David J. Stewart

Fear The Lord And You Will Dwell In Safety

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Proverbs 1:29-33, “For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”

I was listening the book of Proverbs today and this passage caught my attention, especially the last verse of chapter one. Proverbs 1:33, “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Who wouldn't want to dwell in safety? Who wouldn't want to be quiet from fear of evil? People make most of their own problems. We all desperately need God's wisdom, which is why I was listening to Proverbs today. The fear of God is the beginning, middle and end of wisdom (Ecclesiastes 12:13).

Ladies and gentleman, we are living in a generation of fools who do not fear God. I enjoy playing the pedal steel guitar. I began learning and playing pedal steel in 1992 and I have never lost the passion for it. I think the steel guitar is the most beautiful sound this side of Heaven. I also love to play the 5-string banjo, but pedal steel will always be my first love musically. I thank God for the opportunity to play such a beautiful and expressive instrument.

That being said, I like to watch the Grand Ole Opry sometimes on Roku. I look for Tommy White (a member of the staff band) playing his pedal steel guitar. Unfortunately, singer Alan Jackson is right that country music is dead. To be honest, I switch channels often because I cannot tolerate the rockabilly, rock and hop hop garbage that they mix with country music, producing obnoxious noise these days. What they call music today I call garbage! I know that Tommy White is an amazing musician who could amaze the audience if they would allow him to play from his heart, but they keep him on a leash, limiting his musical ability. It is sad.

Moreover, and the reason why I brought up the Grand Old Opry, is because they are wicked people. A new uprising artist calls himself “Jelly Roll” (real name: Jason Bradley DeFord, born 1984) an annoying looking creepy guy covered with prison tattoos all over his face. Now, I have a right to my own opinion. I think anyone who covers their face with tattoos has serious self esteem and mental issues. Normal people don't abuse themselves like that. Those tattoos are permanent marks of the world. That being said, Jelly Roll has a beautiful singing voice.

Last night I heard Jelly Roll tell the audience at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville that he has a Christian faith and is still going to rehab for help. He told the audience that they can also have a relationship with Jesus without listening to religious hypocrites who judge others. It is clear from listening to his rhetoric that Jelly Roll has a lot of emotional baggage, and a negative attitude toward fundamentalist Christians who take a stand against sin.

In a 2020 Facebook post, Jelly Roll shamefully wrote: “I refuse to engage in any kind of negativity with anyone. I will not entertain anything that is not about lifting people up or helping people out…" He added, “I don't care what your race, political agenda, personal sexual preference or religion is. You'll never hear me in any of those arguments.” Do you think his $20,000,000 net worth might have something to do with his refusal to side with the righteous?

In October of 2025 Jelly Roll performed a concert for the Roman Catholic Vatican, wickedly bidding Godspeed to false prophets (2nd John 1:11). Clearly, Jelly Roll is pulling on the same rope as the Devil, a friend of the world. James 4:4, “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” You cannot remain neutral, regardless of who you are. Sorry Jelly Roll! By supporting LGBTQ+ homosexual perversion, and supporting the biggest Satanic religious cult on the planet, Jelly Roll has brought God's judgment upon himself. There is no middle ground between the world and God.

When Jelly Roll told the audience at the Opry that they could still have a relationship[ with Christ without listening to what religious judgmental people say, the entire audience loudly applauded. It is open season on fundamentalist Christians (the righteous) today.

A neo-evangelical pastor and church is a shameful disgrace, in trouble with the Lord. Proverbs 29:27, “An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.” I do not hate anyone and do not bash homosexuals, but you will NEVER find me bidding Godspeed, hobnobbing, supporting or talking favorably toward their ungodly perverted so-called “community” of LGBTQ+ unrepentant sinners. It is not a “phobia” to call a sin a sin. Homosexuality is a sin. It that offends Jelly Roll then he needs to repent and get right with God.

Beware of Jelly Roll because he is a dangerous ecumenical and sinful influence. Satan loves when a famous person claims to be a “Christian,” but they also support homosexuals, abortion, immodesty and all manner of worldliness and sin. Proverbs 14:2, “He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.” The wicked homosexual mob despise God and His holy Bible. The Devil is a clever deceiver and liar. He has made the church worldly, so that now the world is becoming more churchy.

The true Church of whom Jesus Christ is the Head will NEVER accept unrepentant homosexuals as members in good standing into their midst. Sin must be reproved. 1st Timothy 5:20, “Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.” Fools like Jelly Roll can condemn godly preachers who cry aloud against sin, but the truth cannot be overthrown. Job 20:5, “That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”

I don't like Jelly Roll. He is an annoying clown. In the old days, Hank Williams and Roy Rogers wore dress shirts, ties and a suit when they performed music. Today, singers wear jeans with torn out knees, covered in prison style tattoos from head to toe, with pierced lips and ears wearing slave-like nose rings. I saw Lainey Wilson sing last night and she looked like a whore, wearing skin tight black leather pants. Immodesty is wickedness! On her website she appears with a sinful whorish impudent look (Proverbs 7:10-13). This is the ungodly world.

Is Jelly Roll really a Christian? I have my doubts. He says he has a “relationship” with Jesus, but so also did Judas Iscariot. Jelly Roll says he has found redemption through “his music.” That is not how you get to Heaven. He speaks with extremely vague and ambiguous terms that could fit into any religion's faith without offending them. Remember, Jelly Roll sang for the hellbound Pope and wickedly bid Godspeed to the Satanic Roman Catholic Vatican. If Jelly Roll is a born again Christian, he is as worldly and messed up and immature as they come!

I wouldn't give you a dime for the Grand Old Opry today, which is nothing more than a collection of wicked sinners who do not fear God. They ALL openly support homosexuals. Lest they commit career suicide, the entertainers are terrified to be labeled as “homophobic”; a Satanic disparaging term given by wicked homosexuals to the righteous who oppose their filthy ways. It is not a “phobia” to call a sin a sin. I fear God, and if you are smart you will too. Proverbs 19:23, “The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.”

The women who sing on the Grand Old Opry are boisterous, lacking femininity, openly immodest, covered in ugly worldly tattoos, mostly divorced and bask in the idolatry heralded upon them by the worldly fans. Ecumenical Christianity is of the Devil. In 2nd Corinthians 6:17b God commands believers to “come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord.” God doesn't want us uniting in sin and error; He wants us to divide over morality and truth! Shame on Dolly Parton (1946-2026) for supporting homosexuals.

Do you understand dear reader that the issue is not about loving people? The ungodly LGBTQ+ mob want Christians to accept them in their unrepentant state, to affirm their deathstyle. The Luciferian powers behind the controlled media, news and White House want to normalize homosexuality in America. Their sinister goal is the destruction of the family and Christianity. For anyone to claim faith in Jesus Christ, while at the same time approving of open sin, is blasphemy against God. That is heathendom, not the fear of God!

According to this sick wicked world, since God is love we should just all stay quiet about our convictions concerning sin, and openly welcome homosexuals into our normal communities; and no one had better dare say a negative word, or else the heathen world will demonize and persecute that righteous person for telling the truth (John 15:19; 2nd Timothy 3:12). Psalms 118:6, “The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”

God Is Greater Than Our Heart

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

1st John 3:18-22, “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”

Proverbs 15:3, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”

I struggled for quite some time trying to understand what verse 20 means, “For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.” I absolutely love that precious truth, “God is greater than our heart.” We have all experienced guilt over our sins and failures in life. Some would call it “religious scrupulosity.”

Religious scrupulosity is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) characterized by intrusive thoughts about moral or religious issues, leading to excessive guilt and compulsive behaviors aimed at alleviating that guilt. SOURCE

1st John 3:18-22 emphasizes that true love is demonstrated through actions rather than just words, urging Christian believers to show their love in practical ways. It also reassures that when we act in love, we can have confidence before God, even if our heart may sometimes condemn us. That truth caught my attention, that God is greater than my heart, and even when I feel bad about my life, feeling like I am a failure as a child of God, the Lord sees the big picture. Proverbs 15:3, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” I think most of us read this passage of Scripture and walk away thinking that God only sees the bad things we do, but the Bible says God also sees THE GOOD that we do.

It has been said that the Devil always calls Christians by our sins, but God calls us by our name (Genesis 35:10). That is so true. The heathen world defines believers by our sins. If you doubt that, go look up famous preachers like Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) on Wikipedia. They even blame him for the alleged sexual sins of former associates, alumni and staff at the college. Yet, if you go read about the heavy metal band Van Halen's frontman David Lee Roth who has bragged throughout his evil career of having been a whoremonger with thousands of whores, Wikipedia is silent. Now read John 15:19, “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

1 John 3:20 means that even when our heart condemns us for our sins, we can find comfort in knowing that God is greater than our feelings and understands everything about us. These verses emphasize God's supreme knowledge and love, reassuring believers that He knows our true intentions and struggles. Proverbs 24:12, “If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?”

The inspired Scripture speaks about inner peace that comes from living authentically for Christ. When our actions align with God’s will for our life, we experience a profound sense of peace and assurance, even when our heart or conscience might condemn us. This is living in the fear of God. Psalms 119:67, “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. ...It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”

Many Christians have to learn the hard way, as did David in the Old Testament. David testified in this passage that before he was afflicted with chastisement, persecution and shame for his sins of pride, idleness, adultery and murder, he went astray. But after suffering for his iniquities, the fallen king had learned to fear and obey God (Ecclesiastes 12:13). I think all of us can relate to David to some degree.

That being said, we all feel down about ourselves sometimes. We are creatures of emotion. I once heard Pastor Jack Hyles say in a sermon that the best Christian in the church auditorium probably feels like the worst Christian there, and the worst Christian probably thought they were doing pretty good. You see, the closer you draw unto our holy God, the more wretched you will see yourself.

That is why the prophet Isaiah said in Isaiah 6:5, “Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.” That is why the Apostle Peter fell down at Jesus feet and said in Luke 5:8b, “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” The better of a Christian you become, the more sinful you will feel. That is a very good thing, because the only direction from the bottom is up.

But God is greater than our heart as 1st John 3:20 teaches. I humbly believe this verse is simply teaching that whereas we oftentimes dwell upon our own areas of weakness, failure and sin, God sees the whole shebang. God sees the good things that we do. The Lord knows our deepest thoughts, motivations and sincerity or lack thereof (Psalms 139:1-6). Nothing is ever hidden from the eyes of God. NOTHING! Hebrews 4:13, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

So, when you feel down on yourself, or guilt over past sins come back to haunt you, just remember that God sees all the good things you do too. God sees when I grab that idle shopping cart a customer left in the parking lot. I take loose carts back into the store because I care, and I care because I am a Christian. God sees when I pick up a piece of litter on the ground and put it into a nearby garbage pail. God sees that I care. Most people dismiss those hundreds of small acts of kindness, concern and responsible behavior, but you can be assured dear reader that God sees everything...

Matthew 10:29-31, “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”

God sees the bird that falls from the sky. He sees the squirrel that you gave a walnut to. The Lord knows the exact changing number of hairs upon your head, and the total number of stars in the unknown universe. God never needs to remember anything. Nothing ever occurs to Him. I know who holds tomorrow, and I am going to trust Him. God is greater than my heart. Just because I sometimes feel wrong, guilty or inferior as an imperfect Christian, doesn't mean that God sees me that way. It has been wisely said that God remembers the things we forget, and we remember the things that God forgets.

That all being said, my goal each day is to live my life in the fear of God in obedience to His inspired Word. Despite whatever guilt, sadness, conviction or failure that I might feel at times, I just decided years ago to place all of those feelings into God's hands for judgment, and not to worry about them or place emphasis upon them. Feelings are often misleading.

To be honest, I always feel like the worst Christian in the world. I feel like I let my dear Savior down every day. I feel so vulnerable, inadequate and inferior. But those are mere common human feelings. God is greater than my heart so that He knows the whole story, and God sees the things that I overlook, dismiss and forget. Isaiah 55:8-9, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” It's been rightly said that God remembers what we forget, and God forgets what we remember.

The inspired Word of God warns us against leaning (relying) upon our own human understanding. Proverbs 3:5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” God knows who is trying to do right, and who doesn't care about doing what is right.

I believe that is what the Bible means in 1st John 3:20. If our heart condemn us unjustly, God sees the big picture and He is the keeper of our soul. The truth to be learned is don't trust our frail human feelings, trust upon the Lord. Proverbs 3:5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”

One Of The Great Secrets To Enjoying Life

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Proverbs 20:21, “An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”

Proverbs 21:20, “There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.”

I couldn't think of a good Bible passage to go along with what I have to say, but these are all great truth passages. The first passage from Proverbs 20:21 could perfectly fit the Prodigal Son. He got his inheritance hastily and spent it all before he knew he was broke.

The second passage goes along with the first passage. We've all heard about reckless Hollywood multi-millionaire celebrities who foolishly spent every dollar they ever earned. A wise man retains riches. Proverbs 11:16, “A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.”

I have learned that one of the secrets to enjoying life is to take plenty of time to acquire things. I recently bought a Huber VRB-3 banjo with a radiused neck. I spent about one year looking at different banjos, watching many videos, reading lots of articles, listening to audio files of various banjos, et cetera. I saved up and paid cash. I really enjoyed that process of taking my time before buying anything. I actually enjoy the time preparing to buy something as much if not more than acquiring the purchase.

And that is a secret that I have learned, to better enjoy life. People who must gratify themselves immediately, and then pay for it later, never truly enjoy life. When I see someone driving a new SUV as big as a garage, I cannot help but feel sorry for them, knowing that 99% of them went into massive debt to acquire it. Dealerships now offer 8-year loan packages, which I think it insane and foolish. I paid cash for my 2013 Honda FIT when I bought it in 2021.

I saw a Gold Tone banjo advertisement today for their new OB-175 banjo. PayPal popped up inside the ad and said, "Play now and pay later" on credit. That is a terrible idea dear reader. Who can “play now” and enjoy something that you're already in debt for, and that dark cloud hangs over your head? I would much rather save up the money, learning all about whatever it is that I want to acquire, having fun deciding what I want, comparing products, and then when I have enough money saved up down the road, pay cash and enjoy the item when it is fully paid for. That makes good sense to me.

I think the vast majority of Americans today, especially this younger spoiled rotten generation, have the wrong attitude. They are spoiled and feel entitled. I have learned to save up the money first, and enjoy the preparation period as much as buying the item. I have enjoyed the last year looking at dozens of different banjos. It's fun to enjoy looking, comparing and learning for months before you buy something. Take your time. Save up money to pay cash.

Likewise, I am now enjoying learning about banjo bridges (which affect tone) and will take my time before I buy anything, and I'll buy a couple and then see how they sound, and go from there, instead of ordering a bunch of bridges all at once. Most people don't know how to enjoy life anymore. If you have to always buy things to be happy, you'll never be happy.

The same can be said about courtship leading up to marriage. There was something priceless, sweet and beautiful about the courtship period in the old days a century ago. We see courtship in Brian Wilson's beautiful song, "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys. That is my favorite song by the Beach Boys. Today, teenagers are horribly encouraged by Walt Disney and Hollywood to "score" (fornicate outside of marriage - Hebrews 13:4), which ruins the specialness and sacredness of marriage. Premarital sex has ruined courtship. I think that is a crying shame. Young people are missing out on the joy of courtship, of waiting until their marriage day to have sex (carnal knowledge) for the first time, preserving its specialness.

I have learned to enjoy life more by enjoying the time before buying something, as much as I enjoy eventually buying it. I think it is a very wrong and even destructive attitude, that we need to enjoy everything immediately and then we'll pay it off for months or even years to come.

When I moved from Guam to Pensacola in 2021 I had saved up money for a long time, so that I paid cash and bought my 2013 Honda FIT before I even left Guam. The dealership in Pensacola had one of their employees pick me up at the airport and drove me to my new used vehicle. They even got the license plates for me. They were so kind and helpful at the Pensacola Honda Dealership. By God's grace and goodness, I didn't buy the vehicle by going into debt for years to come to pay for it. I saved up first.

I think most people who go into financial debt don't need to. I see young people driving brand new vehicles. Many of them are on 8-year loan payment plans, almost like a mortgage. I think that is really a bad deal. I have never bought a new vehicle my entire life and I am 59 years old. And I don't want a new vehicle. Used is good. Hey, my 2013 Honda FIT was brand new 13 years ago. I bought it in 2021. It still runs great! God has been very good to me.

I encourage you the next time you want to go buy something that is a bit pricey to wait a couple weeks, or even a few months. Learn about the different products. Shop around, read and compare, ask questions if you'd like, and make it a fun time of considering all the angles. I do that often and enjoy the entire acquisition process, long before I actually acquire anything.

Don't Be A Foolish Spender

I encourage you to listen to this practical sermon by Pastor Jack Hyles titled, “Hasty Fruit.” The greatest things in life we should pay for first, and then we enjoy them. Such is marriage. You earn it by proper courtship. Some of the most miserable people are those who choose to enjoy everything first, and then pay for it later. That's no way to go through life.

Approximately 77% of Americans have some form of debt, while only about 23% are completely debt-free. Common types of debt include credit cards, mortgages and student loans. I thank God that I am in the 23% group of debt-free Americans. That's not by mere coincidence. I am careful what I spend. I save up money before I buy big things.

I really like the old saying from The Great Depression...

Use it up,
Wear it out;
Make it do,
do without.

People waste a lot of money buying things that they don't need.

When I shop at Walmart, I often see select foods at the aisle ends which cost much more than the other food. You are paying for the fancy packaging and brand names. I always buy “Great Value” products, which is Walmart's exclusive brand. The food is often half the price of name brands and the quality is just as good, if not better. I love Great Value foods.

When I go to Publix they charge around $8 for strawberries, which they cut the green tops off. I can get twice as many whole strawberries at Walmart for half that price. If you can afford it, go for it, but I try to be frugal when shopping. I don't smoke, drink booze or gamble on lottery tickets, which right there saves me thousands of dollars a year. The average Floridian spends $1,600 a year on tobacco products. What a waste of money!

It seems that everybody and their dog nowadays is begging for money. The Los Angeles Times and New York Times refuse to let you read their websites unless you pay them money to subscribe. No thanks, there are many other free news outlets. I refuse to throw money away.

Two sales people came to my door a couple years ago wanting to put solar panels on my roof in exchange for guaranteeing that I would only pay a certain amount for electricity every month. As I always do, I said I needed time to think about it. I learned that it is a common scam, which even the U.S. government warns people to avoid. The sales people used the pitch that my electric bill was so high in the summer, trying to get me worked up to draw me into their scam. I learned later on that if I had signed their contract, I would have been legally locked into their tyrannical scam for 25 YEARS! I recommend that you NEVER make hasty decisions dear reader.

When the nurse on Guam years ago in 2017 pressured me to take a Tetanus shot mixed with Whooping Cough vaccination, I said that I needed to think about it and do some reading, but I never took the shot, and I am so glad that I didn't from what I read. At least 25% of people who take the Whooping Cough vaccine experience side effects, such as soreness at the injection site or fever. Tetanus cases are rare in the United States, with only about 30 reported cases each year. It's just a money making scam. No thanks! I digress.

Getting back to the topic of this article, I encourage you to take time before buying things. Enjoy the process. Enjoy the moment. Save your money so you can pay cash when you're ready. Avoid going into debt. Avoid foolish adages, such as: “You only live once.” Although that is a true statement, you don't want to be miserable along the way in your one life. Being in debt all the time is no way to survive. It feels darn good to be debt free!

You Don't Need To Keep Up With The Joneses

You truly don't need to, “Keep up with the Joneses,” as the old adage goes. Who cares what your neighbours, relatives or co-workers drive or have. When I worked as a truck mechanic at an International Harvester Dealership in my early twenties (late 1980s), my older coworkers often pressured me to go into massive debt by buying a Snap On brand toolbox. Misery loves company and they wanted me in debt too. Thankfully, I was smarter than the average bear. Those boxes cost upwards of $15,000 when you buy a bottom, top and side cabinet. They come with ball-bearers that roll as smooth as butter. Nice!

But I wisely went to a local store called, The Tool Box, and I paid $600 for a bottom, top and side cabinet sale combined. Those tool boxes were all I needed. They served the same exact purpose as my coworkers who were in debt for $12,000 to Mac Tools and Snap On, which purpose is to simply provide a place to store your tools. I worked at that truck repair shop for 4 years and one week (1987-1991).

It was funny looking back in hindsight. When the Mac Tools and Snap On trucks drove onto the property, I used to watch grown men leave the building and hide outside until they were gone. The tool salesmen came to collect their weekly payments from the men who were in debt to them. What saith the Scripture? Proverbs 22:7, “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” I never wanted to be in their debt, so I refused to buy anything from them.

Instead, I went down to Sears Roebuck & Co, which company at the time sold their awesome Craftsman tool line, which sold for a fraction of what Snap On and Mac Tools cost. Granted, the quality was inferior on some of Craftsman's tools (like hand wrenches) compared to Snap On and Mac Tools. But I bought a Craftsman torque-wrench for $35 and it worked great.

At one time Sears had 3,500 stores nationwide, but today only have 5 stores remaining open (two in Florida). My father loved shopping at Sears back in the day, and he always bought me one of those big soft pretzels each time we went, which I loved. Several of the men whom I worked with were always angry and bitter because they were in big time debt. Literally, it took them years to pay down those very expensive toolboxes.

And if that weren't bad enough, every Saturday when the business was closed the foreman brought a group of teenagers from his church to clean the shop. They used a caustic soap solution with acid in it to power scrub the greasy floors. Each truck bay had a sewer drain in the middle. As the industrial scrubbers cleaned the floors, they flung caustic soap onto the bottom of the tool boxes, literally eating the paint off the boxes. Oh man! I watched some of my coworkers go ballistic in anger on Monday when they came into work and saw the paint dissolved off their $7,000 tool box. Who could blame them?

Most of the red paint had been eaten away at the bottom of my $600 toolboxes, but I couldn't have cared less since I owned the boxes outright. Time and time again I praised God for giving me enough Horsesense not to go into debt like my coworkers did, over some metal boxes. Dear reader, I could share many more true stories with you about people who foolishly spent money. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with buying an expensive toolbox, or whatever, but you should save up the money first and then pay cash.

When I was growing up in the 1970s there were no credit cards. Praise God! When microwaves first came out they cost $1,500 and only wealthy people could afford one. I grew up eating Swanson TV dinners which all came in metal trays, never in plastic. All soda cans had removable tabs. Coke came in 16 ounce bottles. All cars were rear wheel drive. It was a much simpler time in our country. There was no hip hop, rap or grunge music. No one owned a personal computer or cell phone. There was no internet. Many younger Americans today cannot even imagine such a world. I was born in 1967.

Thank you dear reader for reading my ministry blog. Jesus is precious!!!

Beware Of Preachers Who Make Answers To Prayer Impossible

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

2nd Corinthians 5:4-7, “For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”

This is a precious passage of Scripture full of truth. If you are a Christian, the day you got saved you became a member of God's heavenly family. The Apostle Paul reminds us here that as believers, even though we are present in an earthly body, we are also absent from the Lord.

This world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore

Oh Lord, you know
I have no friend like you
If heaven's not my home
Then Lord, what will I do?

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore

I like that Gospel song. I am reminded each day by the blessed indwelling Holy Spirit that I am just a pilgrim passing through, and not a settler here on earth. 2nd Corinthians 5:7 says we walk by faith, not by sight, as saints. That is such a vital biblical truth to always keep in mind, especially when it comes to prayer. Living by faith means that we stay focused on the invisible things of God in the spirit world, which Romans 1:20b says “are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”

Beware of Ignorant Preacher's False Teachings

That being said as introduction, I read a disturbing article today in the Sword of the Lord biweekly newspaper. The article by Pastor Len G. Broughton (1865-1936) starts on the front page, titled: “Why Prayer Is Not Answered.” The article then jumps to page 15, and then continues and finishes on page 19. I hate when the Sword prints articles haphazardly all over the place. Why the chaotic arrangement?

It's just like Pensacola Christian College's (PCC) multiple contradictory plans of salvation, which Sword editor Dr. Shelton Smith shameful sanctions and promotes. I am so disgusted with the Sword of the Lord. Contrary to their slogan displayed at the top of every newspaper which says they contend for the faith, they do not. They falsely claim to “stand” for salvation by faith, but then wickedly bid Godspeed to PCC's Lordship Salvation counterfeit gospel.

It is tragic that the love of money (a career) is a higher priority today to the Sword of the Lord than defending right doctrine. RIGHT DOCTRINE MATTERS!

PCC donated $7,000 to the Sword of the Lord back in 2015. Birds of a feather flock together. I will go to seed exposing these ungodly organizations, as did the Apostle Paul. Philippians 1:17b, “I am set for the defence of the gospel.” Paul admonishes his convert and soulwinning apprentice Titus in Titus 1:13b-14, “Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.” Titus was not an apostle, and neither am I, but like Titus I am rebuking PCC and the Sword of the Lord sharply for their damnable false teachings. By supporting PCC, Dr. Shelton Smith and company are guilty partakers of PCC's heresies.

In his misleading article, Pastor Len G. Broughton lists three reasons for unanswered prayer:

Sin Harbored in the Heart
Lack of Faith Hinders
Prayer Blocked by Lack of Surrender

I cringed as I read this misleading article, because it is nonsense. Dear reader, prayer is asking which in itself is faith. We all have sin in our heart. And no one is wholly submitted to God. The whole spirit of Pastor Broughton's article is rooted in one's self righteousness, not trusting God. His requirements to get your prayers answered is to that YOU must surrender, YOU must turn from your sin, and YOU must have more faith. I contend that we should simply obey the Bible in 1st Peter 5:7b, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

Either God will or won't answer your prayer, it's as simple as that. But dear reader, I discourage you from going down that worrisome road which Pastor Len G. Broughton is trying to take you down, putting the dangerous idea into your head that unless everything in your spiritual life is Kosher, you're screwed. The most discouraging book I've ever read is by Dr. John R. Rice titled, “Hindrances To Prayer.”

We know from the following passage that our prayers can be hindered by sin. 1st Peter 3:7, “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” I humbly think it boils down to this. God sees everything (Psalms 139:1-6). Proverbs 24:12, “If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?” The Lord cares about how we treat each other as human beings (Matthew 7:1-12).

God Will Answer Your Prayers If He Wants To

The first of the Ten Commandments deal with how we treat God. The last five deal with how we treat our neighbor. Galatians 5:14, “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” It's all really quite simple dear friend. If you love God and people, and it's more than mere phony lip service that exists in 99% of Bible colleges and churches today, then God will answer your prayers according to His will.

But if you hurt people, like Pastor Jeff Redlin at PCC's Campus Church banning me from returning to their church, God won't answer your prayers. PCC is an abomination in His sight!

If you hurt people like Family Baptist Church kicked I and my wife out of church in June of 2025, God won't bless that hateful organization in their arrogance, worldliness and sin. The pastor's worldly wife and mother wear ungodly sexy pants, and their henpecked husbands sanction immodesty. Woe unto those wicked families in eternity! Woe unto Family Baptist Church and their damnable heresy that you must repent "of your sins" to get to Heaven.

I am so sick and fed up and tired of hearing these fearmonger preachers, who place a bunch of impossible burdens upon people's shoulders, trying to make us all worry for two dozen reasons why God won't answer our prayers. I hate that book by Dr. John R. Rice about “Hindrances To Prayer,” because after reading that impossible book I felt hopeless ever praying again.

I mean, there's no way that I could ever live up to all those high expectations to get my prayers answered. I am not a good Christian. In fact, I feel like a terrible Christian all the time (and so will you if you draw close to our holy Creator). I have enough faith to pray, but beyond that I am at a loss. God knows that I desire to think and live right to please Him, but I fail all the time. I have many faults, and so do you dear reader. There's no such thing as a “good Christian,” and there never has been and never will be. Only Jesus is sinless (Hebrews 4:15).

Beware Of Reasons for Unanswered Prayer Nonsense

I hate when preachers give a list of all the reasons why God won't answer your prayers. In so doing, they are wickedly placing heavy burdens upon your shoulders, which will cause you to continually question and worry why God didn't answer your prayers.

Over the past 24 years of my website ministry at Jesus-is-Savior.com, I have received countless emails from hurting, confused and worried people, who have been lied to by wicked neo-evangelical preachers (like Ray Comfort and Paul Washer) to continually worry if they are really saved because of the sins in their life. Since everyone struggles with sin (Romans 7:14-25), these poor folks are trapped in a cruel world of religious scrupulosity, worrying all the time if they are saved because of their sinful bad habits. Folks, that is not the free grace Gospel taught in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4.

The inspired King James Bible teaches that forgiveness of sins and eternal life are a free gift from God (Romans 5:15-18). In that beautiful passage of Scripture you will find the word “gift” mentioned SIX TIMES! And the phrase “free gift” is mentioned THREE TIMES! We know that nothing is free in this universe, and that applies to salvation as well. We read in 1st Peter 1:18-19 that it was Jesus who paid for our sins with His precious blood. How ridiculous is it then, when an incompetent pastor stands behind a pulpit and insists that you must turn from your sinning to receive God's free gift?

And likewise, I reject the fear-mongering preachers who continually blame people for unanswered prayers, continually making you feel like it's always your fault when God doesn't answer. Dear reader, God only saves sinners. God only answers the prayers of sinners. You don't have to climb the spiritual mountain to receive answers to prayer.

Pastor Len G. Broughton is wrong in his article which appeared in today's Sword of the Lord. I will never subscribe to the Sword of the Lord again, for a few reasons:

Editor Dr. Shelton Smith wickedly bids Godspeed to false prophets who preach another gospel at Pensacola Christian College. Shame on Dr. Smith!
The Sword of the Lord paper has become so lame and meaningless, not contending for the faith anymore.
The paper is full of lame advertisements to buy a bunch of crap and services.
It's just a waste of time and money to purchase their stupid newspaper.

Pastors foolishly make getting your prayers answered about works instead of faith. Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Dear friend, all God expects of you is your faith. That is, that you trust and rely upon God. Throughout my day in my home, I often say, “Excuse me to the Lord,” if I am distracted while talking to Him. That is faith. God is pleased by my acknowledgment of His presence. I treat God like an individual person, because that is exactly who He is. Every day I often pause for a moment from whatever I am doing and I say, “I love you Lord.” That is faith.

Every time I work on my website and blog ministry to write another article, that is faith. Faith pleases God. The John 3:16 sign on my front lawn is faith in Christ. The “Jesus Loves You” sign in my backyard for my neighbours to see is faith.

It is a dangerous and unwise thing to pray and then put God on the spot to see if He answers. In so doing you are walking by sight, not by faith. I pray and then trust the Lord's wisdom and protective hand upon my life and ministry. Nothing can happen in any saint's life without the Lord's express permission (Job 1:10). 1st John 4:4b says “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” When Len G. Broughton and John R. Rice write about reasons for unanswered prayers, they are walking by sight. How do you know if God answers your prayers or not? I'm simply not qualified to make that call, and neither are you.

In fact, we are taught in Romans 8:26 that we simply do not know what to pray about. I sure don't, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Since we cannot see the unseen spirit world, nor see what is going on in the hearts of other people, we are at a disadvantage.

I am always leery of these charlatan preachers who boldly speak about getting their prayers answered. Why? It's because the world is full of unsaved heathens who enjoy the same success, wealth and prosperity, who have never prayed a day in their life.

I am not one of those superstitious Christians who prays for the sun to rise in the east tomorrow morning, and then praises God for answering my prayer when the sun rises in the east, which it has done every morning for billions of years. I hear people praising God for answered prayers that were almost assuredly mere coincidence. We certainly can and should thank God for everything, but I am very careful not to claim something as an answer to pray unless it is truly a miracle. Put another way, I am a fundamentalist not a nut.

I find the whole idea of trying to teach about unanswered prayer to be very frustrating. I feel like God never answers my prayers. But what do I know? I trust the Lord and I believe the Bible when it says in 1st Peter 5:7 that God cares about me. 1st Corinthians 1:9 teaches that God is faithful. I refuse to question those divine truths. Psalms 139:1-6 teaches that God knows when I lay down and rise up, and my very thoughts. God is omniscient.

Philippians 4:6-8 teaches that we shouldn't worry about anything as believers; but rather, bring everything to God in prayer, and then claim God's perfect peace that passeth all understanding, knowing that God is on the job. That is, bring your burden to the Lord and leave it there! John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

We know from 1st Peter 3:7 that mistreating one's spouse can hinder prayer. And we know from Matthew 5:23-24 that if a brother has ought against us, we are commanded to go make things right with our brother, and then come back with our gift to present to God. In other words, you cannot be wrong with people and right with God. We need to be right horizontally with humanity as well as vertically with God. That's not to say that we have to get along with everyone, nor that everyone needs to say good things about us; but it does mean that if we have wronged anyone, we need to apologize and make restitution if we have cheated them.

Pastors' Jeff Redlin at PCC's Campus Church, Marty Herron (former incompetent pastor of Harvest Baptist Church on Guam), Bill Adams (incompetent pastor of Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola), and Brad and Bobby Moffett (incompetent pastors of Family Baptist Church in Pensacola), all injuriously threw me under the bus. They cannot be right with God until they make things right with me. That is 100% biblical (1st Thessalonians 4:6). Those ungodly phonies should all be fired. I told the truth and they persecuted me for it. If you think I'm being hard on them, just wait until they suffer God's wrath (Psalms 6:1; Galatians 6:7; 2nd Corinthians 5:11).

Have Faith In God

Jesus said in Mark 11:22b, “Have faith in God.” I humbly believe that the only thing you need to worry about when it comes to prayer is how you treat other people. I do not believe surrendering to God has anything to do with getting your prayers answered. Discipleship has nothing to do with salvation, and I don't think it has much to do with God answering our prayers. God is my friend. He knows what is best for me. I have learned not to question His will. And as far as harboring sin in your heart, we all do that. We all have sinful bad habits, whether it be pride, anger, lust, lying, envy, gossip, et cetera. If getting all the sin out of our heart is required to receive answers to prayer, then we're in big trouble.

And of course, it all depends on what you are asking God to do. Pastor Jack Hyles in his helpful book 'Exploring Prayer With Jack Hyles' says if you want to purchase some bread from a bakery, that is simply a matter of asking. However, if you want to work in the bakery, that is something entirely different and requires much more. If we ask for something for our self, Jesus said you don't need to pray long prayers LIKE THE HEATHEN DO, because our heavenly Father already knows your needs (Matthew 6:7-8). But if you want something for others, then importunity in prayer is required by God (Luke 11:1-8).

I reject all these crazy sermons and books about why God doesn't answer our prayers. The plain truth is that God will answer your request if He wants to, and it is not our place to analyze God's reasons. Walk by faith dear reader, and trust God with the rest. Proverbs 3:5-7, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”

Normal Sinful People Get Their Prayers Answered

Please don't allow well-meaning preachers discourage you dear reader. In Acts 12:1-15 tells the remarkable story about the apostles' James and Peter. Herod had just murdered James, beheading him. When Herod saw that it greatly pleased the Jews, he intended to kill Peter also, but the early church prayed for God to deliver Peter. The angels of the Lord rescued him. When Peter came to the door where they were praying for his release, the maid Rhoda ran to tell the group, but they called her “mad” (crazy).

This remarkable true story just proves that even when you don't believe God will answer your prayers, He still might. Prayer in itself is all the faith you need if it is God's will to help you. I love this story. They were asking God to do something with a heart of unbelief. Contrary to Pastor Len Broughton's sermon, God answered their prayers even though they lacked faith.

Please don't misunderstand, there are some things that can hinder our prayers, which I have mentioned in this article, but I think most preachers go way overboard and that discourages Christians from praying. I don't think every sin hinders prayer, otherwise none of us could receive answers to prayer, because we all sin. I do think mistreating others hinders our prayers. I don't think God will refuse to answer your prayers because you smoke cigarettes, play the lottery or watch Hollywood movies. That is just my humble opinion.

We read in James 4:6, “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” God resists proud people! God resists the prayers of arrogant pastors like Jeff Redlin at PCC who refuse to heed the truth that Lordship Salvation and Misunderstood Repentance are false teachings. I think preachers often focus on the wrong reasons why God doesn't answer one's prayers. The Lord is far more concerned about the condition of your heart, than He is about your sinful habits. And the way that you treat God and people reveals the condition of your heart (Mark 12:30-31).

And I also believe that the good Lord usually gives us everything we need in advance, so that we don't even need to pray for those things. God has been so good to all of us. I want to encourage you to pray, which is why I wrote this article. Please don't let preachers discourage you by misleading you to think that you've got to become Super Christian to see answers to prayer. Those miserable believers at Rhoda's house were so carnal that they didn't believe her when God actually answered their prayer. I love that!

What saith the Scripture? James 5:17, “Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” I love that! Elijah was a regular fella the Scripture tells us. In 1st Kings 19:1-5, we find the prophet Elijah running from wicked Jezebel who had threatened to kill all the prophets. Elijah feels overwhelmed and ask God's to kill him...

1st Kings 19:1-4, “And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”

And yet we read in James 5:17 that God answered Elijah's prayer for the rain to stop, to destroy wicked Ahab's wine orchard. Some people might call that a petty request, but the Lord cared about what Elijah cared about. And God cares about you too friend. I have prayed for God to break the yoke of pride of all the aforementioned ungodly pastors who hurt me.

You just keep on praying dear friend, and trust your God that He knows what is best. The Lord doesn't have a long list of reasons for not answering your prayers, He looks at your heart.

God Has Crowned Humanity With Glory And Honor

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Psalm 8:3-5, “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”

Dear reader, you and I are more special to God than we could ever possibly realize. The inspired Holy Bible says that God has created mankind a little lower than the angels, meaning that we are far more superior than we might think. The psalmist declares that God has crowned (encompassed) us with splendor and magnificence, giving us control over the earth. What a tremendous responsibility!

Psalms 8:5 Meaning

This verse is filled with profound meaning about human dignity and our place in God’s creation. It reflects how God, in His infinite wisdom, created us in His image and bestowed upon us a unique honor that sets us apart from all other creation. When it mentions that we are “a little lower than the angels,” it illustrates that humans hold a special status in God’s eyes. Our existence is not merely by chance but by divine design.

The phrase “crowned him with glory and honour” suggests that we carry a significant role in God’s plan. We are not just any creation; we are given purpose and value. Being crowned brings forth the idea of having a place of authority or importance. This recognition speaks to our identity — he has made us to reflect His glory. We can see this concept of worth echoed in Genesis 1:26, where God made mankind in His image and likeness, implying that we are created with great dignity.

. . . Psalms 8:5 truly encapsulates the remarkable truth of our identity as human beings. We are crafted by God, blessed with extraordinary worth, carrying His image into the world. Understanding this leads us to live in a way that glorifies Him, impacting those around us positively.
As we navigate life’s challenges, we should hold onto reminders of our value and the temporary nature of our struggles. Let us keep uplifting one another and growing in faith, knowing that we are crowned with inherent glory. Embracing our role in creation also brings with it accountability — to love, serve, and reflect the goodness of God in all we do. SOURCE

God wants us to understand our esteemed value in His sight, which changes everything if we realize what we mean to our Creator. If we realize that we are crowned with glory and honor, and that God loves us unconditionally, then we will live our lives accordingly.

Humans are a higher expression of God’s creation. No lower species has ever composed a song, written a poem, or made a cooking recipe. We are promised a brighter future through faith alone in Jesus Christ, crowned with the dignity and power of dominion that comes from our omnipotent Creator. Each of us is precious, made in God's image (Genesis 1:26-27).

With this precious Bible truth in view, it is difficult to see countless people being kicked out of today's worldly, corrupt and ungodly churches. I speak to their utter shame! Pastor Jack Hyles was right: “The Christian army is the only army in the world that kills its wounded.”

Dear reader, you are somebody to God. I read a T-shirt message about 30 years ago that a black girl was wearing at work, which read: “I am somebody cause God don't make no junk!” I like that a lot.

I subscribe to the Sword Of The Lord. I doubt if I will renew my subscription when it expires, because their publication has deteriorated far from what it once was when Dr. John R. Rice was its editor. Contrary to their slogan to earnestly contend for the faith, the Sword Of The Lord today is spiritually dead, woefully lacking of any fight anymore. The paper has changed its purpose to encouraging and pampering the saints, rather than fighting the good fight of faith.

That being said, in a recent issue of the Sword Of The Lord, I read an article by a pastor's wife in which she said that God doesn't need us. I couldn't disagree more. God does need us! What saith the Scripture? Ezekiel 22:30, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” God is looking for a few weak men. 2nd Corinthians 12:10, “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

God has wondrously made man a little lower the the angels. Mankind is brilliant, created in the very image of God our Maker. And yet, our faithful, good and gracious God understands our human weakness, temptations and frailties. Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” We are so unworthy and undeserving of such great incredible unconditional love. THANK YOU Lord for everything!

Don't Sink To The Bottom With The World

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

1st John 2:15-17, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

Pastor Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) said something profound that I really like. He said:

“Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water, but if the water gets in the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world, but if the world gets into them, they sink.”

What a great illustration! Dear reader, the world is not your friend. The world will never meet you half way on anything. What exactly is “the world”?

Here is an excellent quote from Pastor E.M. Bounds (1835-1913):

'The world' includes the mass of humanity that is alienated from God and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ. It involves worldly affairs, earthly things, riches, pleasures, and pursuits that are shallow, frail, and fleeting. These things stir desire, draw us away from God, and are obstacles to the cause of Christ. The divorced or torn relationships between Heaven and earth, between God and His creatures, finds its expression in the term 'the world.'” —Pastor Edward M. Bounds, a quote from chapter 7 - 'Overcoming The Enemy Of God,' from the classic book titled: “GUIDE TO SPIRITUAL WARFARE”

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The world has always been a wicked place alienated from God. Read what the Apostle John wrote nearly 2,000 years ago. 1st John 5:19, “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” There is nothing new under the sun.

Last year a local Baptist pastor and his wife, at the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola, got upset toward me over my website ministry. It was over this article in particular titled, 'Why A Christian Lady Ought Not Wear Pants.' You see, the pastor's wife and mother wear sexy pants in public. Although I never told them about my website ministry, people are nosy creatures and have a habit of finding things. And boy do they love to gossip!

The pastor insisted that his wife loves Jesus as much as anyone. The Bible says different...

1st John 2:15, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

Believers who love the world do not have a close walk with God. What saith the Scripture?

Romans 12:1-2, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

James 4:4, “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”

Tragically, a fundamentalist Bible preacher taking a stand against women wearing pants today is viewed as being ridiculous, out of touch and ancient in his beliefs. But dear reader, God hasn't changed! God's prohibition for women to wear clothing which pertained to a man in Deuteronomy 22:5 has not changed. Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980) explains why Deuteronomy 22:5 still applies today; not mere ceremonial law as some foolishly claim, it is moral law.

Dwight L. Moody was absolutely right. A ship was intended to be in the water, just as God intended for us as believers to live in the world. John 17:15, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” But if water gets into the ship, it will sink thousands of feet to the bottom of the ocean. Likewise, if we let the world into our lives, we risk sinking to the bottom of life. This is what has happened to millions of Christians today, who are languishing in misery, depression and confusion.

The inspired Word of God in Romans 12:2b says to ”be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” This is only possible by abiding in the Scripture, listening to solid Bible preaching, avoiding the counsel of the ungodly, and taking advice from godly friends and influences.

Millions of hurting Christians today hang around worldly friends. They listen to negative daily news on TV. They watch worldly movies. They listen to worldly music, which includes worldly Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). They are surrounded by negative family members. They don't live in the Holy Bible. They refuse to listen to fundamentalist Bible preaching by soulwinning men of God. They have dug their own grave and are wallowing in it in misery.

I humbly advise broken saints who are in the doldrums of life to get into the inspired King James Bible. Start listening to pastors' Jack Hyles, Curtis Hutson, Lester Roloff and other true soulwinning men of God. I have little use for the vast majority of today's spiritually dead, bad and corrupt clergy. Dear friend, don't sink to the bottom with this insane world today. Don't let the world in. Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982) delivered a beautiful sermon called, 'Don't Get Adjusted,' which I recommend you listen to.

I am reminded of a popular Christian song popularized by Jim Reeves in 1962, “This World Is Not My Home.”

I think of these beautiful Christian lyrics oftentimes...

This world is not my home
I'm just a'passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue
The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore
Oh Lord, you know

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Always Keep Your Word

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Proverbs 19:22, “The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”

The longing (or delight) of the human heart man is to have mercy on others, to help people; but if he has to lie, make shady deals and commit evil to do so in order to raise the money, he'd be better off just being poor.

I think a perfect example of this Bible verse is New York City's incompetent mayor Zohran Mamdani. In the fall of 2025 he ran for the position of mayor in New York City, making a bunch of empty promises that any sensible person knew he couldn't possibly fulfill. Mamdani promised free child daycare for all New Yorker parents. Mamdani promised a price freeze on all rental units. Mamdani promised free subway transportation for everyone from now on. He essentially gave away the farm! His plan was to tax the rich and the public ate it up, loving his rhetoric. Well, when Mamdani won the election by a landslide and became mayor, the state's governor refused to go along with taxing the rich, and his plan backfired on him. Proverbs 19:22, “The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”

To save face and come up with all that 'FREE' stuff that Mamdani promised to give away, he decided to tax the middle-class instead, by raising everyone's property taxes another 9.5% on top of some of the already highest property taxes in the country! Overburdened New York homeowners will now be taxed 19.84% a year!!! That is so criminal! Mamdani should be in prison for lying to get into office, knowing that there was no way he could honor his promises. Proverbs 19:22, “The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”

I think Mr. Mamdani had good intentions as a young man, and a horrible socialist one I might add...

“Socialism is nothing more than shared misery.” —Winston Churchill

Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951) explains Proverbs 19:22 this way...

A kindly, benevolent spirit appeals to all men because it is unselfish and thoughtful of others. But to make great promises while unable to fulfill them is reprehensible. It is far better to be poor and frankly admit one’s inability to do what the heart might desire, than to promise largely and be proven untrustworthy. To be what you are, and not to pretend to be what you are not, is a sound principle. An honest person, even if poor, gains the respect of anyone whose good opinion is worth having. See Peter and the lame man (Acts 3:6). SOURCE

Zohran Mamdani should have told the truth last year when running for mayor, and been upfront and honest with the people of New York. He's a sharp looking fella with a likable personality. I am confident that the citizens of New York would have still voted for him had he simply said they would all work together to find workable solutions, but his plan to tax the rich was doomed to fail from the start. A responsible leader understands that when you're in financial debt as a city, the only reasonable thing to do is cut spending. Sure, a lot of people are going to be angry and upset, but there is no other way. We've become so spoiled rotten in the United States that Americans refuse to do without anymore. Well, tough, that's life!

I love the old adage that was common during The Great Depression of the 1930s...

Use it up,
wear it out;
make it do,
do without

Yes Sir! That's the winning ticket! When you and I don't have the money, we do without. So why should the government have it any different? It's not the government's job to provide free daycare for children. It's not the city's job to provide free train rides. They need to put the petty thieves who don't pay their train fare in work camps; not prison, productive work camps! We are literally destroying ourselves with our freedom! No one should have a “right” to steal, shoot up on illegal drugs, hurt people, loiter in a tent on a sidewalk, or become a nuisance to society. Our reckless federal government has deliberately created this problem by allowing the fraudulent Federal Reserve to bankrupt our nation and run inflation into the stratosphere!

Avoid Making Promises To People

Dear reader, there is nothing worse than a liar. In fact, one of the seven things that God hates in Proverbs 6:16-19 is “a lying tongue.” Proverbs 26:28, “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.” Some people are habitual chronic liars. There are too many things that can go wrong. It is wise to refrain from making many promises to people. Granted, the marriage vows should be made at the wedding altar, and then honored for a lifetime. I am talking about the frivolous promises that we flippantly make to people day by day, which people so often fail to keep. I refuse to do that to anyone. Promises are important. And if you say you are going to do something, that becomes a promise!

I recently called Quality Roofing Solutions in Pensacola and spoke to one of their managers James Deere about repairs needed to my roof after hurricane Isaias. I was referred to him by Gulf Coast Home Inspections. I also asked James questions about adequate ventilation needs in my attic. He promised to email me some ventilation calculations which he said he'd obtain from Google satellite. He also promised to stop by my home that week to inspect my roof and needed repairs, included damaged vinyl soffits and fascia. But weeks later I never heard back from him.

So, I called James back but he refused to answer his phone. I sent him a text message and again gave him my address and email, kindly asking him to please keep his promises, but he just ignored me. It is bizarre, considering that we never had any cross words when I spoke with him. He mentioned to me that he is a Christian and attends a Baptist Church up on Nine Mile Road in Pensacola. Sadly, the guy is a liar! It's worldly abusive believers like him, if he is saved at all, why people have stopped going to church. There's a likely chance that his church is wrong on the Gospel. Professed Christians are often worse than the heathen world. The old adage is still very true that: A man is only as good as his word.

If you tell somebody that you are going to do something, you're integrity is at stake. Matthew 5:34, “But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.” When people would intentionally lie in Bible times, they knew it was wrong to swear by God's name, so to lessen the severity of their broken oath (at least in their own warped mind) they would swear by the earth instead. But the Scripture warns that a promise is a promise, regardless who or what you swear by, so it's best to just not make them.

During World War II, every teenage male in the United States was itching to join the cause for going to war to fight the evils of communism. But many of them were unqualified because they were under the age of 18. So, what they would do is write the number “18” on the bottom of their shoe, so they could honestly tell the recruitment officer, “I am over 18.” That is dishonest. When the truth must be hidden, something is very wrong. That is deception.

I rarely make promises to anyone, especially to God. A broken promise is a serious infraction. Jesus warned in Matthew 12:36, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” Words are a powerful thing, for which words God (who is the keeper of our soul according to Proverbs 24:12) will hold us all accountable.

When Katie Stubblefield was a beautiful teenage girl in high school, it was another mean girl's hurtful words at school that caused Katie to go home and attempt suicide with her brother's shotgun. Instead, Katie blew her face office and is now maimed for the rest of her miserable life. The other girl (a spoiled brat) who caused Katie's dilemma went on to live a normal life. Teenagers are in no man's land so-to-speak. They are old enough to interact with the world around them, inflict great damage; but yet are not mature enough in their mental capacity to process their feelings, painful emotions, hormones and disappointments. The teenage years are a dangerous time for young people, and their parents need to be involved with their lives.

My heart goes out to Katie. Her father said she is a determined girl, passionate and hard working. It was those qualities which compelled Katie to attempt to take her own life. I can relate to her because I am the same way, hence my website ministry and my passionate writings. I get my feelings hurt all the time, because I am a sensitive man and many people are insensitive, unkind and mean.

One of the reasons why I don't like talking to people over the phone, or in live conversations, is because I am vulnerable. I just don't think fast enough. I need time to process everything. Due to that delay, and my sweet nature to avoid being unkind or offensive in any way, I keep it all in and stay quiet, usually later regretting the conversation. I am unable to speak up since my brain needs time to process what has been said. And if I do speak up without having had time to think about the matter, I usually regret that too. That is why I love my website ministry, because I have plenty of time to reflect upon my thoughts before publishing them.

As a rule, when I talk to people in live conversations I don't commit myself. I simply don't make promises. All my life I have prefaced my words with the phrase, “No promises!” And after I say that I usually keep my agreement that very same day. There is nothing more important for a man than that he honor his commitments, and fulfill that which he has committed to do. 2nd Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

That is why we read in Psalms 138:2, “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” God honors His Words. The psalmist declares that God has magnified (elevated) His inspired Words above His own name. The reason why is obvious because God's character is only as trustworthy, sound and reliable as His Words. That's why I make such a big fuss over the hundreds of corrupted perversions of the Holy Bible in the English language today, which obscure God's simple plan of salvation and confuse everyone. God only wrote one Book!

Our word means something, let's be careful about making idle promises. There's nothing wrong with telling someone that you'll do your best, but you're not making any promises.

Pastor Jack Hyles Was Impatient Toward People At Times

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Several weeks ago I was listening to a life changing 1982 sermon by Pastor Jack Hyles titled, “Imperfect People In Heaven,” in which sermon he teaches that we should continue the work of the saints now in Heaven.

Now, I truly love brother Hyles, but he annoys me at times. At 17:48 time in the sermon he yells at a fella for leaving the pew while he's preaching. The man probably needed to use the restroom. You can't mistreat people like that. Dr. Hyles had a bad habit of doing this to people. A few moments later in the sermon he scolds someone else for falling asleep, accusing him of not loving the truth.

Dear reader, I am different than most preachers. Just because I love Brother Hyles doesn't mean I'll look the other way and remain quiet when I think he is wrong. I speak up! Most people are partial toward their friends, family and supporters, but if the shoe fits wear it!

I used to work a full time job afternoons as a truck mechanic to support a wife and kids. I went to Bible college during the daytime. I went soulwinning and on church visitation for most of the day every Saturday. And I voluntarily drove a church bus for the Lord 200 miles every Sunday. I fell asleep in church on Sunday evenings on a regular basis right in front of Pastor Hyles.

One night in church I went down so hard that I banged my forehead on the wooden back of the pew in front of me, and everybody heard it, and all the hundred and some odd choir members saw it. I was so drained and tired. I eventually decided every week to sit in the overflow room, separate from the main auditorium, with the mothers holding their crying babies and late-comers rather than distract Dr. Hyles because I couldn't stay awake. But, I LOVED THE TRUTH! It would be very cruel for anyone to say to me, “You'd stay awake if you really loved the truth!” No Sir, that is simply not true.

I fell asleep while driving one night on the Dan Ryan Expressway, on the way home from work in Chicago. My vehicle crashed into the concrete wall. A semi-truck driver stopped and asked if I was okay, and by God's grace I was. Was it because I didn't love life that I fell asleep? Of course not, I was just plain ole tired. By the time I graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in 1993, I was absolutely burned out from burning the candle at both ends for the previous 8 years to earn my degree in Pastoral Theology, signed by Pastor Jack Hyles.

That being said, I have a tremendous amount of love, admiration and respect for Brother Hyles. He wasn't a perfect person, and neither are we. I can only hope and strive by God's grace to have as many good qualities as did Dr. Hyles. He was truly a beautiful man! Jack Hyles never had a godly father to raise him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, but thankfully he did have a godly mother who taught him well. Praise God!

God used Pastor Hyles to help millions of people, both directly and indirectly. I didn't write this article to tear down Brother Hyles, God forbid; but rather, I wrote this article to teach my readers that it matters how we treat people. I heard Dr. Hyles admit that at times he mistreated others, and so have you and I. We are all guilty at times of dropping the ball of kindness. All God expects of any of us is that we do better today than we did yesterday.

Why Does The Devil Attack Us When We Are Tired?

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

One of my ministry followers (for whom I am grateful) asked me a question today:

I always wondered why is it that when I am fatigued, tired, sleep-deprived, or whatnot, I tend to have much worse thinking and decision-making capabilities and tend to be much more prone to wrongful ways of thinking?

As a saved man, I find it much easier to live for God and to study His word and think rightly when I am feeling well and am full of energy, and I tend to be much less prone to sinful thoughts or ideas, whereas when I am fatigued, I think thoughts that never even cross my mind when I am well-rested.

Why is it that the devil tends to attack us when we are extremely fatigued/tired?

Here is my biblical answer:

Kindly, I think we give the Devil too much credit. The Bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 that the human heart is “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” When we are tired, depressed, afflicted by illness, stressed or overworked, we are more vulnerable to our own frailties, mood swings and weaknesses.

Romans 7:24-25, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
You and I will likely never meet the Devil. He can only be in one place at a time, unlike God who is omnipresent. Revelation 2:13a, “I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is...” Although Jesus was speaking here to the church at Pergamos, I believe the Bible indicates that Satan to some degree influences religion. We know from Job 1:7b that Satan moves “to and fro in the earth.” My father would have called that, “bumming around.”

Satan is aimless, a bum, who "walketh about" the Bible says in 1st Peter 5:8, seeking someone to devour (Greek: “to make disappear”). Satan wants to make God's children disappear from serving Christ; if he can discourage us to quit, or ruin our public testimony and consequently our effectiveness for Christ. Jesus said that “the thief” (clearly the Devil) comes ONLY to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10). The Devil's only will for anyone's life is to prevent us from doing God's will.

As I mentioned, I think we give the Devil too much credit. Humans don't need a demon to inspire us to commit unimaginable evils. The human heart is toxic!

But if the Devil or his demonic spirit minions were to attack us, they'd look for weakness to exploit, just like dirty thieves and other evil criminals of opportunity. 1st Peter 5:8, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” The old adage is true: “An idle mind is the Devil's workshop.” Satan and his minions look for weakness to exploit. They look for a way to sneak false doctrine into a local church. Nothing spiritually hampers a church or Bible college as much as having a carnal uncaring leader who drops the ball. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Satan is our enemy. The world is our enemy. The flesh is our enemy. Of those three, the flesh is the worst, since it is our most formidable enemy that is with us 365 days a year. We are our own worst enemy, not the Devil.

Romans 7:18, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.”
Romans 7:25, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”

Speaking of the Devil we read in 1st Peter 5:9-10, “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." We are already on the winning side through faith in Jesus Christ.

Although it is possible, it is very unlikely if we will ever encounter Satan in our life. There's a much greater likelihood that we will encounter an evil person influenced or possessed by a demon. But guaranteed, we all have to contend with the selfish human flesh which is corrupt, and the toxic tongue that cannot be tamed because it reveals the desperately wicked heart (Matthew 15:19). Luke 6:45b, “...for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

I've said all that to say this—I do not believe it is the Devil attacking us when we are fatigued, tired, sleep-deprived, whatnot. It is our own flesh (which is what the word “carnal” means). The wicked human heart is fully capable of ruining one's day without the need for a demon to help out. This biblical truth applies to both saved and unsaved people, but the child of God has the indwelling Holy Spirit to help us.

The inspired Holy Bible teaches in Ephesians 2:2, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
Satan works in the soul of unbelievers. The Devil is their spiritual father (John 8:44). We clearly see the Satanic influence at work in his children. Never before have we seen the obvious war between good and evil as we do today in the United States. We truly are one nation, divided!

All of my life I have heard Christians attribute the troubles, losses, headaches and obstacles in their life to the Devil persecuting them. But it was God, not the Devil, who allowed Job to be horrified, traumatized and broken into the dust. It was God who intentionally led the Jews from bondage in Egypt into a different form of bondage in the Wilderness for 40 years. What saith the Scripture?

Deuteronomy 8:2-3, “And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”

So, be careful about giving the Devil credit for what God may be doing in your life to test you, or giving Satan credit for the normal struggles of the flesh. I humbly think too many Christians are superstitious.

We are our own worst enemy, not the Devil

Our Critique Infested Society

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

James 3:5-8, “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”

In Pastor Jack Hyles' helpful book titled, “How to Treat Different Types of Church Members,” in chapter 13, he makes these very truthful statements about our broken American culture:

7. Do not live in unplanned situations. Idle time is one of the great causes for unnecessary and unwise reaction. Just sitting around and talking with nothing planned leads to differences, arguments, fusses and reactionary conversation.

One of the great problems of our society is that it is built on critique. It is falsely assumed by many that the ability to critique someone is a sign of strength. Nothing could be farther from the truth! To attack the strong is not a sign of strength. To do nothing but critique those who do something is certainly not a sign of strength.

The time was, for example, when the local sports writer was a cheerleader for the local team. He has now become the Devil's advocate and is considered somewhat of a successful sports writer if he can criticize the coach.

Men who have never carried a football, thrown a pass, kicked a field goal or made a tackle seem to know more about coaching than men who have coached for a lifetime. The pew critiques the pulpit. The student critiques the teacher, and the press critiques everybody!

One can hardly listen to a radio station without finding movie critics, restaurant critics and a bevy of other self-styled experts whose only talent is criticizing talent, whose only strength is criticizing strength, whose only accomplishment is shooting at those who have accomplished.

God, give us men who act, not men who react! Give us men with the character to determine their behavior and who decide their own course of action!

Dr. Hyles is so right! We live in a reactionary society. We live in a critical society in the United States. Everybody's a critic. The mainstream newsmedia is largely to blame. Most people are familiar with the ongoing Lindsay Clancy saga. Of the 12 jurors in Duxbury, Massachusetts, one held out, voting guilty, which offended everyone, including the judge. The media are so rotten that they dug into the court files and told the world that the man was charged with abusing his girlfriend several years ago (but the charges were dismissed).

But there's more, the rotten media made sure to slander him further by telling the world that he is presently being evicted for not paying his rent. They are assassinating his character in a malicious attempt to discredit him as a juror, because he thinks Lindsay Clancy is guilty, as I also do. I dread the corrupt dung-spreading mainstream newsmedia.

Giant Cross Falls And Kills Catholic Priest In Ecuador

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Luke 13:1-3, “There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

I saw a shocking video in the news in Ecuador of a giant cross landing on a priest's head, killing him. So sad and tragic. Although some Christians might consider this poetic justice in view of the fact that Roman Catholicism is sending multitudes of sinners to Hell forever with false religion, this was a terrible accident, nothing more.

This is exactly what Jesus is saying in our text passage from Luke 13:1-3. Some people had told Jesus about recent deaths in their local town. The Lord asked them if they foolishly considered those victims as being worst sinners than themselves. Clearly they were not. Likewise, it would be foolish to think that God was somehow punishing the priest who died when a giant cross fell upon him. Dear reader, you and I are just as vulnerable to accidents.

When I lived on Guam, a big branch fell from a tree during a parade and killed a woman. Freak accidents happen all the time. I am not a superstitious believer. I think sometimes things just happen. The Scripture tells us in Ecclesiastes 9:11b that “time and chance happeneth to them all.” So, there is such a thing as “luck.” I also believe that everything happens for a reason. Someone didn't secure the cross properly. I am often reminded of something very true that Pastor Jack Hyles said, "The most important job is the one that doesn't get done," which in this case cost a man his precious life.

No one despises the demonic Roman Catholic religion as much as I do, but that priest was still a man created in the image of God, whom the Lord loves dearly and died for on Calvary's cross. This accident is so tragic. Ezekiel 18:32, “For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.” God never rejoices when a wicked person dies, and neither should one. There are some Baptist pastors today who are guilty of preaching Satan's lie of Lordship Salvation whom I would love to see a giant cross smash their head to silence them, but I would never wish evil upon anyone.

Whoever mounted that cross to the rear wall failed to do a quality job, and someone else paid for it with their life. Certainly the mounting hardware could have failed, or the wall weakened, et cetera, but a safety cable should have been attached to the cross in case it came loose. That is common sense. In my lifetime I have seen that most accidents which result in someone's permanent injury or death are caused by another person's carelessness.

My heart goes out to that killed priest and his loved ones in Ecuador. Let us all take to heart Jesus' stern warning in Luke 13:2b-3, “Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” That wicked priest preaching a counterfeit plan of salvation was no more sinful than you or I. We are all wretched sinners in God's sight.

Jesus warned, using “repent” as an euphuism for salvation, that “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3b). That is exactly what Jesus is teaching in Luke 13:1-3. Even though some people do much more evil things than others, even one sin is enough to keep you out of Heaven and condemn you to Hell forever (James 2:10). That is why Jesus warned “except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Unless you change your mind to believe the Gospel (the Good News of Jesus' death on the cross, burial and resurrection) you will perish in your sins and spend eternity burning in Hell.

The Tragic Life Of Margot Kidder

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Psalms 14:1, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

Margaret Ruth Kidder (1948-2018) was a Canadian-American actress and activist. She amassed several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her widely known role as Lois Lane in the original Superman films (1978–1987). Her accolades included two Canadian Film Awards, an Emmy Award, a Genie Award, and a Saturn Award.

Sadly, Miss Kidder was an avowed atheist her entire life. Dear reader, it literally requires more faith to be an atheist than a Christian...

On page 139 of his book, “GOD IN HISTORY and GOD IN SCIENCE,” Pastor John Cumming (1807-1881) makes a brilliant observation concerning professed atheists:

Atheism is folly as much as wickedness. But suffer me, before I show this, to say, that it is absolutely impossible that any man can be an atheist, in the strict sense of that word. All that any can say is this: “No spot that I have searched does reveal a God; every organization I have examined does not show traces of wisdom, goodness, and design:” but that individual cannot say; “There is no God;” because he cannot say, “I have soared to the farthest star, I have descended to the deepest mines, I have swept all space, and searched all time, and in the realms of infinite space I have not detected any traces of a God.” In other words, to be able to say, “There is no God,” you must yourself assume to be God, which is a reductio ad absurdum, an utter and a complete absurdity.

SOURCE: “GOD IN HISTORY and GOD IN SCIENCE,” p. 139; by Rev. John Cumming, D.D.; New York: Published by Carlton & Lanahan; 200 Mulberry-Street; 1868

What a brilliant observation. How can any man claim to be an atheist unless he has traveled to the farthest place in the universe? The nearest star to the earth (after our own sun) is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.25 light-years away (about 25,000,000,000,000 miles away!). This is just one star, being the closest to earth besides our own sun which is 93,000,000,000 miles away.

My friend, the James Webb Telescope launched by NASA in 2021 on Christmas Day has already discovered more stars than humanity ever thought possible! Whereas the Hubble Space Telescope launched by NASA in 1990 had discovered 200,000,000,000 stars in the observable universe, the new improved James Webb Telescope has so far found 2,000,000,000,000 galaxies! That's TWO TRILLION GALAXIES! Not stars, galaxies!!!

Tragically, Margot Kidder struggled her entire life with depression. I read that at 14 she attempted suicide with drugs. She admitted to experiencing manic episodes and dealing with mental health issues. My heart goes out to her. Many people struggle with depression, feelings of sadness and difficulties coping with life. At age 69 she commit suicide with alcohol and drugs in Montana where she lived.

I cannot help but wonder if Margot had repented to believe in God and trust Jesus as her personal Savior, if her life would have been better. I sure think so. What saith the Scripture? John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” To find peace the world often abuses drugs and booze, but a believer can find refuge in the promises of God in the Scripture. Psalms 119:105, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” I cannot even imagine living this earthly life without faith in God and His only begotten Son. What a miserable and hopeless existence. What a travesty!

I just learned that last Wednesday on October 28th, famous and beloved actor Patrick Stewart (1940-2026) died at age 86. Sadly, he was also an avowed atheist. Dear reader, the inspired Holy Bible tells us that there is no such thing as an atheist...

Romans 1:20-21, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened”

At some early point in life everyone knows that there is a God (cf., Psalm 19:1-3). Patrick Stewart was heavily involved with the LGBTQ+ crowd. As is often the case, people who claim to be atheist are guilty of living sordid immoral lives. What saith the Scripture? Romans 1:28, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.”

Margot Kidder and Patrick Stewart, to name but a couple of tens of thousands of famous atheists, chose not to believe in a Creator. Psalms 14:1, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” You don't have to convince me that God exists, I have eyes and ears and a working brain. Proof of God is everywhere! It requires far more faith not to believe in God.

The list keeps growing of celebrities who died from an overdose of drugs: Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Keith Moon, Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, River Phoenix, Matthew Perry, Amy Winehouse, Elvis Presley, et cetera. There are literally thousands of names! This is the peace that the world gives. Satan is a beautiful liar!

Beware Of Ungodly People With Twisted Moral Views

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Jeremiah 7:8-10, “Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?”

As millions of Americans do, I often view videos on YouTube and suggested videos appear. Today I saw a documentary from 1987 by Clive James who visited Hugh Hefner's (1926-2017) Playboy mansion in California. I cannot share the video because it contains some raunchy naked images, which I didn't know before I watched it. It sickens me that YouTube has banned countless fundamentalist preachers for preaching the inspired King James Bible concerning the sin of homosexuality, and yet YouTube permits open pornography on their platform. They will one day answer to God for their hypocrisy. Truly, Satan is the god of this world (2nd Corinthians 4:4).

I was utterly disturbed toward the end of the documentary. Donna Edmondson (born February 1, 1966 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States) was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1986 and Playmate of the Year for 1987. It was noted by Hugh Hefner at her award acceptance ceremony at the Playboy mansion, that she was a faithful church-going Southern Baptist, and that it was her father who encouraged her to apply to be a Playmate. Sick! Leviticus 19:29, “Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.”

I was disgusted when Hugh Hefner arrogantly said that Donna and her parents regularly attend a Baptist church in North Carolina, and here she is receiving an award at age 19 for selling her virtue for $100,000. At the disgusting ceremony, large projection screens were showing totally naked images of Donna, the whore who goes to church. If that offends you, get right with God. This country is going to Hell because of twisted religious people and their ungodly immoral views.

In our text passage of Scripture from Jeremiah 7:8-10, we learn that Old Testament Jews at the time of Jeremiah thought it was okay to commit murder and adultery, steal, bear false witness and worship idols, and then blame God by claiming that the Lord delivered them to do such wickedness. Jeremiah, as a prophet, was challenging the people's false sense of security that the presence of the Temple in Jerusalem guaranteed them divine protection as God's people. Jeremiah's stern message warns that such presumption, given their disobedience, would lead to disaster, which judgment eventually manifested itself by the destruction of the Temple, and the Jews being enslaved into Babylonian captivity for 70 years.

It made me cringe today, hearing pervert Hugh Hefner proudly say that 19-year-old Playmate Donna Edmondson and her parents regularly attend a Baptist church, while their shameful daughter is being honored for no other reason than she took her clothes off to be photographed by ungodly creeps for millions of ungodly men to lust upon. 1st Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” It is purported that Hugh Hefner hid cameras in the 29 bedrooms in his Playboy mansion to view guests having sex. Hefner was a criminal at large and an evil sinner. Hebrews 13:4, “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”

When Jesus was crucified, the Apostle Peter quit the ministry and backslid. He went back to his old worldly ways. When Jesus raised up from the dead and came to His disciples, Peter was completely butt-naked in public while fishing. John 21:7, “Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.” Jesus is the cure for public nudity!

Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) used to rightly say that church is one of the easiest place to backslide, because you get accustomed to hearing preaching three times a week. Bible college is the worst. In a way, you become inoculated from the truth. I have seen numerous ungodly pastors and pastor's wives, who have lost their responsiveness to people, becoming cold and mean, woefully lacking God's love for sinners. For that reason I refuse to attend most churches. Baptist churches are among the worst today.

Pastor Bill Adams' Wicked Wife

When I attended Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola for several months in 2024, one Sunday after church Pastor Bill Adams looked off to the left over my shoulder when I walked over to shake his hand. I was deeply hurt and contacted him when I got home from church. Bill apologized and I was delighted. I was so grateful that I gave him my phone number and home address, which I rarely give a pastor.

The next week I went back to church, thinking all was well. His rotten spoiled brat for a wife walked over to me during the handshaking time in the morning service. When we shook hands, with an impudent face (a look of disrespect) she deliberately looked hard right 45 degrees off in the distance to diss me. I instantly realized that she had heard what happened between I and her husband, and she deliberately repeated the same insult to intentionally hurt and offend me, so that I would be offended and leave to never return.

I was deeply hurt. Who wouldn't be offended? I contacted Pastor Adams as soon as I got home from church, to let him know what his horrible wife did to diss me. My big concern was whether or not I was welcomed at Smyrna Baptist Church. Why else would she deliberately diss me, except that she didn't want me in their church? Adams refused to respond. I waited a few days and contacted his secretary this time, to make sure he got my message, but he totally ignored me again. I wrote him a long letter scolding him, telling him about other rotten things that his wife did to be mean to me

On Memorial Day in 2024 I attended their church picnic. Afterwards they showed a religious film inside the church. I went inside to watch the film and kindly asked the ladies in the kitchen for some water, so that I could take my prescription pain medications. Pastor Adams' spoiled brat for a wife snapped at me saying, “Why didn't you get some water outside?” She is a rude smartass, lacking humility, mean and respectful toward men. That is feminist behavior, not a daughter of God. She ought to be greatly ashamed of herself.

Somehow in her twisted morality, she sees no harm in being mean to people.

The Twisted Moral Views of Family Baptist Church

When I attended the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola for 45 months, they despised me from the very onset because I am a fundamentalist Baptist who doesn't think it's okay for Christian ladies to wear pants in public. Although I had never spoken a single word to anyone in their church about my biblical beliefs on immodesty, the ungodly pastor's wife (who wears her worldly pants in public) took issue with me immediately. She used to give me cold hateful stares, while I stood in line to get some food at big church events. I didn't know then what her problem was, but I do now; she feels convicted about wearing pants, so she despises me.

Her henpecked husband Brad Moffett is just as guilty, succumbing to his ungodly wife's worldliness and lack of modesty, who sets the morality bar low for females in their church. They are no better than Hugh Hefner, Donna Edmondson, and her wicked parents who see nothing wrong with pornography.

Hugh Hefner was a sick twisted joke of a man! In the aforementioned documentary, he is dating 24-year-old Carrie Leigh at the time. Clive James interviewed her, asking if she worried that Hefner (then age 61) might dumb her for a young more beautiful girl in time. She foolishly asserts that Hugh is not like that at all, and would never do that to her. She was wearing rose-colored glasses! Hugh dumped her within 5 years. When spurned, she angrily sued Hugh Hefner and his Playboy company for exploitation. Really great people, huh?

Mr. Hefner admitted that his ultimate goal was to normalize public nudity and free sex with multiple partners outside the bonds of a legal marriage. In other words, Hugh spent his life striving against God. Isaiah 45:9, “Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?” Tragically, tens of millions of Americans today agree with Hugh Hefner's twisted immoral philosophies, including the wicked pastor and his ungodly wife at Family Baptist Church in Pensacola who see nothing wrong with a woman wearing sexy pants in public. Shame on them!

They adhere to a twisted view of morality, no better than Hugh Hefner.

Woe Unto America!

And please don't think for one moment that President Donald Trump has somehow saved our country from doom and destruction, because he has only delayed the inevitable. As history shows, the Democrats are coming back, and they will undo Trump's good with a vengeance, bringing back the LGBTQ+ insanity. No one should have a legal “right” to corrupt our children by teaching them that homosexuality is normal, and then try to convince them they are a different gender, and then conspire to coerce them to undergo ex-change surgery. I feel like I am in a bad episode of The Twilight Zone!

We saw this looney-tunes insanity when Joe Biden controlled the White House. Just wait until Kamala or some other weirdo runs the White House and our country further into the ground. Our federal government is as crooked as a dog's hind leg. The disgusting fact that a Vietnam War draft-dodging scumbag like Bill Clinton who fled to Canada, would be appointed as U.S. President between 1992 to 2000, clearly evidences what I say. What a major insult to all the veterans in our country, especially those who were disabled from war.

Clinton got put into office because he is corrupt, involved as then Arkansas governor in the illegal drug-trafficking into our nation, and he could be trusted by the Lucifierian powers who control our government from behind the scenes. Clinton was easily blackmailable. If he refused to cooperate, they could have crucified and removed him from power instantly. And do you really think Mr. Trump has broken that chain of wickedness? Not a chance! Republican and Democrat are merely two separate legs both walking in the same direction of a New World Order. Unlike humans who come and come from generation to generation, Satan does not.

I wrote this blog when I heard Hugh Hefner proudly say that Donna Edmondson and her parents faithfully attended a Baptist Church in the Bible Belt in North Carolina, after just showing Donna spread her eagle in some porn videos to the gathering of hundreds of attendees at the Playboy mansion for Donna's award ceremony. Hugh gave her a check for $100,000 and the keys to a $40,000 Corvette parked outside. Is that all that a woman's chastity and virtue are worth these days, $140,000? I think it is evil and disgusting!

Sadly, there is little doubt that on September 27th, 2017, Hugh Hefner split Hell wide open like the rich man in Luke 16:19-31. Lee Strobel alleged shared the Gospel with Hefner before he died, but there is no evidence that Hugh accepted Christ. Hefner held a deistic view of God. That is, he believed in a God who exists apart from religion and the Holy Bible. It is clear that Hefner was so busy living a sordid life of debauchery that God had no place in his life. Romans 1:28, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.” A person who is living a wicked lifestyle of ungodly gross immorality doesn't want to face the reality that there is a holy God to whom we must all give account in eternity (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).

So long as I so shall live, by God's grace I will never attend another liberal worldly church like the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola at 5454 W. Mobile Highway, where their ungodly pastors and their worldly wives defend and promote females wearing immodest clothing. It is a sin for women to wear pants in public, exposing their sexy buttocks and thighs. Those corrupt neo-evangelical Baptists are no better than Hugh Hefner's twisted views on morality.

Our entire country is going to Hell. I do believe that in quite rural areas across the nation that there are still some godly churches remaining. They are not on the internet. They have no website. There is a true man of God who cares about people as the pastor. But the churches that are connected to cesspools of iniquity like Pensacola Christian College (PCC) and Bob Jones University (BJU) are as corrupt as can be, pulling on the same rope as the Devil. Both PCC and BJU preach hardcore Lordship Salvation.

My Ex-wife, Rottenness In My Bones

I am one of few men who have been married and divorced from the same woman. We were married in August of 1987. She abandoned me in March of 2006, and the divorce was finalized in March of 2007 on my birthday. Really sucks, huh? Then after being divorced for 19 years, we remarried in May of 2025, but she abandoned me in February of 2026. The divorce was finalized in September of 2026. Today my ex-wife works voluntarily at a thrift store six hours away in Jacksonville, Florida. I live in Pensacola, alone and without a help meet. She'd rather voluntarily serve in a thrift store than help her own suffering husband.

As I type for my ministry, my stove-top is filthy, I have tree branches across my yard that need to be burned, I have a storage rack and dresser that need to be assemble, but I just don't feel up to do any of it. Just weeks ago hurricane Isaias damaged my roof, ripped off my front storm door, crushed my fence with a 50 foot oak tree, et cetera. She abandoned her three zebra finches and a cockapoo dog, which I inherited. I just changed all their liners this morning. My neck pain hurts round the clock. I have tension in my neck continually. I suffer from burning nerves throughout my upper body. Everything irritates and frustrates me. I am taking seven different prescription medications. Oh to God that I had a faithful wife by my side.

I am honestly shocked that my wife left so quickly, after only 9 months and 8 days, not giving our remarriage a solid chance. Alice didn't even bother to remain in Pensacola. She enjoys the welfare life, mooching off taxpayers. I love her dearly, but she has a twisted sense of morality. I still buy her things because she is special to me and I care, but my sincere prayer and hope is that on Judgment Day the good Lord does not reward her for being A.W.O.L. for 20 years and still going. God does not reward unfaithfulness. Anyone can quit, but it takes character to hang in there! God hates the sin of divorce. I'd rather die than file for divorce! The blood is on her hands, not mine. The famous evangelist Charles Weigle (1871-1966) also knew the pain of divorce when his wife abandoned him too for greener pastures.

Everything is twisted, backwards and warped today in the religious world. Beware of people with twisted moral views. I will never attend a church again where most of the women wear pants, signifying their adverse influence by feminist indoctrination, and a bad pastor who refuses to stand. I will never remain in any religious cult that distributes toxic Chick Tracts. I will never attend a cult again, like Campus Church at PCC, where they preach Satan's lie of Lordship Salvation and Misunderstood Repentance. The churches are dying. Most are already gone, dead. Hardly any pastors are preachers anymore who contend for the Christian faith.

Right doctrine matters. How we treat people matters. Beware of the twisted moral views of this untoward generation.

You Can't Believe Half The Things President Trump Says

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Proverbs 25:14, “Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”

President Donald Trump really annoys me sometimes. The guy brags too much about things that he never gets done. For example: Trump said if re-elected he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. That was nearly two years ago! Trump lied. Proverbs 6:2, “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”

Tracking Trump's Campaign Promises

Talk is talk, but action is action. We have a braggadocious U.S. President. He impressed the world with South America by removing a tyrant dictator. And Mr. Trump is indeed a strong leader, but he disappoints me. I cringed as I watched the genocidal slaughter of over 75,000 innocent Palestinian refugees by Israeli's lunatic leader Benjamin Netanyahu with Trump's blessing. No one stopped Israel. Prices are higher than ever and there is no end in sight.

There is a Church of Christ a few streets over from where I live in Pensacola. I've never met the pastor but I enjoy reading the messages that he puts on the outdoor church's sign. A few months ago the message read, “It's not a phobia to call a sin a sin.” I love that. A couple days ago when I took my dog Miss Pickles to Pet Smart to have her nails trimmed and filed, I saw the sign again and it read, “Respect God and His Words when you go to vote.” I pondered that statement and wondered if their pastor was endorsing Trump or not voting at all. Likely, he is endorsing Trump, certainly not the liberal Democrats with their LGBTQ+ filth.

After thinking about the pastor's message I realized that if you respect God and His Words you shouldn't vote at all for Trump or anybody else who is immoral. President Trump is not against abortion, he just believes that the individual states should handle such matters, not the federal government, as it was before in 1973. That was essentially what happened in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade after 49 years. There are still over one million abortions in the U.S. each years, but now 64% are accomplished by using wretched abortion pills. It is murder!

One of the most telling signs that Trump is not who he claims to be is his appointing of Paula White as spiritual advisor to the White House. That woman is a she-devil. She speaks in demonic tongues, making a mockery of the things of God. The fact she is a female preacher is evidence enough that Paula White is working for Satan. And Trump hired her as his spiritual mentor. Paula is spiritually dangerous!

I didn't vote for Trump or anybody else. If you think that by voting you've done your part to save America, you're a fool. I say that kindly, but truthfully. The White House cannot save this broken nation. Personally, I think our nation is long gone spiritually. Drunkenness, abortion, public nudity, feminism, adultery, divorce and homosexuality will ever go away. You can vote any way you want, but nothing will change for the better in the long run. The New World Order will continue! President Trump cannot save our wicked country.

Our nation's churches today are pathetic and spiritually dead. The Bible colleges are largely to blame, producing impotent pastors. The Satanic fraud of Lordship Salvation has crept into nearly every religious school, ministry and church across the country. The Sword of the Lord in Tennessee is eerily silent about the evils of Misunderstood Repentance and Lordship Salvation. No doubt because many of their financial supports, like Pensacola Christian College, promote the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. Shame on all of them!

Crime is out of control across the nation. I saw in the news just the other night that a recklessly speeding drunk driver nearly murdered a state trooper on a highway, slamming into his police cruiser at over 75 mph and ripping his door off. Alcohol is a menace to our society. This disturbing video should be shown to every teenager who gets their driver's license...

Drunk-driving defendant sentenced to 50 years for crash that killed 3

We still haven't learned as a society that booze has no place in our culture. Alcohol is by very classification a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it is a highly addictive drug with no medical purpose. My pain medications are classified as Schedule 2 highly addictive drugs which serve a medical purpose. Literally, when people consume alcoholic beverages they are recreationally abusing a drug. The inspired Holy Bible warns that there is a very deceptive nature to alcohol (Proverbs 20:1). I digress.

With over 600 Active Mass Shootings each year across the United States, I can assure you that guns will be banned when the Democrats return to power. It's just a matter of time. Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton while in office both said it's not a matter of if, but when, guns are banned. Canada has already banned the sale, purchase and transfer of guns. It's just a matter of time until the U.S. follows Canada. There's just too many shooting deaths. I mean, when you've got 5 year olds shooting their kindergarten teacher, the handwriting is on the wall.

I was very optimistic when Mr. Trump was re-elected, but after watching him jest, mock and do absolutely nothing except further fund Israel's wholesale slaughtered of the Palestinian people, I have lost respect for president Trump. He is far more interested in converting Gaza into a casino and luxurious resort destination than providing desperately needed housing for the millions of Palestinian refugees. Israel is evil today. Instead of loving their neighbours they are murdering them by the tens of thousands with impunity as the world does nothing.

I am not a critic, but I have an opinion as a United States citizen and a born again Christian. Trump promised the Iranian people liberty and stirred them up to rise up against their tyrannical regime. They did and 30,000 Iranians were brutally tortured and murdered by their thug government, and then Trump abandoned them. Despite the billions of dollars of bombs paid for by U.S. taxpayers that we've dropped on Iran, their corrupt leaders are thumbing their noses at Trump and laughing in scorn. There is no liberty or freedom today in Iran. President Trump failed the Iranian people and blatantly lied to them. Israel Rules America.

Although President Trump has done many great things since he has been in office, especially for our well-deserving U.S. veterans, he continues to speak with great swelling words that often amount to nothing. It is frustrating. A man is only as good as his word.

World War I: The War To End All Wars

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

James 4:1-4, “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”

I enjoy history. The old adage is true: History always repeats itself. Therefore, a wise person tries to learn from history so as to hopefully not repeat the same folly.

World War I (also called the Great War) lasted from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918. It was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers and caused an estimated 22 million deaths. So sad and tragic! It is for the same reasons why individual people cannot get along on a personal basis that there are large scale wars. What took one month to manufacture in military factories were spent on the battlefield in just a matter of a few days.

Everything You Need To Know About WW1 In 3 Hours

World War I was a war of numbers. Whoever had the most men and ammunition won. Quantity was the difference between victory and defeat. Over one billion artillery shells were launched. Over one million machine guns. Fifty billion bullets were fired by 65,000,000 men at war! Each and every day 6,000 soldiers were mowed down with guns and bombs, killed. Over one billion artillery shells were fired during World War I, significantly impacting the war's destruction and the battlefield experience. This massive use of artillery was a defining feature of the conflict.

The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was one of the longest, bloodiest and most ferocious battles of World War I. Some 300,000 people were killed in just four months, with many more wounded. At the battle's onset 140,000 French soldiers died in just four days, with heavy casualties occurring. The average life expectancy of a British Army pilot in World War I was only 11 days. By 1917, the British empire was supplying 50 million artillery shells per year for the war. The Germans alone used 52,000 tons (104,000,000 pounds) of poisonous gas against men. Britain used 14,000 tons. France used 26,000 tons. Flame throwers were greatly feared.

One of my enjoyable interests is learning the biographies of famous people. I was recently learning about the fighting among the members of Bread, one of my favorite 1970s bands. I find it disturbingly ironic that one of the 1970s most iconic bands who sang about love, hated each other so much. You couldn't make that stuff up. I could just as easily show you the same toxic relationships between the members of The Beatles, the Eagles, Boston, Megadeth, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Journey, Metallica, Creedence Clearwater Revival, et cetera.

Such fighting is not exclusive to the music industry. The same hatred, bickering, grudges and hatred has existed throughout Hollywood's long and troubled history. Sadly, the same fighting is seen in the churches and Bible colleges. Galatians 5:15, “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.” Human beings by sinful nature have difficulty getting along with each other. Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold is right that all you have to do sometimes for people to hate you is just show up. Some people are critical and given time will always find fault with everyone around them. You know I am right.

It is for the same reasons why humans cannot get along on an individual level why nations go to war. In a word, “pride.” Proverbs 13:10, “Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.” I was reading singer James Taylor's website today, and he writes about Russian President ruthlessly attacking Ukraine unprovoked. Vladimir Putin is an ungodly tyrant. Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, describing it as a “major geopolitical disaster” and expressing that it represented the disintegration of “historical Russia.” Putin has often indicated a desire to restore the influence and territorial integrity of the Soviet Union. Hence, the present war against Ukraine.

Sadly, you cannot believe anything that Putin says, because he lies so much. That is why Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky wanted assurances when he met with President Trump and Vice President Vance in 2025, but they horribly attacked him instead. I lost a lot of respect for Mr. Trump after he belittled Zelensky and reminded him that he has no cards left to play. Trump and Vance are bullies! I just read today that there are 3,200 cases of measles nationwide in the U.S. (the highest in 35 years), as a direct consequence of President Trump's reduction of vaccinations. Does our U.S. President know what he is doing?

My heart breaks every time I watch war documentaries, seeing human life thrown away and extinguished so cheaply. American banks loaned the Allies nearly $3 billion between 1914 and 1917, significantly profiting from wartime orders and bonds. Additionally, the war elevated approximately 21,000 U.S. investors into millionaire and billionaire status, with some individuals making substantial profits during this period. War equals profits!

On his website, singer James Taylor says: “What the world desperately needs now is cooperation, global cooperation on a list of pressing issues.” Is that what we desperately need? I kindly beg to differ.

I believe what the world needs is uncompromising Bible preaching coupled with God's unconditional love for everyone. Hard preaching of the letter of the law without love for sinners spiritually kills (that is what has happened to Steven Anderson's New IFB); but loving sinners without hard Bible preaching only produces apostasy (which is what has happened to Hillsong and Joel Osteen's crowd). I humbly agree with Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001):

“Old-fashioned, Spirit-filled, Christ-honoring, sin-hating, soul-winning, Bible preaching! It is the hope of the church! It is the hope of the nation! It is the hope of the world!” — Pastor Jack Hyles

NO GOD = NO PEACE;
KNOW GOD = KNOW PEACE

Estimates suggest that there have been about 230 years of peace during the last 3,500 years, which means that only about 6.5% of recorded history has been without war. Think about that.

Ephesians 2:1-2, “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.” As we just read, Satan works in the spirit of the unsaved, influencing the world to do his bidding. This is why there are so many wars. So, the answer is the Gospel.

Two men were once challenging one another's beliefs. One of the men was a Christian, and the other an atheist communist. They both noticed a man walking with a tattered coat in the cold weather. The communist man said, “You see that man—communism could put a new coat on that man!” The Christian man replied, “You see that man—Christianity could put a new man in that coat!” I heard that story many years ago and I've never forgotten it, because it is true.

James Taylor means well with his humanistic approach to fixing the broken world, but Biblically nothing will ever change by attempting to outwardly change human nature. There must be a new birth within that is wrought from above by the Holy Spirit of God. John 1:12-13, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

Isaiah 9:6, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

The Next Time You Feel Down

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Revelation 22:9, “Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.”

Dear reader, the next time you start to feel down or depressed, just thank God you don't live in North Korea. Go watch some YouTube video documentaries about life in North Korea, and I guarantee you won't feel so down anymore.

In North Korea, citizens are required to literally worship their leaders, particularly Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un, as part of the state ideology known as Juche. This cult of personality is enforced through propaganda and strict social controls, on penalty of death if you fail to comply. Christianity is not allowed in North Korea, as the regime strictly controls all religious activities and views Christianity as a threat to its power.

While there are a few state-sanctioned churches, they are largely considered to be for show, and practicing Christianity can lead to severe punishment. Churches are present in Pyongyang, but critics say they serve only as a deceptive façade for religious freedom. ...

North Korea claims victory in 'war on religion'
Julian Ryall | November 28, 2025
Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments.

North Korea is continuing its crackdown on underground churches, with dissident media reporting that the authorities are "patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control."

The Seoul-based DailyNK news site reported on November 18 that its sources within North Korea say the regime is confident that it has "practically exterminated" underground churches and worship groups.

However, defectors and human rights activists told DW they are confident that small groups and individuals who remain secretly committed to their faith still exist in the North.

"They have been targeted by the regime and many people have been detained, but we know there are still strong Christians who are worshipping in small groups or as individuals," said Song Young-Chae, a South Korean academic and activist with the Worldwide Coalition to Stop Genocide in North Korea.

"There are defectors who have arrived in South Korea this year and they say it is still happening and other defectors who still have contacts there say the same thing," Song told DW.

"We have our own contacts as well. I cannot provide you with more information as it would be dangerous for them, but we know they are still there." READ MORE

North Korea has no known official statistics on religion, and it is officially an atheist state. In practice, religion is tightly controlled, and the main religions are Buddhism, Shamanism and Chondoism. I THANK GOD that I wasn't born in North Korea, enslaved to an insane madman named Kim Jong Un and his spoiled rotten family. What an evil villain!

Isaiah 14:9, “Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.”

We should all be grateful to God every moment of every day for our liberty and freedoms in the United States, despite how messed up our country is today. At least we are free!

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”

Dear reader, if you are pure of heart you will ultimately end up at Jesus' feet. At the end of your search for the truth, you will end up at the inspired King James Bible. You will end up at a free grace Gospel, without works, to get to Heaven.

Always be pure of heart. To be “pure of heart” means to sincerely desire the truth. It means that you truly want to learn about something free of bias and corruption. We see that the wicked Pharisees were NOT pure of heart, following their own religious traditions instead of obeying God's commandments. Mark 7:9, “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”

Tragically, billions of humans today are making the same dire evil decision (not a mere mistake), to follow false religion (the traditions of men) rather than God's inspired Word. The Bible teaches that Satan blinds men's minds from seeing the truth of the Gospel, lest they should be saved (2nd Corinthians 4:3-4). But if a man truly desires to see the truth, God will give it to him. Titus 2:11, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.” Nobody ever went to Hell without having had a chance to be saved.

Sadly, most pastors are not pure of heart. I know because when I warn them about Satan's modern English Bible revisions, they refuse to listen to the truth. It doesn't require a degree in theology to see a serious problem in the following chart...

Well which is it? Was Jesus' scars in His hands, back, chest, arms or body? The reason why you are seeing this insane confusion is because in order to obtain a copyright from the U.S. government for a new Bible version, it MUST contain “substantial and creative” changes from all existing Bibles.

And, as you can expect, the Devil is not done publishing new Bible revisions. The new Catholic American Bible (CAB) is scheduled to be released on February 10th, 2027, the first day of Lent. I cannot wait until Lent! Although there's not a Catholic bone in my body, I absolutely love Whataburger's fish sandwich, the Whatacatch! Can you picture me drooling?

Dear reader, always be pure of heart. If you want the truth nobody can keep it from you. Although clouds may block out the sunshine for a time, the sun is still always shining! Likewise, the truth is always unchanging and unmovable. By God's grace, I have spent my entire life searching for THE TRUTH, and I believe I have found it; hence, my blog ministry.

John 8:32-36, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

Will The Real PCC Please Stand Up?

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Matthew 15:7-9, “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

I have always been intrigued with this passage of inspired Scripture. The prophet Isaiah seven hundred years earlier had experienced the same phenomena with hard hearted people. Jesus said, “Well did the prophet Isaiah say that you people are a bunch of religious phonies!” The Lord indicted them for drawing near unto God superficially with their mouths, but their hearts were somewhere else entirely. It was all a formal game of show and tell.

Something is very wrong at Pensacola Christian College (PCC) and their Campus Church (which is essentially nothing more than a chapel for their thousands of students, or should I say “victims”). I found four different plans of salvation at their institution. Clearly, PCC draw nigh unto God with their mouths, but their hearts are far from Him when it doesn't matter which plan of salvation they promote. Galatians 1:6-7, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.”

Did you know that Chicago University was started in 1891 by a Baptist preacher as a Christian school? The University of Chicago was founded by Baptist church leaders, with significant funding from John D. Rockefeller. The original institution, known as the Old University of Chicago, was established in 1856 but ceased operations in 1886 before the new university was created in 1891. Sadly, today a century later, Chicago University openly supports the ungodly homosexual LGBTQ+ agenda. How did a once fundamentalist Baptist college in the 19th century deteriorate into a cesspool of iniquity over a century later?

Although I do not support Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) because he was at least a 2-point Calvinist (i.e., Limited Atonement and Perseverance of the Saints heresies), I agree with the following quote from him:

“A little laxity leads to a little complaisance, and this soon leads to a little acceptance of false teaching.” —Pastor Charles Spurgeon, 1887

Whatever a pastor stops preaching against is what his church will fill up with in five years! All that needs to happen for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

It is shameful that a Bible college as popular as PCC doesn't care enough about the accuracy of God's simple plan of salvation to get on the same page. It reveals loud and clear that making money is a higher priority to their leadership than maintaining the truth.

Their Campus Church promotes one plan of salvation from the pulpit. Their incompetent pastor Jeff Redlin has his own unique plan of salvation. The literature they distribute publicly says something entirely different. The college website promotes a different plan of salvation. I found Four different gospels in all. What a house of confusion!

Will the real Pensacola Christian College please stand up?

The Episcopalian Church Is Dying And I Am Glad

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Romans 3:20-23a, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe...”

The inspired King James Bible couldn't be more clearer that sinners are saved by God's grace alone, and not be any degree of self-righteous works. Yet, manmade false religions by the thousands still continue to preach a works-based plan of salvation, which is really damnation.

Case in point is the Episcopalian church, which present worldwide membership is comprised of approximately 2.7 million people. Sadly, the church similarly to Roman Catholicism preaches an accursed works-based plan of salvation. Episcopalians believe that faith in Jesus Christ, participation in sacraments like baptism and the Eucharist, and living a life of good works are essential for obtaining eternal life in Heaven. They emphasize that God's grace plays a significant role in the journey towards salvation, but works are required.

To no surprise the Episcopalian denomination is dying. I am glad it is dying because they preach another gospel that sends people to Hell forever. It doesn't help that the Episcopalian denomination has openly permitted lesbian and gay priests into their clergy. People are not naive, they know a falsehood when they see it. Who wants to attend a fake church?

Like many of Satan's minions, the Episcopal church has sold out to be politically correct at the expense of membership. Nobody wants to get onboard a sinking ship. God is holy. Who wants to attend a phony church? And like the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians adhere to the same atrocious unbiblical Seven Sacraments. The term “sacraments” is foreign to Scripture. My Christian father was right, “Religion is the worst thing that ever happened to this world.”

Read from their own words what Episcopalians teach you must do to get to Heaven:

We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, as the “bond which God establishes in baptism is indissoluble” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 298). This is why baptism is unrepeatable and considered valid across most Christian denominations. When a person is baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—whether in The Episcopal Church or another denomination—they are marked as Christ’s own forever, having “clothed [themselves] with Christ” (Galatians 3:27). It would thus be inappropriate to be baptized a second time, even when moving from one denomination to another (there are different rituals for marking that change).

In the waters of baptism, we are lovingly adopted by God into God’s family, which we call the church; given God’s own life to share; and reminded that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ. During the rite, the candidates make a series of vows referred to as the baptismal covenant. For this reason, even though The Episcopal Church baptizes people of all ages, the text of the ritual as contained in the Book of Common Prayer presumes a candidate who is able to speak for themselves. [emphasis added] SOURCE

I triple dog dare you dear reader to show me from the Holy Bible where baptism produces “the forgiveness of sins.” It doesn't.

The Accursed Church of Christ is Wrong On Baptism

1st Corinthians 1:17, “For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.” This Scripture passage confirms that water baptism does not save someone; nor is baptism required to “seal the deal” as Max Lucado (a deadly Church of Christ minister) errantly teaches. Pastor Lucado later changed the name of his former 'Oak Hills Church of Christ' to a non-denominational title, 'Oak Hills Church,' to broaden his toxic influence.

I once showed 1st Corinthians 1:17 to another corrupt Church of Christ minister (and they are all corrupt), and he said Paul's disciples did the baptizing instead. Do you see how false prophets wrest the Word of God to their own destruction (2nd Peter 3:16-17)? The Church of Christ wickedly requires water baptism to get to Heaven.

And as do the Episcopalians, the Church of Christ also foolishly requires repenting “of your sins” to get to Heaven; a teaching nowhere found in the King James Bible. You only need to repent of the one thing keeping you from being saved, which is the sin of unbelief. Nowhere does the King James Bible say that you must forsake your sinful bad habits to be saved, it says to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31b).

I triple dog dare you to show me one verse in the inspired Word of God that teaches to be water baptized to be “lovingly adopted by God into God's family.” And please notice that as an authority the preceding quote does not cite God's Word; but rather, page 298 from their toxic 'Book of Common Prayer.' This is manmade false religion, not Christianity.

I triple dog dare you to show me from the Holy Bible where it says by getting water baptized you will be “marked as Christ's forever.” What saith the Scripture? John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” And we further read in Galatians 3:26, “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Where in the world did the Episcopalians ever get the false idea that baptism gets anyone to Heaven? The Bible teaches we are saved by trusting in the Lamb of God, not by getting baptized with water.

Only The King James Bible Hasn't Been Tampered With

And to clarify, the reason why I keep mentioning the “King James Bible” is because ungodly men have tampered with all of the modern English Bible revisions, perverting the word “repent” to mean turning from your sins. For example: Here is a comparison between two different Bibles concerning Mark 1:15...

King James Version (KJV) - “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

Easy-To-Read Version (ERV) - “He said, 'The right time is now here. God’s kingdom is very near. Change your hearts and lives, and believe the Good News!'”

EasyEnglish Bible (EASY) - “Jesus said, ‘Now is the time when the kingdom of God has come very near. You have done many wrong things. Turn away from them and change the way that you live. Believe God's good news.’”

Common English Bible (CEB) - “saying, 'Now is the time! Here comes God’s kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!'”

Do you see friend? Do you see how wicked the Devil's minions are? They have corrupted the inspired Word of God for the almighty dollar! In order to obtain a copyright from the U.S. government, they were required by law to make “substantial and creative” changes to all preexisting Bible versions. The Devil's hands have been busy!

The Greek verb for the word “repent” in Mark 1:15 is metanoeo which simply means “to think differently.” That is all it means, nothing more implied. A literally interpretation of the last part of Mark 1:15 would read, “think differently and believe the Good News that Jesus died on a cross for your sins, was buried and physically resurrected three days later.” That is “the gospel” according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-6. So, where on earth did unlearned men get the false idea that to “repent” means to turn away from your sinful ways and live a changed life? That is heresy! That is works! That is not the free grace of God!

Considering that the Episcopalian Church preaches another gospel, ordains homosexuals and doesn't recognize homosexuality as being a sin in God's sight, and that they require living a life of doing good works to get to Heaven, I for one am very glad to learn that their denomination is dying. I hope they close all of their door over the next ten years. I say that kindly, but with a love for God, people and the truth. False religion will take you to the Lake of Fire!

Are People Inherently Good Or Bad?

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Romans 7:18, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.”

Are people inherently good or bad? The answer is yes, depending on your perspective.

From a Biblical viewpoint, all humans are inherently sinful, wicked and bad, as evidenced by our text passage of Scripture. That is why Jesus Christ came into the world to pay our debt of sin, so that we could freely receive God's gift of eternal life.

But from a practical standpoint, as far as sinful men go, most people have no desire to hurt others. I think most people are inherently good, as far as sinners go. Nearly everyone has their own sinful bad habits, whether it be gossiping, worrying, lust or getting drunk. But despite such bad habits, most people are not evil. That is, they don't intend to hurt others, even though they sometimes do, such as drunk drivers.

I like what an Alaskan state trooper taught his son, who was also a state trooper. His wise father said, “Most people who get into trouble with the law are not bad people, they are just at a bad point in their life.” I like that. Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) taught us preacher boys to view people as being broken, not bad. You don't throw an expensive Swiss watch away when it stops working, you get it fixed. How much more priceless are humans created in God's image! So, we see that from a certain perspective that both ideas are true. Indeed, people are inherently good and bad, depending on how you look at it.

To clarify, I reject humanism. I do not believe that mankind is slowly improving and getting better over time. What saith the Scripture? 1st John 5:19, “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” The Apostle John under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit penned those words 2,000 years ago. The world has always been a wicked place. The human race hasn't improved over the millenniums. We have new technologies and increased knowledge in these modern times, but these modern discoveries have merely allowed mankind to travel further down the road we were already on.

I listened to Alex Jones for decades on his Infowars show falsely claim that the human race was improving and would ultimately reach its climatic utopia at some future point. Alex couldn't be more off base! That is humanism. The inspired Word of God teaches that the world is a wicked place, and it always will be, prone to self-destruction. Only 17% of human civilization's history has been without war. Think about that! Read Romans 3:10-23 if you want to learn what God thinks about the human race.

And yet God the Father loves us so much, that He sent His only begotten Son into the world to die on a cross in our place, so that we could freely receive eternal life as a gift (Romans 6:23).

I like the 1982 song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, Ebony And Ivory, in which secular song we hear the lyrics, “There is good and bad in everyone.” That is very true. But please don't overlook the Biblical truth that even though there is good in everyone, we are wicked sinners by birth and by nature according to Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (cf. Romans 7:11-25).

We are all wicked sinners by nature. We were born that way, spiritual dead, alienated from God (Ephesians 2:1-2). But even the vilest sinner still has some capacity to do good. Gangster Al Capone (1899-1947) was infamous for having his competitors murdered during the Prohibition era in the 1920s. As a kid, I loved watching The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago on television each year. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre occurred on February 14, 1929, when seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang were murdered by assailants disguised as police officers, believed to be ordered by rival gangster Al Capone. This event marked a significant moment in the violent gang wars during the Prohibition era.

Yet, the world's most infamous mobster ran a free soup kitchen for suffering Chicagoans during The Great Depression. Even the Devil does good things to deceive his victims and hide his true nature. Ironically on Al Capone's gravestone is the epitaph, “My Jesus Mercy.” Did Mr. Capone go to Heaven in 1947? I sure hope so, but dear reader, he was a devout Italian Roman Catholic. Catholics do not trust solely in Jesus Christ, they trust in the sacraments of their ungodly cult. Catholics trust in The Blessed Virgin, Mary. I sadly doubt Capone's salvation.

Two hours before his death Capone received the last rites from his parish priest, Monsignor Barry Williams. When he died newspapers reported that during his lifetime “he was blamed directly or indirectly for 500 deaths.” During his criminal career historical accounts relate that he made between $60 and $100 million a year in illicit profits. Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” The $64,000 question is did Al Capone trust exclusively in the finished redemptive work of Jesus; or did he trust in the sacraments and non-existent power of Catholic priests to absolve his sins? We'll find out one day when we reach the afterlife ourselves.

People are both inherently good and bad. I have met some moral sinners throughout my lifetime, who were good people even though they weren't saved; and I have also met some rotten evil saints of God, who were contemptible and injurious toward others. The false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 boasted of having done “many wonderful works,” but they went to Hell forever. And yet we read in the Old Testament about Jacob who ruthlessly cheated his own brother, and David who murdered one of his own soldiers to steal his wife. It doesn't matter if people are saved or lost, we are all capable of both good and bad things.

Pastor Jack Hyles' Mother's Favorite Bible Verse

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”

I heard Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) say in a sermon that Psalms 103:14 was his mother's favorite passage of Scripture. His mother was Coystal Mattie Hyles (1887-1984). I often think about that Bible verse too, realizing that God is incredibly understanding and He fully knows my human weaknesses, temptations, burdens and frailties.

Here is one of my favorite sermons by Brother Hyles, in which he shares what his mother suffered during her life. ...

Why Mama Was So Smart

Here is the Hyles' family heritage...

Family Tree Information:

Mattie Coystal Hyles (born Frasure) was born December 13, 1887, at birth place, Illinois, to James Washington Frasure and Eugenia. Fredonia Frasure (born Cook).
James was born on February 19, 1848, in Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas.
Eugenia was born on December 4, 1852, in Ennis, Ellis Co., Texas.
Mattie had 5 siblings: Errett Basil Frasure, Arvie Jimmie Harris (born Frasure) and 3 other siblings.
Mattie married Willis Athey Hyles.
Willis was born on April 5, 1878, in Italy, Ellis County, Texas. He died in 1950.
They had 4 children: Jack Frasure Hyles and 3 other children.
Mattie Coystal Hyles passed away in September of 1984, at age 96.
SOURCE: My Heritage

Coystal and Athey lost their grocery store during The Great Depression. My own father was put into an orphanage in Escanaba, Michigan, during The Great Depression. It was a tough time for most Americans.

Then, the Hyles' family lost two of their daughters to disease at age 7. Back then you didn't go to the hospital when you were sick, you just hung in there at home and hoped you made it. Brother Hyles father, Athey, turned to booze and became a wife-beating alcoholic. Dr. Hyles shares these painful memories in his beautiful sermon, 'Why Mama Was So Smart,' based on Psalm 119:71, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” You'll never learn more about the things of God than when you are suffering.

I am so thankful that we have a personal God who can be known. James 4:8, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” I hear new agers and other false religions, like Christian Science, claiming that there is no individual God. They think God is a force in nature, a divine conscience, but not an individual who you can fellowship with. James 4:8 wouldn't invite us to draw nigh unto God unless He were an individual being, a person.

1st Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” Again, this passage of Scripture implies that God is a person, inviting us to pray. He cares. God is available to hear our concerns, needs and burdens, because the Lord cares about us.

And here is one of my most cherished Bible passages...

Hebrews 4:14-16, “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

I love that! Jesus was tempted, like we are, so He knows and understands our infirmities and struggles with sin, people and life. Isaiah 53:3, “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” With these precious Bible truths in mind, it makes perfect sense that we read in Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” Thank you for reading my ministry blog. Jesus is precious!!!

When The Plane Takes Off, But There's Nowhere To Land

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Psalms 13:2, “How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”

Psalms 16:10, “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”

Psalms 23:3, “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

The phrase “my soul” appears 102 times in the Psalms. If you're like me, and I'm sure you are, then there are just certain subjects that you prefer to avoid, knowing that once that plane takes off you won't be able to find any place to land.

I've been there a thousand times throughout my lifetime, when I started thinking or talking about a painful or emotionally difficult matter, and then I realized after several moments (or an hour later) that there was just not going to be any good place to end the conversation or thought process. The plane took off, but there was no good place to land to end the flight.

The best thing you can do in those difficult situations is to heed the Apostle Paul's exhortation to, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). And to heed the Apostle Peter's exhortation to, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1st Peter 5:7). So often, when I feel like there was nowhere to land the plane, I had to just walk away from the conversation or whatever has boggled down my mind with sorrow.

It is usually because I have mixed feelings or incomplete thoughts about a matter when I feel like there is no place to land the plane, because it is still an open book. Over time, when I've had plenty of time to process my thoughts, I usually find a place to land my planes. I think it is safe to say that we've all felt this way at times, and that is perfectly okay. We are only human.

Sometimes it is just best to change the subject and think or talk about something else.

When someone has hurt my feelings, I have often cried out in humility to my heavenly Father in prayer, something like this:

I love you LORD, and I pray that you would help comfort my soul. This world is so horrible. I don't even want to go outside my front door anymore because of how bad society has become. You foretold in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7 that "perilous times" would come, and they sure have. The churches are corrupt and polluted. The pastors are carnal, brutish and woefully lacking in compassion and love for people. The government is reckless and irresponsible. Nobody seems to care anymore. Please bless my website ministry and help me to help others LORD. You deserve so much better than we give you as your children. I love you!

And then I almost always go write another article for my ministry, to bury my conflicting feelings or pain of soul into my ministry work. Thousands of articles have been written over the years while my heart felt like it was in my feet, because of a heavy burden upon my soul at that moment.

I am often reminded of the Apostle Paul's words in 2nd Corinthians 12:15, “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.” The more that we grow closer to God and His love, concern and compassion rubs off on us, the less loved we are going to feel in today's cold-hearted American society.

Tragically, pastors today are some of the worse offenders, woefully lacking in God's unconditional love for others. When I attended Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College (PCC) in 2021 for a few months, there was no love in that spiritually dead place. PCC is a prisonhouse of religion, as witnessed by hundreds of their former disgruntled students. 2nd Corinthians 12:15, “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”

King David was much hated and persecuted by his enemies in the Old Testament. Some people were envious of his massive success. Anytime you rise up head and shoulders above the crowd, someone will have it in for you out of envy. And then there were the friends and relatives of Uriah the Hittite, who hated David because he had stolen Uriah's wife, impregnated her and then had Uriah murdered in cold blood to conceal his wickedness. And then David had enemies who hated the God of Israel. The poor guy had an army of enemies who hated him.

With this truth in mind, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Psalms are saturated with David's pain of soul, miseries and cries unto the LORD for deliverance. Psalms 11:1, “In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?” David's enemies told him to get lost, just fly away like a bird to the mountains of Judea, but David stood his ground by faith in the LORD. The word “enemy” in it's various forms is found 104 times in the Psalms.

When you feel deep pain of soul dear reader, run to the Psalms. You can listen to Alexander Scourby read the entire lengthy Book of Psalms in 4:23 hours.

Another thing that I often do when my feelings get hurt is to give $5 and a Gospel tract to someone. I recently went to Whataburger. I waited at the drive thru window for 5 minutes, but nobody said a word. I finally asked, “Is anybody working today?” Only then did a female say that they were short staffed. I kindly told her that she should have told me that 5 minutes ago. It took about another 25 minutes to get to the window for my food.

The only cashier working both windows was a young black woman. I gave her $5 and a Gospel tract, just to show her God's grace. I could have been upset and frustrated that I had to wait what seemed like 30 minutes. She was sweet and thanked me, and I had a great rest of the day. By God's grace, I am trying to live that way, taking the higher path in life. I don't always make that right choice, but by God's grace I am trying with His help to do better.

I learned a long time ago that as God's children we don't grow in strength, we grow in grace. 2nd Peter 3:18, “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”

Famous People Who Died In Their 50s

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

James 4:14, “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

Notable celebrities who died in their fifties include:

Bill Bixby (1934-1993) - age 59 - prostrate cancer - he stared in The Hulk
Carl Wilson (1946-1998) - age 51 - not a smoker, lung cancer - a founding member of The Beach Boys
John Ritter (1948-2003) - age 54 - aortic dissection, doctor malpractice - Three's Company
Grace Kelly (1929-1982) - age 52 - car crash - A famous actor
Rod Serling (1924-1975) - age 50 - heavy smoker, heart attack - famous screenwriter and television producer
George Harrison (1943-2001) - age 58 - heavy smoker in earlier years, lung cancer - The Beatles
Prince Rogers Nelson (1958–2016) - age 57 - drug overdose - a famous singer
Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012) - Age 54 - respiratory failure - The Island (actor)
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) - age 57 - heavy smoker, esophagus cancer (Bogart only weighed 80 pounds when he died - a famous actor
Errol Flynn (1909-1959) - age 50 - heavy smoker and drinker, heart attack
Clark Gable (1901–1960) - age 59 - heart attack - a famous actor
Steve McQueen (1930-1980) - age 50 - mesothelioma - a famous actor

These are just a dozen of literally thousands of famous people who died in their fifties and earlier. I am age 59, which got me to thinking about all this. By God's grace, I feel fortunate that I have outlived all of these famous people. Proverbs 27:1, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”

Dear reader, life is short, Hell is hot and eternity is a long time. Please make sure that you are ready for the afterlife. That is, have you been born again? Most people shirk it off as mere religious nonsense. What saith the Scripture? 1st Corinthians 1:18, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” What a beautiful passage of inspired Scripture!

To most people the Gospel is tomfoolery, utter gibberish, balderdash and poppycock, because they are not saved and do not see their desperate need for the Savior.

The celebrities that I listed were filthy rich and famous worldwide. They lived life to the fullest. They ate the best meals, wore the finest clothes and lived large. Sadly, other than Steve McQueen, and Michael Clarke Duncan (who was a born again Baptist), it is clear to me from reading their biographies that most of the twelve names listed above went to Hell. Rod Serling plainly denied Jesus as the Christ, as did George Harrison. Clark Gable and Grace Kelly were Roman Catholics, a deadly false religion based in Sacramental Salvation. Humphrey Bogart was an Episcopalian, which false religion also requires Sacramental Salvation.

And of course, the singer Prince was a Jehovah's Witness, which is a damnable cult. John Ritter was raised a Methodist but strayed away from religion later in life. He might be in Heaven. Religion never saved anybody. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do. How about you dear reader? Have you been born again from above by the Holy Spirit?

It is very easy, free and simple to be saved. Thank you for reading my ministry blog.

You Tell On Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Proverbs 20:11, “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”

Proverbs 31:23, “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3, “For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.”

I read an intriguing poem today by an unknown author...

You Tell On Yourself
You tell what you are by the friends you seek,
By the very manner in which you speak,

By the way your employ your leisure time,
By the use you make of dollar and dime.

You tell what you are by the things you wear,
By the spirit in which you burdens bear,

By the kind of things at which you laugh,
By records you play on the phonograph.

You tell what you are by the way you walk,
By the things of which you delight to talk,

By the manner in which you bear defeat,
By so simple a thing as how you eat.

By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf;
In these ways, and more, you tell on yourself.

What a great and truthful poem! I couldn't have said it any better. I chose three passages of Scripture as our text verses, each of which deals with knowing someone's character by what they say and do.

The inspired Holy Bible says that we may discern between good and evil by even a child's behavior.

A godly wife builds a reputation in the community, so that everyone highly regards her husband because of his wife's good character and virtue. Can that be said about you and me dear reader? Like it or not, our reputation precedes us whatever we go. Proverbs 15:1, “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

The Bible says in our last text verse that a fool is known by his many words. And the opposite is also true, that even if a fool just stays quiet people will assume that he is wise. Proverbs 17:28, “Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”

I have been horribly censured, kicked out of churches and persecuted over my Biblical stand against women wearing pants in public. Such was the shameful case at the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola in 2025, when Pastor Brad Moffett and his ungodly worldly wife kicked I and my wife out of their church over my faithful stand for Bible modesty. The Moffett family should be greatly ashamed of themselves for pulling on the same rope as the Devil, corrupting society further with immodesty. You tell on yourself by the things you wear!

God knows that I am not trying to be unkind, but it is sinful for women to wear sexy pants. If a man in public can see the shape of your buttocks and thighs ladies, it is a sin. A good adage is to conceal, don't reveal. Don't be a slut, cover your butt! That may sound a big crude, but it is nevertheless very true. Tens of thousands of American men are rotting in prisons, some for the rest of their life, because of immodestly clothed females. And the worst offenders of them all are pastor's wives who flaunt biblical modesty by wearing their accursed pants in public. Shame!

By wearing pants and other immodest clothing in public, Christian females are telling on themselves—showing everybody how worldly they are, and backslidden, not right with God. It also shows how little they care or understand the war against lust that men are struggling with today.

I am so ashamed of Pastor Brad Moffett and his spoiled brat wife at Family Baptist Church in Pensacola. They wickedly kicked I and my wife out of church in June of 2025 over the issue of modesty. God is on my side 100% in this matter! I had never even once brought up the issue of modesty or women wearing pants at their church in the 45 months that I attended.

But they went and found my website ministry on their own, this article in particular titled: 'Why A Christian Lady Ought Not Wear Pants,' and the pastor's wicked wife took great offense with me, giving me dirty looks at church, despising me as a fundamentalist preacher. Her ungodly husband Brad Moffett falsely accused me in June of 2025 of having an issue with his wife, but the opposite is true, she has an issue with me. She wears pants and the Lord is convicting her about it, and as long as I am around she feels even more guilty, so she hates me.

In the 45 months that I attended Family Baptist Church, one thing became very evident to me, which is that Brad Moffett is woefully henpecked by his wife. Like evil Jezebel, she stirs him up. 1st Kings 21:25, “But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” The foolish people who support Brad and his wife, and his ungodly verbally abusive father (whose wife also wears pants), cannot escape God's judgment. They doomed themselves when they decided to kick I and my wife out of church last June, because now it is an issue, and I want God to avenge my stand for modesty and morality, which they threw under the bus.

The greatest enemy of Christianity in America today is neo-evangelicalism, which tommyrot has crept into nearly every Bible college and Baptist church, corrupting them. These fake institutions and churches who masquerade as Christians preach the Devil's lies of Lordship Salvation and Misunderstood Repentance. Their females wear pants. They sing the modern contemptible world's music. I call them “7-11 songs,” that is, seven words repeated eleven times. These fake churches use, sell and promote the Devil's counterfeit Bible versions.

In the case of Brad Moffett, he plainly told I and my wife that he is not King James Bible only, and that he favors the Modern English Version (MEV). This perversion of God's Word is very corrupt! As Pastor Jack Hyles used to rightly say, “If you've seen one Westcott and Hort Bible you've seen 'em all.” He said that because every modern English Bible revisions shares the SAME corruptions as do the others. Only the inspired King James Bible stands alone. Here, take a look at what I mean. Pastor Brad tells on himself by supporting Satan's corrupt seed.

So long as I shall live, I will NEVER attend a neo-evangelical church again. I'd rather just stay home and listen to sermons on my computer before I will foolishly tolerate, go along to get along, and wickedly bid Godspeed to ungodly neo-evangelical false prophets. The Family Baptist Church in Pensacola, Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College (PCC), and Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola are all neo-evangelical cesspools of iniquity. They are all wrong on God's simple plan of salvation. And they all support each other closely. Bill Adams' is the senior pastor at Smyrna Baptist Church. His daughter attends PCC. Birds of a feather flock together. They are despise me because of my Bible preaching against PCC. Take a look at what PCC wickedly teaches and you decide if I am wrong.

They told on themselves, and judgment day is coming (2nd Corinthians 5:1-11. Modesty matters. 1st Timothy 2:9-10, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.” Pants on women is worldly, uncouth, shameful and sinful.

And for the ungodly people who laugh, mock and scoff at my Bible preaching against women wearing pants, I wish you could share the prison cell of the thousands of men who have lost the war against lust. 1st Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” I cannot think of anything more selfish than a female wearing sexy pants just because she can, to draw men's attention to her physical beauty instead of a godly heart, and to fit in with all the other worldly women who don't care about what men are facing today.

Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) fully understood, which is why he is so vehemently hated by neo-evangelicals like Brad Moffett, his wife and family. On April 30th, 2025, in his office, when I and my wife were invited to meet with him, Pastor Brad wickedly slandered and falsely accused Brother Hyles of being a dirty-minded old man. Brad Moffett and his ungodly father are not worthy to shine Dr. Hyles' shoes! Pastor Hyles has more wisdom in one finger than both of those incompetent pastors have in their entire bodies. Shame on them!

My only crime is that I care. I have been attacked, censured, mistreated, blocked, kicked out, ostracized and demonized by numerous churches because of my faithful website ministry. Brad Moffett is a fool who has no business being a pastor. Shame on his worldly ungodly wife and his wicked verbally abusive arrogant father. They are the reason why so many people refuse to attend churches anymore. People are tired of the authoritarian abuse. They tell on themselves by their words, behavior and how they treat others.

A Nation Without God

noreply@blogger.com (David J. Stewart) — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

1st Chronicles 16:23-26, “Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”

A tragic school shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026, resulting in the murder deaths of three young children and one teacher. The shooter, a 16-year-old former student, was killed by a father of two girls in the school who intervened during the attack. Thankfully, he was driving by the school during his lunch break and heard the shootings. No doubt he saved dozens of lives.

Sadly, we hear of several hundred active shooter tragedies each year in the United States. Such shooting were unheard of 50 years ago. What has happened? Although some people would blame the guns themselves, that is not the problem. Guns are mere tools. I found this interesting article today by Dr. Scott Bonn, Ph.D. who is a criminology professor, TV news commentator, public speaker and renowned author. He is an expert on the behavior and the motivations of criminals. Dr. Bonn writes:

The Real Reason Mass Shootings Are on the Rise

Personal Perspective: Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.

Psychology Today

Dr. Scott Bonn | June 20, 2022

Tragically, mass public shootings are on the rise in the U.S. If you watch the news, this fact is unlikely to surprise you, as these terrible events have increasingly dominated newscasts in recent months and years.

An FBI study of “active shooter incidents” confirms that mass public shootings have increased in recent years (1). The FBI based its study on 192 so-called active shooter cases which occurred between 2017 and 2021. The FBI defined an active shooter as one who is "actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a public place,” regardless of the number of casualties that occur.

...For the period between 2017 and 2021, the FBI’s active shooter incident data reveals a dramatic upward trend. Specifically, the number of active shooter incidents identified in 2021 (61 incidents) represents a 52.5 percent increase from 2020 (40 incidents) and a 96.8 percent increase from 2017 (31 incidents). Sadly, we are easily on pace to exceed the 2021 total in 2022.

The perpetrators of mass shootings are often incorrectly portrayed as mentally unhinged individuals who simply “snap” and engage in a killing rampage. The reality is that the majority of mass public shooters are individuals who would not be classified as either clinically or legally insane at the time of their crime.

The perpetrators are more likely to be angry, vengeful individuals who seek retribution for a perceived harm done by some person, group, or institution. Moreover, mass public shooting incidents are generally premeditated and often planned well in advance of their commission.

Unfortunately, in their search for a solution to the mass shooting epidemic, certain interested parties and groups in the U.S. have made scapegoats out of legislators, lobbyists, gun manufacturers, law enforcement authorities, the mental health field, schools, and even the media. With every accusation made, some interested party declares that one or more of the aforementioned groups are boogeymen and thus to blame for the mass shooting epidemic.

In reality, most of the scapegoating arguments are myopic and self-serving for the interested party. That is not to say there are no truths to be found in the popular arguments, such as the blaming of assault rifles for the mass shooting problem. It is certainly true that assault rifles exacerbate the problem, but their existence and availability are not the cause of it.

What is missing from the scapegoating arguments is a good look in the mirror by us as a society and a culture. Other developed countries that we consider to be our peers simply do not have the problem with mass shooting incidents that we do. It is my contention that the very roots of our mass shooting epidemic may be found in our core cultural value of fierce individualism, a belief in vengeance, and the ethic that might makes right. These cultural values have been central to what it means to be an American since our nation’s birth. We have always loved to settle disputes (at the individual and group levels) with violence and guns and we gleefully celebrate vigilantism in our popular culture.

I further contend there are powerful, divisive, and negative social forces at work today that fuel the increase in mass public shootings. These factors include but are not limited to: financial and healthcare fears, a declining belief in the American dream, distrust of the government, racism, xenophobia, religious and gender biases, hate crime, domestic terrorism, and near-constant war since 2001. Political and social divisions fueled by seemingly ubiquitous hate speech across media platforms over the last few years have created an environment where violence is seemingly inevitable.

The above factors have led to fear, alienation, powerlessness, rage, and nihilism for millions of people in our country. Tragically, but predictably, an increasing number of Americans are striking out in horrible, public acts of mass violence against innocent strangers that are driven by rage and unfounded retribution. This existential crisis demands that we reassess our core values and priorities as a society, and it deserves our collective commitment to change and grow if we are to stem the tide of this terrible phenomenon. SOURCE

I agree with Dr. Bonn's expert analysis; however, as a fundamentalist Bible preacher I want to delve deeper into what he truthfully said, “Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.” He nailed it! The problem is not just a small percentage of lunatics who gain access to guns; but rather, the whole base of American society has deteriorated over the past century, especially over the past 63 years since the Holy Bible was permanently removed and banned from all public schools since 1963.

I highly encourage you dear reader to take a close look at the 27 shocking graphs in the drop down menu at the bottom left of the webpage, showing the dire consequences of removing God's inspired Word from children's daily lives at school. Here is graph 23 showing U.S. violent crimes statistics after 1963...

Here is graph number 11 showing murder arrests after 1963...

I have just shown you two of the 27 alarming graphs. Dear reader, statistics don't lie! Everybody has a right to their own opinion, but no one has a right to their own facts.

Evangelist Lester Roloff (1914-1982) was absolutely right, “America was 'great' when she was good and she was good when she had great churches.” It is next to impossible to even find a good church these days, let alone a great one. Tragically, a counterfeit plan of salvation is being preached from nearly every pulpit today.

A False Gospel is Cursing Our Nation

I was looking at the statement of faith of the Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory, Tennessee today. I found this damnable heresy...

Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour. ...Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God. [emphasis added] SOURCE

That is a perversion of the Gospel of free grace. Nowhere can you show me in a King James Bible where God requires you to commit your entire personality to Jesus as “Lord” of your life to be saved. The implication is clear that discipleship is necessary for salvation. When asked how to be saved in Acts 16:30-31, Paul and Silas did not tell the Roman jailer to “repent.” They simply told the man to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” Jesus said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Jesus did not mention repentance. This is because repentance is an automatic thing.

To clarify, repentance from unbelief is necessary to get to Heaven, but nowhere does the Bible teach that you must repent “of your sins” to be saved. Wicked men added those unbiblical requirements to the Gospel. The man who believes has repented, and the man who repents has believed. That is, he has changed his mind from unbelief to belief. You do need to know that you're a guilty sinner to be saved, because you need to know what you're being saved from and why. There is a penalty for sin, which is death (Romans 6:23), and that includes a second death in Hell fire and brimstone forever (Revelation 21:8).

Books could be written concerning the many evils which have damaged and corrupted our nation—from the fraudulent Federal Reserve Act scam since 1913, to the Devil's ministers like Paula White, John MacArthur, Robert Jeffress, Steven Furtick and Joel Osteen. From the abortion industry which is still going strong, to the evils of feminism which continue to fuel divorce and the ruin of society—our nation is hurting. From the lying controlled newsmedia, to the fraud of evolution which continues to be rammed down children's throats in public schools—our nation has forsaken the holy God of the King James Bible. No, I will not sing the hypocritical song, “God Bless America.” I pray for God's swift judgment upon this wicked land.

Dear reader, anything that takes higher priority in your life than fearing and obeying God is an idol. 1st Chronicles 16:23-26, “Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.” The old biblical adage is true: There is nothing new under the sun.