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ÐÌÖ€1ÿÿÖà  àThe€biggest€problem€we€have€in€our€churches€today€is€that€the€majority€of€our€males€areÐ $ t Ðweak,€effeminate€men€€who€will€not€stand€fast€in€the€faith.€While€that€is€less€true€in€our€IndependentÐ  ` ÐBaptist€Churches,€it€is€becoming€less€and€less€so.€That€word€effeminate€only€occurs€once€in€our€KingÐ ü L  ÐJames€Bibles€and€that€is€in€òò1€Corinthians€6:9„10óó€where€it€appears€in€an€extended€list€of€unsavedÐ è 8  Ðsinners€that€will€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God.€Outside€of€saving€faith€and€repentance,€they€areÐ Ô$  Ðgoing€to€hell.€The€definition€that€follows€is€extracted€from€the€unabridged€Oxford€English€DictionaryÐ À  Ðof€1897:€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåXB#ÔWhen€used€as€an€adjective,€effeminate€means:€womanish,€unmanly,€enervated,Ð „Ô  Ðfeeble;€self€indulgent,€voluptuous;€unbecomingly€delicate€or€over-refined.€€WhenÐ pÀ Ðused€as€a€verb,€effeminate€means:€to€make€into€a€woman€;€to€represent€as€a€woman,Ð \¬ Ðto€make€womanish€or€unmanly,€to€enervate.€€When€used€as€the€participleÐ H˜ Ðeffeminated,€it€means:€rendered€womanish€or€unmanly,€reduced€to€the€employmentsÐ 4„ Ðof€a€woman,€or€degraded€by€subjection€to€a€woman.Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ pÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XåXXX XåXÖ#Ôà  àI€believe€that€the€definition€of€the€verb€form€of€ð ðeffeminateðð€perfectly€fits€the€SatanicÐ øH Ðtransgender€agenda€that€abominates€the€boundaries€that€God€has€set€in€the€creation€of€man€andÐ ä4 Ðwoman.€Note€that€the€definition€of€the€verb€form€states:€to€make€into€a€woman€or€to€represent€as€aÐ Ð  Ðwoman.€It€is€something€that€is€not€natural.€It€is€contrived.€No€matter€how€many€surgeries€theseÐ ¼  Ðperverts€have,€their€genetic€make€up€in€their€chromosomes€is€still€either€male€or€female€and€itÐ ¨ø ÐCANNOT€be€altered€by€the€surgeonððs€knife.€Running€hand€in€hand€with€the€devils€who€promote€theÐ ”ä Ðabomination€of€abortion€is€the€devils€who€are€forcing€gender€change€operations€upon€children.€In€theÐ €Ð ÐCanadian€province€of€Ontario,€it€(Bill€89)€has€now€become€law€that€if€a€parent€tries€to€override€theÐ l¼ Ðgender€preference€of€their€child€in€favor€of€their€biological€gender,€then€that€child€can€be€removedÐ X ¨ Ðfrom€that€home€and€placed€in€the€custody€of€the€government.€What€makes€this€law€even€moreÐ D!” Ðshocking€is€that€it€was€voted€in€by€a€63-23€margin.€Specifically€it€states:€ð ðIf€itððs€abuse,€and€if€itððsÐ 0"€  Ðwithin€the€definition,€a€child€can€be€removed€from€that€environment€and€placed€into€protection€whereÐ #l! Ðthe€abuse€stopsðð.€This€law€will€be€used€to€persecute€Bible€believing€parents€so€that€the€abominationÐ $X" Ðof€transgenderism€can€work€the€eternal€death€in€hell€for€which€Satan€designed€it.Ð ô$D # Ðà  àMany€males€today€expect€to€have€their€carnal€needs€met€whether€they€shed€any€sweat€forÐ à%0!$ Ðthose€needs€or€not.€Their€conduct€mocks€the€charge€of€Genesis€3:19€that€states:€ð ðIn€the€sweat€of€thyÐ Ì&"% Ðface€shalt€thou€eat€breadðð.€A€man€that€will€not€work€when€he€can€should€not€be€allowed€to€eat€(òò2Ð ¸'#& ÐThessalonians€3:10óó).€Most€males€in€our€churches€today€expect€to€be€spiritually€spoon€fed€from€GodððsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðtable€through€the€exclusive€efforts€of€their€pastor€and/or€Sunday€School€teacher.€They€ignore€theÐ �)à$( Ðspiritual€parallel€to€òòGenesis€3:19óó€which€states:€ð ðStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€unto€God,€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðworkman€that€needeth€not€to€be€ashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truthðð€(òò2€Timothy€2:15óó).€If€weÐ h+¸&* ÐÑ0p$Ñâ 0âÑ‹ÈÑâ 0âÑ  Ñare€going€to€partake€of€spiritual€food€from€Godððs€table,€we€must€be€a€workman€that€needeth€not€toÐ ' Ðbe€ashamed.€We€are€all€called€upon€to€be€Bereans.Ð ì Ðà  àI€am€convinced€that€the€reason€we€have€so€many€effeminate€men€and€masculine€women€inÐ ÿØ Ðour€American€society€is€because€the€Devil€has€destroyed€the€Biblical€model€for€the€family€in€mostÐ ëÄ ÐAmerican€homes.€Our€boys€are€more€effeminate€because€there€is€no€Biblical€father€figure€in€theÐ × ° Ðhome.€Our€boys€are€more€effeminate€even€in€most€homes€with€a€male€father€figure€in€them€becauseÐ à œ Ðthey€are€not€made€to€work€by€the€sweat€of€their€brows.€God€forbid€that€the€boys€would€get€theirÐ ¯ ˆ Ðhands€dirty€by€being€made€to€run€a€lawn€mower,€pick€up€a€hammer,€dig€a€hole€with€a€shovel,€splitÐ › t Ðwood,€or€rake€up€a€yard€full€of€leaves.€Then€we€have€macho€masculine€mothers€that€are€teachingÐ ‡ ` Ðtheir€girls€how€to€be€men.€Stay€at€home€effeminate€fathers€are€not€Scriptural.€Stay€at€homeÐ sL  Ðeffeminate€mothers€are€Scriptural.à h àÐ _8  Ðà  àMost€of€the€males€in€our€churches€today€are€spiritually€effeminate€and€many€of€those€whoÐ K$  Ðare€not€effeminate€demand€subjection€from€their€wives€when€they€themselves€are€not€in€subjectionÐ 7  Ðto€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€or€to€the€Word€of€God.€The€Word€of€God€never€sanctions€the€abuse€of€aÐ #ü  Ðwoman.€Note€that€the€participle€form€of€the€word€ð ðeffeminateðð€in€the€definition€above€identifies€aÐ è  Ðman€who€has€been€degraded€by€being€in€subjection€to€a€woman.€In€either€the€home€or€the€church,Ð ûÔ  Ðwhen€a€man€yields€his€scriptural€role€and€authority€to€a€woman,€he€has€made€that€woman€less€of€aÐ çÀ Ðwoman€than€what€God€intended€for€her€to€be.€When€a€man€yields€his€scriptural€role,€he€is€sinningÐ Ó¬ Ðagainst€his€wife€and€against€Godððs€law.€€Effeminacy€is€wonderful€gift€from€God€when€it€occupiesÐ ¿˜ Ðthe€Biblical€vessel€for€which€God€intended€it.€That€vessel€is€the€body,€soul,€and€spirit€of€a€woman.Ð «„ ÐEffeminacy€has€been€turned€upside€down€in€our€society.€It€has€become€òòIsaiah€5:20óó€on€SatanicÐ —p Ðsteroids.€òòIsaiah€5:20óó€states:€Woe€unto€them€that€call€evil€good,€and€good€evil;€that€put€darkness€forÐ ƒ\ Ðlight,€and€light€for€darkness;€that€put€bitter€for€sweet,€and€sweet€for€bitter!€Woe€be€unto€the€ChristianÐ oH Ðð ðmisogynistðð,€the€Christian€ð ðhomophobeðð,€or€the€Christian€ð ðIslamophobeðð€€who€makes€a€stand€forÐ [4 Ðthe€Word€of€God.€Hence,€the€most€Godly€in€our€society€have€become€the€vilest€of€creatures€in€ourÐ G  Ðperverted€and€reprobate€nation.€These€Christian€pariahs€have€become€the€main€staple€in€the€diets€ofÐ 3  Ðthe€Satanic€piranhas,€sharks,€and€lions€seeking€whom€they€may€devour.€We€will€promote€Islam€inÐ ø Ðour€public€schools€and€universities€and€cover€up€acts€of€Islamic€terrorism,€but€God€forbid€that€weÐ  ä Ðwould€bring€a€Bible€into€a€public€school€or€mention€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€We€will€allowÐ ÷Ð ÐIslam€to€subvert€and€supercede€our€Constitution,€American€laws,€American€justice,€and€AmericanÐ ã ¼ Ðcourts€with€Shariah€law,€but€God€forbid€that€we€offer€a€prayer€in€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð Ï!¨ ÐTo€allow€Shariah€law€in€the€United€States€is€to€violate€the€Constitutional€rights€of€those€who€areÐ »"” Ðsubject€to€it.€A€logical,€just,€and€honest€analysis€of€Islam€and€Shariah€law€would€lead€to€its€beingÐ §#€  Ðdeclared€unconstitutional€in€the€United€States€because€it€does€not€allow€the€free€exercise€of€anyÐ “$l! Ðreligion€but€its€own.€€€€Many€of€our€churches€in€America€promote€and€protect€Islam€in€their€goal€ofÐ %X" Ðdestroying€Bible€believing€Christianity€in€America.€One€of€the€greatest€paradoxes€in€AmericanÐ k&D # Ðpolitical€history€is€the€political€alliance€that€has€been€formed€between€the€ð ðhomophobicðð€(sarcasmÐ W'0!$ Ðfully€intended)€Islamists€and€the€Satanic,€leftist€LGBQT€(Lesbian,€Gay,€Bisexual,€Queer,Ð C("% ÐTransgender)€advocates.€I€believe€that€the€Biblical€variety€of€ð ðhomophobiaðð€is€Scriptural,€but€thatÐ /)#& Ðdoes€not€give€us€a€Biblical€mandate€to€murder€and€abuse€sodomites€and€sodomitesses€as€is€advocatedÐ *ô#' Ðby€some€Independent€Baptists€including€the€likes€of€Stephen€Anderson.€Ð +à$( Ðà  àWhen€men€yield€their€scriptural€role€as€leaders€to€women,€they€become€spiritually€effeminate.Ð ó+Ì%) ÐOur€churches€have€become€characterized€by€the€antichrist€spirit€of€Jezebel€and€it€is€a€Satanic,Ð ' Ðfeminist€spirit.€Our€churches€have€become€spiritual€Sodom€and€Gomorrahs€because€MEN€will€notÐ ì Ðstand€for€the€truths€of€the€Word€of€God.€The€Holy€Ghost€said:€ð ðWatch€ye,€stand€fast€in€the€faith,€quitÐ ÿØ Ðyou€like€men,€be€strongðð€(òò1€Corinthians€16:13óó).€Note€that€I€have€used€the€term€ð ðmaleðð€in€lieu€of€theÐ ëÄ Ðterm€ð ðmanðð€in€most€cases€in€this€sermon/article.€We€have€many€males€in€our€society€that€have€siredÐ × ° Ðchildren€that€they€are€not€fathers€to,€much€less€Biblical€fathers.€We€have€many€males€in€our€societyÐ à œ Ðthat€have€married€women€that€they€are€not€husbands€to,€much€less€Biblical€husbands.€Thank€God€thatÐ ¯ ˆ Ðhe€qualifies€men€and€women€to€fulfill€his€desire€to€have€Godly€homes!€Ð › t Ðà  àMen,€most€Independent€Baptists€do€not€like€this,€but€if€you€have€sex€with€a€woman€you€areÐ ‡ ` Ðmarried€to€her.€Your€present€marital€state€does€not€change€that€one€bit.€It€does€not€matter€whetherÐ sL  Ðyou€have€a€legal€document.€Speaking€from€a€purely€Biblical€perspective,€ð ðpremaritalðð€is€a€misnomerÐ _8  Ðbecause€any€sex€between€a€man€and€a€woman€establishes€a€marital€relationship.€Most€IndependentÐ K$  ÐBaptists€do€not€view€fornication€with€the€seriousness€that€God€does.€The€big€problem€withÐ 7  Ðfornication€is€that€it€establishes€a€marital€relationship€that€is€dead€set€against€establishing€a€lifelongÐ #ü  Ðhusband€and€wife€relationship.€òòFirst€Corinthians€6:16óó€states€the€following:Ð è  Ðà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ �Ðòò16€óóWhat?€know€ye€not€that€he€which€is€joined€to€an€harlot€is€one€body?€for€two,€saithÐ çÀ Ðhe,€shall€be€one€flesh.€òò1€Corinthians€6:16óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXZ-#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐӬРР ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXJ.#ÔÌThat€passage€of€Scripture€is€partially€quoted€from€Genesis€2:24€and€appears€a€total€of€six€times€inÐ «„ Ðour€King€James€Bibles.€Literally€interpreted,€in€context,€you€cannot€get€around€it.€This€passageÐ —p Ðteaches€that€if€you€fornicate€with€a€harlot€you€are€married€to€her.€Fornication€IS€the€context.€ThatÐ ƒ\ Ðmesses€with€some€peopleððs€theology.€I€realize€that€there€are€some€potential€issues€with€what€I€haveÐ oH Ðstated€here.€We€believe€that€the€major€reason€that€most€Independent€Baptists€take€issue€with€whatÐ [4 Ðwe€have€stated€here€is€because€of€its€potential€connection€to€the€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeðð€doctrine.Ð G  ÐSimply€stated,€if€any€man€has€had€a€sexual€relationship€with€more€than€one€woman€that€means€heÐ 3  Ðhas€at€least€two€wives€whether€before€or€after€his€ð ðlegalðð€marriage€sealed€with€a€piece€of€stateÐ ø Ðsanctioned€paper.€If€he€has€more€than€one€wife€(husband€of€one€wife),€by€his€own€definition,€he€isÐ  ä Ðpermanently€disqualified€from€serving€in€the€ministry.€That€is€why€we€kick€a€divorced€man€out€ofÐ ÷Ð Ðthe€ministry€and€leave€a€whoremongering€adulterer€and€fornicator€in€the€pulpit.€Believe€me,Ð ã ¼ Ðexamples€abound.Ð Ï!¨ Ðà  àI€may€as€well€touch€on€one€of€the€other€great€spiritual€taboos€of€modern€day€Christianity.Ð »"” ÐThere€is€no€Scriptural€justification€for€a€woman€who€has€children€to€work€outside€the€home€whenÐ §#€  Ðthere€is€a€father€in€the€home.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òòTitus€2:3„5óó:Ð “$l! Ðà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ �Ðòò3€óóThe€aged€women€likewise,€that€they€be€in€behaviour€as€becometh€holiness,€not€falseÐ k&D # Ðaccusers,€not€given€to€much€wine,€teachers€of€good€things;€òò4€óóThat€they€may€teach€theÐ W'0!$ Ðyoung€women€to€be€sober,€to€love€their€husbands,€to€love€their€children,€òò5€óóTo€beÐ C("% Ðdiscreet,€chaste,€keepers€at€home,€good,€obedient€to€their€own€husbands,€that€theÐ /)#& Ðword€of€God€be€not€blasphemed.€òòTitus€2:3„5óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXF5#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌI€have€seen€Independent€Baptist€pastors€with€young€children€in€their€home€who€have€put€their€wivesÐ ó+Ì%) Ðto€work€in€secular€jobs€outside€the€home!€How€about€an€Independent€Baptist€pastor€that€is€a€stay€atÐ ' Ðhome€father?€Folks,€that€is€going€to€hinder€that€pastorððs€ministry.€God€will€not€bless€it.€I€have€beenÐ ì Ðsaved€since€August€21,€1992€and€have€very€rarely€heard€any€teaching€or€preaching€on€the€need€forÐ ÿØ Ðmothers€with€children€to€be€ð ðkeepers€at€homeðð.€It€has€been€so€long€ago€that€I€cannot€tell€you€whenÐ ëÄ Ðor€who€preached€on€it.€The€Bible€is€clear.€When€young€women€with€children€work€outside€the€home,Ð × ° Ðthe€Word€of€God€is€being€BLASPHEMED.€If€you€are€a€husband€or€father,€what€that€also€means€isÐ à œ Ðthat€you€are€making€them€less€of€a€mother€and€less€of€a€woman€than€what€God€intended.€If€you€areÐ ¯ ˆ Ða€father€that€allows€this€to€happen,€then€you€are€committing€blasphemy€against€God.€Wow!€ThatððsÐ › t Ðstrong!€That€is€one€ð ðtoughðð€piece€of€meat€for€todayððs€effeminate€Christianity€to€chew€on€(That€is€whyÐ ‡ ` ÐGod€put€Hebrews€5:12„14€in€the€Bible).€I€can€just€hear€it€now.€Thatððs€just€your€interpretation.€ThatÐ sL  ÐScripture€is€not€for€this€time.€We€cannot€make€it€without€two€incomes.€You€are€a€male,€chauvinistic,Ð _8  Ðmisogyinistic,€neanderthal€fundamentalist.€To€which€we€reply:€ð ðIt€is€writtenðð€and€we€believe€that€theÐ K$  ÐScriptures€are€timeless.€Shoot€the€messenger€and€deny€the€book€if€you€want€to,€but€God€will€still€holdÐ 7  Ðyou€accountable.€There€is€no€justification€for€a€woman€with€children€to€be€working€outside€the€homeÐ #ü  Ðto€the€neglect€of€her€children€even€if€it€is€called€a€ministry.€One€of€the€most€common€areas€in€whichÐ è  Ðthis€is€abused€today€is€in€the€unscriptural€practice€of€travelling€singing€groups.€God€has€not€calledÐ ûÔ  Ða€woman€to€travel€and€ð ðminister€in€musicðð€outside€the€home€in€neglect€of€her€children.€For€thatÐ çÀ Ðmatter,€neither€has€God€called€a€man€to€travel€and€minister€in€music€if€it€pulls€him€out€of€his€localÐ Ó¬ Ðchurch€on€the€days€that€his€church€has€set€aside€for€assembly.€Singing€and€music€is€not€a€ministryÐ ¿˜ Ðthat€God€has€commissioned€to€be€sent€forth€as€a€ministry€of€the€New€Testament€church.€God€did€notÐ «„ Ðcall€travelling€singers€to€minister€outside€their€local€churches€to€the€exclusion€of€ministering€insideÐ —p Ðthe€churches€that€they€are€members€of.Ð ƒ\ ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXu7#Ôà  àMost€preachers€today€will€not€preach€against€Calvinism€even€though€it€is€eating€up€ourÐ oH Ðchurches.€Most€preachers€today€will€not€preach€against€abortion,€sodomy,€transgenderism,€andÐ [4 Ðpornography€because€of€the€politics€and€sin€in€their€congregations.€Most€congregations€are€repulsedÐ G  Ðby€the€few€pastors€that€are€preaching€and€teaching€against€sodomy,€transgenderism,€pornography,Ð 3  Ðlegal€and€illegal€drug€abuse,€and€alcohol€consumption.€Most€of€them€will€go€home€from€church€andÐ ø Ðconsume€at€least€five€to€eight€hours€a€day€viewing€devil€possessed€actors€that€are€glorifying€thoseÐ  ä Ðvery€things€we€just€spoke€of.€I€call€the€television€Satanððs€one„eyed€sewer.€There€is€not€one€preacherÐ ÷Ð Ðin€ten€in€American€pulpits€that€will€preach€against€sin€in€general€much€less€the€specifics€I€just€calledÐ ã ¼ Ðout.€It€is€no€wonder€that€our€Baptist€churches€are€dying€in€their€wickedness€and€apostasy.€There€areÐ Ï!¨ Ðmany€things€and€many€people€that€preachers€today€will€not€preach€against€because€they€are€afraidÐ »"” Ðof€losing€their€501C3€tax€exempt€status.€Sadly,€we€have€come€to€a€time€in€American€churches€whereÐ §#€  ÐGod€knows€most€men€today€for€what€they€will€NOT€preach€on.€The€prophet€Elijah€could€come€toÐ “$l! Ðthe€average€preacherððs€meeting€today€and€legitimately€state:Ð %X" ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔHow€long€halt€ye€between€two€opinions?€if€the€LORD€be€God,€follow€him:€but€ifÐ W'0!$ ÐBaal,€then€follow€him.€And€the€people€answered€him€not€a€word.€òò1€Kings€18:21óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXoH#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐC("%Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXeI#ÔÌÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔà  àThere€is€not€a€pennyððs€worth€difference€between€the€prophets€of€Baal€and€todayððs€averageÐ *ô#' Ðpreacher.€With€very€few€exceptions,€there€is€no€sure€word€of€prophecy€in€the€land.€€Most€preachersÐ +à$( Ðtoday€are€scared€to€death€of€their€congregations.€Any€preacher€that€claims€he€has€been€called€toÐ ó+Ì%) Ðpreach€would€do€well€to€heed€the€instructions€of€God€to€the€prophets€Jeremiah€and€Ezekiel€and€toÐ ' ÐPastor€Timothy.€Turn€in€your€Bible€to€Jeremiah€chapter€1€where€we€read:Ð ì Ðà8  àÐ �Ðòò6€óóThen€said€I,€Ah,€Lord€GOD!€behold,€I€cannot€speak:€for€I€am€a€child.€òò7€óóBut€theÐ ëÄ ÐLORD€said€unto€me,€Say€not,€I€am€a€child:€for€thou€shalt€go€to€all€that€I€shall€sendÐ × ° Ðthee,€and€whatsoever€I€command€thee€thou€shalt€speak.€òò8€óóBe€not€afraid€of€their€faces:Ð à œ Ðfor€I€am€with€thee€to€deliver€thee,€saith€the€LORD.€òò9€óóThen€the€LORD€put€forth€hisÐ ¯ ˆ Ðhand,€and€touched€my€mouth.€And€the€LORD€said€unto€me,€Behold,€I€have€put€myÐ › t Ðwords€in€thy€mouth.€òò10€óóSee,€I€have€this€day€set€thee€over€the€nations€and€over€theÐ ‡ ` Ðkingdoms,€to€root€out,€and€to€pull€down,€and€to€destroy,€and€to€throw€down,€to€build,Ð sL  Ðand€to€plant.€òòJeremiah€1:6„10óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXÇI#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔà8ÀÐ Ð àÐ_8 ÀÀ Ðà8  àÐ �Ðòò17€óóThou€therefore€gird€up€thy€loins,€and€arise,€and€speak€unto€them€all€that€I€commandÐ 7  Ðthee:€be€not€dismayed€at€their€faces,€lest€I€confound€thee€before€them.€òò18€óóFor,€behold,Ð #ü  ÐI€have€made€thee€this€day€a€defenced€city,€and€an€iron€pillar,€and€brasen€walls€againstÐ è  Ðthe€whole€land,€against€the€kings€of€Judah,€against€the€princes€thereof,€against€theÐ ûÔ  Ðpriests€thereof,€and€against€the€people€of€the€land.€òò19€óóAnd€they€shall€fight€against€thee;Ð çÀ Ðbut€they€shall€not€prevail€against€thee;€for€I€am€with€thee,€saith€the€LORD,€to€deliverÐ Ó¬ Ðthee.€òòJeremiah€1:17„19óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXpO#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔп˜Ð Ð  ÐÌNow€turn€in€your€Bibles€to€òòEzekiel€chapter€3óó€where€it€states:Ô#†XåXXX XåX´R#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ —p Ðà8  àÐ �Ðòò1€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€eat€that€thou€findest;€eat€this€roll,€and€goÐ oH Ðspeak€unto€the€house€of€Israel.€òò2€óóSo€I€opened€my€mouth,€and€he€caused€me€to€eat€thatÐ [4 Ðroll.€òò3€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€cause€thy€belly€to€eat,€and€fill€thy€bowelsÐ G  Ðwith€this€roll€that€I€give€thee.€Then€did€I€eat€it;€and€it€was€in€my€mouth€as€honey€forÐ 3  Ðsweetness.€òò4€óóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€go,€get€thee€unto€the€house€of€Israel,Ð ø Ðand€speak€with€my€words€unto€them.€òò5€óóFor€thou€art€not€sent€to€a€people€of€a€strangeÐ  ä Ðspeech€and€of€an€hard€language,€but€to€the€house€of€Israel;€òò6€óóNot€to€many€people€ofÐ ÷Ð Ða€strange€speech€and€of€an€hard€language,€whose€words€thou€canst€not€understand.Ð ã ¼ ÐSurely,€had€I€sent€thee€to€them,€they€would€have€hearkened€unto€thee.€òò7€óóBut€the€houseÐ Ï!¨ Ðof€Israel€will€not€hearken€unto€thee;€for€they€will€not€hearken€unto€me:€for€all€theÐ »"” Ðhouse€of€Israel€are€impudent€and€hardhearted.€òò8€óóBehold,€I€have€made€thy€face€strongÐ §#€  Ðagainst€their€faces,€and€thy€forehead€strong€against€their€foreheads.€òò9€óóAs€an€adamantÐ “$l! Ðharder€than€flint€have€I€made€thy€forehead:€fear€them€not,€neither€be€dismayed€at€theirÐ %X" Ðlooks,€though€they€be€a€rebellious€house.€òò10€óóMoreover€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,Ð k&D # Ðall€my€words€that€I€shall€speak€unto€thee€receive€in€thine€heart,€and€hear€with€thineÐ W'0!$ Ðears.€òò11€óóAnd€go,€get€thee€to€them€of€the€captivity,€unto€the€children€of€thy€people,€andÐ C("% Ðspeak€unto€them,€and€tell€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€whether€they€will€hear,€orÐ /)#& Ðwhether€they€will€forbear.€òò12€óóThen€the€spirit€took€me€up,€and€I€heard€behind€me€aÐ *ô#' Ðvoice€of€a€great€rushing,€saying,€Blessed€be€the€glory€of€the€LORD€from€his€place.Ð +à$( ÐòòEzekiel€3:1„12óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXYS#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐó+Ì%)Ð Ð  ЇThe€Holy€Ghost€stated€the€following€in€2€Timothy€chapters€2€and€4:Ð ' Ðà8  àÐ �Ðòò3€óóThou€therefore€endure€hardness,€as€a€good€soldier€of€Jesus€Christ.€òò4€óóNo€man€thatÐ ÿØ Ðwarreth€entangleth€himself€with€the€affairs€of€this€life;€that€he€may€please€him€whoÐ ëÄ Ðhath€chosen€him€to€be€a€soldier.Ô#†XåXXX XåXï[#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔ€òò2€Timothy€2:3„4óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX¾]#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ× °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóòò1€óóI€charge€thee€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ ¯ ˆ Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2€óóPreach€the€word;€be€instantÐ › t Ðin€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrine.€Ô#†XåXXX XåX^#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ ‡ ` Ðòò2€Timothy€2:3„4óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXß_#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐsL Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXK`#ÔÌThe€message€from€these€passages€to€those€who€have€been€called€to€the€ministry€is€that€they€mustÐ K$  Ðopenly€and€boldly€declare€the€Word€of€God€regardless€of€the€peopleððs€reaction€and€opposition€to€it.Ð 7  ÐGod€even€warns€them€that€there€will€be€a€fight.€We€are€told€to€earnestly€contend€for€the€faith.€ThatÐ #ü  Ðmeans€there€will€be€contention.Ð è  Ðà  àGod€seeks€men€of€God€to€fill€the€spiritual€gaps€when€false€prophets,€false€teachers,€andÐ ûÔ  Ðcompromising€pastors€and€preachers€fill€our€pulpits€with€men€whose€god€is€their€bellies.€ò òÐ çÀ Ðó óÌà8  àEzekiel€13:1„9Ð ¿˜ �Ðòò1€óóAnd€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò2€óóSon€of€man,€prophesy€againstÐ «„ Ðthe€prophets€of€Israel€that€prophesy,€and€say€thou€unto€them€that€prophesy€out€of€theirÐ —p Ðown€hearts,€Hear€ye€the€word€of€the€LORD;€òò3€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Woe€untoÐ ƒ\ Ðthe€foolish€prophets,€that€follow€their€own€spirit,€and€have€seen€nothing!€òò4€óóO€Israel,Ð oH Ðthy€prophets€are€like€the€foxes€in€the€deserts.€òò5€óóYe€have€not€gone€up€into€the€gaps,Ð [4 Ðneither€made€up€the€hedge€for€the€house€of€Israel€to€stand€in€the€battle€in€the€day€ofÐ G  Ðthe€LORD.€òò6€óóThey€have€seen€vanity€and€lying€divination,€saying,€The€LORD€saith:Ð 3  Ðand€the€LORD€hath€not€sent€them:€and€they€have€made€others€to€hope€that€they€wouldÐ ø Ðconfirm€the€word.€òò7€óóHave€ye€not€seen€a€vain€vision,€and€have€ye€not€spoken€a€lyingÐ  ä Ðdivination,€whereas€ye€say,€The€LORD€saith€it;€albeit€I€have€not€spoken?€òò8€óóThereforeÐ ÷Ð Ðthus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Because€ye€have€spoken€vanity,€and€seen€lies,€therefore,Ð ã ¼ Ðbehold,€I€am€against€you,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.€òò9€óóAnd€mine€hand€shall€be€upon€theÐ Ï!¨ Ðprophets€that€see€vanity,€and€that€divine€lies:€they€shall€not€be€in€the€assembly€of€myÐ »"” Ðpeople,€neither€shall€they€be€written€in€the€writing€of€the€house€of€Israel,€neither€shallÐ §#€  Ðthey€enter€into€the€land€of€Israel;€and€ye€shall€know€that€I€am€the€Lord€GOD.Г$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àò òó óIsaiah€8:19„20Ð k&D # �Ðòò19€óóAnd€when€they€shall€say€unto€you,€Seek€unto€them€that€have€familiar€spirits,€andÐ W'0!$ Ðunto€wizards€that€peep,€and€that€mutter:€should€not€a€people€seek€unto€their€God?€forÐ C("% Ðthe€living€to€the€dead?€òò20€óóTo€the€law€and€to€the€testimony:€if€they€speak€not€accordingÐ /)#& Ðto€this€word,€it€is€because€there€is€no€light€in€them.ò òó óÐ*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ ó+Ì%) �Ðòò29€óóThe€people€of€the€land€have€used€oppression,€and€exercised€robbery,€and€haveÐ ' Ðvexed€the€poor€and€needy:€yea,€they€have€oppressed€the€stranger€wrongfully.€òò30€óóAndÐ ì ÐI€sought€for€a€man€among€them,€that€should€make€up€the€hedge,€and€stand€in€the€gapÐ ÿØ Ðbefore€me€for€the€land,€that€I€should€not€destroy€it:€but€I€found€none.€òò31€óóTherefore€haveÐ ëÄ ÐI€poured€out€mine€indignation€upon€them;€I€have€consumed€them€with€the€fire€of€myÐ × ° Ðwrath:€their€own€way€have€I€recompensed€upon€their€heads,€saith€the€Lord€GOD.Ð à œ ÐòòEzekiel€22:29„31óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX£k#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔЯ ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€guilt€lies€not€just€with€the€false€prophets,€false€teachers,€and€compromising€pastors€and€preachersÐ ‡ ` ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåX‹n#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔwho€occupy€our€pulpits,€but€also€with€the€men€in€the€pews.€One€of€the€saddest€commentaries€in€theÐ sL  ÐWord€of€God€on€the€people€of€God€is€recorded€in€òòIsaiah€30:8„11óó€which€reads:Ð _8  Ðà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåXio#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ �Ðòò8€óóNow€go,€write€it€before€them€in€a€table,€and€note€it€in€a€book,€that€it€may€be€for€theÐ 7  Ðtime€to€come€for€ever€and€ever:€òò9€óóThat€this€is€a€rebellious€people,€lying€children,Ð #ü  Ðchildren€that€will€not€hear€the€law€of€the€LORD:€òò10€óóWhich€say€to€the€seers,€See€not;Ð è  Ðand€to€the€prophets,€Prophesy€not€unto€us€right€things,€speak€unto€us€smooth€things,Ð ûÔ  Ðprophesy€deceits:€òò11€óóGet€you€out€of€the€way,€turn€aside€out€of€the€path,€cause€the€HolyÐ çÀ ÐOne€of€Israel€to€cease€from€before€us.€òòIsaiah€30:8„11óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX“p#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐӬРР ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXIs#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌThe€New€Testament€parallel€to€this€passage€is€òò2€Timothy€4:3„4óó€where€it€is€written:Ð «„ Ðà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåXªs#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ �Ðòò3€óóFor€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€theirÐ ƒ\ Ðown€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€òò4€óóAnd€they€shallÐ oH Ðturn€away€their€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€òò2€Timothy€4:3„4óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXft#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ[4Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXðu#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌMany€of€the€people€just€described€have€a€form€of€godliness,€but€deny€the€power€thereof€(òò2€TimothyÐ 3  Ð3:5óó).€They€claim€to€be€the€people€of€God,€but€they€act€like€children€of€the€Devil.€Ô#†XåXXX XåXQv#ÔThese€be€they€whoÐ ø Ðseparate€themselves,€sensual,€having€not€the€Spirit€(òòJude€19óó).€Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔFolks,€we€are€to€separate€from€them.Ð  ä ÐWe€are€not€to€fellowship€with€heretics,€false€teachers,€and€Christians€who€refuse€to€repent€of€theirÐ ÷Ð Ðsin€or€false€doctrine.€If€you€have€a€pastor€or€preacher€in€your€church€that€boldly€proclaims€the€WordÐ ã ¼ Ðof€God€and€goes€to€battle€for€your€church€under€the€anointing€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€you€need€to€giveÐ Ï!¨ Ðhim€all€the€support€€that€he€is€scripturally€entitled€to.€God€says€in€òòExodus€17:11„13óó:Ð »"” ÐÌà8  àòò11€óóAnd€it€came€to€pass,€when€Moses€held€up€his€hand,€that€Israel€prevailed:€and€whenÐ “$l! Ðhe€let€down€his€hand,€Amalek€prevailed.€òò12€óóBut€Mosesðð€hands€were€heavy;€and€theyÐ %X" Ðtook€a€stone,€and€put€it€under€him,€and€he€sat€thereon;€and€Aaron€and€Hur€stayed€upÐ k&D # Ðhis€hands,€the€one€on€the€one€side,€and€the€other€on€the€other€side;€and€his€hands€wereÐ W'0!$ Ðsteady€until€the€going€down€of€the€sun.€òò13€óóAnd€Joshua€discomfited€Amalek€and€hisÐ C("% Ðpeople€with€the€edge€of€the€sword.Ô#†XåXXX XåXÎw#Ô€Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔòòExodus€17:11„13óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXo|#ÔÐ/)#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAre€the€men€in€your€church€standing€WITH€the€man€of€God?€God€does€not€want€us€to€standÐ +à$( ÐBEHIND€the€man€of€God.€God€has€his€back.€If€we€are€not€at€the€forefront€of€the€battle€with€theÐ ó+Ì%) Ðpastor,€fighting€with€him€side€by€side,€we€will€not€be€able€to€reach€his€arms€to€help€him€lift€them€upÐ ' Ðwhen€he€drops€them.€Most€churches€today€are€losing€the€battle€because€their€MEN€are€not€there€toÐ ì Ðlift€up€the€arms€of€the€pastor€when€he€just€cannot€endure€in€his€own€strength€anymore.€Most€of€theÐ ÿØ Ðpastors€in€our€Independent€Baptist€churches€are€wounded€and€worn€out€because€they€are€in€the€battleÐ ëÄ Ðby€themselves.€Will€you€be€the€man€who€steps€up€to€hold€up€the€arms€of€the€man€of€God?€TheÐ × ° Ðhighest€calling€in€our€land€is€not€to€the€office€of€President.€The€highest€calling€in€our€land€is€to€theÐ à œ Ðoffice€of€the€man€of€God€because€it€is€a€call€from€God.€That€is€true€regardless€of€what€role€that€officeÐ ¯ ˆ Ðtakes€on.€Preaching€and€teaching€the€Word€of€God€is€not€just€something€you€do.€It€is€a€passion€fromÐ › t ÐGod.€Paul€said€in€€òò1€Corinthians€9:16óó:Ð ‡ ` ÐÌà8  àòò16€óóFor€though€I€preach€the€gospel,€I€have€nothing€to€glory€of:€for€necessity€is€laid€uponÐ _8  Ðme;€yea,€woe€is€unto€me,€if€I€preach€not€the€gospel!€òò1€Corinthians€9:16óóÐK$ Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌà  àòò1€Corinthians€9:16óó€explains€exactly€why€so€many€young€men€(and€older€men€too)€in€ourÐ #ü  Ðcongregations€are€miserable€if€they€have€been€called€to€preach€and€teach€and€either€refuse€to€acceptÐ è  Ðthe€call€or€are€not€making€any€preparations€to€answer€the€call.€Woe€has€come€unto€them€because€theyÐ ûÔ  Ðpreach€not€the€gospel.€I€am€convinced€that€some€young€men€in€our€congregations€have€been€calledÐ çÀ Ðto€preach,€but€they€are€running€from€the€call.€They€will€never€have€total€peace€with€God€until€theyÐ Ó¬ Ðyield€to€the€call.€Preaching€and€teaching€is€both€a€call€and€a€blessing.€It€is€not€just€something€that€youÐ ¿˜ Ðdo€every€once€in€a€while.€Ô#†XåXXX XåX¾‚#ÔThere€is€nothing€like€the€power€of€God€that€comes€upon€preaching€whenÐ «„ Ðyou€know€that€God€the€Holy€Ghost€is€moving€in€it.€That€is€when€you€know€that€it€is€pleasing€untoÐ —p ÐGod.€That€is€when€you€have€to€be€very€sensitive€to€the€Holy€Ghost.€I€have€heard€Brother€SammyÐ ƒ\ ÐAllen€say€many€times€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€the€most€sensitive€person€in€a€congregation.€GoodÐ oH Ðpreaching€seeks€to€bring€glory€unto€God€by€exalting€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Hallelujah!Ð [4 Ðà  àI€am€also€convinced€that€many€young€men€who€announce€a€call€to€preach€have€never€beenÐ G  Ðcalled€because€I€never€see€a€touch€of€God€on€their€lives.€I€never€see€them€making€any€preparationsÐ 3  Ðor€asking€what€they€need€to€do€to€prepare.€Then€we€have€those€ð ðBiblicalðð€intellectuals€who€have€notÐ ø Ðbeen€called,€but€seek€after€the€praise€of€men.€If€you€have€not€been€called€to€preach,€you€may€get€upÐ  ä Ðand€say€some€words,€but€they€will€not€go€forth€under€the€anointing€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€Paul€saidÐ ÷Ð Ðthis€in€òò1€Corinthians€2:4óó:Ð ã ¼ ÐÌà8  àòò1€Corinthians€2:4óóÐ »"” �Ðòò4€óóAnd€my€speech€and€my€preaching€was€not€with€enticing€words€of€manððs€wisdom,Ð §#€  Ðbut€in€demonstration€of€the€Spirit€and€of€power:€òò1€Corinthians€9:16óóГ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌà  àMost€of€these€intellectuals€are€unsaved,€natural€men€that€have€a€head€knowledge€of€theÐ k&D # ÐScriptures€that€has€not€been€enlightened€by€the€Spirit€of€God.€They€preach€in€the€wisdom€of€men.Ð W'0!$ ÐThat€is€one€of€the€points€of€1€Corinthians€chapter€2.€They€cannot€preach€the€Word€of€God€inÐ C("% Ðdemonstration€of€the€Spirit€and€of€power€because€they€do€not€have€the€mind€of€Christ€(verse€16).Ð /)#& ÐUnsaved,€religious€€intellectuals€are€the€reason€we€have€so€much€Bible€correcting€going€on€in€ourÐ *ô#' ÐBaptist€pulpits.€You€are€wicked€and€ungodly€if€you€will€stand€in€front€of€a€class€or€a€congregationÐ +à$( Ðand€correct€the€Word€of€God.€I€have€a€problem€with€any€man€who€stands€behind€a€pulpit€or€lecternÐ ó+Ì%) Ðand€corrects€the€King€James€Bible€with€the€Greek€or€Hebrew€text€and€the€non„existent€originals.€IÐ ' Ðalso€have€a€serious€problem€with€any€man€who€is€constantly€appealing€to€the€Greek€and€Hebrew€inÐ ì Ðhis€preaching€and€teaching.€After€a€while€it€becomes€very€distracting€and€makes€us€believe€that€thatÐ ÿØ Ðpreacher€does€not€have€full€confidence€in€the€King€James€Bible.€We€are€not€saying€do€not€use€theÐ ëÄ ÐGreek€and€Hebrew€text€at€all,€but€use€it€sparingly€because€after€all€you€are€preaching€and€teachingÐ × ° Ðto€English€speaking€peoples€who€have€a€perfect€King€James€Bible.€They€do€not€speak€Greek€and€youÐ à œ Ðdo€not€speak€Greek,€but€you€can€read€an€apostate€Strongððs€Concordance.€I€recently€heard€a€youngÐ ¯ ˆ Ðman€stand€in€a€pulpit€and€say€that€the€word€ð ðservantðð€in€òòRomans€1:1óó€actually€meant€€€ð ðslaveðð.€ThatÐ › t Ðis€a€wily€attempt€to€correct€the€King€James€Bible.€I€took€a€look€at€13€different€English€€ò òòòperóóó óversionsÐ ‡ ` Ðand€that€Greek€word€upon€which€the€English€word€ð ðservantðð€is€based€is€mistranslated€as€ð ðslaveððandÐ sL  Ðaverage€of€73€times€in€those€13€English€òòò òperóóó óversionsÔ#†XåXXX XåX®‹#Ô.€There€is€a€huge€difference€in€both€the€literal€andÐ _8  Ðconnotative€meanings€of€the€words€ð ðservantðð€and€slaveðð.€Servants€do€what€they€do€out€of€a€willingÐ K$  Ðheart.€Slaves€do€what€they€do€because€they€are€forced,€or€compelled,€to.€I€can€see€where€a€CalvinistÐ 7  Ðwould€love€the€word€ð ðslaveðð€because€anyone€who€is€saved€under€Calvinism€is€saved€throughÐ #ü  Ðirresistible€grace€and€unconditional€election€in€spite€of€their€will.€Their€will€is€in€bondage€toÐ è  Ðunconditional€election€and€irresistible€grace.€Now,€if€you€are€a€Calvinist,€a€Bible€corrector,€or€aÐ ûÔ  ÐMuslim€you€can€be€a€slave€of€your€God/god.€In€Islam,€every€person€on€the€face€of€the€earth€is€a€slaveÐ çÀ Ðof€the€Satanic€Allah.€Only€Bible€believing€Christians€are€referred€to€as€servants€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ Ó¬ ÐChrist€in€the€King€James€Bible.€All€unsaved€people€are€said€to€have€the€spirit€of€bondage€and€areÐ ¿˜ Ðunder€the€condemnation€of€the€law.€They€are€slaves€to€their€father€the€Devil.Ð «„ Ðà  àI€watch€young€men€real€closely€who€say€they€have€been€called€to€preach€because€I€have€aÐ —p Ðburden€to€teach€them€the€Word€of€God.€If€they€are€willing€to€put€in€the€time€to€study€and€attendÐ ƒ\ Ðclasses,€I€will€put€in€the€time€to€teach€them.€I€take€Godððs€charge€to€Timothy€very€seriously.€ThatÐ oH Ðcharge€states€in€òò2€Timothy€2:1„4óó:Ð [4 ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóThou€therefore,€my€son,€be€strong€in€the€grace€that€is€in€Christ€Jesus.€òò2€óóAnd€theÐ 3  Ðthings€that€thou€hast€heard€of€me€among€many€witnesses,€the€same€commit€thou€toÐ ø Ðfaithful€men,€who€shall€be€able€to€teach€others€also.€òò3€óóThou€therefore€endure€hardness,Ð  ä Ðas€a€good€soldier€of€Jesus€Christ.€òò4€óóNo€man€that€warreth€entangleth€himself€with€theÐ ÷Ð Ðaffairs€of€this€life;€that€he€may€please€him€who€hath€chosen€him€to€be€a€soldier.€òò2Ð ã ¼ ÐTimothy€2:1„4óóÐÏ!¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àSome€of€the€most€unhappy€young€men€that€I€have€seen€are€those€who€have€announced€a€callÐ §#€  Ðto€preach,€but€are€making€no€preparation€to€preach.€€I€see€young€men€that€say€they€have€been€calledÐ “$l! Ðto€preach€take€secular€jobs€that€pull€them€out€of€church.€They€have€been€called€to€preach,€but€theyÐ %X" Ðhave€not€been€ð ðcalledðð€to€faithful€church€attendance.€They€have€been€called€to€preach,€but€they€haveÐ k&D # Ðnot€been€ð ðcalledðð€to€study.€If€you€say€that€you€have€been€called€to€preach,€then€you€are€going€to€haveÐ W'0!$ Ðto€make€study€and€meditation€upon€the€Word€of€God€a€priority€in€your€life.€òò2€Timothy€2:15óó€says:Ð C("% ÐÌà8  àòò15€óóStudy€to€shew€thyself€approved€unto€God,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€beÐ *ô#' Ðashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truth.€òò2€Timothy€2:15óóÐ+à$(Ð Ð  ÐÐ ó+Ì%) Ðà  àIf€you€are€going€to€be€an€effective€Bible€teacher€and€preacher,€you€need€to€make€òòPsalm€119Ð ' Ðóóone€of€your€lifeððs€chapters€and€òò2€Timothy€2:15óó€one€of€your€lifeððs€verses.€òò1€Corinthians€7:20óó€says:Ð ì Ðð ðLet€every€man€abide€in€the€same€calling€wherein€he€was€calledðð.òòØØÑÈÑóó€That€means€they€are€to€live€in€thatÐ ÿØ Ðwhich€God€has€called€them€to.€If€God€has€called€you,€he€will€not€change€his€mind€ð ðfor€the€gifts€andÐ ëÄ Ðcalling€of€God€are€without€repentanceðð.€Furthermore,€God€expects€faithfulness€from€those€He€callsÐ × ° Ðinto€the€ministry€and€that€is€stated€in€òò1€Corinthians€4:1„2óó€as€follows:Ð à œ ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóLet€a€man€so€account€of€us,€as€of€the€ministers€of€Christ,€and€stewards€of€theÐ › t Ðmysteries€of€God.€òò2€óóMoreover€it€is€required€in€stewards,€that€a€man€be€found€faithful.Ð ‡ ` Ðòò1€Corinthians€4:1„2óóÐsL Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌPaul€also€warns€Timothy€not€to€ð ðentangle€himself€with€the€affairs€of€this€lifeðð€because€it€will€distractÐ K$  Ðhim€from€the€war€that€is€before€him.€The€charge€to€all€preachers,€young€and€old,€is:Ð 7  ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóI€charge€thee€therefore€before€God,€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€who€shall€judge€theÐ è  Ðquick€and€the€dead€at€his€appearing€and€his€kingdom;€òò2€óóPreach€the€word;€be€instantÐ ûÔ  Ðin€season,€out€of€season;€reprove,€rebuke,€exhort€with€all€longsuffering€and€doctrine.€Ô#†XåXXX XåX‘¤#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ çÀ Ðòò2€Timothy€4:1„2óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX§#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐӬРР ÐÌWe€are€to€preach€the€Word€of€God€when€it€is€popular€and€we€are€to€preach€it€when€it€is€unpopular.Ð «„ ÐIt€will€make€some€glad€and€it€will€make€some€mad.€ð ðÔ#†XåXXX XåXl§#ÔThou€therefore€endure€hardness,€as€a€goodÐ —p Ðsoldier€of€Jesus€Christðð.Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔ€If€you€have€been€called€to€preach,€you€must€preach€ALL€the€counsel€of€God.Ð ƒ\ ÐIf€you€are€not€going€to€preach€on€hell€fire€and€damnation,€and€the€law€of€God,€then€do€not€expect€anyÐ oH Ðgenuine€fruit€from€your€preaching€that€results€in€life€changing€conversions€and€the€sanctification€ofÐ [4 Ðthe€saved€folk€in€your€congregation.€ð ðWherefore€the€law€was€our€schoolmasteròò€to€bring€usóó€untoÐ G  ÐChrist,€that€we€might€be€justified€by€faithðð€(òòGalatians€3:24óó).Ô#†XåXXX XåXÔ¨#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔ€We€do€not€preach€the€law€anymoreÐ 3  Ðbecause€we€are€afraid€it€might€offend€the€rebels€and€the€unsaved€effeminate€men€and€unsavedÐ ø Ðmasculine€women€we€have€sitting€in€our€pews.€We€need€to€reach€the€point€where€we€are€a€whole€lotÐ  ä Ðmore€worried€about€someone€going€to€hell€than€we€are€about€them€being€offended.€If€there€are€someÐ ÷Ð Ðthings€you€will€not€preach€on€because€you€are€afraid€of€offending€someone,€then€you€would€be€betterÐ ã ¼ Ðoff€not€to€even€preach€at€all.€If€you€are€not€going€to€preach€the€necessity€of€repentance€in€salvationÐ Ï!¨ Ðand€daily€Christian€living,€do€not€preach€at€all€because€if€you€do,€you€are€going€to€build€aÐ »"” Ðcongregation€of€unsaved€rebels€and€carnal€saved€folk.€Some€of€the€most€wicked€people€in€AmericaÐ §#€  Ðare€unsaved€Independent€Baptists€who€have€had€their€exteriors€scrubbed€down€good€and€thenÐ “$l! Ðcovered€over€with€the€untempered€mortar€of€repentanceless€salvation.€Ð %X" Ðà  àIf€you€are€going€to€be€a€pastor,€you€are€going€to€have€to€preach€on€sin.€When€you€preach€onÐ k&D # Ðsin,€you€are€going€to€have€to€soldier€up€because€you€are€going€to€make€the€Devil,€unsaved€churchÐ W'0!$ Ðmembers,€and€carnal€saved€folk€mad.€Then€you€will€understand€why€Paul€asked:€ð ðAm€I€thereforeÐ C("% Ðbecome€your€enemy,€because€I€tell€you€the€truth?ðð.€€Preaching€on€sin€in€generalities€lacks€the€powerÐ /)#& Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost.€We€must€identify€specific€sins€in€our€preaching€and€teaching.€If€we€do€not,€it€isÐ *ô#' Ðlike€spanking€a€child€for€doing€wrong€and€never€telling€them€what€the€specific€wrong€is€that€they€areÐ +à$( Ðbeing€spanked€for.€It€is€kind€of€like€you€beating€the€living€daylights€out€of€someone€until€they€repentÐ ó+Ì%) Ðof€whatever€it€is€that€they€have€done€wrong...€I€do€not€know€what€you€have€done,€but€I€know€youÐ ' Ðhave€done€something€wrong€and€I€am€going€to€beat€you€up€for€all€the€times€I€did€not€catch€you.Ð ì ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåX,«#Ôà  àIf€you€have€been€called€to€the€ministry,€then€you€have€been€called€for€the€perfecting€of€theÐ ÿØ Ðsaints,€for€the€work€of€the€ministry,€and€for€the€edifying€of€the€body€of€Christ€(Ephesians€4:12).€YouÐ ëÄ Ðhave€not€been€called€that€glory€might€redound€to€you€regardless€of€what€ministry€God€has€called€youÐ × ° Ðto.€It€is€men€who€are€seeking€titles€and€the€applause€and€praise€of€men€like€themselves€who€haveÐ à œ Ðcorrupted€our€Baptist€pulpits€and€our€Baptist€churches.€€These€same€men€have€blacked€the€eyes€ofÐ ¯ ˆ Ðthe€Bride€of€Christ€with€their€sin€and€abominable€glory€seeking.€God€forbid.€I€repeat,€God€forbid€thatÐ › t Ðwe€should€receive€any€glory€or€any€applause€for€anything€that€we€do€for€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€WhatÐ ‡ ` Ðfollows€is€a€quote€from€pages€186„188€of€the€book€ò òð ðòòThe€Marriage,€Divorce,€Remarriage,€AndÐ sL  Ðð ðHusband€Of€One€Wifeðð€Controversyóóððó ó.€It€addresses€the€issue€of€pride€and€glory€seeking€by€manyÐ c<  Ðof€the€leaders€in€our€churches.Ð S,  ÐÌà  àò òBEGIN€QUOTEó óÐ +  Ðà8  àThe€biggest€problem€in€the€issue€before€us€is€pride.€We€are€not€going€to€give€up€onÐ ð  Ðwhat€we€have€been€taught€because€we€would€have€to€admit€we€are€wrong.€All€theÐ Ü  Ðwimpy€men€followers€would€have€to€tuck€their€tails€under€and€run€from€theirÐ ïÈ Ðdoctrinal€dictators€and€taskmasters€like€scalded€dogs.€God€forbid€they€should€studyÐ Û´ Ðthis€issue€through€for€themselves!€We€have€also€seen€pastors€that€not€only€rejectÐ Ç  Ðcounsel,€but€also€openly€rebuke€counsel.€ò òA€man€that€will€not€take€counsel€is€a€foolÐ ³Œ Ðthat€is€right€in€his€own€eyes€(Proverbs€12:15).€ó ó€Most€men€openly€reject€the€wholeÐ £| Ðcounsel€of€God€on€the€issue€before€us€choosing€instead€to€take€the€counsel€of€greatÐ “l Ðmen.€The€fear€of€men€bringeth€a€snare.€Great€men€are€not€always€wise.€In€many€ofÐ X Ðour€Independent€Baptist€churches,€we€have€become€promoters€of€men€instead€ofÐ kD Ðpromoters€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Many€Independent€Baptist€pastors€have€taken€aÐ W0 Ðpeacockððs€stroll€down€loverððs€lane€walking€hand„in„hand€with€themselves.€We€haveÐ C Ðput€unholy€and€wicked€Doctors€into€our€pulpits€who€are€into€self€exaltation€andÐ / Ðconsider€themselves€to€be€above€rebuke€and€all€the€while€forgetting€the€warning€andÐ ô Ðcounsel€of€Job€and€Jeremiah:à8hÐ Ð àÐ àhphp ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔà8` Ð Ð à21€Let€me€not,€I€pray€you,€accept€any€manððs€person,€neither€let€meÐ ß!¸ Ðgive€flattering€titles€unto€man.€22€For€I€know€not€to€give€flatteringÐ Ë"¤ Ðtitles;òò€in€so€doingóó€my€maker€would€soon€take€me€away.€òòJob€32:21„22óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX�¾#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ ·#�  Ðà8¸ ` x` xàÐ ¸ ¸  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ#†XåXXX XåXÙ¿#Ô23€Thus€saith€the€LORD,€Let€not€the€wiseòò€manóó€glory€in€his€wisdom,Ð �%h" Ðneither€let€the€mightyòò€manóó€glory€in€his€might,€let€not€the€richòò€manóóÐ {&T # Ðglory€in€his€riches:€24€But€let€him€that€glorieth€glory€in€this,€that€heÐ g'@!$ Ðunderstandeth€and€knoweth€me,€that€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD€which€exerciseÐ S(,"% Ðlovingkindness,€judgment,€and€righteousness,€in€the€earth:€for€in€theseòòÐ ?)#& Ðthingsóó€I€delight,€saith€the€LORD.€òòJeremiah€9:23„24óóÐ+*$'` x` x ÐÌWhat€that€tells€us€is€that€we€are€to€neither€give€flattering€titles€or€receive€flattering€titles.€To€do€eitherÐ ,Ü%) Ðis€SIN.€Many€of€these€doctors€have€become€the€priest€class€in€our€Baptist€churches€who€seek€theÐ ' Ðhighest€seats€and€honours€in€the€synagogues.€A€case€in€point€is€the€following€advertisement€quotedÐ ì Ðverbatim€from€the€back€page€of€the€August€31,€2012€edition€of€that€Independent€Baptist€bastion€ofÐ ÿØ Ðhumility,€the€ð ðSword€Of€The€Lordðð:Ð ëÄ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòòThere€is€not€a€man€alive€who€has€personally€won€more€souls€to€ChristÐ à œ Ðthan€òòò òóóDOCTORòòó óóó€Bob€Gray,€Sr.€He€has€been€in€the€ministry€for€39Ð ¯ ˆ Ðyears€and€daily€wins€souls.€Last€year€he€personally€led€404€souls€toÐ Ÿ x ÐChrist,€with€107€of€those€following€the€Lord€in€baptism.€He€has€beenÐ ‹ d Ðused€of€God€to€see€1,116,887€souls€come€to€Christ€while€pastoringÐ wP  Ðthe€Longview€Baptist€Temple€of€Longview,€Texas.€It€grew€from€a€lowÐ c<  Ðof€159€to€averaging€2,046€the€last€year€he€was€pastor,€with€high€daysÐ O(  Ðover€10,000.€They€ran€40€bus€routes€and€had€a€large€Sunday€SchoolÐ ;  Ðprogram.€He€led€the€church€to€give€$9,328,835.69€to€missions.€I€wantÐ '  Ðyou€to€come€hear€this€man€of€God€who€can€help€you.Ðì ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòòóóò òDOCTORó óòòóó€Russell€AndersonóóÐÿØ ` x` x Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àWow,€what€vainglory!€There€is€nothing€like€a€vain€attempt€to€steal€the€gloryÐ Û´ Ðfrom€God!€That€is€enough€to€make€us€want€to€puke!€Bob€Gray€has€received€hisÐ Ç  Ðreward€in€the€praise€of€men.€We€would€be€ashamed€to€have€such€unadulteratedÐ ³Œ Ðworship€published€concerning€us.€Not€only€would€we€be€ashamed,€we€would€notÐ Ÿx Ðallow€it.€Shame€on€the€ð ðSword€Of€The€Lordðð.€We€cannot€believe€that€theÐ ‹d Ðð ðconservative,€fundamentalistðð€ð ðSword€Of€The€Lordðð€would€publish€such€vainglory!Ð wP ÐUh,€uh,€uh€we€retract€that€statement.€A€search€of€the€August€2012€issue€of€ð ðTheÐ c< ÐSwordðð€reveals€that€Independent€Baptists€are€very€fond€of€the€title€DOCTOR.€ItÐ O( Ðappears€no€less€than€105€times€in€the€24€pages€of€ð ðThe€Swordðð.€€Just€in€case€you€haveÐ ; Ðforgotten€the€sinnerððs€prayer€they€also€include€it€with€a€copy€of€a€decision€form€thatÐ ' Ðmay€put€your€converts€on€the€road€to€confirmation.€There€is€also€an€equally€effusiveÐ ì Ðtrip€down€glory€road€in€the€endorsement€given€to€ð ðPastorðð€Terrell€Hopkins€on€theÐ ÿØ Ðback€page.€This€whole€paper€€reeks€of€the€filthiness€of€the€flesh€and€the€vileness€ofÐ ë Ä Ðself„esteem€and€self„exaltation.€There€is€definitely€no€glory€left€there€for€the€LordÐ ×!° ÐJesus€Christ.€Maybe€they€need€to€rename€their€newspaper€ð ðThe€Independent€BaptistÐ Ã"œ ÐGlory€Cornerðð.€It€is€definitely€not€the€sword€of€the€Lord€because€in€its€pages€man€isÐ ¯#ˆ  Ðhigh€and€lifted€up.€ò òGod€forbid€that€we€should€glory,€save€in€the€cross€of€our€LordÐ ›$t! ÐJesus€Christ.ó óЋ%d"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òEND€QUOTEó óÐw&P #Ð Ð  ÐÌIts€hard€for€us€Independent€Baptists€to€be€humble€when€we€are€so€great€in€our€own€eyes.€It€is€theÐ O(("% Ðvainglory€like€that€which€I€just€quoted€that€is€a€stench€in€the€nostrils€of€God!€Because€we€have€notÐ ;)#& Ðdealt€with€it€after€a€Godly€fashion,€the€whole€Independent€Baptist€movement€has€been€leavened€byÐ '*$' Ðthe€ungodly€conduct€of€these€glory€hounds.€Do€you€want€Scriptural€proof€of€that??€God€said€in€òò1Ð +ì$( ÐCorinthians€5:6„7óó:Ð ÿ+Ø%) Їà8  àòò6€óóYour€glorying€is€not€good.€Know€ye€not€that€a€little€leaven€leaveneth€the€wholeÐ ' Ðlump?€òò7€óóPurge€out€therefore€the€old€leaven,€that€ye€may€be€a€new€lump,€as€ye€areÐ ì Ðunleavened.€For€even€Christ€our€passover€is€sacrificed€for€us:€òò1€Corinthians€5:6„7óóÐÿØÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€den€of€iniquity€that€promoted€this€braggadocios€conduct€also€perverted€the€gospel€and€tolerated€Ð × ° Ðwicked€sexual€conduct€in€its€institutions.€€It€is€going€to€have€to€be€put€under€the€fire€of€the€Word€ofÐ à œ ÐGod€to€stop€the€leavening€action.€The€events€I€just€described€took€place€about€over€10€years€ago,€butÐ ¯ ˆ Ðthe€fruits€of€it€are€still€with€us€folks€and€that€fruit€is€rotten€to€its€very€core.€False€professions€haveÐ › t Ðbecome€the€leprosy€of€Bible€believing€churches€in€America.€Ð ‡ ` ÐThere€is€a€Scriptural€way€to€bring€lost€sinners€into€confrontation€with€their€sin€and€unbelief.€TheirÐ sL  Ðears€must€first€be€circumcised€with€the€law€of€God€and€the€Word€of€God.€Their€field€must€be€plowed,Ð _8  Ðsowed,€and€watered€with€the€Word€of€God€before€the€harvest€can€take€place.€We€have€to€manyÐ K$  ÐChristians€today€who€are€trying€to€pull€green€fruit.€In€fact€many€of€them€are€pulling€the€blossomsÐ 7  Ðbefore€they€can€even€set€fruit.€Soul€winning€is€a€work€and€not€a€one€shot€deal.€Soul€winning€is€theÐ #ü  Ðwork€of€the€Holy€Ghost:€not€a€formula.€Religious€political€correctness,€doctrinal€compromise,€theÐ è  Ðfear€of€men,€the€toleration€of€sin€in€the€camp,€psychology,€and€bragging€rights€have€all€but€destroyedÐ ûÔ  ÐScriptural€presentations€of€the€gospel.€That€is€a€mouth€full.€Ð çÀ ÐReligious€political€correctness€says€you€cannot€say€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€only€way€toÐ Ó¬ Ðheaven.€€€Religious€political€correctness€says€you€cannot€tell€lost€sinners€about€hell€because€thatÐ ¿˜ Ðwould€violate€their€safe€space.€€Our€pulpits€and€pews€are€full€of€religious€snowflakes€that€areÐ «„ Ðoffended€at€the€truth€of€the€Word€of€God.€Folks,€snowflakes€melt€real€fast€when€exposed€to€the€firesÐ —p Ðof€hell.Ð ƒ\ ÐDoctrinal€compromise€says€that€the€law€of€God€and€repentance€are€not€necessary€when€dealing€withÐ oH Ðsomeone€about€their€salvation.€Doctrinal€compromise€says€that€repentance€is€a€work€of€manððs€flesh.Ð [4 ÐThe€Bible€says€that€repentance€is€both€a€gift€and€a€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð G  ÐThe€fear€of€men€is€the€shell€that€contains€the€seeds€of€religious€political€correctness€and€doctrinalÐ 3  Ðcompromise.€Proverbs€29:25€says:€ð ðòòóóThe€fear€of€man€bringeth€a€snare:€but€whoso€putteth€his€trust€inÐ ø Ðthe€LORD€shall€be€safeðð.€The€snare€that€is€before€us€is€that€of€ð ðEasy€Believismðð;€perhaps€betterÐ  ä Ðcalled€ð ðEasy€Prayerismðð€because€it€is€easy€to€believe€if€you€do€not€resist€the€Holy€Ghost.€There€isÐ ÷Ð Ða€fear€of€dealing€with€someone€about€their€salvation€and€hence€the€desire€to€get€it€over€with€as€soonÐ ã ¼ Ðas€possible.€That€is€one€reason€why€most€presentations€of€the€gospel€are€so€shallow.€There€is€a€battleÐ Ï!¨ Ðthat€takes€place€between€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€Devil€in€the€gap€between€unbelief€and€salvation€andÐ »"” Ðmost€Christians€are€ill€prepared€to€join€it.€That€battle€is€not€for€the€faint€of€heart.€You€have€to€set€yourÐ §#€  Ðfears€aside€and€break€out€the€sword€that€the€Holy€Ghost€has€given€all€the€soldiers€in€his€army€and€thatÐ “$l! Ðsword€is€the€Bible.€The€key€to€setting€aside€your€fears€is€the€second€half€of€Proverbs€29:25€and€thatÐ %X" Ðis,€put€your€trust€in€the€LORD€for€the€battle€is€his.€Ð k&D # ÐOne€of€the€most€damnable€heresies€in€apostate€Christianity€is€the€psychological€salesmanship€andÐ W'0!$ Ðmarketing€techniques€that€are€used€to€manipulate€a€lost€sinner€into€praying€a€soul€damning€sinnerððsÐ C("% Ðprayer.€In€most€cases,€these€false€converts€have€been€made€two„fold€more€a€child€of€hell.€Ð /)#& ÐMany€Christians€today€are€so€full€of€themselves€and€sin€that€they€have€grieved€the€soul€winning€HolyÐ *ô#' ÐGhost€that€is€in€them.€They€have€no€power€and€the€witness€of€the€Spirit€has€been€buried€deep€in€theirÐ +à$( Ðsin.€Christian,€how€do€we€know€you€believe€in€hell€if€you€do€not€live€like€it?€Most€so„called€soulÐ ó+Ì%) Ðwinners€today€are€lost€themselves€having€been€led€down€the€primrose€path€of€an€unrepentant€soulÐ ' Ðwinnerððs€prayer.€They€are€driven€by€a€need€to€heap€to€themselves€the€praise€of€men.Ð ì ÐIf€it€were€not€for€the€bragging€rights,€how€many€would€even€attempt€to€win€souls€in€todayððs€selfieÐ ÿØ Ðgeneration?€Look€at€me.€I€won€15€souls€today.€When€are€we€going€to€stop€trying€to€steal€the€gloryÐ ëÄ Ðfrom€God?€For€many€years,€I€read€missionary€prayer€letters€some€of€which€were€very€edifying€andÐ × ° Ðsome€that€were€very€heart€breaking.€I€have€also€read€many€missionary€prayer€letters€that€were€nothingÐ à œ Ðmore€than€€glory€rags€that€cited€ridiculously€high€ð ðsoul€winningðð€statistics€month€after€month€thatÐ ¯ ˆ ÐI€knew€were€mostly€the€products€of€ð ðEasy€Believismðð.€In€my€role€as€church€treasurer,€I€went€to€oneÐ › t Ðpastor€and€recommended€that€he€drop€all€missionaries€from€one€particular€mission€board€becauseÐ ‡ ` Ðwhat€I€seen€was€so€disturbing.€It€would€shock€you€how€prevalent€this€practice€is€in€the€IndependentÐ sL  ÐBaptist€movement.€I€refer€you€back€to€the€braggadocios€tripe€from€the€ð ðSword€Of€The€Lordðð€that€weÐ _8  Ðquoted€on€pages€11€and€12€of€this€document.€òòPhilippians€3:18„19óó€describes€these€self„servingÐ K$  Ðegotistical€glory€hounds:Ð 7  ÐÌà8  àòò18€óó(For€many€walk,€of€whom€I€have€told€you€often,€and€now€tell€you€even€weeping,Ð è  Ðthat€they€are€the€enemies€of€the€cross€of€Christ:€òò19€óóWhose€end€is€destruction,€whoseÐ ûÔ  ÐGod€is€their€belly,€and€whose€glory€is€in€their€shame,€who€mind€earthly€things.)Ð çÀ ÐòòPhilippians€3:18„19óóÐӬРР ЀÌIt€is€shameful€what€these€men€have€done.€Some€humble€men€are€going€to€have€to€stand€up€in€theÐ «„ Ðmeekness€of€the€Spirit€of€God€and€insist€that€the€numbers€games€be€shut€down.€If€we€do€not€standÐ —p Ðup,€we€become€partakers€in€their€evil€deeds.€The€Hyles„Anderson€leadership€model€and€the€hereticalÐ ƒ\ ÐHyles„Anderson€repentanceless€soul€winning€model€has€corrupted€the€seed€of€the€gospel€and€hasÐ oH Ðfilled€our€churches€with€spiritual€bastards€that€are€illegitimate€children€because€they€have€not€beenÐ [4 Ðborn€again.€Does€that€shock€you?€Does€that€offend€you?€I€was€quite€reluctant€to€make€the€statementÐ G  Ðthat€I€just€made,€but€God€impressed€upon€me€the€gravity€of€the€consequences€of€professions€ofÐ 3  Ðsalvation€without€evidence€of€repentance.€What€I€have€just€said€should€not€offend€you€because€it€isÐ ø Ðplainly€stated€to€be€so€in€òòHebrews€12óó.€That€is€a€serious€thing€folks.€òòHebrews€12:6„8óó€says:Ð  ä ÐÌà8  àòò6€óóFor€whom€the€Lord€loveth€he€chasteneth,€and€scourgeth€every€son€whom€heÐ ã ¼ Ðreceiveth.€òò7€óóIf€ye€endure€chastening,€God€dealeth€with€you€as€with€sons;€for€what€sonÐ Ï!¨ Ðis€he€whom€the€father€chasteneth€not?€òò8€óóBut€if€ye€be€without€chastisement,€whereofÐ »"” Ðall€are€partakers,€then€are€ye€bastards,€and€not€sons.€òòHebrews€12:6„8óóЧ#€ Ð Ð  ÐÌI€did€not€say€it.€God€said€it.€It€is€the€Holy€Ghost€making€a€spiritual€application€of€the€natural€principleÐ %X" Ðgiven€in€òòDeuteronomy€23:2óó.€We€have€so€much€wickedness€in€our€congregations,€but€I€do€not€seeÐ k&D # Ðvery€many€people€getting€chastised.€You€know€what€that€means!€A€known€unbeliever€cannotÐ W'0!$ ÐScripturally€be€a€member€of€a€Bible€believing€church.€They€should€be€removed€from€church€rolls.Ð C("% ÐMost€churches€today€will€not€remove€an€unrepentant€member€from€their€rolls.€They€will€not€useÐ /)#& Ðchurch€discipline€procedures€commanded€in€the€Bible€for€that€purpose.€That€is€especially€true€whenÐ *ô#' Ðthe€sinning€member€happens€to€be€a€high€profile€ð ðman€of€God€?!?ðð.€Ð +à$( ÐMuch€of€what€we€have€been€talking€about€is€rooted€in€a€wicked€spirit€of€pride€and€praise€of€men.€ItÐ ó+Ì%) Ðresults,€in€glorying€in€the€accomplishments€of€men,€in€exaltation€of€ð ðgreat€men€of€Godðð€andÐ ' Ðbraggadocios€soul€winning€claims.€There€is€much€Scripture€dealing€with€the€issue€of€pride€and€manÐ ì Ðworship.€There€is€much€rebuke€of€glorying€in€menððs€accomplishments€in€the€Bible.€Take€a€look€atÐ ÿØ Ðòò1€Corinthians€1:27„31óó,òò€€1€Corinthians€3:20„21óó,òò€2€Corinthians€10:17„18óó,òò€óóand€òòJeremiah€9:23„24óóÐ ëÄ Ðwhere€we€see:Ð × ° ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò27€óóBut€God€hath€chosen€the€foolish€things€of€the€world€to€confound€the€wise;€and€GodÐ ¯ ˆ Ðhath€chosen€the€weak€things€of€the€world€to€confound€the€things€which€are€mighty;Ð › t Ðòò28€óóAnd€base€things€of€the€world,€and€things€which€are€despised,€hath€God€chosen,€yea,Ð ‡ ` Ðand€things€which€are€not,€to€bring€to€nought€things€that€are:€òò29€óóThat€no€flesh€shouldÐ sL  Ðglory€in€his€presence.€òò30€óóBut€of€him€are€ye€in€Christ€Jesus,€who€of€God€is€made€untoÐ _8  Ðus€wisdom,€and€righteousness,€and€sanctification,€and€redemption:€òò31€óóThat,€accordingÐ K$  Ðas€it€is€written,€He€that€glorieth,€let€him€glory€in€the€Lord.€òò1€Corinthians€1:27„31óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXÃ÷#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ7 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20€óóAnd€again,€The€Lord€knoweth€the€thoughts€of€the€wise,€that€they€are€vain.€òò21Ð è  ÐóóTherefore€let€no€man€glory€in€men.€For€all€things€are€yours;€òò1€Corinthians€3:20„21óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXòú#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐûÔ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò17€óóBut€he€that€glorieth,€let€him€glory€in€the€Lord.€òò18€óóFor€not€he€that€commendethÐ Ó¬ Ðhimself€is€approved,€but€whom€the€Lord€commendeth.€òò2€Corinthians€10:17„18óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXJü#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔп˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò23€óóThus€saith€the€LORD,€Let€not€the€wise€man€glory€in€his€wisdom,€neither€let€theÐ —p Ðmighty€man€glory€in€his€might,€let€not€the€rich€man€glory€in€his€riches:€òò24€óóBut€let€himÐ ƒ\ Ðthat€glorieth€glory€in€this,€that€he€understandeth€and€knoweth€me,€that€I€am€the€LORDÐ oH Ðwhich€exercise€lovingkindness,€judgment,€and€righteousness,€in€the€earth:€for€in€theseÐ [4 Ðthings€I€delight,€saith€the€LORD.Ô#†XåXXX XåX›ý#Ô€Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔòòJeremiah€9:23„24óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX#ÔÐG Ð Ð  ÐÌWhat€of€the€huge€portraits€and€sculptures€of€Jack€Hyles€that€were€put€in€place€at€First€BaptistÐ ø ÐHammond/Hyles„Anderson?€That€is€pure€idolatry.€Consider€Godððs€admonition€in€òòActs€17:29óó:Ð  ä ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò29€óóForasmuch€then€as€we€are€the€offspring€of€God,€we€ought€not€to€think€that€theÐ ã ¼ ÐGodhead€is€like€unto€gold,€or€silver,€or€stone,€graven€by€art€and€manððs€device.€òòActsÐ Ï!¨ Ð17:29óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXn#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔл"”Ð Ð  ÐÌSince€God€said€not€to€make€any€images€of€him,€who€are€we€to€think€it€is€okay€to€set€up€a€sculptureÐ “$l! Ðat€a€church€in€honour€of€a€mere€man?€How€does€that€line€up€with€òòExodus€20:4óó€where€we€read:Ð %X" ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåX’#ÔÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò4€óóThou€shalt€not€make€unto€thee€any€graven€image,€or€any€likeness€of€any€thing€thatÐ W'0!$ Ðis€in€heaven€above,€or€that€is€in€the€earth€beneath,€or€that€is€in€the€water€under€theÐ C("% Ðearth:€òòExodus€20:4óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXí#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ/)#&Ð Ð  ÐÌA€sculpture€is€nothing€less€than€a€graven€image.€Jack€Hyles€was€made€into€an€Independent€BaptistÐ +à$( ÐPope€and€idol.Ð ó+Ì%) ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåX #ÔThere€are€a€number€of€sins€associated€with€braggadocios€soul€winning€claims.€One€cannot€help€butÐ ' Ðthink€of€the€sin€of€David€in€numbering€the€children€of€Israel€in€1€Chronicles€21€that€resulted€in€theÐ ì Ðdeath€of€seventy€thousand€men.€What€is€the€difference€between€what€David€done€and€what€Ð ÿØ ÐChristians€do€when€they€brag€about€how€many€souls€they€ð ðwonðð?€Bragging€about€soul€winningÐ ëÄ Ðstatistics€is€all€about€how€much€more€one€man€has€done€than€another.€Paul€said€the€following€to€theÐ × ° Ðchurch€at€Corinth:Ð à œ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò12€óóFor€we€dare€not€make€ourselves€of€the€number,€or€compare€ourselves€with€someÐ › t Ðthat€commend€themselves:€but€they€measuring€themselves€by€themselves,€andÐ ‡ ` Ðcomparing€themselves€among€themselves,€are€not€wise.€òò2€Corinthians€10:12óóÔ#†XåXXX XåX•#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐsL Ð Ð  ÐÌPaul€says€that€we€are€not€wise€in€comparing€and€measuring€ourselves€by€ourselves.€Then€we€haveÐ K$  Ðthe€issue€of€taking€credit€for€that€which€the€Holy€Ghost€has€done.€Paul€said€in€Ô#†XåXXX XåXí #ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò1€Corinthians€3:6óó:€ð ðòòóóIÐ 7  Ðhave€planted,€Apollos€watered;€ò òòòbut€God€gave€the€increaseóóðð.ó ó€From€the€context€of€òò1€Corinthians€3óó,Ð #ü  Ðit€is€obvious€that€there€was€some€envying€and€contention€over€soul€winning€numbers€in€the€churchÐ ì  Ðat€Corinth.€Paul€in€rebuking€their€carnality€over€soul€winning€ð ðstatisticsðð€€had€to€remind€them€thatÐ ÿØ  Ðthe€fruit€was€Godððs.€After€all,€it€is€only€God€who€can€know€without€error€€who€is€truly€saved.Ô#†XåXXX XåX #ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ ëÄ ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåXk #ÔMuch€of€what€we€have€been€dealing€with€in€the€last€few€minutes€was€a€hallmark€of€the€€ministry€ofÐ ×° ÐJack€Hyles€at€First€Baptist€Church€of€Hammond,€Indiana€and€Hyles„Anderson€College.€For€manyРÜ Ðin€the€Independent€Baptist€movement,€calling€out€the€sin€and€heresy€of€Jack€Hyles€is€equivalent€toÐ ¯ˆ Ðthe€Roman€Catholics€calling€out€the€sin€and€heresy€of€the€Pope.€The€ghost€of€Jack€Hyles€stillÐ ›t Ðð ðhauntsðð€the€Independent€Baptist€movement.€Most€men€in€the€ministry€today€will€not€name€namesÐ ‡` Ðpublickly.€That€is€not€Scriptural.€When€ð ðgreat€men€of€Godðð€commit€sin€and€practice€heresy€publicklyÐ sL Ðand€will€not€repent€of€it,€they€need€to€be€rebuked€publickly.€There€are€numerous€cases€in€the€BibleÐ _8 Ðwhere€religious€and€political€leaders€were€rebuked€by€the€men€of€God.€A€list€of€those€men€of€GodÐ K$ Ðwho€did€so€would€include:€Moses,€Nathan,€Jehu,€Micaiah,€Isaiah,€Jeremiah,€Ezekiel,€Daniel,€JohnÐ 7 Ðthe€Baptist,€Paul,€and€the€apostle€John.€Paul€publickly€rebuked€the€apostle€Peter.€When€we€will€notÐ #ü Ðdeal€with€the€sin€of€ð ðgreat€men€of€Godðð,€we€put€them€in€the€position€of€being€God.€Ð è ÐThe€Hyles„Anderson€leadership€model€results€in€that€very€thing.€That€model€is€based€upon€anÐ ûÔ Ðunscriptural€interpretation€of€the€very€Biblical€phrase€ð ðtouch€not€Godððs€€anointedðð.€TheirÐ ç À Ðinterpretation€violates€the€context€in€the€worse€sort€of€way.€€€For€proof€of€that€go€read€and€study€theÐ Ó!¬ Ðwhole€context€of€òò1€Chronicles€16óó€and€òòPsalm€105óó.€The€anointed€are€Godððs€people:€not€some€abusiveÐ ¿"˜ Ðpastor.€The€application€of€the€unscriptural€Hyles„Anderson€leadership€model€has€led€to€much€abuseÐ «#„  Ðof€Godððs€anointed€people.€Demanding€blind€loyalty€to€an€unholy€and€heretical€leader€is€notÐ —$p! ÐScriptural.€It€is€occultic.€When€we€put€a€ð ðman€of€Godðð€into€a€position€where€his€authority€andÐ ƒ%\" Ðconduct€cannot€be€questioned€we€grant€him€absolute€power€and€it€has€been€well€said€that€ð ðabsoluteÐ o&H # Ðpower€corrupts€absolutelyðð.€The€best€of€men€are€still€but€men.€We€do€not€care€how€great€you€get€inÐ ['4!$ Ðthe€eyes€of€men,€you€are€still€accountable€to€God€and€to€the€Word€of€God€for€how€you€treat€yourÐ G( "% Ðflock€and€your€personal€conduct.€To€many€of€us€men€in€the€Independent€Baptist€movement€haveÐ 3) #& Ðallowed€sinful,€unscriptural€dictators€to€usurp€the€authority€of€God€and€his€Word.€I€am€not€impugningÐ *ø#' Ðpastoral€authority.€We€must€submit€to€our€pastors€in€a€scriptural€manner€with€a€Godly€attitude.€Ð  +ä$( ÐWe€must€be€very€careful€when€dealing€with€elders€in€our€churches.€Elders€are€those€who€are€old€byÐ ÷+Ð%) Ðreason€of€age€or€those€that€are€in€positions€of€leadership.€There€are€Scriptural€instructions€for€both.Ð ' ÐThe€first€is€in€òò1€Timothy€5:1„2óó:Ð ì ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóRebuke€not€an€elder,€but€intreat€him€as€a€father;€and€the€younger€men€as€brethren;Ð ëÄ Ðòò2€óóThe€elder€women€as€mothers;€the€younger€as€sisters,€with€all€purity.€òò1€Timothy€5:1„2óóÐ× °Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€are€to€respect€those€that€are€older€than€we€are.€They€are€due€our€respect,€our€help,€and€our€ð ðyesÐ ¯ ˆ Ðsirsðð€and€ð ðyes€maððamsðð.€One€of€the€most€ungodly€things€in€our€society€is€those€young€teens€andÐ › t Ðyoung€adults€that€talk€back€to€and€rebuke€their€parents.€There€is€nothing€more€detestable€than€aÐ ‡ ` Ðyoung€man€who€will€physically€and€verbally€abuse€their€mothers€and€grandmothers.€Ð sL  ÐÌThe€second€group€of€elders€is€discussed€in€òò1€Timothy€5:17„20óó€where€it€is€written:Ð K$  ÐÌà8  àòò17€óóLet€the€elders€that€rule€well€be€counted€worthy€of€double€honour,€especially€theyÐ #ü  Ðwho€labour€in€the€word€and€doctrine.€òò18€óóFor€the€scripture€saith,€Thou€shalt€not€muzzleÐ è  Ðthe€ox€that€treadeth€out€the€corn.€And,€The€labourer€is€worthy€of€his€reward.€òò19Ð ûÔ  ÐóóAgainst€an€elder€receive€not€an€accusation,€but€before€two€or€three€witnesses.€òò20€óóThemÐ çÀ Ðthat€sin€rebuke€before€all,€that€others€also€may€fear.€òò1€Timothy€5:17„20óóÐӬРР ÐÌIt€is€obvious€from€the€context€that€the€phrase€ð ðdouble€honourðð€applies€to€the€financial€support€thatÐ «„ ÐGod€commands€for€those€in€the€ministry.€These€elders€are€ruling€elders.€We€Baptists€call€themÐ —p Ðpastors.€The€pastors/elders€that€rule€well€are€entitled€to€double€financial€support.€The€phrase€ð ðdoubleÐ ƒ\ Ðhonourððdoes€not€mean€that€the€pastor€is€to€be€exalted€above€anyone€else€in€the€congregation.€€If€aÐ oH Ðchurch€that€is€financially€able€will€not€financially€support€its€pastor,€they€are€sinning€against€God.€Ð [4 ÐSinning€pastoral€dictators€and€those€who€push€the€Hyles„Anderson€leadership€model€have€taken€1Ð G  ÐTimothy€5:20€out€of€their€Bibles.€That€verse€says€that€sinning€elders/pastors€are€to€be€publicklyÐ 3  Ðrebuked€before€all,€that€others€also€may€fear.€€Do€you€actually€think€that€todayððs€apostate€churchesÐ ø Ðare€going€to€do€that€when€they€will€not€even€deal€with€the€unbridled€sin€of€the€men€and€women€inÐ  ä Ðtheir€pews.€It€takes€truly€spiritual€men€to€deal€with€these€issues.€The€Holy€Ghost€said€in€òòGalatiansÐ ÷Ð Ð6:1óó:Ð ã ¼ ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóBrethren,€if€a€man€be€overtaken€in€a€fault,€ye€which€are€spiritual,€restore€such€an€oneÐ »"” Ðin€the€spirit€of€meekness;€considering€thyself,€lest€thou€also€be€tempted.€òòGalatiansÐ §#€  Ð6:1óóГ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌIt€takes€spiritual€backbone€and€spiritual€discernment€to€deal€with€these€issues.€What€we€haveÐ k&D # Ðsubstituted€for€spiritual€backbone€and€spiritual€discernment€in€our€Independent€Baptist€churches€isÐ W'0!$ Ðspiritual€pride.€€We€have€to€many€whited€sepulchres€ð ð€Which€say,€Stand€by€thyself,€come€not€nearÐ C("% Ðto€me;€for€I€am€holier€than€thouðð.€Godððs€verdict€upon€them€is:€ð ðThese€are€a€smoke€in€my€nose,€a€fireÐ /)#& Ðthat€burneth€all€the€dayðð€(òòIsaiah€65:5óó).òòóóÐ *ô#' ÐMen,€if€you€are€going€to€be€godly€leaders€in€your€church€and€in€your€home€you€are€going€to€have€toÐ +à$( Ðput€sin€out€of€your€personal€life€and€out€of€your€home.€That€which€you€tolerate€in€your€personal€lifeÐ ó+Ì%) Ðand€in€your€home€will€find€its€way€into€your€church.€You€should€be€unified€with€your€wife€in€dealingÐ ' Ðwith€sin€and€discipline€issues€in€the€home.€The€line€of€authority€in€the€home€is€God,€husband,€wife,Ð ì Ðwith€the€children€being€followers.€Do€not€allow€your€children€to€play€you€against€your€wife€and€viceÐ ÿØ Ðversa.€Ð ëÄ ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔOne€thing€that€amazes€me€is€the€Christian€parents€who€will€tolerate€the€most€ungodly€conduct€outÐ × ° Ðof€their€own€children€and€even€defend€them€in€their€sin.€I€am€not€talking€about€those€ChristianÐ à œ Ðparents€who€were€saved€after€their€children€were€grown€even€though€there€is€much€application€forÐ ¯ ˆ Ðthem€in€what€I€am€saying.€What€I€am€talking€about€is€Christian€parents€who€raised€their€children€inÐ › t Ða€Christian€home€and€yet€once€those€children€become€adults,€the€parents€will€allow€those€childrenÐ ‡ ` Ðto€participate€in€what€is€condemned€as€sin€by€the€Word€of€God.€Ô#†XåXXX XåX*#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔMothers€are€usually€the€greaterÐ sL  Ðoffender€in€this€area€even€though€fathers€are€guilty€of€it€many€times.€A€man€has€abdicated,€or€givenÐ _8  Ðup,€his€God€given€responsibility€to€put€sin€out€of€his€home€if€he€yields€to€a€wifeððs€insistence€that€anÐ K$  Ðadult€or€minor€childððs€sin€be€tolerated€in€his€home.€To€shirk€this€responsibility€is€sin.€Sin€shouldÐ 7  Ðnever€be€tolerated€by€a€Christian€man€in€his€own€home.€It€is€a€bad€testimony€and€the€yielding€of€theÐ #ü  Ðsanctity€of€the€home€to€Satan.€When€you€yield€to€Satan€in€your€home,€then€he€becomes€the€masterÐ è  Ðof€your€home.€If€you€say€that€you€are€a€Christian€and€tolerate€sin€in€your€home,€then€you€are€guiltyÐ ûÔ  Ðof€hypocrisy.€Known€sin€in€the€home€will€quench€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€lost€family€membersÐ çÀ Ðand€will€create€division€in€the€home.€Known€sin€will€limit€what€the€Holy€Ghost€could€do€with€youÐ Ó¬ Ðboth€inside€and€outside€your€home.€Known€sin€will€grieve€the€Holy€Ghost€which€will€lead€toÐ ¿˜ Ðdiscontent,€strife,€and€sometimes€even€hatred.€€IN€SHORT,€TO€TOLERATE€SIN€IS€SIN€ITSELF.Ð «„ ÐIf€your€tolerate€sin€in€your€home€then€you€become€a€partaker€of€that€sin.€Paul€told€Timothy€in€€òò1Ð —p ÐTimothy€5:22óó:òò€óóð ðLay€hands€suddenly€on€no€man,€neither€be€partaker€of€other€menððs€sins:€keep€thyselfÐ ƒ\ Ðpureðð.Ô#†XåXXX XåXá,#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔ€The€Holy€Ghost€abides€in€purity.€Soul€winning€is€an€issue€of€purity.€The€apostle€John€also€saidÐ oH Ðthat€if€you€receive€sin€into€your€house,€then€you€become€a€partaker€in€that€sin.€òò2€John€6„11óó€says:Ð [4 ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåX3#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò6€óóAnd€this€is€love,€that€we€walk€after€his€commandments.€This€is€the€commandment,Ð 3  ÐThat,€as€ye€have€heard€from€the€beginning,€ye€should€walk€in€it.€òò7€óóFor€many€deceiversÐ ø Ðare€entered€into€the€world,€who€confess€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh.Ð  ä ÐThis€is€a€deceiver€and€an€antichrist.€òò8€óóLook€to€yourselves,€that€we€lose€not€those€thingsÐ ÷Ð Ðwhich€we€have€wrought,€but€that€we€receive€a€full€reward.€òò9€óóWhosoever€transgresseth,Ð ã ¼ Ðand€abideth€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ,€hath€not€God.€He€that€abideth€in€theÐ Ï!¨ Ðdoctrine€of€Christ,€he€hath€both€the€Father€and€the€Son.€òò10€óóIf€there€come€any€unto€you,Ð »"” Ðand€bring€not€this€doctrine,€receive€him€not€intoòò€youróó€house,€neither€bid€him€GodÐ §#€  Ðspeed:€òò11€óóFor€he€that€biddeth€him€God€speed€is€partaker€of€his€evil€deeds.€òò2€John€6„11óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXA4#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔГ$l!Ð Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XåXXX XåXN8#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌNotice€the€use€of€the€phrases€ð ðcommandmentsðð,€ð ðtransgressethðð,€ð ðdoctrine€of€Christðð,€and€evil€deeds.Ð k&D # ÐWhat€the€Holy€Ghost€is€saying€through€John€is€that€if€you€invite€into€your€house€those€that€walk€notÐ W'0!$ Ðafter€the€commandments€or€that€transgress€and€abide€not€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ€then€you€becomeÐ C("% Ða€partaker€in€their€evil€deeds.€Allowing€those€transgressors€into€your€home€is€like€inviting€Satan,€orÐ /)#& Ðan€antichrist€into€your€home.€To€allow€such€like€into€your€home€is€to€bed€down€with€the€Devil.€NoteÐ *ô#' Ðalso€that€those€who€abide€in€sinful€behaviour€ð ðhath€not€Godðð.€In€plainer€words,€they€are€NOTÐ +à$( ÐSAVED.€òòEphesians€5:7óó€says:€ð ðBe€not€ye€therefore€partakers€with€themðð.€We€are€to€have€noÐ ó+Ì%) Ðfellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reprove€them€(òòEphesians€5:11óó).€TheseÐ ' Ðverses€are€very€powerful€especially€if€you€consider€that€they€occur€in€the€longest€passage€in€the€NewÐ ì ÐTestament€dealing€with€relationships€and€holiness€in€the€church,€in€our€lives€individually,€and€in€our€Ð ÿØ Ðfamily€life.€Read€it€for€yourself€in€Ephesians€4€and€5€where€we€find€65€verses.€Paul€is€saying€the€veryÐ ëÄ Ðsame€thing€John€is€in€òò2€Johnóó€except€he€has€added€quite€a€few€more€details.€You€cannot€makeÐ × ° Ðexceptions€for€your€family€members.€I€am€not€saying€that€you€should€permanently€set€aside€yourÐ à œ Ðfamily€members.€In€most€cases€that€is€not€necessary.€What€I€am€saying€is,€if€you€claim€to€be€a€manÐ ¯ ˆ Ðof€God€then€you€must€deal€with€sin€in€your€home€and€make€it€clear€that€sin€will€not€be€tolerated.Ð › t ÐYou€should€not€allow€your€children€to€rest€in€the€delusion€that€they€are€saved€if€they€continue€in€openÐ ‡ ` Ðsin€such€as€drug€and€alcohol€use,€fornication,€adultery,€sodomy,€pedophilia,€and€pornography€becauseÐ sL  Ðif€the€rapture€takes€place€and€your€children€have€been€under€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost€they€areÐ _8  Ðwithout€hope€in€the€tribulation.€To€accept€such€behaviour€is€to€accept€the€very€real€possibility€thatÐ K$  Ðyour€children€are€on€their€way€to€hell€if€you€do€not€make€a€conviction€bringing€stand€based€on€theÐ 7  Ðholiness€of€God.€Here€is€the€warning€from€the€word€of€God:Ð #ü  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåXµ8#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò6€óóSeeingòò€it€isóó€a€righteous€thing€with€God€to€recompense€tribulation€to€them€thatÐ ûÔ  Ðtrouble€you;€òò7€óóAnd€to€you€who€are€troubled€rest€with€us,€when€the€Lord€Jesus€shall€beÐ çÀ Ðrevealed€from€heaven€with€his€mighty€angels,€òò8€óóIn€flaming€fire€taking€vengeance€onÐ Ó¬ Ðthem€that€know€not€God,€and€that€obey€not€the€gospel€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ:à8@¸Ð Ð à€òò2Ð ¿˜ ÐThessalonians€1:6„8óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXÐB#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔЫ„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòÔ#†XåXXh XåXòD#ÔÔ‡ XåXXhXåXÔ7€óóFor€the€mystery€of€iniquity€doth€already€work:€only€he€who€now€lettethòò€will€letóó,€untilÐ ƒ\ Ðhe€be€taken€out€of€the€way.€òò8€óóAnd€then€shall€that€Wicked€be€revealed,€whom€the€LordÐ oH Ðshall€consume€with€the€spirit€of€his€mouth,€and€shall€destroy€with€the€brightness€ofÐ [4 Ðhis€coming:€òò9€òòóóóóEven€him,€whose€coming€is€after€the€working€of€Satan€with€all€powerÐ G  Ðand€signs€and€lying€wonders,€òò10€óóAnd€with€all€deceivableness€of€unrighteousness€inÐ 3  Ðthem€that€perish;€because€they€received€not€the€love€of€the€truth,€that€they€might€beÐ ø Ðsaved.€òò11€óóAnd€for€this€cause€God€shall€send€them€strong€delusion,€that€they€shouldÐ  ä Ðbelieve€a€lie:€òò12€óóThat€they€all€might€be€damned€who€believed€not€the€truth,€but€hadÐ ÷Ð Ðpleasure€in€unrighteousness.òòóóÔ#†XåXXX XåX…E#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔ€òò2€Thessalonians€2:7„12óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXYI#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÐ㠼РР ÐÌAs€a€parent,€or€a€soul€winner,€you€cannot€trust€somebody€elseððs€profession€of€salvation.€Only€theyÐ »"” Ðknow€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€The€only€thing€that€you€can€possibly€believe€is€the€fruit€ofÐ §#€  Ðrepentance€in€their€lives€and€even€that€can€be€deceptive.€It€is€especially€true€today€that€the€proof€ofÐ “$l! Ðsalvation€is€in€the€walk€and€not€in€the€talk.€€If€you€are€a€parent€that€has€a€child€in€open€sin,€it€is€bestÐ %X" Ðto€assume€that€they€are€lost€and€prepare€a€course€of€action€based€upon€that€assumption.€Do€not€worryÐ k&D # Ðabout€offending€them.€If€they€are€lost,€is€it€better€to€offend€them€than€to€let€them€die€in€their€sin€andÐ W'0!$ Ðgo€to€hell.€If€they€are€saved€and€they€get€offended,€they€will€get€over€it.€Most€Christian€parents€inÐ C("% ÐAmerica€who€think€their€children,€including€adult€children,€are€saved€are€in€bad€need€of€a€realityÐ /)#& Ðcheck.€€Never,€never€get€upset€when€a€person€questions€whether€or€not€one€of€your€professingÐ *ô#' Ðchildren€is€saved.€€Never,€never€argue€with€a€person,€especially€a€child,€whether€they€are€saved€orÐ +à$( Ðuse€the€expression€ð ðyou€know€you€are€savedðð€when€they€are€doubting€their€salvation.€When€you€doÐ ó+Ì%) Ðeither€of€those€you€are€hindering€either€the€correcting€work€or€the€convicting€saving€work€of€the€HolyÐ ' ÐGhost.€Only€them€and€the€Holy€Ghost€know€for€sure€that€they€are€saved.€If€you€enter€yourself€intoÐ ì Ðthe€mix,€you€are€guilty€of€usurping€the€ministry€of€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€thatÐ ÿØ Ðdoes€the€drawing€and€convicting.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€does€the€conversion.€It€is€God€theÐ ëÄ ÐHoly€Ghost€that€does€the€regeneration,€or€resurrection.€It€is€God€the€Holy€Ghost€that€gives€theÐ × ° Ðassurance€of€salvation.€You€put€yourself€in€the€place€of€the€Holy€Ghost€when€you€argue€withÐ à œ Ðsomeone€ð ðthat€they€know€they€are€savedðð€regardless€of€whether€their€life€screams€that€they€are€onÐ ¯ ˆ Ðtheir€way€to€hell€fire€and€damnation.€If€there€is€no€fruit,€then€they€are€not€rooted€in€the€tree€of€life.òòÐ › t ÐóóIf€you€are€in€open€sin,€you€cannot€convince€me€that€you€are€saved.€If€you€are€having€constant€doubtsÐ ‡ ` Ðabout€whether€you€are€saved€do€not€tell€me€that€the€devil€is€making€you€doubt€your€salvation.€TheÐ sL  ÐDevil€would€never€do€that€if€he€knew€you€were€lost.€Ô#†XåXXX XåX¸I#ÔÐ _8  ÐWe€now€turn€to€a€recurrent€charge€in€the€Bible€that€is€given€to€men.€That€charge€is€ð ðbe€strongðð.€InÐ K$  Ðyour€Bible,€you€will€not€find€one€passage€of€scripture€that€says€that€the€prophet€Daniel€done€anythingÐ 7  Ðwrong.€Yet,€here€is€Godððs€charge€to€him:Ð #ü  ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌà8  àÔ#†XåXXX XåX…U#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔòò18€óóThen€there€came€again€and€touched€me€one€like€the€appearance€of€a€man,€and€heÐ ûÔ  Ðstrengthened€me,€òò19€óóAnd€said,€O€man€greatly€beloved,€fear€not:€peace€be€unto€thee,€beÐ çÀ Ðstrong,€yea,€be€strong.€And€when€he€had€spoken€unto€me,€I€was€strengthened,€andÐ Ó¬ Ðsaid,€Let€my€lord€speak;€for€thou€hast€strengthened€me.€òòDaniel€10:18„19óóÔ#†XåXXX XåXÔU#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔп˜Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XåXXX XåX¢W#ÔÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌÔ#†XåXXX XåXX#ÔNine€times€the€phrase€ð ðbe€strong€and€of€good€courageðð€is€used€in€our€Bibles.€Twice€it€was€spokenÐ —p Ðto€the€people€of€Israel.€Twice€it€was€spoken€to€Solomon€by€David.€Five€times€it€was€spoken€toÐ ƒ\ ÐJoshua.€We€see€this€phrase€in€òòDeuteronomy€31:6óó,€òòDeuteronomy€31:7óó,òò€Deuteronomy€31:22„23óó,òòÐ oH ÐJoshua€1:6óó,òò€Joshua€1:9óó,òò€Joshua€1:18óó,òò€Joshua€10:25óó,òò€1€Chronicles€22:13óó,òò€1€Chronicles€28:20óó.òòÐ [4 ÐDeuteronomy€31:22„23€óósays:Ð G  ÐÌà8  àòò22€óóMoses€therefore€wrote€this€song€the€same€day,€and€taught€it€the€children€of€Israel.Ð ø Ðòò23€óóAnd€he€gave€Joshua€the€son€of€Nun€a€charge,€and€said,€Be€strong€and€of€a€goodÐ  ä Ðcourage:€for€thou€shalt€bring€the€children€of€Israel€into€the€land€which€I€sware€untoÐ ÷Ð Ðthem:€and€I€will€be€with€thee.€òòDeuteronomy€31:22„23óóÐ㠼РР ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌThis€charge€was€given€to€all€of€Israel€in€Deuteronomy€chapter€31€including€the€religious€leaders.Ð »"” ÐMoses€repeated€this€phrase€in€his€public€charge€to€the€government€leader,€Joshua,€in€Ô#†XåXXX XåX$\#ÔòòDeuteronomyÐ §#€  Ð31óóÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔ.€Ô#†XåXXX XåXZ]#ÔThe€following€charge€was€given€when€the€second€temple€was€being€built:Ð “$l! ÐÌà8  àòò4€óóYet€now€be€strong,€O€Zerubbabel,€saith€the€LORD;€and€be€strong,€O€Joshua,€son€ofÐ k&D # ÐJosedech,€the€high€priest;€and€be€strong,€all€ye€people€of€the€land,€saith€the€LORD,Ð W'0!$ Ðand€work:€for€I€am€with€you,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts:€òòHaggai€2:4óóÐC("%Ð Ð  ÐÌNote€once€again€the€charge€to€ð ðbe€strongðð€is€given€to€the€government€leader,€the€religious€leader,€andÐ *ô#' Ðthe€people.€A€parallel€concept€to€being€strong€is€the€Old€Testament€admonishment€ð ðfear€thou€not,Ð +à$( Ðand€be€not€dismayedðð€that€appears€at€least€nine€times€in€the€Old€Testament.€So,€we€see€that€one€ofÐ ó+Ì%) Ðthe€major€charges€to€men€of€God€in€the€Old€Testament€was€to€be€strong€and€fear€not.€As€we€moveÐ ' Ðinto€the€New€Testament,€note€the€following:Ð ì ÐÌà8  àòò7€óóFor€God€hath€not€given€us€the€spirit€of€fear;€but€of€power,€and€of€love,€and€of€aÐ ëÄ Ðsound€mind.€òò2€Timothy€1:7óóÐ× °Ð Ð  ÐÔ‡ XåXXXXåXÔÌBased€upon€òò2€Timothy€1:7óó,€if€you€find€yourself€bound€by€a€spirit€of€fear€that€saps€your€spiritualÐ ¯ ˆ Ðstrength,€you€can€be€sure€that€it€is€not€of€God.€God€has€given€us€a€spirit€of€a€sound€mind€that€weÐ › t Ðmight€have€the€tools€to€deal€with€the€confusion€that€Satan€tries€to€plant€in€our€midst.€God€is€not€the€Ð ‡ ` Ðauthor€of€confusion.€€We€will€close€this€discussion€with€òòEphesians€6:10„18óó,òò€Ô#†XåXXX XåX!b#Ô2€Corinthians€10:3„5Ô‡ XåXXXXåXÔóó,òò€Ð sL  ÐZechariah€4:6óó€Ô#†XåXXX XåX