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better, join my online Bible study and voice your opinion.
I don't have to know who you are in order to respect your opinion. Just send
me the verses and I will change my mind accordingly.
I make myself accountable to anyone who speaks according to what is written
in the Bible.
I use the KJV, NKJV, NIV, ESV, AMP, NLT, NAS mainly but we listen to all.
What do I believe?
It is written that, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God
(Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3). I believe that we should live
by every Word of God. Now there are some places where things
have changed (Hebrews 8:7), for example the Laws of Moses are fulfilled for
those who are in Christ (Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:13). I am
under our new agreement with the Lord or New Covenant, but I
don't necessarily discard the Old Testament as some do because
of 1 Corinthians 10 and Romans 15:4. With verses like that in
our new agreement with the Lord, we just can't ignore the old
agreement. I know there are whole denominations that totally
ignore the Old Testament and only cling to the New (which is
full of quotes from the old), but God is able to make them stand
without my help (Romans 14:4). In fact at whatever point we
differ or any of us differ, God is able to make things clear to
those who accept His Word (Philippians 3:15-16). His Word judges
our attitude and thoughts if we accept it (Hebrews 4:12).
What we are hearing and
learning every week in church should be what we are living by and it
should be written in the Bible we are using and in the context
it is written. Worldly wisdom is not scripture and only takes away
from the power contained in the Word of God (1 Corinthians 1:17). The
major differences between one denomination and the next is
worldly wisdom. If it wasn't for worldly wisdom we would all be
preaching the same things and there would be unity (2 Timothy
4:1-4). The devil uses part truth and part lies, so take a good
look at what you believe and find the verses to support every
part of your sentences. If you start off speaking according to
what is actually written, but finish with a good guess or what
is commonly accepted as truth, you could be speaking false
knowledge which is directly against the Word of God in another
area of our new agreement with the Lord and fall away from the
truth faith by doing so according to the Word of the Lord
written in your own Bible in 1 Timothy 6:20-21. Check what you
are saying before you speak it (1 Thessalonians 5:21, 2
Corinthians 4:13). In this Christian life that we live by faith
there are things that we should be saying and things we should
never say according to the Word of the Lord written in your own
Bible in Roman 10:6-8. Check the verses.
Cast away anything you hear that is not actually written
in your Bible and you will be left with what actually works like
it is written praise God! We should never at anytime have to go
beyond what is written in the Bible we use (Proverbs 30:5-6, 1
Corinthians 4:6-7). Everything we need or would ever need for
this life is already written in the Bible we are using and it
simply comes through our knowledge of the Lord and by
participating in the promises already given (2 Peter 1:3-4). I
consider
anything that is not written as not needed for this Christian
life.
So please tell me why we would need anything out side of the
Bible? Our
faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God (1
Corinthians 2:4-5; 4:20) and the power of God is contained in the Word
of God (Romans 1:16-17).
The Lord sent His Word and Healed them (Psalm 107:20). If
this is true, then what are we speaking and why are we speaking it (2
Corinthians 4:13)? If we were looking for the people to be healed by the
Word of God, then we would speak the actual Word's of God. Speak the Word and let anything else go!
So now, what do I believe? I
believe the Word of God as it is written even in your Bible and
I accept it as it is written, and I answer questions with it and
I instruct with it and it works! Glory Halleluiah!. That is
my testimony.
Many claim to accept the
Word of God, but for one reason or another only accept it up to
a point. Like many disciples of old they too fall away and do
not follow Jesus according to what He has said, but make up
their own way. If what I have said seems wrong to you then read
the following verses from your own Bible.
John
6:60-68
60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said,
"This is a hard saying; who can understand it?" 61 When Jesus
knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He
said to them, "Does this offend you? 62 What then if you should
see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 It is the
Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that
I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are
some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the
beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would
betray Him. 65 And He said, "Therefore I have said to you that
no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My
Father." 66 From that time many of His disciples went back and
walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do
you also want to go away?" 68 But Simon Peter answered Him,
"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
NKJV
As you can see, many follow Jesus
up to a point, but when He wants us to do something we don't want to do,
or that we choose to ignore for one reason or another, then we fall away
and actually no longer follow Jesus. This is one of the reasons for a
powerless church today. John 14:11-13 and John 15:7 and John 15:16 isn't
working for us because we have chosen not to obey. In effect we have
made up our own path, but Jesus is the only way, and the only truth, and
the only life (John 14:6). Have we not stumbled over the stumbling stone
and yet claim to be right in line with the truth? We stumble because we
disobey the message (1 Peter 2:8). Imagine that. Anytime we try and
achieve righteous outside of what Jesus has done for us and called us to
do, we stumble over the stumbling stone.
Romans
9:30-10:9
30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue
righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the
righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing the law of
righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32
Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by
the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.
33 As it is written:
"Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
Romans 10:1-8
10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is
that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have
a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being
ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their
own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of
God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to
everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the
righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those
things shall live by them." 6 But the righteousness of faith
speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend
into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or,
" 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ
up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near
you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of
faith which we preach): NKJV
There is only two ways to
achieve righteous: If we could obey the whole Law (Romans 2:13),
which no one can accomplish (Romans 3:20), and through faith in
Jesus Christ (Romans 3:21-22). If you have faith in Jesus Christ
unto righteousness then it includes what we say according to the
verses above (Romans 10:6-8). Most have already spoken against
these verses and have turned away from them to a different
Gospel. May the Lord have mercy on them. They mix part faith in
Jesus with part Laws of Moses, but a little leaven leavens the
whole lump (Galatians 5:7-15). In other words if we try and keep
part of the Laws of Moses, we are obligated to keep the whole
Law (Galatians 4:21-5:6, 3:12). Anyone who does not fulfill the
Laws of Moses through faith in Jesus (Romans 13:8-10, Galatians
5:13) will be subject to the curses which come on those who do
not obey the Law (Galatians 3:10, Deuteronomy 28:15-68). This is
the reason many who call themselves Christians are sick today.
God's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). I
say call themselves Christians because Christians are Christ
followers according to Acts 11:26, and if we receive Jesus as
Lord then are asked to follow Him or walk in Him (Colossians
2:6) and He is the end of the Laws of Moses for those who
believe (Romans 10:4 above, Romans 7:4-6).
Thousands are still in bondage today
if not millions and yet think they are free to serve the Lord
Jesus. My friend if you want to make sure that you are serving
Jesus then read Matthew 25:31-46, Luke 10:25-37, James 2:14-17,
1 John 3:16-23, Galatians 6:7-9, Hebrews 13:15-16 (to name a
few) and do like
wise. Build a building if you want to and if you don't like
gathering outside, and pay your pastor if he is preaching the
Word (2 Timothy 4:1-4) and if you are learning spiritual things
from him (1 Corinthians 9:11), but above all do what Jesus
commanded us to do (John 13:34-35), created us for (Ephesians
2:10), and appointed us to do (John 15:16). Don't be tricked!
The Bible says that those whom
the Lord sends will speak His Word (John 3:34; Jeremiah 23:22). So we
speak the Word and then the
Word goes out and accomplishes what it was intended to do (Isaiah
55:10-11). If the Word of God is not working for you like it is written
consider that
God is not answering our
call, because we have not answered His calling.
Proverbs
1:23-33
23 If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my
heart to you and made my thoughts known to you. 24 But since you
rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I
stretched out my hand, 25 since you ignored all my advice and
would not accept my rebuke, 26 I in turn will laugh at your
disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- 27 when
calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over
you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will
look for me but will not find me. 29 Since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the LORD, 30 since they would not
accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, 31 they will eat the
fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their
schemes. 32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them; 33 but whoever
listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear
of harm." (NIV)
Now, what did our Lord call us to do and most
importantly, are you doing it? The longer you have been in
church the more you should be able to answer that question
according to what is written, but let me tell you something. I
haven't gotten a right answer yet. I've gotten many spiritual
sounding answers, but none (zero) that are even close to what is
actually written even from the persons Bible who is trying to
answer the question. That's
scary to me. If you think you can answer that question do so and
then compare your answer to what is actually written in
your own Bible. If you can't find the verses my study on
"Our Calling" is coming soon Lord willing.
The Lord sent His Word and Healed them (Psalm 107:20).
If this is true, then what are we speaking and why are we speaking it (2
Corinthians 4:13)? Are we building ourselves up (Acts 20:30, 1 Corinthians 4:6-7) or
are we speaking the Word (2 Timothy 4:1-4)? Think about that and check
the verses.
There are a lot of religious beliefs out
there this day and time that are not written in any Bible. They are
assumed and figured, but I don't have
to assume, guess, or figure, because there is nothing written that the
Lord can't make me understand (Philippians 3:15-16; 1 John 5:20; 2
Corinthians 1:13; 1 John 2:27). Therefore, I include the verses with
my statements. The Word backs the statement up and not the other way
around. In other words, I don't have to convince anyone of anything
concerning the Word of God. I just have to speak the verses and they
work all by themselves according to the Word of the Lord written in 1
Corinthians 1:17; Proverbs 30:5-6; 1 Corinthians 4:6-7; Hebrews 4:12;
Isaiah 55:10-11; Galatians 1:8-9; Revelation 22:18-19. They work on the
inside of those who believe them (1 Thessalonians 2:13). Check the verses!
I am not saying that I
deserve what the Lord has given me, or that I have something that you
can't receive (1 Corinthians 4:7). Not at all. I have just taken the
Lord at His Word and for the first time in my life it is working just
like it is written!
Praise God! Glory Halleluiah!
If what you are doing is working, then keep doing it.
However, if Christians can't be healed in the church, then something is
wrong (1 Corinthians 4:20; 2:4-5; Galatians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:5;
John 14:11-14). That something is discussed in The Healing Book.
Think
about this!
If
what we are doing or believing you have to do in order to receive healing from
the Lord is not written in the Bible, then it is not needed for healing or the
Christian life. Alan Ballou
Accountability
Consider that Balaam was
rebuked (corrected) by a donkey (Numbers 22, 2 Peter 2:15-16) and what
would have happened if he didn't listen? So does it really matter who I
am accountable to as long as they speak according to the Word of God?
Should Christians not teach and warn (admonish) one another according to
the Word of the Lord written in Colossians 3:16 in your Bible? The truth is
the truth no matter who the messenger is.
If you speak according to the Word of God I will
make myself accountable to you regardless of who you are, or
what church you belong to, or what your position is in the church. Just
communicate with me and send me the verses. I don't ever want to be so
big time that I can't hear the Word of God (John 8:47) or so far out of
reach that you can't reach me if you have a message for me.
I make myself accountable to
anyone who speaks the Word of God as it is written without going beyond
what is written (1 Corinthians 4:6-7) or adding to the Word of God
(Proverbs 30:5-6), and so should you. Check the verses! Anyone who
speaks the Word of God may be sent by God (John 3:34,Jeremaih 23:22). The truth is the
truth no matter who the messenger is. If you are speaking directly
against a verse in Colossians while you are trying to explain something
in Ephesians wouldn't you want to know it? Imagine if you could speak
with people who clearly violate the Word of God everyday on radio and
TV, wouldn't that make them better? Wouldn't that bring more unity? If
we were all preaching the Word of God then we would all be preaching the
same things. Imagine that. If people have gathered around themselves a
great number of teachers to say what they want to hear according to 2
Timothy 4:1-4, then how soon would an accountability group made up of
the same people correct (rebuke) the leader with the scriptures (2 Timothy
3:16)? So then, I make myself accountable to you and anyone who speaks
according to what is written and not worldly wisdom. It is far better to
make yourself accountable to those who will speak the truth of God's
Word without considering who you are. Therefore, if you
have something to say or if you think differently, no
problem. Send me an email or join my Bible Study Group and send the verses. I change my
mind using the Word of God (Hebrews 4:12).
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How to be Blessed
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We've all heard people say that they are blessed and highly
favored, but are they really? A person could have loads of money even and still
live a life of turmoil without any kind of peace. Think about this. If what you
have been doing for the past year has not given you the type of harvest you
expected, then one of two things is to blame. Either you' had bad seeds or you
planted them in bad soil point blank period. When you sow good seed in good soil
and receive a real harvest you will immediately know the difference. It
shouldn't take a year for a harvest. I reap in weeks praise God, and so should
you. View this teaching on being blessed to see if there is anything you need to
change about your type of seed or where you sow it. And no I will not tell you
to send it to me, nor will I send you a letter telling you to send me money to
be blessed, but to sow exactly where your own Bible says that Jesus wants you to
sow and what a difference it will make. God created good works for us to do in
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praise God. I know that I am going to reap what I sow (Galatians 6:7-10) and
therefore my seed is free to all who ask for it. The Lord will even the score
and I haven't lost one penny yet. The Lord sends me what I need through godly
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I have found that Christians really do want to know the truth and once they hear
it they know it is the truth because they can look it up in their own Bibles and
find it. Then they can follow it and see real results in days and not guess work
or great swelling words of emptiness that never materialize like a carrot on a
stick out in front of a donkey. That's the send a little more money and then it's got
to happen doctrine, but oh what a difference the truth makes with real results
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I also know that I am going to make many
teachings on many different subjects in the near future, Lord willing, in the
hope of teaching the Kingdom of God to the body of Christ all over the world.
Praise God. Like so many, you will notice a difference when the Word of God is
being taught rather than powerless words. God's power is in
His Word (Romans 1:16), and He just needs someone to speak it. I will speak it Lord willing and the truth will set
you free from sin (John 8:31-36, Jeremiah 23:22, Acts 26:18).
Check the verses to see if I am telling you the truth. I'm waiting on you!
John 8:31-36
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you
are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free." 33 They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have
never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be made free'?" 34
Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a
slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son
abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free
indeed. NKJV
Thirdly, I haven't lost a dime praise God. I
have spent thousand of dollars of my own money in helping everyday people
through this ministry and the Lord always sends it back one way or another, so
it's time for me to increase the scale. Lord willing, I'm getting ready to plant
for a harvest that will change the world. Not so that I can buy an airplane or
put a title before my name. No I don't want to be so big that an everyday person
can't email me or call me on the phone and get a response, or so big that if I
violate a verse on TV that the everyday Bible believing
Christians can't reach me to tell me. No, I just want to be all that the Lord
has called me to be and one day shine like the stars in my Father's Kingdom
(Daniel 12:3, Matthew 20:26-28).
Matthew 20:26-28
26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among
you, let him be your servant. 27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let
him be your slave-- 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." NKJV
Have you ever wondered how the last would be
first and the first last? Now you know. I'm not on a pedestal. You can reach me
right now. Praise God.
Alan Ballou 1-864-494-3333
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What is mostly
in the heart is will come out of the mouth (Matthew 12:34). So what are
we saying? Are we speaking in line with the Word of God (2 Corinthians
4:13; Romans 10:6-8)?