Paul Washer

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Paul Washer
Birth Date September 11, 1961
Birth Place Brookport, Illinois
Residency Bradford, Virginia
Theology Reformed Baptist
Occupation(s) Missionary, Evangelist, Preacher
Education Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
University of Texas at Austin
Affiliation(s) HeartCry Missionary Society (founder)
Unknown Church' (member)
Spouse(s) Rosario Charo Washer
Children 4
Website HeartCryMissionary.com

Paul David Washer (born September 11, 1961) is American evangelist (in the Reformed Baptist tradition) and founder of the HeartCry Missionary Society.[1]

Biography

Washer reports converting to Christianity while studying at the University of Texas at Austin to become an oil and gas lawyer.[2][3] He moved to Peru and served there as a missionary for 10 years.[4] In 1988, while in Peru,[5] Washer founded the HeartCry Missionary Society to support indigenous missionaries witnessing to people of their own cultures.[6][7] As of 2017, the organization supported 238 missionary families in 41 countries.[8] At the end of 2022, it supported 326 missionary families in 62 countries.[9]

Washer later returned to the United States. In 2010, he moved to Radford, Virginia,[10][11] and he now resides in Roanoke, Virginia,[12] where he is currently the Executive Director of HeartCry.[13] HeartCry's offices have been based in Roanoke since 2022.[14][15][16]

Washer is sometimes identified as part of the New Calvinism movement,[17][18] although he has expressed concerns with this movement.[19][20]

In 2002, Washer preached a "shocking youth message" in which he suggested that most of his "Christian" audience will end up in hell because of the false gospel they are deceiving themselves with. As of 2023, the YouTube video of the talk has received more than 4 million views.[8][21] Washer appeared in the 2018 documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone, in which he said, "In other religions, you get to heaven by being good, by earning it...".

In 2017, Washer suffered a heart attack[8] and in 2023 he received heart bypass surgery.[22]

Books

  • — (2004). The one true God. HeartCry Missionary Society. ISBN 978-0-9770234-0-0.
  • — (October 9, 2009). The truth about man (2nd ed.). Hannibal, Missouri: Granted Ministries Press. ISBN 978-0-9817321-1-4.
  • — (2012). The gospel's power and message. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 1. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-195-6.
  • — (2013). The gospel call and true conversion. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 2. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-236-6.
  • — (2014). Gospel assurance and warnings. Recovering the gospel. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-294-6.
  • — (2016). Knowing the living God. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 1. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-3-3. OCLC 959927375.
  • — (August 21, 2016). Discovering the glorious gospel. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 2. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-5-7. OCLC 959928019.
  • — (December 15, 2016). The gospel of Jesus Christ. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-520-6.
  • — (2017). Discerning the plight of man. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 3. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 978-0-9886681-6-4.
  • — (June 30, 2018). Narrow gate, narrow way. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-629-6.
  • — (August 15, 2018). Ten indictments against the modern church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-628-9. ISBN 978-1-60178-627-2.
  • — (March 13, 2020). Understanding the discipline of fasting. Biblical foundations for the Christian faith. Vol. 4. New Albany, Mississippi: Media Gratiae. ISBN 979-8-6242-0633-5.
  • — (August 18, 2020). The essential means of grace. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-807-8. OCLC 1153337799.
  • — (March 5, 2023). The preeminent Christ: God's beautiful and unchanging gospel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Reformation Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-60178-988-4. OCLC 1372277782.

Further reading

  • Adams, Clint (May 28, 2020). "Book Review: "Ten Indictments Against The Modern Church" by Paul Washer". The Earnest Layman.
  • Brandenburg, Kent (December 17, 2019). "A Negative Critique of an Actual Good Statement by Paul Washer". What Is Truth.
  • Buettel, Cameron (February 28, 2004). "Does Paul Washer Preach The Gospel?". The Bottom Line.
  • Cooper, Jordan (April 25, 2013). "A Critique of the Theology of Paul Washer". Just and Sinner.
  • Cooper, Jordan (October 2013). "The Preparationism of Paul Washer". Just and Sinner.
  • Dyer, Jay (May 3, 2010). "Paul Washer is a False Prophet".
  • Fish, Darwin. "Paul Washer, A Passionate Impostor". A True Church.
  • Fisk, Jonathan (January 16, 2014). "Paul Washer Preaches 'Another Gospel' of 'Lordship Salvation' And 'Preparationism'". A Lutheran Layman.
  • Garcia, Holly (January 22, 2014). "Paul Washer's False Teachings". Redeeming Moments.
  • Hafichuk, Victor (March 11, 2017). "False Teacher - Paul Washer – Showboating for Baal". The Path of Truth.
  • Henshaw, Ben (June 10, 2011). "Paul Washer's – "Doctrine" of Election: An Arminian Critique". Society of Evangelical Arminians.
  • Jöhannsson, Dane K. "Book Review: "The Gospel of Jesus Christ" - Paul Washer". Agros Reformed Baptist Church.
  • Morrell, Jesse (March 22, 2017). "Is Paul Washer Compromised and Watered Down?". Biblical Truth Resources.
  • Shaughnessy, Tim; Christian, Peter (January 26, 2017). "SRR #29 - Is Paul Washer a Heretic". Bible Thumping Wingnut Network.
  • Stewart, David J. (May 2015) [2008]. "Paul Washer's FALSE GOSPEL!". Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven!.
  • Stewart, David J. (October 2014) [2013]. "John MacArthur, Paul Washer and Ray Comfort... Making Salvation Hard!". Unto You Therefore Which Believe He is Precious!.
  • Stewart, David J. "Beware of Evangelist Paul Washer". Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven!.
  • Thompson, Tam (July 15, 2017). "Theological Problems with Paul Washer". Lutheran's Blog.
  • Tomasella, Todd (April 20, 2018). "Paul Washer is a Calvinist: Beware!". Todd Tomasella | SafeGuardYourSoul.
  • Weaver, Jack (September 22, 2012). "Latest on Paul Washer: Paul Washer Again Proclaims a Lordship "Salvation" *Message and Worse". Notes From A Retired Preacher.

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://website.com/about
  2. ↑ http://christiannews.net/2017/03/21/preacher-heartcry-missionary-founder-paul-washer-suffers-heart-attack/
  3. ↑ https://illbehonest.com/paul-washers-story-paul-washer
  4. ↑ http://www.heartcrymissionary.com/paul-washer
  5. ↑ https://www.gracechurch.org/leader/Washer/Paul
  6. ↑ http://heartcrymissionary.com/heartcry-at-a-glance
  7. ↑ http://heartcrymissionary.com/our-history
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.christianpost.com/news/paul-washer-heartcry-missionary-society-founder-suffers-heart-attack.html
  9. ↑ https://heartcrymissionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Mission-Report-.pdf#page=4
  10. ↑ https://x.com/paulwasher/status/16275681934
  11. ↑ https://x.com/paulwasher/status/15636240154
  12. ↑ https://churchandfamilylife.com/resources/authors/60ca3408e7346d3c2b733f1f
  13. ↑ https://heartcrymissionary.com/people/paul-david-washer/#:~:text=Giving%20Giving%20History-,Paul%20Washer,as%20Executive%20Director%20of%20HeartCry
  14. ↑ https://heartcrymissionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Mission-Report-.pdf#page=30
  15. ↑ https://eintaxid.com/company/204593210-heartcry-missionary-society-ncororated/
  16. ↑ https://www.waldvogelcommercial.com/post/waldvogel-commercial-properties-announces-the-sale-of-5732-airport-rd-in-roanoke
  17. ↑ https://paulspassingthoughts.com/2013/08/13/paul-washer-speaks-at-a-catholic-monastery-why-is-this-surprising-and-other-magic-bus-musings/
  18. ↑ https://www.challies.com/interviews/an-interview-with-paul-washer-part-2/
  19. ↑ https://thetensioninfo.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/paul-washers-7-warnings-to-new-calvinists/
  20. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxqxWc6j14g
  21. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuabITeO4l8
  22. ↑ https://x.com/paulwasher/status/1726266091033502074
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