[PraiseNews] Public Fools?

[Ministry]

Greetings,

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare
Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from Yahweh. Gen 4:1

This copy of the Praise News will be a bit different from
the usual "standing" "save my marriage" sort of thing that
people expect from a ministry called "Marriage Healing
International"

The recent rest has been very good.  It was needful and has
resulted in a greater understanding about some very
important truths.  Our teleconference yesterday was a
confirmation as the power and the presence of the Spirit was
obvious to those who were there.

The following comment was related to me in person by a young
lady (teenager) who was taking a stand against
unrighteousness and dialoguing with her father about his
wickedness in using the law courts of man in an effort to
force her mother do do his will.  Her father divorced her
mother some years ago but continues to file lawsuits every
time he doesn't get his way...   His children have finally
come to understand that when they choose to ignore the evil
which is being done, they do, by default, agree with and
support such evil.

Now I want to establish a simple truth before I go on.
American "Churchianity" generally is teaching and practicing
another gospel when it comes to the "sum of thy word."

The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous
ordinances endureth for ever. Ps 119:160

The SUM is the TOTALITY.  ALL of His Word is truth.  Not
just the New Testament.

There is a false doctrine found in so many churches that
says when Messiah came that everything CHANGED.  This is a
LIE!!!  Nothing much changed except for the system of
sacrifices and offerings, because He became the perfect
sacrifice and eternal offering Whose blood would be
sufficient as a cleansing atonement for the elect of Yahweh.

And especially the character of Yahweh did not change.  He
tells us very clearly that He changes not. (Mal 3:6) He
tells us of His Son that He is the SAME yesterday, today and
forever! (Heb 13:8)

How long is forever???

Let us look at a few simple principles clearly demonstrated
in the Scriptures regarding this matter:

1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning
the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which
Yahweh hath commanded. 2 If a man vow a vow unto Yahweh, or
swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not
break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth
out of his mouth. 3 If a woman also vow a vow unto Yahweh,
and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in
her youth; 4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond
wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold
his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every
bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if
her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any
of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her
soul, shall stand: and Yahweh shall forgive her, because her
father disallowed her. 6 And if she had at all an husband,
when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith
she bound her soul; 7 And her husband heard it, and held his
peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows
shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul
shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day
that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she
vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith
she bound her soul, of none effect: and Yahweh shall forgive
her. Num 30:1-8

Notice in verse 7 that when a husband "holds his peace"
which is to say, does nothing.  Does not take a stand
against. Does not make it known that he "disallows" it...
then Yahweh says that it is the very same thing as if he
AGREES with and SUPPORTS it and therefore Yahweh allows it
to stand.

This is absolutely no different than the principle found in
the legal system which is known as "default."  A default
occurs when someone who has been given notice of a legal
action and the charges against them and FAILS to take a
stand or make their position known.  The judge interprets
their lack of action or response to mean... "I AGREE or I
SUPPORT THESE THINGS"

There is are a couple of famous sayings that help get the
matter into perpective:

The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to
do nothing. Author: Edmund Burke.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not,
to him it is sin. Jas 4:17

...and finally, Yahushua said it very plainly when teaching
the disciples when He spoke not only about what we DO but
also what we FAIL to do.  (Mat 25:31-46)

This young girl received the truth and she acted upon it. It
was my blessing to see a young person receive the truth and
act upon it so straight away when over the years so many of
the grown-ups I have ministered to and counseled have not
done so.  While confronting her father in a polite but firm
way this is one of the comments that he made to her:

girl:   "aren't you a Christian?"
father: "YES! (very upset) and what does that have to do
         with anything???

Can you believe that?  Read it again..

Later this father made the additional comment:

father: "I'm going to just stop talking to you because you
         throw everything I say back in my face."


Let's dissect this just a bit, shall we.

The Word of our Elohim says that "out of the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaks"  Mat 12:34, Luk 6:45

In other words, it is impossible for a man or woman to hide
what is truly in their heart because whatever is in them
comes out, just like a tube of toothpaste when squeezed.

This same father when challenged by one of his other
children with the exhortation found in 1Cor 6:1-11 said...

"Well, yes, the bible says that BUT SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE
TO DO THESE THINGS"

So we can see from the mouth that speaks the abundance of
this mans heart that:

1) His version of Christianity is meaningless and powerless
    (sounds like 2Ti 3:1-9)
2) The Word of Yahweh is something trivial to be applied if
    and when it suits his own purposes and dismissed when it
    does not.
3) He is a man who does not like to be held accountable to
    his own words.  His own words count and do not count only
    if/when it suits his purposes.  (Messiah said let your
    yes be yes and no be no... in other words be a man of your
    word)
4) He is sadly and shamefully deceived...

Pray for that man.  Peradventure Yahweh will grant him repentance
that he might recover himself out of the snare of the devil
who has taken him captive to do his (the devil) will.  2Ti 2:26

We want to encourage those who understand that we have always
been living and especially now in times that require that we
are DOERS of His Word and not hearers only.  This means that we
take a stand against unrighteousness and not sit idly by.  How
we do that will certainly require greater wisdom at some times.

We are commanded to raise up a child in the way they should
go and when they grow old they will not depart from it. Pro
22:6 We have a duty especially in the area of how we raise
our children or fail to raise them... "in the nurture and
admonition of Yahweh."  Let's understand this command a bit
better:

Raise:
1625 ektrepho ek-tref'-o from 1537 and 5142; to rear up to
maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train:--bring
up, nourish. see GREEK for 1537 see GREEK for 5142

Nurture:
3809 paideia pahee-di'-ah from 3811; tutorage, i.e.
education or training; by implication, disciplinary
correction:--chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.
see GREEK for 3811

Admonition:
3559 nouthesia noo-thes-ee'-ah from 3563 and a derivative of
5087; calling attention to, i.e. (by implication) mild
rebuke or warning:--admonition. see GREEK for 3563 see GREEK
for 5087

Yahweh:
- in the Greek they use the word "Lord" which means:
2962 kurios koo'-ree-os from kuros (supremacy); supreme in
authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master

Any true follower of Messiah who loves the truth more than
SELF will receive correction, rebuke and REPENT when their
ways have been contrary to His ways.

There is a well known quote we'd like to share with you now
that is very appropriate to this message:

   When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he
   will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest!
   -Author unknown

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