I will continue to pray that God will heal that which has become corrupted. “As for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you have learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2Tim14-15.

I love you bro… stand firm, let your theology be fixed…

Tinker

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

He either is Lord or He is not. I proclaim that He is Lord. He will care for you and your family.

Know that we are all in prayer for you. Keep us informed and let us know what we can do.

Your brother in Christ,
Russ

Your faith in the face of this adversity makes a greater impact on those around you than anything else you can do. You are a rock for Kathy and the family as long as you stay firm on The Rock of Jesus.

Your friend
Tony

Here is a sad observation made by Robert B. Strimple in the April 2010 Tabletalk (pg. 76): “Rather than preaching [the biblical gospel] with joy in its full riches and in the power of the Holy Spirit, too many assume their hearers’ acceptance of that gospel and preach sermons on more “practical” matters such as how to be better spouses, parents, money-managers, and so on. And the sad irony is that without a firm foundation in the fundamentals of our Christian faith, the hearers of such sermons are not achieving even those practical goals.”

He goes on to show that — not only are people NOT achieving those goals — people (especially those just entering adulthood) are walking away from the faith at alarming rates.

Christ crucified needs to be always before us as we go about our everyday lives.

The rational Western minds are used to instant communication, which is why we heap honors upon our most able communicators. We expect writings or saying to be immediately comprehensive. We watch world events as they happen and want the facts – quickly and conveniently. Scripture does not emanate from a high-tech, word-processed Western culture. God did not give his Word for the sake of instant communication because His purpose is to transform living human beings into His likeness.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Tim 3:16-17 KJV)

The Eastern mind works in a different way; it has a distinctive approach to communication especially relating to spirituality. The idea is that hearers are meant to struggle with its inner meaning. Consider the following strange saying Jesus made, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” (Matt 11:15 KJV)

The inference is the willingness to struggle with the inner meaning until the meaning behind the words begins to emerge and become clear. This comparison between East and West does lay down a challenge to our assumptions about the “right” use of language and the way we approach the biblical texts.

God chose to initiate the process of revelation, to make Himself known to a culture who is only impress with having eyes to see and ears to hear but is not participating with the truth. It is unfortunate that we have not understood that revelation is not a charisma of new truths but rather a spiritual process required for transformation.

Kingdom Culture is knowing the Truth and the correct response to Jesus himself.