Bro. John:

I watched on Justin tonight and there were so many wonderful feelings from start to finish. I took notes on some “one-liners” that were so good:

“God has no opinions, only knowledge” (Uncle Joe version: “We have no knowledge (without God), only opinions!”) 🙂

“It’s never ‘yes’ or ‘no’ – – it’s GOD!” Mmmmm, love it!

One other thing you said tonight made me think of the following very sobering scripture I was reading this week in Nehemiah. You said, “We are in a position (in the truth) where there can be great cursing or great blessing.”

Nehemiah 10: 28, 29

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;”

How serious it is to take the vow of God and become His people. I remember how Bro. Glen loved Deuteronomy 28, where the blessings and the curses were listed. I don’t want to forget that it is not just blessings we receive when we enter into the oath of God, but also curses if we do not obey Him. It was very sobering to read these scriptures and be reminded of my vow to God and His vow to me.

I am loving the Father and Son material. What a book it is going to be for God’s people! I know that it is only by the grace of God we believe what He has shown us. I pray His grace will touch others’ hearts to hear and feel what is in this anointed book. When you were reading concerning the story of Job tonight and paused because it was so good, my mind was on how much God is purging our hearts of Xty’s story of Job. And Xty’s story of God . . . . and even Satan! Oh, my, what thankfulness I feel right now!

It is all so overwhelming – – – and good!

Sandy 🙂

http://www.pastorjohnshouse.com/radio/

Hey!

Listening to these radio programs are such a blessing! Several times this past week I’ve been blessed in the car driving to work. Well, this morning I had the newest ones (5&6) playing and when the song “He’s a refuge for me’ came on the power of God hit me–tears flowing, speaking in tongues, dancing in my bedroom & joy in my soul!

I’m very thankful for the time that is being put into the radio programs! It’s been worth it just for me, and I pray God’s people will feel the sincerity and the love of God in it as well.

Amanda

Hi Pastor John,

I am going to put this…or similar… on my website. Thought I would get your input, if any. I used to be able to teach around the truth, and now find that is not right or possible anymore for me. Since I am ‘rather new’ and learning at my age, I need to check with someone, YOU, who knows the truth and has been living it for years before I put it online and it may be wrong.

So, here is what I have…and when I hear from you I will format it properly and post online. No hurry.

Thanks..
ron
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As mentioned on the Home Page, there will not be an overflow of Scripture quotes here…but in the future there will be some. For now, we are only stating facts as they are.

When I was a young child, the teacher nun explained that the Trinity is a ‘mystery’ and we must have faith to believe it without question. She further ‘enlightened’ us by telling us that the Trinity was like 3-in-1 Oil. At that young age I had no idea of the composition of that oil and I still do not know, or do I need to know.
So, to put it simply, from that (clear?) explanation, I understood that God was a mixture of three beings, spirits, or whatever. Too confusing for my young mind at that time – and it still is. So, to resolve my young confused mind, I just put it aside and accepted that teaching.
Just so you know, and I do not want to lead you in the wrong direction, God is NOT made up of oil nor is He to be compared to oil.

Now I have come to a place where I realize the Truth about this mess! It is so simple, so real, and not confusing.

God is God. Period! God the Father is a being.
Jesus is His eternal Son. Remember the quote about ‘In the beginning was the Word . . . . . ‘.
So far, so good. Simple, isn’t it?

Spirit: The standard of life, the spirit of life. It is the life force within our being.
HOLY SPIRIT is really so simple. It is the Spirit of God. His life force.
That Holy Spirit is the Gift Jesus said he would leave with us. The Spirit of God, the HOLY Spirit.
Simple…and not confusing.

It was decided by the Council of Nicaea in 325 that belief in the Trinity is to be the norm. Some bishops and others were teaching that belief prior to the Council. A council is a committee – a group of people making decisions. I suppose the fine gentlemen just knew better than God who or what God is, so they voted and now God is what they decided.

A bit of sarcasm here to make my point:
Gosh, God is so fortunate to have such groups deciding who and what He is. Of course, we know rather well that as time went on those councils made, and still do make, all sorts of decisions for and about God. I guess God is just too tired or busy and needs that help.”

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Hi, Brother Ron!

I wish this kind of simple truth was posted on billboards across America and around the world. How God’s people need to know Him, not the foolishness that men have said about Him. Thank you for helping to hasten that great day!

God give you health and a long life, brother.

Pastor John

 

Pastor John,

The instructions Peter gave on the new birth not only included repentance and receiving of the Holy Ghost but also the commandment to be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ. Pastor John, did you know that nowhere in the Bible is an example of Father, Son, Holy Ghost water baptism given? Water baptism was preformed in the Name of Jesus Christ, which is the Name given whereby we must be saved. Jesus is the Name of the Father, Name of the Son, and Name of the Holy Ghost. Oh what a mighty revelation is His Name. Great is the mystery of Godliness! The Word was made flesh. He came from the bosom of the Father and He returned to His bosom. I and my Father are ONE. Bless His Name! May Jesus reveal His Revelation of His Name.

You have beautiful singing on your site. Thank you.

Joan J.

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Thank you, Sister Joan, for writing. We are very thankful to be able to provide music, teaching, and edifying testimonies on line for our family in Christ around the globe.

The water baptism that the earliest believers practiced was “in Jesus’ name” because the Spirit led them to practice that baptism as long as God had not closed the for to the Jews. When that door was closed, there was no more need for any ceremony, whether it was the ceremony of animal sacrifice or water baptism. The only baptism that remained after that was the “one baptism” Paul was sent to preach to the Gentiles: the baptism of the holy ghost. When God sent Paul to the Gentiles with a gospel that differed from Peter’s gospel to the Jews (Gal. 2), that Gentile gospel included no ceremonies. That is why Paul taught the gentiles that there was only one baptism (Eph. 4), and he explained repeatedly that the baptism that counted now with God is the baptism God’s Son administers from heaven. It was in reference to the water baptism in Jesus’ name that Paul said, “Christ did not send me to baptize” (1Cor. 1), and it was in reference to the baptism of the holy ghost that he taught that we are “baptized into Christ” (Rom. 6; Gal. 3:27; 1Cor. 12:13).

I know that those of the Oneness faith believe very strongly that salvation will be given only to those who are baptized in water “in Jesus’ name”. Paul’s gospel, and mine, would have you to reject any baptism in water at all, and be content with what Christ himself ministers to you from heaven. In truth, there is now no water baptism that is in Jesus’ name because the Spirit is leading no one to practice that ritual any more. The time for that is passed, and Paul’s “gospel of the uncircumcised” is all that remains.

May God bless you and the saints there with you.
Pastor John
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Oh, how sad my heart is for you. I’ve long heard about men being deceived and deceiving others in the last days, but it is always shocking when you hear of such twisting of the Word as you believe. When Paul encountered disciples in Acts 19 they knew only John’s repentance; but, Paul expounded the scriptures unto them. They were then baptized(water) in the Name of Jesus and received the Holy Ghost. Also when God turned to the Gentiles(Cornelius) and filled them with the Holy Ghost, Peter COMMANDED them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord! Turn from your perverting of the gospel and repent. Lord willing, I will not reply any more.

Sincerely, Joan J
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Thank you, Joan, for replying.

I certainly do hope that what I do not understand, Jesus will help me see. And I thank you for any sincere prayer for me that you will pray.

Just so that you will have it in mind, I would like to point out, first of all, that the twelve Ephesian disciples were Jews; otherwise, there would have been no need for Paul to baptize them with John’s baptism. Paul sternly condemned any Gentile believer who submitted to the law (Gal. 5), but he himself circumcised Timothy in the book of Acts – because he wanted Timothy, who was half-Jewish, to help him preach to the Jews. Paul even offered animal sacrifices later in the book of Acts because he was in Jerusalem and he knew that the Jews were still required by God to submit to the ceremonies of the law. The gentiles, however, never were. — which brings us to Cornelius.

Cornelius was born of the Spirit before God gave Paul his gospel for the Gentiles. There is nothing else Peter could do, under the circumstances. His gospel for the circumcised nation of Israel was the only one God had given, and it included all the ceremonies ordained under the law, including the ceremony of John’s water baptism in Jesus’ name. After Paul was sent with the gospel of the Gentiles, however, he opposed any such commandment being given to them. He even said he wished the men who were telling his Gentile converts that they must submit to ceremonies were “cut off” from God (Gal. 5:12)!

Thank you again for writing. I hope you will thoughtfully consider what I am telling you.

Your servant in Christ,
Pastor John

 

John

I stopped for dinner near Charlotte and the table nearby had an older couple and 2 younger women. The 2 women had tattoos all over their arms, hands, necks and legs with several facial piercings. It was very apparent they were a lesbian couple. And they had a newborn baby that had to be just a few weeks old. The older couple was one of the women’s parents. I felt so sorry for that young infant for the lifestyle it would be raised under. I prayed Lord let it have some sense of normal and overcome its upbringing. There is a whole generation that will be raised under the homosexual lifestyle and consider it as normal as breathing. Lord help us all.

Richard
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Thanks, Richard.

The goal of many in our time is to form a godless society, and thereby to bring into this world a utopia of peace, love, and brotherhood, with no moral judgments ever made by anybody about anybody. Such is the fool’s gold of this generation. It is impossible to have a society of love without God because God is love. And as for peace, Isaiah said, “There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God.” Still, many of God’s own people have been so influenced by the present godless nonsense that they no longer speak out against it.

Like it or not, there is a large segment of this generation of God’s own people that IS being by this godless way of life. Without God in their thoughts, they will have no conscience, and with no conscience, they will have no fear of facing eternal judgment. It is a frightening prospect. But our strong hope is that God loves this generation enough to raise up, from among their children, young men and women who will not lie, either to themselves or to others, and who will devote themselves to knowing the truth of the gospel of Jesus and will commit themselves to doing the will of God from the heart. God has brought this about in the past. The child Samuel was raised up to save his generation; David was raised up to save his; the boy king, Josiah, and the boy prophet, Jeremiah, were the light for theirs; and Daniel and his three friends, along with young Ezekiel, were the light for theirs. When the grown-ups became so morally wretched that they ruined the nation of Israel, God by-passed them and raised up children who would hear His voice. May He have that same mercy on this confused and divided generation of His people!

Pastor John

Hi Pastor John

On the way to work this morning, I was listening to a cd and heard Darren’s song “This is my Son”. What a wonderful feeling fell on me! I felt as if everything I was looking at was dripping with love: my thoughts, the feelings. Jesus is so good…….just thinking of Him makes me feel good! It was a wonderful ride to work!

Michelle
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Amen, Michelle! Jesus and Darren sometimes take us to some wonderful places, too.

Pastor John

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What a marvelous thing to say!
Uncle Joe and the old saints sure had some sweet wisdom.
Simple, and pure, without guile, without condemnation of others,
their spirits were so in line with Christ.

Gentleness… and truth… simple truth.
They didn’t complicate anything or dramatize anything.
They merely spoke plainly and simply, and thus, it carried so much more weight.
Their feelings and testimonies from the Lord are INVALUABLE to us today.
I am amazed, and humbled.

Brad

 

PS: This “Pearl” comes at an appropriate time, for I’ve been really blessed lately listening to the old songs on the PTS site and viewing that slideshow of vintage photos. The holiness comes through in those songs, John! It has a therapeutic effect! Of course, I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, but I have found it refreshing to spend time on that site, as of late. God is working in my heart, saving me, preparing me, adding to my faith. . . it feels good.

Please have a safe trip down south.

Hi Pastor John,

Have a question that has been on my mind lately. I know from what I have read, heard, and learned from your teachings and that wonderful first book I received on Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues that the only way to Heaven, where God Reigns forever, is to have that Baptism WITH evidence of speaking in tongues.

Some moments I can accept this idea but more often it is a struggle. When I learned of the Gift of Tongues, I thought it was a Gift and not a requirement. I guess I might need to read that book again and pray more as I read.
I suppose the adversary is working extra on me these days.

ron
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Hi Ron.

It’s good to challenge yourself concerning your faith, and it is good to challenge others concerning the faith. Paul told the Corinthians to examine themselves, to make sure they were in THE faith of Christ. I have doubted and examined myself many times, and told myself, “OK, let’s just start over again from scratch.” Then, I’d try to throw out the window everything I had been taught to believed and try to read the Bible as if I were a blank page, and I earnestly prayed that God would help me do that. I believe that He did, repeatedly. He is VERY patient.

In brief, the answer to your question is this. There is no such thing in the Bible as a “gift of speaking in tongues”. The gift mentioned in 1Corinthians 12 is a the gift of “diverse tongues”, which is an added measure given to some of those who already speak in tongues, just as “the gift of faith” is an added measure given to some of those who already have faith, and the gift of healing is an added measure given to those who can already pray and be healed.

On page 1 of my book, Speaking in Tongues at Spirit Baptism, I say that the book does not deal with the issues of praying in the Spirit or the gift of diverse tongues. It is only a book about the baptism of the holy ghost and the evidence of it; namely, speaking in tongues, or “stammering lips”, as Isaiah said, or the “pure language” that Zephaniah foretold, or the “sound of the Spirit” that accompanies every new birth experience (Jesus), a sound which “cries out, ‘Abba, Father!’ declaring us to be the children of God (Paul), because it is the Spirit that bears witness that we are the children of God (Paul and John), giving rest to the spiritually weary (Isaiah, Jesus, and Paul), and providing a sign for unbelievers” (Paul).

Pastor John