A wise Christian doesn't wait until problems arise and then look for
knowledge. A wise believer lays up knowledge in advance, so that they'll
have it when they need it. But also, a godly believer lays up knowledge to
help OTHERS, so that when you meet people who are having a rough time, you
can help them in the Lord. I love listening to lots of preaching, and the
King James Bible, so that I can lay up knowledge for myself and to help
others.
By listening to preaching, you're laying up
knowledge in advance. I've heard Dr. Jack Hyles (1926-2001) preach many
sermons, where he says that the truth he's giving won't help the listener
now, but some day they'll remember it and it will save their life or
marriage. I have lived to prove Dr. Hyles' advice true! I never imagined
during the eight years that I sat under Dr. Hyles' preaching at First
Baptist Church of Hammond (1985-1993), that those truths would have a
profound impact on my life decades later when my life fell apart, my wife
divorced me in 2006, and it seemed that all hope was gone. I've since made
it a regular habit to listen to as many of Brother Hyles' sermons as I can
collect. I have
literally
thousands (2,526 so far) of MP3 sermons by Dr. Hyles. They are all
precious to me!
Wise men lay up truth for a rainy day. That is
why I collect quotes from sermons that I hear, sharing noteworthy truths
with others to help them. Quotes are a great way of emphasizing helpful
truths! Memorizing helpful Scriptures is another way to lay up knowledge.
Psalm 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee.” I memorized Psalm 27:1 this
week, “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall
I be afraid?” I love that truth... THE LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY
LIFE!!! And He sure is the strength of my life!!!
Here's a perfect example of some great knowledge to lay up...
“A man
never finds power with God until his life is submitted to God.
Can't do it! Can't do it! God's power will not rest on a worldly man!”
SOURCE: Pastor
Danny Castle, a quote from the awesome sermon, “How
To Have Power With God!”
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“What
we need in this generation, is for about 30,000 churches in the
United
States to go out of business, and just shut the doors, and let who
mean
business, get the power of God, and witness to this generation!”
SOURCE: Pastor Danny
Castle, a quote from the awesome sermon, “How
To Have Power With God!”
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“The more you forsake the world,
the more pressure's going to be on you.
But
thank God, there's a blessing in that—The more pressure, the more power!
The greater the pressure, the greater the power. The more pressure
that's
on a man's life, the more God can put His power on him!!!”
SOURCE: Pastor Danny
Castle, a quote from the awesome sermon, “How
To Have Power With God!”
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“If God's power ain't on a
man, he might as well hang it up! That's all there are to it!”
SOURCE: Pastor Danny
Castle, a quote from the awesome sermon, “How
To Have Power With God!”
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That's great truth Brother!!! My friend, if you'll stay
close to the Book of God and the God of the Book, you'll
do just fine! Amen!
As I speak with people in my daily life, and
answer e-mails, I try to think of sermons that I have heard, so I can season
my words with grace to edify (build up) OTHERS. I often repeat a great quote
(amongst hundreds of quotes) that I once heard from Dr. Jack Hyles...
“UNSHAKABLE FAITH COMES FROM HAVING YOUR FAITH SHAKEN!!!” I love that truth!
It has helped me, and others, very much. Now I never would have heard and
memorized that truth, unless I had listened to preaching!
The Bible says in Proverb 25:19, “Confidence
in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot
out of joint.” That truth applies to one's personal life as well. If you
wait until the roof caves in on your life, and everything is going wrong,
before you search the Scriptures and start listening to preaching, it's like
a broken tooth and a dislocated foot joint (which are VERY painful). Don't
do that to yourself! I love listening to preaching, almost daily, so I can
LAY UP KNOWLEDGE for me, my family, my web visitors and others. How can I
help anybody if I don't lay up knowledge? WISE MEN LAY UP KNOWLEDGE!!! We
live in a foolish society, where nearly everyone wants to watch TV and be
entertained all day, laying up NOTHING! Proverb 18:1, “Through desire a
man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
Here is a great quote that I read in a book by
the fiery fundamentalist preacher, Pastor J. Frank Norris (1877-1952)...
“What
we need is a school that teaches the whole English
Bible. What is needed is a school that will take men
from the engine cab, from between the plowshares and
teach them the Bible. What is needed is a school that is
free from modernism. What is needed is a school that
will teach a man how to go out with the Bible under his
arms, faith in his heart, and in the power of the Holy
Spirit begin in a vacant lot and build a church to the
glory of God.”
SOURCE: J.
Frank Norris, a quote from the excellent book, “The J.
FRANK NORRIS I Have Known" (for 34 Years), by Dr. Louis
Entzminger.
Here are some truths to burn
your heart for God...
Don't Spend Too Much Time Listening to
Secular Information
Colossians 3:1-3, “If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ
sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on
things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in
God.”
Do
you love knowledge my friend? I really like Mark Dice. He's a great guy from
all that I can tell. I believe he is a Christian. But I chose to stop
watching his videos regularly (although I still do watch them), because they
were waste of my time. Mark's videos are for shallow minds, mostly
entertainment, not things that are edifying. The content is not edifying.
It's not bad content, it's just not constructive, in my opinion. Politics,
Hollywood and the mainstream newsmedia are a cesspool of iniquity these
days.
I stopped watching Alex Jones too, although I
still subscribe to Infowars. Alex has become so lame, just a sounding voice
for President Trump. Alex has completely changed from the freedom fighter he
used to be. Alex has sold out to the establishment. Donald Trump is not the
answer to America's woes. When all is said and done, the United States will
be more closer to the goals set forth by the Luciferian elite when he leaves
office. I like Trump, on a personal level, as I do Alex Jones and Mark Dice,
but I have been spending my time instead listening to God's men, King James
Bible only preachers!!!
My website articles receive about 500 hits each
within a week of publishing them, but Mark Dice's entertainment videos
receive upwards of a million views a piece. People's minds are so shallow.
Mark is making money on YouTube, so he gives simple minds what they want,
entertainment. I'm not interested in making money from my ministry, not now,
not ever. My reward is in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-20). I'm not being critical
of Mark Dice or Alex Jones in this article, I'm just saying that I think
it's a big waste of my time to listen to them at length. One of the saddest
commentaries of our generation is the lack of interest in Bible preaching.
While the kooks, quacks and queers of the entertainment industry walk as
gods among Americans, Bible preachers are ridiculed, shunned and hated as
hate-mongers. THE TRUTH is considered hate to those who hate THE TRUTH!!!
We are living in the age of information.
Literally, many people have turned informed into a god.
I Am Crucified With Christ, Yet I Live;
Yet Not I, But Jesus Liveth in Me
Galatians 2:20, “I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth
in me: and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me, and gave himself for me.”
We are saved by TRUSTING Jesus, by receiving
His sacrifice on the cross as payment for our sins, believing that He was
buried and then bodily resurrected from the dead three days later. This is “THE
GOSPEL.” That's all that God requires to be saved. Then, the first thing
God wants us to do as a new believer is to be CRUCIFIED with Christ, by
presenting our body as a living sacrifice to live for the Lord (Romans
12:1). The latter is DISCIPLESHIP, the former is SALVATION. Dr. Jack Hyles
teaches this wonderful truth in his timeless MP3 sermon titled, “Steps
To Sanctification; Or, The Root Of All Heresy!” I hope you'll listen to
it, as I know it will bless your soul. This is a truth that needs to be laid
up in your heart, as it has been in mind for many years now. Praise God for
THE TRUTH!!!
I love the preceding and the following passages
of Scripture...
Colossians 3:1-3, “If ye
then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above,
not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
Let's break down Colossians 3:1-3 to see what
we can learn here shall we...
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JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN; THEREFORE,
- WE ARE TO SEEK HEAVENLY
THINGS, WHERE CHRIST SITS ON THE FATHER'S RIGHT HAND.
- WE ARE TO SET OUR
AFFECTION (THINK ABOUT) HEAVENLY THINGS, NOT EARTHLY THINGS.
- WE ARE DEAD IN CHRIST,
AND JESUS IS OUR NEW LIFE.
Very few Christians live this Scripture. This
is the key to the believer's happiness. No Christian who walks in the flesh
can ever truly be happy. What type of heavenly things should we think about?
- SOUL-WINNING (Luke
15:10; 1st Peter 1:12)
- SECOND COMING OF JESUS
CHRIST (Philippians 3:20; Titus 2:13)
- LAY ASIDE DISTRACTIONS
AND SIN, AND RUN THE RACE THAT IS SET BEFORE US (Hebrews 12:1)
- LAY UP TREASURES IN
HEAVEN BY LABOURING FOR CHRIST (Matthew 6:19-20; 1st Corinthians 3:7-15)
- CARING FOR AND
PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR (Matthew 5:3)
- THE KING JAMES BIBLE
(Psalm 119:89)
- LOVING AND FORGIVING
EVERYONE WITH GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (Matthew 6:14-15)
I've just listed but a few, but the entire Holy
Bible ought to be our thoughts. I don't know about you, but I want to
saturate my thinking and life with the things of God. The only way for a
Christian to be happy in Jesus is to TRUST AND OBEY.
A Christian loves righteousness. Even though we
are sinners who struggle with the desires of the flesh, we desire in our
spirit to do right (Romans 7:14-25). I love God's promise of a new Heaven
and earth, where righteousness will abound...
2nd Peter 3:13, “Nevertheless we, according
to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness.”
Wicked men refuse to listen to the preacher of
righteousness, but they cannot escape their Creator in Heaven...
Hebrews 12:25-26, “See that ye refuse not
him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on
earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh
from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised,
saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.”
We all make our choices in life. Some men fear
and obey God, who will enter into everlasting peace and blessing. But most
men do not fear nor obey God, and will be cast into the Lake of Fire for
their unbelief. We do not go to Heaven because of what we do, but because of
where we are looking... LOOK TO JESUS! Isaiah 45:22, “Look
unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am
God, and there is none else.” Men have always been saved by trusting
upon the Lord. Acts 10:43, “To him give all the prophets witness, that
through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins.” As you just read, this was the witness of
ALL THE PROPHETS!!! People in the Old Testament were saved the SAME WAY we
are today, which is by faith. We read in Genesis 15:6, “And he believed
in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness”
(See also Romans 4:3-6).
Bible Preaching Helps Us to Think Right
Psalms 119:9,
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto
according to thy word.”
American
politics are a major waste of time and resources. The entire Republican and
Democratic political system is Luciferian controlled at the top, as corrupt
to the core as can be. God controls the government, the government does not
control God. Daniel 2:21, “And he changeth the times and the seasons: he
removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and
knowledge to them that know understanding.” God has given to Americans
the corrupt leaders that we deserve. Psalms 18:25-26, “With the merciful
thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself
upright; With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and
with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.” With the
crooked (froward) God dealeth crookedly. The United States is a crooked and
perverse nation, and God has justly dealt with us as such.
Thank God for the small handful of
fundamentalist Christians who have not bowed their knee to Baal.
Philippians 2:15, “That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God,
without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse
nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” Men of
all ages can still have a pure mind and live right in 2017!!! Psalms
119:9, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed
thereto according to thy word.” If you want to live right, saturate your
life with the King James Bible!!!!!!!
You and I need solid Bible preaching!!! I mean
Pastor Danny Castle. I mean Dr. Jack Hyles. I mean Pastor Steven Anderson. I
mean Pastor Max Younce. Bible preaching helps us to think straight.
Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the
issues of life.” We all need Bible preaching. We all need to spend time
reading, meditating and studying God's Word in the inspired King James
Bible. I encourage you, whoever you may be, to spend much more time
listening to the King James Bible. I like listening to Alexander Scourby. I
encourage you to listen to lots of Bible preaching. Don't waste your time
listening to spiritual casualties, wolves in sheep's clothing, like Joel
Osteen, Rick Warren and John MacArthur. I wouldn't give you a plum nickel
for a preacher who tries not to offend people. I'm talking about shameful
ministers like Ravi Zacharias, who is infamous for always taking the easy
way out, delivery vague speeches, kowtowing with Gospel rejecting Mormons,
and who has sinfully received honors from the Roman Catholic Church.
Godly Believers Desire to Lay Up Sound Knowledge
to Help Others
Proverb 25:11, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of
silver.”
A selfish believer doesn't care about others. We are living in “perilous
times,” as foretold in the Holy Scriptures.
2nd Timothy 3:1-2, “This know also, that in the
last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be
lovers of their own selves...”
I feel sorry for selfish people, and that includes
selfish believers. We all tend to be selfish by nature. The Christian life
is a supernatural life. This is true because the blessed Holy Spirit is a
supernatural Being, Who indwells every born-again believer (1st Corinthians
3:16-17). Most professed Christians are selfish, self-conscience and
self-centered. Self has no place in the Christian life. Notice that the
center letter of the words “sin” and “pride” is the letter
“i.” Self always gets us into trouble. Most believers have “i” trouble.
The Word of God teaches us to become as a fool
to become wise. This is an amazing truth.
1st Corinthians 3:18, “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you
seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool,
that he may be wise.” Think about what God is saying. The
path to wisdom is to become a fool!!! What does that mean? How does one
become a fool? The Scriptures teach that to the unsaved person, the Gospel
is foolishness. 1st Corinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom of
God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by
the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” The
heathen world thinks they are wise, but they are fools in God's sight.
The wisdom of the world goes totally contrary
to the wisdom of man. Romans 1:22, “Professing themselves to be wise,
they became fools.” 1st Corinthians 4:10, “We are fools
for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye
are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.” What does this
passage mean? It means preachers are hated by the world for telling the
truth, but in Heaven's view Christians are wise. The evangelist is despised
for stepping on sinner's toes. So we are talking about different
perspectives here. From the world's view, those who preach the Gospel are
despised as being fools. But in reality, a righteous man is wise for
trusting upon the Lord. The choice to have wisdom is an individual choice.
Most people are simple, having neither wisdom nor wanting to be a fool. But
effectively, the simple are gullible, just as the fool, because they lack
wisdom. You get wisdom from the Word of God, from the Lord. Proverb 9:10,
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the
holy is understanding.” I fear God. I must give account to God one day
for every word that comes out of my mouth (Matthew 13:26). And also, I must
give account for every word that I type and upload to the internet. And so
must you!
Are you wise? Do you fear God? Do you hate
evil? Do you want to lay up knowledge beforehand, so that you will have it
when you really need it? You won't always have godly counsel available when
you need it. And if you lack wisdom, someone may give you some really bad
advice. Behind every pulpit is a human being! You need God's wisdom for
yourself, or else you'll be blown about by every wind of doctrine. We are
living in a world of fools!!! Please get into the King James Bible. I am
listening to Alexander Scourby read the King James Bible (Revelation,
Colossians, Philippians, Galatians and Ephesians) as I type this article. I
need wisdom. I just heard a beautiful Scriptures from Galatians 3:8, “And
the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the
heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,
saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.” Isn't that beautiful? God
JUSTIFIES THE HEATHEN... THROUGH FAITH!!! SO much for Lordship
Salvation (which is a false gospel). We are saved by BELIEVING, not by
repenting.
Repentance is always “toward God,” never from
sin, to be saved. That is exactly what Acts 20:21 teaches. Acts 20:21,
“Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward
God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Anyone who teaches
that you must repent by turning away from your sins to be saved is a false
prophet. You get saved by turning toward Jesus Christ in faith to be saved.
Obviously you need to turn “FROM” something in order to turn “TO” the
Gospel. But that something you turn FROM is not what saves you, nor is it a
requirement to be saved, as many false prophets claim these days. If you
place your faith in Christ's sacrifice on the cross, as payment for your
sins, believing that Jesus was buried and bodily raised up three days later,
you are immediately, permanently and forever saved!!! The man who believes
has also repented! This is why we find the words “believe” and “believed”
mentioned 85 times in the Gospel of John (which was written to convince men
to be saved - Acts 20:31), but the word “repent” is never mentioned even
once! John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.” That's really good stuff, I hope you got all that. I
learned these things from LAYING UP KNOWLEDGE, by searching the Scriptures
and listening to much Bible-preaching.
I love to listen to music as much as anybody,
and I do listen to music. But the average American has been listening to the
same music—day after day, week after week, month after month, year after
year, decade after decade—the same songs TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES!!! I'm
not kidding, you know it's truth. We all have heard the same songs so many
times. A
shocking study shows that the average person listens accumulatively to 13
years of music during their lifetime! Goodnight in the morning!!! Think
about that... 13 YEARS!!! Is it any wonder why people's lives are so messed
up? Is it any wonder why Americans are so gullible, dumbed-down, woefully
ignorant and lacking common sense? I think not! My friend, turn off the
radio sometimes! Turn off the television sometimes! If you haven't been
laying up knowledge, I HIGHLY recommend that you turn off everything for the
next 3 months, and spend as much time as possible wallowing in the Word of
God. Listen to lots of Bible-preaching by fundamentalist preachers! Get you
some doctrinally sound books from the
Sword Of The Lord or
Larry
Harrison's classic Christian book gallery.
Satan BLINDS the mind of a lost person, to
prevent them from seeing the clarity and simplicity of “THE
GOSPEL.”
