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SEVEN REASONS I DID NOT BAPTIZE CONVERTS

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By Ken Blue

 

  • I did not baptize them because Jesus was baptized.

 

  • I did not baptize them to wash away their sins.

 

  • I did not baptize them into the local church.

 

  • I did not baptize them because of John the Baptist.

 

  • I did not baptize them to make them Baptist.

 

  • I did not baptize them because of the “great commission.”?

 

  • I did not baptize them because I am a Baptist

 

Then why did I baptize the saved? I baptized them by immersion to picture the gospel Paul preached. That gospel was the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ for our sins. Paul is the Apostle to the church, the body of Christ. He baptized converts, and so did I, and for that reason only.

LET’S STUDY REVELATION #34

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REVELON BOOKBy Ken Blue

 THE BOOK THAT WAS BITTER/SWEET

 

“And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:  But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.”  (Revelation 10:5-7).

 

 

 

The angel now lifts his hands toward heaven; this shows his harmony with Him who is in heaven. Then, “sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer.” Some reject the thought that the angel could be Christ on the grounds that He swears by One in heaven. However, the Lord has sworn by Himself before: “For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,” (Hebrews 6:13). We believe Him to be the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

The mighty angel declares that there will be no more delay in verse 7. The time has come, and the usurper is about to be evicted from earth to his new residence.

 

The mystery of God, which is about to be finished, is not an event that has been kept secret from the foundation of the world. God’s servants, the prophets, spoke of these days long ago. The only mystery was when would God judge Satan and take back the Kingdom forfeited by Adam. That mystery was about to unfold, for the time had come. The fulfillment of this mystery brings us right up to the Second Advent of Christ.

 

“And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.  And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.”  (Revelation 10:8-11).

 

This is the third looping parallelism and takes us back to the mid-point of the Tribulation. John is told to take the book from the right hand of the angel. He takes it, and he is instructed to eat it.  In his mouth it was sweet as honey, but in his belly it was bitter. There is no mystery here.

 

Ezekiel was given the same commission. Only the time was different. “Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.  So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them” (Ezekiel 3:1-4). “So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me” (Ezekiel 3:14).

 

Jeremiah experiences this same bitterness of spirit as he is called upon to take a message of judgment and condemnation to his people. “Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed” (Jeremiah 20:14). He curses his day because he is the one chosen of God to carry the message of death to his own people. This caused great sorrow and bitterness of spirit.  This is what John is yet to experience.

 

The book John eats contained the blessings and the curses, which were yet to come on John’s people. The blessings were the things associated with the glorious return and reign of Christ over Israel’s promised Kingdom. That expectation thrilled John and was indeed sweet as honey to him.

 

The prophetic message also carried judgments like the world had never seen and was about to come at the sound of the seventh trumpet. It was indeed grievous and bitter for him. This is the meaning of verse 11, “And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” This is fulfilled throughout the remainder of the book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THINGS GOD CANNOT DO

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By Ken Blue

 

He cannot be outsmarted by you

He cannot be surprised

He cannot make a rock so big that he can’t lift it

He cannot lie

He cannot be unjust

He cannot be impressed with your self-righteousness

He cannot be bribed

He cannot let you in heaven apart from Jesus Christ

He cannot break His promise to Israel

He cannot be lonely

He cannot keep you out of hell, if you are determined to go there

He cannot be inconsistent with his nature

He cannot be inconsistent with His Word

He cannot make a square circle.

He cannot see your sins through the blood of Christ.

He cannot give you a bad gift (James 1:17).

ONE MORE MYTH TO CAUSE MAYHEM

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By Ken Blue

 

Once again we see the false claims from false prophets that trouble many believers. The new sensationalism about the end is a “so called” prophecy that the last Pope would be black, that it the Catholic Church will end, the Tribulation will begin, and end of the time for judgment will come.

 

You would think by now, with the list of false prophets on hand, that God’s people would wise up. We have Nostradamus, Jean Dixon, Emmet Fox, Joseph Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Ellen G. White, Y2K, Harold Camping, and now the myth about a black Pope. Even if a pope is black, it will not matter.

 

Here is the, “supposed” prophecy of St. Malachy, a medieval Irish priest, and Kabbalist. St. Malachy had written about the 112th pope:

  • “In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.”-The Cleveland Leader.

 

Now, the Roman Catholic Church may install a black pope. But, I find nothing in Malachy’s prophecy about a black pope. Why should a Bible believing Christian believe a baby sprinkling, Mary worshiping, idolater? Also, the above “prophecy” is so vague, it can be interpreted a dozen different ways.

 

Many argue that the Antichrist must be a Jew.  Jews would not accept anyone as Messiah who was not Jewish. If this is so, it rules out any pope, whether he be black or purple. Now, a pope might be the false prophet, however, I doubt that. But Scripture seem very clear that the Antichrist comes out of Syria.

 

Writers have spun all kinds of myths about a black pope. One should read the false prophecy several times, and you will discover it is not close to the spin many put on it. The word “black” does not appear.

 

Let not your heart be troubled. Many will sensationalize this subject for all they can get out of it. Jesus warned about the false prophets in Israel’s last days. Let not your heart be troubled, this will come and go as all the false prophets and their prophecies have.

“DON’T CALL ME A SINNER!”

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(Shall I call you a coward because you are afraid to read this article?)

 

 

 

 

 

By Ken Blue

I had a “friend” of Face Book until I called into question a vulgar sign she had posted. Her response was to tell me where to go, which I cannot because of Jesus, and to stay off her page. I was glad to do the latter. I did not mention sin, nor did I accuse her of sinning. Regardless, I was informed that she did not like anyone telling her she was a sinner.

None of us likes to be called sinners, or face what we really are. But, the facts can’t be hidden, even on Face Book.

I will not call YOU a sinner; I’ll let you decide for yourself. If you don’t like the word “sinner,” find a more appealing synonym. Let’s run the test.

  1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3.  I am sure you don’t have anyone or anything you have replaced God with. GUILTY!
  2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is  in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is      in the water under the earth:”  Exodus 20:4. Do you have any material objects you put ahead of God? GUILTY!
  3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” Exodus 20:7. Do I need      to say anything about this? GUILTY!
  4. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8. I am sure you have always set aside a day, just for God. GUILTY!
  5. “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” Exodus 20:12. I am sure your mother and dad would be proud of you, if they knew you like you know you. GUILTY!
  6. “Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13. Ah, you say, I have never killed anyone. Did you ever want to? Then you are a murder in your heart. GUILTY!
  7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14. Jesus says, if you have lusted after someone, you have committed adultery in your heart. GUILTY!
  8. “Thou shalt not steal.” Exodus 20:15. GUILTY!
  9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” Exodus 20:16. Ever tell a lie? GUILTY!
  10. Thou shalt not covet…” Exodus 20:17. Ever want that which belonged to another? GUILTY!

You see, when you go by your own standards, you can be better than anyone. But, when you judge yourself by God’s truth, you are GUILTY on all accounts. That’s not good.

Now, if you don’t want to be classified as a sinner, we will help you with some other descriptions. In fact, we will let God describe you.

“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:11-23.

Is this a correct description of you?