How Important are Our WORDS?

The words we speak are very important. It was words spoken from our hearts that first brought us into the kingdom of God (Romans 10:10,13).

What if our response to that all important invitation from God had been, "Oh, if it is God's will, he'll save me," or "Well, I can ask him to save me, and he'll answer my prayer, but sometimes he says no, so I can't say for sure whether he'll save me or not."

I can see many of you rising to your feet right now crying out, "No, no! The Word of God says he WILL save ALL who call on his name through belief in his risen son. So you can't possibly use this as a scenario. You've missed it badly!"

Well, doesn't the Word of God say he WILL do other things as well. So why can't we take him at his Word for more than salvation? Why must he stop there at keeping his Word?

Our words are very powerful. The fact that our initial access into the presence and power of God (by becoming his child) comes through heart-spoken Words is proof of that.

Our words affect those around us--either positively or negatively. They affect all of our relationships either positively or negatively. They affect us, and our mental, physical and spiritual health, either positively or negatively.

But there are those who will take the scriptural truth concerning the importance and power of our words, and twist it to suit their own self-centered, ungodly purposes.

There are those who take the scripture, that says Abraham called those things that be not as though they were, and twist it into a useless denial of reality.

Abraham was absolutely right to call those things that be not as though they were, because he had God's promise, but there is certainly no record that he ever called those things that be as though they were not. Abraham never denied reality, and that is a subtle difference that many get confused about.

But it is true that the Word of God should always be in our mouth concerning any and all circumstances that may arise in our lives.

We are taught in scripture to "gird our loins with the TRUTH"—which is the Word of God—and it should be always be in our mouths as well as in our hearts.

Are you sick? What does the Word of God say? It says to go to the elders of the church, admit that you are sick and in need of prayer, and have them anoint you with oil and pray the prayer of faith over you.

What is the prayer of faith (faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God)? And what does the Word of God say? It says that God is our healer. It says that when we love him and are doers of the Word and not hearers only—it (his Word) is life to us and health to all our flesh (Proverbs 4:22). And I want to know that whoever is anointing me with oil and praying over me believes that—In fact, I don’t let just anyone pray for me with the laying on of hands.

These are just a few (of many) examples in scripture of what the Word of God says, about how to deal with whatever ails our bodies.

How about gossip? That involves words. Is it going to benefit us at all to go around "confessing" our healing while at other times we are indulging in the sin of gossip? Probably not.

The scriptures command us to let no corrupt communication come out of our mouths. Corrupt communication includes all ungodly speaking—not just cursing. Gossip is a sin. What is gossip? Gossip is discussing (without permission) the personal details of anyone's life who is not us.

The scriptures say our whole body can be defiled by what comes out of our mouths.

Scripture does teach that our physical health can be affected by our words—both positively and negatively. There is a very strong connection between the Spiritual and the physical.

Our words, actions, thoughts and attitudes all work together in affecting our physical bodies.

The scriptures say the curse causeless does not come (Proverbs 26:2). That is why it is so crucially important to acknowledge HIM in all our ways, so HE can direct our paths (proverbs 3:6 kjv).

It is doubtful that the majority of us are afflicted because we are so righteous that a "Job" situation is going on in our lives. But we cannot rule that possibility out, so we need be careful about passing judgment on anyone simply because they may be afflicted. But generally, that is not the case, and if obvious sin is present (all sin is not obvious to the casual observer), it is definitely a loving thing to confront it. Someone's physical life just might be saved. And wouldn't that be a good thing?

Jesus is the high priest of our profession (confession), and there is a reason for that piece of information being included in the Holy Scriptures. In light of that, is it a godly thing for our profession to be dismal, negative and unbelieving?

There is only one thing that limits God and that is unbelief: Psalms 78:40-41, How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew 13:58, 58: And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

And the scriptures do say, "From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks...."



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What's In It for Me?

Why are we Serving the Lord?

That's a good question for all Christians to ask ourselves from time to time.

In Malachi 3:14, we read about people being confronted with sinful, self centered motives for serving the Lord.

They are asking, "What "profit" is there in serving the Lord? It is clear that what they really care about is, "what's in it for me?"

In 2 Timothy 4:3, we read the apostle's warning to Timothy of the skewed motivations he will encounter in those who claim to follow Christ but in reality only follow their own lusts.

God's people would not be heaping teachers to themselves who lead them into deception, doctrines of devils, error, apostasy (and they are presently doing just that in record numbers), unless there was something in it for them.

Paul spoke of the time when many who profess Christ would cease to endure sound doctrine. Are we living in that time now?

Why are we serving Christ? Is it time to pray the prayer found in the Psalms, "Test my thoughts. Search my heart...?

I Believe the NASV Is the Best Translation

I am not inclined to argue with scholars who generally agree that the New American Standard Version (NASV) of the New Testament is the best WORD FOR WORD translation...


of the Egyptian, minority, CriticalText...

which directly descends from a Greek text which came into being a mere 127 years ago, and which stands in opposition to (as in contradiction of) the Received Text of which the King James Version is a WORD FOR WORD translation.

Why should Christians care about such things?

Because the issue of Bible Versions is critical to our faith, and as such should be very important to every Christian. The Bible was given to us by the direct inspiration of God as a written record of our origins, the relationship between God and Man and Heaven and earth. We are told in the Bible how we can have eternal life as well as how to live life here on earth. And, as touched on above, the Bible version issue is very much a TEXTUAL issue (much more so than simply a VERSION issue) and should be treated as such.

Almost all modern English New Testaments are translated from the minority, Critical Text published primarily by the United Bible Society (UBS). Both the publisher and the translators of the Critical Text either openly deny, or unashamedly cast doubt upon, the verbal inspiration of the scriptures. However, to do so is in direct opposition to the scriptures themselves, which claim God as their author--verbally inspiring human writers to pen the very Words of God Himself.


What about the New International Version (NIV), which many believe is the best translation and promote aggressively as such? The NIV cannot be the best translation of anything for one very obvious reason. It is not really a translation at all! But rather, it is an elaborate paraphrase masquerading as a translation.

The NIV, like the NASV, has been translated from the Egyptian, minority, Critical Text. But unlike the NASV, which is a WORD FOR WORD translation, the NIV was translated using the dangerously subjective THOUGHT FOR THOUGHT method.

The THOUGHT FOR THOUGHT method of Bible translation essentially leaves readers with an extremely lengthy book report which describes what the translators think the original writers of the scripture texts are trying to tell us.

What an elegant deception!

Let's not be deceived. Let's be informed. For more information concerning both the Critical Text and the Received Text, click on the book cover in the sidebar of this blog for, MY BIBLE DOESN'T SAY THAT!

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Joyce Meyer Needs to Practice What She Preaches

Joyce Meyer says we need to be "governed by the TRUTH." Jesus says His Word is TRUTH. Yet Joyce Meyer says the Word of God is a lie and "doesn't work." Joyce Meyer, therefore, rejects the TRUTH. That makes her a liar and a hypocrite of the highest order.

Example of Joyce Meyer Saying the Bible is a Lie ("Yea hath God said...?"):
“Several years ago I found myself completely worn out from trying to fight the devil. I learned many ‘methods’ of spiritual warfare; however, they did not seem to be working ... I had fallen into the trap that many Christians fall into. I had the right teaching, but the wrong order ... I was feverishly applying methods I had learned — like fasting and prayer ... rebuking and resisting evil spirits ... empty formulas which wear us out and produce no results except maybe a sore throat” (The Word, The Name, The Blood, pp. 28, 32, 33).

Did she really write that we should not believe what the Bible says concerning fasting and prayer, resisting and rebuking?

In penning the words , "Fasting and prayer, rebuking and resisting evil spirits are empty formulas..." Joyce Meyer identifies herself as an enemy of the Word of God, the Bible, which specifically instructs those who belong to Jesus Christ to (in the power of, and by the leading of the Holy Spirit) fast and pray, resist the devil, and even rebuke him at times.

She calls Bible instructions empty formulas which do not work. That is why we find her speaking and writing is peppered with the phrase, "you won't find this in the Bible. You have to get this by revelation." Joyce Meyer is an enemy of the Gospel.

Meyer attempts to use our Savior and His Living Word as servants, "methods and formulas," in order to accomplish her own will and do her personal bidding. That amounts to nothing short of witchcraft.

Here is an example of some of the "methods" Meyer applied that "didn't work." In an audiotape series called "How to Fight the Devil and Win," Meyer said: "I had every person, I think, anywhere within 10 miles who had a demon come knocking at my door wanting deliverance...And I was staying up half the night, almost every night, Dave and I were, casting out devils...I mean one woman came to my house, and me and my pastor literally rode her piggyback all over my house"

She said she got on people’s backs and rode them piggyback all over the house...?? I say Joyce Meyer is full of devils herself.

Joyce Meyer is one of Satan's ministers who appears (to many) as if she were a minister of righteousness (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).

Although listening to her teachings may make one feel good while listening, her teachings are a potent blend of rat poisen. They are unscriptural and, to date, I have met no one who has been set free from anything by listening to her or by reading her books (learning to love ourselves--which is a huge part of her false gospel--is not evidence of being set free. Jesus said we love ourselves just fine. It's just the opposite that we need to learn. We need to learn to love our neighbors as ourselves).

The most evident fruit of Joyce Meyer ministries, that I have observed, is a cult-like loyalty to JOYCE MEYER herself (holding men's persons in admiration [Jude 16]) and an addiction to the "feel good and false hope" that comes from listening to her.

Just this morning I was sitting quietly thanking God for all the goodness and mercy He has shown towards me and Butch. We have written about some of it--a mere fraction. God has quietly and consistently worked wonders, healings and miracles in our lives.. all without hoopla or help from televangelists who claim to have all the answers when really all they have is lots of money--which comes from people who have lots less in hopes they will get more by giving to these rich charletons (the Bible warns about giving to the rich).

I have little faith in Televangelists of any ilk, and consistently warn people to avoid "Christian" TV altogether. It is pure rat poisen (some good stuff mixed with the stuff that kills you). The Bible is clear that just because some good stuff might be in the mix is not a good reason to expose ourselves to it. The result can be fatal.

Someone once said that you can sell a lie, but you can't give the truth away. In my experience that has held true all too often. Jesus made it so simple, yet it is too simple for those who lust after signs, wonders and the supernatural to be interested in. Jesus said be doers of the Word and not hearers only. Read it, believe it, obey it. There is nothing dazzling about the simple Word of God, or complicated about understanding and obeying it. But Oh how powerful....

Jocelyn Andersen

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The File Has Been Corrupted

In exodus 32, Moses is instructed by the LORD to get down from the mountain because the people had “corrupted themselves.” What exactly does it mean to be “corrupted?”

To most of us, corruption means filth, vice and perversion. So if we don’t fit into those categories, we feel quite safe from corruption, don’t we. But are we really?

The following example comes to mind:
As I was working on my computer, I recently received a message from my anti-virus program that said, “RISKWARE. HIDDEN INSTALL.” That was alarming. I was informed that there were a couple of programs installed and running on my computer without user interaction. In other words, these programs were just doing their own thing without my permission or knowledge.

They had somehow managed to slip by the security systems I had in place and were now writing their own files in my system, while, at the same time, were altering other files. Healthy files on my computer were becoming corrupted.

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How could that be, when, on the surface, everything appeared normal?

I called my PC tech and was told that although things appeared normal, and my computer seemed to be functioning just fine at the moment, the RISKWARE, unless gotten rid of, would continue to write its own files, while altering others. And one day, when enough critical files were altered, my computer would be effectively destroyed. How long would that take? It depends, he said, on how fast the RISKWARE worked.

Even though a computer can function with some corrupted files, it is not something that can usually be ignored indefinitely.

What happens when a file is corrupted?
1.) It loses functionality. It no longer executes commands correctly
2.) It becomes utterly useless—destroyed

But isn’t it interesting, that the results of corrupting a file are not always immediately apparent? Things can roll happily along for quite some time…until the file that has been corrupted is needed. Then, it will either zig when it should zag, or it simply will not respond at all.

RISKWARE. HIDDEN INSTALL! How in the world does that happen? In my case, something harmful had been injected into my system through something which appeared to be safe (remember the story of the Trojan Horse? The gift that rolled through the gate of the city, that was, in reality, a hidden bunker harboring enemy troops?). I had downloaded a program that was acting as a hidden bunker for this RISKWARE, a malicious virus, that had now made my healthy system its home and was working stealthily at corrupting it—writing its own files (one right after another), and altering others. My system was slowly but steadily changing—for the worse.

And I was assured by my tech support, that the situation would continue to deteriorate, until one day, my computer would lose functionality altogether. It would become completely corrupted…and crash.

Aren’t people like that? Can’t we function, apparently quite normally (sometimes for a very long time), even with a few corrupted files? But even so, it is a serious thing when we allow the situation to continue without intervention.

Through His risen son—Christ Jesus, His Holy Spirit, and His Word—the Bible, God has given us all things that pertain to LIFE and to godliness. But we are the keepers of the gate. Jesus said we must be DOERS of the Word and not hearers only.

If we are hearers only, and not obedient to the word of God, RISKWARE will infest our lives and spirits—writing files on our hearts that oppose God, His word and His Spirit, altering our attitudes until we are changed—for the worse, no longer responding to the Spirit of God, or to others, as we should—as He intended. We become hardened to selfishness, pride, materialism, blatant sin and destruction. Our conscience no longer bothers us. We become comfortable inviting even more RISKWARE into our lives by watching things on television (movies or DVD’s), listening to things on radio (CD’s or MP3’s), or participating in activities that once we knew were wrong and would have made us feel badly—but no longer. We are headed for destruction and don’t even know it. Our lives, and the lives of those closest to us, are adversely affected. Our relationships are damaged or ruined. Our physical, mental and emotional health is adversely affected. Our faith is eroded and headed for shipwreck.

Without intervention, we are on a collision course with utter destruction—we are going to crash. And Jesus said when the crash comes, it will be a big one.

But if we hear His word and act on it (are you reading your Bibles every day, always picking up today where your left off yesterday?), our system defenses will work properly. The RISKWARE will be detected and gotten rid of before we become completely corrupted. We will respond to the Spirit of the Lord, and to others, as we should. We will function properly as our creator intended. We will walk in the peace and the victory that Jesus promises to those who love and obey Him.

Do you know Jesus as your savior? Are you absolutely certain that you have eternal life that only he can give? If not, open your Bible and begin reading at the New Testament Book of John. We recommend a King James Bible with no chapter headings or study notes.

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Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (vs1)

Lift your spirits and let your voice join the chorus of praise to God. Start singing! I am so grateful my friend, Janis, reminded me one day that all we have to do is open a songbook and start singing! And we need not wait till we get to church to do it. A pastor recently spoke on the topic of, "From the rising of the sun to the setting of the same...somewhere, there was a voice raised in praise of our great and mighty God. May a day never go by that my voice is not included in that company....

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