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  • Need Water Baptism?

    Name: mark b.

    comments: Funny where the Lord leads you sometimes when you are searching for him.

    I read your web site. It is so amazing in how simple it is but how I felt like God was calling out to me. You have really done a wonderful job setting it up and making it easy to navigate. I did a random search of Revivals in North Carolina and this was the first link I came to.

    Having said that, as you might imagine by now, I am searching for a renewed relationship with the Lord. Over the past 6 months I have done some serious study and soul searching and have reached the conclusion that I need to be water baptized. I’ve been doing a lot of studying on it since my divorce. I know it’s something I need to do and something I believe I’m ready to do. One of my dilemas is that I travel often. I usually leave on a Saturday and don’t get back until Thursday. So, traditional churches or traditional worships don’t work for me. Plus, I’m no where near an accepting church.

    Maybe you understand what I mean. At least I hope you do.

    The week of Sept 7th 0 12th I will be on business in your area and would be interested in learning more about receiving water baptism in Jesus name and the Holdy Spirit baptism and what I need to do. If you can write back I sure would appreciate it.

    Any suggestions would be really helpful.

    Mark

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    Hi Mark!

    Thank you so much for writing! I am out of town right now, but if you really want the answer to your search, there are a number of godly and wise men in the area for you to meet and speak to. You can contact Earl Pittman, Gary Savelli, Keith Hinnant, Taylor Caldwell, Rob Nelson, or any of the others there who live near me. Any of them could answer your questions completely. Just give xxx a call and they can get you in touch with one or all of those guys.

    But I can tell you up front what they will say to you to start with – forget water baptism. It’s worthless to your soul.

    Your servant in Christ,
    Pastor John

  • Needs Baptism

    Name: Cheryl B

    comments: Thank you so very much for the literature you have sent me. I have read them all over and over again. I am asking for prayer to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I want that so much but have not been able to receive. Cheryl B

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    God bless you, Cheryl!

    Your sincerity will lead you to Christ. Stay sincere and honest with yourself, for that is the kind of person whom God loves most and is most able to love God. I will pass your comment along to the saints here so they can join you in prayer. Let us know when you are filled with the Spirit, please!

    Pastor John

  • Christian Like You?

    name: yousif

    comments: how do i become christain like this?

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    Dear Yousif

    If you become like this, you will not be a Christian. You will simply be a slave of Jesus.

    As to your real question, the one you meant to ask, “be filled with the Spirit” is the best answer I can give.

    Your non-Christian servant in Christ,
    Pastor John

  • A Non-Christian Pastor?

    Name: darlene

    comments: hi how are you I,just love the portion “thoughts of the day”.
    but how can you be a pastor ,and not be a christian.thank you, darlene

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    Thank you, Darlene, for writing. As time passes and the abominations of Christianity become more obvious to all, I think that you, along with me and many, many others, will be asking quite another question; namely, “How can anyone be a pastor after God’s own heart and BE a Christian at all?”

    Pastor John

  • Today’s Message – We Were Fed

    John,

    I wanted to thank you for feeding us, last night and today.

    This morning’s message especially was truly “living” water to my soul. I feel I am different after today. I do feel your prayer was answered, for food. I was fed. I truly was.

    The word of God touched me today. I feel that God created in me today, through your word from God, a deeper love for Jesus. To put aside such things that may hinder the process of knowing him. I don’t feel I have “big” adjustments to make, it’s not a weight. I simply feel like deep in my heart I want to learn more, to know the doctrine better, to read the scriptures, and to know his ways more. It’s such a tender call I feel… an invitation. I am excited for where Jesus can take me as I do what you say, and see where I am six months from now. That was so real.

    On the way home from lunch today, Ellen drove home and I sat in the back seat (which is rare). I looked out the windows through my sunglasses into the sunshine, and started to weep because of where I am. I don’t mean only the “location”, but for the what the Spirit does for me and the spirits that surround me in your home. In the car, our family felt different, and satisfied. I did not have any words to express my feelings; it overflowed in tears with joy. It was just a love of this truth, and what it has done to me.

    And thank you for your caution today about taking care of the place God has given me. I feel like that stuck very deeply, and you gave me good ammunition on how to do just that. I want to spend time with Jesus, in the Spirit, for the good of his people and so that He does not worry about me. That is what today’s message did for me.

    I hope you get lots done on your trip John.
    Gary

  • I & II Timothy

    Good morning, Pastor John:

    I have been enjoying reading your translation of I & II Timothy. I read the King James Version first, then read your translation to see if I could recognize any significant differences. They were similar in a lot of places, but basically, the reading of your translation was easier for me to understand. It had a good flow.

    I don’t know how long the time span was between the two books that were written (my bible stated 3 years), but I noticed there was a man named, Alexander. In I Timothy, Paul mentioned that he had turned him over to Satan, so that he (Alexander) would learn not to blaspheme. After that time span between the two letters, Paul mentioned him again in II Timothy, “Alexander the metal worker had caused him great harm”, but Paul still was praying for him, and all of those people who had forsaken Paul.

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    Was he? I missed that.

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    Is this the same Alexander, mentioned in both books? It really doesn’t matter if it is not, because the message was clear from Paul: he was going to love the truth, the doctrine, and do as much good for God’s people as he had power to do, and pray to God for them. But if it is the same Alexander, he was doing the same evil against the Gospel and Paul.

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    Nobody can say for sure about that. My question has been, is this Alexander in Timothy the same brother Alexander that we saw with Paul in Ephesus, in the book of Acts? The Alexander in 1Timothy may well have been that same brother, now fallen away into a perverse doctrine.

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    This Alexander, caught my eye. Paul knew what damage he had caused, and I am certain there are ungodly brothers and sisters that have, and will keep causing you (us) trouble, like what we have been dealing with recently, with that brother in xxxx, with his arrogance and pride. But Paul told Timothy in more than one place, in both books, that God will sort things out on “That Day.” Until then, those of us who do love the doctrine (like our brother, Vince) can continue loving God and his people, and enjoy to the fullest the life that God has granted to us on this earth. In short, there are times when we just have to let people go, and continue to walk with our God.

    Keep up the good work! “The book of Hebrews is full of good news.” 🙂

    Sincerely,
    billy

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    Thanks Billy. Be patient, now. I am looking forward to translating Hebrews in the not-too-distant future.

    jdc

  • Psalm 1:4

    Pastor John,

    Are “the ungodly” in verse 4 of chapter 1 of Psalms, the Jews?

    Billy M

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    GCC taught us that “the ungodly” are children of God who were not like Him. So, in OT times, that would mean that ‘the ungodly” were those Jews who did not keep the law.

    jdc

  • Evolution

    Hi Pastor John,

    I am glad you are back. I loved the part of your sermon on LiveStream last night when you were talking about fossils and how they are discovered exactly how God created them. There is no missing link because there is not a link.

    I loved it also when you said men and women are created men and women, though men and women have tried to change the way things are, that it will always be what God created, men or women, not men and men.

    Love Always
    Billy

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    Hi Billy.

    The truth proves itself and defends us if we let it just be what it is, and not try to tamper with it to suit somebody’s ungodly preferences.

    If we were in the process of evolution, we would right now be part of an old thing and part of whatever we are going to be next. If you have noticed, we are neither losing nor developing any extra legs (or paws), tails or wings. We are now what we were originally created to be: man and woman. It’s just that we fell into sin and since then, we have been trying to come up with ways, such as the theory of evolution, to avoid facing that fact. The same is true of every other creature of God; it is what it was created to be. The fossil record supports that statement; it does not contradict it.

    Pastor John

  • GoingtoJesus.com Q – Marriage and Divorce

    http://www.goingtojesus.com/site/php/books.php?tname=marriage:2

     

    1_Name: Tracey

    3_Comments: My wife and I are Christians. 3 years ago, my wife committed adultery. I chose to forgive her and attempt to salvage our marriage. 5 months ago, she stopped wearing her wedding ring and stated she did not want the marriage. She has now filed for divorce. The disturbing part is that she sings in the choir and goes to bible study regularly while clearly making a decision that is unscriptual. She states that she is just willing to be alone for the rest of her life which is clearly not the truth. Although there is no proof, it appears that she has been having another affair and has definitely been communicating with a leader in our church. I discovered they had been secretly communicating for 3 months. Likely that they are now. Spoke with the pastor on two occassions about their communicating, he refused to speak with them. I no longer attend that church.

    With that brief summary which does not give you all of the details. There is so much more. My wife appears to be willfully divorcing unscriptually. It appears she is being openly defiant to God. It is really disturbing and scary to me that she has gone to this point. We have two young daughters. I have done all that I could possibly do to save it.

    1) Do I have scriptual grounds for divorce? 1 Cor 7:15 or Matt 19:9?

    None of the counsel contained in the Scriptures applies to either of you unless you are born of the Spirit. I will proceed, on the assumption that you both have been born again.

    http://www.goingtojesus.com/topic_newbirth.html

    Under normal circumstances, the answer to your question is yes. But you living with her for this long after the infidelity complicates matters. Of course, her demanding a divorce again now comes into play. My guess is that if she divorces you, it will not be long before she commits the act again that provided you the original grounds to end your responsibility to the marriage — even if she is not doing that now.

    2) Is my wife although a Christian an unbeliever?

    Being a Christian has nothing whatsoever with being a believer or being an unbeliever. The issue is, has she been born again. That is, has she received the holy ghost baptism? and have you?

    3) Must I have photos, video or a confession from her that she has had another affair to divorce her for the suspected adultery?

    Suspicion is not grounds for divorce and re-marriage. But according to Paul, in 1Corinthians 7, believers are free to separate at any time, for whatever reasons that seem to them to be good, but they may not re-marry.

    4) If the divorce continues am I able to remarry?

    Under the conditions I mentioned above, in my reply to your first question, absolutely yes.

  • Feelings From Jesus

    Hey Pastor John :).

    I enjoyed time in translating this morning. We are living and seeing the things that Paul was preaching about in his time. I am thankful God has opened our eyes to see and love His doctrine.

    Also, when I got home, I came across this sweet note I had written down in July of 2007. It was something from Jesus to me that I received that summer in 2007: “When you were a young girl and wanted someone to love you, I gave you Tim because I knew his heart and yours. When you wanted children but couldn’t have any, I gave you Jeremiah, and then later, Jonathan.” When you were in Christianity and having honest questions in your heart, and you wanted someone you could trust with your heart, I gave you John.”

    I feel so loved and am thankful for every time I receive something or someone from Jesus. Thank you for being in our lives.

    Love,
    Bess

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