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The fact that God opens a door does not mean there won’t be trials, tribulations, attacks, persecutions, circumstances, and hindrances associated with that direction and to endure. Remember the account in Mark 4:35-41 where Jesus and His disciples were in a boat traveling to the other side of body of water and a “great storm of wind” arose? Before they departed from the shore, Jesus had told them “Let us pass over unto the other side.” Did you catch that? You see, if Jesus Christ, the One who made that lake, said they were going to (definitive) “pass over unto the other side,” it is as sure as the divine that they were going to make it!
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There were 12 spies selected to survey the land of Canaan and yet 10 saw the obstacles as deal-killers while Joshua and Caleb knew and believed what God had told them that the land was theirs – “Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.” (Num. 13:2) This was the promised land the LORD was giving His people – He made that clear up front and yet, some didn’t embrace His Word to them and so fell and never entered that blessed land of plenty.
Has the LORD called you to something? If so, what is it that is greater than the Almighty that could possible stop you from accomplishing what in His grace He is directing you to do?
Read Numbers 13-14 closely and prayerfully.
When we hear God speak and He leads us into something, we know He will see us through – no matter what stands against us!
“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.” 1 Corinthians 16:9
The LORD had opened a “door” of serving for the apostle and yet there were “many adversaries” to be overcome and an infinite LORD of victory to trust in seeing those battles won. “God is able” says Ephesians 3:20 and 2 Corinthians 9:8!
2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”
Ephesians 3:20
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
You have been given the victory through Christ’s victory – no matter what giant has and is presenting itself as an obstacle to the accomplishment of that conquest.
This week I received a call from a sister in Jesus whom I have known for several years now. She is a very fruitful servant and witness for Christ and needed more Gospel tracts. As we talked over coffee, she communicated many of the trials she has and is enduring. Before we left she shared that she has not and will not (by God’s grace) cease to witness Christ to saved and lost souls alike. This is a blessed testimony of one who has not allowed a myriad of trials and tribulations to hinder her working for Jesus. She is still steadfastly “abounding in the work of the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:57-58
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
You have His Word on it – so just lay down your life – the right to yourself - and be planted deeply in the soil of abidance and He will raise you up in His victorious resurrection power (Isa. 37:31; Jn. 12:24-25). Jesus is coming beloved – are you hidden in Him? – dead to self as He is raising you up for His blessed glory? (2 Cor. 4:10-12; Col. 3:3)
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“Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.” 1 Thessalonians 2:18
Though trial, test, tribulation, circumstance, or Satan arise against you, God will make you “more than a conqueror” through Jesus Christ through Him who loves you! (Rom. 8:37-39)
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Romans 8:28-29
God’s “purpose” will never change – He has predestined you “to be conformed to the image of his Son.” Any person who leads and does not regularly speak of this cardinal truth, is a cross-less counterfeit, and a blind leader who is leading people into dark deception (Matt. 23:16, 24). Being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ can only come as a direct result of the working of divine grace as it leads the child of God to the death of self and then raises him up by His power - for His eternal glory. The ongoing work of God in the lives of His beloved people is always in conjunction with and according to the Gospel program of death, burial, and resurrection.
There can be no raising up into a conquering victory unless the believer is willing and obedient to lay down his life in this world. This is what God is trying to get at in each of our lives. No believer is exempt nor will he want to be - when he realizes the blessedness of divine resurrection.
The ultimate victory was wrought when Christ was raised from the dead. Resurrection is the completion, the final victory. The resurrection of Jesus guaranteed the resurrection of all of Christ’s servants here in this life and in the world to come. In fact, the apostle wrote that if “if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” (1 Cor. 15:17)
There is a life to come and those who are living the Gospel are getting a taste of the ultimate raising up – when God will raise us from these mortal bodies to immortality in our new bodies to actually be with Him (1 Cor. 15; Phil. 3:20-21; Rev. 21).
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” 1 Corinthians 15:19
God raises up all who choose to love Him supremely and therefore die to self that He might reign, conforming them in holiness to the image of His Son.
“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” Romans 1:4
God is going to use all that happens in our lives (just or unjust) to conform us to the image of His beloved Son (Rom. 8:28-29). He is going to make us “more than conquerors” because He loves those who are truly His.
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? … Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:31-39
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” Revelation 22:21
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The Supremacy of Christ
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Hebrews 1:1-3
The remnant disciple should take pleasure alone in the divine Person, work, and riches of Christ. It is in Jesus Christ alone that “the treasures of wisdom and knowledge…are hid.” (Col. 2:3) We are “complete in him, which is the head of all principalities and powers.” (Col. 2:10). The saint of Christ is privileged to savor and be ever grateful for the fullest sufficiency of “the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” who is the “propitiation for our sins.” (Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Jn 2:2; 4:10). He is afforded the opportunity to appreciate and delight in Christ’s name, life, power, and superiority, as the only “Head,” “high priest,” and mighty “Potentate” or supreme Ruler of His eternal kingdom. All others posing as such unduly elevate themselves as they seek to steal His glory. These are brazen wolves, thieves, counterfeit, and wholly false (Matt. 7:15-20;
24:5, 11, 24; Jn. 10:1; Col. 2:4-19; Heb. 3:1; 2 Jn. 7-11).
“Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.” 1 Timothy 6:15-16
There exists no one else except Christ who is all of God, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Counselor, and King of all kings (Jn. 1:1-4; Col. 1:15-17; Eph. 3:9; Heb. 1:2-3; Rev. 1:8). Jesus Christ is unique in all of history. No other was born of a virgin by the Holy Ghost, called “God with us,” showed us the Father, lived a perfect and sinless life, conquered death by “the sacrifice of himself,” satisfied the claims of the Father’s justice as He did “taste death for every man,” died on a cross with the superscription “THE KING OF THE JEWS,” was buried and guarded by numerous soldiers and then fulfilled His own prophecy by rising from the dead to prove He is the very Son of God and Messiah, and promised to return for His own (Matt. 1:23; 24:30; 27:37; Jn. 1:1-4; 14:9; Rom. 1:4; Heb. 2:9; 9:26). There is no one comparable to Jesus Christ.
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IF YOU ARE IN LEADERSHIP AND IN ANY WAY ENDORSED INSTEAD OF EXPOSING THE TODD BENTLEY FIASCO, THIS IS AN OPEN LETTER TO YOU (below)
In an article titled “The Needed Closure on Todd Bentley,” Chris Elrod, Sr. Pastor, Compass Point Church, Lakeland, FL, states:
“When the first news began to break around here about Todd, healings, and the revival, I went to see it for myself. In all, I attended four separate ‘revival’ meetings over a two-month period. I also watched countless hours of the events on the Internet. I witnessed Todd hollering ‘BAM’ a lot. I witnessed ‘verification teams’ in the parking lot carefully choosing people deemed candidates for ‘healing’ while turning many others down. I watched ushers push ill children away from the stage area because they had not been pre-approved for ‘healing.’ ... I heard stories about pixie-dust-spreading angels and conversations with the Apostles in some abstract heavenly cabin. I saw leg drops, high kicks, head punches, and every other Wrestlemania cliche under the sun. I heard anonymous crazy stories about people being healed and others being raised from the dead. I heard and saw many strange things -- but nothing that even remotely kept with sound doctrine. Every biblical-discerning bone in my body showed me that there was nothing going on at the "revival" that was in keeping with God's Word.” Chris Elrod, Sr. Pastor, Compass Point Church. Lakeland, FL (entire article here... )
Concerning the Dutch Sheets Apology....... (from todd tomasella)
http://www.dutchsheets.org/index.cfm/pageid/284
“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things…” Ezekiel 22:25
Shouldn't Sheets have been openly exposing this Lakeland sham from the start? Lakeland was a fabricated "revival" with not one validated "miracle" and a complete stage act to draw attention and money to those who perpetrated this evil scheme. They succeeded and at the expense of the souls of tens of thousands (Ezek. 22:27). This was a "conspiracy" among false prophets (Ezek. 22:25-27). As we look back honestly upon Toronto and Brownsville, we will see that there are a few certain easily manufactured elements that draw
masses of gullible people from all over the nation to come to a staged "revival." These guys know this. They worked from their knowledge of 'what it took' to get people to come to Brownsville and Toronto. I know that some good things can happen in spite, but all 3 of these so-called "revivals" were manufactured and masterminded (staged). This was a set up from the beginning as was Brownsville and Toronto. There was no holiness preaching, repentance, judgment to come, hell, or Jesus is coming message. Any leader who didn’t see this and openly warn in order to protect Christ’s flock, is a brazen wolf himself!
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.” Isaiah 9:16
HERE'S THE VERY FIRST EARMARK/LANDMARK REASON THAT LAKELAND WAS FRAUDULENT:
Bentley never preached the Word of God and this ALONE makes him totally false - Isaiah 8:20; 2 Tim 4:2; 1 Pet 4:11. Jesus and His prophets and apostles preached God's Word - Bentley didn't and is therefore revealed as a wolf.
When Sheets saw that the Word of God was not being preached, where was he? Where was Dutch Sheets when the first week of this "revival" went by and Bentley had barely broken out the Word of God/Bible and preached from it? Where were the other lame and cowardly wolves who later laid hands on Bentley and fully endorsed his ministry of evil to destroy souls? (Ezek. 22:25-27) Satan belly laughed as those delirious clowns gathered around Todd Bentley and promoted him. Have you seen that video on YouTube? If you see that video now, you will be utterly embarrassed if you did anything less than expose this whole "revival" as a fraud. Take note to every single one of the wolves who laid hands on, prophesied to, and ordained Bentley. Every one of them is marked as false by the true body of Christ in obedience to the LORD Himself (Rom. 16:17-18).
“For MANY deceivers are entered into the world….” 2 John 7
I have to conclude that these leaders don't even study Scripture themselves or they would have known this simple truth themselves - that where no written Word of God is preached, a wolf is present (2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17). The NT pattern is first the preaching of the Word and then if He chooses, the LORD confirms the Word (after it's preached and lived) with signs following (Mark 16:15-20). In the book of Acts there seems to be two mainstays that surround and precede miracles - fervent prayer of the saints and the preaching of the Word. Todd Bentley never preached God's Word and this alone should have told us immediately (from the onset) that he was/is totally counterfeit. At that point, men of God rose up and openly denounced and exposed the darkness. These are men who fear God and not men (Gal. 1:10).
It seems in his apology that Dutch Sheets is still speaking as to please men (Prov. 29:25). He seems apologetic to those other leaders he doesn't want to offend. This is regrettable. We are commanded to "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." (Eccl. 12:13) His tone seems to be that of one who is wanting to salvage his relationship with mere men and therefore treading lightly in order not to too awfully offend them. We were commanded by Jesus Christ to fear the One who "after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell" - to be consciously tormented for eternity (Lk. 12:4-5).
Surely all the leaders involved, including Sheets, had to know Todd Bentley has a large tatoo on his arm (gotten within the last 2 years) that has the face of "Jesus'" upside down with a monkey and snake in the beard and hair which is outright mockery of the Son of God and likening Him with "Satan." Revelation 20:2 says "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan..."
Has anyone stopped to investigate if Bentley is a plant, a satanic warlock who has insidiously and purposely infiltrated the gullible leaders and masses of sign seekers? (Matt. 12:39) As Sheets himself points out, there is no discernment among the wolves who are in leadership in the whole charismatic movement.
“…like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.” Ezekiel 22:27
Wolves don't want to expose wolves or teach people how to discern - because if the people learn to discern wolves, they themselves will be found out. Every God-fearing leader teaches discernment and warns the flock of God in order to protect them (Ezek. 44:23-24; Matt. 7:15; Acts 20:27-32; Col. 1:28' 2:4, 8, etc.).
Those true to Christ invariably "earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints." (Jude 2-3)
If Dutch Sheets truly repents before the LORD, he will at once completely denounce (wholesale) the "apostolic," “prophetic,” and charismatic movements which are clearly shown to be utterly false in that they simply do not reconcile with NT Christianity as seen in the NT Scriptures. No one who remains in these movements has truly repented and turned back to Christ (Matt. 3:7-8). True repentance always brings forth fruit that testifies to that deliverance and the manifestation of such is clear and obvious (2 Cor. 7:9-10).
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test; examine) the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1
Even though Sheets' apology is too little too late, some parts of Sheet's "apology" are good. It is regrettable though that Sheets still includes himself as a leader in this false movement. He says "We, the leaders of the charismatic church..." Sheets will do best to publicly and forthrightly denounce any and all association with the “charismatic, "prophetic," and so-called "apostolic" movements and all the wolves who perpetrate their rebellion against the Almighty through these movements. No man who is true to the LORD would align himself with such deceivers and false prophets. He will divorce himself from this “conspiracy” against Christ that is aligned to “destroy souls.” (Ezek. 22:25, 27)
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matthew 7:15
Biblical Christianity is what we are called to. The truth is, that the only safe identification is in the divine Person of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible. After that fact, our identification is with those who are bought by Christ's blood and learning to worship "Him in Spirit and in truth" - getting back to the simple model we see in Acts 2:42-49 of house-to-house fellowship which included 4 simple elements (the Word, fellowship in Christ, eating together, and prayer). (Jn. 4:23-24) See also Colossians 3:16-17. It's all about Jesus! (Jn. 12:21) His true worshipers in this late hour seek "the simplicity that is in Christ" (2 Cor. 11:3). To experience such blessed fellowship with Jesus and His people, one must "come out from among" the apostate churches and their false leaders (Isa. 9:16; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; Rev. 18:4). Such purity of worship cannot be experiences when a believer places himself under wolf leaders who will continue to beguile and wreak havoc upon any person involved in the charismatic movement (2 Tim. 3:13; 2 Pet. 2:1-3). Were we not forewarned? (Matt. 7:15-20; 24:3-5, 11, 24, etc.)
"And they shall teach my people the difference (to distinguish) between the holy and profane, and cause them to DISCERN between the unclean and the clean." Ezekiel 44:23
God be praised for His watchmen on the wall who hold forth His truth no matter the cost (Ezek. 44:23-24). Many of those exposing these deceptions and the wolves who perpetrate them are not "heresy hunters" but rather simply obeying the command of God to "mark them who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine" of Holy Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16). There were refreshing scores of God-fearing men who exposed Bentley and the Lakeland fiasco as false. The LORD be praised for these men of God who saved thousands from being deluded by the wine of this false revival. Many who initially bought into it were also rescued out of it. It was/is the scalded dogs who were/are barking back at (objecting to) those who would dare expose them (Isa. 56:8-12). This further demonstrates their refusal to repent before the LORD and the presence of pride and arrogance in their deceived hearts (2 Tim. 3:13). Satan himself is the “king over all the children of pride.” (Job 41:34)
“But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed (disguised) into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. I say again, Let no man think me a fool…” 2 Corinthians 11:12-16
Any person in leadership who endorsed Todd Bentley or espouses I.H.O.P. (International House of Prayer), any of the “Kansas City prophets,” the so-called “prophetic” movement, or “apostolic” movement, should be rebuked and exposed as false (Rom. 16:17-18; Tit. 1:9-13). Any leader who refuses to repent before the LORD for his own wickedness and completely and publicly denounce any and all evil connection with these wolves and their ravenous organizations, is false.
The ﾓNew Apostolic Reformationﾔ Deception
Kansas City Prophets
The leaders of these above mentioned movements are clearly and obviously not grounded in God's Word which is His "MORE SURE word of prophecy" - even more authoritative than the Father's audible voice speaking from Heaven (2 Pet. 1:16-21). Any movement whose leaders are not soundly grounded in the revelation of Holy Writ and following it diligently and studiously, is bound to be false presently and leading to even more evil being perpetrated upon all involved.
(First of all, please know that this writer is a Holy Spirit filled disciple who believes in the full manifestation of the power and gifts of the Holy Ghost today (Rom. 15:29; 1 Cor. 12:7). There is nothing good in him except the Holy Spirit and grace of Christ (Rom. 7:18; Tit. 3:5-6).
Jesus is Coming,
todd tomasella
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God TV recently sent out a letter telling everyone that since Todd Bentley's marriage is in peril, they are discontinuing the Lakeland "revival." Duhhhhh (sorry and please forgive me....couldn't help myself and didn't want to ;) In response, several days ago I emailed God TV the following. At this time we have not received any response back from God TV and suppose we won't. Blessings in Jesus, todd
Dear GodTV,
Thank you for the correspondence regarding Todd Bentley's family.
Is this too little, too late? I want to encourage you to consider your decision to ever air such a false prophet in the first place. It is more than obvious that Bentley is counterfeit as we compare his ministry with Scripture. First off, he never preaches the Word in the biblical sense which alone makes Him false in God’s eyes (Isa. 8:20). Why not in your eyes? Who are you following? Also, there has never been even one "miracle" validated. The list goes on as to the falsity of this sham of a "ministry" to the point that it is absolutely unthinkable that anyone has to show another who claims to know Christ just why this man's ministry is so very irreconcilable with what we see in the lives and ministries of Christ and His holy apostles.
It is regrettable that you aided and abetted, endorsed, and perpetuated the ministry of such a wolf who has destroyed and devoured a myriad of God's sheep and seeking souls (Isa. 9:16; Ezek. 22:27). You are fully responsible in the eyes of Him who is "holy, holy, holy" and if repentance is not rendered, will suffer the same penalty as this "evil worker" whose evil cause you have promoted to millions (Phil 3:1-2; 17-19; 2 Jn 7-11). You will be “partakers of his evil deeds” - in other words you will partake of his judgment since you didn't choose to expose him but rather promote him (2 Jn. 10-11). While you should have been marking and exposing this man in whom is "no light" (Isa. 8:20; Rom. 16:17-18), you were actually making him a worldwide celebrity as he led millions to a false faith through his hype, no-reality scam of a "revival." The whole thing has been a scam to garner attention from the masses using "good words and fair speeches" to "deceive the hearts of the simply." (Rom. 16:17-18; 2 Pet. 2:1-3)
LORD have mercy on us for what we have done to defame Your holy name!
Jesus is coming
todd tomasella
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OPEN LETTER to WAGNER, JOYNER...
-by Andrew Strom.
I write this as a tongues-speaking, Spirit-filled, prophesying believer. Please feel free to pass this open letter on to others, that the truth may be fully revealed.
Dear Rick Joyner and C. Peter Wagner,
I will do my utmost to avoid disrespect in this letter. But I cannot avoid the hard questions which must be asked.
I hope my comments here are not construed as "arrogant". This
is certainly not my intent. But I'm sure you have heard the news
by now that the tide has turned in what you call your "Civil War".
I'm sure you have heard that the Lakeland meetings have dwindled,
and the "big tent" has been abandoned in favor of the 700-seat
Ignite church once again. I'm sure you have heard that your man
Todd Bentley's meetings in England have been cancelled, and
that respected leaders even within your own movements have
found vast evidence of falsehoods, fraudulent claims, manipulation
and hype of the most blatant kind. The news of it is worldwide. It
is not just ABC Nightline. It is your own people saying these things.
I'm sure you have heard the news that has even shocked and
saddened me - that the British press is calling Bentley "A US
child sex offender turned church minister who tries to cure cancer
victims by kicking them" - and that 79% of Britons polled want to
keep him out of the country. Where is the glory to Jesus in this?
How could Todd even set foot in England under such a cloud?
Sirs, if this really were a 'Civil War', aren't you living in Gettysburg?
Mr Wagner, I am sure you are aware that because of your open
endorsement of Todd Bentley, numbers of your own ICA 'apostles'
(some very well-known) are already planning an "alternative"
network without all your 'Dominionist' trappings or NAR hierarchies.
Sir, they are leaving. Are you sure you were right to endorse the
Lakeland movement in the very face of your own apostles like that?
Wasn't this one of the most crucial tests of your leadership? Sir,
if your discernment is such that you could get on a stage and
openly endorse one of the most deceptive movements in the history
of the church, then - with all due respect - should you really be
heading up the apostles of the entire Charismatic world? Are you
aware that you have greatly endangered God's precious sheep all
around the globe?
And Mr Joyner, are you conscious of how terribly the Prophetic
movement has deteriorated on your watch, sir? As the most
influential 'father' in that movement, why have you stood by while
the "New Mystics" have taken over - with their gold dust, their
portals, their 'orbs', their drunken jerking, their strange "angel"
encounters and 'visualization' techniques, etc? In fact, why have
you actively encouraged and participated in these very things yourself?
Isn't it true that Bob Jones has been a big mentor for you in these
things, just like he was for Todd Bentley? Wasn't it Bob Jones
who taught you how to "visualize" your way into the 'Third Heaven',
Mr Joyner? Isn't Bob Jones one of the major hidden influences
behind your ministry? Where do you get your visions? How do you
write your books? How can we ever again trust the "angels" that
you see? Sir, what were you thinking - to openly endorse the
"New Mystics" as you did with Todd Bentley? Did you not see
that it could end so badly?
We all know what Bob Jones said when he stood on the stage with
Todd Bentley in front of the whole world:
BOB: "I released my angels to him... this man from Canada asked
for my angels; this Wind of Change is most powerful. Except for
the arch angels, this 'Winds of Change', this is the most powerful
angel..."
BOB TO TODD BENTLEY: "As I watch you, you VIBRATE. You
know there are two portals, clockwise and counter-clockwise.
When you vibrate you close demonic vibration. Counter-clockwise
vibration is demonic. The vibration is healing. Does it seem peculiar?"
[He waves his hands]... "I’m releasing it to you."
A very basic question here: Is there anything even remotely biblical
about any of this?
Mr Joyner, since Bob Jones is your major mentor, and since you
stood on the stage and openly endorsed that whole movement, I
guess we have to assume that this is the kind of "Prophetic" that
you now represent? Isn't that fair to say, sir?
And now I need to ask some questions of my colleagues overseas:
Isn't it true, my friends, that almost every deceptive fad or heresy
of the last 25 years has come out of North America? (ie. The USA
and Canada)? And hasn't it been growing worse and worse?
When I travel to Africa I find deadly "Prosperity" teaching rampant
in the most poverty-stricken of nations. When I travel to Europe
I find them bombarded with flakey 'prophets' from the States.
When I travel to Australia I find them enthralled with 'Mega-church-
Itis' imported from the USA. In every way, North America has
become a source of utter pollution, sickness and compromise -
both in the church and the world. And I believe God wants to put
an end to it.
Personally I love Americans. I lived there for four years, and I have
many dear friends in that part of the world. But I do not believe that
God is going to allow this pollution to spread any longer.
Why do leaders in Australia or Europe think that their movements must be led by Americans? What nation is most of this pollution coming from? Why do African leaders allow sick money-grubbing
telecasts from the USA to be beamed to their people via satellite? Why are any of us allowing any of this garbage? When are we going to stand up and cry, "ENOUGH"? When are we going to cut off this pollution - not just for ourselves - but for the sake of God's precious sheep? Why should we be led by America if they are leading us into deception?
Should North America even be allowed to lead the worldwide church any more?
And finally, let me return to Mr Joyner - who once intimated that it is time to "drive" out those who want to "test the spirits" in the church. Sir, let me say to you that indeed the time has come to
drive a particular spirit out. It is the spirit of rampant "Charis-mania". And sir, I have to say with all due respect, that your very own movement strikes me as the primest of prime places in which to start.
God bless you all.
Andrew Strom
SEX!
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4
Sex is a reality – it’s a gift from God in holy matrimony and to be enjoyed in marriage between a man and a woman (Prov. 5:15-20). Satan seeks to pervert this gift from God.
Perhaps at some point(s) we have all been pawns in the enemy’s thrust to pervert holiness and steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10).
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?” Proverbs 5:15-20
MEN…. I want to share a very important bit of information with you that I know will help you immensely if you will embrace it…..a wise older Christian woman once told me: “According to Galatians 6:7-8, as a man sows in his personal life (even when no other man can see – God sees all), so he will reap in a wife – In other words, if he lives mongering (craving/chasing) after whores (a loose woman who flaunts or has sex outside of marriage), so he will reap that type of a woman.” She said “If an unmarried man lives to please and seek the LORD, he will be brought a truly God-fearing woman – he will reap according to as he lives.” Let’s grab this and run with it brothers!
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them (wives) 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.” 1 Peter 3:7
GIRLS…ladies….Think with me for a moment….do you really think a good/godly man is going to be attracted to a whorish woman (any woman who is showing and/or giving her body unduly) OR a wholesome woman who is seeking the LORD? Okay, we know bathing suits cover less and that is understandable in that environment, but I am talking about other than a swimming pool or swim setting (without trying to be legalistic). A godly older woman (who had great impact on my life) once communicated the following to me: “The more flesh a woman reveals/shows in her dress code, the more fleshly/sinful she is in her heart and personal life.” As a man, trust me, we are visual, and yet inside a man loses respect for any woman who is showing herself to other men – that’s whorish and no man want to marry a whore (even though he may be temporarily attracted to what he sees). Any good man sees no future with a woman who is flaunting her physical body for every other man to see. Regardless of his initial attraction to your physical body that you may be showing, inside he is not comfortable but rather uneasy. Read closely this following passage addressing women specifically found in 1 Peter 3:
“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.” 1 Peter 3:1-6
If you are like myself, you are blessed to be forgiven for the past sins you have confessed and repented of (1 Jn. 1:9). This is His promise to us! YAY Jesus! This is a new day. Today is the first day of the rest of your life and the LORD who made you is calling you to repent and return with a whole heart to Him and His ways and thoughts about all things which are higher than our thoughts (Isa. 55:7-9; Rom. 12:1-2). Beloved, don’t cover your sinfulness or act like it was just a “mistake” – what God calls sin is just that – sin - and He told us that those who seek to cover or hide their sins will not prosper (Prov. 28:13). Those who confess and forsake them will be given His precious mercy. When we submit ourselves afresh to the LORD, our hearts will desire to do what pleases Him and not ourselves – with Jesus you will cry to the Father, “NOT my will but THINE be done.” (Lk. 22:42)
The Bible tells us that all sex outside of marriage is “fornication.” All sexual uncleanness, whorishness, and whoremongering is fornication (Eph. 5:3-7). This sin is one the LORD is very clear about and will punish all who partake. Repentance is a must.
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“whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4
GIRLS & GUYS, if you are ready for a new life….bow your heart and talk to the LORD here in prayer – with all that is within you, submitting your life to the LORD Almighty…He’s listening now: "Heavenly Father, I have sinned against Your holiness grossly in many ways including sex. I have also hated, lied, coveted, not forgiven others, had others gods before You, stolen, lusted, etc. I now confess that I believe Jesus Christ died and rose again for my sins and I now repent – I turn fully to You LORD – and receive Jesus Christ into my life. I turn from living my life on my own terms, according to my own dictates and whims, and for my own glory, and now declare that from this moment forward, I am all Christ’s. I am not my own but rather bought by the blood of my LORD Jesus! By God’s grace and my own submission to Him, I will live to please Him alone as I look for His soon return. My spirit, soul, and body is Your temple Jesus and I beg You to bless me to glorify You in my spirit, soul, and body that You made me with. I am crucified with Christ! Amen!"
Making Peace with God
“Born Again”? Says Who?
Born Again: What is It?
“I Love You Son”
Fresh Start with God
Todd Bentley is a Deceiver - and anyone who follows and defends him is deluded....
How do you reconcile the following teachings of Bentley’s with the Bible? (this was taken from http://earthless.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/todd-bentley-lakeland-revival/#comment-423)
False prophet Todd Bentley says...
“I was impacted years ago, and first introduced to this kind of intimacy, through the ministries of Benny Hinn and Kathryn Kuhlman. They opened the way for me to go beyond the power of God’s Spirit, the gifts or any kind of experience like the baptism of the Holy Spirit.”
“But that’s not the realm I’m talking about; I am talking about the extreme level of the prophetic—visitations of angels, trances, visions and visits into the third heaven.”
“Friends, I believe there comes a “place” where there is an invitation for each and every one of us to pray for spiritual understanding, for the eyes of our hearts to be opened, and for us to be filled with the spirit of wisdom and revelation. It’s an atmosphere where we can make ourselves available to receive solid teaching and guidelines from God’s word to help us exercise our spiritual senses. Also, it’s where we can learn to open and sanctify our imagination, and begin to have the eyes of our understanding enlightened (the mind’s eye) whereby we begin to touch the dimension of seeing—the dimension of visions, trances, dreams, and angelic visitation.”
“He is moving us beyond that into a greater dimension for experiencing the third heaven level—just a greater experience and expression of God in more of a seer’s dimension—for the days we live in demand it!”
“If we want to see in the spirit, we must use the powerful key of sanctified imagination to unlock visions and dreams.”
“During this visitation the pastor’s wife (it was an AOG church) got totally whacked by the Holy Ghost— she began running around barking like a dog or squawking like a chicken as a powerful prophetic spirit came on her.”
“The only way to see spiritual blessings in heavenly places turned into manifestations of blessing in the natural realm is to access the heavenly places and bring them back with you.”
1. How many Christians in the Bible experienced trips to the ‘third heaven’, and where does the Bible promote Christians visiting the ‘third heaven’?
2. Where is the spiritual gift or manifestation of barking and squawking in the Bible?
3. How many times are trances mentioned in the Bible, and where does the Bible promote trances as part of the Christian walk and a method to receive visitations and special messages?
4. Where does the Bible promote revelation beyond God’s already revealed Word?
5. Where does the Bible list a ’seer anointing’ as a gift of the Spirit?
6. Where does the Bible promote going beyond the power of God’s spirit… ever?
7. Where are we told Biblically that the only way to see spiritual blessings is to access and visit heaven, and bring them back with us?
8. How many times did Jesus and Apostles preach the message of angelic visitations, trips to heaven, trances, dreams, sanctified imagination, and financial prosperity?
9. Where is any of this in the Bible? Where is it taught and where is it promoted? I’m asking those of you that attribute this as a genuine movement of the Holy Spirit these questions in all seriousness. Please provide the scriptural references. Thank you.”
Todd Bentley/Lakeland “Revival”
Trusting Miracles OR Christ?
Jesus Didn’t Lie to Us
In this late hour, just as He foretold numerous times, “many” are being led astray by false prophets who have come in sheep’s clothing and are deceiving “many.” (Matt. 7:15; 24:3-5, 11, 24; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 2 Tim. 3:13; 4:2-4; Jude 3-4, etc.) Eternal damnation awaits (2 Pet. 3). The prophecies of the final days are dancing on stage in our faces.
In the vast majority of modern assemblies of “worship,” Jesus is no longer tended to or bothered with, much less elevated as the Creator, Redeemer, and “Head of the body.” (Col. 1:15-18; 2:18-19) No, instead, men and women who having “itching ears” are making popular false prophets who tell them what their sinful hearts desire to hear (2 Tim. 4:2-5).
Why should we be surprised? This was all foretold. The adulterous emphasis in the apostate church world, perpetrated by wolves who wear sheep’s clothing, is clearly enumerated as it is shown in resume’ form in 2 Timothy 3:1-7. – They are leading astray those who are just like themselves - “lovers of their own selves…lovers of pleasures MORE than lovers of God…”
Christ told us differently. Who are you following? Jesus said: “If ANY (that includes you) man will come after me, let him DENY himself, and take up his cross daily (die), and follow ME. For whosoever will save (preserve) his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it….So likewise, WHOSOEVER he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” (Lk. 9:23-24; 14:33) These are the very words of the Alpha and Omega – when is the last time your pastor preached these words?
Instead of laid down lives, studying His Word to know and find out more about Him, self-serving emphasis bombard the people as they are constantly asserted by false leaders. “How to Get Rich,” “How to Live a More Fulfilled Life,” “How to Use God’s Word to get what YOU Want,” “12 Steps to a Better Life,” “How to have Better Relationships,” “How to get Your Miracle from God,” “7 Keys to a New You,” “How to be a better Husband/Wife/Father/Mother,” etc. To the un-discerning eye, these things may seem harmless, but they are deadly. One can get a miracle, become a better wife or daddy, learn conflict resolution, and use principles to get some self-help, and still die and go to hell. God calls His people to become more intimate with Him, to know Him, to become His disciple, and all else will follow (Matt. 6:33).
Whenever and wherever the living and eternal Word, the divine Person of Jesus Christ, is not being sought after, studied, emphasized, upheld, elevated, adored, praised, feared, and obeyed, false teachers are the leaders (Col. 1-2). Walking in these things nurtures saints and fosters a heart after God in them (Acts 13:22). Read Colossians 1-2 closely and prayerfully.
We have but a mere “form of godliness” if we have not presently chosen to crave more of Jesus, crying from our hearts and mouths – “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (Jn. 3:3; 2 Tim. 3:5) One can be actively involved in a local church environment while “ever learning,” and yet “never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” (2 Tim. 3:1-7) All worship that does not elevate the Person of Christ is evil idolatry. Spiritual adultery is being spread in the hearts of men wherever Jesus Christ is not being peered into, loved, obeyed and sought after with a whole heart! -
“Thou shal have NO other gods before me.” (Exod. 20:3)
What to Bring to a Gathering of True Saints
- a humble, broken, and contrite heart (Ps.34:18; 51:17; Isa. 66:2; James 4:6-10)
- a heart that is fervently hungering and thirsting for more of Jesus (Matt. 5:6)
- a heart and will to lift up, bless, glorify, and praise the LORD Jesus Christ (Ps. 34:1-2; Lk. 24:53; Jn. 12:21; Heb. 13:15)
- a deep desire for the Word Himself to be revealed through His written Word and the Holy Ghost (Col. 3:16; 1 Pet. 2:2)
- a heart that is seeking to be united to fear the LORD (Ps. 2:11; 86:11; Matt. 10:28; Lk. 12:5-6; Acts 9:31).
- a heart that is repentant for any ungodly thoughts (you have harbored), actions, or attitudes (Ps. 51:10; 139:23-24; 2 Cor. 13:5; Col. 3:5-6, Rev. 3:17-19, etc.).
- a heart that truly understands that God only rewards those who diligently seek His face (Jer. 29:13; 2 Cor. 3:18; Heb. 11:6)
- a heart postured to be filled and then elevate others above self (Matt. 23:11-12; Phil. 2:2-5)
- a heart whose goal is to know the LORD more and more intimately (Jn. 17:3; Phil. 3:10-14).
- some tangible love - money to help others with who are in lack - bless the body of Christ, not fund a physical building (Acts 4:31-35; 1 Cor. 3:9). - “Ye are God’s building.” (1 Cor. 3:9)
- a heart hungry for more of the LORD, understanding that He reveals Himself via His Word and Spirit to true seekers (Ps. 119; Lk. 24: 27; Jn. 1:1; 4:23-24; 5:39; 20:31).
- a heart that seeks God’s correction, chastening, rebuke, and exhortation (Ps. 141:5; 2 Tim. 4:2-5; Heb. 12:1-6; Rev. 3:19)
- a heart repentant over idolatry/spiritual adultery that is postured to elevate Jesus and not mere men (1 Cor. 1:29-31; 7:23; 2 Cor. 1:24; Col. 2:8, 18-19).
- a heart desiring to love more fervently and obey more diligently the LORD Jesus (Ps. 40:8; 119:2; Matt. 22:37-40; Jn. 14:15, 21; 1 Jn. 2:3-6).
- a heart, desire, and will to deny self, take up the cross and truly follow Jesus (Lk. 9:23-24).
- a heart which from its depths cries out "He MUST increase, but I must decrease." (Jn. 3:30).
Beloved, do you add to or take away from the atmosphere of the gathering(s) you attend? Are you preparing your heart as that time of gathering nears, or do you just plop or stumble into that fellowship, carnal and disrespectful of the divine Person of the Holy Ghost? - “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” (Eph. 4:30) By this truth we know that the Holy Spirit can be “grieved.” Be encouraged to enter al future gatherings of saints ready to be “of one accord, of one mind” with the other believers in Jesus gathered (Phil. 2:2) Be exhorted to obey the LORD and change your life by setting your heart to seek the LORD’s face daily in private communion and to enter all future gatherings of saints with a heart that is broken and desirous to see Jesus and to bless His precious people. Lay down your life - die (Jn. 12:24; 2 Cor. 4:9-11; Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:3, etc.). Be not conformed to this worlds evil and self-serving thinking but rather present your body and life as a living sacrifice to the LORD (Rom. 12:1-2) Get your thoughts off of yourself and onto Jesus and others (Col. 3:1-4). Lift in prayer those whom the LORD is going to bring to those gatherings - that they by the Holy Spirit would be brought into full conformity to the holy image of Jesus Christ for which purpose He apprehended them and yourself (Rom. 8:29).
“Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” Rom. 15:2-7
Loving His Children
God so loved the world that He gave (Jn. 3:16). In light of this, where is His love seen in our personal lives? Are we giving of ourselves first to Him and then to others? Of His true saints He says that His love has been “shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.” (Rom. 5:5)
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” 1 John 5:1
Over these past few years, I have been blessed to be brought into some very precious relationships and there have also been some treacherous ones involving people who do not have God’s love in their hearts. Can anyone relate? Among other characteristics of divine love….love…
- Covers even a multitude of sins (1 Pet. 4:8)
- Seeketh not her own (has no personal agenda….(1 Cor. 13)
- Is not easily provoked (1 Cor. 13)
- Thinketh no evil (Zech. 7:10; 1 Cor. 13)
“…let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.” Zechariah 7:10
The Word tells us that a friend loves at ALL times (Prov. 17:17)
Some people, while claiming to know Jesus, are not relating intimately with the One who “is love” and therefore are not filled with His love which has many wonderful characteristics. The fruit of love is very obvious in those who possess it, or should i say are possessed by Him who “is love.” (1 Cor. 13, etc.).
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16
When a person is not intimately relating to the One who “is love”, that person will not freely and openly love His body. He will walk with an “evil eye” toward others, imagining evil of members of Christ’s body – “evil surmising (guessing).” (Mk. 7:22; 1 Tim. 6:3-5) This is the person who judges others by projecting upon them an evil imagination out of his own depraved heart.
“Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.” Romans 2:1-2
The hardened, self-serving heart offers no hand of authentic, warmly entreating, and hospitable fellowship to others. It cannot possibly do such because this person has not poured out his desperate depraved heart to the LORD. He has not divulged himself to the Almighty in private and therefore can do nothing but despise and think evil upon His beloved children. He is counterfeit. He is of those whom the LORD told us are “false brethren.” (2 Cor. 11:26; Gal. 2:4). He is the worse kind of enemy, lurking secretly among the brethren of Christ, feasting with them while lying in wait to deceive.
“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.” Jude 12
Here God’s Word warns of those in our very midst who do not manifest the very core and earmark fruit of an authentic disciple of Jesus - love.
How does this play out in daily life? The evil hearted person does not do things to serve God and other, but rather self. His god is his belly (Phil. 3:18-19). He will not pick up the phone and call another and simply say “Sister/brother, how are you? God bless you! How can I lift you to the Father in prayer today?” He/she does not listen and share together from his heart with other believers. Oil and water cannot mix and thus, the children of God and the offspring of Satan cannot have true fellowship. Though feasting among the brethren, the tare has nothing of eternal substance to contribute. He does not ask to pray for others or seek to serve them as all who genuinely serve Christ do - they prefer others above themselves. This is the very “mind of Christ.” (Phil. 2:2-5).
“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:2-5
The tare is engrossed in self and not God. He can therefore do nothing to spiritually bless others because he has nothing of Him to contribute (Matt. 22:36-40). One must freely receive in order to freely give (Matt. 10:8). Those who don’t love do not know Him who “is love.” (1 Jn. 4:8, 16) They are the seed of Satan - the very one who accuses the brethren of Christ (Rev. 12:10). We must all endure a Judas. Like Nehemiah’s enemy Sanballat, which means secret enemy, the wicked in our midst, posing as Christ’s, is never satisfied to abide at peace with the brethren. While attempting to have a relationship with him, your spirit knows that he is not buying in by giving of himself. Though you seek deeper fellowship with that person, you get a block and a check. There is never a reciprocated love and heart-to-heart fellowship.
Not only does His Spirit bear witness in us that we are His children, the Holy Spirit witnesses in us in fellowship with other true saints. “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” (Rom. 8:16)
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” Proverbs 27:19
While acting like your friend, Judas is your enemy. He kisses you to disguise his inner hatred. - “The kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” (Prov. 27:6) Like a coiled snaked hiding under a short bush, this type person lurks in the shadows, just waiting for his opportunity to strike, temporarily tripping up the believer who treads the narrow road.
“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.” Psalms 55:21
After man sinned in the Garden, there was the decree that there would always be enmity between the children of the LORD and the children of Satan (Gen. 3:15). When the child of evil has had his fill, when he sees that the times is right, he lashes out in venomous accusation and attack. Beware of the “false brethren.” (2 Cor. 11:26; Gal. 2:4)
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8
The true disciple of Christ studies to love Him and His beloved children more. He is consumed to know His LORD and Savior more intimately and therefore communes with Him who “is love” and thereby grows in love for the brethren.
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35
Loving the brethren is something every disciple should study and pray for and grow in.
“But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
Love for His children reveals that we are His. – “He that loveth not knoweth not God.” (1 Jn. 4:8) Does that Bible statement need explanation? No! If we don’t possess His love for His people it is clear that we do not know Him who “is love.”
The LORD told us that He is not impressed if we have “all knowledge” and do not know Him and therefore have His love in us (1 Cor. 13). Spouting off Scripture, winning arguments, and eloquently articulating historical facts is in vain if one does not know and does not truly hunger and thirst for more of Him. - “Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.” (1 Cor. 8:1)
Even if we give our very bodies to be burned and have not His charity abiding in us, we are nothing (1 Cor. 13).
Have you asked the LORD to fill you with His love today?
Love is proof that we know God. Hate is proof that we do no know Him:
“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” 1 John 3:14-15
Would you consider making this a matter of prayer? Will you make 1 Corinthians 13 your meat this week?
“Choose You this Day Whom Ye Will Serve”
Joshua 24:15
Whenever a person loses sight of the truth that any and every created being has free moral agency (the ongoing ability to choose) he has a bankrupt theology and will inevitably possess a distorted view of the Almighty and walk in error.
“…yea, let God be true, but every man a liar...” Romans 3:4
In speaking with hundreds upon hundreds of people about the topic of the conditional security of the believer, I have found that there are many who are willing to sacrifice the clear truth of God’s holy Word to accommodate their own sinful hearts and lifestyles. These are not in the fear of God and pander to the whims of the sinful nature instead of to God nature which He informed us is “holy, holy, holy.” (Isa. 6:3; 1 Pet. 1:15-16; Rev. 4:8) These people actually want/desire “once saved always saved” (OSAS) to be true and so will migrate/acquiesce toward that teaching that offers the least line of resistance and requirement for change. The personal theology/beliefs they choose to espouse subtlety become linked to their own depraved spiritual state (Gen. 6:5; Jer. 17:9; Rom. 3:10, 23; 7:18). It’s like they are voting for something they desire instead of listening to God’s Word honestly and objectively, irrespective of how it will affect their own personal lives (Lk. 8:15).
In light of this, let’s consider Romans 1:
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections…” Romans 1:21-26
Those who do not choose to possess and be possessed by the fear of the LORD and His truth, will absolutely be turned over to be deceived (Prov. 1:29; 2 Thess. 2:10-12). Like Pharaoh, those who do not hear and obey the LORD not be granted understanding and will be hardened in heart (Exod. 7:1-4; Jn. 7:17; 2 Thess. 2:10-12).
What’s up with Pharoah? Did God want to harden his heart? Or, was such hardening of heart the result of Pharoah’s deliberate decision to disobey the LORD? Look at the first 4 verses of Exodus 7:
“And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you…” Exodus 7:1-4
The phrase “But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you” is very important to observe here. This reveals that Pharoah had the ability to obey what God told him He wanted and yet the king of Egypt refused. Since he was not willing and obedient, the LORD caused his heart to be hardened. God who is infinite in wisdom and power, used this occasion to deliver His people and yet it should not be surmised that He hardened Pharoah’s heart outside of the deliberate decision of Pharoah to disobey Him. We know from His Word that the LORD “cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.” (James 1:13) He told us that He would have all men to be saved and come unto the knowledge of Him, so we know He doesn’t predestine or pre-select any soul from the foundation of the world to be eternally damned. Remember that “God is love” and that Jesus didn’t come to condemn or destroy men’s lives but rather to save them that they might know Him (Lk. 9:56; Jn. 3:17; 17:3). Check this:
Jas 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Those who use the hardening of Pharoah’s heart as an occasion to perpetrate their OSAS heresy “do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.” (Matt. 22:29) Error and self-deception follow lifting Bible truths out of their context and not weighing each and every Bible truth in light of the whole of God’s counsel given us in His Word (Isa. 28:9-10; 1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Cor. 2:17; 2 Tim. 2:15; 2 Pet. 3:16).
Many of those whom Peter told us “wrest” or twist the doctrines of the Bible do so by purposely ignoring Bible truths that contradict what they personally want things to be like. Instead of simply taking God at His Word, what they choose to espouse becomes linked to the way they wish to live and still believe they are going to Heaven. Instead of simply, objectively, and honestly taking God at His Word, they are willing to actually jump hurdle after hurdle in the Bible. These are barrier hurdles that contradict the myth of an unconditional eternal security. If one were to believe the Bible truth that God is holy and man must of necessity be made holy by Christ, his truth and license to live in sin would crumble. Instead of letting all falsehood be slain, in his mind he has built a fortress of “security” that enables him to live in sin while deceiving his own heart into believing that he is still accepted of the LORD. Didn’t God tell us that this is the very message of the false teachers? (Jer. 23:17, 36; Lam. 2:14; Jude 3-4)
Determining what we believe by how it affects our own sinful nature is fatal. In doing so, we create a false god in our own sinful image and likeness while despising the one true God who came in the Person of Jesus Christ “to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Heb. 9:26)
Heb 9:26 …but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Some have this idea that because of the biblical terms “predestined” and “elect” that it salvation is somehow something that man has no choice in. This is rank and satanic Calvinism. In blatant contradiction to Holy Writ, they erroneously believe that they are automatically and indelibly in the family of God and will go to Heaven without regard to their personal decision to trust, obey, and follow or not to follow Christ in this earthly life (Ezek. 33:12-13; 2 Pet. 2:20-22). Such is delusional at best. The LORD never once promised eternal security outside of presently abiding in Him (Jn. 10:10:27-29; 15:1-6). It is only as one who has been born again and continues in faith and obedience to the One who had at one time saved him, that he continues to possess eternal life (Lk. 8:13). Eternal life is a forfeitable possession (Lk. 8:13; Jn. 6:66; Gal. 5:4; 1 Tim. 5:12; 6:10, 12; Heb. 12:14-15). God has an eraser.
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The names of those who do not overcome are blotted out of (removed from) the book of life (Exodus 32:32-33: Ps. 69:28; Rev. 3:5; 22:18-19). Note that someone’s name has to be in the book of life in order to be blotted out of it.
Four times the Bible states that names can be and are blotted out of the book of life – all because God is “holy, holy, holy.” How important is it to be made holy by Christ’s precious blood and have one’s name written and remaining in the book of life? (Exodus 32:32-33: Ps. 69:28; Rev. 3:5; 22:18-19)
Eternal life is eternal and yet by divine decree, the possession of it is contingent upon the recipients choosing to continue in the light of the Savior (Jn. 12:35; Col. 1:23; Heb. 3:6, 12-14; 10:26-39; 1 Jn. 1:7).
Why not be honest about things before it's too later? Will He not bless and sanctify (Ps. 4:3).
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“Greetings....I pray all are well and fully clothed in the LORD. God’s Word tells us to have our garments washed in the blood of the LAMB that they may be white as snow without spot or wrinkle before His presence. When we have been born again and washed in the blood of Jesus we have been clothed in His righteousness. We are not longer ashamed or naked before Him. Praise the LORD! Matthew 22:1-14 tells of the marriage supper and now those what were bidden were not worthy and the guests that were gathered; there was one there when the King came in who had not on a wedding garment. He was cast into outer darkness. Oh how I want to always be clothed and have on the wedding garment when our King returns. God has plenty of warnings in His Word to be ready when Jesus returns. May we all be ready for the marriage supper of the LAMB! Hallelujah! God bless you all! In Christ’s Love, Adam Miller”
“He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” Revelation 3:5
Testing Doctrines
Let’s examine 2 Phrases utilized by the Word/Faith Deceivers:
"God's Word works"
First of all, let us ask a simple question in determining whether or not this statement is according to the biblical revelation (Acts 17:11). The question is: Did Jesus or His apostles use this type language? No. The thought behind this theology is that men can use God’s very Word for their own selfish benefit - without an intimate relationship with God Himself, which is the very reason Jesus came to the earth (Jn. 17:3).
The term “God’s Word works” is yet another term used by deceivers to mislead their audiences which number in the millions of those who are heaping to themselves teachers, having itching ears (2 Tim. 4:3-4). While it is true that when one chooses to obey God’s Word, what He told us will happen. Yet, when one objectively studies the whole of their theology, he may find that these men are not coming from a Bible perspective when they utilize this phrase. They use God's Word for their own selfish benefit and make their false Christ out to be some kind of cosmic bellboy who is at their beckoning call (2 Cor. 11:2-4). The whole body of theology espoused and propagated by the word of faith teachers is self-centered instead of Christ-centered - it replaces the reign of Jesus Christ with self (Lk. 19:27; 2 Tim. 3:1-7). “Whose god is their belly.” (Phil. 3:17-19). In the end this false theology depicts man in control and not God. Man is seen as being his own “little god” who through his words (confession) and thoughts can control his own destiny and success - this all in lieu of an obedient, intimate relationship with Jesus. This is new age, antichrist theology, not Bible doctrine, which depicts man as utterly sinful and unable to save or help himself, so He is instructed to repent, obey, and depend totally upon the LORD. This word/faith theology is antichrist (anti = in place of) in that it demotes and dethrones Jesus Christ and enthrones man. Remember 2 Thess. 2:1-12?
“Get your needs met”
“Get your needs met” is another phrase heard coming out of the mouths of the false prophets of the word of faith movement. This is yet another manifestation of their self-serving hearts and how they are teaching others to be the same way. Jesus never taught us to "get your needs met." Though He is our Provider, His goal is not just to get our needs met. He even utilizes times of need to bring us to a deeper faith in Him and to test and purge us (Prov. 17:3; James 1:2-4, 12; 1 Pet. 2, 4; Heb. 12:4-11). Christ told us to seek first His kingdom and ALL these things would be added to us - as we sought first His kingdom and not sought the need to be met (Matt. 6:33). He even told us that it was the GENTILES (those who are without God) that were preoccupied with and sought after the things of this fleeting world. See Matthew 6:25-34.
TRUE BIBLICAL FAITH is to know and worship and seek the LORD Himself and to learn to trust that HE will provide all that we need. That's true faith, not seeking after the thing and naming and claiming it and being preoccupied with things and obtaining them. These false teachers have found and learned (via their predecessors) creative ways to use a little bit of Bible to build whole false teachings out of. They are making millions of dollars from these teachings as they lead millions of people astray – into a life of false faith that is self-seeking. Yet, they cannot mislead the true disciple whose life is laid down and who searches the Holy Scriptures to seize upon divine truth and uses it to discern between that which is true and that which is false (Ezek. 44:23; Acts 17:11; Heb. 5:11-14).
We are called to rightly divide between truth and the error being taught by many today.
Jesus said "Beware of covetousness: for a man's life (significance) consisteth not in the abundance of THINGS that he possesses." (Lk. 12:15) .....ever hear that quote from your pastor or favorite speaker? What about Proverbs 23:4 which states “Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.” False teachers position the thinking of their audiences in order to guide them down their desired path. To the undiscerning the wolves go undetected.
The false teachers are an epidemic in the church world today and are using many divisive means to manipulate the unlearned. It's time to get into God's Word for ourselves and cease being led astray.
Deceivers will not teach His full-counsel because it interrupts their own personal agenda and that's why we must personally and thoroughly study and know His truth See Acts 20:27-32.
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark (take aim at) them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly (selfish agendas); and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:17-18
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” 2 Peter 2:1-3
“Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an example. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:17-20
“Confirming the Souls of the Disciples” Acts 14:22
Discipling others in Christ includes confirming or strengthening them in the faith. This includes warning believers of tribulation and persecution that must be endured by all who will truly follow Jesus. Didn’t Christ send us forth to teach all that He taught us? (Matt. 28:18-20) One of the things Jesus promised His followers was persecution:
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” Matthew 5:10-12
The promise of great eternal reward also lies ahead for those of Christ’s remnant who endure with Him to the end.
What picture are we painting to new saints? Are we making things look easy and carefree concerning the Christian life? If so, may the LORD bless us to repent immediately and ask His forgiveness for misleading others with such a false gospel. As we survey from near or far, the words of Holy Writ, we will find that there was no such picture painted by the Holy Spirit through the writers of the Bible. Instead, there are many promises of persecution and trials awaiting the true disciple of Christ on the narrow and only path that leads to eternal life (Matt. 7:13-14; 2 Tim. 3:12; 1 Pet. 1-5; Rev. 2-3).
“But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.” 2 Timothy 3:10-14
After leading many to Jesus in various cities in Asia minor, the apostles returned to those cities and intentionally gave them a specific message. What message did Jesus’ apostles give those new believers?
“And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming (strengthening; reestablishing) the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we MUST through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22
With all the opportunity in the world to assure these new believers that they were unconditionally “eternally secure,” the apostles promised no such thing. No, instead the Holy Spirit inspired promise was that great tribulation and trials lay ahead of those who would endure to the end and be in that holy city coming down from Heaven (Rev. 3:12; 21:1-3). Isn’t this a consistent doctrine seen throughout the New Testament Scriptures?
“In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: IF ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister.” Colossians 1:22-23
The condition of being presented “holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight” is here conditioned upon the recipient of the gift of eternal life continuing “in the faith grounded and settled, and” not allowing himself to be “moved away from the hope of the gospel.”
If being “moved away from the hope of the gospel” were not a possibility, then why did the LORD give us this truth in His holy Word?
Was the message of Christ’s apostles any different that His message? No.
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22
“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:10-13
Friend, are you “confirming” the truth in others?
“Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.” Isaiah 8:16
Or, are you confirming a lie to others by telling them they are “eternally secure” no matter what they do? Are you instilling the fear of a holy God into the hearts of others, or assuring in them a false sense of security that will lead them into the fires of eternal damnation? It’s time to repent of the wicked lies we have allowed false teachers to teach us and shut our mouths, unless we are speaking God’s Word to others - directly from and/or according to His holy Word (Isa. 8:20; Ezek. 3:4; 2 Tim. 4:2; 1 Pet. 4:11).
May the LORD Jesus bless each of us to be establish in hearts with His grace and to see the hand of our Great Potter molding our lives through all that we endure in this life.
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10
Jesus is coming,
todd
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A FRESH START WITH GOD
“Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” Ezekiel 18:31
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.” Ezekiel 36:26-27
New Creatures in Christ
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Fresh Forgiveness
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” Lamenations 3:19-26
Fresh Oil
“But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.” Psalms 92:10
Are you in need of a fresh beginning? Are you genuinely open to and ready to hear and obey the truth in order to be blessed with a new beginning? If so, keep reading, open your whole heart, and get ready to be blessed.
1. Schedule God into your very waking moments for prayer communion and the study of His Word (Ps. 5:3; 63:1; Mk. 1:35). He is the Cornerstone of your day and life.
2. Study God’s Word diligently: Get blank index cards and get ready to begin capturing God’s Word and memorizing it (Prov. 4:4, 21; Jn. 5:39; 2 Tim. 2:15). Carry those Scriptures on index cards where ever you go and read, meditate and memorize them. Feed on God’s Word (1 Pet. 2:2).
3. Get a King James Bible and discard all artificial, supposedly “easy to understand” counterfeit, corrupt Bible versions. See “Bible Versions” page at here at this site.
4. Confess, repent of, and forsake all known sins before the LORD, beginning with the sin of not placing the LORD first in your life (Exod. 20:3-4; Prov. 28:13; 1 Jn. 1:9).
5. Be resolved in the truth that you have been granted a whole new life and that you are not your own but the LORD’s who bought you with His precious blood (Acts 20:28; 1 Cor. 6:19-20; 2 Cor. 5:17-18).
6. Daily expect persecution, suffering, testings, and trials for the Word’s sake (Mk. 4:17; 2 Tim. 3:12; James 1:2-4; 1 Pet. 4:12).
7. Communicate the Gospel of Jesus to others in everyway that you possible can. Number your short days on this earth and redeem or buy back for lost time (Ps. 90:12; Eph. 5:16). Ask the LORD to make you fruitful in His eternal kingdom and that your fruit will remain (Ps. 2:8; Jn. 15:16).
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10
Making Peace with God
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“I Love You Son”
Victorious Fruit Bearing
The More Blessed Life
The Great Release
True Happiness
The Laid Down Life
This Hope
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The Pride of Lucifer
“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud.” Proverbs 15:25
From where does any self-serving message originate? Who is the author of the self-love teaching and behind all false prophets who are teaching this message? The 5 “I”’s of Lucifer in Isaiah 14 should reveal the answer to this important question. Can you find the 5 “I’’’s?
"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit." Isaiah 14:12-15
The motto and pride anthem of Satan is I, I, I, I, I – and anyone who is not in the love of God. The self-love message is clearly Luciferian. As with Lucifer who became Satan and the devil in his state of eternal condemnation, hell will be the result of all who teach and buy into the self-love message that is being taught in "Christian" books, pulpits and media.
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments (self-serving thinking) of the world, and not after Christ...And ye are complete in him (Jesus Christ)..." Colossians 2:8-9
The age-old and classic message of the pied piper solicits saints to forsake the Savior for temporary, self-serving comforts and earthly gain. Concerning this prevalent love of self message, Oswald Chambers said:
“Self-realization is anti-Christian. All this is vigorous paganism, it is not Christianity. Jesus Christ’s attitude is always that of anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of man at all; His purpose is to make man exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is not self-realization but self-expenditure.”
Self-love is sinful pride. Since the Garden of Eden, self-love has caused every sin ever committed against the one and true holy God in 6,000 years of history. This doctrine of devils is now being taught on an epidemic level within the church world by men who are deceived and even claim that this diabolical message is a Bible doctrine. Astounding!
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” Proverbs 19:27
Email Received WOW!
Dear Todd,
I just finished reading one of your articles on another web site on Christian Psychology. I graduated from a small Christian college with a degree in Counseling Psychology and agree with your assessment completely. I was sold into the idea that any truth was God’s truth, and that if something happened to work, then it was God's truth. I have come to realize with much study into God's Holy word and by the leading of the Holy Spirit that this is only the trappings of the deceiver to slip twisted doctrines of men into the the Body of Christ. It creates idols, methods and self sufficiency, rendering our Savior as a helpless God who cannot accomplish peace, comfort, and restoration in HIS children without the concocted tactics of men. I have given up my job as a mental health professional (for many reasons) and believe that the Lord is pressing me to walk away from it forever. I think the Lord may have led me to read your article to get me to finally confess what I already know... there is no compromise with this world in the kingdom of our Lord. Might I ask you as a brother in Christ to pray for me, my wife and soon to be little girl; that He would lead us where we are to go and what I am to do. I again thank the Lord that He has used you to help others in your work for Him.
In Christ,
David E. Smith
P.S. God has truly given you a gift of knowing his word and being able to communicate it to others as I heard on one of Steve Lumbley's audios. I pray you will continue pressing on as long as the Lord gives you strength!!
Comment from Kelly Gallagher: “Wow..unusual commitment to the truth at the cost of security in this world.”
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Psycho Feedback
Email Received:
“Just wanted ask you ‘What is the gospel in which you are saved?’
Thanks!” Jeff W.
Response:
Hi Jeff.....
Great question Jeff. Thank you brother.
One is only saved by embracing in saving faith (which always produces good works/fruit), that which is revealed as the Gospel in 1 Cor. 15:1-4 and throughout God's Word.....Jesus Christ is eternally God Almighty who was manifested in the flesh, being born of a virgin, lived a sinless life while showing us the Father, was mocked and beaten among other things, as He was issued forth to the altar of the cross to offer His very life and perfect holy blood and He “by himself” accomplished redemption thereupon as He cried "It is finished" (Jn. 19:30; Heb. 1:3)...the Son of God was then buried and three days later raised again to life and now sits at the Father's right hand in Heaven to make intercession for all of those who are born of God (Heb. 7:24-25). Ready or not, He's coming soon for His true Church.
Blessings in Jesus
todd
“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
Baiting & Switching
“For if after they (the false teachers and false prophets) have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are AGAIN entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, AFTER they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit AGAIN; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.” 2 Peter 2:20-22
After reading this, how could there be in us the slightest doubt that a person can know Christ in salvation and then turn away from Him and be lost again? This is just one of many Bible passages that convey such a truth. What kind of dishonesty remains in the heart of the person who can read this and subvert these crystal clear words of the LORD? Did you realize that this passage is specifically speaking of those in leadership who once knew God and then fell away? This very passage is at the end of a whole chapter divinely dedicated to the identification and expose’ of “false teachers” and “false prophets.” (2 Pet. 2:1-3)
What about what the Holy Spirit breathed through Paul to us about the final days in 1 Timothy 4?
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 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….” 1 Timothy 4:1-3
Did you notice here in this important passage that the Holy Spirit warningly foretold us that there would be those “in the latter times” who “shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils,” and yet still remain in positions of leadership? He didn’t say they would depart from the pulpit, but rather from the faith. From positions of influence the Bible says here that they would be “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.” So, we see here that men in leadership can depart from Christ and still remain in leadership, influencing others.
Mind if I use a natural analogy? Today, though baffling to believers, we find some elderly people who claim to be Christians and are yet democrats. So, we ask ourselves just how could a true Christian vote to legislate the murder of unborn children? (which is what the democrats do along with many other wicked things) Yet, what many don’t realize is that the democratic party used to house some righteous ideals and people. That was decades ago, and yet, some older people have held on to that party since that is what they were taught to trust in from early in their lives.
One of the most dangerous and diabolical schemes perpetrated upon God’s heritage is what could be seen as the baiting and switching phenomenon. These leaders capture their audiences by speaking truth for years, only to later steer them into darkness. There are several men on the national and international scene today who have done just such a thing. They began in the truth and have since strayed and are now leading those following them into the ditch of deception and ultimately destruction. Many people err in that they aggrandize the words of these men more than those of Christ Himself and His holy apostles. Now that’s satanic subversion! These men begin with truth then lead those un-discerning followers into darkness, because their eyes are upon the mere men and not upon Jesus Christ, the only Head of His true Church (Eph. 5:23; Col. 2:18-19). This is why it is so vitally important to keep a hand on the pulse of the leaders we have tuned into or that teach publicly. Better yet, let’s get our eyes off mere men completely and onto Jesus Christ, the very Alpha and Omega Himself (Rev. 1:8). When we begin to be blessed to behold Him in His Word, we become disenchanted with the “idol Shepherds” who we allowed to possess the affections of our hearts (Zech. 11:17). When this happens, we will bring forth fruit meet for repentance – we will repent of our spiritual idolatry and adultery and turn to Christ alone.
“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:9-10
Beloved, ask yourself; Who could possibly be impressive after looking at the LORD Jesus Christ in His glory – even a glimpse of it?! No one can compare! - “There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.” (1 Sam. 2:2) Picture for a moment that man/woman you think is a good Christian leader, and then observe what God says about that leader – “verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.” (Ps. 39:5)
Father, please slay every idol in our hearts that we might truly begin to know and glorify You and have no other gods before You! Amen.
Letter received in the mail...
Greetings. I hope all are well and prospering in the LORD. Psalms 1:1-3 - "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." The LORD will truly prosper us in ways we never thought of, as we are submitted completely to Him. There is so much reassurance given to me in these verses that I greatly rejoice knowing the LORD will prosper my way because He tells me so. May the LORD truly prosper this ministry as you are obedient to Him. God bless and keep you all! In Christ's love, Adam Miller
The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book entitled The Antichrist - within:
The Word of our God seems to overwhelming focus upon the Person of Jesus Christ and for us - upon making sure our life is right with Him, and not upon looking to some international figure who is going to come onto the scene to rule the world in the last hours before Christ's millennial kingdom is set up. Like the Greeks came searching, we say from the depths of our hearts - "We would see Jesus!" (Jn. 12:21) Where are we to look? Let's peer at Colossians 3:1-4:
”If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." Colossians 3:1-4
Brazen Disregard!
Mouth Wipers
"Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness." Proverbs 30:20
The wicked person sees no reason to be accountable to do what is right. He/she crassly ignores the needs and plight of others while in contrast, love "seeketh not her own" and actually prefers others above self which is the "mind of Christ" who came and laid down His very life even unto death for us (1 Cor. 13; Phil. 2:3-5).
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep...” John 10:11
Those who truly know Him, follow Him (1 Jn. 2:3-6). Those who don’t walk as He walked prove they don’t know Him (Matt. 7:16, 19, 21; Jn. 14:15, 21, 23; Tit. 1:16). He gave and they give of themselves, first to Him and then to others, as His love is shed abroad by the Holy Ghost in the hearts of each of those who are His (Rom. 5:5).
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?” 1 John 3:16-17
Like the religious hypocrites Jesus spoke of in Luke 10 (below), the pretender (hypocrite) sees the need of another who has fallen upon hard times and renders no aide. He has the resources to help and refuses. In Luke 10 we have the words of the Son of God concerning doing as He would do:
“And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest (religionist) that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite (religious person), when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” Luke 10:25-37
Like the priest and Levite in this instructive story Christ gave us, though donning an outward religious visage, the hell-bound hypocrite has no divine love in his heart and cannot because he does not know the LORD who “is love.” (1 Jn. 4:16) This is plainly manifested in his refusal to help others whom he has ability to help. He who has a hard heart, wipes his/her mouth as she does evil and then says in their heart, "I have done no wickedness." Overlooking the needs of those around us is wicked failure to render aide in the eyes of the one true God who is “holy, holy, holy.” (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8).
What did Jesus teach about the way we treat others?
"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: (WHY?) For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." Matthew 25:41-46
Does this passage below in Proverbs 24 need explanation?
"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?" Proverbs 24:10-12
PRAYER: Jesus please break me and grant this heart to be made pliable - flesh - to authentically know, love, and serve You according to Your way and not my own! Heavenly Father, please crush me to powder and soften my heart. Bless me to truly know You, that Your love might be manifest in my mortal body, as it is Your will and not mine own being done. By Your holy grace, I beg You to bless me to love Your people and prefer others above myself. Amen.
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Testimonial
“If I saw this Loser tract laying there, I would have to pick it up and read this tract.” Bill W.
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Another Testimonial
“All the questions are answered in this one tract…. this message is for everyone… I would not hesitate to give this Gospel tract to anyone… it’s awesome… it’s the best… it’s exciting… it’s impacting… it’s got anything anyone could want out of a Gospel tract… I can’t wait to give this one out… anyone can be touched by this…. nobody wants to be a loser… a lot of people are called ‘loser’ today… this tract will make people want to pick it up and read it… everything about this tract is intriguing…. this is the best Gospel tract I have ever read!” Karen W.
The “Loser” Tract
Loser - the message: We are learning through the whole of Scripture that salvation is more than a one-time "decision" that takes care of everything from there forward and throughout eternity. According to the record of Holy Scripture, salvation is about a real relationship with Jesus and more of a wholly giving of ourselves over to the One who made and has bled to redeem us. So, this tract is for all and does not mislead the reader into thinking he needs merely to pray a prayer or make a decision, but rather makes it crystal clear that in order to win he must get lost in Jesus – he must lose all to gain all (Matt. 10:38-39). It gives a straight Bible message to the lost that they must be willing to realize they have sinned against the one, true, holy, God and are separated from Him (Isa. 59:2). They are required by Him to repent as He draws them to Himself (Lk. 13:3; Acts 2:38; 3:19). The person who will be saved from this “untoward generation” must choose to throw his whole being into His infinite hands to be rescued (Acts 2:40). It’s only in losing our lives that we are blessed to gain it. There can never be a resurrection until there is first a death (Jn. 12:24-25). God only raises up (resurrects) those that be bowed down in the death of true obedient humility (Ps. 145:14; Matt. 10:38-39; Jn. 12:24-25; Gal. 2:20; Phil. 3:10).
Loser Inspiration
Would you like to hear about how this brand new Gospel tract (a new addition for our arsenals) came about (was inspired). My friend Bill and I were at a coffee shop near his house and some teenage boys walked in. One of them had a t-shirt on that was black and said “Loser” in white on the front. I asked him to come to me as I sat and looked at his shirt. He came over and I smiled at him as I touched the word “Loser” on his shirt and said “Hey man think we can get you a shirt with “Winner” on it? To this the boy smiled and turned to show me the back of his shirt, which read “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” Matthew 10:38-39 Bill and I laughed as this caught us off guard as you can imagine. We were getting ready to witness to this young man and were pleasantly surprised to realize that apparently he was already born again. When he turned around and showed us the Scripture on the back of his shirt, I said “man you are all over it!” Instead of giving him just one tract to witness to him, I then emptied my pocket of the tracts I had with me and gave all of them to him. This young men immediately went and gave a tract to each of his friends he was with and then went to a table full of teenagers and gave them each a Gospel tract each.
As we were leaving, Bill said, “Todd you need to go home and write a tract titled ‘Loser’ and I will go home and design the cover!” The rest is history. Feel free to go read this tract for yourself and place an order to stock up on this witnessing tool that is surely going to be used by the Holy Spirit to win many to the LORD’s family. “The Spirit and the bride say, Come.” (Rev. 22:17) To read “Loser” go to TRACTS.
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Testimonial
“Ok, I read it and I really like the part of the tear, and the being a loser...I could relate to doing things my own way and being broken in years of tears of self pity, but when I cry in repentance, when I cry the tears of losing, I give up the places of myself that I so dearly held onto and submit them to God.” Stacy K.
Read/Order “Loser.”
Can a person love God or get to God without knowing and loving Jesus?
“That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.” John 5:23
“He that hateth me hateth my Father also.” John 15:23
If one does not receive Jesus Christ as Messiah, He simply does not know or love God the Father.
Through how many names can a person be saved?
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
Jesus told us that He is “the way” and not “a” way to God (Jn. 14:6).
Those who do not believe the scriptural record of God in sending His only begotten Son to die for the sins of the whole world, cannot be saved.
“He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 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.” 1 John 5:10-13
Armed and Dangerous Memory Verse: “He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.” John 5:23
“He is Kind unto the Unthankful and to the Evil”
Luke 6:35
Mercy bridges the gap between divine holiness and human depravity (Rom. 3:10, 23-26; Tit. 3:4-7). It was “according to his mercy he saved us.” Remember how you were before He found and saved you? Think about the times even after He saved us that we have walked outside of the blessing of His Holy Spirit and grace. Watch what the Holy Ghost tells us in Titus 3:
“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:3-7
Why are we “not consumed”?
“It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” Lamentations 3:22
Jesus told us that the Father “is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.”
“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.” Luke 6:35-36
“Seducing Spirits, and Doctrines of Devils”
1 Timothy 4:1-3
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.” 1 Timothy 4:1-2
Concerning Heresies
“A dialogue concerning heresies…A man must write by candlelight while he were half asleep if the need were urgent enough…Nothing was more pressing than the war against heretics. Exhaustion did not drain the venom from his onslaught.” Quote from God’s Bestseller
The idea that a multiplicity of leaders is going to begin preaching the truth and exposing lies is a farce and a fantasy. It’s not going to happen. So, courageous no-name warriors (of all ages) are rising up across the globe and taking their divinely ordained positions in the kingdom for such a time as this. These are real disciples who need no piece of wood in order to preach. They need no college degree or training certification of mere men to feel “official” because they are born of God and have been in the school of the Holy Ghost from the moment He found and saved them. Like the early believers, true disciples are not waiting around for some man or religious organization to recognize the work of God in their lives. They live to please Him supremely and do not wait for the approval of others to be busy about their Father’s business, the One to whom they will give account on that Day (Lk. 2:49). These true followers do not need man’s approval nor will they be ensnared by the seduction of the religious bondage that has quenched the divine fire in many a saved soul. They are given to Jesus, knowing He said they are their own no longer but rather bought with the price of His precious blood (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Like the early disciples, they have been scattered abroad and are preaching the glorious Gospel of Christ and watching God free souls from sin and certain damnation (Mk. 16:15-20; Acts 8:4). These Gospel warriors are bursting with the strength His joy has infused them with. The zeal of God runs deep inside them as His Word has been burned into their hearts through impassioned study and use (Heb. 5:11-14). They are “set for the defence of the gospel.” (Phil. 1:17) These disciples, true first and foremost to Jesus Christ, have no respecter of persons and therefore do not hesitate to discern, identify, and mark wolves who operate among the sheep (Acts 20:27-32; Rom. 16:17-18). The consequent repercussions of their obedience to the LORD has no affect on them, because they fear only the LORD Himself and not mere men (Prov. 29:25; Ezek. 44:23-24; Matt. 5:10-12; 10:
22, 28; 2 Tim. 3:12). Like Jeremiah of old, a fire from above is shut up in their bones and they will hold it in no longer (Jer. 20:9). These will not hold back the sword of divine judgment which begs to be released upon the “doctrines of devils” which abound in our day, holding men captive to the lies of the adversary (Ezek. 44:23-24; Acts 26:18; 1 Tim. 4:1-3). These true followers will not hold back the sword of God’s Word but will rather apply it when and as lead by the Holy Spirit.
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.” Jeremiah 48:10
Only the morally spineless cloak their cowardice with a false love that seeks to enable and endorse evil doers who hold leadership positions but do not clearly preach the full-counsel of God’s Word (2 Jn. 10-11). The naked truth must be put forth and the “mouths” of the wolves in leadership who refuse to do so “must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.” (Tit. 1:9-11) The promise of “evil men and seducers” who are waxing “worse and worse” is at hand and they “must be stopped.” (2 Tim. 3:13; Tit. 1:9-11).
todd tomasella
becky purcell
PS – we are praying Romans 8:29 and 2 Peter 3:18 over your life.
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"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. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."(Jude 3, 4)
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