The Word of Truth Ministries
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Buy
the truth and sell it not. Prov.23:23
For you shall know the truth and it shall make you free. John 8:32 |
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The Cost of
Truth |
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There
are many who want the truth if it does not cost anything. But
truth always costs. Jesus, the truth of God, said: "Think
not that I am come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send
peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against
his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his
own household." [Matt. 10:34-36] That
is the cost of truth. About four months ago, God sent me by unction of the Spirit to a brother I had not seen in over 15-years. God had me to find him and deliver a specific word to him. After delivering the word of God to him, the unction left. This brother has been a source of comfort, courage, and light to many over the 35-years I have known him in God. But two months after delivering that word, I felt I should go see him again, just to visit. I went to this house not knowing what awaited me from God, just that I wanted to see him again. This was not by unction but by my own personal desire. As we sat talking and I shared with him matters of the church that grieved my spirit, God moved upon him in prophecy, and as I was sharing, he leaped in his sprit and told me to find 1 Samuel 15 and read it aloud. I read down through verse 33. At that verse, God, through him, commanded that I stop: And he prophesied upon me: "Thus says the Lord, THIS IS YOU. You are Samuel. As he hewed Agag in peices, so must you do. This is the purpose for which I have raised you up. Hew them down and no man will be able to gainsay against you." This is the prophecy of this ministry. As we talked, he assured me that the fulfilling of this prophecy will be hard, that I will be hated, even threatened, but that is why God has prepared me. That I already knew and understood, but God confirmed that truth through this brother's prophecy while I was there. Since that time God has moved on me in clear and direct ways to speak and write and teach his word. But I have received e-mails and other words that many are dissatisfied with many of the things I have preached and written in and through this ministry. Not that they can disprove these teachings; they simply don't like this truth, which is the truth of God. Friction is a natural consequence of change--movement from one position to another. Even nature teaches that in order to go up, one must exert a greater force than the force (gravity) that keeps us down; or to go forward, one must exert a greater force than the force (inertia) that keeps us still. Gravity pulls down; inertia holds in place. You must apply a greater force than these two forces if you are to progress. But be assured, movement always causes friction. It is natural; it is the way of truth. Note Jesus' words in Matt. 10:36--variance [friction] is on display when truth is purchased and sold not. Not everyone will buy truth; many desire the status quo and its comforts, unlike Moses. That, too, is a natural aspect of our behavior, our nature, and our nurturing--it is the flesh and the flesh must be overcome to do the work of God or to get the good things of God. This ministry will buy the truth and not sell it. Consequently, we allow and encourage those who claim that our writing and preaching is in err to challenge what we say. We want to know the truth of God's word, and if we are not teaching or preaching it correctly assist us in getting it correct. We air all who challenge us and will respond. However, if you are wrong, and we are right, we hope you will buy the truth and sell it not. This ministry has no vested interests in anything but the truth of God's word and that the saints of the most high God be given that word honestly and with integrity. For only the word of God can cause the people to grow into Christ, as we are commanded to do. [Eph. 4] Also, this ministry does not ask for any loyalties to us; we ask that believers trust in God's word--no cult of personalities do we seek! And we seek no funds from you! We are interested in you, not your money. We are interested in the Word of God, not the traditions and customs of men! Truth will seem disruptive to those in the comfort of lies and traditions that make God's word ineffectual. [Mat. 15] Jesus explained this as men loving darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. Light takes adjusting to as a first step; second, it requires some getting accustomed to if one is to appreciate it and prefer it. This is the lesson of Plato's Allegory of The Cave. And, indeed, the voice of God is in it too [Psa. 19]. The response to harsh truth is always the same. Satan's methods are historically developed and demonstrated so that Paul said that we are not ignorant concerning his devices: First, the messenger of God who speaks the word of God to the discomfort of some that God may bring light to many is attacked as he bears the painful truth. They will try to discredit him in any way possible. Second, there is the searching for sin in his life--but God seldom uses such messengers to carry his truth. Third, they will attempt to give a one-sided discussion of God's truth. When that does not succeed, they will warn others about him. Finally, they will put him in jail or kill him. A reading of the Prophet Jeremiah, when he attempted to bring a harsh truth, and a reading of the Prophet Amos will show this pattern of behavior. But note Jesus. He said that he did not come to send peace, rather a sword. This sword will cut finely, between family members, friends, the soul and the spirit, the joint and the marrow, it will discern the thoughts and intents of the heart, it will make a difference between clean and unclean, etc. [Heb. 4:12-13] Truth is important because only the truth will make you free. Anything else only sets you free. It is important to note that Jesus did not say it will SET you free. He said it will MAKE you free. That is a difference with a meaningful distinction. To set free is to modify a condition somewhat. To make free is to create anew. Hence, we are new creatures in Christ Jesus. But there are many who prefer to be set free by men. Christ Jesus makes you free, and he whom the son MAKES free is free indeed. Free from the fears of man; free to fear God. The cost of this freedom was the life of Christ. What are you willing to pay for the truth of God's word? Please, this cost is not money! The conditions that we address in this ministry are not peculiar to any one church. These conditions are widespread in Jesus Name Churches, Pentecostal Churches, Evangelical Churches generally. Sin has crept into them, overtaken them, and almost slain them. For these churches to come under the sword of the Word of God is new. But it is needed. This sin issue needs to be addressed by the leadership of God's house. God has anointed us to cry that the sword cometh! We are warning the people to move away the sins; we are warning the people so that their sins will not be upon our hands. That is what true ministers of God do; if the ministers of God allow the wickedness in leadership to continue, how shall the people be saved? Preaching against sin in the pulpit and the pews is to hew to pieces Agag. Anyone can preach a good sermon, but the question is, will such a one be used of the Lord? When one is used of God, he will speak the truth of God's word and that truth spoken will cut and injure those found wanting. But it will also divide between clean and unclean, and it will mean that many will take it as a personal attack on them and despise us. We attack no one personally. Citing public individuals is not personal. These are public figures that have no such cloaks of privacy by law. And since we do not know them personally, but we know their public deeds as a matter of public record, we do not personally attack them. And since we know these actions are actions God has called us to cry against are so widespread, I admonish you that we cover all where sin of the type we cry against is, not a particular person or a respected assembly--just sin in the pulpits that always breeds carnality in the pews. For God has sent us to be a watchman on the wall and to cry against the iniquities of His people. The days of playing church are over. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof is over. Comparing ourselves by ourselves is over. Enriching the heads of the flock at the expense of the body is over. God will no longer blink at this behavior--judgment has begun at the house of God. What we are doing in this Word of Truth Ministries is this: Coming against the leadership that is leading the people astray. God has not left his flock without a voice; He has called and anointed the seven thousand who have not bowed their knees to Baal. Second, God is calling out a people who will be ready for the return of Christ; a people without spots, without blemishes, or any such things. We cry: The King is coming! And this cry will be made in homes, on street corners, in parks, in assemblies, in schools, in hospitals, in jails, and elsewhere. The Bridegroom cometh! Are you ready to go out and meet him? This, my brothers and sisters, is not personal, this is godly and spiritual. This is about your eternal salvation, not about petty one-upmanships. Those are behaviors of ungodly men.
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