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Brother Damien:

There is still something in me that desires to be known as “a non-Christian servant of Jesus” because of the damage which the religious system of Christianity has done to the name and cause of Jesus Christ.  I will have nothing to do the abomination called Christianity, and I will praise God for the strength He has given us to come out of it.

The comments you forwarded to me (below) from a man who began listening to the New Birth series, but quit, are sad, as you say.  But if after listening to 9 tracks of the series he was offended by one statement from me about being a non-Christian, there isn’t much else for us to say.  Leave him alone.  In my judgment, by the time he got to track 9, he should have been wanting to be a non-Christian servant of Jesus, too!

Where are the souls who desperately, whole-heartedly love the truth of Christ that God graciously shows them?  That’s one reason that I love you so much, Brother Damien.  You have undeniably laid everything down at the feet of Jesus, just because you love his truth — your possessions, your reputation among men, your home and earthly relatives in Australia, etc.  You are leading your family the right way, showing them how to love God with all of one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength, and your neighbor as yourself.  In the formation stage of this nation, Thomas Jefferson, I believe it was, called on his compatriots to join him in pledging to the cause of American freedom from England, “our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor”.  It wasn’t worth it.  Jesus is the only cause that is worthy of all that, and you have given him what he deserves.

Keep up the good work, brother.  And my God give us all His non-Christian grace to continue publishing His life-changing — universe-changing — truth!

Pastor John

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From: Damien Callaghan

Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 5:23 AM

Subject: A brief history

I felt sad that the following happened (see the last email from this man).  The slanderer arrived.

djc

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City:  Roswell, NM

Comments:   I have recently had my thinking up-ended in discovering concepts similar to what you teach in the “The New Birth”, which I am studying now.  This was a difficult transition for me to make.  I was concerned that ‘an angel of light’ may be bringing me ‘another gospel’ (Gal 1:8,9) and the attendant curse.  I searched the scriptures and sought revelation in this matter.  I further studied other contemporary authors to see how they were re-packageing the Word to arrive at contemporary, widely-held view.

I was elated to find in you another teacher presenting the views you teach and the views I now hold.

One nagging question I have is “what percentage of professing christians have actually been adopted into the family of God”?  I am acquainted with two other individuals who hold your general views have estimated a very low number of adoptees.  One estimate arrived at from Jude 14 (“And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,”).  A plain reading of the words of Jude 14 does not reasonably permit a staggeringly huge number.  For example, one hundred ‘10,000s’ of saints is a million.  Suppose that estimate is low by a factor of 10.  The estimate then becomes 10 million and that is still a terrifically low number of people adopted into the family of God.  Considering the world’s 6 billion current population, and less than that have lived before in all the prior 2000 years. Using the previous numbers and assumptions, there could be less than 20 million save[d] since the start of the New Covenant.

I hope you are able to make a quick comment.  I appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.

Thank you,

Curtis L

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City:  Roswell, NM

Comments:   I listened to CD#1, track 9 (actually all up to track nine) and at the end the speaker says, in closing, ‘the work is an non-christian effort for Christ'(an approximate quote).  This occurs in the last 1 minute of the audio on that track.  I can not get that to make sense.  I would like to gain some clarification.

Thanks

Curtis

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Damien,

It occurred to me that I made mistake in making an inquiry.  The fact that your would spurn the name of Christ is too much to associate myself with.  I used to be of Washington, a Washington-ian.  Christ-ian would be the same construct — of Christ.  I wouldn’t think of not associating my self with Christ.

Visiting your site was a huge mistake, that I won’t repeat.

Curtis

Hey John,

I am typing this through tears of pure joy as I am feeling so thankful for my life and how very good Jesus has been to me.  I was reading the “How I Received the Baptism of the holy Ghost” testimonies on the Isaiah 58 site (wonderful), then I went over to the “Pastor John’s House” site and looked at the slide show of my beautiful family while listening to the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard. Then….. I read my own testimony on the Marriage and Divorce section.  To be reminded of how bad things were and how Jesus rescued me from that is overwhelming!  To be lying here in my bed right now feeling perfectly content in a home that is peaceful and free of sarcasm and cynicism is so sweet!

When I read the part of my testimony about how I didn’t care if I lived to see my next birthday — that was so sad, and it was no exaggeration!  I remember being on my face and crying saying, “God! Please get me out of this!”  It’s good to remember those things, as hard as they were, because it makes me feel even more thankful for the way I am feeling right now!

When I read that about my birthday, I pictured this past year and walking into my house to my birthday surprise and seeing all of the faces of people that I love so much and that love me.  (I can picture your face right in the middle of the crowd).  That’s as good as it gets!!  Then I thought about sitting at the kitchen table last weekend at the beach reading those beautiful stories about a relationship between my Father and his Son that touched me so deep in my soul!  I want to love the people in my life the way they love each other. (We can love that way through the spirit…that is so good)!

Recently, I thought about a time several years ago when Token was testifying about reconnecting with a friend from high school and how they had been having some good conversations about the Lord and he seemed to be showing some encouraging signs of interest in the truth.  She testified about how she would like to have him and his wife out to the neighborhood for supper, and how she hoped if they came to visit that some of the “neighbors” would drop in and share their testimonies with him.  I remember going home so grieved that night!  I told the Lord, “How can I testify to anyone when I feel like this?”  I was so sad not to feel like I could testify!

So, fast forward to now and how wonderful it is to read my testimony of “rescue” on the website.  To be able to write to Michelle in Florida and say “you can be happy” and mean that with my whole heart!  Ohhhhh!  Now that’s a testimony I love to share!  It’s a testimony of hope!  With Jesus, there is always hope.

When I used to get behind a car that had one of those magnetic bumper stickers that read “Life is Good”, I’d just roll my eyes and think how obnoxious those stickers are, but honestly; I wouldn’t mind having one of those stickers for my own car! 🙂  But it would need to give the credit where it’s due, “Jesus Has Made My Life Good”  or something like that!

These feelings have been bubbling around in me for awhile and after reading my testimony tonight, I just had to write someone.  Thank you for all of your love and your help, especially over the past couple of years!  You have been a great encouragement to me!

Good night!  Lee Ann

Hey John,

A day or two ago I listened to the CD that Brother Earl sent me [the one where you were preaching about the uselessness of ceremony], and I have been having so many thoughts about freedom since then.  It is a word that should be and IS so liberating, yet the human mind can’t take it in as such.  Or I should maybe say my mind can’t take it in, for I don’t know what is in anyone else’s.  As I have told you, I have been hurting very badly for the last few days, so I have been sitting around and been in the bed a lot, which has left me with my thoughts being right with me.  The girls had a sleep over, so they have been out of the house.  As I lay on the bed, I kept sensing, even though I felt so bad, “It will not forever be like this.  I don’t know just when I’ll be delivered from this illness for it could be tomorrow or the next day, but what I do know is if I live the best I know how in the Lord, it won’t be forever.  One day I will give up this corruptible body, and my faith is to believe I will get a new body that will not have to endure these afflictions.”  It hit me that I AM FREE, and that allows me to rest because of what Jesus has done for me (and for whoever else will trust HIM).

Freedom is so easy when we focus on the WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIFE.  I can stop fretting over folks that are not ready to be truly free (whatever their problem may be) for HE has made freedom possible.  Freedom also relieves a person from having to observe rituals that were never intended for them to begin with.  Really it is a burden to have to participate in ceremonies.  I have heard some preachers instruct the people of God to offer an offering, or work some type work to show their sincerity towards God.   I believe that the pride of man can drive them to do these things to be recognized of others, and if that is the case, I don’t believe is acceptable to God in the first place.  Really, Jesus only asks for a lifestyle in him through the spirit.

Anyway, I have found myself having to really focus on not finding something that needs to be done or someone that I believe needs fixing [and just enjoy my freedom].  Doing all that has actually become funny to me.

I have had many liberating things to prick my spirit the last couple days about freedom and Jesus being the answer not in the details etc.

Talk to you soon.

MT

http://www.goingtojesus.com/text/books/fatherandson.pdf

John

I am very thankful that you asked Donna and I to join you  for the proof reading of your new manuscript, God Had a Son before Mary Did.   I still feel the sober feelings from Tuesday & Wednesday, and I still do not know how to put into words what happened to us on Wednesday while we were reading in chapter 7. It was a life memory.

I know that Jesus put it in my heart to take the time off of work and go down to the beach, because I would not have normally done this. It was the last week of our fiscal year at GR, I still have many tracks to clean for the Father and Son Cd, and I was in Chicago the whole week before working a trade show.  I am so glad that you asked and Jesus put in on my heart to go for the Father & Son proof reading.  I think this is the first time that I have ever been involved in one of the proof reading sessions like this.  Once we arrived around lunch time on Tuesday, I heard you say that Doris Williams started crying while reading in Chapter 2 a few days earlier.  When you made that comment my thoughts were “Chapter 2!  Why would someone be crying, reading Chapter 2 of the Father & Son book?”  Well, I soon discovered just how much I loved reading and listening to others read what you had written.  I felt like a child that was very eager to read more.  The words were sinking into my chest.  At one point, in Chapter 2, I was reading and I was feeling every word that you had written.  I could feel the love of God for his Son and I could feel the tears building up deep inside of me.  Before long, I was crying in Chapter 2 also.  Jesus showed me how Doris could cry in Chapter 2.

I left Wednesday evening a different person from what I was when I arrived on Tuesday.  I had a whole new level of thankfulness and love for the Father & Son, and a whole new level of love for you and the anointing.  To really be able to take in the feelings that come through in the book can be life-changing.  It is one thing to record, clean and mix all the wonderful songs that Jesus has given us, but to join that with the Father & Son book and to have a taste of seeing just how big and special this project is, is big — and I don’t know the half of it.

Thank you for all of your help and love.

Rob

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Thanks, Rob.  Thanks for coming and being a part.  It meant a lot to all of us.

By the way, did I not tell you that you started crying at the exact sentence in the book where that Doris did?  It’s true.

The love of God that comes through the story of the Father and the Son is extraordinary.  If can receive it, it will make us cry.  And if we pass it on, we will live forever.

Let’s keep praying that the Lord will help us to get this work done and make it available for God’s children.  They need to feel this depth of this selfless love of the Father for them.

jdc

Before Brother Billy went to the hospital for his surgery today, we wrote me this:

Hi Pastor John:

I really loved reading again the October 7th TFE about “The Gospel”  It has to be in our hearts, as it states.  If it is, there won’t be any room for any untrue thing.  It’s the only thing that is true, and anything thing left is what we need in our lives.  It goes so very well with what Uncle Joe’s email from this morning.

Wouldn’t it be exciting if all of God’s people had his Gospel, and only his Gospel.  The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth — Soul help us God (and Jesus)  :).

Your Servant in love,

Billy

Note: Brother Billy’s book, In God’s Shadow is his testimony of how Jesus healed him from cancer.  It is available at the following link.

http://www.pastorjohnshouse.com/store/

Bro. John:

Every now and then, the Lord will impress upon my heart to pull out the video of November 2006.  He did that this week.  I had a dream where in the dream I saw in big, bold numbers chapter 18 from the book of Psalms.  The number “18” was being magnified over and over as I heard the word “Psalms” being whispered.  When I awoke, right away I sat down and opened my Bible to Psalm 18.  Written at the top of the chapter (as an opening reference) were these words:  “Thanksgiving for deliverance by God.” The whole chapter is so beautiful, and I have heard you say that your father referred to what is written here as “God coming down to Jesus’ funeral.”

As I read the following verses (49-50), I was reminded of the mercy and love of God that day in November 2006.

“Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”

To make a long story short, I watched the video again that evening (weeping and laughing) and was blessed by the mercy and love of God that was shown to all of us.  The next morning, I was getting dressed and thinking on what the Lord did that day and the Spirit asked me a question:

“Do you know why the Lord has to correct you?”

“Because HE LOVES LIFE!”

Bro. John, that was SO good to me!  We know God corrects us because He loves us and wants to save us, but there is something bigger than just us – – and it is HIS LIFE in us.  He knows that we cannot “function” and be the “light” of men if there is anything hindering our hearts from being free.  He has to correct our paths when needed because HE LOVES LIFE!  Can we even take in how beautiful the Body of Christ would be if we were all LIVING and loving Life as He does.  That is what He desires – – a Body that LOVES LIFE!  HIS Life! “. . . . his commandment is life everlasting.” My, my!

I could not help but look up a few verses that had “life” in them.  These a just a few that I found:

John 1:4

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

John 5:26

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 12:50

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

When the Spirit asked that question and gave the answer, it made me see how much God loves LIFE.  And how much I should desire it not only for myself, but for the whole Body.  As your message this past week said to us quoting from Ezekiel:  “And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.”

GOD LOVES LIFE!

“Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD”

Sandy  🙂

Hi John,

The things I have been seeing and feeling every since the Labor Day weekend are wonderful to me.  I value what God has been doing for us and teaching us.  I see clearer than ever how evil it is to worship any other way than in spirit and in truth.  In Hosea 4:6, God said through Hosea, “My people are destroyed for lack of  knowledge.”  And in Proverbs 4:7, Solomon said, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom.  With all your getting, get understanding.”

I have always prayed, “God, let me do what is right even if I don’t understand what I am doing.” That is good, but how much better it is to understand what I am doing, and why, and what it means to God’s people.  How important it is to keep the commandments of God, and it is a commandment to worship him in spirit and truth and not in doctrines and commandments of men and their tradition.

I can see clearer how evil it really is to continue in something you know is not of God, just because of tradition and doctrines and commandments of men.  God’s people need us to stand fast in what he is letting us understand for their sake, and ours.  Understanding gives us strength and freedom from anything that God is not in, and the strength to say so, no matter what anyone else believes or doesn’t believe.

John, I am so thankful that God has sent an anointed man such as you to help me and all his people that take it in.  All the understanding and knowledge that He has given you to teach us is more valuable than most of us realize at times.  I thank you for helping me understand what I feel and love so much.

Stuart

Blessings to you!

I have a question that you might be able to answer.  After I was saved I spent several years in an Assembly of God church.  When someone received a message from the Lord they spoke that word — Word of Knowledge, Prophecy, Tonges and interpretation.

Once a friend brought me to a meeting of a cult — I’m not sure of the name, but I think it was The Children of God.  At their meeting when they prayed the leader called on people all around the table to speak a word from the Lord.  This seemed strange to me; however, on The 700 Club they do the same thing.  When Pat Robertson and Terry Meussen are praying, Pat will give a word from the Lord, and then he says, “Terry, what is the Lord showing you?”  How does Pat know that the Lord is showing anything to Terry?  If a cult does something strange, well, that’s their business; however, does it seem strange to you that this happens when they pray on the 700 Club?

Also, what do you think about cults praying in tongues?  I heard those people that my friend took me to meet speaking in tongues, and I have heard that Mormons pray in tongues.  Does the Lord look past our bad theology and fill us with His Spirit if our hearts are truely searching for him but our theology is flawed?

Thank you for your time and thought.

God bless!!

Betty

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Hi Betty

God’s children, those who have received the holy ghost baptism with the evidence of speaking in tongues, are in a general state of confusion and ignorance at this time. Whether or not one Christian place is called a cult by other Christian places matters nothing to me or Christ.  Everything that is not according to Spirit and truth is a lie and it  confuses God’s people that do not know the truth.  That is why the only answer for a child of God is to “Come out of her, my people” and “be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”  So whether people are pressured to “have a word”, or to participate in symbolic ceremonies such as physical communion, it is all contrary to the life of the Spirit Jesus died for us to have.

God gives His Spirit to those who humble themselves to his Son and repent, even if they are taught bad doctrine otherwise.  We receive the Spirit by faith, not by knowledge but we are then supposed to “grow in grace and knowledge”.  Sadly, this rarely happens at the moment.

Leave it all behind.  You will never sort that mess out.  Jesus doesn’t even want you to try. Come away from it and be happy in Jesus!

Damien Callaghan

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