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  • Pastor Johns House Website

    Name: Bishop George M.

    comments: 1.How many leaders call by God agree with your teaching?
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    Very few that I know of. There is a question, however, that reveals an even more significant problem in the body of Christ: How many “leaders called of God” agree on any doctrine? The body of Christ on earth is in a divided mess. The truth that I am teaching can heal the body, and I hope that it will one day heal the division that seems to exists between us.

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    2. How can you teach and believe in tithes and not accept water baptism?
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    The doctrine concerning tithes and offerings as opposed to dead ceremonies such as water baptism can be found here. Your answer is found there:

    Tithes and Offerings:
    http://www.pastorjohnshouse.com/books/tithesandofferings.pdf

    Ceremonies:
    http://www.goingtojesus.com/topic_ceremony.html

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    ( I know water does not save , but isn’t it our public confession of identifying with Christ

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    No. It is a public confession of ignorance. The only acceptable “public confession” of Christ is Christ- like conduct.

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    3. You say you are not a Christian, Then you are not Christ like right?

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    I hope Jesus sees me as living a Christ-like life, and you, too. Part of my effort to be Christ-like is to obey his voice and come out of Christianity – and not be a Christian because Christ himself is not one.

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    The bible says the the apostles were called Christians first at Antioch

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    Yes, it does. But it does not tell us who called them that. Whoever it was, it was not the apostles. They would have never made such a claim. Somebody else did it to them: “they were called”, not “they called themselves”.

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    4. Jesus condemned no one even the those whom were wrong,

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    I don’t know which Bible you have been reading, but the Bible I read tells me he condemned a bunch of people, calling them “sons of the devil”, liars” etc. Please stop resisting the truth. I have seen people lose their minds trying to oppose it. You know better than to say such a thing. Please do not push Jesus too far.

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    you seem to think you can not go wrong

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    I can assure you that such is not the case.

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    do you believe you are the only one right and everybody else has it wrong?

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    Not at all. I believe God is right, and everybody else, except Jesus, has it wrong. I trust only his doctrine, his baptism, and his spirit. I hope that we can at least agree that neither you nor I am right. Only The Father and the Son. Then, we can begin to walk together in their light instead of a doctrine, a baptism, and a spirit that came to us from someone else.

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    Thanks for your time look forward to hearing from you
    The last time I asked question you never posted to the site to give others a chance to see are you afraid to let them see the questions asked?

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    I am sorry. I don’t remember that. If possible, you can re-send those questions to me, and I will answer them as best I can.

    Pastor John

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    Bless you, Bro John….and sometimes we get it coming and going.

    When you said to this person about agreeing at least on the fundamentals of HIS doctrines, baptism and spirit, I saw this: HIM being baptized in the the river Jordan. Such joy our Father must’ve had toward Him at that moment. And we get a glimpse of this when HE spoke and said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

    HIS grace and peace to you and yours,

    Rita
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    Hi Sister Rita. Good to hear from you.

    Jesus’ baptism is not the one he received at the Jordan. That was John’s. Maybe if we used another example, what I teach will be made clearer: Jesus’ circumcision is not the one his human body received when he was eight days old. Jesus’ circumcision, baptism, communion — everything in his kingdom — is in the Spirit, not in the flesh.

    Yes, the Father must have been very happy with His Son at the Jordan. But then, can you think of a time when the Father was not happy with him? The Son always did what pleased the Father.

    Hope that helps.

    Pastor John

  • From Chile

    Name: boris y sandra

    comments: nos alegra tanto el poder ver los cultos que ustedes realizan,en chile tambien estamos buscando màs y màs de la hermosa presencia de nuestro SEÑOR,sabemos que su Espiritu Santo lo esta llenando todo,preparandonos para ese dia glorioso de su venida.Nosotros vivimos en una ciudad llamada Quilpuè en la provincia de Valparaìso donde ocurriò a comienzos del 1900 un gran avivamiento. Esperamos uno mayor para toda esta naciòn que tanto lo necesita. Reciban las màs ricas bendiciones, que EL SEÑOR les sea dando y dando màs abundamente de lo que pidan o deseen ya que como dice en Santiago 4:5 “EL ESPIRITU NOS ANHELA CELOSAMENTE” les amamos aun sin conocerles ,orando los unos por los otros.

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    Translation (by Manny J.):

    She says that they rejoice greatly in watching your services, she says that in Chile they are also seeking for the glorious presence of our lord, and says that she knows that His presence is filling up all, getting is ready for that glorious day of his coming. We live in quilpue in the state of Valparaiso where there was a big revival in the biginning of 1900. We await for a bigger one for this nation that much need it. May the lord bless you richly and give you the desires of your heart. Like the lord says on James 4.5… We love you even though do not know you. Pray the ones for the others.

  • Daily “Pearls of Wisdom” – July 14, 2011

    Pearl 071412

    Hey Daddy… How does the July 14 Pearl apply to ppl like Oral Roberts? He was known & loved by a lot of ppl worldwide, although many others may not have liked him. Did Grandaddy mean “popular” as in with pop culture? Or did he mean “right with God” as in specifically knowing the truth about New Birth, etc?

    Thanks,
    Bekah

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    Yes, it applies. Brother Roberts was hated and ridiculed by many, many people during his lifetime. He did not really have much favor among most Christians, even though he tried to please them. He was expelled by the leaders of the Methodist sect even though he abandoned the Pentecostal sect to join them.

    Brother Roberts tried to be a good Christian, to teach Christian doctrine and observe Christian traditions, and he made a valiant effort, but he just had too much of God in him to really fit in with most Christians.

    jdc

  • Roman Coins found at the “Falls of the Ohio”

    Hey

    On Sunday Tom drove us to the “Falls of the Ohio”. It was a fascinating sight though we could not go down to the fossil beds. Later, telling Bob about it, Bob mentioned that there were Roman coins found on the site that were in the museum (which I did not enter on Sunday.) Curious, I looked up what could be found on-line concerning these coins. One page is at http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/jhm/arch/coins/fallsoh.htm

    A couple of things on this page were also curious, namely, the other coins found in Kentucky and a Mexican artifact. While uncertainty will always surround such discoveries I was even more fascinated by a comment on the web page above. It reads,

    For several years, the Falls of the Ohio Museum had an exhibit about the find that displayed several casts of both sides of the two originals, so as to reflect the approximate number of coins originally in the hoard. The two original coins, depicted above, are in storage and were not on public display. McCormick has informed me that the exhibit has recently been removed from public display, because the Museum belongs to the state of Indiana, and the exhibit conflicted with the state’s archaeological policy that there is no documented evidence of pre-Columbian contacts.”

    So they don’t display possible evidence of pre-Columbian contact because there is no evidence of such contacts. And what is an “archaeological policy????”

    To me that is just strange but it doesn’t surprise me. I know that in Australia “inconvenient” archaeological investigations have been shut down as a result of Aborigines objecting to them. The underlying problem for the Aborigines is that some see evidence that the so-called “Tasmanian Aborigines” were a distinct group of people whom the current-day Aborigines wiped out on the mainland. This undermines the “victim” status that some among the Aborigines cultivate very carefully to their material advantage.

    Anyway, it is just another pointer into what goes on in science. In history and archaeology it has often seemed to me that modern scholars first spend their efforts in debunking what primary sources exist so that they can then build academic careers interpreting secondary and tertiary sources. I suspect that geology and evolution is another area full of such things.

    Damien

    P.S. I happened to flick on the TV Sunday morning to see a British historian discussing some major Roman architectural achievements – triple arch aqueducts and the “Baths of Caracalla” were shown in that segment. The historian was speaking about the motivation behind constructions such as the baths (which were available to the general population) was the desire for glory, honor and an enduring fame. It was neat to hear a scholar saying just what we had read about the previous evening.

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    Hi Damien:

    There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that such archaeological policies as you mentioned above can be found in every discipline, including theological. There is no telling what really has been discovered by archaeologists around the world but has not been released to the public because those finds contradict accepted doctrines and theories.

    jdc

  • “Conviction”

    Hi, Pastor John:

    I listened to the cd today, ”Conviction”. The music was so soothing to me, as I drove to Ohio, this morning. It’s God’s concviction that he pours out to us and that enables us to cry out to Him for help and relief. Livestream was not very clear that night, so to hear the clear version of the cd was wonderful. I listened to the cd and envisioned that Wed. night on livestream. God is so very good to us; the country we live in, the musicians he has given us, the testimonies that surrounds us, and the teaching. Whew! Sometimes I have to shake my head and say, “God, am I really worthy to hear these words? If not, please convict me.”

    I love it when I feel so much conviction that God takes me places in Him. Every time that I feel the Spirit is like Jesus telling me, “I made it–I am here–I love you!” Most times I have to just cry. I was a wreck when Jesus found me–I pray that I am found worthy to have my picture put on the wall in the tract room, one day, with all those old saints.

    billy

  • PJH Website Question

    http://www.goingtojesus.com/tongues-at-spirit-baptism.html

    Name: Paul D

    comments: John
    I read your booklet about baptism of Holy spirit from my elder . you wrote it well but you missing some important passage like Act 11:14-18 luke 11:9-13 etc.. it would be better book. do you do any feasts in your church once a year in the NT? Are you only preacher in the church? In our church we worship base on the orginal teaching of Christ same way the Apostle do in early church. 1 Corth 3:10-11

    with God
    Paul

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    Thanks for writing, Paul.

    Here are the verses (from the King James Version) from Acts 11:14-18, which you said would make my book better:

    Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.”

    Here are the verses (from the King James Version) from Luke 11:9-13, which you also said would make my book better:

    And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
    (Luke 11:9-13)

    Those are great Scriptures, but what is there in particular about them that would improve my book, “Speaking in Tongues at Spirit Baptism”?

    As to your question about feasting once a year, I have never thought about doing that. We feast with Christ in spirit every time we get together, and that seems to satisfy everyone around here. Do the saints where you are feast with Christ only once a year? That is certainly not the way the apostles served God.

    As to your last question, yes, I am the only pastor of this particular body of believers, although we have a number of experienced and godly men and women who are able to give sound advice when needed, and I trust their judgment.

    God bless you and the saints there with you.

    Pastor John

  • Wednesday night

    John

    Last night was so very good. How you explained Chapter 7 with the father not being known without his son & sons is great. Fellowship with the world without the father … Have people seen God in you lately? … We are the light that draws people to God . . . mmmmm good.

    The “Blessed Assurance” This is My Story song is a knockout. Jesus has blessed us with heavenly music. The verse: “Perfect submission, is perfect delight’ really stood out and went in deep. There is a peace, delight, assurance in submitting perfectly to Jesus and following the spirit.

    We wanted to find the words and looked it up on line after the meeting. We listened to at least a dozen different versions of that song, but none could even come close to what we experienced in the meeting. When the spirit is in the music it really does make it heavenly and not of this world.

    Richard

  • TFE – comforting counsel

     

    http://www.goingtojesus.com/site/php/thoughts.php?tname=tfeintro

    I thank God for “Thoughts for the Day” such as this one, below. John,
    your gentle and wise counsel resonates so deeply in this. I cherish
    this advice. It lifts BURDENS from my soul when you explain it in
    this way…

    Brad C
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    Thought for the Evening

    5-26

    THE BURDEN OF THE LORD

    An inquiry from a young sister in the Lord

    Hey Pastor John,

    The relationship between my sister and me is stressed. There is
    unspoken tension between us which stems from our different beliefs.
    Whenever Jesus comes up, he is discussed only briefly, which should
    not be. I want to share so many experiences with her, but I can’t
    because I know she won’t understand. When I do tell her something, I
    get the same feeling as when I try to tell my mother a testimony. It
    robs my joy. So I try not to talk to her about Jesus at all. It hurts.

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    I know it hurts, and that is part of what “bearing your cross” means.
    That pain is also part of your “being crucified with Christ”. It is
    also part of what is meant by the phrase “bearing the burden of the
    Lord” for his people. So, you may be both humbled by and thankful for
    that pain because in reality, it is not your hurt; it is Christ’s, and
    he is letting you feel it. If you were still in sin, you would know
    nothing about it.

    There are times when the Spirit tells us just to be quiet; however, if
    the Spirit tells you to speak, but you do not because you dread a
    person’s negative reaction, you are failing to do the will of God.
    Don’t allow a dread of people’s bad reaction to your testimony
    determine what you do. You must be led by the Spirit. I have seen
    people fail to do what is right because of dread of people’s reaction
    many times, and have probably done my share of it myself. We have to
    get past that if we are ever to be happy in Jesus.

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    After leaving her house the other day, I was so angry. I was just
    disturbed. This is the first time I have felt real anger for
    Christianity. I understood the harm it does to the children of God,
    but I am experiencing firsthand what I knew to be true . . . if that
    makes any sense.

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    Of course it does. It’s the only thing that does make any sense.

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    It’s like I knew how sad it was, but it didn’t touch my heart like it
    is now. It is just frustrating and sad.

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    Multiply your experience by a few billion, and think of what God sees
    all the time, and how He feels. You love your sister and hurt for her
    (and others) as you do only because Christ does. You came out of sin
    to know him. Well, here it is. It is his love and his hurt that you
    feel. Now that you feel that pain, too, your prayers and your life
    will be more perfectly in fellowship with the will of God in Christ
    Jesus.”

  • Preacher Clark

    http://pioneertract.com/

    Quick question: I have forgotten. . . What year did your father go to sleep in the Lord?
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    April 20, 1989
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    2nd question: Was he present when you received the “all things” message from the holy ghost in 1981? Did he agree with you on that?
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    100%. He was thrilled with it. Have you not read his tracts, “All Things” (which he wrote at least 20 years before I received that word from God), “Trials Are Opportunities”, and “Christian Suffering”? They were all written long before I was taught by Jesus on the subject, and they are perfectly in line with the scriptures and the truth. We all read those three tracts together after Jesus spoke to me, one a week for three weeks, and even my father could hardly believe that he had written those tracts before the Lord gave us the understanding that he gave us in 1981.
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    I am asking this because I just recently read a tract on the www.PioneerTract.com site : Renewed Strength. In it, GCC repeatedly claims that the devil is responsible for afflicting people with sickness and sin, so that must have been his “Christian” viewpoint up until you received the “all things” message, correct?
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    I wouldn’t say that. Even Jesus said, at times, that the devil had afflicted people (Lk. 13:16). There is a time for expressing the truth in a way that is different from the norm. The point of the tract, “Renewed Strength” is to communicate to the readers that God wants to heal them — and that fact holds true whether the speaker says God is responsible for the affliction or not. I recall the verse from Hosea that says, “God has torn, and He will heal us; He has smitten, and He will bind us up.”
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    When was that tract written?
    Brad
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    Sometime in the early 1960’s, I would guess.
    Pastor John

  • Amos 3:3

    Good morning John,

    I was reading Amos and I noticed for the first time that in verse 3 of chapter 3 it was a question being asked. I always took it as a statement. Can you explain to me what is actually being said here?

    Thanks

    MT

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    Amos 3:3-6 contains a list of rhetorical questions, the expected answer to which is “no” in each case. Verse 3 asks, “Can two walk together unless they be in agreement?” The expected answer is “no”. People cannot walk together, or work together, if they do not agree.

    jdc

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