Could a large segment of the Christian population be falling for a false gospel?
Former Catholic Mike Gendron is sounding the alarm on what he calls “the greatest lie the devil ever told”—a deception keeping millions bound in spiritual darkness.
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Speaking to Ezekiel Azonwu on the We Need to Talk podcast, Gendron pulled no punches as he shared his personal journey out of Roman Catholicism and into a life transformed by the gospel of grace. “I was in bondage to religious deception for over 30 years,” Gendron said. “The only way I could ever know the truth is to abide in God’s word.”
For Gendron, the turning point came when he opened the Bible for the first time at the age of 35. “I began reading the Bible for the first time, and that’s when I realized the truth was going to set me free,” he said. “And the truth did set me free.”
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What he discovered shook him to his core. “As a Catholic, I did everything I could to try and become right with God,” he explained. “It wasn’t until I opened the Bible that I realized the only way to be right with God is by faith in the all-sufficient, all-perfect, finished work of Christ.”
Gendron warned that many Catholics are trusting in their religion rather than in Jesus Christ alone. “It’s a religion that offers another Jesus and another gospel and another spirit,” he declared. “They have been indoctrinated with the greatest lie the devil ever told—that you can merit heaven through your own good works, your own religious rituals and sacraments.”
With deep concern, Gendron pointed to the eternal consequences of believing a false gospel. “The greatest danger facing Catholics is the same danger facing everyone who has not come to Christ with empty hands of faith,” he said. “They are rejecting the only means of salvation.”
He also emphasized the urgent need for the true church to step in. “Our goal is to point people to the true Christ and the true gospel,” Gendron stated. “We want them to trust the Word of God over the teachings and traditions of men.”
This revelation ignited a passion in Gendron to reach others with the same truth that set him free. “I now have a love and a compassion for Roman Catholics that I never had before,” Gendron said. “They’re where I was for over 30 years. I was a victim of deception, and they are too.”
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In a time when truth is under assault and deception wears a religious mask, the call is clear: believers must return to the unfiltered gospel of Jesus Christ. This is not about attacking denominations, but about awakening hearts to the reality that not everything wrapped in Christian language leads to salvation.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
