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Ðsaying,€Let€us€go€after€other€gods,€which€thou€hast€not€known,€and€let€us€serve€them;Ð ”'0!$ Ð3€Thou€shalt€not€hearken€unto€the€words€of€that€prophet,€or€that€dreamer€of€dreams:Ð €("% Ðfor€the€LORD€your€God€proveth€you,€to€know€whether€ye€love€the€LORD€your€GodÐ l)#& Ðwith€all€your€heart€and€with€all€your€soul.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXå##ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòòDeuteronomy€13:1„3óó€Ô#†XýXXX XýXb&#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐX*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýX½&#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÌòòDeuteronomy€18:20„22óó€says:Ð 0,Ì%) Їà8  àÔ#†XýXXX XýX'#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ20€But€the€prophet,€which€shall€presume€to€speak€a€word€in€my€name,€which€I€haveÐ d Ðnot€commanded€him€to€speak,€or€that€shall€speak€in€the€name€of€other€gods,€even€thatÐ Pì Ðprophet€shall€die.€21€And€if€thou€say€in€thine€heart,€How€shall€we€know€the€wordÐ <Ø Ðwhich€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken?€22€When€a€prophet€speaketh€in€the€name€of€theÐ ( Ä ÐLORD,€if€the€thing€follow€not,€nor€come€to€pass,€that€òòisóó€the€thing€which€the€LORDÐ  ° Ðhath€not€spoken,€òòbutóó€the€prophet€hath€spoken€it€presumptuously:€thou€shalt€not€beÐ  œ Ðafraid€of€him.€òòDeuteronomy€18:20„22óó€Ô#†XýXXX XýXß'#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýX¸*#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌWe€are€living€in€an€age€when€church€leaders€will€not€take€a€stand€for€sound€Bible€doctrine.€€TheÐ Ä ` Ðpulpits€in€American€churches€are€full€of€heretics,€apostates,€and€unbelievers.€€We€have€churches€thatÐ °L  Ðare€calling€and€ordaining€sodomites€to€serve€in€the€pulpits€of€American€churches.€€It€seems€that€theÐ œ8  ÐPresbyterian€Church€USA,€the€United€Methodist€Church,€and€the€Church€of€Christ€are€the€leadersÐ ˆ$  Ðin€this€movement€that€includes€Episcopalians€and€yes€even€some€Baptists€including€AmericanÐ t  ÐBaptists€and€Southern€Baptists.€There€is€a€denomination€that€was€organized€strictly€for€sodomites.€Ð `ü  ÐIt€is€called€the€Metropolitan€Community€Church.€€€Ô#†XýXXX XýX+#ÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòLeviticus€18:22óó€says:€ð ðThou€shalt€not€lie€withÐ Lè  Ðmankind,€as€with€womankind:€it€òòisóó€abominationðð.€Ô‡ XýXXXXýXÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòLeviticus€20:13óó€Ô#†XýXXX XýX/#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔsays€ð ðIf€a€man€also€lie€withÐ 8Ô  Ðmankind,€as€he€lieth€with€a€woman,€both€of€them€have€committed€an€abomination:€they€shall€surelyÐ $À Ðbe€put€to€death;€their€blood€òòshall€beóó€upon€themðð.€Ô#†XýXXX XýX¥/#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€The€last€time€I€checked€òòRomans1:26„28óó,€òò1Ð ¬ ÐCorinthians€6:9óó,€and€òò1€Timothy€1:10óó€were€still€in€the€Bible.€These€passages€state:Ð ü˜ ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýXË0#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌà8  àòò26óó€For€this€cause€God€gave€them€up€unto€vile€affections:€for€even€their€women€didÐ Ôp Ðchange€the€natural€use€into€that€which€is€against€nature:€òò27óó€And€likewise€also€the€men,Ð À\ Ðleaving€the€natural€use€of€the€woman,€burned€in€their€lust€one€toward€another;€menÐ ¬H Ðwith€men€working€that€which€is€unseemly,€and€receiving€in€themselves€thatÐ ˜4 Ðrecompence€of€their€error€which€was€meet.€òò28óó€And€even€as€they€did€not€like€to€retainÐ „  ÐGod€in€òòtheiróó€knowledge,€God€gave€them€over€to€a€reprobate€mind,€to€do€those€thingsÐ p  Ðwhich€are€not€convenient;€òòRomans€1:26„28Ð\øÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9óó€Know€ye€not€that€the€unrighteous€shall€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God?€Be€notÐ 4 Ð Ðdeceived:€neither€fornicators,€nor€idolaters,€nor€adulterers,€nor€effeminate,€norÐ  !¼ Ðabusers€of€themselves€with€mankind,€òò1€Corinthians€6:9Ð "¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò10óó€For€whoremongers,€for€them€that€defile€themselves€with€mankind,€for€menstealers,Ð ä#€  Ðfor€liars,€for€perjured€persons,€and€if€there€be€any€other€thing€that€is€contrary€to€soundÐ Ð$l! Ðdoctrine;€òò1€Timothy€1:10óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXÄ1#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔм%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌI€am€not€advocating€violence€against€sexual€perverts€that€the€King€James€Bible€calls€sodomites.€IÐ ”'0!$ Ðbelieve€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€done€away€with€the€death€penalty€for€sexual€sins€in€òòJohn€8:3„11Ð €("% Ðóóand€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXb7#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ l)#& Ðà  àChurches€have€heaped€to€themselves€teachers€having€itching€ears.€€Ô#†XýXXX XýXÒ8#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔThe€Bible€says€in€òò2Ð X*ô#' ÐTimothy€4:3„4óó:Ð D+à$( ÐÐ 0,Ì%) Ðà8  àÔ#†XýXXX XýXw9#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ3€For€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€theirÐ d Ðown€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€4€And€theyÐ Pì Ðshall€turn€away€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€Ô#†XýXXX XýX+:#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòò2€TimothyÐ <Ø Ð4:3„4óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXŒ;#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XýXXX XýX÷;#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔHow€is€that€Satan€tears€down€sound€Biblical€churches?€€Satan€does€it€in€the€same€way€men€of€GodÐ  œ Ðare€supposed€to€build€those€churches€up.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XýXXX(XýXY<#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòòIsaiah€28:10„13óó:Ð ì ˆ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XýXXX XýXK=#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ10€For€precept€òòmust€beóó€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€line€upon€line,€line€uponÐ Ä ` Ðline;€here€a€little,€òòandóó€there€a€little:€€11€For€with€stammering€lips€and€another€tongueÐ °L  Ðwill€he€speak€to€this€people.€€€12€To€whom€he€said,€This€òòisóó€the€rest€òòwherewithóó€ye€mayÐ œ8  Ðcause€the€weary€to€rest;€and€this€òòisóó€the€refreshing:€yet€they€would€not€hear.€13€But€theÐ ˆ$  Ðword€of€the€LORD€was€unto€them€precept€upon€precept,€precept€upon€precept;€lineÐ t  Ðupon€line,€line€upon€line;€here€a€little,€òòandóó€there€a€little;€that€they€might€go,€and€fallÐ `ü  Ðbackward,€and€be€broken,€and€snared,€and€taken.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXÅ=#ÔòòÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔIsaiah€28:10„13óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXÞ@#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔÐLè Ð Ð  ÐÌSatan€€almost€never€attacks€directly.€€Ô#†XýXXX(XýX2A#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔAs€in€the€Garden€of€Eden,€Satanððs€prime€objective€was€to€castÐ $À Ðdoubt€on€the€word€of€God.€Satan€attacks€the€doctrines€here€a€little€and€there€a€little.€€He€adds€a€littleÐ ¬ Ðleaven€here€and€a€little€leaven€there€until€the€whole€lump€is€leavened.€€Satan€is€very€subtil.€€ChurchÐ ü˜ Ðmembers€who€refuse€to€hear€and€receive€sound€doctrine€will€fall€backward€and€be€broken€in€theÐ è„ Ðsnare€of€Satanððs€false€doctrine.€€Ð Ôp ÐI€believe€there€is€another€reason€that€so€many€professing€Christians€are€holding€to€false€doctrines.Ð À\ ÐBecause€most€churches€have€rejected€the€truth,€I€believe€that€God€has€also€sent€them€strong€delusionÐ ¬H Ðthat€they€would€believe€a€lie.Ð ˜4 ÐI€have€already€said€that€much€of€the€responsibility€for€the€great€falling€away€in€Americaððs€churchesÐ „  Ðlies€at€the€feet€of€those€in€the€pulpits.€€Much€of€the€responsibility€for€this€great€falling€away€lies€atÐ p  Ðthe€feet€of€the€congregations€also.€Since€pastors,€preachers€and€evangelists€are€called€and€ordainedÐ \ø Ðby€churches,€we€as€members€of€those€churches€are€under€an€obligation€to€God€to€make€sure€thatÐ Hä Ðthose€that€occupy€our€pulpits€are€preaching€and€teaching€sound€doctrine.€€Ô#†XýXXX(XýX»A#ÔGod€builds€his€church€uponÐ 4 Ð Ðsound€doctrine€through€the€teaching€ministry€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€precious€holy€Word€OfÐ  !¼ ÐGod.€€WE€MUST€REST€IN€the€word€of€GodÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ.€€€òòActs€17:11óó€says:€Ô#†XýXXX XýXH#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔð ðThese€were€more€noble€than€thoseÐ  "¨ Ðin€Thessalonica,€in€that€they€received€the€word€with€all€readiness€of€mind,€and€searched€the€scripturesÐ ø"” Ðdaily,€whether€those€things€were€soðð.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXqH#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòò2€Timothy€2:15óó€says:€Ô#†XýXXX XýX‘I#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔð ðStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€untoÐ ä#€  ÐGod,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€be€ashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth.ððÔ#†XýXXX XýXîI#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€òòHebrews€5:12„Ð Ð$l! Ð14óó€says:Ð ¼%X" ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XýXXX XýXÂJ#Ô12€For€when€for€the€time€ye€ought€to€be€teachers,€ye€have€need€that€one€teach€youÐ ”'0!$ Ðagain€which€òòbeóó€the€first€principles€of€the€oracles€of€God;€and€are€become€such€asÐ €("% Ðhave€need€of€milk,€and€not€of€strong€meat.€13€For€every€one€that€useth€milk€òòisóóÐ l)#& Ðunskilful€in€the€word€of€righteousness:€for€he€is€a€babe.€€14€But€strong€meatÐ X*ô#' Ðbelongeth€to€them€that€are€of€full€age,€òòevenóó€those€who€by€reason€of€use€have€theirÐ D+à$( Ðsenses€exercised€to€discern€both€good€and€evil.€€òòÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔHebrews€5:12„14óó€Ô#†XýXXX XýX•M#Ô€Ð0,Ì%)Ð Ð  ЇToday,€our€churches€are€being€murdered€by€congregations€who€make€enemies€of€the€preachers€andÐ d Ðteachers€who€tell€them€the€truth€(òòGalatians€4:16óó).€ð ðAm€I€therefore€become€your€enemy,€because€IÐ Pì Ðtell€you€the€truthðð?€Ð <Ø ÐToday,€we€are€living€in€the€most€Biblically€illiterate€time€in€American€church€history.€€That€is€whyÐ ( Ä Ðwe€are€unable€to€stand€fast€in€the€faith.€€As€Paul€said€in€òòEphesians€4:14óó:€ð ðThat€we€òòhenceforthóó€be€noÐ  ° Ðmore€children,€tossed€to€and€fro,€and€carried€about€with€every€wind€of€doctrine,€by€the€sleight€ofÐ  œ Ðmen,€òòandóó€cunning€craftiness,€whereby€they€lie€in€wait€to€deceive.€€Ô‡ XýXXXXýXÔThat€is€why€a€lot€of€ourÐ ì ˆ ÐIndependent€Baptist€churches€sound€like€nurseriesÔ#†XýXXX XýXèP#ÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ.€€We€have€many€church€members€that€should€haveÐ Ø t Ðmatured€in€the€faith€that€are€still€babes€in€Christ€because€the€simply€will€not€read€and€study€the€Bible.Ð Ä ` ÐThey€refuse€to€receive€sound€doctrine.Ð °L  ÐWe€must€be€very€careful€who€we€allow€in€the€pulpits€of€our€churches.€€We€must€put€men€in€ourÐ œ8  Ðpulpits€who€will€stand€for€the€truth.€€Men€who€willÔ#†XýXXX XýXÄQ#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ:Ô#†XýXXX XýX§S#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€ð ðPreach€the€word;€be€instant€in€season,€out€ofÐ ˆ$  Ðseason;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrineðð.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXêS#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔThe€religious€sharks,€wolves,Ð t  Ðand€roaring€lions€have€gathered€around€the€living€bodies€of€Bible€believing€churches€seeking€whomÐ `ü  Ðthey€may€devour.€€And€believe€me€they€are€having€a€feeding€frenzy.€€They€are€literally€devouring€theÐ Lè  ÐLifeððs€Blood€of€Bible€believing€churches.€€They€say:€ð ðWe€donððt€want€any€of€that€bloody€religionðð.€Ð 8Ô  ÐThey€have€gone€in€the€way€of€Cain.€€Like€Cain,€they€donððt€want€any€of€the€blood€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ $À ÐChrist€and€they€have€murder€in€the€hearts.€€There€is€a€conspiracy€in€Satanððs€Ô#†XýXXX(XýX¼T#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔheart€to€replace€BibleÐ ¬ Ðbelieving€preachers€with€false€prophets.€€Ô#†XýXXX(XýXkW#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòòEzekiel€22:23„32óó€says:€à8 @¶ àÔ#†XýXXX XýXX#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ ü˜ ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýXmX#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌà8  àòò23óó€And€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò24óó€Son€of€man,€say€unto€her,Ð Ôp ÐThou€òòartóó€the€land€that€is€not€cleansed,€nor€rained€upon€in€the€day€of€indignation.€òò25óóÐ À\ ÐòòThere€isóó€a€conspiracy€of€her€prophets€in€the€midst€thereof,€like€a€roaring€lion€raveningÐ ¬H Ðthe€prey;€they€have€devoured€souls;€they€have€taken€the€treasure€and€precious€things;Ð ˜4 Ðthey€have€made€her€many€widows€in€the€midst€thereof.€òò26óó€Her€priests€have€violatedÐ „  Ðmy€law,€and€have€profaned€mine€holy€things:€they€have€put€no€difference€between€theÐ p  Ðholy€and€profane,€neither€have€they€shewed€òòdifferenceóó€between€the€unclean€and€theÐ \ø Ðclean,€and€have€hid€their€eyes€from€my€sabbaths,€and€I€am€profaned€among€them.€òò27óóÐ Hä ÐHer€princes€in€the€midst€thereof€òòareóó€like€wolves€ravening€the€prey,€to€shed€blood,€òòandóóÐ 4 Ð Ðto€destroy€souls,€to€get€dishonest€gain.€òò28óó€And€her€prophets€have€daubed€them€withÐ  !¼ Ðuntempered€òòmorteróó,€seeing€vanity,€and€divining€lies€unto€them,€saying,€Thus€saith€theÐ  "¨ ÐLord€GOD,€when€the€LORD€hath€not€spoken.€òò29óó€The€people€of€the€land€have€usedÐ ø"” Ðoppression,€and€exercised€robbery,€and€have€vexed€the€poor€and€needy:€yea,€theyÐ ä#€  Ðhave€oppressed€the€stranger€wrongfully.€òò30óó€And€I€sought€for€a€man€among€them,€thatÐ Ð$l! Ðshould€make€up€the€hedge,€and€stand€in€the€gap€before€me€for€the€land,€that€I€shouldÐ ¼%X" Ðnot€destroy€it:€but€I€found€none.€òò31óó€Therefore€have€I€poured€out€mine€indignation€uponÐ ¨&D # Ðthem;€I€have€consumed€them€with€the€fire€of€my€wrath:€their€own€way€have€IÐ ”'0!$ Ðrecompensed€upon€their€heads,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òòEzekiel€22:23„32Ѐ("%Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XýXXX XýXÄX#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌÔ#†XýXXX XýX­`#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓWe€are€living€in€a€time€when€people€just€will€not€hear€the€word€of€God.€2€Timothy€chapter€4€has€itsÐ X*ô#' Ðparallel€in€the€Old€Testament€prophet€Isaiah.€€€òòIsaiah€30:9„11óó€says:Ð D+à$( ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýXð`#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ 0,Ì%) Ðà8  à9€That€this€òòisóó€a€rebellious€people,€lying€children,€children€òòthatóó€will€not€hear€the€lawÐ d Ðof€the€LORD:€10€Which€say€to€the€seers,€See€not;€and€to€the€prophets,€Prophesy€notÐ Pì Ðunto€us€right€things,€speak€unto€us€smooth€things,€prophesy€deceits:€11€Get€you€outÐ <Ø Ðof€the€way,€turn€aside€out€of€the€path,€cause€the€Holy€One€of€Israel€to€cease€fromÐ ( Ä Ðbefore€us.€Ô#†XýXXX XýXEb#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòòIsaiah€30:9„11óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXad#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÌI€have€said€many€times€over€the€years€that€it€is€not€just€the€pastors,€preachers,€and€teachers€that€areÐ ì ˆ Ðresponsible€for€that€which€is€preached€and€taught€in€out€churches.€The€people€in€the€pews€are€justÐ Ø t Ðas€responsible.€There€is€no€reason€why€those€who€sit€in€the€pews€our€churches€should€not€know€asÐ Ä ` Ðmuch€about€the€Bible€as€those€preaching€to€them€and€teaching€them.€That€includes€the€women€in€theÐ °L  Ðchurch.€While€a€woman€cannot€pastor€a€church€or€teach€men,€there€is€no€reason€that€she€should€notÐ œ8  Ðknow€as€much€as€any€man€does€about€the€standards€or€qualifications€for€pastors€and€deacons.Ð ˆ$  ÐPerhaps€if€some€of€our€women€knew€much€more€about€the€standards€and€qualifications€for€pastorsÐ t  Ðand€deacons€there€would€be€fewer€women€usurping€pastoral€and€teaching€authority€over€men€whichÐ `ü  Ðis€strictly€prohibited.€1€Timothy€2:12€says,€ð ð....suffer€not€a€woman€to€teach,€nor€to€usurp€authorityÐ Lè  Ðover€the€man,€but€to€be€in€silenceðð.Ô#†XýXXX XýX·d#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€When€women€teach€and€preach€before€men,€and€men€allow€it,Ð 8Ô  Ðboth€are€in€rebellion€against€the€word€of€God,€and€the€Holy€One€of€Israel€will€cease€to€bless€theirÐ $À Ðministries.€The€Holy€One€of€Israel€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð ¬ ÐThe€prophet€Amos€also€said€in€Ô#†XýXXX XýXgi#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòAmos€8:11„12óó:Ð ü˜ ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýXßj#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌà8  à11€Behold,€the€days€come,€saith€the€Lord€GOD,€that€I€will€send€a€famine€in€the€land,Ð Ôp Ðnot€a€famine€of€bread,€nor€a€thirst€for€water,€but€of€hearing€the€words€of€the€LORD:Ð À\ Ð12€And€they€shall€wander€from€sea€to€sea,€and€from€the€north€even€to€the€east,€theyÐ ¬H Ðshall€run€to€and€fro€to€seek€the€word€of€the€LORD,€and€shall€not€find€òòitóó.€Ô#†XýXXX XýX…k#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòòAmos€8:11„Ð ˜4 Ð12óóÔ#†XýXXX XýX^m#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔЄ Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€2026,€we€have€more€Bibles€in€print€than€we€have€ever€had€in€America.€Yet,€there€is€a€famine€ofÐ \ø Ðfamines€for€hearing€the€words€of€the€LORD.€It€is€not€just€that€Americans€do€not€read€the€Bible.Ð Hä ÐAmericans€outright€reject€the€Bible€and€mock€and€scoff€at€its€contents.€Jeremiah€said€this€inÐ 4 Ð ÐJeremiah:Ð  !¼ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XýXXh XýXÇm#ÔÔ‡(XýXXhXýXÔ10€óóTo€whom€shall€I€speak,€and€give€warning,€that€they€may€hear?€behold,€their€earòò€isóóÐ ø"” Ðuncircumcised,€and€they€cannot€hearken:€behold,€the€word€of€the€LORD€is€unto€themÐ ä#€  Ða€reproach;€they€have€no€delight€in€it.€òòJeremiah€6:10óóÔ#†XýXXX(XýX³o#ÔÔ‡(XýXXXXýXÔÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò9€óóThe€wiseòò€menóó€are€ashamed,€they€are€dismayed€and€taken:€lo,€they€have€rejected€theÐ ¨&D # Ðword€of€the€LORD;€and€what€wisdomòò€isóó€in€them?€òòJeremiah€8:9óóÔ#†XýXXX(XýXq#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔД'0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€consequences€of€rejecting€the€word€of€God€is€a€seared€conscience€that€cannot€hearken€to€theÐ l)#& Ðword€of€God.€A€seared€conscience€leads€to€a€reprobate€mind€that€experiences€no€embarrassment€evenÐ X*ô#' Ðat€the€vilest€of€evil.€That€is€where€we€are€in€America.€We€are€without€natural€affection.€The€prophetÐ D+à$( ÐJeremiah€went€on€to€say€in€òòJeremiah€6óó:Ð 0,Ì%) Їà8  àòòÔ#†XýXXh XýX0r#ÔÔ‡(XýXXhXýXÔ15€óóWere€they€ashamed€when€they€had€committed€abomination?€nay,€they€were€not€atÐ d Ðall€ashamed,€neither€could€they€blush:€therefore€they€shall€fall€among€them€that€fall:Ð Pì Ðat€the€timeòò€thatóó€I€visit€them€they€shall€be€cast€down,€saith€the€LORD.€òò16€óóThus€saith€theÐ <Ø ÐLORD,€Stand€ye€in€the€ways,€and€see,€and€ask€for€the€old€paths,€whereòò€isóó€the€goodÐ ( Ä Ðway,€and€walk€therein,€and€ye€shall€find€rest€for€your€souls.€But€they€said,€We€willÐ  ° Ðnot€walkòò€thereinóó.€òò17€óóAlso€I€set€watchmen€over€you,òò€sayingóó,€Hearken€to€the€sound€ofÐ  œ Ðthe€trumpet.€But€they€said,€We€will€not€hearken.€òòJeremiah€6:15ð!ð17óóÔ#†XýXXX(XýXGt#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌAll€of€this€is€the€consequence€of€rejecting€the€word€of€God.€Americans€are€those,€€€òòóóð ðWho€being€pastÐ Ä ` Ðfeeling€have€given€themselves€over€unto€lasciviousness,€to€work€all€uncleanness€with€greedinessÐ °L  Ð(òòEphesians€4:19óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXlw#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ).Ô#†XýXXX XýXØx#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔòò€óóWhat€a€picture€that€paints!€We€just€cannot€get€enough€of€our€wickedness!€MovingÐ œ8  Ðon€to€òòEzekiel€13:2„9óó€says:Ð ˆ$  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XýXXX XýXy#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ2€Son€of€man,€prophesy€against€the€prophets€of€Israel€that€prophesy,€and€say€thouÐ `ü  Ðunto€them€that€prophesy€out€of€their€own€hearts,€Hear€ye€the€word€of€the€LORD;€€3Ð Lè  ÐThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Woe€unto€the€foolish€prophets,€that€follow€their€ownÐ 8Ô  Ðspirit,€and€have€seen€nothing!€€€4€O€Israel,€thy€prophets€are€like€the€foxes€in€theÐ $À Ðdeserts.€5€Ye€have€not€gone€up€into€the€gaps,€neither€made€up€the€hedge€for€the€houseÐ ¬ Ðof€Israel€to€stand€in€the€battle€in€the€day€of€the€LORD.€€€6€They€have€seen€vanity€andÐ ü˜ Ðlying€divination,€saying,€The€LORD€saith:€and€the€LORD€hath€not€sent€them:€andÐ è„ Ðthey€have€made€òòothersóó€to€hope€that€they€would€confirm€the€word.€7€Have€ye€not€seenÐ Ôp Ða€vain€vision,€and€have€ye€not€spoken€a€lying€divination,€whereas€ye€say,€The€LORDÐ À\ Ðsaith€òòitóó;€albeit€I€have€not€spoken?€8€Therefore€thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Because€yeÐ ¬H Ðhave€spoken€vanity,€and€seen€lies,€therefore,€behold,€I€òòamóó€against€you,€saith€the€LordÐ ˜4 ÐGOD.€9€And€mine€hand€shall€be€upon€the€prophets€that€see€vanity,€and€that€divineÐ „  Ðlies:€they€shall€not€be€in€the€assembly€of€my€people,€neither€shall€they€be€written€inÐ p  Ðthe€writing€of€the€house€of€Israel,€neither€shall€they€enter€into€the€land€of€Israel;€andÐ \ø Ðye€shall€know€that€I€òòamóó€the€Lord€GOD.€òòò òòòó óóóEzekiel€13:2„9óóÔ#†XýXXX XýX z#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€€Ô#†XýXXX XýXX€#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐHäÐ Ð  ÐÌPastors,€preachers,€and€teachers€need€to€be€led€of€the€Spirit€of€God€and€not€of€their€own€spirit.Ð  !¼ ÐIf€they€are€not€led€of€the€Spirit€of€God,€they€will€prophesy€lies€out€of€their€own€hearts.€They€willÐ  "¨ Ðnot€stand€for€truth€in€the€day€of€battle€because€they€are€hirelings€that€have€received€new€revelationÐ ø"” Ðfrom€Satan€that€is€contrary€to€the€word€of€God.€How€many€vain€preachers€and€false€prophets€haveÐ ä#€  Ðyou€seen€on€television€that€prophesy€lies€and€see€vain€visions.€They€claim€to€receive€new€revelationÐ Ð$l! Ðfrom€God€that€is€contrary€to€the€word€of€God.€Most€of€these€television€evangelists€are€the€modernÐ ¼%X" Ðday€diviners€that€God€condemned€as€an€abomination€in€òòDeuteronomy€18:9„14óó:€Ð ¨&D # ÐÌà8  àòòÔ#†XýXXh XýXœ€#ÔÔ‡(XýXXhXýXÔ9€óóWhen€thou€art€come€into€the€land€which€the€LORD€thy€God€giveth€thee,€thou€shaltÐ €("% Ðnot€learn€to€do€after€the€abominations€of€those€nations.€òò10€óóThere€shall€not€be€foundÐ l)#& Ðamong€youòò€any€oneóó€that€maketh€his€son€or€his€daughter€to€pass€through€the€fire,òò€oróóÐ X*ô#' Ðthat€useth€divination,òò€oróó€an€observer€of€times,€or€an€enchanter,€or€a€witch,€òò11€óóOr€aÐ D+à$( Ðcharmer,€or€a€consulter€with€familiar€spirits,€or€a€wizard,€or€a€necromancer.€òò12€óóFor€allÐ 0,Ì%) Ðthat€do€these€thingsòò€areóó€an€abomination€unto€the€LORD:€and€because€of€theseÐ d Ðabominations€the€LORD€thy€God€doth€drive€them€out€from€before€thee.€òò13€óóThou€shaltÐ Pì Ðbe€perfect€with€the€LORD€thy€God.€òò14€óóFor€these€nations,€which€thou€shalt€possess,Ð <Ø Ðhearkened€unto€observers€of€times,€and€unto€diviners:€but€as€for€thee,€the€LORD€thyÐ ( Ä ÐGod€hath€not€suffered€thee€soòò€to€doóó.€òòDeuteronomy€18:9ð!ð14óóÔ#†XýXXX(XýX?„#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÌEnough€said.€Now€lets€take€at€look€at€òòJeremiah€23óó.€Jeremiah€chapter€23€is€a€rebuke€to€wicked€pastorsÐ ì ˆ Ðand€false€prophets.€Todayððs€false€prophets€would€do€well€to€heed€the€lessons€of€this€chapter.€Ð Ø t ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýX¡ˆ#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòJeremiah€23óó€says:à8 ¸ àÔ#†XýXXX XýXø‰#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐÄ `¸ ¸  ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýX™Š#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Woe€be€unto€the€pastors€that€destroy€and€scatter€the€sheep€of€my€pasture!€saith€theÐ œ8  ÐLORD.€òò2óó€Therefore€thus€saith€the€LORD€God€of€Israel€against€the€pastors€that€feedÐ ˆ$  Ðmy€people;€Ye€have€scattered€my€flock,€and€driven€them€away,€and€have€not€visitedÐ t  Ðthem:€behold,€I€will€visit€upon€you€the€evil€of€your€doings,€saith€the€LORD.€òò3óó€And€IÐ `ü  Ðwill€gather€the€remnant€of€my€flock€out€of€all€countries€whither€I€have€driven€them,Ð Lè  Ðand€will€bring€them€again€to€their€folds;€and€they€shall€be€fruitful€and€increase.€òò4óó€AndÐ 8Ô  ÐI€will€set€up€shepherds€over€them€which€shall€feed€them:€and€they€shall€fear€no€more,Ð $À Ðnor€be€dismayed,€neither€shall€they€be€lacking,€saith€the€LORD.€òò5óó€Behold,€the€daysÐ ¬ Ðcome,€saith€the€LORD,€that€I€will€raise€unto€David€a€righteous€Branch,€and€a€KingÐ ü˜ Ðshall€reign€and€prosper,€and€shall€execute€judgment€and€justice€in€the€earth.€òò6óó€In€hisÐ è„ Ðdays€Judah€shall€be€saved,€and€Israel€shall€dwell€safely:€and€this€òòisóó€his€name€wherebyÐ Ôp Ðhe€shall€be€called,€THE€LORD€OUR€RIGHTEOUSNESS.€òò7óó€Therefore,€behold,€theÐ À\ Ðdays€come,€saith€the€LORD,€that€they€shall€no€more€say,€The€LORD€liveth,€whichÐ ¬H Ðbrought€up€the€children€of€Israel€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt;€òò8óó€But,€The€LORD€liveth,Ð ˜4 Ðwhich€brought€up€and€which€led€the€seed€of€the€house€of€Israel€out€of€the€northÐ „  Ðcountry,€and€from€all€countries€whither€I€had€driven€them;€and€they€shall€dwell€inÐ p  Ðtheir€own€land.€òò9óó€Mine€heart€within€me€is€broken€because€of€the€prophets;€all€myÐ \ø Ðbones€shake;€I€am€like€a€drunken€man,€and€like€a€man€whom€wine€hath€overcome,Ð Hä Ðbecause€of€the€LORD,€and€because€of€the€words€of€his€holiness.€òò10óó€For€the€land€is€fullÐ 4 Ð Ðof€adulterers;€for€because€of€swearing€the€land€mourneth;€the€pleasant€places€of€theÐ  !¼ Ðwilderness€are€dried€up,€and€their€course€is€evil,€and€their€force€òòisóó€not€right.€òò11óó€ForÐ  "¨ Ðboth€prophet€and€priest€are€profane;€yea,€in€my€house€have€I€found€their€wickedness,Ð ø"” Ðsaith€the€LORD.€òò12óó€Wherefore€their€way€shall€be€unto€them€as€slippery€òòwaysóó€in€theÐ ä#€  Ðdarkness:€they€shall€be€driven€on,€and€fall€therein:€for€I€will€bring€evil€upon€them,Ð Ð$l! Ðòòevenóó€the€year€of€their€visitation,€saith€the€LORD.€òò13óó€And€I€have€seen€folly€in€theÐ ¼%X" Ðprophets€of€Samaria;€they€prophesied€in€Baal,€and€caused€my€people€Israel€to€err.€òò14óóÐ ¨&D # ÐI€have€seen€also€in€the€prophets€of€Jerusalem€an€horrible€thing:€they€commit€adultery,Ð ”'0!$ Ðand€walk€in€lies:€they€strengthen€also€the€hands€of€evildoers,€that€none€doth€returnÐ €("% Ðfrom€his€wickedness:€they€are€all€of€them€unto€me€as€Sodom,€and€the€inhabitantsÐ l)#& Ðthereof€as€Gomorrah.€òò15óó€Therefore€thus€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts€concerning€theÐ X*ô#' Ðprophets;€Behold,€I€will€feed€them€with€wormwood,€and€make€them€drink€the€waterÐ D+à$( Ðof€gall:€for€from€the€prophets€of€Jerusalem€is€profaneness€gone€forth€into€all€the€land.Ð 0,Ì%) Ðòò16óó€Thus€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts,€Hearken€not€unto€the€words€of€the€prophets€thatÐ d Ðprophesy€unto€you:€they€make€you€vain:€they€speak€a€vision€of€their€own€heart,€òòandóóÐ Pì Ðnot€out€of€the€mouth€of€the€LORD.€òò17óó€They€say€still€unto€them€that€despise€me,€TheÐ <Ø ÐLORD€hath€said,€Ye€shall€have€peace;€and€they€say€unto€every€one€that€walketh€afterÐ ( Ä Ðthe€imagination€of€his€own€heart,€No€evil€shall€come€upon€you.€òò18óó€For€who€hath€stoodÐ  ° Ðin€the€counsel€of€the€LORD,€and€hath€perceived€and€heard€his€word?€who€hathÐ  œ Ðmarked€his€word,€and€heard€òòitóó?€òò19óó€Behold,€a€whirlwind€of€the€LORD€is€gone€forth€inÐ ì ˆ Ðfury,€even€a€grievous€whirlwind:€it€shall€fall€grievously€upon€the€head€of€the€wicked.Ð Ø t Ðòò20óó€The€anger€of€the€LORD€shall€not€return,€until€he€have€executed,€and€till€he€haveÐ Ä ` Ðperformed€the€thoughts€of€his€heart:€in€the€latter€days€ye€shall€consider€it€perfectly.Ð °L  Ðòò21óó€I€have€not€sent€these€prophets,€yet€they€ran:€I€have€not€spoken€to€them,€yet€theyÐ œ8  Ðprophesied.€òò22óó€But€if€they€had€stood€in€my€counsel,€and€had€caused€my€people€to€hearÐ ˆ$  Ðmy€words,€then€they€should€have€turned€them€from€their€evil€way,€and€from€the€evilÐ t  Ðof€their€doings.€òò23óó€òòAmóó€I€a€God€at€hand,€saith€the€LORD,€and€not€a€God€afar€off?€òò24óó€CanÐ `ü  Ðany€hide€himself€in€secret€places€that€I€shall€not€see€him?€saith€the€LORD.€Do€not€IÐ Lè  Ðfill€heaven€and€earth?€saith€the€LORD.€òò25óó€I€have€heard€what€the€prophets€said,€thatÐ 8Ô  Ðprophesy€lies€in€my€name,€saying,€I€have€dreamed,€I€have€dreamed.€òò26óó€How€long€shallÐ $À Ðòòthisóó€be€in€the€heart€of€the€prophets€that€prophesy€lies?€yea,€òòthey€areóó€prophets€of€theÐ ¬ Ðdeceit€of€their€own€heart;€òò27óó€Which€think€to€cause€my€people€to€forget€my€name€byÐ ü˜ Ðtheir€dreams€which€they€tell€every€man€to€his€neighbour,€as€their€fathers€haveÐ è„ Ðforgotten€my€name€for€Baal.€òò28óó€The€prophet€that€hath€a€dream,€let€him€tell€a€dream;Ð Ôp Ðand€he€that€hath€my€word,€let€him€speak€my€word€faithfully.€What€òòisóó€the€chaff€to€theÐ À\ Ðwheat?€saith€the€LORD.€òò29óó€òòIsóó€not€my€word€like€as€a€fire?€saith€the€LORD;€and€like€aÐ ¬H Ðhammer€òòthatóó€breaketh€the€rock€in€pieces?€òò30óó€Therefore,€behold,€I€òòamóó€against€theÐ ˜4 Ðprophets,€saith€the€LORD,€that€steal€my€words€every€one€from€his€neighbour.€òò31óóÐ „  ÐBehold,€I€òòamóó€against€the€prophets,€saith€the€LORD,€that€use€their€tongues,€and€say,Ð p  ÐHe€saith.€òò32óó€Behold,€I€òòamóó€against€them€that€prophesy€false€dreams,€saith€the€LORD,Ð \ø Ðand€do€tell€them,€and€cause€my€people€to€err€by€their€lies,€and€by€their€lightness;€yetÐ Hä ÐI€sent€them€not,€nor€commanded€them:€therefore€they€shall€not€profit€this€people€atÐ 4 Ð Ðall,€saith€the€LORD.€Ð !¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò33óó€And€when€this€people,€or€the€prophet,€or€a€priest,€shall€ask€thee,€saying,€What€òòisóó€theÐ  "¨ Ðburden€of€the€LORD?€thou€shalt€then€say€unto€them,€What€burden?€I€will€evenÐ ø"” Ðforsake€you,€saith€the€LORD.€òò34óó€And€òòas€foróó€the€prophet,€and€the€priest,€and€theÐ ä#€  Ðpeople,€that€shall€say,€The€burden€of€the€LORD,€I€will€even€punish€that€man€and€hisÐ Ð$l! 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ÐÌà8  àòò6€óóThen€said€I,€Ah,€Lord€GOD!€behold,€I€cannot€speak:€for€I€am€a€child.€òò7€óóBut€theÐ ¨&D # ÐLORD€said€unto€me,€Say€not,€I€am€a€child:€for€thou€shalt€go€to€all€that€I€shall€sendÐ ”'0!$ Ðthee,€and€whatsoever€I€command€thee€thou€shalt€speak.€òò8€óóBe€not€afraid€of€their€faces:Ð €("% Ðfor€I€am€with€thee€to€deliver€thee,€saith€the€LORD.€òò9€óóThen€the€LORD€put€forth€hisÐ l)#& Ðhand,€and€touched€my€mouth.€And€the€LORD€said€unto€me,€Behold,€I€have€put€myÐ X*ô#' Ðwords€in€thy€mouth.€òò10€óóSee,€I€have€this€day€set€thee€over€the€nations€and€over€theÐ D+à$( Ðkingdoms,€to€root€out,€and€to€pull€down,€and€to€destroy,€and€to€throw€down,€to€build,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðand€to€plant.€òòJeremiah€1:6„10óóÔ#†XýXXX XýX‹ñ#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐdÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò17€óóThou€therefore€gird€up€thy€loins,€and€arise,€and€speak€unto€them€all€that€I€commandÐ <Ø Ðthee:€be€not€dismayed€at€their€faces,€lest€I€confound€thee€before€them.€òò18€óóFor,€behold,Ð ( Ä ÐI€have€made€thee€this€day€a€defenced€city,€and€an€iron€pillar,€and€brasen€walls€againstÐ  ° Ðthe€whole€land,€against€the€kings€of€Judah,€against€the€princes€thereof,€against€theÐ  œ Ðpriests€thereof,€and€against€the€people€of€the€land.€òò19€óóAnd€they€shall€fight€against€thee;Ð ì ˆ Ðbut€they€shall€not€prevail€against€thee;€for€I€am€with€thee,€saith€the€LORD,€to€deliverÐ Ø t Ðthee.€òòJeremiah€1:17„19óóÔ#†XýXXX XýX÷#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌIf€you€will€preach€and€teach€the€word€of€God€as€commanded€by€God,€you€have€nothing€to€fear€fromÐ œ8  Ðthe€apostate€political€leaders,€the€apostate€religious€leaders,€and€the€apostate€church€members€of€ourÐ ˆ$  Ðday.€Brother€Jeremiah€quickly€learned€that€it€was€better€to€fear€God€than€to€fear€men.€ð ðThe€fear€ofÐ t  Ðman€bringeth€a€snare:€But€whoso€putteth€his€trust€in€the€Lord€shall€be€safeðð€(òòProverbs€29:25óóÔ#†XýXXX XýX`ú#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ).Ô#†XýXXX XýX‘ü#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€ThoseÐ `ü  Ðof€us€who€preach€and€teach€the€word€of€God€without€compromise€are€going€to€face€pitched€battles,Ð Lè  Ðbut€we€have€been€made€defenced€cities€by€our€Lord€and€Saviour€Jesus€Christ.€Now€turn€in€yourÐ 8Ô  ÐBibles€to€Ezekiel€chapter€3€where€it€states:Ð $À ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýXÕü#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÌà8  àòò1€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€eat€that€thou€findest;€eat€this€roll,€and€goÐ ü˜ Ðspeak€unto€the€house€of€Israel.€òò2€óóSo€I€opened€my€mouth,€and€he€caused€me€to€eat€thatÐ è„ Ðroll.€òò3€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€cause€thy€belly€to€eat,€and€fill€thy€bowelsÐ Ôp Ðwith€this€roll€that€I€give€thee.€Then€did€I€eat€it;€and€it€was€in€my€mouth€as€honey€forÐ À\ Ðsweetness.€òò4€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€go,€get€thee€unto€the€house€of€Israel,Ð ¬H Ðand€speak€with€my€words€unto€them.€òò5€óóFor€thou€art€not€sent€to€a€people€of€a€strangeÐ ˜4 Ðspeech€and€of€an€hard€language,€but€to€the€house€of€Israel;€òò6€óóNot€to€many€people€ofÐ „  Ða€strange€speech€and€of€an€hard€language,€whose€words€thou€canst€not€understand.Ð p  ÐSurely,€had€I€sent€thee€to€them,€they€would€have€hearkened€unto€thee.€òò7€óóBut€the€houseÐ \ø Ðof€Israel€will€not€hearken€unto€thee;€for€they€will€not€hearken€unto€me:€for€all€theÐ Hä Ðhouse€of€Israel€are€impudent€and€hardhearted.€òò8€óóBehold,€I€have€made€thy€face€strongÐ 4 Ð Ðagainst€their€faces,€and€thy€forehead€strong€against€their€foreheads.€òò9€óóAs€an€adamantÐ  !¼ Ðharder€than€flint€have€I€made€thy€forehead:€fear€them€not,€neither€be€dismayed€at€theirÐ  "¨ Ðlooks,€though€they€be€a€rebellious€house.€òò10€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,Ð ø"” Ðall€my€words€that€I€shall€speak€unto€thee€receive€in€thine€heart,€and€hear€with€thineÐ ä#€  Ðears.€òò11€óóAnd€go,€get€thee€to€them€of€the€captivity,€unto€the€children€of€thy€people,€andÐ Ð$l! Ðspeak€unto€them,€and€tell€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€whether€they€will€hear,€orÐ ¼%X" Ðwhether€they€will€forbear.€òò12€óóThen€the€spirit€took€me€up,€and€I€heard€behind€me€aÐ ¨&D # Ðvoice€of€a€great€rushing,€saying,€Blessed€be€the€glory€of€the€LORD€from€his€place.Ð ”'0!$ ÐòòEzekiel€3:1„12óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXYþ#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔЀ("%Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€message€of€God€to€both€the€prophet€Jeremiah€and€the€prophet€Ezekiel€is€do€not€fear€the€people,Ð X*ô#' Ðbut€rather€deliver€the€rebuke€to€the€people€that€God€has€commanded.€Part€of€Godððs€message€toÐ D+à$( ÐEzekiel€is€that€he€will€be€preaching€to€a€hard€headed€people,€but€he€is€to€be€more€hard€headed€thanÐ 0,Ì%) Ðthey€are.€Ezekiel€is€to€stand€Godððs€ground€without€compromise€even€in€the€face€of€extremeÐ d Ðresistance.€Ezekiel€is€told€that€the€people€will€not€listen,€but€he€must€preach€to€them€regardless.€TheÐ Pì ÐHoly€Ghost€stated€the€following€in€òò2€Timothyóó€chapters€2€and€4:Ð <Ø ÐÌà8  àòò3€óóThou€therefore€endure€hardness,€as€a€good€soldier€of€Jesus€Christ.€òò4€óóNo€man€thatÐ  ° Ðwarreth€entangleth€himself€with€the€affairs€of€this€life;€that€he€may€please€him€whoÐ  œ Ðhath€chosen€him€to€be€a€soldier.Ô#†XýXXX XýXÍ#ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔ€òò2€Timothy€2:3„4óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXá #ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò1€óóI€charge€thee€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ Ä ` Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2€óóPreach€the€word;€be€instantÐ °L  Ðin€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrine.€Ô#†XýXXX XýX9 #ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔМ8 Ð Ð  Ðòòà8  à2€Timothy€4:1„2óóÔ#†XýXXX XýXü #ÔÔ‡ XýXXXXýXÔЈ$ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XýXXX XýX~ #ÔÌThe€message€from€these€passages€to€those€who€have€been€called€to€the€ministry€is€that€they€mustÐ `ü  Ðopenly€and€boldly€declare€the€Word€of€God€regardless€of€the€peopleððs€reaction€and€opposition€to€it.Ð Lè  ÐGod€even€warns€them€that€there€will€be€a€fight.€We€are€told€to€earnestly€contend€for€the€faith.€ThatÐ 8Ô  Ðmeans€there€will€be€contention.€òò13óó€Watch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quit€you€like€men,€be€strong.€òò1Ð $À ÐCorinthians€16:13Ð ¬ ÐóóÌ