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CLEAN AND EMPTY

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CLEAN AND EMPTY

By Ken Blue

“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4

No doubt, one’s vision and philosophy is reflected in how sanitary the barn is. The attitude of some is, “My barn may be empty, but it is clean.” That is not something to be proud of. Animals always track in dirt. The more animals you have, the more dirt you can expect. However, those who track in the dirt are the same ones who do the work. They feed the cows, slop the hogs, pay the bills and provide your bread and butter.

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If you want the farm to increase, you must stop attacking the animals. Instead, they must be fed, comforted, loved and cleaned up after. If you don’t want people of other races, other political persuasions, children and teachers of public schools, or anyone else who may defecate in your barn, just attack them when they arrive. They won’t be back, but you will have clean stalls.

Some pastors and evangelist seem dedicated to keeping the barns clean and empty. It’s your call. You can have the increase from the animals or you can be clean and empty, but you can’t have it both ways.

BOOK: Galatians: Discovering Your Freedom in Christ

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Galatians
Galatians: Discovering Your Freedom in Christ

This commentary on Galatians shows the uniqueness of Paul’s Apostleship and his gospel. Dr. Blue proves that salvation could never be attained by the works of the Law, and that men were declared righteous by faith long before there was a Jewish nation, the Law or the temple.

The book of Galatians is the most helpful book in the Bible concerning the freeness of our salvation and our liberty in Christ. Every religion on earth, except Biblical Christianity, teaches that works are necessary for eternal life. Galatians was written to correct that very error. Dr. Ken Blue shows from Paul’s letter that salvation was a free gift hundreds of years before there ever was a Jewish nation or the Ten Commandments. The reader will see that all believers are free from the Law and are to walk in the perfect law of liberty in Christ.

The Law was given to reveal the true condition of the human heart. It was not given as a means of salvation. When Jesus Christ died, the Law was nailed to the cross with Him and its demands were fulfilled. All who accept the death; burial and resurrection of Christ for their sins are forever delivered from the curse of the Law and are made FREE in Christ. Paul admonishes the Galatians and all believers to “stand fast” in that liberty and not return to the bondage of the Law.
Every believer should read this book; especially new Christians!

BOOK: A Study in Ephesians

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Ephesians

This 112 page exposition of Ephesians is outlined so the preacher, the teacher and the student can easily follow each thought. The first three chapters explain our riches in Christ and what God has done for every believer. Our position is Christ is explained and magnified.

The last three chapters concern the believer’s walk and exhorts the believer to a practical life for Christ. Pastor Blue has not forgotten to address the devotional aspect of this great book and therefore this study of Ephesians will be a blessing to anyone who desires a closer walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

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PRAYER, PRAISE AND PRACTICAL WISDOM

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THE APPLICATION OF PRACTICAL WISDOM

Practical Wisdom

By Ken Blue

“And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.” Genesis 24:12.

A young man prayed, “Dear Lord, I need money now, so please send it soon.” A few days later he was offered a good job. He went back to the Lord in prayer and said, “Lord, I didn’t want a job, I wanted money!” This little illustration describes many of God’s people. They think prayer without the application of practical wisdom is all that is needed, or they error the other direction by neglecting prayer and manifesting the attitude, “I can do it all by myself.” Both approaches are wrong, as we will see from the above story about Abraham’s faithful servant.

The first thing we notice in the story is the wise application of practical wisdom. This man was no fool, and if we are going to accomplish anything for God, we must be wise and know how to apply the practical to our life and ministry. Notice that this servant was instructed where to go, what to do and not to do. He followed the advice of his master. He knew the young women would come to the well to draw water; that is where he stationed himself. He took with him precious gems and fine gold to convince her father of his master’s wealth and to influence him to allow her and to go with him. You will notice that there is nothing spiritual or mystical about that part of the story. He followed the practical approach that aided in the overall plan.

Secondly, he prayed. You will notice again that he is wise and focused on his mission. His prayer is direct, clear, and to the point. Unlike so many, he did not use fillers or repetition. He wanted God to give some evidence to assure him of a right choice. His prayer was intelligent, simple, unselfish and unambiguous.

After he had prayed, he resorted to practical wisdom in order to confirm that God was indeed answering his request. He did this by explaining his prayer and how Rebekah had responded to him. He restated his purpose and his prayer, and then he presented the dowry to her family. Permission was granted, and Rebekah returned with him to be Isaacs’s wife.

In verse forty-eight the servant was confident that God was prospering his journey; he bowed his head and worshipped the Lord. None of the three elements should be ignored is our quest to do God’s will. The practical wisdom given by God must be applied to the situation at hand. In addition, we must ask God to assist our efforts and show us His confirmation. Finally, God must be worshipped and praised for who He is and for His goodness to us.

IT’S YOUR MOVE, MYSTERY MAN

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IT’S YOUR MOVE, MYSTERY MAN

chess checkmateMy son sent me the link to Amazon, where a reader commented on two of my books. After reading the coments I am confident the reader had no comprehension of the book’s purpose, or he simply needed a platform to impress you with what he thinks he knows, that no others understand.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/review/RUB8TMFNAJG2Z?ref_=glimp_1rv_cl

Below is a comment on my book, Alien Immersion.

“A rating of 2.5 will probably be more like it. This guy packs doctor status, but I know more about right division with no status or money coming in as a professional bible teacher. He fails to know he is a Gentile throughout the whole bible. But if you are in those “Brider” churches this book is highly recommended, as to the cult mentality in them.”

This guy has smoked too much happy smoke to comment. How in the world did he come up with the idea that I’m unaware that I am a Gentile? That comment is insane. It too bad he didn’t give his name. I would love for him to demonstrate how much he knows about right divisions. Since he did not give a name or way to respond, we have no way of knowing of his expertise.

On the second book, Dispensationalism Misunderstood, he accuses me of “trying to proselyte” others to “one church.”

The only problem with this guy is he believes in one church, but there are clearly two. Acts 7:38 says one was started in Exodus; you got into by being a Jew, or Gentiles could get into like Ruth by becoming a Jew (called proselyte=former Gentile become Jew). This church was led by Scribes and Pharisees in the gospels. Jesus said to these Jewish leaders in MATT. 21:43, “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof” (KJV). In Acts 10:45 we see the 1st Gentile saved outside the Synagogue/Temple Proselyte program. Even toward the end of Acts we clearly see two churches in ACT 21:20 “And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: (This verse represents the Jewish church.): 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.” It doesn’t take a genius to know which church this is. There is one spiritual body of course but two physical churches in my New Testament. The Jewish church when the nation is the focus are predominate, but as the nation reject Jesus God diminishes them until the Great Tribulation. It is a Gentile age until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in, the Acts 21:21 church is this age.

At least, he said, “the only problem with this guy is he believes there is one church.” I have no idea where he came up with this conclusion from the book. However, there is only one church today. “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism,  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:4-6.

The rest of his comment is just more rambling. One must judge a book by its content and purpose, not by what is not said. I hope the one who made the above comments will contact me, and we will let him test his biblical brilliance. Until then, he remains in hiding. It’s your move.