given to the believer and that is to the
individual as well as to the group. You do not need to belong to a specific denomination
or church affiliation in order to claim salvation.
The early days of Christianity came with power grabs and
status snatching from the different church locations within each region. This
was so that those who ran those churches would be given authority and all that
comes with a position of loftiness within the hierarchy. It is no different
today. There are churches that claim that their denomination has superior
authority and superior authenticity. There are denominations that believe that
their way has greater approval from God and Jesus. That is ridiculous. God is
seeking those who love Him in spirit and truth, period. The Holy Bible is the
word of God and is not complicated to understand. Most don’t bother to read it
thoroughly enough to be able to apply it to their lives though. Most go to
whatever church has become part of their routine and belief system and stay
there.
Jesus wants us to obey God and to obey Him. We are meant to
keep it simple and to be submissive to the will of God in our lives. How often
do you notice Christians arguing amongst themselves about their beliefs? How
often do you see the differences between those beliefs cause resentment and
bitterness? All Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Why are things
complicated? What is so difficult about being of one mind? The reason that
there are different denominations is because man wanted greater authority and
power for themselves so they created a separate group within the group to
attain that power. There should never be separation within the body of Christ.
There should never be a demand to follow the dogma of man. We should follow the
commands of Christ.
Keep it simple and know that Jesus just wants you to get it
right. That means to seek righteousness. Seek to purify your heart and mind and
to always seek God first in all that you do. Continue to pray diligently and
learn to ask for those things that are approved of by God and not selfish
desires of your heart. Be loyal in your faith and Jesus will be loyal to you.
“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you
are God’s building. According to the
grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the
foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds
on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:9-11 (NKJV).
Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins
Christianity is not meant to be divided, to be separated from each other, to be one better than another. We are supposed to be united, not the separation seen with the liberal society in which we live. The church was meant to be a simple faith in God and in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Pastor John Collins reminds us to get back to the simple foundation of the man who died for our sins after taking a bloody beating and hung on a cross for our sins-Jesus Christ, Son of God.
Pastor
John Collins is calling for change.
The time is now, and change is needed to bring ourselves back to God and
what Jesus Christ preached and taught over 2000 years ago. Pastor
John Collins is a dynamic, no nonsense revival style preacher who
tells it like it is. Pastor
John Collins preaches with a passion and love for God rarely seen
today in churches across the United States.
Pastor
John Collins has said and continues to say “we messed this up one
church at a time, one person at a time”.
We need to come back to God, now, one church at a time, one person at a
time, and Pastor
John Collins is bringing that message to those who will listen.
Pastor
John Collins preaches from the heart. His no nonsense style, as he says, “grabs you
by the britches”, in old time revival-style preaching. Pastor
John Collins is not going to preach and tell you what you want to
hear, Pastor
John Collins is going to preach and tell you what you need to hear
to get yourself right with God, to find your way to the foot of the Cross, to
seek the salvation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Pastor
John Collins, it is a matter of eternal life or eternal death, and
the choice is ours to make.
Speaking from the heart, Pastor
John Collins can be heard Sundays at 10:00 a.m. mountain time on
Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com.
Daily devotionals and thoughts by Pastor John Collins
can be read on Facebook
and Twitter. Pastor
John Collins brings an enthusiasm to the pulpit that is matched by
no one. “I get a little loud” says Pastor John Collins,
and he gives a presentation of what the Bible represents: Pastor John Collins
will “tell it, teach it as it was 2000 years ago.” Pastor John Collins
loves God. As Pastor Collins puts
it, the Bible is beautiful and everyone needs what it says. Links to sermons, interviews, radio programs,
articles, blogs, and Youtube recordings can be experienced by clicking on the
links found within this blog. Pastor John Collins
can personally be reached for ministry, prayer, guest preaching and revival at jc65777@yahoo.com.
