Last year I wrote a 4-part series on Smith Wigglesworth. The posts have been, by far, the most viewed on my site. I am not sure why. Is it just general interest in the person and ministry of Smith Wigglesworth, or are people looking for answers to the “Kicking the Baby like a Football” episode? I don’t know. But, based on this interest, I’ve decided to revise the posts and add some additional content to compile it into a short book.

The book, The Wigglesworth Dilemma, is now available on Amazon.

The ministry of Smith Wigglesworth has come to be known for resorting to violence, slapping, punching, and kicking those who would seek out miraculous healing from God. His life and ministry are controversial among some Christian circles today. He claimed that God would instruct him to get physical with the infirm who came to him.
Many celebrate his dedication to hearing God’s voice and to faithfully acting on God’s instruction, with miraculous results. But some other Christ-followers are offended by his actions and reject him as an authentic minister of God.

Perhaps his most infamously challenging episode is the healing of a child with spina bifida by throwing the baby against a wall and then kicking it. Based on my requirements for confirming a word from God, this book details my research and conclusions about this episode and Smith Wigglesworth’s life and ministry.

Below is a snippet from the additional material in my new book.

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There is a Strength in His Grip That Won’t Let Go

Some Christians would go so far as to challenge the ministries and the very salvation of the lives of these two men, based upon Smith Wigglesworth’s use of “violence” and, perhaps more significantly, Lonnie Frisbee’s engaging in homosexual behavior. While only God truly knows any man’s heart, I have no doubt they are nestled in the bosom of our heavenly Father at this moment.

But I have come across many Christians who struggle with the fear of losing their salvation based upon some sin in their lives.

I believe in the scriptures that indicate Eternal Security, also known as Once saved, Always saved. It is the belief that, from the moment anyone becomes a Christian, they will be saved from eternal damnation and cannot lose their salvation. Once a person is truly “born of God” or “regenerated” by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, nothing in heaven or earth shall be able to separate them from the love of God. After having become a Christian, there is nothing that can pull us from His mighty grip. Therefore, based upon their heartfelt expressions to follow Jesus, there is no doubt in my mind about Lonnie’s and Smith’s salvation.

Our Security Is in Christ Alone

John 3:16-18 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in (clings to) Him is not condemned;”

Based on John 3:18 and according to Jesus, what must a person do to keep from being judged for sin? Must we stop doing something? Must we make promises to stop doing something? Must we have a clean past? The answer is so simple. All Jesus requires is that the individual “believe in” Him.

Powerful scriptures confirming the security of our salvation in Christ are:

• Romans 10:9-10 – “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
• Ephesians 1:13 – “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,”
• Romans 8:38-39 – “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
• John 10:28-29 – “and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”
• Hebrews 13:5 – “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
• Psalm 118:14 – “The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation”
• Philippians 3:12 – “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.”
• 2 Timothy 2:13 – “If we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself.”

My firm opinion is that there is nothing that can pull us from God’s Saving Grip.

Done!

BUT . . . Can We Consciously Decide to Depart from God? Will God Let Us Go?

Hmmm? I guess you’ll have to read the book. . .

Or, you may find the answers in my next post.

Do you Ever Feel Like You’re Being Kicked Around?

In the growing chaos and instability of this world, I have come to understand that Jesus is the only true source of peace, comfort and joy. If you feel something is missing in your life, Jesus is the only one to fill that empty space.

If you have never put your faith in Jesus to know the peace and comfort of His eternal security, you can do that at any moment – even right now!

Romans 10:9-10 says, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

Jesus is calling to you, “Follow me.” From there it starts with a simple prayer where you call out to God and invite Him into your life. . .

Pray:

“Jesus, come into my life.
I want to know you, I want a relationship with you.
I know I have fallen short of your glory.
Today I repent and turn from my old ways and desire to follow you.
I believe Jesus died and was raised from the dead to cleanse me of my sin.
Thank you, God, for forgiving me and making me brand new.
In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen”

If you prayed that prayer, you have been saved by God’s grace and entered into an amazing journey of knowing God. I’d love to hear from you and encourage you on this great journey.

God loves you. Be blessed