Phil Robertson Sermons: A Duck Disaster!

Author Zoe Marriott once said, "People trust their eyes above all else - but most people see what they wish to see, or what they believe they should see; not what is really there”. This statement is very applicable to the public perception of Duck Dynasty's cast of characters. Phil Robertson is one of the main characters of the wildly popular reality series. Phil, his brother Si and the rest of the clan are clearly religous and if you want to go over to YouTube you can check out a Phil Robertson sermon but it's hard to tell what is "really there".
Most people who love the redneck episodes see what they wish to see when it comes to the Duck Dynasty religious overtones and they fail to see what is "really there".
The Robertson's are members of the Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ located in Monroe, Louisiana.  I am not going to spend a lot of time in this article pointing out what Church of Christ churches teach. I do recommend that you check out the following article to give you all that you need to know about this dangerous sect.

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What is "really there" in the Church of Christ is another gospel which teaches that faith plus baptism will get you to heaven. Make no mistake about it, the Church of Christ teaches that baptism is essential for salvation. 

The Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ is pretty sly about their true beliefs. They don't have a typical "statement of faith" link or a "what we believe" link that spells out their destructive doctrines. No, if you want to find out the truth about their teachings you will have to dig a little on their site. I did a little digging and under the tab entitled "Ministries" you will discover a drop down menu which includes a link to a ministry called "We Care". Here is the >>link<< to that page. You will find a video on that page by the director of We Care, Larry West. Listen to the video and you find that Larryand this church clearly teach that baptism is essential to salvation. The same page has a power point presentation. If you view the images of the presentation you will see beyond a doubt their baptismal regeneration teachings. 

Whites Ferry Church is like a lot of the bigger and more liberal Churches of Christ who are hiding the reality of their aberrant teachings until they get you "in the door". A lot of people don't realize that popular author Max Lucado is a Church of Christ pastor for the very same reason.

You might be wondering why I have chosen this subject for this article. Why shouldn't I just be happy that some good ol' boys are providing some good clean entertainment on television? Why be so judgmental? Why not go along to get along? Why not promote unity at the expense of doctrinal purity?

I will tell you why, it's because I love the gospel and I love grace! Adding anything to faith in a gospel message is preaching another gospel which according to the Apostle Paul is not a gospel at all! I wrote about this subject because intellectually lazy Americans who happen to listen to Phil Robertson sermons and actually believe his half truths could end up in eternal Hell. I think those are pretty good reasons to defend the true gospel and refute false teachers like Phil and Si Robertson.

I won't get any pats on the head for this article. I grew up in Southern Baptist churches and pastored four of them and I won't get accolades from SBC leaders for this piece either. They have added "turning from sin"  to faith in the work of Christ as a requirement for salvation and have their own issues to deal with. In fact, Phil Robertson is being invited into SBC churches to speak behind their pulpits. The most notable example of this was Rick Warren's Saddleback Community Church. It's not hard to prove, just do a search on YouTube, the shameful truth is there to watch. You see, once you start messing with the crystal clear and beautifully simple gospel message you will start to believe anything!

Duck Dynasty merchandise is everywhere. I had a work mate give me a Duck Dynasty chocolate bar today. I was recently in a Christian book store in Kansas City and the shelves were full of Duck Dynasty and Duck Commander stuff. The popularity of these characters is amazing and sadly many will watch their sermons and accept the tainted merchandise of another false message. 

When the jailer in Acts 16:30 asked "What must I do to be saved?" Paul and Silas didn't say be baptized. They said Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Americans are desperate for entertainment but they are not desperate for the truth. The truth is that Jesus died, He was buried and He rose again to be the full payment for your sins. All that the New Testament asks you to do is to believe that His work on the cross and His resurrection will save you from your sins. Just believe, that's all. Religious people hate that message. Their pride will not accept that there is nothing you can do to avail yourself to God and gain forgiveness except BELIEVE. 

Watch the little video in the right side bar of this site. Dr. Ralph Arnold gives the good news clearly and accurately. Believe on the Lord Jesus without delay.