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THE RABBI WHO WAS IGNORANT OF HIS TEXTBOOK

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By Ken Blue

Nicodemus was a Rabbi who was ignorant of the Scriptures.  One night he went to Jesus for clarification.  This is what Jesus told him.

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?” John 3:3-10.

It was typical for many of the Jewish teachers to be ignorant concerning their understanding of their own Scriptures. Paul described them this way. “But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 3:14. 

Nicodemus, of all people, should have understood the necessity of national repentance and its rebirth. Old Testament Scriptures allude to it repeatedly:

  • “Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.” Isaiah 66:8.
  • “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” Zechariah 12:10.
  • “In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.” Zechariah 13:1.
  • “And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:” Ezekiel 11:19.
  • “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26.

At the end of the Tribulation, there will be a remnant of Jews who will realize that Jesus was their Christ, and they will turn to Him with great repentance. (Isaiah 53 & 54 will fit here.) That remnant will become the “New Nation” through which Jesus will establish His kingdom on earth. Its headquarters will be in Jerusalem. He will rule through King David, and the Twelve Apostles.

“ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Nicodemus was a teacher of the Old Testament, and should have understood the many prophecies of this future event for those within the nation who will repent. Those Jews who will not repent, will not see, or enter the Kingdom, but will be cast into “outer darkness.” This transformation will be brought about by the miracles Jesus will execute against their enemies. Their own hopelessness, the Word of God, and the outpouring of the Spirit on them will produce a nation that will be “born again.” Thus, Nicodemus should have known what “born again” meant concerning Israel.

 

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ON THE DARK SIDE

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By Ken Blue

Many years ago, I, and three of my cousins from Wenatchee hiked deep into the Cascade Mountains searching for a lake that was reported to be a great fishing spot. After about four hours into the forest, we realized that we were lost, and we had no idea where the lake was. I still remember how terrified I felt when I realized that none of my older cousins had any idea where we were either. By the grace of God, some hours later, we stumbled out of the woods onto a logging road. We started walking down the road. Several minutes later, a Forest Ranger came down the road from behind us. We told him our situation, and ask if he could help us. He invited us to get into the truck, and in few miles later we were back on Hwy 2. What a relief to see our car, and to know exactly where we were in relation to home.

There are three important landmarks you must identify, if you are going to know if you are lost or not.

 

  • You don’t know where you came from. Most people in spiritual darkness have no idea about what they have inherited from their forefathers. God created Adam and Eve, and He instructed them about what to do, and not to do. He also told them the consequences of disobedience. They disobeyed, and not only did they begin to die physically; they were cut off from a relationship with God. Every child of Adam, that’s you and me, was born separated from God. Until you know where you came from in relation to God, you are lost.

 

 

  • You don’t know why you are here. You know that you are somewhere. But do you know why God has you on His earth? If you think it is for sex, to suck air in and out, and drink His water, you are a lost as a goose in a hail storm. Why would God have you exist? The answer is clear. He loves you and wants you to see, and understand that. Then He wants you to live for, and praise Him. That’s why you are here. You are to use your life for Him. If you don’t know that, you don’t know why you are here, and you are lost.

 

  • You don’t know where you are going. You may joke about it, but you are on a fast trip to somewhere. The question for you is, where are you going? If you don’t know, then you are lost. I will make it as simple  as I can.

You are lost from God, and in your sins. The wages of your sin is physical death, and eternal separation from God in a place called hell. However, God loves you, and He wants to save you from the penalty of your sins. That is why Jesus died on the cross. He died to pay for all your sins. Read carefully the following scripture. “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:8-13. Read it until you understand it, and believe it. Then call on Him, asking Him to save you. He will!

 

“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a reach like me.

I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind but now I see.”

THE LAW OF SOWING AND REAPING

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By Ken Blue

 

“Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.” Job 4:8. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Galatians 6:7. “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:” Hosea 8:7.

This is the law of the universe. What you sow, you must reap. If fact, you will reap what you sow. You will reap after you sow, and you will reap more than you sow. “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”

Those of you, who are determined to have sex with every person you date, have no idea what you are doing. First, you are dishonoring God, and your own body. Then you are exposing yourself to all kinds of incurable diseases. Then, many infants come into this world with no father, and in many cases the mother doesn’t even know who the father is. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, you are destroying your ability to trust the opposite sex, and you are setting yourself up for a life of insecurity. You will reap more than you sow.

The next harvest you will reap will be the results of cigarettes, alcohol, and the drugs you put in your body. If you think you can smoke, drink, use drugs, and not reap the consequences, you are the biggest fool in the county. Once these vices get hold of you, they will not let go. They become your master, and you become their slave. “Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.” You may joke about it now, but you will not be laughing at harvest time.

Finally, you cannot be a companion of fools without becoming one yourself. You see, it is the books you read, and the people you associate with that mold, and make you. It is a slow process, but it is at work. By the time you realize what is happening, you will be there. Look around yourself. The people you follow are leading you to their lifestyle. There are too many warning about this in the Bible to list them. However, this one ought to wake you up, if anything will. “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20. You should read, and commit that verse to memory. If you insist on running with fools, then rest assured, you are one, or soon will be.  “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” There’s no escape, keep sowing, but don’t wonder why you have the harvest you will reap when it comes, and come, it will.

THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REFORMING THE FOOL

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“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.” Proverbs 27:22 .

The book of Proverbs has much to say about the impossibility of teaching or instructing the fool. The above text show just how difficult it is.

 

There are three words that are unfamiliar to those of us in the West. They are, bray, mortar, and pestle. These are illustrated in the picture.

 

The word, bray, means to pounds or pulverize grain until it was turned to powder. The powder was then mixed with water and made into bread.

 

The next word is mortar. It means a hollow place, as you see above. It was usually in a stone that was hollowed out for that purpose. The grain was placed in the mortar or hollow place, and then pounded to powder.

 

Finally, you have the word pestle. The pestle is the interment in the hands of the woman. With it she pounds the grain within the mortar into a power.

 

The only ingredient remaining was the fool. The writer is saying, if you put the fool in the mortar with the grain, and pound him to power with the pestle, he still would not cease being a fool. He is too stupid to depart from his foolishness. In fact, he may be so foolish; he doesn’t know he is a fool. So, some people are impossible to teach, rebuke, or instruct, and it is a waste of time and energy to correct them.

 

WHY ATHEIST HATE THE BIBLE-#3

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BY Ken Blue

 

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Psalm 53:1-3.

 

The following is an exchange of emails between an atheist and myself.  As I said before, the atheist is indeed a fool when it comes to science or God. Jeff will never address my questions because he has no answer. Also, he reveals his ignorance of Scripture when trying to use is against me.

 

Ken,

You still haven’t provided the title of the article and the name of the author to which your feedback pertains. Do that, and, as I said before, I will be glad to forward your feedback to that author for his potential response.

In the meantime, something to keep in mind: I made no claims pertaining to the many unfounded assertions that you present regarding me, rather I asked you a question about your beliefs, a question that should be very easy for you to answer given that you claim to be a Bible-believing Christian for 55 years who is too dumb to care.

By the way, you sound a bit angry in your last email. Were you? According to Jesus, it is a sin to be angry, right?

 

Jeff,

That was not a sound of anger you detected, it was a rebuke to you for your dishonesty and ignorance. As I said, you aren’t able or qualified to play around with Scripture in an attempt to avoid answering my original questions. You should do a little more research before you try to discredit the Scriptures or me. Before you try to condemn me concerning anger, you should read the following.

 “And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.” Mark 3:5.

 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:” Ephesians 4:26

If you want a real nugget to show contradiction in the Scripture, you might try this one. “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.  Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.” Proverbs 26:4-5.

I take it from your response; you were unable and unwilling to address any of the questions in my email. That is strange coming from someone who claims to rely on logic. You could not address one question.

 For example, show the logic of the answer to the questions I ask you “Is it reasonable that matter has always existed? Is it reasonable that matter came from nothing? Is it reasonable that life came from  Non-life? Is it reasonable that man progresses and animals never do?”

You not only reveal your ignorance of true science, you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes of Scripture. The first rule is right division is, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a

workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. I am sure you have no concept of what that means. You reveal that in your email.

Your attempt to escape answering my questions will not work. You are the one who relies on superior knowledge and reasoning. Until you learn the meaning of the above verse, and how to apply its rules

of interpretation, you should not attempt to quote any Scripture. I don’t expect you to answer the questions in my previous email, for you cannot