A The Baptist Deacon

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. ~ 2 Timothy 3:16 - 17

1 Corinthians 2 : 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. What does this verse mean? It tells me we are too study and ask God for His understanding, because if the Spirit does not explain scripture too us then we cannot understand.  That is spiritual discernment.

I know that there are many different denominations in the world today (mostly because men can’t agree). Some seem to accept anything going. Some are changing as the world changes. Some stand on the Word of God. How do we know which church we should attend and how we are too worship? We have too be lead by the Spirit.

We need too look at 1^st John chapter 3 for some very good instruction.  It says to let no man deceive you. How many out their have been deceived? How many out their have deceived someone? Do you understand that you cannot deceive God? You might be able to get past me, but not God! The truth will stand when this world is on fire.

John also tells us that He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. You know what? Even I can understand this. Let me clarify; I sin daily in my flesh. That is the outward man. I must seek forgiveness daily. The inward man, that is in within my soul cannot sin, because when God saved me he cleaned me up. He knew that I could not be perfect. It is something I strive for, but until I receive that Glorified body I will never obtain perfection. This is where verse nine comes in. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

I am not trying to confuse anyone here. If you do not understand what I have written, simply put I am talking about the inward man. I am talking about the man that God forgave and made perfect.

I want you too know that just because someone writes something and puts it up on the blogsite does not make them correct. If you are not sure about something that gets posted pray about it. Let the Spirit tell you. You will have too listen. The Spirit may direct you too the bible. You know we all should spend more time in the bible studying the word of God.

This brings me back too my opening scripture.

God Bless You!

Let me get something out of the way before I begin my post today. Today’s subject will step on some toes; they may be my toes, your toes or everyone’s toes.

 Anyone who knows me, knows that I want the truth to be known. Sometimes the truth hurts. I hope and pray that you would read this entire post and take it for love, because that is why I am writing today. 

Do you know what vain babblings are? In second Timothy chapter two and the sixteenth verse Paul warns us to shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.   

Sometimes I believe if you want too see vain babblings all you have too do is turn the television news on.Too fully understand what I am getting at today we will have too back up one verse in this chapter starting at verse 15 and read through vers 19. ¹⁵Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ¹⁶But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. ¹⁷And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; ¹⁸Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. ¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

First of all we are told to study to show thyself approve unto God. I fail God in my studies. We are too study the Word so that we will not fall for profane or vain babblings. This is where I think a lot of people go wrong. By listing to profane words or vain babblings we offer satan the opportunity too use all that profanity or cheap talk to take your mind away from God. Let that last sentence sink in before you read any more.

Do you understand why these profane and vain babbling lead to ungodliness? Do you understand how easy a person’s mind can be persuaded? Do you understand how a person can become distracted and fall into sin?  

Look at the things going on around us in the world. We now have judges and states that have legislated gay marriages. We have other states and I am sure other judges considering it. We have all kinds of filth coming from Hollywood. We have all kinds of filth on the internet. Never before has so much corruption been so accessible.  

Have these people truly studied the Word of God. I would say no! If they studied the Word, the Word would condemn their actions and their lifestyles.   

How does something like this get started?  It is because people have allowed satan an opportunity to plant profane and babbling words or images into their minds. Has someone ever told you that you needed too plant a seed for God? Did you realize that satan has his people out in the world panting seeds for him? Do you understand that by listing to vain babblings you can let yourself believe that maybe this sin isn’t as bad as what I thought it was? No matter what vain babblings convince you of sin is sin. God has not changed so what gives us the right too think that sin has changed?  

Verse 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;  ¹⁸Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. These two people erred. That is plain. They were wrong in what they were spreading. This is another reason we are too study. We can listen too a great many television preachers (now I am not talking about all) and find that what they are saying is in error.  Again, this is another reason too study.

Now look at verse 19 and the promise that it carries: Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. I have read Timothy several times and I love the teaching that is there. I never caught the meaning of this verse before today.  By just looking at it we should take comfort. It says nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his. If this doesn’t send chills down your back I don’t know what could. I especially like the part about the foundation of God standeth sure. That foundation has been around from the beginning. That is a place we can stand if we will allow God too use us.Look at what Matthew Henry’s Commentary had too say on this little passage of scripture: The apostle mentions some who erred. They did not deny the resurrection, but they corrupted that true doctrine. Yet nothing can be so foolish or erroneous, but it will overturn the temporary faith of some professors. This foundation has two writings on it. One speaks our comfort. None can overthrow the faith of any whom God hath chosen. The other speaks our duty. Those who would have the comfort of the privilege, must make conscience of the duty Christ gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity. 

Do you realize that rat poison has very little poison in it? It is 99% good food for the rat.  Do you see how sin works? You must stand on the foundation of God, read and study so that the 1% of poison will not sneak up on you and kill your belief.  

That poison is the babbling I am talking about. It is sin. We must hate sin and avoid it. While I am still on my “soap box” this morning let me say one more thing. If you are going too write on a subject from the bible, be sure it is the truth. On one of the blogs this morning I noticed one that was loaded with nothing but absolute filth.  Again I say call sin what it is. It is sin!  

God Bless You!

Part II

 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. ~ Matthew 10:8 This was Jesus’ instruction to his twelve apostles (disciples).  He was getting ready too send them out into the country too preach about the Kingdom of Heaven being at hand. ~ Matthew 10:7 He told them where too go, what too take and what they were too do when they entered a town or a house. This brings me too my question(s); do you know anyone that has the power too heal the sick? Do you know anyone who has the power to cleanse the lepers? Do you know anyone who has the power to raise the dead? These are not “trick questions”. 

Do you realize that no one today has this same power, the power that Jesus gave his disciples? There are many people in the world that claim too have this power. For a price you can be healed. Do you understand what I just said? For a price you can be healed. How can this be what Jesus wanted or meant for us too do. Are people being healed this way? Look at the last part of the verse above freely ye have received, freely give. If this power was given too us it should be freely given. 

 I received this comment on my last post “HE has that power and does still today heal.” The HE she was referring too was Jesus and she is 100% correct.  She went on too say that she had been in healing services before where her spirit was quite restless.  Here is the rest of her comment “I learned something once about testing the spirits; things should "bear witness" with the Spirit within...and I wrinkle my brow at some of the things I have seen, but I pray RIGHT THEN that God will work in these situations. I try not to quench the Holy Spirit when confronted with these healing episodes and I try to focus on Christ alone. If he wanted to use someone to heal the masses, He would.” 

I cannot disagree with her comment. She is correct in cautioning us too “test the spirits”.  I must also say that if any healing happened it was because of God and not because of man.  I also agree that if HE wanted to use someone to heal the masses, HE would, but I see no one out that healing the masses, do you?  

I have heard of people being healed. It was through prayer. It was because God saw fit too send healing.  It was not because one person had a power too heal, but because God healed. 

The text from Matthew was part of my Sunday School lesson this past Sunday. The thing that really stuck out in my mind was the fact that Jesus gave his disciples power like his.  I mean power to heal, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out devils.  What really got me was the fact that they could raise the dead. For some reason this had never jumped out at me before.

 Now I can find nowhere in the bible where the disciples raised anyone from the dead.  If anyone knows where the disciples raised the dead, please put the book, chapter and verse in the comments. 

Now let me say that our Father and the Son in Heaven still has the power too heal, cleanse and too raise the dead.  Can they give that power too anyone? The simple answer is yes, but again I will point out the fact that I can not find anywhere in the bible that the disciples raised the dead nor can I find anywhere that this power was given too anyone else.   

What about being raised from the dead? Again no one today has this power. Can someone show me in the bible the KJV version where anyone else after Jesus and his disciples had this power?  

A lady I work with had tragedy happen in her family almost two weeks ago. Her husband’s nephews were in an accident where a dump truck ran a red light. It killed one of the boys (a senior in high school) instantly. The other boy is scheduled too have more surgery later this week.   

This accident happened over 800 miles from Tennessee. She just got back Sunday. She made it back too work and we were talking about how sad it was and how sad the funeral was. The parents are understandably hurt, broken up inside and grasping at straws.  The things she came back and told me got me too thinking. This led too all the questions I had. 

I know this lady very well and I believe what she told me. I also know that her take on everything she described is the same as mine. She said she had never experienced a funeral like this young man’s before.

This young man was active in his church and very popular at school.  The funeral lasted for over three hours.  She went on to say how the young man’s dad told them he wanted him to be resurrected. That’s right, resurrected. The preacher prayed for this too happen. The young man’s friends were chanting wake up, wake up, wake up over and over.  

She said all but the immediate family was sent out too their cars to wait for the procession too begin to the grave yard. She noticed the funeral director talking with the police and then the funeral director began taking the flags off the cars. Her husband asked what was going on and the director told him the boy’s dad refused to bury him today.  

The next day they had another service for this young man. He still did not get out of the coffin. If this young man was saved do you think he would want too come back?

 Why am I telling you this? It is because the boy is still dead.  This young man was finally buried on September 8^th; this was eleven days after the accident. The parents refused too go to the grave yard. 

Don’t you think that if someone had the power to heal or to raise people from the dead that they would be at the hospitals? What about all the little children that have a dreaded disease?

If I had this power I know where I would be.  

If you were able too read this entire post, I hope and pray that I did not confuse anyone.  

God Bless You! 

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. ~ Matthew 10:8 

This was Jesus’ instruction to his twelve apostles (disciples).  He was getting ready too send them out into the country too preach about the Kingdom of Heaven being at hand. ~ Matthew 10:7 He told them where too go, what too take and what they were too do when they entered a town or a house. 

This brings me too my question(s); do you know anyone that has the power too heal the sick? Do you know anyone who has the power to cleanse the lepers? Do you know anyone who has the power to raise the dead? These are not “trick questions”. I am looking for honest answers with documented proof. I am especially looking for people that have been raised from the dead.  

In my next post I will give you biblical answers too these questions. You may be asking yourselves why is he asking questions he knows the answers too. You are going to have too wait until my next post, but please comment I am curious too get your answers. 

God Bless You!

I had a post all ready to go this morning. I was all set too deal with the subject of faith, but then I read a couple of post that dealt with recent events.  I apparently stayed in the dark over the long holiday weekend and was shocked too find out about a possible VP’s daughter a young unwed teen is expecting.

This being said I believe I am being instructed to revisit an older post. I am being instructed to revise it some, so the subject of faith will have to wait until next time (Lord willing).

What are we teaching our children? Whose responsibility is it too teach our children about the things of the world? Whose responsibility is it too teach our children about God, His laws and how He requires us to act? Whose responsibility is it too teach our children about sin?

If the answer is not obvious too those who are reading this, then you must get in the Word of God and study. If you are a parent and you do not understand that it is your responsibility too teach your children right from wrong, then you must get in the Word of God and study. If you are a parent and you do not understand that it is your responsibility too teach your children about God, then you must get in the Word of God and study.

If you are a parent your biggest responsibility after serving God is too your family. I am going too take it one more step. If you are a dad it is your responsibility too be the spiritual leader of your family. Ladies, mothers I am not trying too take anything away from you here. I just want too ask who do children want too be like when they grow up, especially boys? It is their dad.  Dads, if you do not go too church will your little ones go even if mom does? Mothers if you are in that situation keep praying and going too church, God can change your husband.

Mothers if you husband will not step up and take their role responsibly then you must be the spiritual leader. As I said above keep praying and going too church.

My heart is very heavy this morning not only for my children, but for the children of the world. Think about what is out there. Think about what they have to face. Think about the peer pressure. Think about the mistakes they will make.

Proverbs 22:6 teaches us to train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Children will follow there parents example(s)! How we live before our children will help to mold and shape them into the adults that they will become. It is our responsibility, not the school teacher or the school system. You can send your children to church and they will learn, but as soon as they get old enough they will not return to the church. Take your children and they may still leave, but they will have a better chance of staying because you took them instead of sent them.  They will have a better chance of staying because you lived an honest Christian life before them.

As I said above I was made aware just this morning of a young couple that made a mistake. It is a sin, that’s right I am bold enough to call it what it is.  This mistake, this sin is being made often by children all over our country. It is in the small community where I live. So what’s the difference? I’ll tell you what the difference is. It is the fact that the young woman is the daughter of a woman running for vice president. If this had been a normal everyday citizen of our nation we would never had heard.

The media is trying too run this young woman through the ringer for this mistake this sin. Why can’t they say you made a mistake, but I sure am glad you didn’t kill the unborn child by having an abortion and making an even bigger mistake?

I will drive by a place tonight (Good Lord willing) on my way to my middle son’s football game that has thousands of little white crosses in a field. Do you care too guess what these little white crosses represent? They represent the number of unborn babies that are aborted in the United States each day. I can’t believe there are that many crosses in that field. This is a sin against God.

What happens when we make a mistake, sin or do something wrong? In our jobs we may be reprimanded.  If it is from our spiritual live we will be disciplined by God.  If it is your child you make a correction.

I have made this statement more than once that when I stepped out of line I was corrected. It was not child abuse even though I might have thought so at the time. There is a difference between correction and child abuse.

This young couple stepped into sin with this mistake. God can forgive if He hasn’t already, but they must first ask.

The bottom line; it is your responsibility to teach your children. Do not expect the baby sitter, the day care owner, the TV, Hollywood, the School system or anyone else to train your children. It is your responsibility! How do you want them to turn out? You train them! Otherwise one of these others I listed might.

God Bless You!

I am from Sparta Tennessee. It is a small town in the middle of the state East of Nashville and West of Knoxville.
I have been a Christian for twenty - one years. This does not mean that I am perfect just forgiven, saved by the wonderful grace of God.
I am married to a wonderful woman and we have four kids three boys and a little girl.
I am active in my community as well as in my church. I am currently serving as church clerk and treasurer. I was set aside for the office of Deacon and ordained in May of 2002.

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