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GET OFF THE PORCH

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GET OFF THE PORCH

PREACHED THIS SERMON AT PENSACOLA, FL, AND AT LANCASTER, CA. GOD USED IT TO CHANGE SOME LIVES. I HOPE HE WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT.

PENTECOSTAL PRAYS PASTOR BLUE WILL SPEAK IN TONGUES

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Ken Blue
Purchase my commentary on tongues. Why Bible Believers Don’t Speak in Tongues

 

Over the years I have done extensive research on the claims of those who say they have the gifts of healing, miracles, and tongues. In addition, I mailed a questionnaire to several Pentecostal Pastors in the area, containing 32 questions. Their responses aided in the writing of my book, Why Bible Believers Do Not Speak In Tongues.

I have posted the book title on my blog page, and it has prompted several who claim the gifts to respond, and try to convince me to seek the Holy Ghost, and speak in an unknown tongue. The following is a recent correspondence with a deceived Charismatic on this subject.

 “The Baptism of the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues is to all who believe. I believe – I have received.”

My response: How do you know you have? Do you know what you said? Also, all tongues were known languages. You assume you have spoken is tongues because you believe you have. Because you believe you have something does not make it so. Again, faith must be based on the Word of God, rightly divided. Where did God tell you that you were filled with the Holy Ghost, and were speaking in another language? What language was it. All the tongues in the Bible were known languages.

 “Would you be willing to send me a free copy of your book?”

 My response: No problem, give me a mailing address. (No address was ever sent.)

 “The more I think about it Bro Blue the more I realize – Yes I had to believe to receive – and God did baptize me with the Holy Ghost – and I KNOW (not just believe) but KNOW for a fact I do have the Holy Ghost and tongues is the evidence.

I don’t have the gift of divers tongues but I have the language that God gave me and because I have it God knows what I am saying through the spirit.”For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries”; (1 Cor. 14:2). You can say and believe what you want – and as I said God will not force any one. He does want you to be filled – I don’t care how much you studied – talked to others – I will Stand on what I know to be True. I Have the Indwelling of the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues as the spirit give utterance.”

My response: First of all, your interpretation of I Cor. 14:2 is wrong. Since God understands all languages, why would He need you to speak to Him in a tongue which is not a known language?  I pastored for 40 years, and had members from all different countries. To illustrate the verse you used, I ask a specific person to come to the pulpit and lead in prayer in their native tongue. Now, they were praying to God, both God and the speaker understood what was being said. However, no one else in the service understood them.  It was a MYSTERY! Thus, 5 words understood by others would be better than 10,000 in their native tongue, unless someone interpreted it into English. Paul is never suggesting that he DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS SAYING. Again, all you have is an experience, and you BELIEVE it was proof that you were filled with the Spirit. Nothing could be further from the TRUTH. I challenge you to read my recent article and answer the questions.  WHY YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN IN TONGUES

Note: I was sent an audio by this Charismatic demonstrating his gift of tongues, and praying for me to speak in tongues. I am not sure if he was praying to God or to me. If he was praying to God, the only reason he would send me the prayer was so he could demonstrate that he spoke in tongues. Proof was lacking. He said, “Please listen to the attached Prayer.”

Listen to His Prayer

My response: I did listen to your prayer. As I said earlier, when God tells me to speak in tongues, I will. I get the impression that you are more in love with a feeling or experience than you are the Word or the Lord. You obviously did not go to my web page and consider what was said. If you did, it is proof that you are deceiving yourself. Look at the challenge and try again. I pray that God will open your eyes to the TRUTH.

“I love you Pastor Blue – May God Bless!! This correspondence with you is what has been an experience.”

Note: I do not doubt the sincerity of this young man. However, like all Charismatics, they believe an experience above the Scriptures. If you told me a pink elephant walked across your bed last night, there is no way for me to convince you otherwise. You will notice that this young man refused to allow me to send my book, and if he read the blog on tongues, he refused the challenge. Tongues, in the Bible, were foreign languages, and no one has the miracle of speaking in them today. They must attend language school, or spend time within that culture.

WHY YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN IN TONGUES

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Charismatic pastors tell me that the gift of tongues is the easiest of the gifts to fake. The reason, they say, is it cannot be verified. We agree 100% with them on that issue.

Now, we appeal to reason. If the gift of tongues is present, wouldn’t the other gifts also be with us? In fact, we are told that the gift of tongues is the least important of all gifts. Paul said it was better to speak 5 words that are understood, than 10,000 words in an unknown tongue!

So, let’s move on to the more important gifts. I can prove to you that no person on earth today has the gifts as taught in the Bible. If the other gifts are not here, neither are tongues. In fact, my book, Why Bible Believers do not Speak in Tongues, silences all of them, and no one has or can refute it.

I will give a list of questions on this subject. They are simple, and the respondent should be straight forward with his or her answers. Please don’t waste my time with your beliefs or hearsay. We want the truth.
1. Do you believe the miracle working power Jesus and the disciples had are present today?
2. Do you know anyone with those powers?
3. Do you know anyone who was dead three days or more and was raised from the dead?
4. Do you know of any mentally retarded person who was healed by the gift of healing?
5. Do you know anyone blind from birth, and a faith healer restored his or her sight?
6. Do you know anyone who could not walk for 40 years, and was restored by a faith healer?
7. Do you know a miracle worker who walks on water?
8. Do you know a miracle worker who feed thousands with a little boy’s lunch?
9. Do you know anyone with ALS that was healed by a faith healer?
10. Do you know anyone who had Alzheimer’s that was healed by a faith healer?

If you have positive answers to the above, please send us their name and address so we may contact them.

If you can’t validate the above, why would you expect us to believe you when you think you have the least important gift of tongues? We don’t!

 

INVITATION GIMMICKS

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Manipulation at the Invitation

By Ken Blue

2 Peter 2:3 “And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

 There is little that is more disgusting than some of the methods used by evangelist and pastors to get people to walk the aisle, or come to “the altar.” Every psychological trick in the bag has been used at invitation time.

I have seen evangelist talk saved people out of their salvation, and make the believer believe they were never saved, in order to get them to walk the aisle again. They are told if they did not say the proper prayer, exercise real faith, did not accept Jesus as Lord of their life, and did not hold their mouth just right, they were not saved.

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In order to persuade others to come for greater commitment, a series of questions will be asked. Some of those questions go like this, “How many of you want to grow in your faith, if so, raise your hand?” After the hands are raised, the believer will next be told, if he is sincere, come on down to the altar. Another question might be, “How many are struggling with some sin in your life?” Again, all hands will go up, and again the believer is told that victory is at the altar. “Come, and be delivered.” Of course, nothing works like asking, “How many of you would like God to bless your finances?” All, except those who know what is going on, will raise their hands. You know the next step. “Come to the altar, and ask God to bless your finances.”

Don’t misunderstand me. I believe in preaching for results, but I despise being manipulated, or seeing it pulled on others. During my years in the ministry, I have seen evangelist continue the invitation for thirty to forty minutes. I am convinced that the real motive behind most of this is for the ego of the speaker, and not for the souls of men. If the Spirit of God is working, you don’t need manipulative tactics; if He is not, you aren’t getting spiritual results, no matter how it looks. Don’t resist the Spirit of God, and don’t be made merchandise by egotistical evangelist.

BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY

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Reverend Jeremiah Wright attracted the attention of Americans when He said he did not pray for God to bless America, but rather to “damn America.” To add to the concern of many was the fact that President Obama was a member of Jeremiah’s church for at least twenty years. We ask how can two walk together unless they agree?

 “Reverend Wright has been a national leader in promoting theological education and the preparation of seminarians for the African-American church. The church’s mission statement is based upon systematized Black liberation theology that started with the works of James Hal Cone.” Wikipedia  

 James Hal Cone is the architect of Black Liberation Theology. Cone does not build his views of the world and God from Scripture, but rather, his view of social conditions determines how he views God, and what God’s plan and strategy is. “His theology developed further in response to critiques by black women, leading Cone to consider gender issues more prominently and foster the development of womanist theology, and also in dialogue with Marxist analysis and the sociology of knowledge.” Wikipedia: James Hal Cone.

 He bases much of his reasoning from the book of Exodus and the oppression of Israel by Egypt. He sees this as a parallel to the black man’s condition in America; as God was the enemy of Egypt, and destroyed it, so He is the enemy of the “white devils” in America, and the system that keeps blacks disenfranchised. Accordingly, his theology was heavily influenced by Malcolm X and the Black Power movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. was also an important influence; Cone describes King as a liberation theologian before the phrase existed.  Jeremiah Wright thinks that the God of the Bible and the god of Islam are the same. He believes the only mission of Jesus was to liberate the oppressed Jews from their oppressors, Rome.

   Wright sees the Zionist Jews as the world problem, and the oppressors of the Palestinians. Zionism is the belief in a Jewish state and homeland. Although Wright uses the Bible when it suits his liberation theology, he does not believe the Jews have a right to Jerusalem or the land promised by God throughout the Old Testament.

 Wright accuses America of being a government of lies and deception. One wonders, with what kind of government he would replace it. I agree with Rev. Wright that the American Indians, and the blacks were mistreated, and I see no justification for it. However, that part of history is behind us, and the destruction of America today will never rectify it. In addition, Has Reverend Wright overlooked the fact that blacks, Indians and other cultures have practiced slavery for centuries. In fact, Israel possessed slaves throughout their Old Testament history.

 Is Wright purposefully ignoring the reign of terror under Idi Amin? Wikipedia Encyclopedia says, “Amin’s rule was characterized by gross human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000 to 500,000. During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support to being backed by Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi, the Soviet Union and East Germany.” Amin’s government was not only one of the vilest on earth; according to some, he practiced cannibalism on his enemies. However, we never hear one word from Wright or Jessie Jackson about the atrocities in Africa between the black tribes.

 All men have wicked hearts, and regardless of their color or the form of government established, that government will never be better than what we have in America. The only government that will be a rule and reign of righteousness is the one that will be established by Jesus Christ when He returns. And, by the way, its headquarters will be in Jerusalem, and its domain, the Abrahamic grand, called Israel.

 Liberation Theology is the same old man in a different suit. Its goal is to overthrow America’s government and replace it with another. Take a long look at other countries that have been “liberated.” Castro liberated Cuba. Hitler liberated Germany. The Communist liberated China and Russia. Liberation Theology is a road to a reversed slavery and oppression.