WELCOME TO MY OFFICE

Welcome to my office, where you will know what I think of certain issues and why I believe what I believe.  So many of you have read or heard what you think I believe on the internet.  I will deal with many topics, from religion, Bible, doctrine, current events and sin in the camp.  Enjoy the read and welcome to my office.

KNOW WHO YOU ARE WITH THE INTERNET

I have learned so much about myself with the internet that even I am amazed at times. 

Let’s see, I’m a cult leader, heretic, government agent, racist, child molester, homosexual, secret Catholic paid by the Vatican, secret Mormon paid by Salt Lake City, I never preach John 3:16, I am not one of the God’s elect, I’m a secret police officer and I report radical Christians to the FBI so one day they will round everyone up and get them jailed. 

I have been told, I cuss when I preach, I’m a liar, loved by the world, a Hollywood celebrity, a freemason to the highest degree, I’m involved in voodoo and witchcraft, I’m Pentecostal, I’m Baptist, I don’t believe the Bible, I am not saved, I am not humble, I have no love, I am filled with hate, I am a secret atheist, I don’t believe healing is for today, I hate people, I am jealous because I have no education, I am jealous because I am not a pastor, I am jealous because I don’t have sex, I am jealous because I’m not a politician, I do not go to Church and I submit to no one. 

It’s been said, I’m a sinner, I’m a KKK member, I have cancer, I don’t vote, I slander others, I’m a false prophet, I don’t believe the gifts of the Holy Ghost are for today, I want to get arrested, I wear sunglasses to hide my eyes, satan is my father, I never quote scripture when I preach, I am perfect, I believe in works salvation, I have demons, I hate praise and worship music, I can’t spell, I’m filled with pride, I use people, I’m a reprobate and Jesus did not die for me. 

I am very negative, a cult leader, a goat, I am mean spirited, I have no joy, I believe in the rapture, I don’t believe in the rapture, I hate all Churches, I love to fight sinners, I never smile, I only preach on hellfire, I hate Jews, I am a sexist, I want to get arrested, no one ever gets saved with my method of preaching 

I am anti-tracts, I have mental issues, I do not read the King James Bible, I do not believe in the gifts of the Spirit, I take the Bible literally, I do not take the Bible literal.

There’s more….I live in a million dollar mansion, I am not patriotic, I worship Trump, I’m a secret alcoholic, I smoke, I get paid by the Graham family, I have children from a number of women, divorced, remarried, I over eat, I am psychotic, I’m not Mexican, I don’t own a pair of pants, I demand attention, I carry guns when I preach, I wear makeup, I pay people to harass me, I’m a false teacher, I’m lazy, I am demon possessed, I am a tight millionaire….and the government uses me to get information about you…..that’s just to name a few things. 

Thank God I have a sense of humor, or I could be one very bitter individual.

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CONFUSION IS FRUIT FROM BIBLICAL PREACHING:

I have been told my preaching causes confusion and that is of the devil because 1Corinthians 14:33 reads
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints”

Note that God is not the author of confusion, the devil is the author. It was he that started confusion in the garden, so he gets the title of the “author of confusion.” But we will never find verses that say God cannot use confusion because the Bible will prove you wrong.

For example, who caused that confusion during the tower of Babel, the devil or God?

As I said, the devil was the author of confusion, but God can use it. It was God who said regarding the tower “let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad”

Now remember those sinners were all living in peace and harmony according to Genesis 11 “the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech” until God showed up and confusion happened?

Hence there was confusion from our God. Those people were one, working and living in harmony until our God got involved causing great chaos and turmoil to those people living in one accord.

God and God alone is responsible for bringing chaos to Genesis 11

Now since it is my preaching that is in question, I will say confusion is fruit of Biblical preaching and let’s use the Book of Acts for those details.

For example, in Acts 19 we find Paul preaching in Ephesus and a riot broke out as a result of his open-air preaching.

“Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together”
Acts 19:32

Did you read that…there was confusion after his preaching, the chapter continued with “…there arose no small stir about that way”

No small stir means there was a BIG stir among that city as a direct result from Paul’s preaching.

Paul preached against their god and this is what happened;
“And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole city was filled with confusion…”
Acts 19:28-29

You want fruit of good preaching ““And the whole city was filled with confusion”

Not revival but confusion happened, chaos was fruit of Paul’s preaching, what his outdoor preaching did in that city was caused an “uproar”

NEED MORE?

In Acts 16 we find Paul and Silas preaching and no revival as verse 20 reads;
“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city”

In Acts 17 Paul is preaching in Thessalonica and here is fruit from his preaching; “set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also”
Acts 17:5-7

Let’s look at Acts chapter 21
Acts 21
“And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him”

Acts 21:34
“And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle”

Acts 23:10
“And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle”

Want more….let’s fast-forward to the two witnesses in the book of Revelation, where those two men were not hugging people or giving out water to sinners. But rather they “tormented them that dwelt on the earth”
Those guys were ‘buzz killers’ and the world was living in peaceful harmony until those party crashers showed up and torment everyone. And of course they turned the other cheer when they caused so much turmoil and chaos.

“And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.”

You read that right, they consumed sinners with FIRE and if you harmed them you will get KILLED. Zapped for Jesus, oh I wonder what facebook and youtube would say about their preaching? Now with their positive message, it appears everyone had a smile and enjoyed their optimistic and constructive words. It was like a wonderful day in spring with flowers blooming everywhere……WRONG!!!

Once they were killed, the havoc and unrest was officially over and once again the world was back in harmony that gifts were given to celebrate their deaths.

“And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and a half and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.”

So the reason WHY it looks like my preaching causes confusion and out right commotion is because those sinners are comfortable living in their sin until we show up and publicly rebuke it. Hence there will be confusion because we have addressed their sins and busted that wicked order causing public chaos and mayhem. See Bible for more details, not to mention we are paving the way for these two witnesses and how they evangelize.

David (a man after God’s own heart) prayed for confusion to those that wanted to harm him
“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt”
Psalm 70:2

Most street preachers will get arrested for ‘disturbing the peace’ and that is good as the sinners were enjoying their sin until the street preacher showed up interrupting and intruding on their sin. I have been arrested for ‘disturbing the peace’ twice during Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday. Those streets have no peace it is pure chaos but that’s what happen when LIGHT preaches against darkness.

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GRACE

What is this ‘grace’ of God that is mentioned in Christianity today and is that the same ‘grace’ mentioned in the Epistles?

How many believers quote ‘For by grace are ye saved’ (Ephesians 2:8) but have you ever heard anyone quoting ‘For we are saved by hope’ (Romans 8:24)? Hope always will get the back seat.

IF anyone preaches open air, we hear that the word ‘grace’ is used to justify a reason to sin.

We are told we live in the ‘grace period’ or ‘grace age’ now and God is not judgmental and condemning.

Grace in New Testament is promoting God’s love to mankind and if you do not preach grace you are nor loving.

NOT TRUE because you are alive, THAT is the grace of God, because you are given another day, THAT is the grace of God.

We are told that ‘God’s grace will accept everyone who believes and works save no one’

Last time I read the Bible one must believe to be saved…..believe is a work, no?

Works will not save you but works are a result of Christianity as per Titus 1:16, Ephesians 2:10, James 2:18; 26, 2 Timothy 3:17, Revelation 2:1, 9, 13, 19; 3:1, 8, 15. They do get noticed, but no one today wants to mention the ‘W’ word.

I would like to use the Bible and have the Bible define the word ‘grace’ and see it that definition is your description. One does not need to know Hebrew or Greek to understand scripture as often the Bible can be used to interpret words by using the Bible.

This is what the word ‘grace’ should be translated as and this one verse I use often to define the word grace.

Titus 2:11-14 reads;

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works”

Here we have the words ‘grace’ and ‘salvation’ in concert and that verse promotes a holy life, not living in sin and it’s all under the blood. If THAT is not your definition of ‘grace’ you have erred greatly. If you want forgiveness, you need to repent and if you want grace, you need to live holy.

I am sure the ‘fault finders’ and ‘heresy hunters’ will accuse me of salvation by works but it will be hard to argue that ‘grace that brings salvation’ is in teamed with ‘denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.’ Not, when we live in God’s heaven but here and now….hence being a peculiar people.

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JESUS LOVES YOU:

Debunking the ‘Jesus loves you’ message that is so popular today with evangelism. 

To those that always preach ‘Jesus loves you’ and go out of their way to slander our message, this post is for you.

Did you know NOT ONCE do we find any of the Old Testament prophets preaching ‘God loves you.’ That should speak volumes that within 39 books, 929 chapters and 23,145 verses that was NEVER the theme.

John the Baptist was the ending of Old and started the New Testament and he NEVER preached ‘God loves you’ nor do we find him hugging people with a smile to show the love of God winning sinners over.  Rather we find words like “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand……O generation of vipers…..who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?…..Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance…..every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire……but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire….”

Not ONCE did he say while baptizing people ‘God loves you’…..John failed according to what is preached today.

Not ONCE did Jesus preach in public ‘God loves you’ or ‘I love you’ those words will NOT be found in any of the four books, 89 chapters and 3779 verses you will not find those three words preached in pubic. 

Those four Gospels have 64,766 words but never ‘God loves you’ mentioned once in public.  That John 3:16 everyone uses was said to ONE PERSON, at night and was NEVER repeated to anyone nor said in public. 

Not ONCE in the book of Acts do we find ‘God loves you’ or ‘Jesus loves you’ preached anywhere within those 28 chapters, not ONE verse within its 1006 verses.  Those three words are NEVER found within the 18,451 words in that book. Not ONCE was John 3:16 quoted in Acts and yet it is common today.  If ‘love’ must be used when we witness, then Peter failed as on the day of Pentecost, he is standing up with the eleven “lifted up his voice” but never said ‘Jesus loves you’ nor ‘God loves you’ (Acts 2)

If ‘love’ must be used when we witness, then Stephen failed because he too NEVER said ‘Jesus loves you’ nor ‘God loves you.’ Instead, he gave a history lesson of Israel then called them names saying “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels and have not kept it.”

No wonder they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth putting him to death, he never mentioned ‘love’ once in that outdoor sermon. (Acts 7)

Let’s try Paul, in Acts chapter 13 Paul meets a man named Bajesus who was a “sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew” and how did Paul win him over?  He called him names saying, “O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?.”  After that positive message he cursed Bajesus with blindness and remember Paul was “filled with the Holy Ghost”

The book of Acts does NOT have an ending as those acts and words should still be going on today and so with that said…..you will NEVER find the words ‘God loves you’ or ‘Jesus love you’ preached within that entire book.  THAT SHOULD SPEAK VOLUMES

However what we do find in all the above mentioned throughout the Bible is the word REPENT and that word seems to be aborted when evangelizing today.  

And what does the sinner need to repent of?  

Sin MUST be called out or a sinner will not know wat to repent from.

Now IF you want to know the definition of ‘love’ let’s allow the Bible to define that word; 

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth”

1 John 3:18

In ‘deed’ is continuing to tell him whether they listen or not. Some people just like to witness where people will listen or where the gospel is appreciated and accepted. 

Telling someone the TRUTH is LOVE as per 1John 3:18. 

For example, telling a sodomite that they are an abomination and reprobate is LOVE as per TRUTH. Telling a fornicator unless they repent they will go to hellfire is LOVE as per TRUTH.

Exposing what Mormons, Catholics, Muslims believe as false gods is LOVE as per TRUTH.

For extra credit, this next verse is said in ‘red letters’ it that matters to anyone 

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent”

Revelation 3:19

Biblical LOVE is expressed with rebukes and chastening.

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PREACHING AGAINST SODOMITES:

WALKING STRAIGHT:

Are you willing to walk towards that strait gate, and narrow way to life, where only a few will find it?

“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly”

Psalms 84:11

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Ephesians 5:15

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

Proverbs 15:21

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Psalms 15:2

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

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DEATH BED CONVERSIONS:

Will our God honor ‘death bed’ conversions?

Some sinners think they found a loophole with God and that God will owe them salvation before they take their last breath.  As if the sinner really knows when they will die.  

In reality old people become more bitter against God and that old heart will get even more harden as they are bedridden.  

Or who is to say they will not die that day in a unexpected car accident or get shot, to answer such a hypothetical question can only be answered with hypothetical or endless answers.  

To those that had a loved one they believed had a death bed conversion will often use the thief on the cross as an example. Jesus was hung on a cross next to two criminals, one of them hurled insults at Jesus saying ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us’

The other criminal rebuked him saying ‘don’t you fear God. since we are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.’ With that he asked Jesus ‘remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ 

Jesus responded,  ‘today you will be with me in paradise.’

We have no record this thief ever saying he will wait till he was about to die to cry out to God for forgiveness.  This may have been his only chance and he took it.  

No repeat a sinner’s prayer, no getting baptized, no having to join a Church, no you must pay 10% with that money you stole. He had the chance and took it unlike the other who mocked Jesus.

Let us say, for the sake of argument that our Father will allow a few on their death bed into His eternal kingdom.  One thing for sure is they will not know what it would be like to serve God this side of heaven.  

“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling”

They will miss a life that they never served the Lord this side of heaven.  That is liken to someone getting a brand-new car but never driving it, as it just sits in the garage.  Who would want a new car that you never even sat in.

Or get married to someone you love and waited for but never getting intimate with that person.  I love you so much, but I never even held your hand or talked with you, who in their right mind would wish this? 

I question many death bed conversions because TODAY is the day of salvation, not tomorrow, not next week or next month but TODAY. And I believe before that sinner dies in his sin, God tried many times to get them saved, but they quenched the Holy Ghost.

“And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

1 Peter 4:18

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THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO?

“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”

Luke 23:34

Those words were said when they put our Lord on the cross.  It was never said before or after the crucifixion, it was never said in the Book of Acts nor was it mentioned one time in all the Epistles.

It was said for that time and that time only.  

However today it is said often to sinners, which gives the impression their sin is being justified.

I have not and will not ever say those words. Today’s sinners are bold, they have parades, they change laws to keep their sins, they will change their sex with surgery, you are called a ‘hater’ if you do not acknowledge them in a positive way and there are churches that now endorse sin.  

Today when I preach I say just the opposite, ‘Father don’t forgive them, unless they repent for they know exactly what they do’

….so this sinner does not know what she is doing?

Maybe if you have seen what I have seen after 42 years, you would say the same.

….my 2 cents and keep the change

TEACHING vs PREACHING

Many street preachers are not allowed to speak inside Churches because they preach the same message outdoors to unbelievers.  There is a difference between “preaching” and “teaching” 

One can PREACH to the unsaved and TEACH to the saved.  that’s the time to shift gears and exhort or minister the word of God.

Here are a few verses that use the words teaching and preaching: 

“Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also”

Acts 15:35

“And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”

Acts 5:42

Matthew 11:1 is the smoking gun verse that clearly points out there is a difference. 

“And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities”

 THE NEW AND IMPROVED JESUS

Yes I’ve seen jesus, even talked with him over the years on the streets of America and this jesus says;

‘god is all forgiving’

‘there is no hellfire’

‘he accepts everyone’

‘he never called anyone names’

‘he only preached love’

‘you can live in sin and still be saved’

‘all we need to do is believe’

‘abortion is not murder’

‘that Bible has errors’

‘go to the larges church that has a cool worship service’

‘you will be rich’ 

‘everyone will love you’

‘that whip in the Temple story was an exaggeration’

‘he made marijuana so smoke it’

‘he drank wine so get drunk’

‘no repentance just believe’

‘David and Jonathan were gay’

‘John had a crush on Jesus’

…I guess I’ve been wrong all this time?

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE:

So street preacher, you have been rejected and you want a group hug from me?

Here are a few notes from John Wesley’s Diary:

Sunday a.m. May 5 — preached in St. Ann’s, was asked not to come back anymore.

Sunday p.m. May 5 — preached at St. John’s, deacons said, “Get out and stay out.”

Sunday a.m., May 12— preached at St. Jude’s, can’t go back there either.

Sunday p.m. May 12— preached at St. George’s, kicked out again.

Sunday a.m. May 19—preached at St. somebody else’s, deacons called special meeting and said I couldn’t return.

Sunday p.m. May 19— preached on the street, kicked off the street.

Sunday a.m. May 26— preached in meadow, chased out of meadow as a bull was turned loose during the services.

Sunday a.m. June 2— preached out at the edge of town, kicked off the highway.

Sunday p.m. June 2— afternoon service, preached in a pasture, 10,000 people came to hear me.

Just how many people rejected Noah’s words?

Remember Ezekiel hiding in a cave because he was rejected?

And last I read, people did not like what Paul was preaching and they wanted to kill him, so believers placed Paul in a basket and lowered him over the city wall at night

Rejection is part of God’s plan

THAT’S NOT IN THE BIBLE

God does NOT work in mysterious ways, He works according to His Word THE BIBLE. People do not know the Bible, therefore He is mysterious.

Here are a few things some people have been taught and believe but is NOT in the Bible

Large gold wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by Saint Peter where he has a clipboard, and he will find you name and allow you entrance into heaven

**Not found in the Bible

The seven deadly sins

**Catholic tradition

Hate the sin love the sinner

**Said by Mahatma Gandhi

church membership and signing a contract to join a church

**Religion

A building is the Church

**The actual Church is believers

God forgives all sin

**Not blasphemy against the Holy Ghost

Hell is the grave

**Eternal fire, everlasting fire, weeping and gnashing

Your deceased loved one is trying to communicate with you

**The dead know nothing

We can only judge those inside the church not outside the church

** So we cannot judge the sin of homosexuality only if he/she is inside the church

So we cannot judge an atheist for not believing in God, unless they come to church

So we cannot judge the sin of adultery and fornication outside the church

So we cannot judge the sin of abortion but only those in the church that had one

….this logic is bad

We are living in hell

**Well…..you might be right, actually there is a small town in Michigan, located near the college town of Ann Arbor in the southeast part of the state named ‘Hell.’ The population of Hell is just over 250 souls. But IF you are not in Michigan simply google yourself and you can get a location with a map that will tell you where you are. And it will not be hell…..if you think this is hell you will have major problems with the Biblical everlasting fire.

Ooooooh the things we hear on the streets of America….such as, ‘God is within everyone’ and the verse used is Luke 17:20-21

“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you”

**Because Jesus said “the kingdom of God is within you” it is interpreted that God’s kingdom lives in everyone. That is not how the verse reads. Those words “the kingdom of God is within you” is Jesus speaking of Himself as a representative of that Kingdom. The kingdom of God is AMONG YOU….meaning Him. It is Jesus in the midst of them, He is walking and talking to them, the kingdom of God is NOT inside an atheist.

Does the bible really read ‘Jesus was a friend to sinners?’ They use Matthew 11:19 to make that claim “….a friend of publicans and sinners….”

**IF context means anything to anyone, Jesus was accused of being a friend of publicans and sinners, the verse reads He was accused of gluttony and being a winebibber. He was neither. The prior verse reads that they accused John the Baptist of having demons. These were pure accusations including Jesus being a friend of publicans and sinners.

Which by the way since we are on the subject of friends….Jesus said;

“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you”

John 15:14

Very common to hear ‘cleanliness is next to godliness.’

**Sure, the Old Testament contains lots of rules about ritual cleanliness, but this biblical-sounding proverb is NOWHERE to be found in Scripture. Some form may have originated in ancient Middle Eastern religious writings. Scientist Francis Bacon had a version, but the modern quote first originated in a John Wesley sermon. If it helps you to get your kids to take a bath, go ahead and use it, just don’t say it’s from the Bible.

How often have we heard ‘we need to be in the world, but not of the world.’

**This one may surprise you, but that phrase is NOWHERE in the Bible. As much as you may think it’s an exact quote from the Sermon on the Mount or another verse, it’s not there.  Parts of the sentiment are, however, expressed in various places in Scripture (John 15:19, John 17:14-15, Romans 12:1-2). Just don’t try to find that word-for-word as a verse in your Bible.

I’m sure you have heard ‘God will not give you more than you can handle’ as if it’s scripture.

**This is the result of some presumably well-meaning person trying to sum up 1 Corinthians 10:13 as a way of comforting a person going through a trial, but that’s not what that verse or any other verse in the Bible teaches us.

How about the ‘God helps those who help themselves.’

**If I could pick one phrase to erase from the memories of every Christian, it would be this one. This falsely remembered Bible verse is a blatant contradiction to everything Scripture actually teaches us.  You might find it in the Quran (13:11) has something similar. An English politician gave us the exact wording, which Benjamin Franklin quotes in Poor Richard’s Almanac.

Of course you will hear your Bible scholar on the street say ‘It was an apple in the garden’

**While Western art has traditionally depicted the fruit Adam and Eve ate in the garden as an apple, the Bible is not that specific. Genesis 3:6 merely describes Eve eating some of the “fruit” and sharing it with Adam.  So, don’t blame the Red Delicious sitting in your fridge for the Fall. Maybe it was a lemon. Those things have always been sour.

How many of us have heard the words ‘come as you are’??

**Those four words four words are not found in the Bible, ‘come as you are’ is not scripture.  It so lovely 

but NOT found in scripture, God demand repentance.

IF the BIBLE is just a book of fairy tales, then WHY is it banned in at least 52 countries?

I do not remember anyone being jailed for reading the Iliad, The Odyssey or Aesop’s fables

OUR NEW TESTAMENT RAW AND UNREFINED:

Can I be frank with you people for once…..there is nothing glamorous about TRUE Christianity?

The gospel in America is happiness, no fear, not judgmental, good health, joy, smiles, pure emotion, being positive, acceptance and prosperity all without the word repentance…..please allow me to burst that bubble.

Before Jesus was born the king murdered babies, not a good foundation.

A man named John the Baptist started the New Testament, he appeared like a cave man in the water and rebuked the religious of his day with his unorthodox baptizing people into the water. This was new and he rebuked those same religious of his day, calling them vipers and warned them to flee from the wrath to come. He was jailed for calling out the sin of the king and later beheaded in prison. Not a good start.

Jesus our Christ never sinned yet was sentenced to death, placed on a cross next to two criminals atop a dump site, after being beaten and mocked by the government and the religious of His day. During which His disciples fled, the leader of the group denied Him three times and Judas hung himself because he betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

So far not very upbeat. 

Stephen worked in the kitchen and was stoned to death for preaching in public as the early Church met in houses for fear and the Apostles were jailed, beaten and told not to preach in that Name. 

10 of the Apostles were killed for their faith in various ways, Peter and Paul were both martyred in Rome about 66 AD, during the persecution under Emperor Nero. Paul was beheaded. Peter was crucified, upside down at his request, since he did not feel he was worthy to die in the same manner as his Lord.

Andrew went to the ‘land of the man-eaters’ in what is now the Soviet Union. Christians there claim him as the first to bring the gospel to their land. He also preached in Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, and in Greece, where he is said to have been crucified.

Thomas was most active in the area east of Syria. He preached as far east as India, where the ancient Marthoma Christians revere him as their founder. They claim that he died there when pierced through with the spears of four soldiers.

Philip possibly had a powerful ministry in Carthage in North Africa and then in Asia Minor, where he converted the wife of a Roman proconsul. In retaliation the proconsul had Philip arrested and cruelly put to death.

Matthew the tax collector and writer of a Gospel, ministered in Persia and Ethiopia, he was stabbed to death in Ethiopia.

Bartholomew had widespread missionary travels and he dies a martyr for the gospel.

James, the son of Alpheus, is one of at least three James referred to in the New Testament, he was stoned and then clubbed to death.

Simon the Zealotm, he ministered in Persia and was killed after refusing to sacrifice to the sun god.

Matthais was the apostle chosen to replace Judas, he went to Syria with Andrew and to death by burning.

John was the only one of the company generally thought to have died a natural death from old age. He was the leader of the church in the Ephesus area and is said to have taken care of Mary the mother of Jesus in his home. During Domitian’s persecution in the middle 90’s, he was exiled to the island of Patmos where he was cast into boiling oil at Rome. There in Patmos he is credited with writing the last book of the New Testament (Revelation).

Where was this ‘abundant life’ and ‘prosperity’ lifestyle we hear about today?

Most of the Epistles were written from a prison cell not an 85 million dollar jet and those Churches we in homes not megachurches or cathedrals.

Paul wrote often of his chains for preaching. And for the early Church they scurried underground, or they too would be arrested, beaten and fed to lions as a sport. 

What do ministers today know about sitting in a jail cell for their faith? Most clergy who are arrested today robbed from the Church they served or have sex with someone inside their Church but rarely is one jailed for preaching the Word of God. Where the scriptures exhort us to remember those in prison, it is not just to minister to the criminal, but not to forget those saints behind those bars for the sake of the Gospel. 

You want more history of the early Church invest sometime and read ‘Foxe’s Book of Martyrs’ and or ‘Martyrs Mirror’ and match that to the abundant life we hear today. 

Compare that with today’s TV evangelist, who wishes to bless you with happiness and a positive message or have a worship service that promotes a loud beat than righteous words. 

Is there any wonder we have so many ‘lukewarm’ believers today. 

Also within these churches Paul started we find false teaches and leaven being taught in an early stage, how much more today? In Revelation chapters 2 and 3 we find Jesus speaking to seven actual Churches in Asia and FIVE of those Churches were told to ‘repent’ as He threaten to remove their light for their works and heresy. 

How much more wicked are those works and heresy some 2,000 years later? 

So the million-dollar question for you today is, what Church do you fellowship with, one liken to the early Church or one that will tickle your ears. Think Paul walked into a Church wearing an Yves Saint Laurent suit and a pair of Testoni shoes. Think Paul strolled up to a pulpit looking cool with gold around his neck, earrings and a smile, then after the service taking the younger girls out for dinner at a fancy restaurant in his brand new BMW?

Face it if the Apostle Paul was scheduled to speak at your Church you might get a backup speaker because he might be sitting in jail on Sunday for preaching the day before in public. And I’m sure he walked in with a limp, cuts bruises and dried blood stains on his clothes and those feet were filthy. Also, if you feed and invited him into your house, YOU may get you home burnt to the ground or your family beaten, so count the cost to associate with such. 

When reading this New Testament one can read more on suffering and persecution than prosperity, in fact Christianity today is nothing more than a piece of jewelry as they wish to be liked by a dying world. Unlike what Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 4 what Christianity is “…we are made a spectacle unto the world….We are fools….we are weak….we are despised…..we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked…..are buffeted….have no certain dwelling place….working with our own hands…..being reviled…..being persecuted……Being defamed…..we are made as the filth of the world, and are the off scouring of all things unto this day.

that “defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the off scouring of all things unto this day…..dishonor….by evil report as deceivers”

I’m sure Joel Osteen and Rick Warren will cover all this in his next best seller. 

This saints is the raw and unrefined life of Christianity in it’s purest form.

ARE THERE DEGREES OF SIN?

IF I only had a dime for every time I’ve heard ‘all sin is the same, there is no sin greater than another sin’ I would be a rich man today.

There are degrees of sin and there are degrees of judgment for said sin. 

To show degrees of sin we find the words “publicans and sinners.” 

Are not publicans’ sinners too and if so, WHY would they need their own name, unless that sin is considered beyond a regular sinner.

Need more, when Jesus was before Pilate He said;

“Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin”

John 19:11

Note the words “greater sin” as in degrees of sin….need more…..

“You make him to fold more the child of Hell than yourselves” 

Matthew 23:15

“And will cut him into an appoint him his portion with the hypocrites” 

Matthew 24:51

“He will reward each according to his Works” 

Matthew 16:27

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone”

Matthew 23:23

“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven”

Matthew 5:19

“Who will render to each one according to his deeds”

Romans 2:6 

“He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”

Hebrews 10 28 

“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death”

1John 5:16-17

“And they were judged, each one according to his works” 

Revelation 20:13

Just the word ‘abomination’ is something that God hates and not all sin is considered an abomination, so again there are degrees of sin. 

These six things God hates but this seventh sin He HATES MORE

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren”

Proverbs 6:16-19

Much like our law system, we have degrees of a crime, stealing a candy bar is not the same as rape or murder, yet all are illegal? 

Now that you understand degrees of sin, there are levels of punishment for sin.

“Therefore you will receive greater condemnation” 

Matthew 23:14

Greater damnation for the religious 

“It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that City” 

Matthew 10:15 

More tolerable vs less tolerable on Judgement Day

In Luke 12:42-48, we find certain people beaten with many stripes, and others beaten with a few stripes. 

“Shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone” 

Revelation 21:8

Certain people will have a hotter fire, which I call the ‘blue flame of hellfire’ 

“You have laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the depths”

Psalm 88:6 

“Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways and according to our Deeds, so he has dealt with us”

Zechariah 1:6

There are many more verses in the Bible that you can find but this is more than enough to make the point of having degrees of sin and measures of punishment for those sin.

WHERE TO ATTEND CHURCH:

It is very common to hear believers say, ‘there are no good Churches anymore.’

I question that because I work with a number of good Churches nationwide who are not ashamed of the gospel. They may not have a congregation of a thousand, but they are there as a beacon in their city. 

I say to those who say, ‘there are no good Churches anymore’ GO START ONE yourself, try meeting in your home once a week and you become that Church. 

IF you do get people to come to your meetings, then your next complaint will be ‘how do I get rid of these people?’

Pastors feed their sheep, visit them when their ill, hear their problems, minister to them in many different ways, baptize them, marry them and bury them. Me thinketh IF these critics would do that, they may have a different outlook with Churches and what their function is. 

To those who think are alone and its only them and God, remember Elijah said he was the only one and God told him otherwise as there were 7,000 others who did not bow down.

In going on my 40th year of open air preaching I see this loner type to be very dangerous. I foresee a collision course with mega problems when someone thinks everyone is wrong but them. There is no one but them who are true to Christ or all Churches are heretics filled with wolfs except for them. 

Maybe there might just be a reason why YOU cannot find a good Church or a body of believers to work with. YOU might be the problem as God has always had true believers and Churches inside the body.  Even if a remnant that are willing to serve Him.

I have witnessed many that have this ‘Rambo’ mindset that it is just then against the world, them against every Church, them vs the devil. 

Again, perhaps there might just be a reason why YOU. 

I have seen constancy with this thinking as it is not just with Churches, but relationships with people, family, children, their spouse, all their employers and issues with government. The real problem with these spiritual Rambo’s is they have issues with authority and submitting.

I understand the modern church is lukewarm and dead, but I have a question for YOU because talk is cheap.

To those of you that wish to criticize churches that are closed on Sunday due to the virus, have YOU opened your home for Church?

To those of you that wish to criticize churches that teach a false gospel or heresy, have YOU opened your home for Church?

To those of you that wish to criticize megachurches, have YOU opened your home for a smaller Church services?

To those of you that wish to criticize ministers for being a filthy lucre, have YOU opened your home for Church?

To those of you that wish to criticize churches for a lack of a dress code, have YOU opened your home for Church?

To those of you that wish to criticize churches for not teaching Biblical standards, have YOU opened your living room for that truth?

We have been meeting in homes for decades as we saw this from the early Church met in homes 

from “house to house” Acts 2:45; 5:42; 8:3; 20:20.

They even named certain houses they congregated, Cornelius house Acts 10:2, Mary’s house-Acts 12:12, jailers house-Acts 16:32, Lydia’s house-Acts 16:40, Priscilla and Aquila house-Rom. 16:5; 1 Cor. 16:19, Nymphas house-Col. 4:15, Philemon’s house-Phil. 1:2

Church homes are good because you will stay small and you know who is sitting next to you.  No need to pay for a building when you have a house and IF you get to big, just move to another house or have another time and date.

Click and enjoy this video of working with a local Pastor: https://youtu.be/oLBO9-GAmXU?si=ogBYoH9b0s6AbfBj

THE FACE:

Need to see a visual of what ‘destroyers’ look like, as per Genesis 19:13

“For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it”

Even the demons asked if Jesus was there to ‘destroy them’

Mark 1:24

When was the last time sinners or demons called you a ‘destroyer?’

GOD OR SATAN:

Do you know the difference between a test of God vs a satanic attack?

IF you do not think our God will test you, you do not know God.

“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ”

1Peter 1:7

Just who put that tree that was not to be eaten in the Garden?

Was God testing His own creation?

What about when we read in Genesis chapter 22 where God said to Abraham to go take his son Isaac and sacrifice that child? What did Abraham do, well he took the boy, built an altar, laid the wood, bound up Isaac and laid him on the altar of wood. And the scripture reads; “Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.” 

Abraham was doing coming down with the knife when an angel stopped him and God said; “for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me”

NOW I KNOW. I know because you passed the test, I wonder how many Christians would have said ‘Get thee behind me satan’ and aborted that test.

God tested Abraham as per Genesis 22:1; “God did tempt Abraham”

Now before you start yelling heretic and casting demons out of me. Let me clarify that God does not temp with an evil intent, as He will try you as a father would his son and we have examples of such not just a verse or two where one must read such. 

“The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the heart”

Proverbs 17:3

I am amazed how many Christians will have a bad day or have personal problems and always blame the devil. I think the devil gets too much credit. When those problems can be a person reaping what they have sown or maybe God testing him, not so much the devil or those demons are attacking. 

If you understand this and have a bit more discernment, you might have a whole different look on what is going on around you. 

James writes; 

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing”

James 1:2-3

Note the reason you might fall into temptations, is because the trying of your faith works patience and it should be counted a joy. 

Think Noah passed when he preached righteousness to a wicked world while building the ark?

Think Job passed after all that fell on him? God even pointed Job out to the devil, wonder if God can have assurance in you today?

Think Daniel passed that test when he was thrown in the den of lions for meat?

Think Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego passed the test when they were placed into burning fiery furnace from king Nebuchadnezzar?

Think these many men of God passed the test as they were persecuted, beaten, jailed and killed fro what they believed or preached or did they blame the devil?

This is not a Bible break-through, no need to know Hebrew or Greek our English Bible is loud and clear and if you need more examples, keep reading. 

God to Moses in testing His children; 

“Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no”

Exodus 16:4

The writer of Hebrews gave us instruction using Israel as an example; 

“Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness”

Hebrews 3:8

God testing the children of Israel; 

“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no”

Deuteronomy 8:2

God raising judges to rule Israel;

“That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not”

Judges 2:22

A prayer when building the Temple which said; 

“I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee”

1 Chronicles 29:17

Think this is a new concept, think again 

Job understood this; 

“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment”

Job 7:17-18

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold”

Job 23:10

David understood this; 

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth”

Psalm 11:5

The examples of God evaluating His creation are even found in the Gospels as He did the same to His Son. In Matthew chapter 3 we read where John the Baptist baptized Jesus into the water and right after He was baptized. Jesus was led by the Holy Ghost to be tempted. It was not the devil that led Him, it was the Holy Spirit that moved Him to the wilderness to be tried. 

“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil”

Matthew 4:1

Luke records; “And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness”

Luke 4:1

Jesus needed to be tried by the same fire you and I are tried by. 

James continues; 

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him”

James 1:12

Why is it when our faith is tried most Christians blame that devil. Have they no discernment to understand that God may try them? Let us say, that God has delivered someone from smoking or drinking alcohol and that same person drives by a bar and thinks, maybe I could stop and have cold one. 

No one will know. Most would shout “I rebuke you satan” thinking it was satan or their flesh that is tempting them. Without even considering that perhaps it is the Holy Ghost who wanted to test your character. 

Is that even an option when you judge theses matters? 

Can you say what David has wrote as he was willing to be tested; 

“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress”

Psalm 17:3

….and again…..

“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart”

Psalm 26:2

Testing is good. 

People need to get tested to have a driver’s license. Doctors, lawyers and pilots need to be tested before they can perform their duty. Who would get on a plane with a pilot who never has a license, unless of course you area Muslim and have no need to land that aircraft. 

There is nothing wrong with someone being tested for what they say they are. We understand this at an early age, when we graduate from pre-school, middle school, high school, college, getting a diploma for any reason one must pass a test. Even after you get that new job, after you pass probation, you can begin moving up the food chain in of your profession. After of course, you have been weathered, this principle is Biblical. 

Next time you are tested considered God trying you and allowing certain things to happen to you, to see how you will react or respond? So hold off on the “I bind you satan” prayers or the crying to others of why the enemy is attacking you, it just may be the Holy Ghost directing you into the fire to see if you can come out the other side singed. 

Remember David a man after Gods own heart writes; 

“For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried”

Psalm 66:10

SHOULD WE FEAR GOD TODAY:

IF so what does that FEAR word mean?

Is it a state of awe maybe reverence or perhaps terror? 

This is what I love about that King James Bible, one can define words with the context of the Bible. 

Let us look at Matthew 10:28 to examine that word fear;

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell”

Now IF someone were to put a gun or a knife to your head, would you be in reverence of that person or a state of awe….or dread…. horror?

THAT is the same ‘fear’ we should have towards God because He can destroy both soul and body in hell, whereas the person with the knife or gun to our head can only take our body. 

Now remember this was said in RED LETERS and not to unbelievers but to His disciples. You know those men that walked away from homes, families and businesses to follow Jesus.

Most believers today do not FEAR GOD and I’ve heard for decades on the streets that the FEAR GOD was an Old Testament thing, we are under a New Covenant of grace and mercy. 

He is the same God, with the same holy standards, with the same character, allow me to give you a few verses. Remember Ananias and Sapphira, the couple who fellowshipped at the local Church but lied about money and for that both dropped dead. 

According to Acts 5:11;

“So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things”

Not only was there fear but GREAT FEAR within the Church. I see that lacking in Churches today, godly fear has been aborted with bless me. 

Here is Paul’s motive for preaching in his theater;

“Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences”

2 Corinthians 5:11

Old king Jimmy uses the word “TERROR.” 

Today Paul would have been accused of not having a pure heart because he should have said ‘Knowing, therefore, the love of the Lord, we persuade men’ ‘“Knowing, therefore, the mercy of the Lord, we persuade men’ 

‘Knowing, therefore, the grace of the Lord, we persuade men’ but rather he uses the word “TERROR.” 

The writer of Hebrews concurs;

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”

Hebrews 10:31

Let me give you a smoking gun verse and this is found in the book of Revelation, you know that book with judgements and plagues from God upon the earth. Sooo much for the argument that this New Covenant is grace and mercy.

Revelation 14:6-7 reads;

“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

Did you read that…..this everlasting gospel should have those two words of FEAR GOD. IF the gospel that you preach does not have any FEAR inserted, I do question that gospel with reason. 

Remember FEARING God is the beginning of wisdom, understanding and knowledge and good portion of Christianity don’t even have that beginning wisdom, let alone the full counsel of God. 

One can BOTH love and fear God in harmony, as it is the LOVE for God that inspires me to obedience and the FEAR of God that keeps me from sin. Both can work together for His glory, so can clearly say I both LOVE and FEAR God.

CONVICTION

The Holy Ghost will convict the world of sin. If one can sin without conviction, that person is further from God than they think. Show me a sinner that has remorse, and I will show you someone near to the kingdom of God.

CAN SOMEONE TRULY KNOW THEY ARE SAVED?

YES of course with salvation we can and should know we are saved.

You know you are a male or female?

You know you live in the USA?

You know you if you are married or single?

You do know you have a computer or iphone?

There are certain things we do KNOW and yes salvation should be one.

However, I do question salvation on many fronts, such as….

We do not know we are saved because we said a sinners prayer

….a parrot can recite a sinners prayer

We do not know we are saved because we go to Church 

….lukewarm people fill those same churches

We do not know we are saved because we believe in Jesus

…..the devil and demons believe in Jesus too and at least they tremble

We do not know we are saved because we are baptized

…..getting dunked is a token of salvation not a condition

We do not know we are saved because we read the Bible

…..reading the Bible is fine but obey it, is paramount

We do not know we are saved because we know worship songs 

…..remember Lucifer played music in heaven before his fall 

But there is a verse in the Bible that we can KNOW we are saved and that is found in 1John 5:13;

“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God”

Many people will quote this verse to boast of knowing salvation but are stumped when you ask them WHAT THINGS (as per more than one) DID JOHN WRITE THAT WE SHOULD KNOW?

Knowing the verse and knowing what he wrote are two different things, here are a FEW things he wrote that should help you to KNOW you are saved;

“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie”

“we walk in the light, as he is in the light”

“If we confess our sins”

“these things write I unto you, that ye sin not”

“we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments”

“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar”

“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked”

“he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness”

“ye have overcome the wicked one”

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world”

“ye shall abide in him”

“every one that doeth righteousness is born of him”

“Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not”

“whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him”

“He that committeth sin is of the devil”

“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin”

“whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God”

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer”

“And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him” 

“when we love God, and keep his commandments”

“whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world”

“whosoever is born of God sinneth not”

“keep yourselves from idols.”

OBEY THAT AND YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, as those are the “things” John wrote about, do not obey them and you will question your salvation….any questions?

JOHN 3:16 IS NOT THE GOSPEL

For those of you that love to use John 3:16 when you witness and tell me I need to preach more gospel. I will tell you again as I have told you in times past John 3:16 is NOT the gospel. 

The gospel is found in 1Corinthians 15:1-4 and it is clear and to the point.

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you…..By which also ye are saved….how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures”

NOT once do we find the word ‘love’ or ‘loved’ mentioned in those verses, in fact NOT ONCE is the word ‘love’ or ‘loved’ mentioned in that entire chapter. 

IF John 3:16 is the gospel, Paul failed.

IF John 3:16 is the gospel, Jesus failed because that was said ONLY to ONE man at NIGHT and NEVER repeated in public

IF John 3:16 is the gospel, Stephen failed because he NEVER mentioned the love of God in his last preach but rather called them names. No wonder they killed him.

IF John 3:16 is the gospel, everyone in the book of Acts failed because NOT ONCE was John 3:16 ever recited in that book. Luke wrote that book and he was a doctor. Physicians are detailed and yet John 3:16 was NEVER mentioned, so either Luke was not inspired or he was not very specify in those facts. 

In 28 chapters of Acts, John 3:16 was NEVER delivered.

With 1,006 verses in the book of Acts, John 3:16 was NEVER mentioned.

With 18,451 words used in the book of Acts, John 3:16 was NEVER delivered. 

No pun intended but that should speak volumes that John 3:16 is NOT the gospel.

However, with the gospel according to Joel Osteen or also known as the American gospel, John 3:16 is officially the gospel….and….is required to be shared….and….it must be said with a smile or tears. Or you have another gospel. 

IF you do not quote John 3:16 within a certain quota of your message, you will be accused of having a false gospel, a heretic and unloving. This love-only gospel has neutered and feminized men in calling sin out and using the word REPENT! 

This next verse will expose just who preaches a false gospel…..before we go on, please make sure your seat backs are in the upright position, tray tables locked and safety belts on…..

“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come…”

Revelation 14:6-7

Did you get that, this is the “everlasting gospel” that is proclaimed with a “loud voice” saying “Fear God” NOT ‘God loves you’ ‘Jesus loves you’ ‘I love you’….but FEAR GOD!!

IF you are not preaching “Fear God” with your gospel YOU have a false gospel

DOES GOD HATE ABORTION?

Here is a reason you may never hear on why God HATES abortion. 

As you know Hebrews 9:27 clearly reads;

“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment”

Frankly having an abortion is NOT that “appointed time” God ordained for that person, aka that baby. It was the woman and the doctor who played god and death was premature.

IF one thinks that was God’s “appointed time” then they have NO RIGHT to speak against abortion because with that thinking they are saying God ordained that death. 

I disagree, again this was NOT the blueprint of our heavenly Father, these people played god giving life or death to whosoever and for whatsoever.

IF one is a true Calvinist, you must concede that God ordained death in that manner and that was all the foreknowledge plan of God. 

If one is truly a 5 pointer, he cannot speak out against what God ordained, so you should never have a Calvinist outside a death clinic calling such sin. That is if they truly believe that life, death and salvation has been predetermined. 

I disagree and say that life was taken prematurely and NOT the will of God NOR their “appointed time” to die. 

IF one truly believes in ‘original sin’ then that child dies a sinner, that is of course IF you are honest with that doctrine. Remember it was Catholics that believed and said we were all born into sin, and this is the very reason they need to baptize babies. That baptism is an umbrella to cover them and protect them. 

That baptism is really an exorcist as the priest commands satan to leave that child, then pours water on that child to confirm that sin and demons will not indwell that baby.

For centuries the Catholics had a tradition that babies who die without baptism did not go to heaven because they were born sinners so came up with ‘limbo.’ This is a place where baby spirits go and this place is on the edge of hell.

I do NOT believe such for Jesus said regarding children “for such is the kingdom of God” if they die, they did not die in their sin, because they knew NO sin. We find NOT ONE example of a child getting baptized and that alone should speak volumes of ‘original sin’ or us being born into sin. 

These are just a few reasons WHY in my opinion the Father HATES abortion and WHY I will continue to stand outside clinics and argue abortion is murder on the streets and universities of America. These doctors and women have become gods of life and death. 

It is NOT the will of God that those babies are aborted nor was it their appointed time. God could have extended that life as per Isaiah 38:5 if He chose too. 

Remember when God added 15 years of life to Hezekiah sick unto death, He is the God of life and death.

“Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years”

“do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD”

Zechariah 8:17

WHY CATHOLICS ARE NOT CHRISTIANS:

They pray the rosary to Mary

They think that wafer is the actual body of Christ 

They obey the 7 sacraments 

Baptize infants 

Canonization of dead saints

Every Catholic has holy water somewhere

Lent

Mary is the co-redeemer 

Man made traditions

Abstaining from meats and marriage

Kissing the popes ring/feet

Pray to dead saints

Wear scapulars 

Mass

They hope in Purgatory 

Confession to a priest

Richest Church in the world

They worship graven images 

They pray for dead souls

Ashes on the forehead

Easter

They believe that wafer is the actual body of Christ

Inquisition 

Child molesting priests 

Popes infallibility 

Confession on Saturday 

Papal tiara

Mary co-redeemer

Last Rites

Peter was the first pope

6 deadly sins are not in the Bible

Mary remained a virgin and did not have other children

Apocryphal 

Repeating the same prayer over and over in vain

They have titles that are not Biblical such as; Pope, nun, Cardinal, arch bishop

Having the church move and hide priests guilty of having sex with their flock

The pope now says ‘there is no hell because the 1000 years are over’

The bloody history of this religion, make Islam look like a playground 

After all that, having homosexual priests molesting children

AND you need more?

Wish to see what the Bible says about religion….see Jeremiah 23 and Matthew 23

DO I BELIEVE IN A SINNERS PRAYER?

As a street preacher for 40 plus years I’ve seen the fruit of this ‘sinners prayer’ and it is bad.

First off, we do not find one example of a sinner’s prayer and that should speak volumes. I have three examples found in the book of Acts where it was asked what to do to be saved…..and NO sinners prayer was given. 

In Acts 16:30 we find Paul and Silas jailed and this was asked of them; 

“And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

NO SINNERS PRAYER SAID

In Acts 2:37 we fin Peter preaching in public and the crowd said this;

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

This would have been the perfect time to have a sinner’s prayer but the next verse reads that Peter told them to REPENT!

In Acts 22:10 we find Paul giving his testimony and Jesus did NOT recite a sinner’s prayer anywhere.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

We have people crying out to God but they were NEVER led in a sinner’s prayer….they cried out to God.

NO ONE had them recite words.

IF reciting words can save you, then Polly the parrot can be saved?

Everyone knows you can get a parrot to recite anything even ‘sinners prayer’ and I guess that bird will be saved.

For decades I have had people tell me because they said the sinner’s prayer they are saved, even living in sin they are saved.  Drunks, fornicators and homosexuals will tell me some preacher led them into a prayer and told them they are sealed to be saved.  No repentance as per Mark 1:14-15

“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel”

This was the first messaged Mark recorded and I do not find a sinner’s prayer, not even the word LOVE and this Is called “preaching the gospel”

Note the words Repent and believe, that is the order of appearance NOT believe and repent.

“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”

Matthew 4:17

It is very common in Churches to teach that no one can repent unless they have the Holy Ghost or I have heard true repentance and the power to repent only comes from the Holy Ghost….but we do not read this, we read REPENT and BELIEVE.

John the Baptist preached

“And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”

Matthew 3:2

In Acts 2:38 after Peter preached, we read how men were “pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles” and they asked “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Also no sinner’s prayer was cited.

Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians

“Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ”

Acts 20:21

Repent was preached in the Old Testament, the beginning of the New Testament with John, the first message of Jesus and continued in the book of Acts. 

No mention of this sinner’s prayer and not one example of a sinner’s prayer recited….THAT should speak volumes.

Repent means God does not want you just as you are.  Do not take this personal, take it as a group as God demands all mankind to repent. 

The reason why so many open-air preachers preach against this ‘sinners prayer’ is because we see the fruit of such or in this case the lack of fruit outside the four walls of the Church.

Can someone get saved from a sinner’s prayer…..yes but that is the exception and not the rule.

 WHY DO WE FIND JESUS CHRIST AND CHRIST JESUS IN THE BIBLE?

We find many verses in the Epistles where “Jesus Christ” is used and we find many verses in those same Epistles where “Christ Jesus” is used.

This is not an error nor misprint, those names are arranged for a reason. In Philippians 1:1 we find both in one verse.

“Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons”

The reason is simple, when you find the “Jesus Christ” in the scripture, that would be in reference to the man that walked on the earth.  However when you find “Christ Jesus” used, that would be the Jesus who is now in the heavenlies.

Same savior, but used for clarification.

MARK THOSE LAST DAYS PROPHETS:

Ever since my salvation on Oct 22 1979 I have been told we were living in ‘last days’ the ‘rapture was at hand’ the ‘Temple is being built’ ‘the antichrist is alive today’ and ‘the end is near.’  That is still being said today, some things NEVER change.

Here are a few names who gave dates and those dates have come and gone…..enjoy the read. 

1901 Catholic Apostolic Church 

This church, founded in 1831, claimed that Jesus would return by the time the last of its 12 founding members died. The last member died in 1901.

1910 Camille Flammarion 

Flammarion predicted that the 1910 appearance of Halley’s Comet “would impregnate that atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet”, but not the planet itself. “Comet pills” were sold to protect against toxic gases. 

1892–1911 Charles Piazzi Smyth 

This pyramidologist concluded from his research on the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza that the Second Coming would occur somewhere between 1892 and 1911. 

1914 Charles Taze Russell 

Russell, who founded the Bible Student movement, said “…the battle of the great day of God Almighty… The date of the close of that ‘battle’ is definitely marked in Scripture as October 1914. It is already in progress, its beginning dating from October, 1874.”

1915 John Chilembwe 

This Baptist educator and leader of a rebellion in the British protectorate of Nyasaland predicted the Millennium would begin this year. 

In 1918, Christendom would go down as a system to oblivion and be succeeded by revolutionary governments. God would “destroy the churches wholesale and the church members by the millions.” Church members would “perish by the sword of war, revolution and anarchy.” The dead would lie unburied. In 1920 all earthly governments would disappear, with worldwide anarchy prevailing. 

13 Feb 1925 Margaret Rowen 

According to this Seventh-Day Adventist, the angel Gabriel appeared before her in a vision and told her that the world would end at midnight on this date. 

1926 Spencer Perceval 

This British MP, who was one of the 12 apostles of the Catholic Apostolic Church, believed that the world was growing nearer to the Apocalypse due to what he viewed as the rampant immorality of the times in Europe. 

1934 Walter Marks 

Marks, an Australian MP, told the House of Representatives that Armageddon would occur in 1934 and culminate with the Royal Navy bringing Christ’s chosen people to Jerusalem. 

Sep 1935 Wilbur Glenn Voliva 

This evangelist announced that “the world is going to go ‘puff’ and disappear” in September 1935. 

1936 Herbert W. Armstrong 

The founder of the Worldwide Church of God told members of his church that the rapture was to take place in 1936, and that only they would be saved. After the prophecy failed, he changed the date three more times. 

1941 Jehovah’s Witnesses 

A prediction of the end from the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a group which branched from the Bible Student movement. 

1943 Herbert W. Armstrong 

The first of three revised dates from Armstrong after his 1936 prediction failed to come true. 

1947 John Ballou Newbrough 

21 Dec 1954 Dorothy Martin 

The world was to be destroyed by terrible flooding on this date, claimed this leader of a UFO cult called Brotherhood of the Seven Rays. The fallout of the group after the prediction failed was the basis for the 1956 book When Prophecy Fails. 

22 Apr 1959 Florence Houteff 

The leader of the Branch Davidians predicted the apocalypse foretold in the Book of Revelation would proceed on this date. The failure of the prophecy led to the split of the sect into several subsects, the most prominent led by Benjamin and Lois Roden. 

1951–1960 Johann Gottfried Bischoff 

On December 25, 1951, Bischoff stated the Second Coming would occur before he died. He died on July 6, 1960. 

4 Feb 1962 Jeane Dixon, various Indian astrologers 

Dixon predicted a planetary alignment on this day was to bring destruction to the world. Mass prayer meetings were held in India. 

20 Aug 1967 George Van Tassel 

This day would mark the beginning of the third woe of the Apocalypse, during which the southeastern US would be destroyed by a Soviet nuclear attack, according to this UFO prophet, who claimed to have channeled an alien named Ashtar.

1967 Jim Jones 

The founder of the People’s Temple stated he had visions that a nuclear holocaust was to take place in 

1967. 

9 Aug 1969 George Williams 

The founder of the Church of the Firstborn predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on this day.

1969 Charles Manson 

Manson predicted that Helter skelter, an apocalyptic race war, would occur in 1969. 

1972 Herbert W. Armstrong 

The second of three revised dates from Armstrong after his 1936 and 1943 predictions failed to come true.

Jan 1974 David Berg 

Berg, the leader of Children of God, predicted that there would be a colossal doomsday event heralded by Comet Kohoutek. 

1975 Herbert W. Armstrong 

Armstrong’s fourth and final prediction. 

Jehovah’s Witnesses From 1966 on, Jehovah’s Witnesses published articles which stated that the fall of 1975 would be 6000 years since man’s creation, and suggested that Armageddon could be finished by then. 

1976 Brahma Kumaris 

The Brahma Kumaris founder, Lekhraj Kirpalani, has made a number of predictions of a global Armageddon which the religion believes it will inspire, internally calling it “Destruction”. During Destruction, Brahma Kumari leaders teach the world will be purified, all of the rest of humanity killed by nuclear or civil wars and natural disasters which will include the sinking of all other continents except India. 

1977 John Wroe 

The founder of the Christian Israelite Church predicted this year for Armageddon to occur. 

William M. Branham. This Christian minister predicted the rapture would occur no later than 1977. 

17 Feb 1979 Roch Thériault 

Thériault, who called himself Moïse (Moses), led a commune in the wilderness of eastern Quebec in the late seventies. Formerly a Seventh-Day Adventist, he told his group they would form the center of a new society during God’s 1000 year reign following Armageddon. 

1980 Leland Jensen 

In 1978 Jensen predicted that there would be a nuclear disaster in 1980, followed by two decades of conflict, culminating in God’s Kingdom being established on Earth.

1981 Chuck Smith 

The founder of Calvary Chapel predicted the generation of 1948 would be the last generation and that the world would end by 1981 at the latest. Smith identified that he “could be wrong” but continued to say in the same sentence that his prediction was “a deep conviction in my heart, and all my plans are predicated upon that belief.” 

10 Mar 1982 John Gribbin, Stephen Plagemann 

Gribbin, an astrophysicist, co-authored the 1974 book The Jupiter Effect which predicted that combined gravitational forces of aligned planets would create a number of catastrophes, including a great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault. 

21 Jun 1982 Benjamin Creme 

Creme took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times stating that the Second Coming would occur in June 1982 with the Maitreya announcing it on worldwide television. 

1982 Pat Robertson 

In late 1976 on his 700 Club TV programme, Robertson predicted that the end of the world would come in this year. 

1985 Lester Sumrall 

This minister predicted the end in this year, even writing a book about it entitled I Predict 1985. 

29 Apr 1986 Leland Jensen 

Jensen predicted that Halley’s Comet would be pulled into Earth’s orbit on this day, causing widespread destruction. 

17 Aug 1987 José Argüelles 

Argüelles claimed that Armageddon would take place unless 144,000 people gathered in certain places across the world in order to “resonate in harmony” on this day. 11–13 Sep 1988

3 Oct 1988 Edgar C. Whisenant 

Whisenant predicted in his book 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Could Be in 1988 that the rapture of the Christian Church would occur between September 11 and 13, 1988. After his September predictions failed to come true, Whisenant revised his prediction date to October 3. 

30 Sep 1989 Edgar C. Whisenant 

After all his 1988 predictions failed to come true, Whisenant revised his prediction date to this day. 

23 Apr 1990 Elizabeth Clare Prophet 

Prophet predicted a nuclear war would start on this day, with the world ending 12 years later, leading her followers to stockpile a shelter with supplies and weapons. Later, after Prophet’s prediction did not come to pass, she was diagnosed with epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. 

9 Sep 1991 Menachem Mendel Schneerson 

This Russian-born rabbi called for the Messiah to come by the start of the Jewish New Year.

1991 Louis Farrakhan The leader of the Nation of Islam declared that the Gulf War would be the “War of Armageddon which is the final war.” 

28 Sep 1992 Rollen Stewart 

This born-again Christian predicted the rapture would take place on this day. 

28 Oct 1992 Lee Jang Rim 

Lee, the leader of the Dami Mission church, predicted the rapture would occur on this day.

1993 David Berg 

Berg predicted the tribulation would start in 1989 and that the Second Coming would take place in 1993. 

2 May 1994 Neal Chase 

This Bahá’í sect leader predicted that New York City would be destroyed by a nuclear bomb on March 23, 1994, and the Battle of Armageddon would take place 40 days later.  

2 Oct 1994 Harold Camping 

Camping predicted the rapture would occur on 6 September 1994. When it failed to occur he revised the date to the 29th of September and then to the 2nd October. 

31 Mar 1995 Harold Camping 

Camping’s fourth predicted date for the end. This would be Camping’s last prediction until 2011. 

26 Mar 1997 Marshall Applewhite 

Applewhite, leader of the Heaven’s Gate cult, claimed that a spacecraft was trailing the Comet Hale-Bopp and argued that suicide was “the only way to evacuate this Earth” so that the cult members’ souls could board the supposed craft and be taken to another “level of existence above human”. Applewhite and 38 of his followers committed mass suicide. 

10 Aug 1997 Aggai 

The 1st-century bishop of Edessa predicted this date to be the birth date of the Antichrist and the end of the universe.

23 Oct 1997 James Ussher 

This 17th-century Irish archbishop predicted this date to be 6000 years since creation, and therefore the end of the world.

31 Mar 1998 Hon-Ming Chen 

Chen, leader of the Taiwanese cult Chen Tao – “The True Way” – claimed that God would come to Earth in a flying saucer at 10:00 am on this date. 

Jul 1999 Nostradamus 

A quatrain by Nostradamus which stated the “King of Terror” would come from the sky in “1999 and seven months” was frequently interpreted as a prediction of doomsday in July 1999. 

18 Aug 1999 The Amazing Criswell 

The predicted date of the end of the world, according to this psychic well known for predictions. 

11 Sep 1999 Philip Berg 

Berg, dean of the worldwide Kabbalah Centre, stated that on this date “a ball of fire will descend, destroying almost all of mankind, all vegetation, all forms of life.” 

1999 Charles Berlitz 

This linguist predicted the end would occur in this year. He did not predict how it would occur, stating that it might involve nuclear devastation, asteroid impact, pole shift or other Earth changes. 

Hon-Ming Chen The leader of the cult Chen Tao preached that a nuclear holocaust would destroy Europe and Asia in 1999.

James Gordon Lindsay 

This preacher predicted the great tribulation would begin before 2000. 

Timothy Dwight IV

This 19th century president of Yale University predicted Christ’s Millennium would start by 2000. 

Nazim Al-Haqqani 

This Sufi Muslim sheikh predicted that the Last Judgment would occur before 2000.

1 Jan 2000 Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God 

An estimated 778 followers of this Ugandan religious movement perished in a devastating fire and a series of poisonings and killings that were either a group suicide or an orchestrated mass murder by group leaders after their predictions of the apocalypse failed to come about.

1 Jan 2000 Jerry Falwell 

Falwell predicted God making judgement on the world on this day. 

1 Jan 2000 Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins 

These Christian authors stated that the Y2K bug would trigger global economic chaos, which the Antichrist would use to rise to power. As the date approached, however, they changed their minds.

6 Apr 2000 James Harmston 

The leader of the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on this day.

5 May 2000 Nuwaubian Nation 

This movement claimed that the planetary lineup would cause a “star holocaust”, pulling the planets toward the Sun on this day.

2000 Peter Olivi 

This 13th-century theologian wrote that the Antichrist would come to power between 1300 and 1340, and the Last Judgement would take place around 2000. 

2000 Ruth Montgomery 

This self-described Christian psychic predicted the Earth’s axis would shift and the Antichrist would reveal himself in this year.

2000 Edgar Cayce 

This psychic predicted the Second Coming would occur this year.

2000 Sun Myung Moon 

The founder of the Unification Church predicted the Kingdom of Heaven would be established in this year. 

Ed Dobson 

This pastor predicted the end would occur in his book The End: Why Jesus Could Return by A.D. 2000. 

Lester Sumrall This minister predicted the end in his book I Predict 2000.

2001 Tynnetta Muhammad 

This columnist for the Nation of Islam predicted the end would occur in this year.

27 May 2003 Nancy Lieder 

Lieder proposed the Nibiru cataclysm, which was predicted to occur on this day. She claimed aliens in the Zeta Reticuli star system told her a planet which would enter the solar system and cause a pole shift on Earth that would destroy most of humanity. 

30 Oct–Nov 29 2003 Aum Shinrikyo 

This Japanese cult, which carried out the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995, predicted the world would be destroyed by a nuclear war between 30 October and 29 November 2003.

12 Sep 2006 House of Yahweh 

Yisrayl Hawkins, pastor and overseer of The House of Yahweh, predicted in his February 2006 newsletter that a nuclear war would begin on September 12, 2006. 

29 Apr 2007 Pat Robertson 

In his 1990 book The New Millennium, Robertson suggests this date as the day of Earth’s destruction. 

May 2008. Followers of Kuznetsov, 31 adults and 4 children (one 18 months old), went into a cave in Russia in November 2007 thinking they would be safe from an apocalypse occurring in the spring. Kuzentsov did not join them, was later committed and attempted suicide when some had left the cave in the spring. By the time all the followers had left the cave in the spring, two adults had died. 

2010 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 

This magical organization, which existed from 1887 to 1903, predicted the world would end during this year.

21 May 2011 Harold Camping 

After several unsuccessful predictions in 1994 and 1995, Camping predicted that the rapture and devastating earthquakes would occur on 21 May 2011, with God taking approximately 3% of the world’s population into Heaven, and that the end of the world would occur five months later on October 21. 

29 Sep 2011 Ronald Weinland 

Weinland, the founder of the Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God, stated Jesus would return on this day. After his prophecy failed to come true he changed the date to 27 May 2012. 

21 Oct 2011 Harold Camping 

When his original prediction failed to come about, Camping revised his prediction and said that on May 21, a “Spiritual Judgment” took place and that both the physical rapture and the end of the world would occur on 21 October 2011. 

27 May 2012 Ronald Weinland 

Weinland’s revised date for the return of Jesus following the failure of his 2011 prediction. 

30 Jun 2012 José Luis de Jesús. This cult leader predicted that the world’s governments and economies would fail on this day, and that he and his followers would undergo a transformation that would allow them to fly and walk through walls. 

23 Aug 2013 Grigori Rasputin 

Rasputin, a Russian mystic who died in 1916, prophesied a storm would take place on this day where fire would destroy most life on land and Jesus would come back to Earth to comfort those in distress. 

Apr 2014–Sep 2015 John Hagee, Mark Biltz 

The so-called blood moon prophecy, first predicted by Mark Biltz in 2008 and then by John Hagee in 2014. These Christian ministers claim that the tetrad in 2014 and 2015 may represent the beginning of the Messianic end times. Some Mormons in Utah combined the September 2015 blood moon with other signs, causing a large increase in sales of preppers survival supplies. 

23 Sep–15 Oct 2017 David Meade 

Conspiracy theorist David Meade predicted that Nibiru would become visible in the sky and would “soon” destroy the Earth.

23 Apr 2018 David Meade 

After his 2017 prediction failed, Meade predicted the rapture would take place and that the world would end on this date. 

9 Jun 2019 Ronald Weinland 

Weinland, who previously predicted the world would end in 2011, 2012, and then 2013, predicted in 2018 that Jesus would return on June 9, 2019. Prior to the date occurring he began to express some doubts regarding his own prediction.

2020 Jeane Dixon 

Dixon predicted that Armageddon would take place in 2020. She previously predicted the world would end on February 4, 1962.

….I could go on and on and on with names and dates predicted but I believe the point is made to those with eyes to see. Beware of last days dates or your name could be added.

WAS COVID A JUDGMENT OF GOD?

Ever since my salvation in 1979 I have heard many that prophesied last days are here and the antichrist will soon surface.  Many try to put current events, any news stories, of threat of a war, financial collapse, new Presidents, rebellious children, the lukewarm church, weather and even the Maya calendar that predicted the end of the world. Now we have this COVID virus that will destroy mankind and to some we are in last days with all Bible prophecy being fulfilled before our eyes. 

I hate to bust your bubble, but we have always had the threat of a virus that will kill mankind, here are a few that is recent…..

2001 Anthrax 

2002 West Nile Virus 

2003 SARS 

2005 Bird Flu

2006 Ecoli

2009 Swine Flu

2014 Ebola Virus 

…and of course, in 2020 we have COVID

Need more?

1960’s The oil will be gone in 10 years

1970’s Ice Age we have 10 years 

1980’s Acid Rain will destroy all crops in 10 years

1990’s The Ozone layer will destroy is in 10 years

2020 Icecaps will be gone in 10 years

We should preach as if we were living in last days

We should read the Bible and pray as if we were living in last days

Maybe we should take ‘last days’ literal and serve God as if we were living in last days….as these viruses and calamities will always come and go.

Is COVID a judgement or cure, a judgment of God….or just another wake-up call?

I see sodomite parades shutting down

There are abortion clinics that have shut down

Taverns, night clubs and nude bars are shut down

Spring break is canceled 

Hollywood award shows stopped

Parties, concerts, casinos, Muslim events, cult conventions, sporting events are all shut down

Is that not good and what we pray and preach against?

Is the global coronavirus pandemic and economic meltdown a sign of coming judgment or just a wake-up call for us to turn back to faith in God?”

Is this a way God puts a nation on their knees 

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”

2 Chronicles 7:14

McLaughlin & Associates for The Joshua Fund conducted a poll that concluded;

7 percent of non-Christians said they ‘have started reading the Bible, even though I usually don’t.’

8 percent of non-Christians said they are ‘having more spiritual conversations with family and friends.’

5 percent of non-Christians said they have searched online to learn more about Bible prophecy.

2 percent of non-Christians said they ‘have started listening to Bible teaching and/or Christian sermons online, even though I usually don’t.’

14 percent of Christians said they’re ‘reading the Bible more than ever before.’

16 percent of Christians said they’re ‘listening/watching Bible teaching and Christian sermons online since I cannot go to church.’

10 percent said they’re ‘searching online to learn more about Bible prophecy and God’s plan for the future of mankind.’

COVID shut down all sodomite parades, Mardi Gras, Spring Break and many more wicked events. Bars, wicked concerts and Hollywood award shows were all shut down.

If that’s a Judgement, that’s a weak judgment.

WHY DO HAVE SO MANY FALSE TEACHERS:

Why do we have so many false teachers, AND is this a sign of last days?’

False teachers and false prophets have been around for centuries. The answer is quite simple and could be found in one verse, Jeremiah 5:31…..because people want it so.

“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end thereof?”

Did you get that, these false preachers lie because the followers LOVE to hear it?

“and my people love to have it so”

There you have it, MY people love it and want it so…..God’s people love lies and they welcome such……the modern Church likes it that way…..believers are glad to have it so…..Church folks love to get their ears tickled in a religious building.

Nothing new under the sun, why are there so many mega Churches?

Because, My people love it so

Why is the Church leavened?

Because, My people love it so

Why do we find ministers teaching grace only?

Because, my people love to have it so

Why do pastors demand $upport for their ministry?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why does the Church preach tolerance?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why are there so many denominations?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why do Churches have every type of ministry but the commission of preaching to the unsaved? Because, My people love to have it so

Why is the Church subdued on abortion?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why is the Church so submissive to the government?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why does a Sunday service need so much praise music?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why do evangelists need the big smile when teaching?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why are Churches more of a pep rally than a place of edification?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why does the Church allow sodomites to teach their choir and use their pulpits?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why are Churches filled with pure emotion?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why do the Churches promote “Judge Not?”

Because, My people love to have it so

Why are Churches lacking in meaty issues?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why do Churches defend sin more than holy living?

Because, My people love to have it so

Why don’t Churches use the word REPENT today?

Because, My people love to have it so

WHAT DOES UNEQUALLY YOKED MEAN?

It is VERY common today that 2 Corinthians 6:14 is about marrying an unbeliever, do you believe that? 

“Be ye not together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”

Do you know that verse is not speaking of marriage…..did you know we do not find the word ‘marriage’ inserted within the verses around that 2Corinthians 6:14 verse….AND…..did you know the entire chapter NEVER mentions the word ‘marriage’ ‘marry’ ‘bride’ ‘groom’ ‘bridal’ or ‘wedding’

IF context means anything to ANYONE, that 2Corinthians 6:14 verse is admonishing us not to be yoked up with false religions and those involved with idolatry. There is a reason we should not be yoked up with them and that would be because with your friendship you may NOT tell them the truth. You may not want to offend them, so you will avoid saying anything about their faith. 

If you are a friend of a Mormon, Catholic, SDA, JWer and do not wish to tell them the truth about their religion, you are unequally yoked with them.

AGAIN, and I will type this slowly in hopes that I do not burst any old wine shacks out there. That “unequally yoked” verse is not speaking of marriage.

I know Christians may not be the smarted people in the world, but do we really need a verse to remind us NOT to marry a Muslim…..NOT to marry a Hindu…..NOT to marry an atheist…..NOT to marry someone other than a likeminded Christian or you will have problems?

IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD THE SAME?

It is common in certain sects that the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are not the same.  Some believe the two are completely different entities.  They liken it to a person that lives in Washington DC and is a citizen but is not allowed to go into the White House.  That is only for special people.

They will argue that someone could be saved, yet live in sin and still be granted into the kingdom of heaven, they will just lose all their rewards as a result of any sin and that person could never enter the kingdom of God.

This almost sounds like a Catholic purgatory and exceedingly close to Mormonism and their different levels of heavens, but let’s look at what the Bible teaches on that subject. 

I say both the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are the same, with reason.

For example, when Jesus said in John 3:3; 

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” 

So what people who believe they are different are saying is that these not born again may be allowed in heaven but not the kingdom of God. 

Most professing Christians will admit that this is a condition to salvation, the need for someone to get ‘born again’ is what is required.  This is confirmed by 1Peter 1:23; 

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever”

Those that believe that the Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven are not the same, have issues with 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and that text is not salvation pending;

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God”

Those who believe in a double kingdom say salvation is to anyone who believes and that 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 text will not allowed some into the kingdom of God and not God’s Throne room. Just like only certain Levite’s are allowed into the Holy of Holies. 

They believed that a person can be saved for just believing and no matter what sin they lived in, he will only lose rewards not salvation. 

Just for the record, I see no rewards mentioned in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and I do believe these people are NOT SAVED.

Note this verse was written to the church of God, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus and saints as per 1 Corinthians the first chapter verse two.   That Epistle was not written for ‘whosoever in Corinth’ but specifically to believers and they were told, if they lived in sin, they were not saved.

This is confirmed in Galatians 5:19-21 and one will not enter the kingdom of God.

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God”

Again, IF context means anything this Epistle was also written to believers as per chapter one verse two where it was addressed to ‘all the brethren’ and not ‘whosoever in Galatia.’  

Both 1 Corinthians 6 and in Galatians 5 warns if you continue in any of those sins you “shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”  So unless you believe the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God is different, that laundry list of sin means nothing. 

I however believe the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven the same and here is my biblical reason.  I do find that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are used in the gospels and used in the same parables, which speak volumes that they are not different but the same.  

For example, we find Jesus started preaching ‘Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 4:17), however in Mark and Luke they recorded He preached the ‘kingdom of God.’ (Mark.1:14-15 and Luke 4:14-15).  Same story, same meaning, interchangeable, SAME KINGDOM.

In Matthew 13:10-13 we find Jesus teaching and He used the words ‘kingdom of heaven’ yet Luke gives the same parable and Luke uses ‘the kingdom God’ (Luke. 8:4-15).  Both are the same story and one can conclude they are the same, SAME KINGDOM.

How about this one, the parable of the mustard seed, in Matthew 13:31-32 Jesus used the ‘kingdom of heaven’ yet in Luke 13:18-19, Luke recording the same story with Jesus saying ‘the kingdom of God’ Mark also records the ‘kingdom of God’ (Mk 4:30-33).  BOTH ARE THE SAME.

Remember the in-house issue of who among the 12 was the greatest in the kingdom, Matthew records kingdom of heaven (Mt 18:1-6) and Mark gives the same story but uses the word ‘kingdom of God’ (Mk 9:33-37).  BOTH ARE THE SAME.

Need more, the parable of the banquet, again Matthew uses the words ‘kingdom of heaven (Mt 22:1-14) however Luke uses the ‘kingdom of God’ (Luke 14:15-24). BOTH THE SAME.

We find another parable in Matthew, this one is the story of the talents where Matthew writes ‘kingdom of heaven (Mt25:14-29) and Luke writes ‘kingdom of God’ (Luke 19:11-27).  SAME PARABLE. 

We find Jesus blessing little children in the gospel and Matthew uses the words ‘kingdom of heaven’ (Mt.19:13-15) yet in Luke 18:15-17 with the same story, Luke writes ‘the kingdom of God.’  I SEE A PATTERN

Now this want-a-be scholars argued there is a reason, Matthew did not use the words ‘kingdom of God’ in his gospel, is because he was a Jew and they do not write the word ‘God’ let alone mention the kingdom of God.

To which I say…OOOhhhhh really?

In Matthew 6, Matthew records Jesus saying ‘Seek first the kingdom of God’ he did not use ‘kingdom of heaven.’

Again in Matthew 19:24, we find the words ‘kingdom of God’

“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

And the story of the Rich young ruler, Matthew again uses those words ‘kingdom of God’ (Mt 19:16-26)

Still believe that Matthew the Hebrew did not use the word God, let alone the kingdom of God, Jesus said to the Hebrews of His day;  “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof”  (Mt.21:43)

Maybe more bad translation. How about just taking the Bible for what it reads not making the Bible what we want to justify sin.  It’s a crying shame we now question the Bible to rationalize sin. 

Need a smoking gun on this matter?

This next verse gives both the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven within the same verse, this one verse alone should remove the idea that they are different. 

In Matthew 19:23-24 we read where Jesus spoke to the rich young ruler, who was offended that he needed to sell all and give to the poor, to follow Jesus. This is what He said about that encounter.

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God”

THERE YA GO, if Jesus cannot convince you that the twine are the same with this verse, I have nothing more to say.

Another LIE regarding the kingdom of God is that the kingdom of God is within everyone, as per Luke 17:21;

“Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you”

Yes, that one verse which reads ‘within you’ does NOT mean living inside us.  God’s kingdom is NOT inside every human.  Hitler does not have the kingdom of God inside him, homosexuals do not have the kingdom of God inside them. Rapist, atheist and child molesters do not have the kingdom of God inside them. 

I believe Jesus was speaking of Himself.  He was bringing the kingdom to these people, hence He was among them, or within them.  Light cannot shine in darkness, you must have one or the other, not both. 

Hope you understand the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven ARE THE SAME

SHOULD WE STAND OUTSIDE CHURCHES AND PREACH AGAINST THEM?

Here is a topic that you seldom IF ever hear/read regarding Churches.

I believe we will be judged by the Church we attend, and I get this pearl from the book of Revelation where Jesus is speaking to seven (7) actual Churches in Asia. Those were actual Churches NOT ages or times as interpreted by the modern Church today.

It is very common that many today believe these Churches are time periods and we are in the Laodicea age. All generations want to claim the ‘Laodicea age’ as the last days. I do question that for many reasons, but no one has ever answered what was the date Smyrna started and ended, what was the date Sardis age started and ended, or what date did the Laodicea age begin?

Those were Churches not periods of time.

Now 5 out of those 7 early Churches were told to repent and He had something to say about those Churches and if you were a member of a Church, His message could be for you. 

I believe YOU will be judged for the Church you are going and IF that Church is not teaching truth, I trust you are there as a ‘Trojan Horse’ working on them on the inside…..or you might get a man like me outside that building.

Let’s read Bible together. 

In Revelation 2:1-7 we find a message to the Church in Ephesus and Jesus said to this Church and EVERY Church “I know thy works” works do matter, they will not save you but they speak louder than your words. 

This Church appeared to have it all, labor, not fainting, patience, despise evil and even tested the spirits to find false apostles.

Then we find these words “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent” (2:4-5).

Even with all they have done, this Church has left their first love, they have fallen and need to repent and overcome or that light (candlestick) will be removed from this Church and all those involved. “But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate” (2:6).

Jesus HATES??? 

There you have it, RED letters and New Testament this our Jesus HATES!!!

The next Church is Smyrna, He knew their works, tribulation, poverty, some of them will be placed into prison, some will be faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. This Church was warned of those who said they are Jews but are the synagogue of Satan (2:8-11).

It is very common is Christianity that we water down our message to the Hebrews because they are the chosen people. How many today would be offended for calling Jews the synagogue of Satan?

This Church as a whole was good and sound. 

Now to the Church in Pergamum NOT the age of time, again Jesus knew of their works, a word most Churches will not use today. 

Like so many Churches today, there is good among them “thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith” a member was even named “Antipas was my faithful martyr.”

But our Lord has issues with them in that Church “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam.” They ate things sacrificed to idols and fornicated, He continued “hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate” JESUS HATES!! He told them to “Repent or else” and they need to overcome or they will not eat of the hidden manna (2:12-17). 

Now to the Church in Thyatira His also used that ‘W’ word, He knew their works, charity, service, faith, patience, yet had issues with this Church, not certain members. 

“Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee” because this Church allowed a woman to rule them and for that the whole Church was guilty. 

“thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds”

This is not anything new, most churches that allowed homosexuals are ruled by a female minister, female deacons and that Jezebel spirit.

Jesus said “I will kill her children with death” and “I will give unto every one of you according to your works”….do you know this Jesus “who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass.” This Church was warned to overcome and keep His works to the end, or they will be broken vessels of potter (2:18-28).

To the Church in Sardis, He sees their works and this Church has a name as if they are alive but “art dead” and He continued saying “I have not found thy works perfect before God.” Oh my, Jesus said the words WORKS and PERFECT in the same sentence. Cult!!!

Only a few people in this Church “not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy” and they are warned to overcome or get their name blotted out of the book of life (3:1-5). How often do you hear a sermon like that these days?

Now to the Church in Philadelphia and I am surprised the ACLU has not demanded we change that city name in Pennsylvania, for separation of Church and state.

He knew their works and said “thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” With this condition He said “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” and no one will take their crown. This Church is a pillar in the Temple of the New Jerusalem (2:7-13).

Last, the seventh Church in Laodicea, this Church was once “faithful and true witness” however He saw their “works” and with that they were “neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth”

Spitting out a Church, that’s soooo unloving….is this the Jesus you know?

This Church was prospering “increased with goods and have need of nothing” YET Jesus called them “wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked.” Rebuking is a form of LOVE as He said, “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.” This Church was also told to “repent” and only to them that overcome will He grant to sit with Him on His throne. Salvation sounds more than just believe. 

Then He said “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

This verse is used to get the unsaved saved in Christianity today, however that was said to a Church where our Lord stood outside. A Church that knew Jesus, read about Jesus, sang songs to Jesus and maybe even prayed in His name but He was outdoors wanting in (3:14-22). Has the Church you attend removed Him from that building, yet pray, read, talk and worship Him?

Over the years I have personally preached outside many churches across America and countless religious events with a message since the late 1980’s as I was inspired at a young age after reading Jeremiah 7

“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD”

He rebuked them at the Temple for believing lying words, stealing, murder, committing adultery, swearing falsely, burning incense to Baal and walking after other gods. Not much has changed as he called them abominations in God’s house.

IF you live in a small town and are looking for a place to preach, remember every Sunday those Churches are meeting.  Churches that are lukewarm, churches that have outgrown the Bible, churches that support gay marriage and abortion, churches that have female pastors and churches that only know the god of love and forgiveness

 IS NAME CALLING BIBLICIAL? 

As street preachers we have been known to call out a few names when we preach. Only to have the sinner or believer get offended and say ‘That’s not Christian’

So I would like to address this topic and see if anyone in the Bible called people names when they preached in public.  

Let’s plow Bible together. 

In Matthew chapter 3 John the Baptist starts off the New Testament, so we should not find John calling anyone names because his job was to baptize people;

“when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

*No he did not….why would John use words like “generation of vipers” during a baptism?

Maybe he had a bad hair day that day or maybe it was part of his preaching as he did call the king an adulterer and for that he was jailed.  

In Matthew 7 we read this from Jesus Himself;

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you”

*Did Jesus just call people dogs and swine?  

Later in that chapter, we find Jesus teaching the disciples to pray and He said;

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”

*Jesus just called His disciples “evil”

In Matthew 12 we find Jesus not only calling individual’s names but His entire generation 

 “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh”

“But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign”

“Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation”

*Calling EVERYONE vipers, evil, adulterous and wicked will only harm your cause. 

He continued His ranting and name calling in Matthew 12 we read; 

“Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?”

*Calling EVERYONE faithless and perverse will not bring revival. 

The Gospel of Mark confirms His name calling, as chapter 3 of Mark we read;

“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels”

*Calling EVERYONE adulterous and sinful is not taught in evangelism 101

In Matthew 15 we find Jesus talking to a woman who wants her daughter to be delivered and Jesus said to her;

“But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs”

*The woman did not get offended that Jesus called her a dog, she replied;

“Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table”

Almost within the entire chapter of Matthew 23 we find Jesus name calling, such as; 

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  ye shall receive the greater damnation”

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!”

“Woe unto you, ye blind guides”

“Ye fools and blind”

“Ye blind guides”

“which appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness”

“ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity”

“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”

Luke 13 records our Lord having a message for the king;

“And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow”

*I assure you that word ‘fox’ does not mean a good looking person

WE find more name calling in John chapter 8 where Jesus said’

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do”

*Jesus must have missed that class on how to evangelize, because He will turn people away calling them of the devil and we are told that we are all children of God

Let’s see if this is cleaned up in the book of Acts or if they also called people names when preaching;

In Acts chapter 7 we find Stephen who preached a message outdoors and never said ‘Jesus loves you’ but rather said;

“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye”

*Why would he call them “stiffnecked”….where is the love, maybe he deserved to be killed.

In Acts 13 Paul is trying to win over a guy named Barjesus and he said; 

“O full of all deceit and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”

*Why call him names “child of the devil….thou enemy of all righteousness” that’s not going to win him over. Paul is a name caller. 

Paul must have the ‘gift of name calling’ because he continued this within his letters to the Church. In Galatians chapter 3 Paul rants and uses the word fool;

“O foolish Galatians”

“Are ye so foolish?”

*I guess Paul missed it when Jesus warned not to call people fools in Matthew 5

“but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire”

In Philippians chapter 3 Paul again uses names to make a point;

“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers”

I wonder how many Churches Paul would be a guest speaker at using words like that.

I did not get into the Old Testament where those holy men said things some reader would find offensive, like 

Moses who called people foolish and unwise (Deuteronomy 32)

Elijah who mocked false prophets in 1Kings 18

Ezekiel who preached to certain people saying their genitals were the size of donkeys and their semen was like that of horses (Ezekiel 23). To others he called the corrupt and wicked.

What about Malachi who preached that God will spread dung on their faces (Malachi 2).

Jeremiah preached to some people that they were mad, crazy over their idols (Jeremiah 50)

Name calling goes back all the way to Adam, remember his job was to name animals

IS OUR HOLY BOOK A BOOK OF FAITH OR FACTS?

Our Bible is like no other, it has prophecy…..fulfillment….witnesses….miracles….. archaeology….accurate historical accounts and other religious books will quote from it only to make their writings trustworthy. 

The Quran recite from it, as does the Book of Mormon to only give the read more creditability. And why would the book of Mormon read like the King James Bible? The BoM was first published in 1830 and they did not speak old English during that time….unless of course they wanted to sound official like the Bible. 

I read King James and let me continue, it is NOT salvation pending. I know many Spirit filled Christians that read other versions and are saved. IF the King James is salvation pending, the Mormons would all be saved because that is what they read. 

Many argue 1611 is the only Bible, I hate to break the news to them but I have a copy of that 1611 King James and it does NOT read like the Bible most read today, so I wish they would not boast on that 1611 date.

Our HOLY Book is not just a spiritual read, it is filled with tangible evidence. Hence the dead sea scrolls, where these manuscripts were first found around 1946-47 and do match with our English Bible. 

The BIBLE was written by more than 40 traditional authors within three continents and yet it fits perfectly together. That Bible is the best-selling book in history with over 100 million copies are sold each year. 

This book is also hated, yet people are willing to die for it.

John Wycliffe translating the Bible into English in the 14th century and was put to death….then 43 years after his death, the Roman Catholic Church actually dug up his corpse, burned it and threw the ashes in the river to punish him for his sin of putting God’s word into hands beyond the priests. 

Another early translator, William Tyndale, was burnt at the stake for heresy in 1536 and Christians today suffer persecution for reading and believing that book.

This Bible was given to the common man so that the common man can understand the will of God. Having an education is not mandatory to understand. No need to know Hebrew or Greek as the Bible can be used to define certain words even within our English language.

I do not take the Bible literally as context will dictate how verses are to be understood. At times to the letter, maybe symbolic, perhaps it is a spiritual rendering or it is said in a poetic state, as context will clarify that text.

The Bible has been translated to over 690 languages.

It took over 1,000 years to complete the Old Testament.

The Bible was written by people from diverse occupational backgrounds. Parts of the Bible were written by kings. Half of the Psalms, a good chunk of Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes seem to be penned by royalty.

But other parts of the Bible are written by farmers, fishermen, a tentmaker, homeless prophets, a doctor, a professional scribe, vocational musicians, pastors, etc.

The Bible was written on three continents. Most was written in what is modern-day Israel (Asia). But some passages of Jeremiah were written in Egypt (Africa) and several New Testament epistles were written from cities in Europe.

King Henry VIII ordered that churches must read the Bible aloud during its services. The Great Bible of 1539 is the first official Bible printed in English. From then on, King Henry VIII of England ordered that the Bible should be read aloud during the church services in all Churches of England.

The Bible shows historical accuracy. While authors and disciples were writing the New Testament, many historians wrote about the same events the way it was written in the Bible. For instance, Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, and many other historians corroborate the historical accuracy of the New Testament in their works.

‘Amen’ is the Last word of the Bible….

THERE ARE CONDITIONS TO ANSWERED PRAYER

God is conditional, you want eternal life, you must believe 

That’s a CONDITION

IF you want forgiveness, you must repent 

That’s a CONDITION

IF you love God, obey Him

That’s a CONDITION

IF we are ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of us

That’s a CONDITION

IF you want prayer answered…… There are CONDITIONS, see verses below;

Sin will have an effect on your prayer life:

“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me” 

Ps 66:18

Hating knowledge:

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Pr.1:28-29

Despising the law:

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Pr.28:9

Brief prayers:

“Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and you on earth: therefore let your words be few”

Ecc.5:2

Iniquity will hinder sin:

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Is.59:2

Don’t pray for certain people:

“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee”

Jeremiah 7:16

Even Jesus did not pray for everyone 

“I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine”

John 17:9

With a whole heart:

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Jer.29:13

Prayers should be brief and to the point:

In Matthew 6:9-13 we find Jesus teaching his disciples to pray. This simple, brief prayer is commonly known in Christianity as ‘The Lords Prayer’ but in realty THIS SHOULD BE KNOWN AS ‘The Disciples Prayer’ as this was an example for the disciples on how to pray.

Luke records “ And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples” 

If you wish to find the real ‘Lords Prayer’ one can clearly see this in John chapter 17 where JESUS sweat drops of blood AS HE PRAYED.

The ‘disciples prayer’ was brief with only five verses in Matthew and this is the long version, as Luke has an edited account with only 3 verses. And note the blueprint prayer says we are to address our prayer to “OUR FATHER” not hail Mary, not Saint Jude or Saint Thomas. 

Alone time with God:

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly”

Matthew 6:6

Vain repetition:

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking”

Matthew 6:7

We must ask

“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”

Luke 11:9

In certain Churches we hear the minister say ‘are there any unspoken requests?’ as people will raise their hand. The Bible clearly says ASK not to say unspoken. How can we ‘agree’ on a prayer if it is unspoken?

Agree: 

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven”

Matthew 18:19

The need to believe:

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 21:22

Do we believe in agony & earnestly:

“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground”

Luke 22:44

In the name of Jesus:

“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”

John 14:13

Abiding in Christ:

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:7

Do not have the right combination of words, groaning can be heard in heaven:

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”

Romans 8:26

Warning to husbands:

“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered”

1Peter 3:7 

Always be in prayer:

“Pray without ceasing” & “Praying always” 

1Thes.5:17; 1Tim.2:8

Not wavering:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord”

James 1:5-7

Asking amiss: 

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

James 4:3

Living righteous: 

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

James 5:16

Keeping commandments:

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

1Jn.3:22

The will of God:

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us

1Jn.5:14

Maybe there is a reason Good has not answered your prayers, hope this helped?

THE TONGUE

Ever known someone who is always sick from the time they get up to the time they go to sleep? 

Well, there just might be a reason for such.

James writes:

“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”

James 3:3

Point made, a horse is controlled by that small bit and a ship is operated by a small rudder and that tongue is also a small part of your body and IF you cannot control that tongue, you WILL NOT control that body.

You show me someone who gossips and slanders, and I will show you someone who has a headache, back hurts, legs sore, tooth ache, can’t sleep, fingers unpleasant and the whole body uncomfortable. 

Control THAT tongue as per James 3 and you will sway your body.

MARCHING FOR JESUS

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way”

Psalm 37:23

Welcome to the big leagues of street preaching 

Continue to be faithful and the Father will bless your labor and you will have the authority and power of God to walk those wicked streets with boldness.

FRUIT OF OUTDOOR PREACHING

I know when teams go out and witness, they love to promote how many people were saved coupled with pictures of them praying with sinners as fruit of their gospel preaching.  

Not every time the disciples preached did revival happen, in fact often it was chaos that happened when they preached on the street.  Here’s a few examples from the book of Acts.

 “And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city”

Acts 16:20

TROUBLE OUR CITY?

“And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him”

Acts 21:27

STIRRED UP ALL THE PEOPLE?

“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes” 

Acts 24:5

PESTILENT….THOUGHOUT THE WORLD?

“And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.” 

Acts 25:24

ALL THE MULTITUDE OF THE JEWS

They made “no small stir” when they preached in public (Acts 12:18, 19:23).  I wonder if that would have been on youtube how many ministries would say ‘this is not of God’ and ‘they are doing the gospel harm’, “where is the fruit?.’

That is Biblical fruit from outdoor preaching and we find this many times in our holy book, for example

“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?” 

1 Kings 18:17

TROUBLES ISRAEL?

“And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth”

Revelation 11:10

THOSE TWO WITNESSES TORMENTED THE WORLD?

This is TRUE FRUIT of outdoor preaching

ROMANS 13

Do we obey Government or God?

On one of my trips to the UK we found the grave of John Bunyan.  

This saint was arrested and spent twelve years in jail as he refused to give up preaching. It was illegal to hold religious meetings of five or more people outside the Church of England….wow sounds like the law they did with COVID. 

Bunyan was arrested under the Conventicle Act of 1593, which made it an offence to attend a religious gathering other than at the parish church with more than five people outside their family.

…..sound a bit familiar?

Much of Christianity has read ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ and have polished the tomb of John Bunyan, however IF those same believers would have lived in that window with him, they would have admonished that Puritan preacher for not submitting to government.

They would have said; 

‘honor Romans 13’ 

‘Just submit’ 

‘You are making us all look bad’ 

‘You just want to get arrested’ 

‘You just want attention, just obey’ 

‘John you just have a martyrs complex’…..and on and on it will go.  

Glad they did not have facebook or youtube or the slandering would be greater.

We almost have the same scenario today, where the government is shutting down Churches and arresting ministers for having Sunday service and most Churches will abide and close the doors.  Maybe to save that 501c status.   

It is amazing that they want that 10% because they are the storehouse but now that storehouse is shut down for fear of a flu….check that the flu has killed more people than coronavirus. 

Our nation considers abortion clinics and liquor stores ‘essential’ and Churches non-essential. Do we really expect God to heal our land if we disobey God and follow men.

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets”

Matthew 23:29-30

At one time ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ was second only to the Bible in popularity, translated into more than 200 languages.

However now with the All-Time Best-Selling Books, the Bible is number one (6.7 billion copies) and Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan is number 6

I exhort you on reading that book and what happened to that man when he did not submit of te law of the land.

ARE GAYS REALLY GAY?

The price for being ‘gay’ as these are the stats from the ‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) have been increasing among gay and bisexual men, with recent increases in syphilis being documented across the country. In 2012, men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for 75% of primary and secondary syphilis cases in the United States. MSM often are diagnosed with other STDs, including chlamydia and gonorrhea infections. 

HPV (Human Papillomavirus), the most common STD in the United States, is also a concern for MSM. Some types of HPV can cause genital and anal warts and some can lead to the development of anal and oral cancer. Men who have sex with men are 17 times more likely to develop anal cancer than heterosexual men. Men who are HIV-positive are even more likely than those who are uninfected to develop anal cancer.

How are STDs spread?

STDs are spread through sexual contact with someone who has an STD. Sexual contact includes oral, anal, and vaginal sex, as well as genital skin-to-skin contact.

Some STDs—like HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhea—are spread through sexual fluids, like semen. Other STDs, including HIV and hepatitis B, are also spread through blood. Genital herpes, syphilis, and human papillomavirus (HPV) are most often spread through genital skin-to-skin contact. 

CDC recommends sexually active gay and bisexual men test for:

*HIV;

*Syphilis;

*Hepatitis B;

*Hepatitis C among gay men born from 1945 to 1965 or with risk behaviors;

*Chlamydia and gonorrhea of the rectum if you’ve had receptive anal sex, or been a “bottom” in the past year;

*Chlamydia and gonorrhea of the penis (urethra) if you have had insertive anal or oral sex in the past year;

*Gonorrhea of the throat if you’ve performed oral sex (i.e., your mouth on your partner’s penis, vagina, or anus) in the past year;

*And sometimes your health care provider may suggest a herpes blood test.

Gay and bisexual men who have multiple or anonymous partners should be screened more frequently for STDs (i.e., at 3-to-6 month intervals). Your healthcare provider can offer you the best care if you discuss your sexual history openly. You should have a provider you are comfortable with. CDC’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Services page will help you find health services that are gay-friendly.

No need of the CDC to understand you reap whatsoever you have sown and IF you have sex with a sewer/waste/death hole you will reap disease and death.

Nothing gay about this lifestyle, this is why they need a pride parade to try and justify their son.  It is nothing more than a public pep rally.

IF these people are so gay…..WHY is the suicide rate so high in that community?

THE SPIRIT OF FEAR:

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”

2 Timothy 1:7

People will use this verse to argue that we do not need to fear God, but the way 2 Timothy 1:7 should be understood is do we fear COVID?

Churches shut down because of COVID, believers that say ‘God can heal you’ or quick to lay hands on you, stayed inside their home.  Because of fear. 

Jesus touched lepers without gloves or a mask, he had a woman touch him that had an issue of blood for years.  Jesus DID NOT have the spirit of fear.

TO JUDGE OR NOT TO JUDGE, THAT IS THE QUESTION

Everyone seems to know the first two words of Matthew 7 and that would be “Judge not,”

Notice the comma after those two words, which means there is more words to follow what is stated and if context means anything to anyone we are told to judge. 

Here is what the text reads in full;

“….that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”

Matthew 7:1-5

The text is don’t be a hypocrite, first remove that sin for your eye to see clearly and remove the sin from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7 is a pro judge chapter.

The next verse reads;

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you”

Matthew 7:1-6

Now how can we know a person is a ‘dog’ or ‘swine’ unless we judge? One must conclude a person is a dog or a swine and that takes judging. Matthew 7 is a pro judge chapter.

In verse 15 we read;

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves”

How do we know they are false prophets; we must judge them, and we are told they appear to be normal but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Again, this takes judgement, Matthew 7 is a pro judge chapter.

The chapter continues with;

“a good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit”

…and how do we know good or bad fruit….WE JUDGE. Matthew 7 is a pro judge chapter.

The chapter ended with;

“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes”

How did the people know Jesus spoke with power….because they JUDGED Him…..Matthew 7 is a pro judge chapter.

We as Street Preachers have all heard the words “Judge Not” on the streets or campuses and if we only had a nickel for every time we heard those words? Well I’d like to give you verses that are pro-judging and examples of men of God judging. 

Jesus said to clearly to judge;

“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” 

John.7:32

We will find EXAMPLES of judging, as it’s hard to misinterpret an example. A word you can try to find a definition to try and justify judging but an example will be hard to discard. 

For example, John the Baptist judged when he said;

“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire”

Matthew 3

Remember this same John was put into prison for judging the king and calling him an “adulterer” and if that’s not judging what is?

In Matthew 23 we find Jesus judging the religious of his day calling them “serpents” “fools” “blind guides” “hypocrites” etc. 

Many will say, that was to religious people but not the common folks…..oh really?

Jesus judged people in the gospels, He called a woman a “dog”, Herod was called a “fox”, he said to others “you are of your father the devil.” He not only judged individuals but entire generations as He said “This is a faithless generation” “sinful generation” “adulterous generation” and “a wicked generation.”

In Luke 11we read “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples” then we read “If ye then, being evil…”  Even to His disciples He called “evil.” 

Jesus judged people when He said; 

“thy faith hath made thee whole” “Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace” “I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel”

Jesus challenged people to judge

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? 

John.7:51

Here are EXAMPLES of judging people:

In Acts we find the Apostles judging ‘outside the church’ 

Peter judged when he preached in Acts 3;

“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life”

Stephen judged in Acts 7 when he preached saying;

“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.”

Peter in Acts 8 judged Simon the Sorcerer when he was rebuked and this was said to him;

“Thy money perish with thee….for thy heart is not right in the sight of God…..Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity”

Even Paul in Acts 13 judged Barjesus a sorcerer and a false prophet saying;

“Then Saul filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him….said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”

And with that Barjesus was cursed with blindness 

We as a Church are admonished by Paul and John to test and prove what we believe; 

“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good”

1 Thessalonians 5:21

That would be judging.

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world”

1John 4:1

John is writing and exhorting us to JUDGE people to know false teachers and false prophets among us

“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things”

2 Corinthians 2:9

Here we find an example of Paul judging the Church

“Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?” 

1Co.11:13

“Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?” 

1Co.6:3

“I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?” 

1Co.6:5

“Open thy mouth, judge righteously”

Proverbs31:9

…..remember there is a book in the bible called JUDGES, I guess that needs to be removed

Ezekiel like many other Old Testament prophets were told to judge;

“Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers”

Ezekiel 20:4

“Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations”

Ezekiel 22:2

Now the motive for someone saying ‘judge not’ is simple, they don’t want you point out sin that most likely they are involved with. So those two words are for defensive reasons.

They would never say ‘judge not’ to judges on ‘American Idol’ or yell that at a ‘football referee’ about judging. No one ever tells a judge in a courtroom NOT to judge nor a jury not to be so judgmental. 

How do we know right from wrong without judging?

Every election people vote, which means they judged candidates and voted to someone that is likeminded with their views. I vote on those who are likeminded with the views of God’s standard, therefore I admit, I do judge. 

We only hear those two words ‘judge not’ when you expose sin.

WHAT COLOR WAS JESUS?

Who cares, I believe in the WORDS He spoke and that BLOOD that came from His body was RED, that is the only color I see. Color of skin is a non-issue and IF it was an issue our book would have made that an issue. 

Anyone that needs to make skin color an issue, I would consider a racist.

IS EVERYONE MY BROTHER?

NO!!

I have a personal issue with believers calling unbelievers ‘brothers’ or ‘bros’ and hopefully after this post, so should you. It is very common even among those who evangelize on the streets to call everyone ‘brothers’ or use the word ‘Bro’ even when addressing sinners. If you address a sinner as a ‘brother’ you have diluted what that title means.

Allow me to give a few examples in the book of Acts and notice how both Peter and Paul were preaching they used the words “Men and brethren” when addressing a crowd.

“Men and brothers, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus”

1:16

“And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on”

13:15

“But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question”

23:6

…need more examples, see Acts 2:37; 7:26; 13:26; 13:28; 13:38; 15:7; 15:13; 23:1; 28:17 for NOT calling everyone brother…..

They are NOT our brother because they have a different father as per John 8:44 where Jesus points out their father is the devil.

Here are a few other verses that are clear we are not brothers because we do not have the same Father;

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it”

Did Paul call a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, named Barjesus his ‘bro’….nay but rather he said;

“O full of all subtlety and all mischief, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”

Acts 13:10 

Note the words “child of the devil” is not a child of God. 

“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God”

1 John 3:10

John gives a distinction between children of God and children of the devil. 

Jesus defined who this your brother, no need to know Greek, the definition is clear within this verse; 

“But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother”

Matthew 12:48-50

Your brother, sister mother should be someone DOING the will of God and for you catholics did you notice Jesus DID NOT use the word ‘father’

SHOULD WE GIVE TO THE POOR?

“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always”

Matthew 26:11

Should you give money to the poor on the sidewalk holding a cardboard sign?

I rarely will and I will advise you to consider NOT giving them any money.  Money will not help them, in fact it will hinder them buying cigarettes, drugs or alcohol rather than needed food.

Most homeless people you see are there on the streets because of drugs or alcohol, not losing their job because of government setbacks. These people have reaped what they have sown and what they have sown has put them living in the dirty streets.

If you want to see real poor people go to Africa or India.  Here in America that homeless person can walk into any hospital for medical help.  He can get government money, food stamps and shelter.  Some live in a car or van, others will have ministries that will come to them and feed them, give them clothes and even a bed for hearing a sermon. Most of these street people know how to cry to God, repeat a sinner’s prayers and say the right things to make you think they are now saved and sorry for their sins. 

There is a reason their family will not take them as they have stolen much from them and cannot be trusted.  Most have a prison record, and some are wanted for crimes.  

They are NOT the poor innocent victims oppressed by the government.  

Many even like living on the street, no need for a job and if a hold a sign they can walk away with $75.00 within an hour with the sign reads ‘Vet’ ‘Please’ or ‘God bless you’  

Some have mental issues; we could see them alone talking to themselves and should not be on the street for their safety and the safety of others.  This is demonic and they continue to feed those demons. They need to be detained for the sake and well-being of the community. 

I say use discernment if you see them and know they are professional conmen who are poor and homeless for a reason.  

Some will use a dog to help get money, I’ve seen some use their children to get money….what a scam and many will give money because they are moved by emotion or guilt. 

Can God save them, deliver them and change him….YES He can but they will get a job, get involved in a local Church and stop using drugs or alcohol.  The word is repentance, not play the victim card. 

Let me end with this.  Some ministries will use pictures of feeding homeless people to have you support their ministries.  Helping the poor is just a photo op for support and to show how loving they are.

Lastly, IF you pay your taxes, you have helped the poor and homeless.

THREE SINS

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken”

Ecclesiastes 4:12

These 3 sins are not easily broken, they can destroy a nation and Christianity, so as street preachers we address them often.

TITHING

Tithing is found in the Old Covenant and there was a reason. It was not so you can give the 10% and prosper nor was it so the priests can get a bigger home with a gold chariot.

It was given to the High Priest and appears to be only Grain and animals, which was kept in the temple FOR the High Priest. 

READ THE WHOLE BOOK OF MALACHI, DONT JUST PICK OUT 1 SCRIPTURE and that Temple was destroyed. 

Those that belong to the real Jesus ARE His true Temple and Jesus is our High priest now, so says the writer of Hebrews;

“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession”

Hebrews 4:14

IF God wants 10% then He owes be a lot of money because I go beyond that 10% in what I put into the kingdom. 

The 10% is NOT salvation pending, nor does it make you holy. If you give, I say give with a cheerful heart.

In the Book of Acts Church, everyone brought their extras and laid at the Apostles feet, who in return gave it out to those in need. They did NOT keep it for themselves. That money was not used for bigger buildings or the need for that light and smoke instrument for worship.

It was kept simple as per Acts 4:35 

“And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need”

Money came in and money went out, unlike today. Money comes in….comes in….comes in….comes in…and maybe once a month there will be free hot dogs for the poor.

“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold”

Acts 4:32-34

In Acts 15 we find certain men from Judea to Antioch were teaching the brothers that unless you are circumcised according to the law of Moses, you cannot be saved. There were “fierce arguments with them” and the apostles and the elders got involved as the discussions became heated.

In conclusion, they agreed not to eat food that is unclean from having been offered to idols; to keep themselves from prohibited marriages; and not to eat the flesh of animals that have been strangled, or any blood.

Nothing was said about giving 10%

I think the million-dollar question is not will you give 10% but what they do with that 10%. I’ve been in Churches where the Pastor will pray a special prayer for those who give 10% and another time where the minister asked those that give their tithing to stand up and that shamed those that only gave an offering.

In my world IF someone is in need, they should turn to family, their neighbors, the Church and lastly government.

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN YOUR CITY?

Los Angeles can influence the world with Hollywood and the music industry

We are the second largest city in the U.S.

Crime rate is off the charts 

Our politicians are very liberal

The cost-of-living in this city is very expensive

Pollution everywhere 

Not a good city to raise a family

Gangs and drugs everywhere

Churches are lukewarm at best

And do we have traffic like no other city….so WHY would anyone want to live here?

This is a perfect city for a street preacher and I’m glad the Lord put me in this wicked city to be a watchman on the wall. After 40 years I am known to the police department, politicians, celebrities and have become part of the woodwork at large events in this sinful city.

IF you are thinking about moving, you need to consider where God wants you, NOT where you want to go…..and between you and I…..that place may be a city where your flesh wants to go. 

One must be faithful in your own city, which is your Jerusalem, then your county, then your state, then advance to other states and maybe other countries.

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”

Acts 1:8

Places to preach in your city

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBQgkttBNQ&t=15s

DOES GOD FORGIVE ALL SIN?

I like many of you have heard this and like so many things taught in church, it’s NOT true. Case in point blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is a sin that is unforgivable.

“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come”

Matthew 12:31-32

First off, if you were taught that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is rejecting Jesus YOU ARE WRONG!! As blasphemy against the Holy Ghost has NOTHING to do with not accepting Jesus, NOT having Jesus in your heart, NOT saying a sinner’s prayer. 

IF context means anything to anyone, it is clearly calling the work of the Holy Ghost demonic or from satan.

When we find this blasphemy against the Holy Ghost mentioned, it was right after Jesus delivered someone “possessed with a devil” and the Pharisees accused Jesus of doing that by the power “of Beelzebub the prince of the devils.”

THAT act is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost and that statement will NEVER be forgiven. We find this same example found three (3) times in Matthew 10, Mark 3, Luke 11 and in ALL of those chapters in each of those three (3) gospels we DO NOT find Jesus on the cross mentioned. We DO NOT find the bloody cross or Jesus in your heart mention. We DO NOT fine the words ‘sinners’ prayer’ mentioned, why?

Because blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is calling the work of the Holy Ghost demonic. 

Blaspheme the Father and you can be forgiven

Blaspheme Jesus and you can be forgiven

Blaspheme the Bible and you can be forgiven

However….Blaspheme the Holy Ghost and you will NEVER be forgiven. this known as the ‘unpardonable sin’

So with that, God is not all forgiving. 

Some may argue that Paul said he was a blasphemer in 1Timothy 1:13

“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief”

Paul never said the works of the Holy Ghost was demonic, he attacked the very person Jesus and those who believed in Him. One can blaspheme many things but not the Holy Ghost.

Once again…….blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is calling the work of the Holy Ghost demonic. 

Blaspheme the Father and you can be forgiven

Blaspheme Jesus and you can be forgiven

Blaspheme the Bible and you can be forgiven

However….Blaspheme the Holy Ghost and you will NEVER be forgiven, hence this known as the ‘unpardonable sin’

Hopefully this post will have some readers not be so quick to judge and falsely accuse the work of the Holy Ghost in others as demonic, satanic or from Beelzebub.

THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL

Give to them and God will bless you with riches.

To be brief, I believe it is an America gospel, try teaching that to those saints in China, North Korea, Africa and certain countries in the Middle East. 

Let us look at one chapter and see how much prosperity, joy, happiness we can find and how we are told to live a life filled with smiles. 

In 2 Corinthians chapter 11 we find Paul writing about his Christianity and let’s see if we will find this prosperity life that is taught in American today?

In that chapter Paul was considered a fool, into bondage, devoured, smitten on the face and a reproach.…and he continued with this prosperity life….

…in labors more abundant….

…in stripes above measure….

…in prisons more frequent…. 

…in deaths oft…..

…Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one…. 

….. I TRUST THIS ‘PROSPERITY LIFE’ IS COMING SOON….

…Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned…

…thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep…

…In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers… 

…in perils by mine own countrymen….

…in perils by the heathen… 

…in perils in the city…

…in perils in the wilderness… 

…in perils in the sea…

…in perils among false brethren….

….. I TRUST THIS ‘PROSPERITY LIFE’ IS COMING SOON….

…In weariness and painfulness… 

…in watchings often….

…in hunger and thirst…. 

…in fastings often….

…in cold and nakedness…..

WHERE IS THE PART ABOUT HAVING CADILLACS PARKED OUTSIDE THAT MILLION DOLLAR MANSION?

…that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches…

…I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities….

….Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me….

….And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands….

…WHAT HAPPENED TO JUST WALKING OUT IN THE POWER OF JESUS AND REBUKING THOSE PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO KILL PAUL. RATHER THAN LETTING HIM DOWN A BASKET AT NIGHT OVER A WALL. 

IS THIS REALLY THE ABUNDANT LIFE I HAVE BEEN TOLD AND PROMISED by American ministers?

2 Corinthians chapter 11 is fruit of a real Christian’ life that no one likes to discuss that because it is not appealing and is rarely mentioned in Church.

WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE IN JESUS?

For over 40 years I have had the privilege of talking to people across the sidewalks of America and I have asked them WHY they believe in Jesus? 

Here are a few reasons I’ve heard over and over.

“Because God is love”

“I want to avoid going to hell”

“I needed to get delivered from drugs” 

“I was an alcoholic”

“I felt God moving”

“He spoke to me”

“I don’t want to live in my sin”

“I saw Jesus”

“I should be dead but he…..”

“I prayed and He answered” 

 “I’ve always believed” 

“He healed me from….”

“I am the elect”

“He restored my marriage” 

“He gave me a job”

“I was rock bottom and He was there”

“He answered my prayer”

“I felt His presents at…..”

“He met me in jail”

Now, I’m sure all of these statements are sincere, but I think mankind could do better.

And the reason a person believes might be the very reason so many people live a spiritual roller coaster ride. Those intentions should not be the foundation reason of WHY we need to believe in Jesus as the Christ, not that God can’t repair problems but that should not be the reason.

For example one day our Lord said something radical. He said, ‘Eat my flesh and drink my blood’ and with those words many of His disciples were offended and stopped walking with Him.  Jesus turned to Peter and asked if he was leaving too and Peter replied, ‘No.  Because you have the words of eternal life.’

NOW, that is an answer and that should be the very core of WHY we believe in Jesus.  There is NO ONE like Him and NO other way to God….PERIOD!!

Many TV evangelists, look into the television and say something like ‘God loves you and wants you to prosper, yes God is ready to bless you financially.’  He will give actual verses of prosperity and for that reason those watchers will motivated to believe in Jesus. 

 Now God healing someone, restoring a broken marriage, fixing your finances and delivered you from drugs and alcohol can occur but should not be the nucleus of our belief in Jesus.  Because once these things get restored, many will start all over again. 

I believe in Jesus as the Christ because He is the ONLY Door to God…..how about YOU?

YOUR NAME WILL BE RUINED

Are you willing to be a reproach or are you concerned what others say about you?

“I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads”

Psalm 109:25

The definition of ‘reproach’ is the expression of disapproval or disappointment, discredit, or disgrace, scorn, accuse, chide, criticize, blame and point the finger at. Or do you want to be accepted and loved by the sinners, maybe your preaching doesn’t provoke demons to manifest?

Godly people in the BIBLE were hated, beaten, jailed and killed for their faith. I was thankful the police were standing behind me that day or those angry sinners would have killed me that day.

THE FIELD WE PLOW:

Think you can plow the field with the big boys?

Tired of sitting in a lukewarm pew on Sunday and knowing the world we live in is backslidden and perverted.  Want to be as bold as the sin in our country.  

Get your hard hat and work boots on because before we can plant that (gospel) seed and water that seed, we must break that rocky ground, we must remove mountains (of sin) and uproot trees from their roots and crack boulders.  

This is a construction site, with loud noises and heavy equipment used.

Looking for few good men willing to die to self and plow the hazardous fields with truth.

If you wish to only pass out tracts and ask ‘If you ever lied, what does that make you….’ avoid this work place, stay in the flower box pulling weeds with grandma.

Our congregation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG2h6H19Ddg&t=360s

OUR LIVES ARE LIKE A VAPOR

Even IF God grants you 100 years to live. Those 100 years are but a vapor compared to eternity. 

Have you been consistent with your quick life this side of heaven? 

Have you kept the vision you were given….or….have you gone from ministry to ministry? 

Maybe you have gone from Church to Church….fellowship to fellowship….from vision given to new dreams?

I call you a tumbleweed Christian rolling around to and fro, with no steadiness and claiming to be lead of the Holy Ghost. Or IF you need Biblical vocabulary, you are a reed shaken with the wind.

I exhort you too live today as if you have no tomorrow

“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”

Matthew 6:34

SANDWICH SIGNS HAVE A HISTORY

Did you know the reason I wore wooden sandwich signs?

If you guessed to witnesses with your hands free, you are almost right.

It was used back in the day as body armor. We would get pelted with so many objects and during one homosexual event in the late 1980’s, I was thumped with ‘D’ cell batteries from across the street. Those batteries left my body black and blue. So, I started to wear those wooden sandwich boards when I preached just for protection, and you could hear objects being thrown striking the wood which protected me. My body was guarded by this visible Christian shield. 

Today many open-air preachers wear small plastic or cardboard signs but back in the day we needed large wooden signs that covered a large portion of your body. That sign was beyond a witnessing devise.

SHOULD WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE?

This post will burst a few old wineskins but it is very common to believers to say ‘Let’s pray for them’ or ‘Can I pray for you.’

Well did you know that we SHOULD NOT pray for certain people?

Here are a few verses that clearly read we should not pray for some people, so I hope this gives you liberty NOT to ‘Amen’ certain prayers.

“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee”

Jeremiah 7:16

“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble”

Jeremiah 11:14

“Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good”

Jeremiah 14:11

“I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine”

John 17:9

DO WE NEED TO LIVE HOLY?

Let Hebrews 12:14 answer that question

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”

Note the words “…and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”

We need to live Holy as per the Holy Bible, the Holy Ghost and obey our Holy Father.

IF you are living in sin or never been born again, I will question your salvation.  Have you repented and are you a new creature in Christ?

“Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it”

Psalm 34:14

If you are working with a ministry or Church that does not teach living holy LEAVE!

HATED FOR JESUS 

This is not sweat….this was a drink that someone poured on me.

Over the years I have had gallons of alcohol poured on my body

I have had gallons of spit on my body

I have had thousands of cigarette rubbed on my body

I have had so many punches to my body I lost count

I have been it with bottles more times than I can recall

I have been hit with human feces five times

My body has been hit with so many objects I don’t even duck

I have almost been run over by a vehicle more than four times

I have been cited and arrested more times than I can remember

I have had several guns and knives pulled out on me

I have been kicked in the groin countless times

Arrested and cited more times than I can remember

I have had angry people try and light my clothes on fire

I have had sinners even ejaculate on me….all because I was preaching

How many of YOU have tasted Psalm 23:4

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”

….who said Christianity is just a Sunday thing?

ARE WE SAINTS OR SINNERS?

Today most believers love to say they are sinners only saved by God’s grace.  That’s a proud way to be humble.

What they should be taught is that we WERE (past tense) sinners saved by grace?

The word SINNER in the Greek means, devoted to sin, not free from sin, especially wicked and IF we are truly born-again that should be our past NOT out present.

In the N.T. we are called ‘saints’ 61 times, never sinners again. The word holy and Saint comes from the same Greek word (Hagios) which means the most holy thing, a Saint.

In 1 Peter 2:9, Peter explains what position the Saints are in. 

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light”

Sounds past tense to me?

How about 1 Corinthians 6:11

“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God”

We find again in 1 John 3:7

“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous”

And the following verse reads

“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil”

Scriptures makes it clear the difference between a Saint and sinner, as the Epistles were written to “saints”.

STREET PREACHING AND POLITICS

Did you know that Pittsburgh once elected a street preacher as Mayor?

Meet Joseph Barker who was elected January 8th, 1850 while he sat in a jail cell for preaching on the street.  Before he was elected, he was found guilty of ‘obstructing the streets, indecent language and inciting to riot’ after his anti-Catholic preaching was declared a public nuisance.

….I love this guy as I have been arrested on those same charges as well…

Little is known of Barker’s early life, but he rose to prominence in the city shortly after the Great Fire of 1845 destroyed much of the downtown area. His clean-shaven appearance was an anomaly at a time when beards were common. Barker became known as one of ‘the foremost of a strange cult of street preachers’ according to a newspaper account of that time. 

…I love this guy even more….

Famous for his fiery anti-Catholic and nativist rhetoric, the undrained and allegedly illiterate preacher launched tirades on downtown street corners, attracted a following and rose to some infamy.

Barker was arrested numerous times over the course of at least a year until finally in Nov. 1849, he went to trial following a particularly venomous rant in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oakland that prompted Pittsburgh Mayor John Herron to have him arrested. 

The charges were primarily directed at the disruption, both physical and oral, of the commercial activities in and around Market Square. His verbal assaults on the Roman Catholic religion and its members included graphic depictions that were described as ‘the most horribly obscene language that was perhaps ever uttered by a public speaker before a public assemblage in any part of the civilized world. Language so indecent, and so copious, that it would have been impossible for the Attorney General to set it out in the bill of indictment, and, for the character of the present generation, it is well that the records of the Court have not been employed to hand down the stain to posterity.’ 

….by George, we must be related…..

After being found guilty, Barker told the jury to ‘go to hell’ and threatened the judge with hanging. In turn, Judge Benjamin Potham sentenced Barker to a year in the County Jail and a $250 fine. 

To the conspiratorial suggestion that Barker was being persecuted and convicted simply for denouncing the Roman Catholic Church, the court replied: 

‘We should regard it as a calamitous day in the history of our country when you, or any citizen, lay or clerical, should be held to answer as a criminal, for having exercised the right of free and fair discussion on the creed and government of that church, or any other church. If that were the charge preferred against you, we should be amongst the foremost, both in individual and in our official capacity, to denounce and rebuke the prosecution.’

Barker’s followers rallied and turned out in sufficient numbers during the mayoral election to thrust Barker into office as a write-in candidate while he was incarcerated. He won the election with nearly 1,800 votes, and a winning margin of over 200 votes. Most of the votes came from Whig Party voters, whose desertion left the Whig candidate blindsided on Election Day.  

…..I love this story….

After his victory, Barker was immediately pardoned by Gov. William F. Johnston, but the document did not arrive in time for Barker to be released on the scheduled date of the swearing-in ceremony. 

A mob formed, threatening to break Barker out of jail, until the sheriff relented and released him. They demanded that Judge Potham be the one to administer the oath of office to Barker, which he did on Jan. 11, as his last official act. Immediately after, Judge Potham resigned and moved to Ohio, unwilling to further contend with Barker’s ‘habitual outrage upon public decency.’

With the governor’s pardon still missing in the mail, Barker was returned to the County Jail to start his term as mayor behind bars.

Remember God gave us 1 and 2 Kings in our Bible.

WHICH IS IT, PROVERBS 26:4 OR PROVERBS 26:5?

Proverbs 26:4 reads “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”

And the very next verse reads 

“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.” 

Proverbs 26:5

Which is it, answer or don’t answer a fool….or do we have an error on our Bible?

Here is my response to that question, not a website, not a Bible commentary, not what a particular denomination believes, no need to know Hebrew, just the good old King Jimmy will do. You ask me, you get my opinion on the matter.

I believe both scenarios are there for a reason because there are times I will answer a question and there are times I will NOT answer that same question. 

Remember a ‘spiritual judgeth all things’ as per 1Corinthians 2:15 and therefore that spiritual man will know when to answer and when NOT to answer.

You have options when you contend for the faith as Paul did in Mars Hill when he preached against the idolatry. When he was done the people of Athens said ‘And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter’ (Acts 17:32) but they never did Paul being a spiritual man moved on as the next verse reads ‘So Paul departed from among them’ (Acts 17:32).

You are NOT obligated to reply to every question. Proverbs 26:4-5 does not conflict, just gives you choices on what to do with certain sinners who ask endless questions.

CHRISTIAN RETREAT 

I hate the word ‘retreat’

Why do Churches have ‘Christian Retreats?’

We should always charge, strike, confront, attack and take the offensive.

Remember when David got involved with Bathsheba, there might be a reason for that.  There was a war going on and David was not in the battel and for that…..well you know the story.  

In Ephesians 6:10-18 we read about wearing the full armor of God and if you have not noticed, all the armor is for the front, NOTHING is to protect the back.  So charge, strike, confront, attack and take the offensive and don’t run away from the fight.

YOUR METHOD OF PREACHING DOES NOT WORK

….and our critics says ‘No one listens’

Sinners not only stand around and listen but want a picture with us too.

“What went ye out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”

LOCATION…LOCATION AND LOCATION

Here is a preaching pearl from Uncle Ruben 

There is a bit more to open air preaching besides standing on a corner with a sign. The key is location, location and location.

“Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying”

Proverbs 1:20-21

Position is critical to be heard and that is why God wants us to preach, to ears that need to hear. Many men of God preached at the city gates, the marketplace and John the Baptist did not baptize people in a small quiet pool of water but the river where there was much activity. 

So, pray that God show you that main artery to stand, look or map that location and secure that real estate to glorify God.

“Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors”

Proverbs 8:1-3

I AM NOT AN EVANGELIST:

If I only had a dime every time I’ve heard that statement for someone to justify not preaching Jesus.

One does NOT need to be an evangelist to preach, remember Paul told Timothy to do the work of an evangelist, not that he needed to be an evangelist.  

“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry”

2 Timothy 4:5

Every believer says they have Jesus in their heart, if true PREACHING should be as normal as breathing.

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh”

Luke 6:45

Did you read “for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh”…..meaning whatever is in your heart comes out of your mouth….meaning IF Jesus Christ is really in your heart, you would be speaking about him to others.  Be it one on one or one on a thousand, He will come out of your mouth.

One of the functions of the Holy Ghost is to promote Jesus and IF you are filled with the Holy Spirit and do not share Jesus…..you are full of something else.

Just because you pass out a tract does NOT make you an evangelist 

Just because you hold a sign does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because you invite someone to Church does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because you use the keyboard to witness does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because someone has laid their hands on you does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because you have a heart for the lost does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because you knock on doors does NOT make you an evangelist

Just because you have a heart for the lost does NOT make you an evangelist

Preaching is NOT my ministry…..NOT my calling…..NOT my gift…..public preaching is my duty in Christ.  

Jesus said in Matthew 10:32 and note the word WHOSOEVER….

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven”

It appears it is expected for you a WHOSOEVER, evangelist or non evangelist to confess Jesus

The very next verse is a warning for those WHOSOEVER’s that do not confess, acknowledge Jesus.

“But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven”

Matthew 10:33

So, unless you are on the ‘witness protection program’ we are all obligated to confess Jesus beyond the Church walls.

WATER BAPTISM:

A question I get asked often is if baptism is necessary for salvation

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned”

Mark 16:16

Water baptism is not a condition to salvation, it is a token of you salvation.  Remember the thief on the cross was never baptized and Jesus said to him “To day shalt thou be with me in paradise”

I do advise believers to get water baptized, not for salvation reasons but as a token of that salvation. Much like a ring on your finger is a token of your marriage.

We do our baptisms at the beach as all baptisms in the Bible were done in a public place.  John the Baptist baptized people in the Jordan River not inside a building once every other month where you bring a fresh set of clothes to wear after or wear white robes when baptized.  John’s baptism was done in public and after the dunking you walked around wet and a public confession that you were baptized. 

In Acts chapter 8 we find Philip baptizing a eunuch in public not inside a building. 

When I baptize someone at the beach as a token of our salvation, I invite them to confess their sins out loud (John did this when he baptized people) and as I dunk them into the water (that will symbolize the old man being dead) in the name of Jesus.

I then bring them up from the water (that will symbolize being a born again and free from your sin) and this is done in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 

When we baptize someone, we will preach Jesus to anyone on the beach and acknowledge what we are doing, then walk into the water and get baptized. 

I do not believe in babies getting baptized as the cathoilcs sprinkle them with water.  Children have NO need to be baptized as Jesus said regarding them “for such is the kingdom of God” (Lk.18:16)

LAST WORDS

In the Martyrdom, Polycarp is recorded as saying on the day of his death: “Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong. How then can I blaspheme my King and Savior? You threaten me with a fire that burns for a season, and after a little while is quenched; but you are ignorant of the fire of everlasting punishment that is prepared for the wicked.’

Polycarp was burned at the stake and pierced with a spear for refusing to burn incense to the Roman emperor. On his farewell, he said: ‘I bless you, Father, for judging me worthy of this hour, so that in the company of the martyrs I may share the cup of Christ.’

Polycarp was known for calling immoral people to repent but called the false teachers ‘firstborn of Satan.’

BANNED FROM CANADA FOR LIFE

Years ago, we were scheduled to yoke up with the saints from Canada and preach with them in certain cities. However John Williams and I were stopped at the border.  

We were detained for hours, questioned and told we were not allowed in Canada. It appeared they were waiting for us and when we gave them our US Passports the boarder officer got on his radio and said some code.  We were surrounded by officers who walked us into another building.  They had three waiting rooms, one large room for those who had issues with a passport or their visa, that room was always busy.  Then the next glass room was for criminals and their John and I sat as we were the only ones there.  The next room appeared to be a quarantine room to place those trying to get into Canada with an illness. 

We were treated like terrorists as they feared us in Canada because last year, we preached at a sodomite event and caused “no small stir.”  Police were called from others cities to try and control the near riot and of course we were accused of attacking the gays.  

All lies as we had video of the event and it was the gays who attacked us, pushed us and tried to pull our banners down. 

Nevertheless, we were considered the ones responsible for the public disturbance at the park, so with that we removed from Canada AND BANNED FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.  

It’s one thing to have issues with a local city, event or within a state but a whole new level when an entire country considers you a threat to their nation. 

These first 2 pictures were taken as we were walked to the US boarder and the guards from Canada gave us to officers from the USA saying the words ‘DEPORTED!’  

The next 3 pictures were taken in Russia as we were arrested and detained daily.  And when it was time to leave from our mission they had officers there at the airport to make sure we were on our plane back to the States.

So, if you wish to associate yourself with this Christian radical guerrilla, your good name might get ruined.

Open air preaching in Moscow

Being escorted out of Red Square

Making sure we were on our flight back to the USA

HOW TO PREACH AT A MUSLIM EVENT

The Lord used us to shut down a Muslim event in Dearborn as we used a pig head when we preached.

This Muslim event was in Anaheim and was open to the public so we could not be removed. What we did to expose Islam was we dressed up one of the sisters in our Church like a female Muslim and padded her down. We then stood and read from their holy books on how the men were allowed to beat women.  

As the verses were read, I hit her with a stick with the dimensions Islam allowed.….and for some reason those Muslims were offended that we did that in public. 

The following year, the event bought a permit at a park, fenced the entire area off and you needed to buy a ticket to get inside their fair.  It cost them much money and it looks like that Muslim event may not happen much longer.

HOW TO USE THE MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE WORD OF GOD?

I have no problem with using media to promote what our God says on certain issues.

Rule 1 is don’t expect them to really print or record the truth because they will edit and if you are not wise in your words, it can come back to bite you.

Here is a tip from your Uncle Ruben, always remember when talking to the media the ‘3-B’s’ and that is ‘Be Brief Brother Be Brief’

If you are going to quote Bible DO NOT go from Genesis to Revelation to make your point and AVOID reading Psalm 119 to them.  Just give the smoking gun verses to the reason you are there and what God thinks of that day.

Do not ramble, that is the reason the media can twist what you say, too many words spoken.

If you are camera shy, maybe you should not street preach, because people will always take pictures and film you.  Reporters are always willing ask questions why you are doing this and saying that.  I say always be willing to give the good news to the fake news. This is also something you need to be prayed up on, so you can answer questions brief and to the point.

Are you ready always to give an answer or clarify to anyone including the media or do you just say ‘no comment.’

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear”

1 Peter 3:15

When praying to preach an event, pray for location and what the Lord would have you say if interviewed.

Put the good news in the news

THE ALTAR OF A STREET PREACHER

Not very glamorous. 

Not made with the finest of wood or gold, no little lamp to illuminate your notes, no podium stand to hold your Bible, no message of prosperity or come as you are, no praise music to serenade, no light show and smoke machine for the worship service and no money is placed at our feet for a blessing in return. 

Rather, we need iron gates to keep our congregation from attacking us, a gulf is needed to separate the sinner from the saint, police surrounding us for our safety, a message of repentance for forgiveness is given and rubbish is placed at our feet as a ‘thanks’ for our wholesome message. 

Now IF you look closely, you will see 2 dozen eggs on the street, the police moved in and removed the person who tossed two of them and placed the carton of eggs away from my congregation. 

Oh, the ‘altar of a street preacher’ is beautiful to those who wished to be used in this manner 

Now this was a sodomite parade in Hollywood and many decided to stand around us for hours rather than enjoying their big parade day and remember they say ‘no one listens to us’ 

This is the Big League of open air preaching 

“For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily”

Jeremiah 20:8

WHAT AGE WILL WE BE IN HEAVEN?

Will you be recognizable in heaven from what you looked like on earth? 

I have heard we will look the age when we died. 

I heard we will all be 33 years old because that was the age Jesus died for us.

Another suggestion is that we will we be the age we got saved.

This question is not salvation pending so don’t use the word ‘heretic’ if someone disagree with you. 

There is no answer found in the Bible, so I cannot give one. But I do know saints will be recognized

And I believe this based on the transfiguration where Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus.  Peter, James, and John saw this and there were no name tags.  They were identified and known.

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known”

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we also have the story recorded in Luke 16 where the rich man was in torment and recognized Lazarus and Abraham.  So it can be argued that lost souls have the power of recognition and keep in mind this was NOT a parable.

We do not know what the age is in heaven nor what we will look, some saints might shine more than others and one thing we know, is we will have eternal bodies and these new bodies will be “glorious.”

DO YOU STINK?

Does your Christianity stink…..some of you smell bad and others not so bad…..but some of you REEK!!

And frankly you should smell as per 2 Corinthians 2:15-16
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?”

Your Christianity so be like a strong unpleasant odor to those going to hellfire. Just your presence should be a stench of DEATH to family, neighbors, co-workers and people on the street.

No words needed.
But to those of you that are saved, you smell like a sweet-smelling fragrance of LIFE and a perfume of JESUS

How bad do you stink?

JUST ME AND JESUS

Alone time with God is good…..but do not forsake assembling of ourselves together with other saints.

This just ‘me and Jesus’ can be very dangerous…..selah

I have seen many fall away with this ‘just me and Jesus’ attitude of being a loner.

IF there is no one you fellowship with, work with, study the Bible with….MAYBE YOU ARE THE PROBLEM

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” 

Hebrews 10:25

GIVING A SINNER SALVATION

Allow this aged work horse to teach you younger horses something. 

It appears many younger believers wish to share their faith and witness, pass out tracts, hold a sign and pray for people.  To which I commend you for that, HOWEVER, learn not to tell people that you prayed for or talked with that they are saved. 

A profession is NOT salvation. 

So you talked and spent time with them, that’s not salvation.

So you were able to pray for them, that’s not salvation.

So you hugged them, that’s not salvation.

So they agreed to go to Church, that’s not salvation.

So they repeated a ‘sinner’s prayer’ with you, that’s not salvation.

So they took a tract from you, that’s not salvation.

So they read your sign, that’s not salvation.

So you gave them a bottle of water, that’s not salvation. 

So they had questions and you answered those questions, that’s not salvation. 

So they confess that they need a savior, but that’s not salvation.

So they stood around for an hour and listened to you preach, that’s not salvation.  

There is a reason the Lord will put us in their path after you told them they were saved and we have to clarify a few things you have told them.

Are they born again? 

If they still wish to live in their sin, they are not a new creature, old things have not passed away and they are the same person.  Repentance is never mentioned and if so repent from what?

Saved from what?

What are they saved from, their sin. Not if they still live in it.  Again nothing is instructed on repentance because if that ‘R’ word is mentioned, they might get offended.  Sin must be pointed out and it appears you wish to be their friend rather than communicating truth.

Forgiveness?

One can be forgiven, IF repentance is done.  THAT is the order of appearance when Jesus preached and in the book of Acts. It’s ‘repent and believe’ not ‘believe and spend the rest of your life trying to repent’

I am getting vexed on seeing you pick fruit that is not yet ripe

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD

How many times have I heard Christians wonder why God has not answered their prayers.

Perhaps, because they don’t make time and sit still to listen to God?

Maybe their prayer life is them always talking and never making time to hear?

New concept people:

“let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak” or may I be so bold to say ‘learn to SHUT UP!!! when praying.’ How can God talk to you when you give Him no time to respond as per Ecclesiastes 5:2;

“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few”

Clean that up, your prayer life should be sitting still pondering God without many words from your end. 

My question to you is……can you actually sit still for even 10 minutes without your mind wondering off?

BEINGS FROM OUTER SPACE

Some believers believe aliens from outer space can be saved from the cross.

The verse they is John 10:15-16

“As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd”

When Jesus said “which are not of this fold” they believe He was speaking ‘extra terrestrial’s’ 

I do NOT believe this was said to speak of aliens from outer space but to the Gentiles which will soon be merged into the kingdom of God via the cross and New Testament

….and for the record UFO’s are demonic.

PREACHING vs TRACTS 

Biblical literature, booklets and tracts can be refused by sinners on the streets…HOWEVER…what that sinner HEARS cannot be declined, even a sign, banner or tee-shirt that is noticed CANNOT be snubbed with what they seen. 

WHY give the sinner the opportunity to say ‘No, thank you’ or take that literature, booklets and tracts only to toss it on the ground without reading it, as with this Bible found on the street. I’m sure the person who passed it out went back to his group what his praise report saying he even passed out several Bibles. 

Preaching into their ears or using a sign CANNOT be discarded, they CANNOT plead ignorance of what they heard or saw, this is why God uses that method.

I have worked with groups that only pass out tracts and at the end of the day, they boast about all the tracts they passed out but really witnessed to no one. I have seen those streets filled with religious literature on the floor after an event but I’m sure those that passed them out boasted that they gave away hundreds. 

Fact is tracts, signs, banners, bold shirts are just tools we can use, we are commanded to preach and that word ‘preach’ is to open the mouth.

Please do not misunderstand, I use tracts but I will NOT limit the Holy Ghost to use me with just tracts. Distributing literature, booklets, tracts are fine but there is NOTHING like preaching as per raising the voice.

“How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?”

Romans 10:14

Note the word PREACHER is used in that verse.

USING HARD WORDS

“But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things”

2 Corinthians 11:6

If you are concerned about offending people, you should NOT be an open-air preacher because God may just have you say things that may be impolite and vulgar to certain ears. My advice, be concerned NOT to offend God if He has you say something offensive.

“Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!”

Matthew 18:7

Here are just a few examples in our HOLY Bible that if some people had they been alive during that day, they would have been offended and questioned their motive.

Isaiah waked barefoot and naked -Isaiah 20

Ezekiel spoke on the size of a penis being like a donkey and semen -Ezek 23

Elijah began mocked false prophets -1Kings 18

Malachi preached on spreading dung on faces -Malachi 2

John the Baptist called people ‘generation of vipers’ and called the king an ‘adulterer’

Jesus called people a ‘dogs’ ‘snakes’ ‘fox’ ‘fools’ ‘blind guide’ ‘hypocrites!’ ‘whitewashed tombs’

Even His disciples He called evil (Matthew 7:11) and woed cities that no longer exist. He even rebuked His entire generation calling them ‘wicked’ ‘adulterous’ and ‘evil’

Then we find Stephen being offensive and before he was killed said “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye” -Acts 7

Paul addressed Barjesus saying ‘O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness’ -Acts 13

Paul said in Galatians 5:12, 

“wish that those who are troubling you would even emasculate themselves.”

Do you know what emasculate means?  The word in Greek means to castrate, to mutilate or cut off

This is just a few things that men of God preached, and I wonder how many would have been offended if they heard those words. Glad facebook and youtube was not around or these men would have been slandered

……just for the record ‘God loves you’ was never preached in public in the book of Acts nor did Jesus say that in all four gospels.

ARE YOU A SOLDIER OF THE CROSS?

Funny how we have so many pacifists today that claim to blanket themselves with those warrior scriptures and have never seen the enemy face to face on the battlefield, save their keyboard.

We find many verses just in the New Testament where a military metaphor used, for example we find words like fellow soldier, good soldier, devout soldier, armor of God, stand firm, enemy, battle, fight, contend, weapons, sword, war and Captain.

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ”

Many ministries and Churches have a name liken to a warrior yet will run from battle. I have sat in a Church and heard the song ‘onward Christian soldiers’ and it was like fingernails on scratching a chalkboard because they were unworthy to sing that song.

I wonder why many ministries have what is known as a ‘retreat.’  I despise that word, we should always rush and attack, marching forward and not retreat.

Remember when David fell in sin with Bathsheba, there was a war going on and he was not in the fight.  Had he been leading men in the war, we may not have the David and Bathsheba story in the Bible.  IF you are a warrior stay in the battle.

HELP WANTED:

God is looking for a few good men who are willing to make a hedge as per Ezekiel 22:30

“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none”

Ezekiel 22:30

GOD IS LOOKING……are you responding ….or is sitting in Church enough Christianity for you?

“Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”

Psalm 94:16

Think God is only looking for someone would went to seminary, or never missed Sunday school and has kept every receipt that they gave 10% of their money to the Church. Think God is only looking for someone who was once the captain of the debate team or a used car salesman, because they can talk. 

Think God is only looking for those who are ordained by the State or those who had hands laid on them and told them they were a ‘modern day Peter or Paul?’

“Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it”

Jeremiah 5:1

Think again…..as God calls and uses the underdog…….

Noah only saved his family

Moses stuttered

Abraham was old

Jacob was a cheater

Sarah had no patience

David had an affair

Daniel was put in the fire and a lion’s den

Gideon did not know the voice of God 

Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers

Elijah was depressed

Hosea was told to marry a whore

Jonah was lazy

Zaccheus was a short man

Thomas doubted

Martha was a worry wart

John the Baptist looked like a cave man and lost his head while in prison

Paul once killed Christians

Peter could not keep his mouth shut

Stephen was told to washed tables

Timothy was told to do the work of an evangelist

John wrote the book of Revelation exiled on an island after being boiled

And yet God used them, God does not call the qualified, He is looking for anyone willing to serve Him.

“And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none”

Ezekiel 22:30

You can help us in prayer, joining us on a preach, hosting us when we visit your city and we can always use an extra set of hands to hold banners.  IF you can put action to your words rather than emotion, contact me at irebukeu@earthlink.net

I BELONG TO A MEGA CHURCH

I must confess, I belong to a Mega-Church and am considered one of the main pastors of the largest Mega-Church in the USA.

Our services are so LARGE we cannot put everyone in a building, even a sporting stadium is too small to hold the masses. My congregation must meet on the street, where we have NO worship service, NO passing the basket for money, NO donuts and coffee after the service, NO Sunday school, we meet in any weather and service may last an hour to over 15 hours. 

Also, with my Mega-Church there is NO dress code, in fact clothing is optional. At my service we teach straight blunt Bible, discuss current events and point sin out. There will be NO ears tickled and most of my parishioners will be offended and angry at my message, yet they continue to stay for more.

We have NO studio to tape our service, we have NO weekly TV shows, but we do have cameras around us at every service and some services are seen by millions without us paying a nickel.

We don’t sell books, we don’t push DVD’s, there is NO miracle-water sold, we don’t have guess speakers and often police are called to the service to bring order to those touched by the sermon.

We do NOT beg for money and tell you God will bless you if you sow into our ministry. At our service we rarely give hugs and we DO NOT lay hands suddenly on anyone.

Demons have been known to manifest in my Mega-Church and some need to get slain to the ground and NOT disrupt the outdoor service, where pews and chairs seem to get broken from my sermons so there is standing room only. 

We do believe in deliverance and demons manifest throughout the service, but we do NOT cast those demons out or they will send seven other spirits more wicked than the first. 

A number of our flock want to rush the altar and touch us, so we need security to keep them at bay and NOT interrupt the service for others. Because a real man is rare in America a number of women in our service can’t help themselves and rip their clothes off as they charge us. They are quickly stopped and asked not to show their assets during service. 

I do NOT have a 95-million-dollar jet but I do get a police escort after a number of services.

Over the decades we have had politicians, celebrities, famous musicians, rich and poor of all ages attend our outdoor services. I’ve been asked at an interview once how many people I preach too a year, and my response was at least 4 million humans a year. 

That’s NOT counting what’s on the news stories, documentaries, docudramas, TV, cable and radio shows, that number may double AT LEAST.

…..yes, I do belong to a Mega-Church

 SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT WORTHY FOR JESUS

Did you know that some people are UNWORTHY for Jesus….when was the last time you heard that?

“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”

Matthew 10:37-38 (those Red Letters are found in the New Testament

INSEASON AND OUT OF SEASON 

Like the US mail, our street preacher motto has been ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these preachers from their appointed places to preach’

That day I was more concerned my megaphone would get wet and short out than I was I standing in the rain. Weather should not be an excuse just another opportunity.  Abortion clinics are still open, bars are still open, people are still shopping at Walmart, subways are still alive and every Sunday lukewarm believers are going to church, in WHATEVER weather.

The verse reads “in season and out of season” and NOT only when you feel up to it or if the weather is fine.

HAVING MEN WATCH YOU’RE BACK

Don’t you just love it when you have men willing to not only watch your back but defuse anything that will shut down our preaching?

If you never needed anyone to watch over you while you minister to sinners, perhaps you need to put a bit more meat in your message.

I doubt you will have any issues if all you say is ‘Jesus loves you’ ‘can I pray for you’ or ‘I’m a sinner too’

Start speaking out against their sin, remember law before grace.

“The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil”

John 7:7

ARE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES CHRISTIAN?

NO!!!

They reject the deity of Christ, they have their own Bible, Jesus was a created being like Michael the archangel, they reject everlasting punishment for the sinner and believe that only 144,000 will be saved. 

However according to their religion their worldwide membership of approximately 8.58 million adherents involved in evangelism AND an annual Memorial attendance of over 20 million. Now I’m no Jewish accountant but those numbers don’t add up, it appears they have gone beyond the 144,000. 

AND I hate to break the news to them but those 144,000 mentioned in the book of Revelation are Hebrew men that are virgins as per Revelation 14.

AND speaking of ‘false prophets’ did you know that Charles Taze Russell predicted the return of Jesus several times with actual dates and those dates have come and gone. Here are a number of false predictions made either by Charles Russell, subsequent leaders of the church or the Watchtower Organization itself; 

1886 The Millennial Reign Has Already Begun

“The outward evidences are that the marshalling of the hosts for the battle of the great day of God almighty, is in progress while the skirmishing is commencing.” (Watchtower reprints 1, page 817 January 1886) 

1897 The Millennial Reign Began in 1874

“ Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874” (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 4, page 621) 

1899 The Times Described in Revelation 16 Have Begun

“…the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty’ (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth’s present rulership, is already commenced.” (The Time Is at Hand, page 101 – 1908 edition) 

1916 The Millennial Reign Began in 1873

“The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christ’s Reign, began in 1873.” (The Time Is at Hand, page ii) 

1917 Armageddon Has Begun

“The present great war in Europe is the beginning of the Armageddon of the scriptures.” (Pastor Russell’s Sermons, 1917, page 676) 

1918 The Saints Will Be Resurrected in 1925

“Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection.” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 89) 

“1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies…We are standing at the very portals of that blessed time!” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 105) 

1922 Jesus Will Return in 1925

“The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914.” (The Watchtower, September 1st, 1922, page 262) 

1923 Jesus Will Return in 1925

“Our thought is that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge.” (The Watchtower, April 1st, 1923, page 106) 

1925 Jesus May Return in 1925

“The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year.” (The Watchtower, January 1st, 1925, page 3) 

1940 Armageddon is Eminent Within the Year

“The year 1940 is certain to be the most important year yet, because Armageddon is very near.” (Informant, May 1940) 

1941 Jesus Will Return in Months

“Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lord’s provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon.” (The Watchtower, September 15th, 1941, page 288) 

1946 Armageddon is “At the Door”

“…the disaster of Armageddon, greater than that which befell Sodom and Gomorrah, is at the door.” (Let God be True, 1946, page 194) 

1968 Jesus Will Return in 1975

“Why are you looking forward to 1975?” (The Watchtower, August 15th, 1968, page 494) 

“Just think , brothers, there is only 90 months left before 6000 years of mans existence on earth is completed… the majority of people living today will probably be alive when Armageddon breaks out.” (Kingdom Mystery, March 1968, page 4)

And yes there are celebrities that are J.W.ers too

Michael Jackson

Prince

Notorious B.I.G.

Naomi Campbell

Ja Rule

Terrence Howard

Venus Williams

Damon Wayans

ARE MONMONS CHRISTIANS? 

NO.

The link below is from an active Mormon, who is a high priest in the Salt Lake Temple.  I interviewed him as to what his church believes.

If you watch this video and still think Mormons are Christians I will question your salvation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLpCFJu1xYw

CAN SOMEONE WALK AWAY FROM THEIR SALVATION?

God wasted a lot of scriptures warning us not to lose our salvation…

1 Tim. 4:1 “some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits”

1 Tim. 6:10 “they have erred from the faith”

1 Tim. 6:21 “some professing have erred concerning the faith”

1 Tim. 5:12 “they have cast off their first faith”

1 Tim. 1:19 “some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck”

Gal. 5:4 “ye are fallen from grace”

Gal. 1:6 “so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ”

Galatians 6:1 “restore such an one in the spirit of meekness”

2 Cor. 6:1 “that ye receive not the grace of God in vain”

2 Tim. 2:18 “Who concerning the truth have erred”

Heb. 2:  “lest at any time we should let them slip”

Heb. 3:12 “any of you an evil heart of unbelief, into falling away from the living God”

Heb. 3:12-14 “lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin”

Heb. 4:1 “let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it”

Heb. 4:11 “lest anyone fall”

Heb. 6:4-6 “if they fall away”

Heb. 10:26-27 “there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins”

Heb. 10:38 “But if anyone draws back”

Heb. 12:15 “all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord”

James 5:19-20 “if anyone among you wanders from the truth”

2 Peter 2:15 “They have forsaken the right way and gone astray”

2 Peter 2:20-21 “For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness”

2 Peter 3:17 “beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness”

2 John 1:9 “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ”

2 Cor 13:5 “except ye be reprobates?”

WHAT SECT OF CHRISTIANITY ARE YOU?

I often get asked on the street what Church I associate with, mainly because I don’t preach theology. 

This same question was even asked of Jesus, when they said ‘By what authority do you do this?’

Once you say you are a Pentecostal or charismatic, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe 

Once you say you are a Baptist, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

Once you say you are a Lutheran, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

Once you say you are a Methodist, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

Once you say you are Episcopal, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

Once you say you are Presbyterian, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

Once you say you are Oneness, everyone knows what you believe or don’t believe

So to avoid being put in a box, I am just a BIBLE BELIEVER.

Only two words, no denomination, no tradition, no odd theology, no pope or apostle that I follow and no radical ministry with a profound Church name like; 

‘First true holy of holies tabernacle of the most high love where victory lives being the true vine blessed star righteous congregation of the heavenly hosts where the Holy Spirit dwells in Acts 29 beacon church’

Just call me a BIBLE BELIEVER

Now remember those fancy ministry or Church names should heed what Jesus said to the church of Sardis in Revelation chapter 2

“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead”

They had a big NAME as if alive but were DEAD.

He went on to say; 

“I have not found your works perfect before God…..repent…..You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments….for they are worthy…..He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments…..I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life….”

Keep in mind this was a Church NOT a period of time but an actual Church in Sardis that had a powerful name but many, yet their names will be blotted out from the Book of Life.

Just call me a BIBLE BELIEVER

EVANGELIZE WITH A SMILE

I know you have seen this type of witnessing where some feel compelled to talk about Jesus with a smile. 

It’s the used car salesman pitch where they feel the need to smile and make that deal for Jesus and show everyone how much joy and love they have. 

I have seen these used car salesmen for Jesus gather around us and feel the need to apologize to the sinners for our banners and our preaching. Then comes the smiley sales pitch……’I love you man….Jesus loves you too….can I pray for you?….I’m not like those guys with the banners….I care’

After smiles are exchanged and the positive prayer is ended, hugs are given with the sinner walking away back in his sin or the lukewarm believer that returns back to his vomit. 

Nothing said about ‘repentance’ and ‘hellfire’ is never mention because after that encounter all they want to do is run back to the church group they came with and boast about how many they led to the Lord, and how unloving we were.

The drunk continued to walk away drinking….after that conversation with smiles the fornicator purchased condoms and fornicated….the homosexual was told ‘he is loved’ with hugs and continued his lifestyle that God deems an abomination….the one in a false religion was reassured they have the same god…. 

All they did was do exactly what Jeremiah warned against;

“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah”

Jeremiah 23:14

Ezekiel concurs 

“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life”

Ezekiel 13:22

FASTING

As you may know no matter what the issue is, you will find certain people or groups that are legalistic on any topic. My opinion on the matter is simple and not burdensome. 

Fasting is voluntarily going without food in order to focus on prayer and fellowship with God. Maybe you need an answer or will be doing something for that fast. Prayer and fasting often go hand in hand, but this is not always the case. You can pray without fasting, and fast without prayer. It is when these two activities are combined and dedicated to God’s glory that they reach their full effectiveness.

Fasting should be killing the flesh, de-toxing your body, NOT a reason to lose weight, but to walk with God and at your weakest, you are strong. 

Everyone know that Jesus fasted 40 days and Moses fasted 40 days and 40 nights too when he was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God (Exodus 34:28).

Fasting can be a form of repentance as found with the response to Jonah’s preaching, the men of Nineveh fasted and put on sackcloth to save their city (Jonah 3:5). 

Prayer and fasting were often done in times of distress or trouble. David fasted when he learned that Saul and Jonathan had been killed (2 Samuel 1:12). Nehemiah had a time of prayer and fasting upon learning that Jerusalem was still in ruins (Nehemiah 1:4). Darius, the king of Persia, fasted all night after he was forced to put Daniel in the den of lions (Daniel 6:18).

Anna “worshipped night and day, fasting and praying” at the Temple (Luke 2:37). John the Baptist taught his disciples to fast (Mark 2:18). Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before His temptation by Satan (Matthew 4:2). The church of Antioch fasted (Acts 13:2) and sent Paul and Barnabas off on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:3). Paul and Barnabas spent time in prayer and fasting for the appointment of elders in the churches (Acts 14:23).

If you are fasting, keep that between you and the Lord, don’t announce it, don’t post it on facebook and if you are at a meal and refuse to eat, I’m sure those at the table will know what going on. Fasting does not mean not bathing, wearing dirty clothes and giving the appearance you are fasting. 

“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”

Matthew 6:16-18

Having demonic attacks, fasting may be the reason as per Matthew 17:21

“But this kind goes not out but by prayer and fasting”

Do understand this is a topic that we find in the Bible coupled with examples.

Allow me to say this a fast can be one (1) meal and God will honor that. There are people that take medication and need to eat something, I believe one can eat something small for that medicine and the Father will honor that. It may not be by the letter of a fast but the spirit of fasting. 

I have seen believers judge those overweight accusing they never fast, I warn don’t judge by appearance (John 7:24). Again, sometimes medication can swell a body and it has nothing to do with eating a lot. 

One can fast with food and drink liquids, one can go on a liquid only fast and eat, one can fast from coffee, fast from TV, fast from facebook or computers, one can fast from many things as a token of showing God you are looking for an answer or to walk closer to Him. 

Did you know that ending a fast and having your first meal was done in the morning and that meal is called ‘breakfast’ for a reason. You were ending your day (or days) fast and with that meal, your fast is officially broken, hence the word ‘breakfast’

OPEN AIR HISTORY

We have a rich history of street preaching and this type pf preaching should not strange fire.

Denominations were started by them, revivals happened with them and Church history is filled with people like us. They were loved, hated, mocked persecuted and jailed for preaching outdoors. 

We find examples of them throughout the Bible starting with Noah in Geneses “a preacher of righteousness” ending with the two witnesses in the book of Revelation who never walked around saying ‘God loves you.’ 

If you are a street preacher or have considered street preaching, these are but a few stories from the past as we HAVE HISTPORY. Remember reaching the Gospel is not a ministry, it is a commandment, a commission and our duty. 

Are you willing to say ‘Send me Lord!’

Meet street preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Born in Kelvedon, Essex (1834-92) was England’s best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. His father and grandfather were both Independent pastors, with roots in both the Dutch and English Dissenting traditions. At age 20 he became pastor of London’s famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. 

In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000 all in the days before electronic amplification. Charles was forced by circumstance he preached unprepared his first sermon in a cottage at Teversham near Cambridge, at the age of sixteen. 

His gifts were recognized at once and his fame spread. He preached in chapels, cottages, or in the open air in as many as thirteen stations in the villages surrounding Cambridge, and this after his school duties. This said of Charles regarding preaching out doors:

“If I were utterly selfish and had no care for anything but my own happiness, I would choose, if I might under God, to be a soul winner, for never did I know perfect overflowing, unuterable happiness of the purest and most ennobling order till I first heard of one who had sought and found the Saviour through my means.”

“It would be very easy to prove that revivals of religion have usually been accompanied, if not caused, by a considerable amount of preaching out of doors, or in unusual places.”

“No sort of defense is needed for preaching out of doors, but it would need very potent arguments to prove that a man had done his duty who has never preached beyond the walls of his meeting-house. A defense is required for services within buildings than for worship outside of them.”

On the value of Open-Air Preaching: 

“It is the very back-bone of the movement to win the non-church-going element. The more of it the better, the more of it the better, – the whole world around!” 

“Glorious were those great gatherings in the fields and commons which lasted throughout the long period in which Wesley and Whitefield blessed our nation. Field preaching was the wild note of the birds singing in the trees, in testimony that the true spring-time of religion had come. Birds in cages may sing more sweetly, perhaps, but their music is not so natural, nor so sure a pledge of the coming summer. It was a blessed day when Methodists and others began to proclaim Jesus in open air; then were the gates of hell shaken, and the captives of the devil were set free by hundreds and thousands.”

Meet street preacher Dwight Lyman Moody

February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899.

Moody was born in Northfield, Massachusetts known as America’s evangelist. At age 17 he moved to Boston to work in his uncle’s shoe store, heard the gospel and attended Church. Moody moved to Chicago in September, 1856, where he joined the Plymouth Congregational Church, and began to take an active part in the prayer meetings. In the spring of 1857, he began to minister to the welfare of the sailors in Chicago’s port, then gamblers and thieves in the saloons. 

He was fond of treating Bible characters very familiarly and enlivening his sermons by imaginary conversations with and between them. He preached often abrupt, sometimes brisk. He had no polish, small education, but he knew the English Bible and accepted it literally. 

He loved street ministry, he wrote “One of his regular practices in the late sixties was to exhort the passersby in the evenings from the steps of the court house. Often these impromptu gathering drew as many hecklers as supporters.”

Meet public proclaimer William Booth

Booth was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, England (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded the Salvation Army which was founded in 1865, and spread from London, England, to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid.

In 1849 as a lay preacher William took to open-air evangelizing in the streets and on Kennington Common. 

He soon became an independent evangelist. His doctrine remained much the same as the Methodist congregation he walked away from. He faithfully preached that eternal punishment was the fate of those who do not believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the necessity of repentance from sin, and the promise of holiness. Booth’s success attracted not only supporters but also enemies. 

Those who served in the Army were pelted with hot coals, sprayed with tar and burning sulphur, beat, stoned and even kicked to death in the streets. The Salvation Army resisted their enemies with a cheerful “God bless you”, and a prayer. The Salvation Army, modeled in some ways after the military, with its own flag (or colors) and its own music, he (Booth) became the “General” and his other ministers were given appropriate ranks as “officers”.

Booth said regarding outdoor preaching:

“I may say that a large proportion of the successes of the Salvation Army has been due, in my estimation, humanly, to our open-air operations. … in the ordinary course of things, we should have, you will easily see, no chance without open-air work.”

Meet street preacher George Whitfield

Whitfield was born at the Bell Inn, Southgate Street, Gloucester in England (December 16, 1714 – September 30, 1770), also known as the traveling Anglican minister who was used to spread the Great Awakening. In 1738, before going to America, he and John Wesley to preach in the open-air for the first time at Kingswood and then Blackheath, London. Whitfield drew crowds of 20,000 to hear him and in Cambuslang drew an estimated 30,000 people. Benjamin Franklin once attended a revival meeting in Philadelphia and was greatly impressed with Whitefield’s ability to deliver a message. Franklin wrote of Whitfield, “He had a loud and clear voice, and articulated his words and sentences so perfectly, that he might be heard and understood at a great distance, I concluded that if each person were allow’d two square feet, I computed that he might well be heard by more than thirty thousand people.”

George Whitfield said of Street Preaching, “Finding the pulpits are denied me, and the poor colliers are ready to perish for lack of knowledge, I went to them, and preached on a mount to upwards of 200. Blessed be God, that the ice is now broken, and I have now taken the field… I thought it might be doing the service of my Creator, who had a mountain for His pulpit, and the heavens for His sounding board: and who, when the gospel was refused by the Jews, sent His servants into the highways and hedges.” “I believe I never was more acceptable to my Master than when I was standing to teach those hearers in the open fields.” And “I now preach to ten times more people than I should, if had been confined to the Churches.”

Meet street preacher John Wesley

Wesley born June 17, 1703 in Epworth, England, fifteenth child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley. At the age of five, Wesley was rescued from the burning rectory. This escape made a deep impression on his mind, and he regarded himself as providentially set apart, as a “brand plucked from the burning.” 

He founded the English Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. As John Wesley and George Whitefield preached in the open air, which allowed them to attract crowds larger than most buildings could accommodate. 

Wesley traveled generally on horseback, preaching two or three times each day, his preach theme was holiness. Wesley was the first to put the phrase ‘agree to disagree’ in print.

In the words of John Wesley

“I could scarce reconcile myself at first to this strange way of preaching in the fields, of which he set me an example on Sunday. Having been all my life (till very lately) so tenacious of every point relating to decency and order, that I should have thought the saving of souls almost a sin, if it had not been done in a church. In the evening I began expounding our Lords Sermon on the Mount (one pretty remarkable precedent of field-preaching, though I suppose there were churches at that time also).” 

“I am well assured that I did far more good to my Lincolnshire parishioners by preaching three days on my father’s tomb than I did by preaching three years in his pulpit.”

“To this day field preaching is a cross to me, but I know my commission and see no other way of preaching the gospel to every creature”. He died March 2 1791 at the age of 87.

Meet open air preacher Jonathan Edwards

Open Air Preacher Jonathan Edwards born October 5, 1703. He was philosophical, a theologian, intellectual and a scholar who preached in the streets. Edwards was fascinated by the discoveries of Isaac Newton and other scientists of his age. Jonathan played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening, and oversaw some of the first fires of revival in 1733-1735 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. 

One of his most well known sermons is “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” which left sinner crying. He died of the inoculation on March 22, 1758. He was buried in Princeton Cemetery. Edwards had three sons and eight daughters and his marriage brought forth holy children, the Edwards family produced scores of clergymen, thirteen presidents of higher learning, sixty-five professors, and many other persons of notable achievements.

Meet street preacher Robert Flockhart

Flockhart (1778-1857) was a remarkable sinner who became a remarkable convert, was an extraordinarily gifted man and fearless street preacher in the Edinburgh of the mid-1800’s. Converted in India, while a soldier, Flockhart was fearless as a street preacher, often in the face of unruly crowds. 

He was uniquely gifted as a natural orator with a true genius for picturesque language. Compassion to the souls of men drove me to the streets and lanes of my native city, to plead with sinners, and persuade them to come to Jesus. In my preaching I dwelt upon death and its consequences, the everlasting punishment that awaited ungodly and impenitent sinners, and the everlasting weight of glory that was laid up for the righteous.

He was found every week-day evening at his post at the west-end of St. Giles’ cathedral, and on the Sabbath evenings in front of the Theatre. The weather was all one to him – in frost, in snow, in rain, as well as in sweet summer eve, he might be seen about nine o’clock slowly wending his way to his post.

Regarding Street Preaching Flockhart said: “You will never get at the ignorant and profligate mass without open air preaching. I had to go to bonds and imprisonments for doing what our Master did, for he preached far oftener, by the roadside and by the seaside than in the synagogues.”

Meet public crier Raymund Lully

He was a disciple of Francis of Assisi and Raymund Lully (1232-1315) had a burden to preach to Muslims on their own turf. He wanted to travel to North Africa and evangelize in the streets of a Mohammedan town. 

When he was in his sixties, he traveled to Bugia in North Africa and “found his way to a public place, stood up boldly, and proclaimed in the Arabic language that Christianity was the only true faith.” He was promptly arrested and deported. He returned, however, when he was in his eighties, and “came forth into the open market and presented himself to the people as the same man whom they had once expelled from their town. 

Lully stood before them and threatened them with divine wrath if they still persisted in their errors.” This time Raymund Lully was stoned to death by the mob. He died a martyr, preaching in the streets of a Muslim town, in 1315.

The Dominicans were founded by Dominic (1170-1221), who traveled with Diego and journeyed from town to town conducting open air debates. Some Dominican preachers were so popular that they had to preach outside the church to accommodate the crowds that came to hear them. Such a Dominican preacher was Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419). 

Before Luther and the Protestant Reformation came along, the groundwork for their success was laid by several groups that rose within the Catholic Church and questioned papal authority to the point of getting excommunicated. Three such groups arose in France in the 12th century, all started by street preachers.

Meet open air preacher Peter Waldo

Public Preacher Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant in Lyons, France, started the Waldenses in the 12th century. One day he asked a theologian what he should do to gain eternal life. He was answered with the words of Jesus to the rich young ruler, to sell his possessions, give the money to the poor, and follow Christ. Waldo took this literally, selling his business, giving away his wealth. 

Together with his followers, they traveled by twos, preaching in the streets, reading passages of Scripture which they translated themselves into the common language. Waldo also began to preach and teach on the streets, based on his ideas of simplicity and poverty, notably that “No man can serve two masters, God and mammon.” 

The Waldenses were street preachers! 

According to Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, the Inquisition was originally launched against the Waldenses. The Roman Catholic Church began to persecute the Waldensians, and many were tried and sentenced to death in various European countries during the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.

Meet street preacher John Knox

Street Preacher John Knox was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation 

salvation by faith, the Scriptures as the only test of truth, the denial of purgatory and confession to a priest, and the rejection of the Roman Catholic mass as blasphemous idolatry.

Knox was captured by French troops captured and for 19 months used as a galley slave and once under flogging while in chains a picture of the Virgin Mary was brought on board. While the galley was in port, to be kissed by the slaves. When Knox refused, the picture was thrust into his face. 

Outraged, he flung the “accursed idol” into the river, saying “Let our Lady learn to swim.” John Knox the once body guard for another preacher named George Wishart is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination.

Meet public proclaimer John Wycliffe

Street Preacher John Wycliffe an English theologian, lay preacher, who was known as an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers are known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement which preached a legalistic Gospel. 

Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible into the common tongue, thus putting the Word of God into the common man’s hands. His followers were called Lollards, and traveled throughout England preaching in the streets and marketplaces against the errors of Popery. 

This influenced all later Reformers. John publicly preached against pope in the streets of England. Wycliffe died on the last day of the year 1384. Then on May 4 1415 the Council of Constance declared Wycliffe a stiff-necked heretic. It was decreed that his books be burned and his remains be exhumed. The exhumation was carried out in 1428 when, at the command of Pope Martin V, his remains were dug up, burned, and the ashes cast into the River Swift, which flows through Lutterworth.

Meet open air preacher John Huss

Street Preacher John Huss born in 1372 Husinec, Bohemia. Hus was a key contributor to Protestantism, whose teachings had a strong influence on the states of Europe and on Martin Luther himself. He publicly denounce the often immoral and extravagant lifestyles of the clergy (including the pope himself), and made a bold claim that Christ alone is head of the church. 

The archbishop of Prague told Hus to stop preaching and asked the university to burn Wycliffe’s writings. Hus refused to comply, and the archbishop condemned him. Meanwhile, Hus preached against the sale of indulgences, which were being used to finance the pope’s expedition against the king of Naples. He was labeled a heretic and was excommunicated in 1411, condemned by the Council of Constance, and burned at the stake. 

On July 6 1415 was the date given to be burned to death and on the way to the place of execution, he passed a churchyard and saw a bonfire of his books. He laughed and told the bystanders not to believe the lies circulated about him. Before he was executed he said “Today I will gladly die” as the fire was lit. As the flames engulfed him, Hus began to sing in Latin a Christian chant: “Christ, Thou Son of the Living God.”

Meet street preacher John Bunyan

John Bunyan was born in Harrowden (one mile southeast of Bedford), in the Parish of Elstow, England, November 28 1628. John was a English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim’s Progress. With new laws meeting-houses were quickly closed and all citizens were required to attend Anglican only parish churches. 

In 1658, at aged 30, he was arrested for preaching at Eaton Socon without a license. He no longer had the freedom to preach that he had enjoyed under the Puritan Commonwealth and he was arrested again on November 12 1660 for preaching. He was confined for the first three months, but on his refusing to conform or to desist from preaching, his confinement was extended for a period of nearly 12 years. 

He said, “If you release me today, I will preach tomorrow.” In 1666, he was briefly released for a few weeks before he was arrested again for preaching and he was sent back to Bedford for another six years. In March 1675, he was again imprisoned for preaching, he later died from a cold on August 31 1688. While imprisoned Bunyan wrote about 60 books and tracts.

Meet public crier George Fox

Fox was born at Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England. By 1648 Fox began to exercise his ministry publicly: he would preach in market-places, in the fields, in appointed meetings of various kinds, or even sometimes in “steeple-houses.” 

Fox’s preaching was grounded in scripture, but mainly effective because of the intense personal experience he was able to project. He was scathing about contemporary morality, and urged his listeners to lead lives without sin. 

Finding no help from men, Fox gave up seeking from that source. So with the Bible as his guide, he began looking to the Lord alone for help walking bare-footed through the crowded market at Litchfield, England, this man in the leather suit upraised his hands and voice, shouting, “Woe unto Litchfield, thou bloody city! Woe unto Litchfield!” 

He feared neither man nor the consequences of his tirade. Shut out of churches, George Fox made a stone his pulpit and preached to the crowds in the streets. Taken from the street meeting to the jail, he made the jail a cathedral to declare the wonderful works of God.

THAT is just a brief history of past street preachers as this method of promoting Jesus has been around since the Noah.  Remember he was known as a ‘preacher of righteousness’ in his wicked world.

WHAT SIN DID SODOM AND GOMORRAH DO TO ANGER GOD?

First off when people think of Sodom and Gomorrah, they think those cities we close to each other, like Dallas and Fort Worth or Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Not so. 

With Sodom and Gomorrah as they were miles and miles apart from each other and God not only destroyed those two cities but EVERYTHING and EVERYONE in between those cities. 

I have read they were from 25 miles apart to well over 50 miles apart and all neighboring cities were consumed by fire and brimstone by His divine judgment. 

Everything was burnt when God gets involved, livestock, pets, plants, trees, pregnant women, little children and babies all died. 

This is WHY we do not want Father to get involved because when He does, people will die, cities and nations will be destroyed. This is WHY we street preachers do what we do, to warn people to take heed lest God responds personally. 

Those cities were wicked, and this next verse may cause some Calvinist to say the king James is in error.

“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know”

Genesis 18:20-21

IF God knew everything, WHY would He have to come down a see for Himself and what He saw was worthy of destroying these cities and everything in between them. 

“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground”

Genesis 19:24-25

Jeremiah and other prophets confirmed that God destroyed more than Sodom and Gomorrah.

“As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein”

Jeremiah 50:40

Many will try and justify any sexual sin and say it was because the people Sodom and Gomorrah were not hospitable as per Ezekiel 16:48–50, 

Yet they neglect Jude 1:7 who clearly reads that both Sodom and Gomorrah were “giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”

Fornication was the problem not being inhospitable and 2Peter 2:6 confirms this too.

“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly”

Many that try to justify sin will argue Jesus never preached against Sodom and Gomorrah.

I guess since Jesus never spoke against rape and child molestation, it must be fine. 

Jesus did not need to do so because the law spoke against such, and we did not have pride parades during His window where they marched publicly in the streets. 

But to say he never addressed that sin is NOT true. The first three books of the New Testament record Jesus talking about Sodom and Gomorrah.

“But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all”

Luke 17:29

IS THE WORD ‘BASTARD’ A CUSS WORD?

I have used the word ‘bastard’ standing outside of Mosques across the U.S.A. saying, ‘Islam is a BASTARD religion!’ 

Now, within its context is that word is not profanity.

Now does our Holy Bible even use the word ‘BASTARD’ in our hallowed scriptures or not?

“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons”

Hebrews 12:8 

For those of you who may wonder WHY this is even an issue. I have been accused of cussing because I used the ‘s’ word once as I was teaching on a 30-minute sermon on Malachi 2:3 where he said; 

“Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it”

This man of God said he would “spread dung upon their faces.” 

I asked a simple question, would Malachi have used the word ‘dung’ today or would he have used another word and with that I gave a list of names with the ‘s’ word being one. Of course, my ‘fault finders’ and ‘heresy hunters’ accused me of cussing when I preach. Even made a 2 second clip of me using that word without the context of that Malachi 2:3 teaching.

I wonder IF the book of Malachi was not found in our Bible and someone preached wiping dung in your face in public. Would the open-air community consider such inspired by God? 

Wonder what the watchers and readers of facebook and youtube would have say? 

Remember Jesus used the word ‘paps’ whereas today we will use the word ‘nipple’ but some will find that word offensive.  

The word ‘bastard’ is a word we find in the Bible and used within it appropriate context is not profanity

SHOULD WE USE THE WORD ‘WHORE’ WHEN PREACHING?

Now some may consider the words ‘You WHORE!’ a cuss word, as those two words are considered offensive these days and in some camps your salvation can even be question if you use these two words.

But do we find the word ‘whore’ in our Holy Book?

For the record, one does not need to sleep around to be marked a ‘whore’ as per Proverbs 7:10 one can have the “attire of an harlot.”

No one understands what a ‘harlot’ is these days but a ‘whore’ they understand.

IF I just use the books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, we will find those men used the word ‘whore’ quite often. Our inspired book THE BIBLE uses the ‘W’ word twenty times just in these two books and seven times in Ezekiel 16 alone.

Does that make you feel uncomfortable?

IF so, you may not want to continue reading because that ‘whore’ word used was said to fellow Hebrews, God’s chosen people, not sinning gentile heathen.

Those inspired men were describing how God felt about Israel and I do wonder what many today would have written about Jeremiah and Ezekiel on facebook and youtube for calling people ‘whores’

Now if God called the Hebrews a ‘WHORE’ back in the day, I wonder what He would say about those who claim to be a Christian today and dress like sluts going to Church.

Nothing wrong with using the ‘W’ word remember;
“Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!”
Matthew 18:7

The picture used was taken from a ‘topless’ rally and march in Venice Beach. Now they were not topless, they did have a section of their breasts covered but they demand to be like men at the beach and go topless. Those women deserve to be called WHORES!

We in America have another yearly event called the ‘slut walk’ where women will walk with signs that read ‘proud to be a slut’…..those women deserve to be called WHORES!

At the local abortion clinic, where you have some women who will use abortion as a form of birth control…….those women deserve to be called WHORES!

Go preach at a concert and see what those women are wearing and how the dance…….those women deserve to be called WHORES!

There are Churches I have stood outside and preached against and to see what some women wear going to church is beyond shocking as it looks like they just walked out of a night club. The word WHORE can be justified at many churches.

So, if I may defend my fellow street preachers against our ‘fault finders’ and ‘heresy hunters’ that watch love to criticize us. The next time you hear us using the ‘W’ word maybe there is a reason, we go places you DO NOT. You do not see what we are responding too, there is more to our preaching than a 2 minute youtube clip.

Maybe Pastors need to rebuke women that wear the “attire of an harlot” in Church and the older women also need to reprove these women. By saying nothing from the pulpit, the church endorses that behavior and therefore God will use street preachers to use the ‘W’ word.

ARE YOU A DISGRACE AND ONE SUBJECTED TO 

CENSURE AND SCORN

Are you willing to be a reproach or are you concerned what others say about you? 

“I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads”

Psalm 109:25

The definition of ‘reproach’ is the expression of disapproval or disappointment, discredit, or disgrace, scorn, accuse, chide, criticize, blame and point the finger at.  And that’s not from sinners that’s within the church world.

Or do you want to be accepted and loved by people, or maybe your preaching doesn’t provoke demons to manifest?

Godly people in the BIBLE were hated, beaten, jailed and killed for their faith.  I was thankful the police were standing behind me that day or those angry sinners would have killed me that day.

When reading this New Testament one can read more on suffering and persecution than prosperity, in fact Christianity today is nothing more than a piece of jewelry as they wish to be liked by a dying world.

This is what Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 4 of what Christianity is 

“…we are made a spectacle unto the world….We are fools….we are weak….we are despised…..we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked…..are buffeted….have no certain dwelling place….working with our own hands…..being reviled…..being persecuted……Being defamed…..we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.…..dishonour….by evil report as deceivers”

Where was this ‘abundant life’ and ‘prosperity’ lifestyle we hear about today?

Most of the Epistles were written from a prison cell not an 85-million-dollar jet and those Churches we in homes not megachurches or cathedrals.

Paul wrote often of his chains for preaching. And for the early Church they scurried underground, or they too would be arrested, beaten and fed to lions as a sport. 

What do ministers today know about sitting in a jail cell for their faith, not for robbing the Church of money or raping a people within the Church.

GAME FACE

Need to see a visual of Ezekiel 3:9

“As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house”

The verse does not read ‘I have given you a nice smile to win people over’ nor does it read ‘I have given you a soft weeping countenance’ BUT a face that is resistant, harder than flint.

IF I only had a dime for every time someone to look me in the eye and threaten to beat me on those streets we preach. Today I would be a very rich man.

I’m sure many of my critics would say we only like that response and that is our motive to get that reaction. 

NO, that would the Word of God that will get that response.

“Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the TRUTH” 

Gal 4:16

Just like they would have accused John the Baptist of the same, he wanted to go to jail for calling the king an adulterer. 

I’m sure these same faultfinders would have accused of Stephen of wanting to get beat and killed because he never said the words ‘love and forgiveness’ in his outdoor sermon. 

And Paul could have stayed out of jail and courts IF he only preached John 3:16, perhaps he enjoyed getting beat and arrested in the cities he preached. 

What will all these critics say about the two witnesses in Revelation when they are finally killed? They would rejoice with the world saying ‘they brought shame to the gospel for raining down fire on sinners, don’t they know Jesus said turn the other cheek, they failed’

I hope you tasted of Ezekiel 3:9 when you go out and witness?

JOHN 3:16

Have you noticed that 99.9% of people that quote John 3:16, will only reference all the way to verse 18 and then stop.

Rarely IF ever will they mention the last verse in that chapter; 

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him”

John 3:36

John 3:16 was NEVER said to the public, only one man Nicodemus at night. That verse was NEVER delivered in the book of Acts AND that verse is NOT the gospel. 

John 3:16 is NOT the gospel, the gospel is found in detail in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and no where do we find the word ‘love’ used.

How about preaching/teaching/witnessing the full character of God in John chapter 3 instead of a lopsided one verse God.

I have been accused of never using John 3:16. 

IF you ever saw a sports game and seen a ‘John 3:16’ sign that may have been me.  I was one of four believers that hung ‘John 3:16’ signs at sporting events that reach millions of people.

ARE YOU HATED?

If you think Christianity is a world of joy and bliss, you live in a fantasy world.  Remember our Lord said you will be HATED and jailed. 

“The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil”

John 7:7

You are not being hated because you do not expose sin, maybe your message is too soft and friendly rather than a salty message of exposing sin, rebuking sin and giving a remedy to said sin.  Most wish to just give the remedy to sin and not offend anyone.

Then we have those that live in fantasy land who think they have tasted of John 7:7 because someone gave them a mean look once.  Maybe they received an email that was cruel or had a person at work say something that was callous, so with that they beLIEve then understand John 7:7

This verse is referring to saints getting beat, jailed and having their lives threaten for exposing sins.

Over my forty years of preaching, it is religious people that have beaten me and the worst. Beating from the Jews, Muslims and Catholics.

“And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love”

Psalm 109:5

I have been cited and arrested more times than I can remember for preaching the God of the Bible in America.  

This is true Christianity sitting in a cell for the sake of the gospel.  No Bible study, Sunday school teaching, book, youtube video, Christian university will prepare you.

“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body”

Hebrews 13:3

The writer of Hebrews gave us a reminder not to forget those in bonds.  This is not a verse to minister to inmates or bake a pie for a rapist or murderer….but those who are in jail for their faith.

Paul often wrote his Epistles from a prison cell in bonds, so we must remember those arrested for Jesus.

DEBATE IS GOOD

Men of God in the Book of Acts debated often, see these verses for details.

Acts 15:2; Acts 9:29; Acts 17:18; Acts 18:28; Acts 28:29

“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian”

Acts 26:28

‘Apologetics’ does not mean apologizing for the gospel

‘Apologetics’ is simply defending or giving reasoned arguments for the Word of God.

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints”

Jude 1:3

I do NOT apologize for my God for destroying the world with a flood.

I do NOT apologize for my God for raining down fire on Sodom and Gomorrah

I do NOT apologize for my God for having me point out sin

I do NOT apologize for my God for my Bible being true, unlike other books

I do NOT apologize for my God for heaven or hell

I do NOT apologize for my God for the need to live holy

I do NOT apologize for my God for not being like other gods

I do NOT apologize for my God for sending more people to hell than heaven

I do NOT apologize for my God for saying salvation is only in Jesus the Christ

I have publicly contended for each of those listed and more for 40 years, how about YOU?

Or are you on the ‘witness protection program’ where you keep your faith personal and private and just acknowledge Him on Sunday in Church.

We are NOT to earnestly contend for our good name

We are NOT to earnestly contend for our church

We are NOT to earnestly contend to justify sin

We are NOT to earnestly contend for a politician

We SHOULD earnestly contend for the faith

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another”

Proverbs 25:9

72 VIRGINS

Why would Muslims believe they get 72 virgins IF they kill an infidel?

However the 72 Virgins notion has its origins in the Qur’an. Although the holy book does not specify the number as 72, it does say that those who fight in the way of Allah and are killed will be given a great reward. It goes on to stipulate that Muslims will be awarded with women in Islamic heaven. It even describes their physical attributes. Such as large eyes (Q 56:22) and big, firm, round ‘swelling breasts’ that are not inclined to sagging (Q 78:33). The Qur’an refers to these virgins as houri, companions of equal age, but the highly-flavored emphasis of their bodily characteristics, including their virginity, gave rise to many hadiths and other Islamic writings. 

Hadith 2687 is where the number 72 is mentioned. 

‘The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and 72 houri, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine and ruby, as wide as the distance from al-Jabiyyah to San’a.’

Qur’anic commentator Al-Suyuti (died 1505) and Orthodox Muslim theologians such as al Ghazali (died 1111 CE) and Al-Ash’ari (died 935 CE) graphically elaborated sensual pleasures attributed to Muslims in paradise. 

Al-Suyuti wrote ‘Each time we sleep with a Houri we find her virgin. Besides, the penis of the Elected never softens. The erection is eternal; the sensation that you feel each time you make love is utterly delicious and out of this world and were you to experience it in this world you would faint. Each chosen one [i.e. Muslim] will marry seventy houris, besides the women he married on earth, and all will have appetizing vaginas.’

On the whole, the Qur’an and the hadiths are filled with sexual fantasies that Muslim men are awarded when they reach Islamic heaven. Anas bin Malik, an Islamic scholar, claimed that ‘The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number. The Prophet was given the strength of thirty (men).’ Muhammad (hadith 24) apparently claimed that devout Muslims would be given the sexual strength of 100 persons upon their arrival in Heaven. This is apparently more than what was attributed to the prophet himself.

The sexual obsession by Muslim men as conveyed by Islamic writings, takes its cue from the founder of the religion. The description depicts him as a sexual predator. Aisha, Muhammad’s wife since she was a nine-year-old girl, described her sexual experiences with the prophet. When she was six years old, he could not have intercourse with her due to her young age. As a consolation prize, he placed his penis between her thighs and massaged it softly. Aisha explained that unlike other believers, the prophet had control over his penis.

Being consistent with its sexual obsession and predatory practices, the Qur’an permits pedophilia (surah 65:4). It also discusses rape in detail. It lets you know that men can rape female slaves and captives (Q 23:6), even in front of their husbands (Q 4:24). Other writings advise that when having sex with captives, it’s better if you don’t pull out at the end (Sahih Bukhari 3:46:718). 

It’s no wonder that 72 Virgins in Paradise are a fundamental piece of Islamic culture. Sex, sex abuse, pedophilia, and enslavement of women take central stage within that religion. Encouraging martyrdom by pointing to sexual rewards in heaven is a natural corollary of that tradition. I expect this as their prophet was a pervert as per Sahih Bukhari Volume7, page22, verse 5068, and page100 chapter103 verse 5215

Islam says live holy on earth now to have a reward of a sexual paradise when they die. I’ve told Muslims if they kill me they may get 80 virgins for because I’m so anti=Islam and for shutting down that event in Dearborn. Sounds a bit bipolar to me, holy now and in their heaven sex for eternity.

Whereas Christianity teaches to live holy now because we will continue to LIVE HOLY in heaven. In other words, get used to living holy.

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”

Hebrews 12:14

ARE YOU HOT FOR GOD?

Is God’s Word burning inside of your body….are you fanning that fire or did that pilot light go out.

“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”

Jeremiah 23:29

It’s been said that John Wesley said 

‘I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn’ and ‘Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn’

Remember Jesus said; 

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

Revelation 3:15-16

Are you on fire for the kingdom of God or has that fire gone out?

CAN THERE BE REVIVAL IN AMERICA?

I know there are more than a few among us that believe revival will never happen in America today. They say this is last days and the days will become more wicked not less wicked. America is doomed and it is very common to believe we are living in the Laodicea age. 

I beg to differ on all three points, with reason.

I believe God is always willing for revival and if you don’t believe it’s possible, you have limited God. America has had several revivals and I’m sure glad they did not have this thinking back then. 

There is history of revival in America, such with the Great Awakening (1800–30s). Rev. Charles Finney (1792–1875) was a key leader of the evangelical revival movement in America. From 1821 onwards he conducted revival meetings across many north-eastern states and won many converts. 

Whitefield stayed at Benjamin Franklin’s home while preaching in Philadelphia. Franklin wrote of the revival’s impact; 

‘From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.’

In the 1800’s at Yale where a third of the students were saved before it burst out on other campuses. Then it spread across the whole growing country, even out on the frontier.

There were many more revivals that have taken place and how God used certain individuals such as William Penn and the Quakers, Jonathan Edwards, known mostly today for his scorching sermon, ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’ was right in the middle of this revival……and with that I will not limit God, as He is always willing.

America is wicked, like every other nation but we do have a remnant of true believers that continues to resist. There are many Churches and ministries that have not conceded and will speak out against the sins of our nation. Most people that make the claim that we are not a Christian nation, and we are doomed, have never preached outside our Country. The world still considers America a Christian nation and when they need help who do they call? As much as I see wickedness face to face, I am always open for revival and change in our Country. 

Don’t restrain God.

We are not doomed as many have prophesied, God did not destroy American when Roe v. Wade became legal in 1973….WHY? Because we have always fought against abortion both in the courts and outside those clinics. There is a remnant of true believers that continues resist and postpone the Judgment of God.

God did not destroy American when the first sodomite parade happened in New York 1969, nor did He destroy American when same sex marriage became legal in 2015….WHY? Because we have always fought against that sin both in the courts and outside their events. There is a remnant of true believers that continues resist and postpone the Judgment of God.

Is this really the Laodicea age….if so when did the Smyrna age start and end? Or when did the Smyrna age start and end and can someone please tell me when did the Sardis age started and ended? Those were actual Churches in Asia, NOT ages and do remember every generation has believed they are the last generation. 

I glad William Bradford and those Puritans didn’t think like that, rather under persecution from the church and state, they sailed off on the Mayflower with a vision of hope. That vision was not that they were living in the Laodicea age and this rapture was at hand. 

It is very common for believers to say ‘Come, Lord come’ because of what they see but my prayer has always been ‘NO Lord don’t come, continue to postpone with longsuffering as sinners are still being saved.’ 

I believe revival can be with an individual, a home, with a Church, a city or nation. My 2 cent and keep the change….and when Trump was in office, the economy was doing fine. 

For those of you that have been saying how God will judge America because of abortion….well abortion has been overturned after 50 years of bad law, now what they going to say. 

NEVER quench the Holy Ghost on revival.

Revival can be with one person, one family, a city, a Nation.

CHRISTIANITY vs ISLAM

Hard to believe there are believers out there who sincerely believe that Allah is the same God of the Bible. 

Mohammed was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah

9:6-7).

Mohammed’s disciples killed for the faith; Christ’s disciples were killed for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).

Mohammed promoted persecution against the “infidels”; Christ forgave and converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim. 1:13-15).

Mohammed was the taker of life; Christ was the giver of life (John

10:27-28).

Mohammed method was COMPULSION; Christ aim was voluntary CONVERSION (Acts 3:19).

Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29,35).

Mohammed said to the masses, “Convert or die!”; Christ said, “Believe and live!” (John 6:47; 11:25-26).

Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own

blood for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7).

Mohammed preached “Death to the infidels!”; Christ prayed “Father,

forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).

Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of

Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369); Christ ordered that the

gospel be preached “to the Jew first” (Rom. 1:16).

The Koran says, “Fight in the cause of Allah” (Qu’ran 2.244); the Bible

says, “we wrestle not against flesh and blood” and “the weapons of our warfare

are not carnal” (Eph. 6:12; 2 Cor. 10:4).

The Koran says, “Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them” (Qu’ran

9.5); Christ said, “Preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).

The Koran says, “I will inspire terror into the hearts of unbelievers” (Qu’ran

8.12); God inspires His terror into the hearts of believers (Isaiah 8:13).

The Koran (Qu’ran) is a terrorist manual which condones fighting, conflict,

terror, slaughter, and genocide against those who do not accept Islam; the

Bible is a missionary manual to spread the gospel to all the world

(Rom. 10:15).

Mohammed’s Mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ’s

mission was to conquer sin’s penalty and power by substitutionary atonement

(2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18).

Mohammed considered Christ a good prophet; Christ pronounced

Mohammed to be a false prophet (John 10:10; Matt. 24:11).

Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ

claimed that He was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59; John 5:18; John 14:9).

Mohammed’s Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ’s tomb: EMPTY!

SHOULD YOU SUPPORT MISSIONARIES?

I do support missionaries, for I too am a missionary to America. It appears the US will send many missionaries to other countries, but we need them here in America. 

There are exceptions to this rule, but I will only support single men going to other countries not entire families. I say single men are expendable to give a message needed. Many (not all) family type missionaries spend more time trying to make friends and not point out sin or certain false religion within those countries. 

And it is very common to have family missionaries use the children of said country to get financial support.

One can support a single man with less money, than trying to support an entire family, housing, food, clothes and ministry needs.

I get asked many times to visit other countries and disciple them on outdoor preaching, but I have much to do here in the USA. I have a passport and I do travel to other countries, but my Jerusalem is America.

I believe a true missionary can be jailed for their faith as we have in the U.S. and I do believe that certain countries will remove them and ban their visa for preaching truth. Again, there are exceptions but THAT is the rule.

ARE WE BORN WITH A SIN NATURE?

IF you believe that, you believe that babies are born in sin and IF that baby dies, they will go where other sinners go.

Jesus said regarding children “for of such is the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:14), He did not say ‘for such are born sinners and need to repent’

This is the reason Catholica baptize babies, so if they die they were saved.

Here are a few verses you need to look up if you believed we were born sinners.

BORN MORALLY INNOCENT VERSES: 

Gen. 1:26-27; Gen. 2:7; 2 Cor. 6:16; Gen 4:1; Ex. 4:11; Deut. 32:18; Is 27:11; 43:1;43:7; 44:2; 44:24; 49:5; 64:8; Jer. 1:5; Ps. 95:6; 127:3; 139:13-14, 16; Ecc. 7:29, 11:5; Mal. 2:10; John 1:3; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:16; Eze. 28:15; Rev. 2:15, 4:11; Prov. 20:12; 26:10; Acts 17:29; Job 10:8-9, 11; James 1:3; Matt. 18:3; Jer. 22:21, 32:30; Deut. 1:39; Isa. 7:16; Gen. 8:21; 2 Kings 21:16; Psalm 106:37-38; Joel 3:19; James 3:9; 2 Chron. 25:4; Eze. 18:2-4, 19-20.

DEATH

You get NO second chance.

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”
Hebrews 9:27

There is no reincarnation, purgatory, just return to dirt or baptism for the dead

The oldest lie of the Devil and is still popular today, is YOU CAN REPENT LATER

Some things never change.

“And the serpent said to the woman, ‘You shall surely not die.'”

Genesis 3:4

ARE YOU RUDE?

IF you have been known to be rude and crude at times, you in good company.

“But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things”

2 Corinthians 11:6

If you are concerned about offending people, you should NOT be an open air preacher because God may just have you say things that may be impolite and vulgar to certain ears. 

They did not kill the prophets of Old because they were nice.  John the Baptist lost his head for speaking truth and Jesus was put on the cross not because He had a nice smile.

My advice, be concerned NOT to offend God if He has you say something offensive.

“Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!”

Matthew 18:7

THE LIFE OF A STREET PREACHER

…..can be lonely.

If you think people will like you, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think Churches would like you to speak, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think people will support you, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think people want to hear what you have to say, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think people will join you, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think other ministries will appreciate you, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think your family will understand your calling, YOU ARE WRONG!

If you think your name will never be slandered, YOU ARE WRONG!

What you are in the Body of Christ is nothing more than a ‘skin tag’ so consider the cost

THOSE FEET 

“And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”

Romans 10:15

The Early Church did not walk around in designer shoes, I just don’t see Peter walking in a pair of $1,500.00 Norvegese shoes or John getting boiled in oil and sent to an Island wearing a pair of Rapiécés Reprisés. Lets face it the feet of these beloved icons REEKED! To walk in the heat and sand in those sandals, not bathing nightly and I doubt if they had a monthly foot manicure.

Yet it is the very part in the Body of Christ that symbolizes taking the Gospel out to the world, the stinky, dirty, smelly, stench feet, filed with sores, cuts and blisters.

In John chapter 13 we find Jesus washing the feet of the disciples and I did not noticed in any text that He wore a gas mask when He pulled off their dirty sandals to wash their feet. The same feet He was trusting with the kingdom of God too. What a humbling moment. Now the scriptures teach that after supper Jesus “laid aside his garments; and took a towel and girded himself.”

Now right off the bat your legalist will have issues with this moment, as our Lord seemed to do this foot washing dressed in nothing more than a towel and therefore revealing skin. In many Baptist camps this is a NO-No, one must be coved and not expose flesh, as this is showing nakedness and Baptist 101 teaches otherwise.

Some get upset because I wear Christian T-shirts and shorts when I preach and verily, they would have been offended after the last supper, as they would have been insulted with John the Baptist for what he wore and Isaiah for walking around barefoot and naked. There are many other examples, but I will save that for another time as per John 16:12.

John records that; “he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.” 

Now we live in a phobia generation and there are those that are morbidly fearful of germs, with that said….can you imagine what that water basin looked like after the third guy had his feet washed? And that towel, as was not a glamorous time, but frankly real Christianity is not.

John continues; “So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?” Ok, we can let the Baptist back in the room because Jesus finished washing almost in the buff and he is now dressed and begins to quiz the twelve on just what happened.

So, after the crusty foot washing ceremony, He then warns that someone in the room will betray Him and dips the morsel of bread with the same hands that washed those feet into the bowl gave it to (spit on ground) Judas Iscariot. The point is, those feet were washed in that room, not the hands nor the face.

In Luke chapter seven we read about a woman who brought an alabaster box of ointment and washed the feet of Jesus with her tears and wiped them with her hair, then kissed His feet and anointed them with oil. WOW, did she fully understand what she did by washing those feet? Not to mention Jesus allowing a woman to touch Him, again many legalists will have issues with this text. Now one thing that a woman takes pride in is her hair and to dry feet with her hair is beyond humility. Is this not a picture of true repentance; “And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven”

I have been to a Church that washes feet but it was known what Sunday this would occur as the elders of the Church would wash feet. Well, this was not the same as everyone had time to wear clean socks and their shoes were shined and the women had their toenails freshly painted and manicured.

Face it, the feet are not a alluring part in the Body of Christ, but a necessity as we bring this message of peace to those who are war with their God and with sin, so our message may appear to be dirty, stinky, crusty and callous but after washed in the Blood of the Lamb, makes you clean.

“And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace”

Ephesians 6:15

IF ELECTED PRESIDENT:

Not only will I be the first Hispanic President, but you will get this…..

Prayer and reading of the Bible must in all schools and universities.

ACLU, liberal judges and a number of politicians jailed for treason.

All abortion clinics will be shut down and all doctors charged with first degree murder, all nurses, aids, secretaries and guards will be charged with second degree murder.

Everyone on death row is executed within a day.

Churches that support same sex marriage and pro-choice will lose their 501c3 status.

9% flat tax for everyone as only God gets 10% and we do not exceed God.

Welfare checks and any government aid will have many restrictions.

The boarder wall will continue to be built.

All illegals deported.

Homeless people are removed from streets and given a community to live in the desert.

Pot shops and tattoo shops will be shut down.

English only is taught in all schools and universities.

All schools and universities must wear a uniform, females will wear long skirts.

No special meals for inmates in jail and prison.

All anti-gun laws reviewed.

All Mosques sold and money will be given to families murdered by that religion.

No police in certain communities let them devour each other.

Remove the U.N. from America.

All prisoners will sever their full term, with only one appeal.

We will not work with any country that restricts Christianity.

One vote per household and ID is requested.

All bathrooms will be male or female.

All child sex offenders in prison will be released in general population with a pink wristband.

Facebook and twitter will be monitored and could have entire social network site shut down for 30 days for each offence.

Every morning in every city hall is started with prayer, raising of the flag and pledge of allegiance.

History statues and monuments that were removed will be replaced.

If our beloved military is used in another country, we will destroy that country and take that land, not use our military to build houses, roads and police them.

All same sex marriages will be revoked.

Adopted children must go to a family that is male, female and married.

We will use our own oil to produce gasoline and drop prices to under a dollar per gallon.

Most news stations will be charged with treason and news buildings and studios would be sold, all monies made will be given to those they slandered with lies.

Modesty laws can and will be enforced in public, shirts over a bathing suit at the beach is required.

Pride parade permits will start off at 75 million dollars for 1 small street.

All feminist will be rounded up and placed inside a sweat shop to make clothes for the less fortunate and cook soup in a kitchen for the less fortunate.

Children will be taught from K-12 that God and DNA does not lie, they are either male or female PERIOD!

No more career politicians, all lawmakers will have an 8-year term limit, Supreme Court judges will get 12 years.

All judges from city to federal to our supreme court must walk into the court holding a black King James Bible…and THAT should be the reason everyone needs to rise up in court.

Marriage certificate will only be given after a year of courting and Biblical counseling for 6 months

All signs in stores, shops and billboards must be in English or face a minimum $30,000 a day fine

Shop class for males in schools and home economics for females will be a must every year in all schools’ grades 1-12.

Any family receiving government aid, their children must have a C average, or they will lose that privilege and those working on being a citizen will have the entire family be deported if that average is not reached.

Criminals who are repeat offenders, if your family is receiving any government aide that can be stopped

……I will do more on the second hour of my first day too, so can I get your vote?

 IS THERE HELLFIRE OR THE LAKE OF FIRE?

There is no confusion BOTH are true and BOTH are found in the Bible.

I am not an expert on hell, but Jesus did speak on that subject more times than He mentioned love and grace combined in the gospels. He used words like ‘eternal fire’ ‘outer darkness’ ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’ ‘everlasting fire’ ‘where the worm dies not’ and such on that subject.

Remember the rich man in Luke 16, he was in torment….or hellfire…he was aware of this place, his eyes were working, he could speak, he felt pain and his mind was working. he also was concerned for his family not to come there and remember this was NOT a parable.

Many people question hellfire because Jesus used parables to explain this truth, so they believe it was just a story, not to be taken literally. IF that is true when we should NOT believe in heaven because Jesus also used parables when describing heaven.

The body of the rich man in Luke 16 functioned but he does not know what is going on with loved ones still alive as the Bible reads the dead know nothing.

“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten”

Ecclesiastes 9:5

The verse reads “but the dead know not anything”

They know nothing of the living, that Rich man still had a functioning brain but knew nothing of what his loved ones were doing while he was in torment. He will not know when those living will die, or did they get saved, those burning do not see their loved ones celebrating birthdays, getting married and such.

So this place of torment one will have full access of their mind that will be haunting them. How many times God tried to get their attention. How many times they quenched the Holy Ghost. How many times they rejected what God offered them.

Bottom line, this is not a good state to be.

Now what about hell and the Lake of Fire, which is it?

Both are true and allow me to put it this way. When a person is arrested for a crime he is placed in jail until he sees the judge and that judge hears his case. Once that criminal is found guilty, he is then sent to prison and there he will remain.

That is the way our system works, one will sit in jail cell before seeing the judge which is not permanent.

It is temporary like those in hellfire now, they are in a waiting period. Then they see the Judge on Judgment Day and will be sentence to ‘eternal judgment’ or liken to the person found guilty by the judge and now is sentenced to life in prison. Not the city jail but is now placed in prison for his crime.

Hell is temporary as the book of Revelation teaches that both death and hell is cast into the lake of fire.

“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death”

Revelation 20:14

After Judgment Day those sinners will get an eternal body and be punished into everlasting fire. This is the second death where even the hope of dying to save them is gone.

So, both hellfire and lake of fire are found in the scriptures.

I have also heard testimonies of people who have died and seen people in hellfire, their vision is complete with demons mocking sinners who are burning. I really question this, as this would be Disneyland for demons if true but in reality, that place was made for the devil and demons NOT for demons to poke sinners with pitchforks and mock them. In fact, those same demons should be screaming in torment next to the sinner IF that vision/dream were true.

The Lake of Fire was made for the devil and his demons

“Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels”

Matthew 25:41

I have never seen a vision of hellfire, nor have I ever dreamed of those souls being tormented, I have only read the Bible and that is enough to warn sinners of that place. What little I know is plenty to motivate what I do.

“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences”

2 Corinthians 5:11

If you wish to hear more, click the video below and I taught this subject in Hawaii in front of a volcano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPKadn0TfI&t=125s

THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD:

We all have read in Ephesians a that we should wear the ‘full armor of God’…..however have you noticed any protection on the back side…..could it be the Lord wants us to advance and never retreat?

“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”

Paul did not write wear half the armor, or put on whatever you want, NO….THE FILL ARMOR OF GOD.

Some of your liberal type of Christian may get offended because Paul inspired to use a Roman soldier to describe a Christian, these same people that persecuted Christians. And how can Paul liken a believer to someone involved with a battle and having a weapon of warfare as scripture.

It is very common for a Christian life to have a history of backsliding and retreating than living victorious on that battlefield.

Do you have more in common with one who surrenders at the first shot or a warrior who attacks and charges with no need of having his back protected?

VOTE:

I trust you will vote. As I vote absentee because I do not know where I will be and my vote counts.

Here is the ‘Ruben Israel voter guide’ that hopefully will assist you to vote and vote right. The ‘Ruben Israel voter guide’ has only one page and there is enough information on this single page that should get you to vote.

Here is page one……

Hold your nose and vote Republican.

DO NOT vote independent or some unknown third party.

IF you do not vote you are UNWORTHY to argue politics.

IF you do not vote you are UNWORTHY to speak ill of our government.

IF your 18 year old child that lives at home does not vote Republican, KICK him/her OUT today.

Because we vote does not mean we are not hoping for the kingdom of God. Jesus said ‘occupy till I come’ and with that statement, WE VOTE.

You say you cannot vote for two evils but you pay taxes which means you support abortion, same sex marriage and other evils, so shut the pie hole and vote.

The Vatican, Russia and Masons do not influence the winners, take the tin foil hat off and vote.

The winner has not been pre-ordained before the foundation of the earth, see Hosea 8:4 for details.

Being a citizen of the States does NOT void out being a resident in the kingdom of God.

It is NOT idolatry if you wear a Trump hat and posting a picture of Trump on your facebook page is NOT breaking the second Commandment. That Commandment includes bowing down and worshipping.

Because we support and vote for someone does not mean we worship them, they are only a politician NOT our savior nor spiritual leader.

If your deceased grandmother gets a voters ballot in the mail, vote for her because José Diego Manuel Juan Hernández Flores Lòpez the third, who is here illegally is voting and we need to even out the teeter totter. In the spirit of Lazarus, Go grandma GO!!!

You say you cannot vote for someone who is not a Christian, I say if the President were a Christian you would find fault with his theology. I say the problem is YOU!!!

IF you cannot vote because you are convinced that America is Babylon and you cannot support evil such as abortion and same sex marriage. I trust you have a conscience and do not use those US dollars, you should not have a bank account, never shop at a store that supports abortion and same sex marriage. I trust you do NOT have a SS number, will not call the police, fire department or paramedics when there is a problem. In fact facebook and youtube supports abortion and same sex marriage, so you need to delete your page today…..that is….IF…..you have a pure conscience.

I can give you more but I hear wine sacks bursting with this new wine, so I will end with this……

Voting is our RIGHT as an American, like owning a gun, like having freedom of the press to write whatever you wish and like the free speech we have on a public sidewalk.

Those are our rights and with that YOU should VOTE….and vote for Trump

Share this with your page and see who your friends really are.

MOTIVE:

Our critics love to judge our motive and will accuse us of not being driven by love.

Which demands this question, can one have the wrong motive if they share/preach/witness the gospel?

IF the motive for sharing/preaching/witnessing the gospel is love…..PAUL FAILED

“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences”

2 Corinthians 5:11

Paul was driven, influenced, impelled, compelled and urged to persuade men by the horror, dread and terror of the Lord.

The writer of Hebrews also FAILED as Hebrews 10:31 should have read;

‘It is a wonderful thing to fall into the hands of the living God’

‘It is a loving thing to fall into the hands of the living God’

‘It is a cheerful thing to fall into the hands of the living God’

‘It is a prosperous thing to fall into the hands of the living God’

‘It is a marvelous thing to fall into the hands of the living God’

…..rather the verse reads;

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”

Hebrews 10:31

I can already hear a few old wineskins bursting from the love bugs. I say whatever your motive for sharing/preaching/witnessing the word of God, be it love, fear, rewards, etc. for heaven’s sake GO.

FIGHTING FOR THE SOUL:

You have heard of ‘soul winning’ but what about ‘Soul Warning’

It may not be the most popular method to evangelize but it is very much Biblical

“And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh”

Jude 23

DEMONS DO MANIFEST 

Here is a timely picture, this photo was snapped in West Hollywood as we preached against their yearly parade and this one angry sinner was sooooo upset with my preaching, HE barfed right there. LA county sheriff quickly stepped up and walked the gagging man away from us, asking him if he wanted an emergency vehicle to assist him.

You know you are preaching an anointed message when sinners heave and for those in the deliverance ministry know that puking is manifestation of demons, either way just an interesting photo.

MY WATERING HOLE

I enjoy living and serving the Lord in Los Angeles, a place where one can be a celerity to the celebrities.

“To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some”

1Corinthians 9:22

Even Sean Hannity had his limo driver stop and called me over to say ‘hi’ and thanked us for being there

Everyone wants a picture with these TV/movie stars but what do they want….a picture of us preaching at them before they walk the red carpet. Glad I am not star struck as my celebrities are found in the Bible.

We have been preaching at the Academy Awards, Grammie Awards, SAG Awards, People’s Choice Awards and such since the 1980’s. These little gods have heard a saw us for decades.

IT IS VERY COMMON FOR MEN TO USE 

THE WORD ‘JEZEBEL’ TODAY

If I only had a dollar for every time that name is mentioned, I would be a very rich man today.

Often it is used when referring to an ex-wife, rebellious spouse or someone involved in a bad relationship. That name is used habitually with certain men like the word ‘racist’ and ‘hater’ is used today from the liberal.

First off, if you are involved with a ‘Jezebel’ I blame the male, because in order to have a Jezebel exist THERE MUST BE AN AHAB.

King Ahab was a compromiser, a weak man and never knew his authority, so that only gives reason to have a Jezebel rise up. Funny how women don’t use the word ‘Ahab spirit’ when referring to certain men, but men love to use that word ‘Jezebel spirit’

IF you are single, don’t look for a spouse, trust God’s timing. Just make sure you know that person, court for at least a year. Maybe even look at their parents because that could be them in 10 years. 

I don’t believe that Jezebel’ spirit just popped out after a few years of marriage, I believe it has always been there. Those signs were there when you dated/courted but was overlooked.

Women should know that men are the head of the house and we need to submit to God. Therefore, women need to be a good rib and submit to their husband. THAT is the order of God. And women after a year of courting women should know if he is a dictator or man of God with character. Is he weak, will he compromise easy, does he know his authority in Christ and are you willing to follow his decisions. 

Men should know much about a woman after a year of courting. Is she rebellious, jealous, can she trust your judgement or question it? Is she a busybody, high maintenance, does she come with years of baggage that may surface and will you be willing to treat her as Christ remedies the Church? Is ‘submit’ a foreign word to her and has she been submitting to her father and pastor.

IF SO, then “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” 

Mark 10:9

Then we have the opposite extreme.

Men who are so anti-female they believe women should be spiritual Stepford wives and they may have more in common with radical Islam on that topic. I will write on that at another time.

I thank God for all the women in my life. I have been surrounded by women, I’ve had one mother, two sisters, two grandmothers, aunts, female cousins, neighbors, schoolteachers, not to mention sisters in the faith and I seemed to turn out just fine

Just a recap IF you have a Jezebel rib, you must be an Ahab.

NO MEGAPHONE NEEDED

There are certain cities where they do not allow megaphones within the city sidewalk, so rather than going open air, I dust off the old cheerleader horn and proclaimed.

That old plastic funnel I’ve had and used for decades, and it is LOUD.

If the police are called, that cheerleader horn will be considered legal because it is not an amplification unit with batteries and wires, therefore deemed legal. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

Every street preacher should have one in their toolbox and this one was so loud that it can be heard clear from across the street after bouncing off walls.

Remember when using a cheerleader funnel you must yell into it for the best performance, unlike a megaphone where you just speak into the microphone. 

They have different sizes and colors, of course this one is the largest and can be Christianized with stickers or lettering.

Just another tool that you should have in your arsenal to advance the kingdom of God.

NO SMALL STIR:

Light should always collide with darkness and often there will be a clash or you need to check your method and message. 

Here are a few verses that may admonish you to cause “no small stir” (Acts 12:18, 19:23) where God sends you or perhaps you are not even a ping on the radar. You want FRUIT of real Biblical preaching;

“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?” 

1 Kings 18:17

TROUBLES ISRAEL?

“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city”

Acts 16:20

TROUBLE OUR CITY?

“And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him”

Acts 21:27

STIRRED UP ALL THE PEOPLE?

“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes” 

Acts 24:5

PESTILENT….THOUGHOUT THE WORLD?

“And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.” 

Acts 25:24

ALL THE MULTITUDE OF THE JEWS

“And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth”

Revelation 11:10

THOSE TWO WITNESSES TORMENTED THE WORLD?

Is your message a compromise or confrontation, because IF you really preached truth YOU WILL BE HATED!

“The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil”

John 7:7

BUSTING MARY

I have a reputation for a couple decades of busting statues of Mary with a hammer as I preach against the catholic church and explaining what the Second Commandment is.

“But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers”

Psalm 74:6

These idols are breaking the 2nd Commandment 

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God…”

Exodus 20

I will BREAK her into pieces in front of their churches or conventions, while warning that church of breaking the First and Second Commandment in both letter and spirit of that law. 

I have what I call a ‘Mary kit’ that I will bring, it includes a tarp that I stand on, dust broom and dustpan to pick up all the broken pieces on the tarp. It also has a hammer, goggles and at least one idol all within that box.

“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them”

Psalm 115

Many will stand in shock and awe as I bust their god in public. Local police and event security will make a strong presence around me as I smash the idol to keep the catholic’s at bay. As there just might be a few that might try rush and take Mary away as they have tried in the past, many will screamed ‘No, please stop, you’re hurting me’

The catholic bible has removed the 2nd Commandment from their book for obvious reasons and have split the last Commandment to keep with the 10.  

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen”

1 John 5:21

BLAST FROM MY PAST

When I was younger, we sleep in cars or a park and at times we would travel in this small trailer and preach in different cities and those banners were not just for flying in large crowds but at night in certain cities we unrolled them on a sidewalk and used them as a mattress to rest and sleep. 

We never got wined and dined, never took in sites when we traveled, just about the Father’s business.

Those days made me what I am today, and I am so glad I gave my youth to the Lord as I will soon be 60.

I’ve been open air preaching since I was 18 years old, and I am thankful I gave the Lord my youth.

“Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them”

Ecclesiastes 12:1

WHAT IS A FAMILIAR SPIRIT?

I never graduated from demonology but I know demons have manifested often when we preach. I have always believed that a familiar spirit is a demon who is familiar with another. For example, a male homosexual may have a ‘familiar spirit’ and be more familiar with a female than a male, hence ‘familiar spirit.’

There are many people that believe in reincarnation and can be very detailed on dates, times, names and history. There is NO reincarnation as per Hebrews 9:27 but no doubt there is a ‘familiar spirit’ in that person and that demon was inside that person once upon a time. Hence the word ‘familiar spirit.’

These spirits will be very familiar with another body and some people will go to mediums and try to communicate to dead loved ones. That medium can be very precise on details and conversations they had, that is because they channeled a ‘familiar spirit’ who was acquainted with that deceased. 

One can have more faith in these mediums who contact the dead than God. Any “guidance” from such a source will inevitably be deceptive and dangerous, leading the one so deceived still further from the Lord

In America today, psychic spiritualism is gaining popularity. In television and movies there is a plethora of angels, ghosts, witches, wizards, fortune tellers, psychics, and mediums, all of which are presented in a friendly, familiar way. Currently, one of the most popular cable TV reality shows stars an ordinary housewife as a medium who supposedly contacts the spirits of departed loved ones. What she does seems to be so comforting, so soothing for those who are steeped in grief and questions. 

She is not scary or weird or off-the-wall, and this makes her appealing to many, perhaps even to those who normally wouldn’t trust such things. Because she can describe in great detail very personal and private things about people and/or their dead family members, she wages great credibility. Do not be fooled by their “gift” as that spirit will guide you into hellfire. 

Like most sin, the name is changed, sodomy is called ‘gay,’ abortion is called ‘pro-choice,’ fornication is called ‘living together,’ a fool is called ‘an atheist’ and working with a ‘familiar spirit’ is now called ‘channeling.’

“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God”

Lev. 19:31

WHAT IS TAKING GOD’S NAME IN VAIN?

This is a question I get asked often because believers are unsure, they have broken the Third Commandment and I hope this clarifies my position.

“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain”

There are a few camps who believe it is using the G-D word is cuss word. But personally, I do not believe it can always be in vain. There are times it is just to say that God will Damn. IF there is a reason, those two words are not in vain. 

Some also believe that you if say ‘Oh my God’ you just broke the 3rd Commandment. Again, I do not consider that to be in vain if there is context for those three words.

There are those who believe if you preach without using scripture, that is taking God’s name in vain. Again, if true Jesus would have been guilty because He mostly preached in parables.

So now what do I believe?

I believe someone is GUILTY of taking God’s Name in vain when they say ‘Thus saith the Lord’ and God is not a part of those words. 

Or someone who says ‘God told me’ and ‘I have a word from the Lord’ when God never spoke to that person. That in my opinion is breaking the Third Commandment, both in letter and spirit. 

“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith”

Jeremiah 23:31

Most people that have a ‘word from the Lord’ yet speak from their own heart, their own dreams and visions and charging their words to Gods account by saying ‘thus saith the Lord’ 

It is very common in many circles to speak that way, even young babes in the Lord to speak on behalf of God.

Again, Jeremiah points this out saying; “Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD”

Jeremiah 23:32

Anyone who will use God’s name to gain IS GUILTY.

That would be liken to someone taking your credit card and charging something to your account AND YOU GET SENT THE BILL. There are many who are using God’s Name to justify their dreams and visions. I personally despise these people more than sodomy and abortion. There is reason WHY God has this for His 3RD COMMANDMENT

For the record I believe it is fine saying that God will Damn certain person, as He has.

God can and should Damn certain buildings, like an abortion clinic, no problem.

God can and should Damn certain events, God can and should Damn certain churches, God has been known to Damn certain cities and God can even Damn a nation. 

Using those two words in that context is not a cuss word but if someone gets angry and says ‘G-D’ for no reason, THAT is a cuss word.

SUICIDE

Death is the new messiah for our youth.

“But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death”

Proverbs 8:36

….but what do we expect, when young people play video games that glorify death, listen to music about death, dress like death, live in a demonic world of depression and have parents who think abortion is fine and it’s a woman’s right to murder that innocent baby.

The suicide rate for white children and teens between 10 and 17 was up 70% so says the latest data analysis available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although black children and teens kill themselves less often than white youth do, the rate of increase was higher 77%.

A study of pediatric hospitals released last May found admissions of patients ages 5 to 17 for suicidal thoughts and actions more than doubled. The group at highest risk for suicide are white males between 14 and 21.

Homosexuals have the highest number and that’s not counting the one entertaining the thought to end their life.  

Experts and teens cite myriad reasons, including spotty mental health screening, poor access to mental health services and resistance among young men and people of color to admit they have a problem and seek care. Then there’s the host of well-documented and hard to solve societal issues, including opioid-addicted parents, a polarized political environment and poverty that persists in many areas despite a near-record-low unemployment rate.

Of course, I disagree, I say how about NO faith in Jesus who will give them LIFE not death.

Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for ages 10-24. 

More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, COMBINED.

Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for college-age youth. 

How many people need and take anti depression drugs because they are living in a dark world. Remember Robin Williams the actor and comedian that seemed so happy but lived in a dark world.  He made everyone laugh but lived in a state of depression.  He took his own life on August 11, 2014.  Not everything that glitters is gold.

Suicide is NOT a free ticket to heaven but an instant fall to hellfire, because suicide is self-MURDER.

There are exceptions, for example Samson prayed that God would give him the muscle to destroy that wicked temple and God did. Samson died doing so.  Samson was not living in a state of depression and that was not his motive.

Another example would be a soldier who will risk his own life to save those with him.  Depression was not the issue when he gave up his life.

REPENT:

IF repentance is not a part of your preaching and witnessing, you are not leading people into the LIGHT.

Many outdoor ministries will emphasis only the ‘love of God’ or will stress ‘grace’ and ‘mercy’ to a sinner without ever using the word ‘REPENT.’

Do they ever warn those same sinners they are hugging and praying for to depart from sin?

“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

This 2 Timothy 2:19 verse is rarely IF ever used to evangelize. 

It’s a numbers game. Most ministries that witness on the street are more concerned about going back to the group they work with, with stories that they prayed for 17 people, passed out 13 packs of tracts, hugged multitudes making those sinners feel good and how they led 3 people to a sinner’s prayer. 

BUT NEVER USED THE WORD REPENT NOR HAVING THEM DEPART FROM SIN. 

The theme we find when preaching in our Bible is ‘Repent and believe’…..in THAT order. 

NOT believe and repent later

NOT God loves you just as you are

NOT Jesus loves you

NOT can I pray for you

NOT have you ever lied, what does that make you?

NOT I’m here because I love you

NOT here is water and a hug

We find the words “repent” and “repentance” in both Old and New Testament, in the book of Acts and the Epistles. 

Do you use the word REPENT when you share Jesus, witness or preach?

Repent is used the Old Testament, in the gospels and in the book of Acts, yet that word is not found with those who wish to witness in the streets.

9/11

How many of you remember September 11, 2001 where we witness several people jumping to their death from the World Trade Center…..and there was a good reason. 

Those poor souls could not stand ONE MORE MINUTE IN THAT FIRE.

These people worked at breaking that glass extra strength pane windows and would rather jump 85-90 stories to their death than spending ONE MORE MINUTE IN THAT FIRE. 

This made perfect sense for someone to fall and splatter on the ground to their death than spending ONE MORE MINUTE IN THAT FIRE.

The Lake of Fire is eternal, there is NO second chance, there is NO way out, hope in death cannot save you as hell and death will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

That should be motive to preach, witness and warn the sinner of this eternal fire. 

“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences”

2 Corinthians 5:11

OUR HOLY BOOK

These pictures are from Christians that meet in a secret location where Christianity is forbidden in their country and on this day Bibles were given as many wept for joy to hold God’s Word in their hand.

Whereas in America we have Bibles everywhere, iphones, pocket Bibles, family Bibles, in a hotel room, Bible book stores, Walmart selling Bibles, in most Churches and ministries that will give them away for free. 

Here is the fine print for living in America with Bible everywhere 

“…..For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required….”

Luke 12:48

God brings His word to all languages.  In an effort to translate the Bible so that 95 percent of the global population could have access to the Good News by 2033, the YouVersion Bible app team has partnered with the Bible translation group illumiNations.

YouVersion’s founder Bobby Gruenewald explained that Bible translation efforts have been challenging in the past, leaving many people across the globe without access to Scriptures written in their primary language.

But now things have changed with over 6000 languages.

At present, YouVersion has translated the Bible into 2,500 languages. The group is also currently translating over 1,700 languages.

According to the illumiNations website, the Bible still needs to be translated into about 3,732 languages. The translation efforts with YouVersion also include having 100 percent of the global population have access to at least some portion of the Scripture. Additionally, the Bible translation group hopes to have 100 of the world’s most strategic languages available in two viable translations.

Our Holy Bible is only book to be illegal in 52 countries and I wonder why?

THE MANY LIVES OF A STREET PREACHER:

I am known for street preaching

But I am a contractor as well

I speak in Churches

I have done a number of documentaries on open air preaching

I will baptize you

I have been known to marry couples

Spend time in jail for preaching

Dedicate babies to the Lord

Even spend time with my wife at a football game when our son played for UCLA

Breaking bread with saints….even with cameras filming every word

Doing my Live Feed Show on Wednesdays

Speak on Late Night shows

Having home Bible studies every week as we go verse by verse

Arguing for our free speech

Making time to place flowers on the grave of our father and mother

Having famous people wanting to meet me

I have even given in and gone to the hospital

Doing paper work in my office with a hot cup of coffee

Work with the media

Taking phone calls nationwide

Leaving to preach at another city or state

….and even try and have some alone time with the Lord

……next time you contact me, and I do not respond, please understand sometimes I could be busy

POLICE PROTECTION FOR BEING FAITHFUL:

As you know June is the month for sodomite events, parades, gathering in parks because they are need a pow wow and pep rally for their sin.  

HOWEVER, if you speak against those events, you are the haters.  

This is in West Hollywood and notice it’s not just regular police officers that is protecting our right for free speech.  It’s the SWAT team.  

Had it not been for them around us, the sodomites would have loved us to death. Now when you see those pictures, do understand we get this protection because we have faithfully preached at this event for 40 years.  

If you think you will go out and stand against a sodomite event in your city and get police protection and liberty to preach, you live in a fantasy world. 

You need to earn it and after years of being faithful your reputation will precede you. Your presence can put an event or the entire city in check.

Our right to be there. Thankful for these men to protect our God given right to exercise our freedom of religion and our free speech

Are we really the problem? Now remember we are said to be the problem…..and just who is the SWAT team facing, us or them as the problem.

Keeping an eye on us. Even with 2 rows of metal barricades and officers around us they still try to rush in a rip our signs or knock us down

Ready for action. This picture is from a side street where more officers are on standby, watching in case the streets explode into a riot

Not your everyday police car. This is Los Angeles the second largest city in our nation that has real crime yet that day if there is going to be a hot spot in Los Angeles, it will be with street preachers

The exodus. After the parade is over SWAT moves in to block people from rushing and we load up and pull out within a minute

Working with law. Giving thanks to the officer in charge as when we leave they leave

SINNERS NOT SAFE IN THE WATER:

The first three pictures are from Lake Havasu in Arizona during Spring Break where drunks float their boats in the middle of the river.  They tie them together like a boat island and party away. 

So, we come by with our small boat and preach to them.  Some drunks were so angry that they jumped in the river and tried to get into our boat, other chased us away on their boats. 

The last picture was taken in Hawaii where we preached from the sea to sinners on the sand and even stopped at Oprah Winfrey’s mansion to share the love.

I guess we are not only street preachers but water preachers too.

If you are a sinner in the water, lake or ocean, you are not safe we will find YOU and preach to YOU!!

COMPEL THEM:

“And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled”

Luke 14:23

COM-PEL

/kəmˈpel/

Do you COMPEL them?

‘to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly….to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure

to overpower……to force to submit; subdue……to secure or bring about by force…..to have a powerful and irresistible effect, influence’

‘push, urge, prevail on; dragoon into, browbeat into, bully into, bludgeon into, intimidate into, terrorize into; oblige, require, put under an obligation, leave someone no option but to; railroad, steamroller, twist someone’s arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on; archaicconstrain, exact, demand, insist on, enforce, necessitate’

I love the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary because he will use Bible verses to define the English language.

‘To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force…..To force; to take by force, or violence; to seize….To drive together; to gather; to unite in a crowd or company. A Latinism, compeller gregem….To seize; to overpower; to hold.

ARE WE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD?

How many times have you heard ‘we are all children of God?’

Jesus made it very clear who was His brother and sister in Matthew 1248-50

“But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother”

He made it very clear to others 

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it”

John 8:44

That verse makes it abundantly clear, they have a different father than God.

In the book of Acts we read a few times when the Apostles preached and said “Men and  brethren”

NOT everyone was their brother

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God”

Matthew 5:9

Sinners are at war with God and IF you are not trying to get them saved as a peacemaker YOU ARE NOT a child of God

JOHN THE BAPTIST:

If John the Baptist ushered in the Christ over 2,000 years ago, and many believe this to be the end times and the return of Jesus…..well, should there not be more John the Baptist’s out in public as a voice crying in the wilderness preparing the way for the Lord and making that path straight for the RETURN?

First off before we begin, the fact is the Christian world will polish the tomb of our beloved John the Baptist, but many would be offended in the very person of John IF they had lived in his theater.  His dress, his appearance and his unorthodox message, would be considered an offense and I doubt he would be a guest speaker on their Sunday service.  But they do buff and rub his sepulcher.      

Let us take a closer look this man found in Matthew chapter three, as God used him to baptize people in a river; “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire”

And I could hear the religious community on that one saying “Water Baptism, really John!!??!!  Where do we find that in the scriptures?  Glad your parents were not around to see this John!!!”  

Get in the water for repentance, then get that FIRE of the Holy Ghost, was his message. Whereas today, we get that Holy Ghost after a prayer, then get in the water which will only quench and removes that very FIRE.  

This baptism of John was done in public, in a river that was a hub for humanity, not indoors, not privately at a certain date, not with a drop on water on the forehead and not with babies.  These people were placed underwater and after walked around completely drenched as a public confession to acknowledge that they were involved with this man, John.   

I’m sure he took some heat by the religious for having people publicly get baptized and confess their sins as this act was unorthodox and considered ‘strange fire.’  Oh, the religious of the day condemned such actions as there was no animal sacrifice for those sins to be forgiven and he was a cult.  This guy was out of order, as he preached to the religious of the day “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”  Should this not be preached today rather than trying to get along with all religions?

John also was involved in name calling.  

Was he there to provoke people to anger or win souls and we need to judge his motive because this does not bring glory to God.   Did he pray before he preached that message? The religious of that day and today would bring these points up and try to slander his message, only to pound their chest that they are more loving than he. 

John continues with a cheap shot by saying “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham” 

Now many today would smear John for saying that, as that statement was uncalled for.  These were God’s chosen people, and he said a rock is better than they were.  He is a ‘bully.’  What a racist and where is the love?  

Oh, the slander that would have been said, blogs and facebook pages that could be written would have been off the charts as many would distance themselves from him.  

John demanded repentance and works to match such when he preached, or he will not waste his time with you as he said; “Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance”

“Where’s the tolerance John?”  Repentance is rarely mentioned in church today, let alone fruit meet for repentance, as John wanted to see evidence not just talk.  The order of appearance in the New Testament is to REPENT and BELIEVE, unlike today where it is common to just believe and repent later your whole life. 

Today, John would be accused of not knowing how to preach as he preaches on hellfire and never mentions ‘love, grace’ and ‘mercy’ as he said “gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire”

The same people that praise John today would have slandered him then by saying “Where is the grace, where is the love, where is the forgiveness in you sermon, where is the balance. This guy gives God a bad name and needs to repent.” 

Many would judge falsely saying, “No wonder he never performed a single miracle, he was not in the Will of God, too much ‘hate’ in his message.”  Maybe he should have given away free bottle water or sang worship music with his disciples but to name call, demand repentance and get wet.  Most would have nothing to do with this man that escorted the coming of the Lamb of God.   

He continued his hate speech; “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire”

John makes it clear, IF there is no fruit, you will get burnt, that will be your sole purpose, to be firewood and notice he said “the axe is laid.”  The axe is not in the swing position, the axe is not airborne, the axe is not getting sharpen.  The axe has already made contact with the tree and not just the trunk of said tree but the very root.  The axe has been chopping from the time of John and if you are willing to give this type of message, then you can be a voice crying in the wilderness. 

Are you in, God is willing, are you?

John was not “A reed shaken with the wind” as government, culture did not influence his standard, he did not bend with every breeze.  As many today are moved and will sway with whatever standard the current society determines.  The Baptist was unshaken and unmovable and perhaps defamed as unreachable and having a hard heart or beyond reproach, by the religious of his day.  Some things do not change.     

Regarding politics, John was involved, as he publicly called the king an adulterer and was jailed for such his action. He NEVER told the king ‘God loves you’ John was mean spirited and deserved to die.

Again, the modern Church will polish his sepulcher, quote him, read from him, write books on him, yet would have rebuked him for doing that at the time if they lived back then.  Many would have kept a distance from this man and his unorthodox work.  They would have avoided him just by appearance alone, let alone his salty message.  

You wish to be a modern-day Baptist, are you willing to preach a public message of repentance, rebuke the religious and be willing to go to jail for what you have said, or is that Sunday pew your confront zone.  Count the cost and welcome aboard and get into the game.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION TO THE WORD FEAR?: 

That word ‘fear’ is not a state of awe or reverence, but terror as found with Matthew 10:28; 

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell”

No need-to-know Greek or Hebrew, good old King Jimmy gives you the definition by allowing the Bible to interpret the Bible with just using the BIBLE. 

The verse used reads “fear not them which kill the body” now IF someone put a knife to your neck, would you be in a state of awe or in reverence…OR…would you be in a state of horror? 

 IF context means anything, that SAME FEAR should be funneled towards God, for He can “destroy both soul and body in hell.”  And remember this was said to His disciples, those men that gave everything up to follow Jesus not just someone who believes and goes to Church one hour on Sunday.

 One can both love God and fear God at the same time.

 It is the LOVE for God that will have us walk and obey God AND it is the FEAR of God which should make us not live in sin. I see harmony, not confusion, I believe they both work in concert for your benefit.

You say ‘fearing God’ is Old Testament?

We find this verse from the last book in the New Testament

 “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters”

Revelation 14:6-7

According to the words within that text, were find heavenly cherubs flying with the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and these being are preaching with a loud voice and ‘Fear God’ is their message.

NOT saying God loves you.

NOT giving away free water bottles

NOT can I pray for you

NOT inviting people to Church

NOT hugging sinners with their wings 

NOT come as you are

But “Fear God” which is the everlasting GOSPEL and if FEARING GOD is not part of your gospel, you have been proclaiming a watered-down gospel.  

FEAR is not an Old Testament issue.

For example, in Acts 5 we read about Ananias and Sapphira who lied and they were both killed the text reads “And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things”

Did you read that, not just ‘fear’ but GREAT FEAR….and must I remind you this was after the death and resurrection of Jesus, this was within a new word know as Church.

Need more fear verses?

In Ephesians 5:21 one can read; 

“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God”

1 Peter 2:17 reads; 

“Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor”

We have countless verses in the Bible where angels appeared to men and the trend that happens is men and women fall to the ground shanking.  In which the first words those angels repeatedly said was “fear not…..” as in those people were terrified and that was only a messenger from God NOT GOD HIMSELF.

 God is not bipolar, in being fearful in the Old Testament and loving in the New Testament, He is the same and we can both LOVE and FEAR God when walking with God.

It is the LOVE of God that makes me OBEY Him and the FEAR of God that keeps me from disobeying Him or living in sin, both work fine together. 

Show me someone who does not ‘fear God’ and I will show you someone with no wisdom or understanding. As fearing God is just the beginning of wisdom and understanding.  

 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom”

 Proverbs 9:10

 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge”

 Proverbs 1:7

 I will leave you with this verse found in Ecclesiastes 12:1 which is still valid today;

 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man”

THAT IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN! And today it appears Christianity lacks that duty greatly.

CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR PAST BEHIND YOU?

God may forgive you sins from a B.C. life but you will still reap whatsoever you have sown in your life. David is a perfect example, as it appears David paid a price for his sexual sins as per Psalm 38:1-7

 “O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down. There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds are foul and festering

Because of my foolishness. I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh.”

I knew a sister who remained a virgin till she married in her late 30’s however her husband had a wicked past. After she was married she now had a sexual disease that to this date she cannot have babies.  He knew but never said anything, because he believed when he was saved not only did God forgive him but any disease he had was removed.    

Now days before you marry, know the past of your upcoming spouse.

THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S JUDGMENT:

“Ezekiel 20:24 Because Israel had not executed my judgments (neither against her own people nor against Canaan), but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. {25} Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; {26} And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate (devoid of inhabitants deserted, laid waste), to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.”  

     Upon entering the Promised Land, the Jews were supposed to have utterly destroyed the Canaanites, including their women, children and babies. [God is not always opposed to innocent blood being shed.]  The Canaanites were people of bad blood.  They had a long history of idolatry.  God commanded them and their seed to be completely wiped out.  They had become so corrupted as a people that they were beyond hope and a cancer to the human race.  

     Instead of genocide, the Jews took to serving the gods of Canaan, which the LORD had foreseen, which is the reason that He wanted them utterly destroyed.  God was also aware that by sparing the innocent babies and children, that they would be a future threat to Israel when they became adults which turned out to be the case.  God willed genocide against these heathens, the innocent destroyed with the guilty.  The Jews failed God; so He gave Israel bad laws and deathly judgments which would result in their own destruction by their own hand.  

     Christians might want to consider the possibility that the children who are survivors of abortion today may likely be our worst enemies tomorrow.  Those that are raised by the humanists, socialists and God haters of today could well be the ones persecuting us in the future.  When this generation of abortion survivors comes of age and takes their places as legislatures and judges, they may well be the ones who perceive the Christians with their large families as a major threat to their power.  They may reason, “We don’t want more than one child, but we can’t have these Christians continuing to have large families or they will soon outnumber us.  Let us pass legislation prohibiting more than one child and requiring abortion after one child.”  It has already happened in China.

     The majority of conceptions which end in abortion are a result of fornication.  If girls don’t get pregnant, then we don’t have to worry about abortion.  Christians have the opportunity to be most effective in stopping the abortion carnage by promoting the morality which would make abortion a non-issue.  Probing even deeper, the Church needs to direct her message against the selfishness and rebellion which results in all acts of sin including abortion.

     Although it was commonplace for the Israelites to sacrifice their children to the fires of Molech during the ministries of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the prophets evidently limited their action to preaching against this abomination.  

      Notice that in Ezekiel 20:25 the prophet speaks of God giving Israel statutes which did not promote life.  Evidently, their law allowed the killing of their children and protected the killers from prosecution.  

     Could it be that God in His providence gave America a Supreme Court which legalized abortions?  Along with many other Christians, I prayed for years that God would one way or another remove the justices who supported abortion.  Yet they seemed to flourish into old age (often past their 70 to 80 allotted years) and were then replaced by men who were like-minded.  Meanwhile countless numbers of heathen women have become barren (desolate) if not as a result of abortion, then by various birth-control methods or venereal disease.  Likewise, also the men rejecting their roles as husbands and fathers have by choice become desolate and degenerate, and God has given over many of them (sodomites) over to reprobate minds.  

     The preachers should both be warning of God’s judgment.  Leave the actual judgment to God.  The married preachers need to use their bedtime to procreate more children and use their waking hours bringing them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  After a further season of America being under the rod of God, perhaps in His mercy, He will restore America’s godly heritage, should the Church be faithful.  [See Ezek 20:33-44].  Should that day of Renewal come, we will have prepared a generation capable of governing according to God’s righteous laws, a generation that will outlaw abortion.  Meanwhile, on the other hand the heathen will have killed off much of their own posterity. 

     One might ask, “Are you suggesting that abortion is the result of God’s judgment and therefore we should not fight against it?  If yes, would it not follow that we should promote it?”  I am suggesting that abortion may be God’s judgment or His curse upon the humanists, socialists and the generally immoral, who disobey God and do not even value their own seed.  

     God had clearly commanded the Jews to commit genocide against the Canaanites.  They failed, so God gave Israel bad laws and deathly judgments which would result in their self-destruction.  If I am right, then God is allowing these heathen to curse their own posterity by willingly carrying out their own judgment– “Cursed shall be the fruit of thy own body (Deut 28:18).”

     Jeremiah and Ezekiel opposed the sacrificing of infants to Molech, but evidently their efforts were limited to preaching.  These prophets may have stood in front of the fires of Molech as they preached.  Perhaps they also persuaded some parents to change their minds at the last moment.  Maybe even a few mothers or fathers repented of their idolatry.

     Sometimes God’s judgments are absolute upon the wicked and their offspring such as in the case of the Flood, and such as were intended in the destruction of the nations of Canaan.  However, in other Biblical judgments such as plagues compassionate and God fearing people may have relieved the sick and the suffering and even saved the lives of some of the wicked.  No, we should never promote abortion.  If abortion is God’s judgment on the wicked, evidently, it is a limited judgment.  

     “Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? 

Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?  (Amos 3:6 KJV)”

     “(Lam 3:37-38 KJV)  Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? {38} Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?”  

     Jeremiah makes clear that it was God’s judgment through His instrument the Babylonians that resulted in the terrible destruction that had come among his people and that the Lord showed no pity even on babies and children who were being eaten by their parents.  Jeremiah was weeping over the situation and likely God was as well.  Jeremiah had tried to prevent it by warning them to not fight the Babylonians, but to submit.  

     “(Psa 137:8-9 KJV)  O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. {9} Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”

     In God’s time He intended that the Babylonians would receive God’s retribution for their merciless judgments against Israel.   

     When God’s judgments are carried out against the heathen, He promises that the instruments of His judgments will be blessed, even those who kill the heathen babies.  

     A century before Jeremiah, Isaiah prophesied the destruction of Babylon by God.

     “(Isa 13 KJV)  The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see…{6} Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty… {11} And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible… {15} Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. {16} Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. {17} Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. {18} Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. {19} And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.”

     Please note that Isaiah’s burden was not to spare the children, but that the whole nation be utterly destroyed for God had so willed.

      What is God’s purpose in His severe judgments?  He answers, “That men might know that I am the LORD (Ez 25:26).”

OUR DUTY:

As I have said for over 40 years and will continue to say until the Lord takes me home.

I am NOT an evangelist 

This is NOT my ministry

This is NOT my calling 

This is NOT my gift

…..this is my duty as a Christian.

The woman with Jesus at the well seemed to go out and promote Jesus without the Holy Ghost 

Remember Stephen in the book of Acts, his function was to feed people but he stepped out and preached in public.

Paul told Timothy to “do the work of an evangelist” not be one

IF you are waiting for someone to hand their hands on you and prophesize over you, you are wrong

IF you are waiting for God to have money sent to you, so you can go out, you are wrong

IF you are waiting for some Holy Ghost confirmation, you are wrong

IF you say you are not called, you are wrong

IF Jesus is truly in your heart, that will come out of your mouth, be it one on one or one on a thousand. IF you can talk politics, sports, family, current events, you can talk Jesus in public

After four decades I have not gone from ministry to ministry, gift to gift or had new callings from the Holy Ghost.  By the grace of God, I have endured and don’t see any sign of stopping.  Many of my critics have come, gone and moved on, burying that talent.  Yet they continue to slander.

Rather than giving an excuse on not sharing your faith, obey God, we are commanded to do so and remember if you are ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of you 

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven”

Matthew 10:32-33

Note the word “Whosoever” that is for everyone not just evangelists.  

MY WAY vs YOUR WAY:

You will always have those that boast their way is better than your way.

Their tracts and more anointed than your tracts

Their signs are more Biblical than yours

They have much more fruit than you will have

They have more love for the lost than you

Jesus does it their way, Jesus would never do it like you

They quote scripture, you do not 

They are inspired by the Holy Ghost, you are moved by our flesh

They are humble you are not

They pray for more sinners than you do

They lead more people to Jesus than you do

These people will go out of their way to slander you

What we have here is the spirit of Cain, who believed his sacrifice on altar is better than Able’s gift.  Cain was envious of Able and with that he murdered his brother.

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him”

1 John 3:15

A mature Christian will not think or talk that way, a seasoned Christian will understand the Body of Christ is large with many moving parts and working together the body will function.  We are not all used to preach the same message, we are not used to have the same method, yet our goal is the same,

I am glad my thumb does not want to be a toe and my ear is forced into being an eyelash.  They are what God has created them for.  THAT is how a mature Christian will judge it, not their way is better.

Even within the gospels the writers are not the same, Luke did not try and be Mark, John was not forced to write like Matthew.  Each writer had their own character in their inspired gospel.

Matthew was a tax collector; therefore he was very precise on stories.

Mark was filled with action from the very first chapter.

Luke was a doctor, and you can tell because most doctors want family history and Luke gave the genealogy of Jesus Christ all the way back to Adam.  That’s doctor talk.

John was young and laid his head on Jesus and the only writer that used the famous John 3:16. This is why most young believers are told to read the gospel of John.

Of four were different but has the same cause, to uphold Jesus as the Christ.

DEPRESSED:

We live in a world of depression, where people may appear happy but live in a dark bubble. Our world takes antidepressants like aspirin. We have celebrities, who have fame, money, sex, houses, boats, are depressed and commit suicide.

Reality Check

There are probably 3 million people (AT LEAST) on this earth right now who would be willing to take all your difficulties, tribulations and struggles in a New York minute in exchange for their life…..and they would be happy with what you have.

Stop fueling those dilemmas, your faith in God should keep you in the eye of any storm, no matter how big the dark storm is around you.

Here is a verse just for you
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
Isaiah 26:3

Not just peace but PERFECT PEACE but that is with a condition…..YOU need to stay focused on Jesus.

The reason you have NO PEACE because you have not kept your eyes on Jesus and depression can lead to death.

CAN THE DEVIL USE NIGHTMARES?

First off, let me say demons can be used in certain dreams but I would not say the devil. I believe many Christians make the devil omnipresent and they give him way too much place and authority.

“Neither give place to the devil”

Ephesians 4:27

I believe there a few reasons a person can have bad dreams, such as. 

Sleeping with the TV on as your mind is still working and it could be something on TV or maybe something you watched that day.

Perhaps it is a certain personal problem you are having, and your mind is still pondering that problem.

It could be medication, certain foods or something you drank before bed.

Maybe it was of the last conversation you had and your mind is still active while that body rests 

It could be daily stress, sleep disorders or sleep apnea

Your emotions can overloaded your brain. 

There could be many reasons besides demons but evil spirits can give you nightmares.

Are you entertaining sin, embracing unforgiveness, as I would fault you before blaming the devil?

I do not dream much and if I do have a dream its forgotten when I wake up. When I lay down to sleep, I sleep. I can sleep in any position and sleep well, no moving, no snoring, and no waking up for hearing a noise. I am out and if I sleep for just two hours, it is two full hours, some people can sleep for 10 hours and feel like they only slept 1 hour. I have not set time to sleep, not with my schedule as my body is in full rest mode when I lay down. 

I recommend that you do Bible reading before bed or more time in prayer and give no place to the devil. 

Dreams can be demonic, not just nightmares and I believe that is a result from what you did that day.

Sometimes that nightmare may be a warning from God and not the devil as per Job 33:14-18

“For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.”

I do believe God can speak to us in dreams but NOT every dream is of God.

I do not dream much and when I do its forgotten when I wake in the morning but there have been dreams that I know is of God.  Now I believe IF a dream is from God, it will be very detailed and clear, not fuzzy or vague and there is a reason for said dream. 

One should know IF a dream is of God as we should know His voice and He has been known to communicate something to us as we are in the rest mode but NOT every dream is of God.

FRIENDS WITH THE WORLD:

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God”

James 4:4

There is a reason WHY we should not be friends with the world.

When we entangle ourselves with them, we will not tell them the truth for fear of losing the friendship.

IF you were to make friends with everyone, YOU would NEVER bring up how Islam is evil. How their prophet Muhammad married a 7-year-old girl and how that religion is burning Church and killing Christians today. 

IF you were to make friends with everyone, YOU would NEVER bring up how the pope is wicked, there is no purgatory and we should not pray to Mary or any dead person, for fear of losing the friendship.

If you are friends with someone fornicating, YOU would NEVER bring up how that they will not inherit the kingdom of God, for fear of losing the friendship.

If you are friends with a drunkard, YOU would NEVER bring up how that they will not inherit the kingdom of God, for fear of losing the friendship.

If you are friends with an atheist, YOU would NEVER bring up how that they will not inherit the kingdom of God, for fear of losing the friendship.

If you are friends with someone who had an abortion, YOU would NEVER bring up how they just murdered their baby. In fact you may want to comfort them and make them into the poor helpless victim rather than having the Holy Ghost convict that sin…..why……for fear of losing the friendship and at this point YOU are becoming an enemy of God.

“Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished”

Proverbs 16:5

OUR LAZY YOUTH:

“How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?”

Proverbs 6:9

How much more can lazy Americans get?

Need to wash clothes, put them in a machine and press a button.

Need to wash dishes, put them in a machine and press a button.

Need to change the channel on TV, press the remote.

Need to brush your teeth or shave your face, we have a machine for those too, just turn the switch on.

Need food, call or order on line get it delivered to your house. 

Need to wake up, set the alarm.

Need light in a room, just clap your hands

Need a room to be cooled or heated, just go to the wall and press a button.

Don’t feel like cooking, place food in microwave and press a button.  

Don’t need a job the government will mail you a check

Need to make your bed, just get a maid.

They exercise, from the bed to the sofa to the bathroom

Why should I get up early, shower, change clothes and drive to Church when I can watch the service from my iphone

….did I miss anything?

“As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed”

Proverbs 26:14

This is what we get when we allow adults to live at home with no jobs and ma-ma still does his laundry.

THE SIN OF GLUTTONY

‘You are a fat pig’

Now I get called this often and funny thing is it is mainly from those that yell ‘judge not’ at me…..go figure?  Did not God call our bodies a TEMPLE….who will argue that??…..please allow me to be a mega-Church and by the looks of it, most of those pointing the finger at me, well their temple looks like a small home Bible study.  

Jesus said in John chapter seven:

“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment”

Judging by someone’s size is judging by appearance, no?  Because there could be medical reasons, health issues, maybe said person has already lost pounds and is in the process of losing more. The reasons may be many, so judge righteous judgment. 

Now, does eating an extra cookie or another slice of pizza constitute gluttony?  Having an extra scoop of ice cream or another piece of chicken does not mean you’re a glutton?  

A Biblical glutton was one that would fest on food for days, most likely with the king.  They would eat, sleep, listen to music around the table and when full one would go into another room a stick an object or a feather down their throat just to vomit and make room for more food.  We don’t see anything like this today, so the word ‘glutton’ has lost its punch from its original value. 

Another point I hear in the street is. 

“don’t you know you #@^%$#*$! That gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins?”

Well, that might be a nice saying, BUT IT’S NOT FOUND NO WHERE IN THE BIBLE, that’s Catholic tradition.  

Face it, God did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because they did not use the weight watchers’ program, nor did he destroy the tower of Babel because they refused to keep the Adkins diet.  I guess that means Richard Simmons the flamboyant guru will get put into hell for being a sodomite BUT because he lost weight. I just don’t recall when any city had a ‘fat pride’ parade (because they were born that way)? 

Well just some food for thought…..bottom line, go be a Cathedral

WHY IS HELL SO AWFUL?

One, it was created for satan and his demons. Secondly, because people don’t realize that hell is the absence of God.

There’s no air in hell…because God is a breath of life.

There is no peace in hell…because God is the prince of peace. 

There is no comfort in hell…because God is the comforter.

There is no love in hell…because God is love.

Hell is darkness…because God is the light.

Jesus says of the man in Luke 16:

23 “And in hell He lift up his eyes, being in TORMENTS. . . ” 24 “. . . for I am TORMENTED in this flame.” 28 “. . .PLACE OF TORMENT.”

It is humanly impossible to comprehend the Bible description of hell. Nothing on earth can compare with it. No nightmare could produce a terror to match that of hell. No horror movie could describe its fright. No crime scene with all its blood and gore could begin to match its horror.

You’ll see HELL. . . 

You’ll smell HELL. . . 

You’ll breathe HELL. . . 

You’ll hear HELL . . . 

You’ll feel HELL. . .

It’ll be beyond anything humanly imaginable!

The Bible describes it as weeping (Matt 8:12), wailing (Matt 13:42), gnashing of teeth (Matt 13:50), darkness (Matt 25:30), flames (Luke 16:24), burning (Isa 33:14), torments (Luke 16:23 everlasting punishment! Jesus Christ says in Matthew 25:41, “Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING FIRE, prepared for the devil and his angels.”

In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: “And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Jesus says in Matthew 25:41: “. . . Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING fire, . . .”

Rev. 14:11: “The smoke of their TORMENT ascends up for EVER AND EVER: and they have NO REST DAY NOR NIGHT.”

This is what Jesus said about hellfire:

“fire” Matt 7:19, 13:40, 25:41″ everlasting fire” Matt 18:8, 25:41″eternal damnation” Mark 3:29″hell fire” Matt 5:22, 18:9, Mark 9:47 “damnation” Matt 23:14, Mark 12:40, Luke 20:47″shall be damned “Mark 16:16″damnation of hell” Matt 23:33″resurrection of damnation” John 5:29″ furnace of fire” Matt 13:42, 50″the fire that never shall be quenched” Mark 9:43, 45 “the fire is not quenched” Mark 9:44, 46, 48″Where their worm dies not” Mark 9:44, 46, 48″wailing and gnashing of teeth” Matt 13:42, 50″weeping and gnashing of teeth” Matt 8:12, 22:13, 25:30 “torments  Luke 16:23 “tormented in this flame” Luke 16:24 “place of torment” Luke 16:28″outer darkness” Matt 8:12, 22:13″everlasting punishment” Matt 25:46

You don’t have to go there!

But there is only one way to escape it, and that is through salvation in the name of Jesus Christ.

IT’S NOT OUR JOB TO ARGUE, JUST GIVE THE GOSPEL

Oh really…..how about it is our job to do that very thing?

“It was NEEDFUL for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should EARNESTY CONTEND for the faith” 

Jude :3 

“Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons” 

Is.41:21

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself”

Proverbs 25:9

Let us look in the book of Acts to see if we find any of the apostles arguing or disputing the Word of God, because those same acts should be accessible today:

Stephen full of faith and power debates with those who opposed him;

“And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake” 

6:10 

Paul persecuted for debating Jesus;

“And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him” 

9:29 

Paul in Jerusalem; 

“Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them PERSUADED them to continue in the grace of God” 13:43 

Peter address to the council; 

“And when there had been MUCH DISPUTING, Peter rose up, and said unto them, 

Men and brethren” 

15:7 

Paul in Thessalonica; 

“And Paul, as in his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days REASONED with them out of the scriptures” 

17:2 

Paul in Athens; 

“Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market DAILY with them that met with him” 

!7:17 

Paul in Corinth; 

“And he REASONED in the synagogue every Sabbath, and PERSUADED the Jews and the Greeks” 18:4 

Paul accused by the Jews; 

“Saying, this fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law” 

18:13 

After Paul sailed from Syria; 

“And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the 

synagogue, and reasoned with them”

18:19 

Paul debating in the synagogue; 

“And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, DISPUTING AND PURSUADING the things concerning the kingdom of God. But When divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, DISPUTTING daily in the school of one Tyrannus” 

19:8-9

Paul making no small stir about that way;

“Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be No gods, which are made with hands” 

19:26 

Paul reasoning with Governor Felix; 

“And as he REASONED of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, 

Felix TREMBLED, and answered, Go thy way for this time” 

24:25 

Paul before Agrippa; 

“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian” 

(Here King Agrippa was almost influenced by Paul’s words to become a Christian. Note that this word Christian is not a loose word, its only mentioned 3 times in the whole Bible. Unlike today where he’s a Christian, she’s a Christian, everybody is a Christian! Three times only, and this is one with the context of persuading people) 

Paul in Rome; 

“And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening” 

28:23

SHOULD I WITNESS OR PREACH?

IF you can witness, you can preach.

Preaching is much like witnessing ONLY LOUDER!

Do not limit the Holy Ghost, it is very common within the body of Christ for people to say ‘God has only called them to witness one on one’ or ‘just to pray for people.’  

If you can talk to one person, why not raise the voice to 100 people and why give a sinner the option to say no with a tract vs hearing what God says in their ears?

LOVE THE SINNER BUT HATE THE SIN.

Does God hates YOU!….the very person?

We all heard and believed ‘love the sinner but not the sin’ we are told those words as if that is inspired scripture. It is NOT, that was a quote from Gandhi.

Yet how many believers say that?

Does the God of the Bible hate His creation?

Yes, He does in Malachi 1 we read that God said Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.  NOT the sins of Esau but the very person himself.

And for those of you that will say that’s the Old Testament, it is quoted in Romans 13:9, therefore it is New Testament.

“I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked”

Psalm 26:5

The congregation of evil doers is actual people not just their sin.

God is love and just hates the sin?

IF you believe that you will have issues with Psalm 5:4-5

“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity”

God HATES the WORKER of iniquity is not God hates just the sin but the sinner

Our God HATES the violent person and not their sin according to Psalm 11:5

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth”

Proverbs 6:16-19 reads 

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren”

Did you see that, these are body parts that the Lord HATES 

….a proud look

….a lying tongue 

…..hands that shed innocent blood 

….an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations 

….feet that be swift in running to mischief 

….a false witness that speaketh lies

….and he that soweth discord among brethren

….a look, a tongue, hands, a heart, feet are human parts, a false witness and HE that soweth discord is a person, hence God does HATE humans. 

The Lord HATES those individuals not just their sin

Prophet Ezekiel understood that God hates people 

Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

Ezekiel 16:37

….THEM that thou hast HATED

Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.

Ezekiel 35:11

…..HATRED again them

Prophet Hosea said

“All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters”

Hosea 9:15

….for there I HATED THEM

This was said from a man after God’s own heart

“I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies”

Psalm 139:22

Jesus said in Revelation not once but twice that He HATES, this was said to the Church in Ephesus

“But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate”

Revelation 2:6

In the book of Ecclesiastes, we read there is “a time to hate” 

Eccl. 3:8

“do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD”

Zechariah 8:17

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 8:13

If God hates the sin and not the sinner, than He would have placed the sin and not the sinner into the Lake of Fire

THE WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY: 

We are all familiar with the story of the woman caught in the act of adultery. 

Was Jesus too loving to this woman and it was an act of love and mercy? 

“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him….” 

Understand this was a test, He was being tempted to go beyond the law as the Hebrew law reads that BOTH man and woman should be put to death for that sin. The scribes and Pharisees only brought the woman to analyze what Jesus would do.

Had both parties been there, I believe this story might have a different ending. 

Jesus kept with what Moses commanded in Leviticus 20:10.

“And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death”

The law clearly reads “the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death” and Jesus kept with that letter of the law. 

The story goes on….

“But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not”

I have heard many times from Pastors that Jesus was writing ‘God Loves You’ on the ground, but the scripture does not tell us what was being written.  So I do not speculate.  It is also very common that He wrote the names of the men who had been with her and that is why they dropped their stones and walked away.  

Nice touch but that is too Hollywood.

John never mentioned that Jesus was filled with love for this woman, as the word ‘love’ is not found in that story.  I say he was obeying the law.

We do find verses where He had compassion on certain people. Matthew 9:36, 20:34, 14:14; 15:32 Mk 6:34, 8:2 so who with argue that. We also find verses where it is noted that Jesus loved certain people as per Mk 10:21, John 11:36 but we DO NOT read this was His motive with this woman. 

To think that Jesus walked around all day with a smile and hugged people is beyond bad doctrine.  Why would the put to death someone so joyful?  

The text continues:

“…So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground….” 

Now if you have your ‘love cult’ glasses on, it may read “And Jesus said with a smile, I love her and I love you, so let’s all love each other.  Please I beg you not to throw stones at her OR verbally assault her with mean words.  As He wrote ‘Remember LOVE each other because God is love’ so let us forgive and forget’ in the sand”   

Back to the raw version:

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last.” 

These particular people were convicted in their sin, they have a conscience and pulse. The test failed as they were going to stone her with rocks, unlike today’s Christian who will use that verse if they think you have said something to hard for unloving. 

Now the fine print to this story:

“…and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”

Jesus never mentioned ‘love’ in this text, it was never noted that His face was glowing with passion and His eyes were filled with ‘love.’  After everyone walked away, He told her to “go, and sin no more.”  How often do you hear ministers mention that?

He did not say ‘Try to live godly, you will fail, but try.’  He did not say ‘You will always sin so just be sorry.’   No, what He said was to ‘not sin’ and or repent of that sin or the next time she can be put to death.   

Bottom line was Jesus obeyed the Law according to Deuteronomy 22:22 and spared the woman because she was alone; “If a man is discovered having sexual relations with another man’s wife, both the man who had sex with the woman and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.”

Why do Christians read more into this story that what we read?

Jesus never used the words ‘love’ ‘grace’ or ‘mercy’ but He did make the point to sin no more.

THE CONGREGATION OF A STREET PREACHER

I must confess, I belong to a Mega-Church and am considered one of the main pastors of the largest Mega-Church in the USA.

Our services are so LARGE we cannot put everyone in a building, even a sporting stadium is too small to hold the masses. 

Our congregation must meet on the street, where we have NO worship service, NO passing the basket for money, NO donuts and coffee after the service, NO Sunday school, we meet in any weather and service may last an hour to over 15 hours. 

Our Mega-Church there is NO dress code, in fact clothing is optional. 

At our service we teach straight blunt Bible, discuss current events and point sin out. There will be NO ears tickled and most of my parishioners will be offended and angry at my message, yet they continue to stay for more.

We have NO studio to tape our service, we have NO weekly TV shows, but we do have cameras around us at every service….yet some services are seen by millions without us paying a nickel.

We don’t sell books, we don’t push DVD’s, there is NO miracle-water sold, we don’t have guess speakers and often police are called to the service to bring order to those touched by the outdoor sermon. 

We do NOT beg for money and tell you God will bless you if you sow into our ministry. At our service we rarely give hugs and we DO NOT lay hands suddenly on anyone.

We do NOT have a 95-million-dollar jet but fly the cheapest flights when we travel. 

AND we have been known to get a police escort after a number of our services.

The altar of a street preacher is not very glamorous. 

We do not have a podium made with the finest of wood or gold, no little lamp to illuminate your notes, no platform stand to hold your Bible.

 No message of prosperity or come as you are, no praise music to serenade, no light show and smoke machine for the worship service and no money is placed at our feet for a blessing in return. 

Rather, we need iron gates to keep our congregation from attacking us, a gulf is needed to separate us and our congregation.

Often we need police surrounding us for our safety, as we proclaim a message of repentance for forgiveness with trash and bottles placed at our feet as a ‘thanks’ for our wholesome message.

THINK YOU MAY JOIN US FOR OUR OUTDOOR SERVICE?

GOD is always looking……are you responding ….or is sitting in Church enough Christianity for you?

“Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”

Psalm 94:16

Think God is only looking for someone would went to seminary, or never missed Sunday school and has kept every receipt that they gave 10% of their money to the Church. 

NO!

Think God is only looking for someone who was once the captain of the debate team or a used car salesman, because they can talk with a beautiful smile.

NO!

Think God is only looking for those who are ordained by the State or those who had hands laid on them and told them they are an evangelist or are a ‘modern day Peter or Paul?’

NO!!

Think again…..as God calls and uses the underdog…….

Noah only saved his family

Moses stuttered

Abraham was old

Jacob was a cheater

Sarah had no patience

David had an affair

Daniel was put in the fire and a lion’s den

Gideon did not know the voice of God 

Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers

Elijah was depressed

Hosea was told to marry a whore

Jonah was lazy

Zaccheus was a short man

Thomas doubted

Martha was a worry wart

John the Baptist looked like a cave man and lost his head while in prison

Paul once killed Christians

Peter could not keep his mouth shut

Stephen was told to washed tables

Timothy was told to do the work of an evangelist

John wrote the book of Revelation exiled on an island after being boiled.

And yet God used them uneducated men, God does not call the qualified, He is looking for anyone willing to serve Him.

“And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none”

Ezekiel 22:30

CAN A LOVED ONE THAT DIED CONTACT YOU?

Having someone you loved die can be difficult for anyone.  

Having to bury a spouse, a child, parents can be hard as we will miss that person.

We will remember them in a dream, see someone that looks like them, celebrate an anniversary or a birthday.  They are missed during holidays and when you cannot see them again.

But can they contact YOU?

We may have often heard the phrase, 

‘Your loved one is an angel now’ after they’ve passed away. And some believers may argue that angels are loved ones who visit us here on earth.

UNTRUE, not Biblical, we can find nowhere in Scripture where loved ones appear as angels.

Humans and angels were created separately for different functions.

When you miss someone, you do think about them often.  Nothing wrong with that, remember even Jesus wept when Lazarus died.

But that loved one is NOT watching over you nor sees you on earth.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 reads

“For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing”

The dead know NOTHING.  They do not know what you have been doing, seeing the family is fine the plans you have made.

The dead know NOTHING on those living.

The deceased loved one does not visit you in a dream.

That only means you miss that person nothing more.

It is said you must be on the right vibrational frequency to connect with them. When your vibration is just right, the spirit gets a window to communicate to the physical world and you.

UNTRUE, its demonic 

It is believed the dead know we miss and Love them and they send us signs & symbols

Not Biblical, the dead are on a different time zone then the living and most of the dead are not in heaven 

It is been said that you can sense your deceased loved one

Untrue, most likely a familiar spirit/demon that was very close to the deceased.

I’ve even heard, your loved one is near you when you see a Cardinal 

‘Cardinals appear when angels are near.’

The dead do not communicate with the living and the dead know nothing.

There is a story in our Bible with someone attempting to communicate with a dead judge and the story doesn’t end well.

In 1 Samuel 28

We find King Saul was terrified by the size of the Philistine army he’d have to face soon, so he consults God for help. When God doesn’t appear to answer, he takes matters into his own hands and meets with a medium to try and communicate with Samuel whom he saw as an example.

He wished he had Samuel’s wisdom to guide him, just as he had in the old days. But Samuel was dead. What was he going to do?

Samuel was one of the last judges of Israel. During his many years of service, God gave him the task of appointing Israel’s first king, which turned out to be Saul.

During his first few years as king, Saul followed God faithfully, obeying His commands and often turning to Samuel for wisdom and guidance. But, as Saul’s power grew, he became prideful, disregarding God’s commands and rejecting Samuel’s counsel. Eventually it got so bad that Samuel refused to be his counselor any more, leaving king Saul to his own devices.

Time went on and, eventually, Samuel died and was buried. All Israel mourned for him.

Now Saul needed Samuel, so he made up his mind and, with a couple of soldiers, set out in the middle of the night to a place called Endor in search of a medium, someone who claimed to speak with the dead. During his early years as king, under God’s directions, Saul had set out to destroy such people and drive them out of Israel. 

But now, in his hour of desperation, he went to one for help.

Disguised, he went to visit the witch, disguised.  She was reluctant at first, reminding him that such spiritualism and contact with the dead was worthy of death.

And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, ‘As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.’

Then the woman said, ‘Whom shall I bring up for you?’

And he said, ‘Bring up Samuel’

And the woman said to Saul, ‘I see a spirit ascending out of the earth.’

So he said to her, ‘What is his form?’

She answered, ‘An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.’ 

Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.

Now Samuel said to Saul, ‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?’

And Saul answered, ‘I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.’

That spirit of Samuel said: ‘So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to David. Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you.  Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines’

Saul returned to his camp that night, utterly demoralized. The next morning, Israel rode into battle against the Philistines, and everything that the demon had predicted came to pass.

This ghost of Samuel or familiar spirit was contacted and apparently had some foreknowledge about how the next day’s battle would end.

 Was this really Samuel’s ghost?

Lets look at the details. 

Why was Saul unable to see this ghost?

 And if this really was the dead spirit of Samuel, why he allow Saul to bow low and worshipped him? 

God is the only one the king ought to bow to, and Samuel definitely knew this.

All these details, along with the fact that this entire scenario flies in the face of God’s teachings about death, leads us to infer that this wasn’t the ghost of Samuel at all, but one of Satan’s agents. 

At his weakest, overwhelmed and afraid. demons made him believe he’s talking to an old and trusted mentor, then strike him down and that spirit knew that God was not protecting Saul at this point. 

Saul returns to his army with no courage or heart left to fight, and the wicked angel’s prediction becomes as a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.

In 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and 1 Samuel 18:10 we read where Saul had prior demonic encounters so he was inclined to being demonically influenced.

Demons can know the future, remember in Matthew 8:28-33, Jesus met two men who were possessed by devils demons. Those devils called Jesus by name and asked if He was there to torment them before the time. They were referring to a future event when they would be tossed into the Lake of Fire to be tormented forever.

Demons lie and deceive, they have the power to create miracles 2 Thessalonians 2:9 reads 

“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders”

It appears to be godly but it is demonic. 

In Revelation 13:11-14 we read where people worshipped the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he did great wonders, he even made fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. He deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles

The appearance of God is there but it is ungodly.

In Matthew 7:23-23, Jesus spoke that some with prophesied, cast out devils, and do wonderful miracles in His name, but He would tell them He never knew them.

It was a lie, a delusion that had a form of godliness yet was ungodly. 

Ecclesiastes 9:5 reads

“For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing”

As far as loved ones speaking to us after death, Scripture makes it clear that the opposite is true. Let’s take a look at the story of the rich man and Lazarus found in Luke 16.

Which is NOT a parable

We read how a wealthy man passes away and discovers the horrors of hellfire. He begs Abraham, whom he sees, and feeling the fire.  

He had full capacity of his sight, mind and pain.

This is what he asked….IF THE DEAD COULD SPEAK TO THE LIVING

He wanted to go to his family and give them a word of warning of this place of torment.

If he had the chance to speak to them, he would not say how much God loves them but that pace of suffering and pain

This is what Abraham replied, 

“They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.”  

He argued and said 

“No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent. 

He was told 

“If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.”

God gave us clear teaching about death and the afterlife so that we won’t be deceived. He wants to safeguard us from Satan and his deceit. The Bible forbids contact with the dead, not because God is a cold-hearted tyrant who doesn’t want us to see our dead loved ones, but because he wants to protect us, to shield us from the Devil’s lies. 

In Leviticus 19:31; Isaiah 8:19 scripture makes it clear that we cannot seek the help mediums who claim to contact the dead.

Necromancy is defined as the conjuring of the spirits of the dead for purposes of revealing the future or influencing the course of events. 

In the Bible, necromancy is also called “divination,” “sorcery” and is forbidden as an abomination to God. It is something that the Lord speaks very strongly against and He hates it.

When a loved one passes away, we miss them deeply, nothing wrong with that. Remember, even Jesus wept when loved ones passed.

But if we think the dead wants to communicate with us, we put our faith in them and not God.

That is as wrong as playing with an ouija board, think they wish to talk with you and are looking down on us from heaven.

Remember “the dead know nothing”

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest”

Ecclesiastes 9:10

“the dead know nothing”

“As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more”

Job 7:9-10

“the dead know nothing”

Another LIE people say when someone has died is

‘Pray for them’

Prayer for the dead is hopeless as prayer can do nothing for those that died.  You are better off praying to a rock or a tree.  But most people say that to show how loving they are.  When in fact they are ignorant and unread with our Bible.

…as “the dead know nothing”

WHAT’S A BACKSLIDDER?

I do not know why but I recall a number of people that say ‘backsliding’ is not in our Bible

I do not know what Bible they are reading or why that is said, but we do find the words ‘backslider’ and ‘backsliding’ in our Holy Book, not to mention examples of men who had backslidden.

In Proverbs 14:14 we read

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways

Jeremiah 3:22 reads

Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings

Hosea 11:7 reads

And my people are bent to backsliding from me

The words ‘backslider’ and ‘backsliding’ is mention a number of times and Jeremiah used that word at least a dozen times in his book alone.

So it can be established that it is a Biblical word.

A backslider is a believer who was once devoted to God, begins to take his or her relationship with Him less seriously as a result of carelessness, disobedience or negligence.

Spiritual decay is a gradual process.  It is never a sudden thing because Christians do not suddenly fall out of touch with God. Backsliding begins in the heart long before the outward evidences manifest.

When we preach in streets we meet many who are not walking with the Lord any longer

“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself”

Proverbs 14:14

In my forty plus years as a Christian and street preacher I have witness many who have fallen away….yet still believe they are walking with God in some weird perverted way.

The backslider we meet on the street is going to Church but living in sin and will argue with us that he is saved.

Do you know that a backslider may not even know he has fallen away?

There are countless of backsliders sitting in Churches today

There are numerous backsliders on facebook posting something Biblical

One can pray and worship God in Church and be in a backslidden state

These backsliders even fellowship with other saints and are involved in a ministry

Sin for a backslider is not so obvious, as sin is justified, lack of obedience is reasonable, and the love for the Lord and your neighbor can replaced with other spiritual things.  I have talked with 1000’s of people on the street who believe they are walking with God. 

They at one point cried out to Him, had a desire to pray, read the Bible and even tell others about Jesus.  But that is gone, they go through all the motions of Church but there is NOTHING there.

One can get very comfortable living in that state and will deny they are backslidden, as the false teacher will never admit to preaching a false gospel.

Sin can be camouflaged and replaced with what appears to be spiritual issues.

I say examine yourself and see IF you are the same person that once cried out to God the day you said you were saved.

Do you have the same zeal for the Lord?

Do you have the same desire for the Bible as you once did?

Do you have the same thinking and praying to the father?

Do you have the same intensity to want to live holy and reject sin?

Do you still memorize and ponder verses?

Do you now justify sin, whereas you once spoke against certain sin?

Do you still have the same love for fellowship with others or have you become bitter towards the Church and trust no one?

One can be so busy with work, family and life that you do not recognize being in a backsliden state as doing religious things is not truly serving the Lord.

A backslider may go to a Church where the Pastor knows he is living in sin and not walking with God, but he will never say anything nor teach a sermon on living in sin.

A backslider may fellowship with others and those others do not wish to offend him and question him.

In doing this both the Pastor and those that fellowship with one, has strengthen the hands of the sinner.

Jeremiah 23:14 reads;

“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah”

Ezekiel also said this

“and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way”

Ezekiel 13:22

This is why we should fellowship and go to Church that look out for each other. I believe you can know if someone is not walking with the Lord in full capacity and it is our duty to say something.

There are times we need to rebuke a backslider (1 Timothy 5:20)…..AND….there are times we need to restore such a one (Galatians 6:1) because 95% of the time they do not think they have fallen away.

Many times when we preach in public it’s not to get the unsaved saved but those who once were saved, saved.

If you have no desire to spend time fellowshipping with others like you did once upon a time.  YOU are in that backslidden state

If you have no desire to pray, read the Bible like you did once upon a time.  YOU are in that backslidden state

If you have not have the joy, desire to serve God, the thrill for your salvation you once had. YOU are in that backslidden state

If you have no desire to preach, witness, share Jesus like you did once upon a time.  YOU are in that backslidden state

If you have relationships with worldly friends, something is wrong with your walk with God. YOU are in that backslidden state

A backslider is an individual who has converted to Christianity yet reverts to pre-conversion habits and/or lapses or falls into sin and walks in sin. That person turned from God to pursue their own desire.

Here are a few examples of backsliders in the Bible:

Saul

1 Samuel 15:11 we read

“It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night”

I don’t believe we find the words ‘Saul sinned, because he was a human with a sinful nature’ anywhere within the text.

Solomon

1 Kings 11:4-40

“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God”

I don’t believe we find the words ‘Solomon sinned, because he was a human with a sinful nature’ anywhere within the text.

Amon

2 Kings 21:22-23

“And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.  And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house”

I don’t believe we find the words ‘Amon sinned, because he was a human with a sinful nature’ anywhere within the text.

Galatians

Galatians 1:6 reads

“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel”

I don’t believe we find the words ‘you Galatians we pre ordained to sin, because they have a sinful nature’ anywhere within the text.

Demas

2 Timothy 4:10 reads

“For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica”

I don’t believe we find the words ‘Demas sinned, because he was a human with a sinful nature’ anywhere within the text.

Revelation 2&3 we read about seven actual Churches

To one Church Jesus said

“I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles…..and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted…..Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick”

This Church has left their first love and were told to remember you have fallen.

To another He said

“I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith…..But I have a few things against thee”

This Church appeared faithful but still had issues before God

“I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works…..Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce”

Again this Church started with a little leaven and now have women run the Church.

“I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead…..for I have not found thy works perfect before God……repent”

Another Church fell away and was told to repent.

This was said to the last Church

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth”

That spirit of backsliding will evolve into bigger sins and God will reject you.

A perfect example of a backslider would be Samson

God said to his mother

”Drink no wine nor strong drink, for thou shalt conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head. The child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

Samson was a Nazarite from his mother’s womb. He was filled with the Spirit of God. He did many mighty works for the Lord. He walked with God, has had communion with Him, has had His blessing upon his life, but that’s not the end of his story,

He allowed sin come in and that sin separated him from communion with God.

He fell in love with a Philistine woman, whom he decides to marry, ignoring the objections of his parents over the fact that she is not an Israelite.

But Samson has made up his mind. He said “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes”

The wedding must have been odd.  Here we have an Israelite family and a Philistine family coming together to celebrate a union forbidden by the Lord.

I’m sure there was a large banquet…lots of delicious and probably un-kosher foods…and most likely alcohol flowing.

This party didn’t just last for one day, we’re talking about a 7-day long party here.

Because of one sin it evolves into more sin.

Remember his wife had Samson’s hair cut and within his marriage, Samson went to a Prostitute.

It all started with a backslidden heart and evolved into more disobedience.

No where in the text do we read ‘Samson sinned, because he was a human being with a sinful nature’ nor was it pre-ordained to happen.

2 Corinthians 13:5

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”

You know yourself better than I do and you know where you were at a couple years ago vs where you stand today.

Are YOU still in the faith?

HOW DO WE GET THE HOLY GHOST?

One simple verse will answer that, Acts 2:38 reads 

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”

There seems to be a condition and that one verse spells it out clearly.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND SOUL?

Is there a difference between the soul, and the spirit?

1 Thessalonians 5:23 reads 

“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

They are not the same, another verse is Hebrews 4:12

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

The soul is basically our mind, our emotions, and our will.  The body is the outer level, followed by the soul and the spirit is the core.

Matthew 10:28: 

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

The soul can fear and no man can kill our soul. Although they can kill our bodies, they cannot do anything personally to affect our souls.

Ezekiel 18:4: 

“Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.”

God created mankind with a soul.  Souls belong to the Lord. He created them when he created us. 

Notice this verse mentions that any soul that sins will experience death. 

Matthew 16:26: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”

The verse never reads ‘what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his spirit? Or what shall a man give in return for his spirit?’

The body is our physical functions and here we feel our physical senses such as the sense of sight, taste, smell, hear, and touch. The soul on the other hand is our humanity that makes us feel emotions. 

However the spirit is our spiritual and deeper connection with the Lord.  That spirit gives us the ability to have an intimate relationship with God.

WORKS, DO THEY MATTER?

Works do matter, but works will not save you. Works is a result of your faith manifested.

The book of James sheds light to this subject as the second chapter reads this; 

“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works?…..can faith save him?….Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone….Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works…..O vain man, that faith without works is dead?….Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?….Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only….Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works…For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

Works do matter as evidence of your faith, not for salvation, as works are the revealing of your faith.

Jesus spoke to 7 Churches in the book of Revelation and said to each of them “I know thy works.” He did not say ‘I know that faith’ or ‘I know thy heart’ but our Lord said works, so works do matter. 

Titus 1:16 reads

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate”

NOTE: “…in works they deny him…”

You can tell your spouse that you love them all day long, but if I do not show them that you love them, that love is incomplete

I do not believe in works salvation, no one can earn salvation. We are saved from God’s grace but works do matter and they should be a result of our faith in Jesus

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”

Ephesians 2:10

THE CHURCH IS TO BLAME:

Often times people love blame the pastors for teaching their flock bad doctrine but there is more to the story as the liability even goes to the flock too. 

Jeremiah pointed out that those people WANT to hear certain things like ‘bless me oh God’ ‘heal me so I can go out and sin more’ ‘I feeeeeel you holy ghost’ and with that……that is what is preached.

“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”

Jeremiah 5:31

The verse clearly reads “….and my people love to have it so…” Many cases the minister will preach what the sheep want to hear and since they pay that salary, he will deliver. 

So the next time you wish to rebuke a minister, let’s even out the teeter toddler and toss some blame on the dumb blind sheep who demand to hear certain messages or they will do elsewhere.

THE DEVIL:

“Neither give place to the devil”

Ephesians 4:27

Believers give the devil toooooo much place and credit, he is not omnipresent, he can only be at one place at a time.  Yet believers think he personally is attacking them everyday. 

I’ve heard for decades that the devil knows more scripture than we will ever know.  I believe we give him way too tribute.  IF he knew Bible he would have NEVER put Jesus on that cross.  Jesus would have died an old man. 

The devil is known to be a liar.  IF he had all this power believers give him we would all be dead.

He is not what we think he is, he is like a roaring loin, note the word “like” he has no fangs but will gum you if you let him.

STOP giving him place as one day our Bible teaches us that when we see him and say 

“…Is this he that made the earth to tremble that did shake kingdoms; He that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof…”

Him….that’s him…he is the one?

How do we stop the devil or demons, it’s easy with a condition as James 4:7 reads:

“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you”

SUBMIT….OBEY GOD and he will flee and bolt away from you

WHY DO HOMOSEXUALS CELEBRATE IN JUNE?

The reason why homosexuals have pride month in June is because it all started in that month.  

It was a homosexual bar known as the ‘Stonewall Inn’ in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, as the bar was owned by the Mafia, believe it or not. They invested $3,500 to turn the Stonewall Inn into a gay bar, after it had been a restaurant and a nightclub for heterosexuals. It is rumored that once a week a police officer would collect envelopes of cash as a payoff at the Stonewall Inn because it had no liquor license. It had no running water behind the bar, they cleaned used glasses with tubs of sitting water and immediately reused. There were no fire exits, and the toilets overran consistently. But it was the only bar for ‘gay’ men in New York City where dancing was allowed, dancing was its main draw since its re-opening as a gay club.

The customers were “98 percent male” with just a few lesbians, but the customers also consisted of younger homeless adolescent males, who slept in nearby Christopher Park and the sodomites would invite these people in for drinks and who knows what else. That standard of homeless people living around those streets continues today as in every major city you will find a homosexual part of town and within that area you will find homeless people and teenage run always, as these people need money and that the homosexuals have and for certain acts, everyone walks away with a smile and a disease. Now the age range of the clientele at the ‘Stonewall Inn’ was between the upper teens and early thirties, and the racial mix was evenly distributed among white, black, and Hispanic.

Visitors to the Stonewall in 1969 were greeted by a bouncer who inspected them through a peephole in the door. The legal drinking age was 18, and to avoid unwittingly letting in undercover police who were called “Lily Law”, “Alice Blue Gown”, or “Betty Badge” as these visitors would have to be known by someone or the doorman. The entrance fee on weekends was $3, for which the customer received two tickets that could be exchanged for two drinks. Patrons were required to sign their names in a book to prove that the bar was a private “bottle club”, but rarely signed their real names. There were two dance floors in the Stonewall; the interior was painted black, making it very dark inside, with pulsing gel lights or black lights. If police were spotted, regular white lights were turned on, signaling that everyone should stop dancing or touching and try to act normal. In the rear of the bar (no pun intended) was a smaller room for transvestites. I am not making this stuff up as I do not think Hollywood can not write a script either.

Now here is when the ‘you know what’ hit the fan, as in the early morning of June 28th 1979, the Stonewall Inn was raided by New York undercover police. Now the bar management usually knew about any raids coming beforehand due to police tip-offs but not that day and during the raid, lights were turned on inside the bar and customers were lined up having their identification checked. Those without identification or dressed in full drag were arrested on the spot as women were required to wear three pieces of feminine clothing, and would be arrested if found not wearing them. Hard to believe that was once a law in liberal New York but that morning both employees and management of the bar were also arrested.

The police were to transport the bar’s alcohol in patrol wagons, so twenty-eight cases of beer and nineteen bottles of hard liquor were seized, but the patrol wagons had not yet arrived, so patrons were required to wait and this started to turn ugly. And those who were not arrested were released out the front door, but instead of leaving they stopped outside as a large crowd began to grow and watch the take down. Within minutes, between 100 to 150 homosexuals had congregated outside and were angry with how the police were treating them.

When the first patrol wagon arrived, the police began escorting Mafia members into the first wagon, to the cheers of the bystanders. Next, regular employees were loaded into the wagon, as the crowd shouted ‘Gay power’ and began singing “We Shall Overcome.”

Then according to story an officer shoved a transvestite, who responded by hitting him on the head with her purse and the crowd began to turn into a mob as beer bottles were thrown at the wagon and a scuffle broke out when a lesbo in handcuffs was escorted from the door of the bar to the waiting police wagon. She fought and escaped repeatedly and wrestled with four officers as they hit her on the head with a club. It was this person that encouraged the crowd to riot as an officer picked her up and put her into the back of the wagon.

She screamed for everyone or anyone to do something and that they did as a riot busted out that night as the sodomites started to fight back, as they attacked the police, broke windows and started to burn the street. The police tried to restrain some of the crowd, and even knocked a few people down as that only incited the mob and some of those handcuffed in the wagon escaped into the crowd when police left them unattended.

The horde started to overturn the police wagon and two police cars and the wagon had their tires slashed. Garbage cans, garbage, bottles, rocks, and bricks were hurled at the building, breaking the windows, as parking meters were uprooting and used as a battering rams. It was a riot as more police arrive it was quenched and by 4:00 in the morning Christopher Street had been cleared. Thirteen people had been arrested. Some in the crowd were hospitalized and four police officers were injured. Almost everything in the Stonewall Inn was broken, from pay phones, toilets, mirrors, jukeboxes, and cigarette machines were all smashed to pieces.

They rallied and marched for days and on June 28, 1970 a year after the riot, America had her first ‘Gay Pride’ march, covering the 51 blocks to Central Park. The New York Times reported (on the front page) that the marchers took up the entire street for about 15 city blocks. Marches took place simultaneously in Los Angeles and Chicago. The following year, more pride marches took place in Boston, Dallas, Milwaukee, London, Paris, West Berlin, and Stockholm. By 1972 the participating cities included Atlanta, Buffalo, Detroit, Washington D.C., Miami, and Philadelphia, as well as San Francisco.

So in the sodomite world ‘Stonewall Inn’ was their Boston Tea Party.  I have been preaching at these events nationwide since 1980 and that is only because I was saved in October 1979. I can say that most of the sodomites I have preached too back in those days have since died of a disease and are burning in torment. Therefore I do not regret one day of my firm in your face message, in fact I wish I could find a way to be more blunt to awaken them of their sleeping sin. 

Many believers consider our days as ‘last days’ as in the ‘days of Noah’ but remember IF that is true.  Noah was a ‘preacher of righteousness’ and are you being like Noah?  

CAN WE EAT PORK?

First off eating pork is NOT salvation pending and if someone believes it is they are a cult.

The Bible reads

“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man”

Matthew 15:11

Not what goes into man PORK that makes him unclean PORK but what comes out of his mouth

Also read Mark 7:14-23

You can eat whatever IF it is done with prayer as per Romans 14:5-6

“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.”

Pork is allowed to be eaten and is not salvation pending.

The kingdom of God is NOT meat and drink as per Romans 14:13-17

“Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. Let not then your good be evil spoken of: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”

Need another verse?

“But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse”

1 Corinthians 8:8

How about Colossians 2:16

“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days”

I like that verse because those that will argue against eating pork will also make keeping the Sabbath an issue as well.  

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer”

1 Timothy 4:1-5

Note the words “and nothing to be refused” with a condition “if it be received with thanksgiving”

That nothing will include eating pork, lobster and shrimp.

IF you are Hebrew and reject Jesus as the Christ, then you must uphold to the 613 laws of Moses and no eating of unclean meats.

Here is the smoking gun verse, found in Acts 15

a council at Jerusalem where there was much disputing on should the Gentiles need to be circumcise and to keep the law of Moses.

This is what was concluded in that meeting;

“Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood”

Acts 10 NEVER mentioned that the saved Gentiles not eat pork nor the need to keep the Sabbath, but rather “abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood”

Acts 10:20; 29

EVER NOTICE THE BOOK OF ACTS DOES NOT HAVE AN ENDING?

……the last verse in Acts reads 

“Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him” 

This inspired book is not called ‘nice ideas’ or ‘prayers of the Apostles’ not even the book of ‘nice loving conversations.’  This book of ACTS is filled with preaching, persecution, healing, demons, cities in an uproar and saints in prison. 

,….and the million dollar question is….are those ACTS still be going on today,

Ever noticed the Holy Ghost did not inspire Luke to write the book of ‘act’ but “Acts” as in countless works?

Maybe it should have been named the ‘book of grace’ because the word Acts is clearly works word and we are saved by grace not works.  Besides the modern Church hates that ‘W’ word. 

Obedience is found in the book of Acts as per Acts 5:32

“And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him”

All verses used are taken from the book of ACTS

Ever noticed within this book we find examples on how to preach 

“But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words”  

Did you get that ‘lifting up his voice’ and that was on the day of Pentecost as they were all filled with the Holy Ghost

“Crying out, Men of Israel”

Where the words ‘repent’ is used often

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out”

“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness”

“but now commandeth all men every where to repent”

“preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, 

which made heaven”

“they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance”

We find examples of what happened when people heard this type of preaching 

and just what was their reaction

“they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them”

“And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes”

“And set up false witnesses”

“This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place,

 and the law”

“cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him”

“When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they 

gnashed on him with their teeth”

“breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord”

“And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him”

“when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming”

“the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, 

and expelled them out of their coasts”

“unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds 

evil affected against the brethren”

“certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead”

“the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people”

“For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears”

“And the same time there arose no small stir about that way”

“when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out”

“they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 

“And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar”

“Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live”

We do not find one place where they preached ‘Jesus loves you” or quote John 3:16 anywhere within those 28 chapters.

And that is so common today.

We do not find a scheduled baptism as we have today inside a building with dry clean towels 

“And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?”

We do find ‘name calling’ when they preached in Acts:

“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye”

“I wot that through ignorance ye did it”

“Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you”

“O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”

“ye despisers, and wonder, and perish”

“God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law”

We do find these men being persecuted for their faith:

“when they had called the apostles, and beaten them”

“they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name”

“there was a great persecution against the church”

 “they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch”

“Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

“assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people”

We do find these men jailed for preaching outdoors. 

I know too many open air preachers who get jailed and their own Church will turn on them saying ‘maybe you deserve that.’

“were filled with indignation, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison”

“Peter therefore was kept in prison”

“made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison”

“and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks”

We do find these men preaching against the religious people of their day

”And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees”

“Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law”“all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat”

“And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue”

“he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months”

We don’t find one ‘sinners prayer’ used but when asked what to do to be saved Peter and Paul gives an answer

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house”

They called sin out when they preached:

“whom ye crucified”

“why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost”

“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?”

“Thy money perish with thee”

“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness”

“I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity”

“I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious”

These men did not preach scripture as our Lord preached more with parables than scripture and of course this type of preaching will only manifest the legalist. 

Paul preaching on Mars’ hill: 

“I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD”

We find ‘acts’ were not always moved by love for the sinner:

“But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit”

“Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry”

“Paul was pressed in the spirit”

“And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean”

These men debated and argued: 

“Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him” 

“Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them”

“there had been much disputing”

“and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures”

“Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily”

“And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded

 the Jews and the Greeks”

“but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews”

“For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ”

“disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God”

“disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus”

“this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people”

“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian”

They had mockers oppose them:

“Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine”

“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked”

“And some said, What will this babbler say?”

“some mocked”

They even caused confusion when they preached in public: 

“the multitude came together, and were confounded”

“But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, 

and part with the apostles”

“saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city”

“These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also”

“the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, 

and set all the city on an uproar”

“And the whole city was filled with confusion”

“Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together”

“And after the uproar was ceased”

“And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul”

“there arose a great dissension”

“the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves”

We find the word ‘fear’ in the book of Acts?

“And fear came upon every soul”

“And great fear came upon all the church”

“were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord”

“But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, 

is accepted with him”

“Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience”

Exhorting their listeners to live holy:

“having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities”

These men were not educated: 

“perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them”

The Holy Ghost gave them boldness to do these acts: 

“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness”

“And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus”

They had issues with the law of the land: 

“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach 

in the name of Jesus”

“Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name?”

“they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go”

“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also”

“he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him”

“They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily?”

“And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, 

neither to observe, being Romans”

“they troubled the people and the rulers of the city”

“and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there

 is another king, one Jesus”

“Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul”

They disobeyed the law of the land to advance the Gospel:

“We ought to obey God rather than men”

“there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter”

IS THE BOOK OF ACT ALIVE IN YOUR LIFE?

We find verses and chapters of these men of God were before courts from their preaching

We find these saints sitting in jail rejoicing for being jailed for the faith.  They were chained and beaten for the sake of the Gospel. 

Unlike today where we find ministers jailed for stealing money from their Church or for having sexual relations with someone from their Church.

We find demons getting cast out and people being healed throughout the book of Acts 

and those ACTS should continue today. 

ARE THOSE ACTS WE READ ABOUT IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE TODAY?

DO DEMONS MANIFEST WHEN YOU PREACH?

Yes, LIGHT will always cause a reaction in darkness and that clash can be loud and  

Here is a photo where Ruben Israel was preaching at a pride parade in West Hollywood and his homosexual walked by and started to vomit. WHAT TIMING.  Officers from Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department rushed in to give him medical attention.

Here is a photo where John Williams was preaching at EKU and this student was holding a blasphemous sign and wearing a serial killer shirt with Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy on it.  For 3 minutes she mocked the preaching and just passed out on the ground. 

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”

Galatians 6:7-9

Demons will stand there staring at you for hours at times but a man inspired will always outlast someone demonic or moved by zeal 

Our critics have always accused us of being rude with sinners, yet these pictures will speak loud and clear that we are more longsuffering than what some think. 

This guy did not like how I preached, and he stood around for over an hour mocking God and Jesus

He even thought he would make me stop preaching with all his threats. 

The Holy Ghost pricked him, and we became friends. 

Hollywood could never reproduce what happens to us on the street of America.

My advice is to stay focused on your job and “Give no place to the devil”

SHOULD CHRISTIANS VOTE?

We have heard ‘we are not from this world, we are just passing through. 

That is true but we still live in this world.  We have jobs, use money, have a bank, drive a car, see a doctor, have a place to live and eat.  

I believe IF you are a citizen of the United States you should vote, you should own a gun (if you are not a felon), you should exercise your free speech and have freedom of the press to publish things on facebook or a blog.

I say IF you don’t vote, you should not talk or argue politics, YOU ARE UNWORTHY.  That’s like arguing with someone about the bible who never read the Bible.

I know many who are patriots and are not saved.  I however am a Christian patriot.

I generally vote republican and those to the right and I would question someone’s salvation if they vote the democratic party that stands for abortion, same sex marriage, no boarders and spends tax dollars for no reason. IF you vote third party, I believe you just gave the left a vote and a chance to win.

Every President puts his hand on a Bible and every 4 years we are there to remind him of that.

I am not a conspiracy-nut, I do not believe the Mason’s, Vatican, or media has picked the President. I believe your vote counts.  I am not a Calvinist and that he was preordained before the foundation of the earth to be saved, I believe your vote counts.

All the bad laws we have in this Country, I do not blame the politicians, I blame the Church for not doing their job, they allowed those wicked laws. 

“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”

1 Peter 4:17

LIKE THE POSTMAN’S MOTTO WE WILL DELIVERED THAT GOSPEL

“Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay”

Jeremiah 20:9

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these street preachers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Are you compelled, made, required and obliged to preach in the rain, heat, snow, day or night with a tailored message to anyone with ears that will hear and those who will not hear. 

“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”

1 Corinthians 9:16

People will sit in a stadium for hours to watch a game in the rain, heat and snow, but Christians only love their neighbor only in good weather.  Last time I read that Bible it reads “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season…”  (2Tim.4:2).  

That out of season should be when you think you should not do it.  Maybe the weather is too hot or too cold, perhaps you are sick or don’t feel like it.  GO PREACH!!

Do you have that FIRE like Jeremiah? 

“Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days”

Jeremiah 6:11

We are not ‘union’ you have no rights, you don’t take a 30 minute break for lunch and a couple breaks throughout the day.  You will labor, plow the ground, plant seeds, water those seeds and harvest if needed in any weather and all day. 

“For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me”

Job 32:18

ARE YOU A CITIZEN IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God”  -Eph.2:19

Jesus spoke with parables regarding the kingdom of God, so with that I would equate how an immigrant can have citizenship in our nation and liken that citizenship to the kingdom of God. Now to better understand my point, let us look at an illegal alien becoming an American citizen, kin to a sinner and now a saint.   In America, if one wishes to be a citizen one must first partake of its rules to becoming a citizen, there are conditions as America does not except everyone as there are regulations involved with the kingdom of God.  God does not accept every human into His kingdom, there are regulations needed as per one must believe in Jesus, one must be BORN AGAIN. 

Rules and conditions must be met as there is a standard and direction required in both. 

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”  -John 3:3

One of the first sermons recorded by Jesus was “the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” and we all understand that our Lord came to die on the cross but did you know His mission was also to preach; “And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent”

In the fourth chapter of Mark Jesus said to His disciples “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables” then in the same chapter He spoke to the people in parables.  He likened the kingdom of God to a man that should cast seed into the ground and the kingdom of God being as grain of mustard seed.  

Then in Mark 9 we read this; “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire”  OOOOhhhh my, one cannot blame God for making the eye because He will say “pluck it out.”. 

“Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you”   

Luke 17:21

When Jesus made that statement did he mean that the kingdom of God was inside of everyone?  Yet many Churches will read that into the verse as if God is in an atheist, homosexual or child molester.  Jesus was speaking of HIMSELF, He was the kingdom of God walking amidst them, or among them and they need to look no further, for the Christ was within them. 

“But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.”   

Luke 11:20

Again, this verse confirms that Jesus is speaking of himself as He came with power and authority from His eternal kingdom and there will be rules to enter this kingdom of God:

Rules to God’s kingdom:

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God”  1Corinthians 6:9-10

Conditions to God’s kingdom:

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God”  

Galatians 5:19-21

Keep in mind that the last two scriptures used were written to Churches/saints, this is if context means anything to anyone.  See 1Corinthians 1:2 and Galatians 1:2 for details.

THERE ARE BENEFITS WITH BOTH:  

U.S. Benefits: voting, traveling with US passport, eligible for federal jobs, possibility  elected official, financial aid, social security, capitalism, owning guns and freedom of speech, just to name a few. 

Kingdom of God Benefits: Eternal life with a holy God, sins blotted out, freedom from sin, walking with God, prayers answered, having the Holy Ghost indwelling and being a new creature. 

THERE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH BOTH: 

Responsibilities: take the ‘Oath of Allegiance’ which is give up all prior allegiance to any other nation or sovereignty, swear allegiance to the United States support an defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States and serve the country when required, such as serving on a jury, participating in the political process and become an active member in your community 

Kingdom of God Responsibilities: Living Holy, seeking God in prayer, proclaiming the kingdom to others as per loving your neighbor, fellowship with saints, hating iniquity and reading the Bible.   

PROPER ORDER IS NEEDED TO BE ACCEPTED: 

Application is needed: there are forms and photos needed, certain documents that need to be dated and signed with your application and sending these papers with your fee by certified mail to the USCIS Lockbox facility 

Kingdom of God Application: God demands repentance from everyone, TRUST in JESUS and your whole spirit, body and soul.   God demands you hot or cold, if you are lukewarm you will be rejected out of the kingdom. 

Fingerprinted after you paperwork is: sent in: you will receive a letter with the location of the nearest USCIS authorized fingerprint site.  This is done for the FBI criminal background check 

Fingerprinted with the Kingdom of God: God knows the numbers of the hairs on your head, sees your motives and knows your heart and has an appointed day of death for you for He is your Creator.  

Reading/writing test: you will read and write about Lincoln and Washington, the American Flag, Bill of Rights, Congress, Senators, the White House, Rights. You will also read or write about Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, basic words, verbs nouns and pronouns, etc. 

Testing in the Kingdom of God: We are told to “Study to show thyself approved” and the Holy Ghost will bring things to remembrance. The Bible teaches the Holy Spirit drove Jesus to be tempted after John baptized Him, even Jesus was tested and as gold is put to the fire God will test us as a Father would his son.  Adam was tested in the garden with the tree, as Abraham did when he was willing to offer his son on an altar and Job is another example of someone tested.  Now God does not tempt with evil as His motive is pure and this gives us character. 

Civic Lessons: where you will learn the history of the United States and how the government works.  

Civil lessons for those in the Kingdom of God: learn history from the children of Israel they are an example for us, study the prophets, know our civil duties from the Epistles and go do.  

Oath ceremony: No one is forcing you to become a citizen, this ceremony is not at gun point, but something pursued and desired.  You are not a citizen until you take taken the Oath of Allegiance.  Just before taking the oath you will be asked to Pledge the Allegiance to the Flag and you will hear a message from the President welcoming all new U.S. citizens.  You may change your name at the oath ceremony and are recommended to go to the nearest social security office to update your records and apply for a U.S. passport, a passport serves as evidence of citizenship. 

The Kingdom of God: No one will force you to believe in Jesus.  One should cry out to God with a broken and contrite heart is expected, you do not need one to lead you unto a prayer for our Father understands a groan.  One can be a NEW creature in Christ, with a NEW outlook and even taking on a NEW name as Christian. 

Honorary citizenship: With an act of United States Congress or a Presidential assent, there is a honorary United States citizenship awarded. 

Honorary within the kingdom of God: Many are called but FEW are chosen or made like a Jeremiah “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations” or a John the Baptist who had the Holy Ghost within his mothers womb, who can make that claim?  These men were chosen with a perticular purpose, as the Apostles were that by their mere shadow people were healed of diseases.  

National Anthem: of the United States is sung at the citizenship ceremony after “Oath of Allegiance” is recited to the new citizens.  The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key 1814 (it reads like the King James Bible)  ‘….Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”……’

Singing in the kingdom of God: Heavenly cherubim’s rejoice at the throne, giving praise to the Father and Son as one becomes a citizen within the kingdom of God. 

THERE WILL BE FRAUDS:

Phony identification documents: False Social Security Numbers or fake Driver’s License is nothing more than an identity theft crime.  When caught those illegally here will stand before a judge and be sentence to jail, prison and or expelled. 

Hypocrites and liars: Are noted and removed from the kingdom of God with no appeal court or lawyers to defend them.  They are now under the dictatorship of a Righteous Eternal King where civil rights, political correctness and democracy is hereby aborted. 

Criminal aliens convicted of crimes:  Any undocumented criminal will be processed before a judge or jury, sentenced to federal or state prison and extradited 

Judgment Day:  Every human that ever lived will stand before God and get judged for what he believed coupled with the standard of God.  There will be no ACLU appeals nor is there a Supreme Court to over ride judgments given in this Heavenly Court as with the verdict it is eternal.   

Deportation of Foreigners: The federal government can formally remove any undocumented person for violations of a number of immigration or criminal laws.  A hearing is scheduled, where a judge will determine the evidence for deported.

Banishment from the Kingdom of God:  In this one time trial, the documents are known as the ‘Book of Life’ and those names not written or those names removed were cast out and exiled to eternal damnation.  This will not be done by immigration officers, ICE or boarder patrol but by obedient angles tossing humans into outer darkness most likely kicking and screaming.   

Engaged in marriage fraud to gain admission to the U.S: If marriage is done solely to obtain citizenship, the US government has numerous ‘rules’ for marriages between American citizens and non-citizens in order for full citizenship to be granted.  

Possible Penalties with a marriage fraud charge can be a life-altering offense.

A) Fines and or jail time

B) Permanent deportation with a lifetime ban on ever becoming a US citizen

C) Permanent loss of all US benefits

D) Annulment of the marriage

Only one groom recognized in the kingdom of God:  If you did not marry the Jesus of the Bible, you have committed spiritual adultery.  Married to another or even flirting with Joseph Smith, Muhammad, Buddah, Krishna, Charles Russell, the pope, Osteen, Hinn, Moon or Meyers (to name a few) will not be admitted and considered unequaly yoked with Jesus.   

“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ”  -Philp.3:20

COME FOLLOW ME:

We all know that Jesus gathered His disciples when He said to them “come follow me”

I have heard a number of teaching on that, where those men saw the love in his eyes and left their jobs and family. Others have said it was the tone of his voice and after hearing those 3 words they almost levitated and floated towards Jesus.

I say that’s more like a Hollywood film….because NOT everyone that He said that did follow Him.

Remember the rich young ruler in Matthew 19 where Jesus said to him “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me”

He did not follow Jesus because he had great possessions and went away sorrowful.  We do not find Jesus running after him saying ‘I’m sorry, let me clarify….”

This man was told “Follow Me” and did not.

Our Lord was not concerned with numbers, He was constantly weeding those who were not willing to follow Him

In Luke 9 we read;

There was a certain man said to Him “Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.”

Jesus did not say ‘great, you will be blessed with joy and happiness.’  Instead He told him “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head”

In other words count the cost IF you wish to follow me.

The text continues “And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”

Jesus should have said ‘yes, honor your father after the funeral I will meet you in Galilee’  NO!! that was not said, He told him “Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”

Another person that did not heed those words of ‘Follow Me”

There is one more in this Luke 9 chapter;

 “And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.”

That’s reasonable right?  NO not so with Jesus as He said “No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Wow, what’s the problem with Jesus, this person was willing to follow Jesus.  It you follow Jesus and look back at the world you came from YOU ARE NOT WORTHY!

We also have those that followed Jesus until He said “eat my flesh and drink my blood and with that “Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?”

What an offensive thing to say and this was with those that followed Him. Again the Jesus of the Bible was not concerned with numbers, He was constantly weeding those who were not willing to follow Him

IS SEEING A DOCTOR LACK OF FAITH?

There are circles of Christianity that believe so, they believe going to a doctor and taking medication is denial of faith and not trusting in the verse “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed”

Isaiah 53:5

I wonder IF those same Churches were shut down during COVID.

I have no problem if someone sees a doctor or takes medication for an illness, it has NOTHING to do with their faith.

Remember Luke wrote one of the gospels and the book of Acts and NEVER renounced he was wrong, NEVER repented for being a doctor.   Had he done that, I would have to reconsider my stand. 

I have heard for decades some believers say that pharmaceutical and medication is nothing more than witchcraft. IF witchcraft why would Proverbs 17:22 speak positive on medicine? 

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones”

We have people in the Bible who were healed for their faith, others were healed after demons were cast out, others were sick because of sin.  We find Jesus using mud of the eyes of a blind man, not once but twice.

This is what Paul said to Timothy in 1 Timothy 5:23

“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities”

Paul DID NOT rebuke this young man for his lack of faith but gave a remedy other than “by his stripes we are healed”

We read in 2 Corinthians 12 where Paul besought the Lord three times for an issue he had. Did he not have faith….did he not trust in Isaiah 53:5?

I believe there was an ongoing issue with his eyes. In Galatians 4:13 we read “infirmity of the flesh”?

“Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me”

This is strongly hinted at in verse 15, Paul says that had it been possible, the Galatians would have plucked out their own eyes and given them to him. But why would they have had such an inclination unless he had difficulty with his eyes?

He even mentions this in Gal 6:11, where he writes “Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand”

I have no problem with God using a doctor or meds to preserve you for His service, it is NOT a lack of faith. 

DO WE NEED TO PICK UP SNAKES TO PROVE OUR FAITH?

Do we really need to pick up snakes in a basket to prove we are saved and sealed?

Well, unless you live in the hills of Kentucky with 3 teeth and married to your cousin and play a banjo while eating raccoon….Yes, that is needed to prove your faith.

These toothless wonders get this from Mark 16:17-18

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover”

IF you believe you should be able to take up snakes. 

I DO NOT need to tempt God to prove my faith as Paul was bitten by a snake in the book of Acts (28:3) but he did not put in hands in a basket.  He was gathering sticks to start a fire, he did not tempt God to prove his faith.

Works will NOT save you, but works are a result of your faith and there is nothing found in any of the Epistles that command touching snakes as a result of your faith. 

You wish to have tangible evidence, LIVE HOLY!!!

One last point regarding serpents not hurting you.  Jesus often spoke against religious people and called them “serpents” “vipers” and “snakes”

For example I will be preaching against the Mormons next month in Salt Lake City near their Temple and those snakes will not harm me.  The Lord has used me to publically preach against Islam and the Catholic Church with no harm. So one could interpret that text in that manner.

Ephesians 5:12

“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret”

I get asked often why I address certain sins when we are clearly told not to according to Ephesians 5:12.

The answer to that question is simple….because those things are NOT done in secret, they are done and boasted in public.

Today we have pride parades, slut marches, porn conventions and sinners that boast in their masturbation in public.  So that sin is addressed in unrestricted.

“Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear”

1 Timothy 5:20 

I blame the Church for this sin problem, because they do not address this dilemma, so the sinner will go elsewhere and will justify those sins.  Where do you expect to go?  Their parents will NEVER speak about this because they choose to be their best friend and the Church will not address certain sins because half the congregation will leave.  OR, they are guilty of doing those sins themselves.    

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them”

Ephesians 5:11

SEND ME LORD

Rather than praying ‘Bless me Lord’ ‘Give me Lord’ ‘I need this Lord’

Are you praying ‘SEND ME LORD!!’

This is what Paul wanted prayer for

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak”

Ephesians 6:18-20

PLEASE COME NOW LORD:

How often have you heard ‘Come Lord Jesus Come!!’

The Bible is very clear we do NOT want when Jesus will return.  Not even Jesus nor the Holy Ghost, save the Father, no need for commentaries, that’s undisputed within the Bible Believer world.

However, do you know we play a role on His return?

In Matthew 24 which in known as the last days chapter we read 

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

The ball is on our court, if we do not do our job and witness, testify and preach to the world, that can hinder or postpone.  DO YOUR JOB, do your part and preach the GOspel to the whole world. 

DEMONS, HEALING AND RAISING THE DEAD:

MARK 16:15-18 reads;

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

I know many believers that use this text to cast out demons where ever they go

I know believers that use this text to lay hands and heal the sick where ever they go

I know many believers that use this text to speak with new tongues where ever they go

I know many believers that use this text to feel invincible even if they drink poison 

The problem I have with each of them is Jesus said to GO PREACH, that was the first command.

Whereas they go into all the world and cast out devils 

Whereas they go into all the world and heal the sick

Whereas they go into all the world and speak with new tongues

Whereas they go into all the world and walk with this so called authority 

Again the first commission was “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”

It is AFTER the preaching will these signs follow.  NOT the preaching after those signs.

When God gives us something, there is order as per 1 Corinthians 14:40

The Ten Commandments are placed in an order that God wanted as the first 4 deal with God personally. We should know them, keep them and preach them IN THAT ORDER.  

I am not against signs and wonders, I believe they are still for today.  I am against the order of appearance they are used in Mark 16:15-18

THE FIELD WE PLOW: 

Think you can plow the field with the big boys?

Tired of sitting in a lukewarm pew on Sunday and knowing the world we live in is backslidden and perverted.  Want to be as bold as the sin in our country.  Get your hard hat and work boots on because before we can plant that (gospel) seed and water that seed, we must break that rocky ground, we must remove mountains (of sin) and uproot trees from their roots and crack boulders.  This is a construction site, with loud noises and heavy equipment used.

Looking for few good men willing to die to self and plow the hazardous fields.

If you wish to only pass out tracts and ask “If you ever lied, what does that make you….” avoid this work place, and stay in the flower box pulling weeds with grandma.

“For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns”

Jeremiah 4:3

EARS TO HEAR:

IF I only had a nickel for every time someone said to me;  

“But Brother Ruben don’t you know no one listens when you preach the way you do.”

Well, IF you heard that YOU are in good company.

“I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle”

Jeremiah 8:6

Even God gets a deaf ear from sinners as per Psalm 14:2

“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God”

“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?”

Isaiah 53:1

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

Romans 10:16

How many people heard and obeyed the warning of Noah….how many people other than his family entered the ark? (Gen.6).  He was known as a “preacher of righteousness” in that dark world he lived. (2 Peter 2:5). Jesus said in the last days it will be like in the days of Noah, where NO ONE will take heed to the warnings.  (Matthew 24; Luke 17)

Verily YOU are in good company

Jesus said a few times “ear to hear”….those people that heard Him preach and teach all had ears BUT DID THEY HEAR??

WHAT IS A CULT?

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD”

Jeremiah 23:16

For decades I have been told ‘I am a cult leader’

The term ‘cult’ comes from the Latin cultus, meaning ‘worship. When we think of a cult we think of Branch Davidian’s, Heaven’s Gate, Jim Jones, Hare Krishnas, Rajneeshpuram, Scientology and Mormonism.

These cults have charismatic leaders who go beyond the Bible 

Their leader has a special revelation of God

They are right and the entire world is wrong

They will keep you away from your family

Regularly have only one leader

Money is required 

If you listen to the leader you have the Holy Ghost

If you disobey the leader your salvation is question

Most will be legalistic on certain issues

They believe in conspiracy

Their leader is never wrong and should be questioned

Their charismatic leader is the final authority 

There are doomsday cults and polygamist cults

Isolating members and penalizing them for leaving

Those outside the cult lack understanding or insight.

Hide truth of what they really believe 

Leaving a cult is almost impossible 

They will generally teach on one topic

You will be watched

You must touch snakes 

You must speak in tongues 

They will tell you who to marry

They are the true apostles and prophets

Sin is wicked at IF you are a member

There might be odd clothes

They claim to be true Jew’s

Sometimes drinking and drugs are permitted by the elders 

Often time’s sex is involved within the leadership

You must be baptized

Cult members hold to very dogmatic and extreme beliefs

They believe the government has a secret plan and is doing something unlawful or harmful to their group.

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate”

Titus 1:16

WAS COVID A REAL JUDGMENT OF GOD? 

No….but maybe a temporary cure.

Remember during COVID gay pride parades were shut down, also concerts, Spring break, Mardi Gras, movies, sporting events, ungodly conventions, abortion clinics, schools, unholy churches…..and this is a Judgment of God?

That’s a weak Judgment and IF wearing a mask shut down sin I would wear a mask everyday.

During the 2 years of COVID we continuity argued that COVID will be old news and there will be another news story that will threaten the world.  We said over and over the COVID shot was not the mark of the beast and the antichrist will not step up.

I do believe the number of COVID deaths were exaggerated, it was not the government trying to kill us.

Where are all those people that used COVID as a last day issue, now what news story are they using?

WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?

A Christian is a person for whom Christ died, in whom Christ lives, and through whom Christ works. When you were labeled a Christian, you were a cult, where as today it is a piece of  jewelry.

That word ‘Christian’ is only used three (3) times in the King James Bible, it is not a word used today, where everyone is a Christian.

“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf”

1 Peter 4:16

“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian”

Acts 26:28

Then we have this verse, which I believe that word is oly used three (3) times in our King James Bible.

“And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch”

Acts 11:26

Note the words “And the disciples”….“And the disciples”….“And the disciples”….”were called Christians first in Antioch”

The text does not read ‘and the believers’ or ‘and the church goers’ BUT THE DISCIPLES were worthy of that name.

Those who have given up all, family, occupations, friends and their life.

Those who carry the cross DAILY

Those who were hated for preaching, beat, jailed and persecuted 

Those who’s lives are disciplined

…..not just those who believe only, THEY ARE UNWORTHY OF THAT NAME

There are Churches that have that name and are unworthy 

There are ministries bearing that name and are unworthy 

There are gay churches that name and are unworthy

There are Churches with female pastors that name and are unworthy

There are individual people that are unworthy of that name

There are those with un-disciplined lives that are unworthy of that name

Those who are CHRIST LIKE are worthy of that name

HOLY COMMUNION

Is it Communion or condemnation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn0jNDj7gsw&t=594s

DREAMS 

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:”

Acts 2:17

Note: ALL flesh, sons AND daughters 

God can and will use dreams to communicate to us as dreams are Biblical. I do believe God can use dreams to converse with us on a particular subject or perhaps a path we need to pursue. But IF that dream or dreams are really of God those dreams would NOT be fuzzy or confusing.  

There should be clarity and reason knowing it is from God as I believe our Father to be very detailed and precise when he communicates. As many people in the Bible had dreams and they knew what they saw and never questioned it was from God.

Another good example is John the man who wrote the book of Revelation, he knew what he saw, he never said ‘it might have been….’ or ‘it looked like a….’ and ‘I think it was….’  He was precise as to what he saw and I do believe God is into details and those specifics would be clear and distinct, IF THAT DREAM IS OF GOD!! 

I rarely dream and if I do, I do not remember much when I wake up, so I do not spend all day trying to inquiry if that was of God. I do believe one will know IF they had a word from God via a dream or vision, much like you should KNOW the voice of the Lord.  Remember Solomon received his legendary gift of wisdom in a dream. And Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, received instruction to take Mary as his wife in a dream.

And not all dreams are to edify us, it may be a warning from God;

Who did God speak to in a dream?

“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife” 

(Gen. 20: 3)

Not every dream is of God.  I believe when you are asleep your mind is at rest and not hindered with issues and therefore God can use that time to communicate. Or it may be as simple as maybe there was something you have been thinking about that day and that thought continued while you slept. Nothing spiritual about it. 

Some people sleep with the TV on or playing music and sometimes your body is resting but those ears are hearing what’s on TV or that music and that may give you certain dreams or put thoughts in your mind while resting.

Now regarding your ‘sexual dream’ question, you asked me, so you get my raw response. Not a survey, poll, study, chart nor will I send you to a website. You get what I think, as I am qualified to answer these questions because this is NOT the first time I have heard them.

I would question YOU on those wet dreams and what are you thinking about during the day or watching on your computer. THAT is not of God and for some reason those thoughts are coming into your mind while your resting. I would examine your thoughts and what YOU are pondering to reap those dreams. 

Do not blame demons, I would start with you.  Do you pray before sleeping and I recommend that YOU read at least one (1) chapter of the Bible before going to bed.

SHOULD WE KEEP HOLIDAYS

Blacks get the entire month of February, homosexuals get the entire month of June, Christians only have a few days a year and that is shared with trees, santa and bunnies.

We put on day aside July to honor our Country  

We put on day aside to honor our veterans

We put on day aside to honor our mothers 

We put on day aside to honor those who have died for our freedom

We put on day aside to honor someone’s birthday with gifts

We put on day aside to honor to honor our father

WHY can’t we put one day aside to honor the birth and resurrection of Jesus?

Resurrection Day:

Did Jesus die on Friday and if so he did not spend 3 days and 3 nights in that grave?

We have been taught that Jesus died and rose from the dead after 3 full days and nights. But IF He died on Friday He would have spent maybe 2 ½ days in that grave and because of that. There are some that may doubt the resurrection so maybe this will help on this subject, because without that resurrection on the third day, we have no salvation.

 It appears some people will even question that He rose from the dead if He did not spend 3 days and 3 nights in that grave.

This is my 2 cent on the matter. We tend to think of the new day beginning when we wake up, but in the Hebrew world, the new day begins at sunset. So, when the sun sets on Monday, it is not considered Monday evening, it is considered the beginning of Tuesday.

We know that Jesus resurrected on a Sunday, “the first day of the week” (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; Luke 24:1)

So I say Jesus actually died on a Thursday and it was Thursday where He said “It is finished” and bowed His head, giving up the ghost.  Friday and Saturday were both Sabbaths: Friday was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and Saturday was the weekly Sabbath.

Jesus was crucified on “the day of Preparation” (Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54, John 19:31) which was the day when Passover began and the celebration began with the eating of the Passover meal as per Jesus and his disciples then would have eaten the last supper Passover meal on Wednesday evening.

So what is considered ‘Good Friday’ is actually ’Good Thursday’ as our Lord and savior was indeed in the grave for three days and three nights. Believing in those 3 days are NOT salvation pending but believing that He rose from the dead is. 

I do not use the word ‘easter’ nor do I celebrate with colored eggs, yellow peeps and baskets with bunnies. I celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord EVERY SINGLE DAY and every time I preach, it is not just for one day a year.

What is the Resurrection?

The Gospels give four eyewitness accounts. Combined, they tell of the torture, crucifixion, and stabbing of Jesus (Matt. 27:26-50). After his death on the cross, they laid him in a tomb (Matt. 27:57-61). 

Jesus resurrected on the first day of the week, the third day after his death (Matt. 28:1-10).

All four Gospels report the resurrection and emphasize the empty tomb.

Was he risen or did Roman guards fall asleep and His disciples took the body. Concerned that someone might steal the body, the Jews requested a guard at the tomb (Matt. 27:64-66). IF those gaurds had fallen asleep while on post that would have been punishable by death, so those men took their job extremely seriously. Additionally, the tomb was covered by a large stone, and the possibility of the disciples being able to move the stone in order to steal Jesus’ body without them hearing that would be impossible. 

Women were the first witnesses to see Jesus after his resurrection and were the first to proclaim the gospel as the men were hiding and feared for their lives.

Joseph of Arimathea describes him simply as a rich man and secret disciple of Jesus came out of the bullpin and hit a grand slam. He  asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. No doubt he was a man of importance as not everyone walks into Pilate’s office.  We so not know about Joseph of Arimathea but IF you have done one thing for the kingdom of God, its on record he gave Jesus a tomb to lay His body.  The same sepulcher used to have Jesus rise from the dead. 

After the 3 rd day Jesus appeared to more than 500 different eyewitnesses (1 Cor. 15:6) in various settings. 

He appeared on at least ten occasions during the forty days after his resurrection (Matt. 28:1-10, 16-20; Mark 16:9-12, 14-19; Luke 24:34-52; John 20:18-28; 21:1-23; 1 Cor. 15:4-7).

Christ’s resurrection was the subject of Peter’s first sermon at Pentecost (Acts 2:22–40). His following address was at the temple (Acts 3:14, 26) and then before the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 4:10). 

Everywhere the apostles went, they preached the resurrection of Jesus (Acts 4:33; Acts 4:2).

Before his resurrection, Jesus’ half-brothers were unbelievers (John 7:5). But after James saw the resurrected Jesus, he converted (1 Cor. 15:7). 

James became an early church leader in Jerusalem (Acts 15:13). He wrote the New Testament book that bears his name and died for his belief in Jesus.

Jesus’ last physical appearance was to the apostle Paul (Acts 9:1-9; 22:5-11; 26:12-18; 1 Cor. 9:1; 15:8-10). Before his conversion, Paul was an opponent of Christianity. He was present at the disciple Stephen’s stoning (Acts 8:1).

This eternal event did not start off very well, remember Peter denied Jesus three times and all the apostles abandoned Jesus when he was arrested…..Yet He ROSE FROM THE DEAD!!!

….my 2 cents and keep the change, hope you have a blessed ‘Happy Resurrection Day’.

Thanksgiving: 

Some of you ingrates believe the Pilgrims were not Christians and this was never a Christian nation

 You should be Thankful that William Bradford had vision and faith in God and we are the fruit of that vision. Be Thankful 

For those of you who were taught in liberal school that the Pilgrims came only to kill, rape and take to land by force, you are wrong and if you were taught that these Pilgrims were rebellious Mason’s who did not know God…..you are beyond wrong.

Know our history.

This ‘Mayflower Compact’ is what Pastor/Governor William Bradford and others signed. That document was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen  Who were fleeing from religious persecution of England.

The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620. Signing the covenant were 41 of the ship’s 101 passengers….all male. 

Here is what they signed:

“IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November”

That is our history and glad the ACLU was not around, or God would have been removed, along with faith in Jesus, any prayer mentioned and Bible verses used.

Thanksgiving is a day we put aside with family and THANKING God for all we have, from family, faith in God and living in this Country. 

Christmas:

Tis the season to argue about the word ‘Christmas’

I get these questions many times in December and I know this will start the fur flying and my salvation will be questioned, others will call me a heretic, pagan and Jesuit priest, nevertheless let the chips fly.

I will be called a heretic, pagan and Jesuit priest, even accused of bringing division into a home

Here is what I am asked….

“Ruben do you believe the birth of Jesus is December 25th?”

“Do you do know that date has pagan roots?” 

“Do you do celebrate Christmas?”

My response is, I do not know anyone who believes that Jesus was really born on December 25.

I do understand the Catholic/pagan roots of such and YES I will celebrate Christmas on the 25th.

I believe it is good as an individual, a family, nation and or as a people to put one day aside and honor the BIRTH OF JESUS. 

Be it, May 22nd, July 18th or the date in question, December 25th.  

I believe it is good to put one day aside and honor JESUS born in a manger, born of a virgin as per Luke chapter 2 on any date.  So YES I do celebrate that date with a clear conscience.

I love to turn something wicked, vile and pagan into something that will glorify God.  Does that not symbolize what our God has done with us, with being BORN AGAIN?

He took a heathen, pervert, ungodly, pagan infidel like you and made you a NEW CREATURE.

No one will argue the roots of that day, but I rejoice that we can Christianize it into something that will acknowledge the birth of Jesus. I say utilize it rather than remove it. 

Our God is in the business of Christianizing people, things and in December that particular date. 

No one knows the exact day and even the month is pure speculation but what a great time to remind the world of the birth of Jesus. Who would want to deny that?

I say if you still consider the date to be perverted and yoking with the enemy, than I trust you have NOT ever worked on that day, nor take the day off with pay. 

IF Christmas falls on Monday-Saturday I trust you will get that day off with pay and if you do shame on you. IF you have any character or conscience you would return that days pay or at least sweep the sidewalk, shovel snow, pick up trash, pull weeds outside on that day since you do not honor that day. 

I’m sure there is something you can do for 8 hours. Or just return that day’s pay back to your employer, because you have integrity.  Talk is cheap, so you anti Christmas people and atheists should protest and boycott that day with no pay.

 For me, I think it is a great time to publicly promote Isaiah 6:9;

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace”

 If you really believe that date is ‘pagan’ and we should avoid it, let’s see just how you judge and measure other matters that pertain to pagan symbols. 

For example let me see just how consistent you are with calling the days of the week what we do. 

Friday (is named after the goddess Frigga) 

Saturday (is named after the god Saturn) 

Sunday (is named after the Sun god) 

Monday (is named after the moon goddess)

…you do understand those also have pagan roots, so I trust you use always the Biblical terminology regarding days.  Such as day 1, day 2, day 3 and so on.

 Months of the year are also pagan so I trust you NEVER use them by name:

 FEBRUARY: This name is derived from Februa

 APRIL: This name comes from the Latin APRILIS, indicating a time of Fertility

 JULY: Named for the Roman emperor Julius Caesar

 AUGUST: Named for Octavius Augustus Caesar, emperor of Rome

YOU would be a hypocrite if you use the months of the year.

Our calendar is not accurate and some considered it pagan, yet this year you will write the year 2022 (AD) and next year you will write 2023 when you sign your name, unless of course you have a double standard?

What about that money in your wallet, you do see pagan icons that does not glorify God? I trust you have a conscience and would use gold or silver rather than that pagan money.  Bartering would be better than using that heathen I.O.U. that is IF you judge righteously with a clear conscience and are consistent.

Hey, what about a wedding ring, wedding veils, the wedding kiss, bridesmaids that also has pagan roots. Did you participate or is there a double standard?

Birthdays, any birthday is pagan, know the roots of these days before trying to speak for God. 

Wind chimes around the house was used to protect from evil spirits. Pagan!

I can go on and on of things with many pagan roots and you use them without question.

“For with what judgment ye judge (CHRISTMAS), ye shall be judged (SEE ABOVE): and with what measure ye mete (CHRISTMAS), it shall be measured to you again (SEE ABOVE)”

Matthew 7 

If someone wishes to celebrate Christmas AS THE BIRTH OF CHRIST, I have no issue as that is not salvation pending. But IF you wish to play the ‘pagan card’ I only trust you do not work on that day, use that paper money and name the days of the week and month by their pagan names. 

Just because the Catholics have a ‘midnight mass’ to celebrate Christmas, DO NOT THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH-WATER.  That would be like saying ‘because the catholics honor Mary’ we MUST dishonor Mary and she was never a virgin. Or ‘because the catholics believe in a crucifix’ we must never reflect on that bloody cross for our sins. 

What a great season to promote God’s gift to mankind;

“For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”

Romans 6:23

I am not ashamed to say God high jacked that pagan wicked date for His glory.

Me thinketh, IF you still believe you cannot celebrate the BIRTH of Jesus on December 25th, there may be more to it. Maybe its because people like you would abuse that liberty and promote santa, reindeer, trees, inflatable ornaments and max out your credit cards during that time. 

You may be safer to have blinders on, just don’t misjudge me as I enjoy seizing and capturing that date for JESUS, born in a manger, born of a virgin to die for mankind.  Just don’t put your burden on us who honor that date.

Hope that sheds LIGHT on how someone can be a God fearing Christian and Dec 25th as the birth of Christ.

I personally have a clear conscience to celebrate that day.

“Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled”

Titus 1:15

I know people can go crazy trying to incorporate santa, frosty, reindeers and shopping.  IF I were satan this is what I would do to distract people from the birth of Christ, it’s a diversion

Next let us address that idol tree that is raised this time of the year

Those who oppose that Christmas tree this time of the year use Jeremiah chapter 10 

 Jeremiah 10:3-5 reads;

“For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good”

 I question that verse for several reasons, but let me first start off with I do NOT display a Christmas tree in my house, so do not accuse me of trying to justify my tree….because I have none.

That Jeremiah 10 is a weak argument. 

 The text is talking about trees being cut, with the work of workmen and the axe. Then these trees are decked with silver and gold, fasten by nails and will not move. Upright like a palm tree but do not speak and we should not be afraid of them. 

Here are my reasons I believe this text is NOT speaking of what we call a ‘Christmas tree’ today.

1 Christmas was not ever heard of when Jeremiah spoke this

2 Christmas tree does NOT resemble a ‘palm tree’ 

3 I do not know anyone who is ‘afraid’ of a Christmas trees, most people get happy when they see a Christmas tree. 

4 I have never heard of anyone claiming a Christmas tree will talk

 However there is a tree that has ALL the above and no one ever brings up. 

That would be what we would call a ‘totem pole’ 

These were trees cut by workmen, decked with silver and gold, fasten by nails, with legs but not moving, upright like a palm tree, gives the impression they could speak and can appear scary if you walked up to one.

 They are weird looking idols. 

Now if you demand to get Biblical, I ca do.  

From Exodus to Micah you will read about the goddess Ahh share raw and with that context you will find the words ‘Asherah poles’

Check you Bible for details

Could it be that Jeremiah 10 is speaking of ‘totem poles’ types and NOT ‘Christmas trees’ and that is ‘the way of the heathen’ that loved idols? 

Face it, Christmas trees are not idols, I’ve never seen anyone bow and pray to them. I do not recall a Christmas tree answering prayers…..however…..a ‘totem pole’ is an idol with legs, eyes, mouths and colors. They are made to be worshipped and those heathen think if you bow to them, you might get a stroke of good luck. 

 IF you continue to subscribe to Jeremiah 10 as a anti-Christmas tree text, my question to you would be.  

IF someone puts up an artificial Christmas tree would that be an idol or does it need to be a spruce, pine tree?

New Year:

Why do we celebrate New Year?

Is that date just another excuse to get drunk, if you were a sinner on December 31 you will still be a sinner on January 1.  New Year resolutions will not save you.

That date has EVERYTHING to do with Jesus, not Muhammad, not Buddha, not even joseph smith but the birth of the worlds savior. 

Once upon a time we would write ‘BC’ or ‘AC’ after a date as that would indicate before or after Christ. Mankind has marked that time with Jesus.  

These were once considered HOLYday’s 

SHOULD WE SAY ‘GOD BLESS YOU’ TO EVERYONE?

 IF you have ever said ‘God bless you’ to a Mormons, SDA, Jwers, Catholics or a Muslim, you have errored and need to stop.

IF the Bible is true you just disobey scripture by trying to be more loving than God.

“If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed”

2 John 1:10

I know it’s very common today to have this ‘nice positive gospel’ to bless and say non offensive words to everyone…..I caution you to use discernment.

If you have issues on that verse or wish to find another translation, let me give you another;

“Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure”

1 Timothy 5:22

IF you feel the need to bless them….bless them with truth