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  • Spiritual Warfare

    Pastor John,

    It’s kind of frightening to observe a person’s face and mannerisms when they are overcome with anger and incredulity as the truth exposes their darkness.  Christians really expose their hypocrisy when they fly off the handle and reject the truth—any truth—whether it be about the Trinity, the New Birth, Salvation, the sacrifice of Christ, speaking in tongues, etc.  Their demeanor changes completely.  Their “Christian” appearance of “kindness” and “fellowship” vanish when their sacred cows are challenged, and it turns their faces sour—even bitter.  They kick you out of their homes & their churches, giving you the left foot of fellowship, so-to-speak.  They really, truly would kill us if they could.  And I believe they will, in the future.  I can see that now.   

    They cannot bring themselves to converse with a child of God with an open mind. The LORD’s exhortation through Isaiah to “come, let us reason together” flies out the window with Christians who can only cling to their Bibles with. . . all. . . their
    . . . might. It’s more comfortable, I have found, to discuss the things of God with an atheist than with a Christian, especially those who claim to see the Trinity throughout all of the scriptures, when all I can see is a loving Father and a Son who share a holy spirit. “BUT THAT SPIRIT IS A PERSON!!!” a man might proclaim. I am sorry. I am not moved by hysterical Christian tempers, nor their inhospitable treatment of me when I gently try to clarify the truth of the gospel.

    Well, I thank the Lord. . . for giving us a lesson in persecution, which we endured well.  ​My friend ​P​— is relieved and refreshed, after reading some tracts, poor thing.  She was really crestfallen last night.  Bummed out. 

    It’s a lonely path, I told her.  But with God. . . . !  It isn’t all that lonely.   Lose a friend or relative here and there, but gain a place in Jesus’ mansion.  It’s worth it.  It’s worth it.

    I have you to thank, Pastor John, for the foundation that the Lord gave me, in your teaching; in your example—— of obedience and “singleness of eye”; and the small measure of articulation He gave me to explain it.  Replicating your calm demeanor (and the power of the holy ghost within) helped me to survive what would otherwise have intimidated another child of God.  The POWER of GOD is what makes all the difference. . .  the demonstration of the SPIRIT; rather than argument. . . or polite Christian scripture discussion.  Yeeccch!  GIVE ME JESUS!!  NIGHT AND DAY!!  GIVE ME JESUS!  ALL THE WAY!!!   HE is ENOUGH!!

    I look forward to the refreshment of today’s meeting.  I’m sorry so many are sick among you, currently.  But at least they’re rejoicing in the truth!

    Brother Brad

  • Haman in the Father and Son Book

    Hey John,

    The section about Haman in the Father and Son book is so good!!  I love seeing the Son hidden in the shadows of these Old Testament stories, but I also know that seeing Jesus hidden in these Old Testament stories didn’t just happen.  I think about the times when you studied your Bible through the years and sought God on your face for understanding, and he gave it to you!  You then not only passed that gold on to us, but you put it out there for others through books and tracts and radio broadcasts, and teaching community college classes, and the internet!

    When someone asked you one time how you knew the Bible so well, you thought about it, and then realized it was simply because you believed it!  I love that!  It takes humility to believe what Jesus is teaching us!  I just have to shake my head when I think about all he has taught us, through you.  What Lou says is so true, “I can’t believe I believe this, y’all!”   I feel so thankful!

    I can’t help but feel that God Had a Son before Mary Did, ​a book ​full of one revelation after another, is a result of years of humble seeking​,​ and then believing when the answers came.  It’s amazing that every time you have thought the book was finished, Jesus would give you something else so good that it just had to be added to the book!  So, eight years and almost 500 pages later, here we are!​ ​ (I have a lump in my throat, just writing that!)  What a gift!  I believe if we will stay humble and thankful, he has much more to teach us.

    I do have a question after our discussion on Sunday night about whether or not Jesus knew Satan was evil at the time of the
    T​emptation, and the section you sent us tonight, “The Act of Bowing”.  I agree that it doesn’t seem as much like a temptation if Jesus already knew that Satan was evil.  But reading tonight about the parallels between Jesus not bowing to Satan because he knew how God felt about Satan, just like Mordecai had refused to bow to wicked Haman because he knew how God felt about Haman, leaves me wondering what Jesus knew about Satan at the time of the ​T​emptation.  If Jesus knew how his Father felt about Satan, would that mean that he knew Satan was evil?

    Thanks!

    Lee Ann

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    ​What a perceptive question, Lee Ann!  Thank you for that!​  I can’t publish the book until that important issue is resolved. . . .  But then again, maybe there is no answer, kind of like the predestination/free will debate.  Hmmm.

    Stay tuned.

    Pastor John

  • The Holy Ghost and FIRE!

    Pastor John,

    In dealing with the False Religion of Baal, Elijah said, “Let the God that answers by Fire be God” – and so it is today!!

    J. Cumby
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    Amen, John!  May we always be consumed by THAT fire!

    Pastor John

  • “The Weaker Vessel”

    Pastor John

    Is it easier for a woman to be deceived than the man? Also is that the reason she is called “the weaker vessel”?

    Gloria
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    Thank you for the question, Gloria. It is one that many people ask.

    As far as humans are concerned, it is generally as you stated. However, “in Christ, there is neither male nor female,” and so, it all depends on how much an individual seeks God and how full of the Spirit he or she stays. A person who is filled with “the Spirit of truth” cannot be deceived at all, regardless of what kind of human body that child of God has.

    Pastor John

  • Ugh!!!!

    Pastor John

    You just changed my whole day​!​

    I ​am going through the Old Testament history class.  I ​can’t believe that is all there is about Jeremiah​!  I have been so involved and connected to this story​,​​ ​I can’t take not knowing what happened to him.

    On top of that​, on the test, I picked Zedekiah as ​my “​least liked​ person”! ​ ​I picked him because I got mad at Zedekiah for letting them put Jeremiah down in that mud pit.​ ​ Now I feel really bad​,​ after hearing you describe Zedekiah.​ ​ I never felt any sympathy for him…I really hated his wishy​-​washiness (doubt that is a word).​ ​ It is good to see that there is pride and hypocrisy there so I can ask Jesus to help me with that….but it does not feel very good.

    Whew…this last ​Old Testament ​CD changed my whole day.​ ​ I remember hearing Lou testify about Moses dying and crying about it. ​ ​It​’​s awful to feel so connected to these men of God​,​ and then hear they died ​– ​or worse​ yet, we​ ​​find out we know nothing about what happened to them!

    Beth

  • God Cares

    Pastor John,

    This morning I had to take some papers to R—, a sales person here, before I left he asked me if I ever watched this TV show called “Big Bang Theory”.  I said I had before but I don’t care for it. He said, “Oh yeah, I guess since you have been ‘improved’ (I think that was the word he used) I’m sure you don’t watch it.”  I was walking out the door and turned around and said, “Yes, thank God.”

    He said, “Come on, Michelle, do you really think God cares about what you watch on TV?”  I said, “Of course, I think God cares about everything I do.”  Then he said I was vain to think that God cared that much about me.  I couldn’t believe it!  It floored me for a few seconds.  But this sweet wave of compassion flooded my soul and I said, “God cares R—.  How sad it would be to think that he doesn’t.”

    I feel very blessed to know God cares for me, for us, His creation.

    Michelle H

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    Yes, Michelle.  And God cares about R—, too, even though he doesn’t know it. I hope that someday he, too, will realize how much his Creator cares about him.

    Pastor John

  • The Right Word

    Hey Pastor John,

    How are ya doing. We are good. Just a quick question?  Reading in acts where it reads “and the lord added to the church”. What would be the right word for “church”?

    Thanks,

    Greg

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    Hi Greg.

    What the author of Acts originally wrote is “the Lord added to the congregation (or assembly)”.  Neither that man nor any other New Testament writer ever used the Greek noun for a religious building, “church”.

    Thank you for the question.

    Pastor John

  • Billy’s Testimony

    Hi, Pastor John;

    I remembered that I had experienced this in 2001. It brought back some wonderful feelings. 

    http://www.goingtojesus.com/site/php/thoughts.php?tname=tfm12-09

    Billy

  • Marinating in Love

    Hi Pastor John!

    Jesus showed my heart something this week that I really want to share.

    I was flipping through the radio stations in my car. I had decided to just turn it off when a preacher came on saying, “We are His bride, we are the bride of Christ”. I turned the station off but I was thinking about what that really means. All of a sudden Jesus showed my heart a picture. I saw a dirty young woman in rags. She was filthy and just really dirty. Then I saw Jesus come to this dirty young girl and take her hand. I had such a feeling of awe come over me. I said, “Jesus you come for us when we are filthy dirty and full of sin, and you come to us to marry us. How can you want to marry us when we are so wretched”.

    I kind of marinated on this a day or two and today Jesus gave me more! I just had a whole understanding from Jesus.

    Jesus comes when we are dirty and broken. When we are undesirable to everyone, even those who claim to love us. Then Jesus purifies us, bathes us in rich oils and the purest of love. This took my breath away. This didn’t just happen in the days of kings, this happens today. This is exactly what Jesus did for me and really all of us. Jesus bathes us in heavenly oils, removing a stain here and a blemish there, teaching us  about Him and the Father, holiness and goodness, until we are clean and ready. Whew! I feel broken under His love. I feel like whatever junk wouldn’t fit into that door to get to Jesus, is just a broken mush. That might not sound good but oh it feels so wonderful! 

    Then Jesus showed me that is what He did for me. When Jerry and I re-connected, I was a complete mess. I had numerous addictions. I was tired and hopeless. Everything in Jerry should have ran…but God. Jerry has said that he wanted to run many many times, but that God made him stand still even if it was going to hurt.  As God has removed this stain and that stain from me, Jesus put it in Jerry’s heart to love me, nurture me and teach me about God. One of my stains has been to not really believe that God really loves me. I fight thoughts like, “God doesn’t really love you. You’re not clean enough or sweet enough. You’re not growing quick enough.”  When Jesus showed this to my heart, it was like He just scrubbed more of that stain away. Amen!!!  I feel so loved! I am amazed that God has shown all of this. Kings purifying their wives, rituals that are symbols of Jesus and the truth. We have everything we need to know Him when the Spirit comes. Isn’t that amazing pastor John?

    I feel like I need to marinate a while longer. I have huge waves of understanding coming that Jesus is showing me His love. It’s like ALMOST understanding! Praise God! Praise God.

    Beth

    ( I really wanted this to come out clear and full of the feelings Jesus is giving me but its hard to put into words.)

  • Building a Righteous Life

    Good Morning, Pastor John​!

    ​​I was listening to ​an ​O​ld Testament class cd​ this morning, and this was so good thought it would be great Pearl of the Day!

    “​It seems as if righteousness has to be built.  ​’Here a little there a little, line upon line​’ (Isaiah 28:10).​  That’s why it is so important to continue to do good things​ ​one day upon another.  ​ ​​You build one year of your ​righteous ​life upon another​,​ doing what is right​, because you have to ​’learn to do well’ (Isaiah 1:​17).  ​You have to ‘attain to right doctrine’ little by little.”  JDC

    ​I j​ust thought about all the good things God has revealed to you along the years​,​ and you passed on to us!  My​!  It​ also makes me think ​about how ​God is still revealing​ ​good things ​as we continue with Him​.​

    Thank you!

    Sue​ T​

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