Talk Is Cheap; It's Best Not To Make Promises

Proverbs 6:1-2, “My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”

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

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5, “When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.”

Dear reader, I NEVER make any promises to anyone. I encourage you to do the same. If you do make a promise, you had better make darn sure that you know what you are committing yourself to, because talk is cheap and promises are easily broken. The Bible says that a poor man is better than a liar.

We are all guilty of being careless with our words sometimes. That is because we are all sinners by nature. I sure am guilty. The inspired Holy Bible warns in James 3:5-7, “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.” The reason why the tongue is so evil is obvious, because the human heart is very evil. Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” And our mouth speaks out of what is in our heart. Matthew 12:34, “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”

When I voluntarily served on the 76-3, Division 4, Bus Ministry in Chicago while attending Hyles-Anderson College (1985-1993), one Saturday afternoon my soulwinning partner told one of our bus kids that we'd come back in a couple hours to take him to George's restaurant for a cheeseburger. The boy was excited. But I said, “No promises!” I didn't want to get the boy's hopes up in case something happened, as it SO OFTEN DOES!

A few seconds later the boy's father graciously thanked me. He said: “Brother Dave, thank you for saying, 'No promises!'” He added: “There have been other workers from the church who came by and made promises to my child, but then they never came back. I respect you for saying that to my child. Thank you!” I have never forgotten what that concerned father said to me in Chicago, and from that day until today I have prefaced everything I have ever agree to do for someone with the phrase, “No promises!” Keeping our word is important!

Too many unforeseen situations can arise without warning, and they very often do arise. I don't want to be called a “liar.” But moreover, I don't want to be a liar! I have to give account to God in Heaven someday for every word that comes out of my mouth, and so do you dear friend (Matthew 12:36). A man is only as good as his word. 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 is only as reliable and trustworthy as His Word. So, the LORD has therefore elevated the inspired Holy Bible  even above the precious name of Jesus, the name which is above every other name (Philippians 2:9-10). This is an important truth to understand dear reader.

Having said that, it should become quite obvious why it is of such crucial importance that the inspired Holy Bible not be recklessly tampered with, changed, corrupted and watered down to satisfy the whims and agenda of our generation.

Evangelist Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

Pastor Steven Anderson Is Wrong About Gospel Tracts

Psalms 126:6, “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”

For many years, Pastor Steven Anderson has taught from his pulpit that Gospel tracts don't work, so Faithful Word Baptist Church doesn't bother to use them. Their church has been very successful through hard work soulwinning to build a strong church without Gospel tracts. Bravo!

That being said, Gospel tracts DO work. I have met numerous Christians in my lifetime, including my soulwinning Bible teacher at Hyles-Anderson College, Brother George Godfrey, who was saved when a Christian lady in a subway handed him a Gospel tract to read. Why limit our outreach for Christ? Why ignore a tool that plants seeds of the Gospel?

“There is power in this Gospel message. Most people just don't know how to present it... The clarity of the Gospel is what makes it easy for them to believe.”—Pastor Yankee Arnold, “WHY GRACE CAN SAVE THE WORST MAN!”

Psalms 126:6, “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Pastor Jack Hyles said this Bible verse could be translated, “He that goeth forth with a leaky seed basket,” shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. I like that. That's what Gospel tracts do, leaving the seed of the Word of God everywhere we go, the seed by which we are born again, that is, the Gospel. Why not use every tool available? I agree that personal person-to-person confrontational soulwinning is most effective, but why not also utilize other soulwinning tools that are helpful?

Gospel Tracts Are Effective

Now, I have heard Pastor Steven Anderson claim that less than 1% of people are saved by Gospel tracts. I truly have no idea what the true statistic is, but I doubt if it's that low. There is no reliable worldwide statistic for how many people have been "saved" or "born again" specifically from reading a Gospel tract. No church, ministry, or organization can accurately measure that because:

1. Many people read a tract privately and never tell anyone.
2. A tract may be only one influence among many (a sermon, a friend, a Bible reading).
3. Different Christian groups define "saved" differently.
4. Most tract-based conversions are self-reported rather than independently verified.

What we do have are countless testimonies. Organizations that distribute tracts regularly publish accounts from people who say they came to faith after reading one. For example, Evangelism ministries and tract distributors have collected testimonies from former Hindus, prisoners, pastors, and others who credit a Gospel tract as a key factor in their conversion.

Historically, several well-known Christians are reported to have been influenced by Gospel literature. The missionary Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) is often cited as having come to faith after reading a tract, and many modern Christians give similar testimonies.

Some ministries have tried to measure results. Modern digital tract ministries can count things like downloads, reads and responses, but even they acknowledge that a click or response is not the same thing as a verified salvation conversion.

From a practical standpoint, most evangelistic ministries view tracts less as a way to produce immediate conversions and more as a way to "plant seeds" that God may use later. Many testimonies describe a tract being read months or years before the person eventually trusted Christ. God works in mysterious ways behind the scenes!

Gospel tracts have several strengths:

• They can reach people you may never have a chance to speak with.
• A person can read them privately without feeling pressured.
• The message remains after the conversation ends.
• They can cross barriers of shyness, distance, and time.

On the other hand, personal witnessing has strengths that a tract cannot match:

• You can answer questions and objections.
• People can see your sincerity and character.
• You can tailor the presentation to the individual.
• A relationship often gives the message more credibility.

Many pastors and evangelists; therefore, view Gospel tracts and personal witnessing as complementary rather than competing methods. A tract can start a conversation, reinforce a conversation, or continue speaking after a conversation has ended. I definitely think we should use Gospel tracts, and not exclude them from our soulwinning efforts.

1st Corinthians 3:6, "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”

Even if a tract does not produce an immediate response, it may plant a seed that someone else later waters. Christians often underestimate how many tracts are actually read. Even tracts that are discarded may be picked up by someone else. There are numerous testimonies of people finding a Gospel tract on a bus seat, in a waiting room, in a trash bin, or tucked inside a book and reading it out of curiosity. Why limit our soulwinning efforts?

So, while there is no hard statistic proving how many people have been born again through Gospel tracts, there is enough historical evidence and testimony that most evangelical tract ministries regard them as a worthwhile tool—especially when combined with personal witnessing and personal follow-up. I say we should use Gospel tracts in any ministry.

We Are Saved By Christ's Obedience, Not Our Effort

Romans 5:19, “For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

The inspired King James Bible teaches that when Adam sinned, he opened the floodgate of sin and death upon the world. 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.” This is why we live in a fallen world. This is why a drunk driver may swerve into your driver's lane and take your legs off in a crash. This is why things dry rot, wear out and break. This is why there is disease, pain and sickness, and then we grow old and die.

But thanks be to God the Father for sending His only begotten Son Jesus into the world to redeem humanity. Whereas mankind had utterly failed again and again to perfectly obey the law, Jesus did fulfill it perfectly. Therefore, Jesus Christ has become the end of the law to all who believe on His name. Romans 10:3-4, “For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” That it, if you will put all of your trust (reliance, faith) in Jesus as your personal Savior, God will count your faith for righteousness.

Romans 4:4-5, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” I am surprised how many unlearned preachers foolishly teach that people were saved by works under the Mosaic law. Peter S. Ruckman (1921-2016) was the biggest purveyor of this terrible heresy. Consequently, Ruckmanites today like Robert Breaker, Gene Kim and William P. Grady still promote this unbiblical rubbish that people were saved by works in the Old Testament. Dear reader, don't you believe it!

Romans 4:4 plainly teaches that if salvation had ever been works, then God owed those sinners salvation, and it wasn't by grace. I hope you are not that gullible to believe them.

It was Christ's perfect obedience to God's Old Testament law that qualified Him to be “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29b). To get saved, you simply need to believe that Jesus did it all for you. Simply by faith (taking God at His written Word) accept Christ's sacrificial death on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried, but then resurrected three days later. The moment that you make this decision, God reads your mind and declarers you His redeemed child. You have been born again by the Holy Spirit of God in response to your faith in the Word of God (i.e., the Gospel).

God's Amazing Constellations

Psalm 147:4, “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.”

I love astronomy. It's one of my hobbies. God's creative handiwork is more than amazing!

The Perseids meteor shower peaks in mid-August, with the peak night on 12–13 August and activity running about July 17th to August 24th. During the peak, the rate can reach up to around 150 meteors per hour (depending on location and conditions). I laid outside at 9 pm on August 12th for about 30 minutes, and then again after midnight around 1:30 am on August 13th for another half hour, watching for meteors. I saw a few slow moving shooting stars. 

Here's a quick astronomy lesson:

• Asteroids are rocks moving through space.
• Meteors are space rocks that have entered into earth's atmosphere.
• Meteorites are space rocks that survived entry and have hit the earth.

When I lived on Guam, where there is little light from the island to interfere with the view, I often saw shooting stars (meteors) in the night sky. Most move super fast across the sky.

The other evening during the meteor shower, I focused on the constellation Pegasus, simply because it was right in front of me as I laid in my lawn chair. I use a helpful program called SkyView, which tells me the distance of each individual star in light-years. I purchased the full-functioning program, which costs less than a one time $5 fee. 

Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse from Greek mythology. It is one of the 88 officially recognized constellations and is best known for the Great Square of Pegasus, which is formed by four bright stars. The constellation was upside down like this as I observed it. ...

The star Enif in the horse's mouth of the Pegasus constellation is 690 light-years from earth, which is a mind boggling 4,068,396,226,415,094 miles away! That's four quadrillion miles from earth! And I was laying in my backyard in my lawn chair looking at it. Wow!

The light that I was seeing started its long journey 690 years ago in 1336 AD. Light travels at 670 million mph. In 1336 AD, significant events happened, included the mass suicide of 4,000 defenders in Pilėnai, Lithuania to avoid capture by the Teutonic Knights, and the founding of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India by brothers Harihara and Bukka Raya. Additionally, the Italian poet Petrarch claimed to be the first to ascend Mount Ventoux. The light emitted from the star Enif took 690 years travelling at 670 million mph to reach my eyes this week. Wow!

I used to ignorantly think that all of the stars in a particular constellation were all close neighbours. Boy was I way wrong! Take for example the star 1 Peg in Pegasus, which is directly above Enif and slightly to the right, which is located 156 light-years from earth, 917,065,558,216,643 Miles. That's nearly one quadrillion miles! By the way, I use this handy-dandy web page to convert light-years to miles.

God is so astounding! And then I saw star Peg 9 just above Enif, which is 927 light-years from earth, or 5,449,485,720,941,204 Miles. Good night, that's over 5 quadrillion miles away. And I was looking at it in my backyard from Pensacola. As you can clearly see, the stars which comprise the constellations are often quadrillions of years apart in distance from each other. Remember, a “light-year” is a measurement of distance, not time. It is the distance that light travels in one year.

And just to amaze you further dear reader, the next time that you gaze up into the evening sky, remember that the closest star to the earth (after our own sun which is 93 million miles away), is a shocking 4.24 light-years away, or 25 trillion miles from earth! That star is Alpha Centauri. That's right, the nearest star in the night sky is at least 25,000,000,000,000 miles away. Most of the stars we see in the night sky are quadrillions of miles away.

And another interesting fact to remember is that every star you can see with the naked human eye is contained within our own Milky Way Galaxy. With the naked eye humans cannot see stars in other galaxies. And there are at least TWO TRILLION galaxies in the known universe! 

The Andromeda Galaxy can be seen with the unaided eye on clear, dark nights as a faint, fuzzy smudge between the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopeia. It is the most distant object visible to the naked eye, located about 2.5 million light-years away. Are you ready for this? The Andromeda Galaxy is a shocking 14.7 quintillion miles away from earth! And it is still possible to see it at the right time in the right place.

NASA's astronomers now tell us there are at least 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the known universe. That's one septillion stars!!! I need to go take a long walk. Wowza!

Psalm 147:4, “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.”

Did you know that it would take someone 31,710 years just to count to one trillion? It's true. If you counted one number every second without stopping, it would take you 31,710 years to count to one trillion. No human has ever done it, and no human ever will. But the inspired Holy Bible says God knows the exact number of stars, and He calls each star by their unique individual name. Our faithful, good, merciful and omnipotent Creator is truly more than amazing! Psalm 145:3, “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.”

The Incredible Human Body Disproves Evolution

Psalms 139:14, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

I was thinking today about how amazing the human body is, and that it proves the existence of a divine Creator:

1. I thought about how God put hair in our nose to block bugs and debris from going up our nostrils. Evolution wouldn't do that!
2. I thought about how God designed the human ears to collect sound. Evolution wouldn't do that!
3. I thought about how God put that little cleft above the buttocks that prevents running sweat. Evolution wouldn't do that!
4. I thought about our fingerprints for enhanced grip and dexterity, particularly for climbing and manipulating objects. Evolution wouldn't do that!
5. I thought about our eye's built in windshield wiper blades called eyelids. Evolution wouldn't do that!
6. I thought about the cleverly designed male external urethral orifice where urine comes out. If this feature didn't exist urine would spray all over the place instead of stream. Evolution wouldn't do that
7. I thought about the human brain, which is a supercomputer. Evolution wouldn't do that!
8. I thought about the enjoyment of cracking one's knuckles, which is caused by gas bubbles in the synovial fluid collapsing or bursting when the joint is stretched. Evolution wouldn't do that!
9. I thought about hiccups, which is the body's natural defense to slow us down from eating too fast and choking. It's the body's way of saying, "Whoa! Slow down fella!" Evolution wouldn't do that!
10. I thought about the body's ability to cry tears, which feature nature would have no purpose for creating. Evolution wouldn't do that!

I am confident that if we put our minds together that we could come up with several dozen more amazing features of the human body.

The  human body has a marvellous design to it that a natural evolutionary process simply could not (and would not) have accomplished. The universe around us has a grand intelligent design to it, which shouts and testifies to the existence of a brilliant, omniscient and omnipotent divine Creator. God is good.

No One Can Escape God's Judgment Or Fool Him

Proverbs 24:11-12, “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 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?”

Pastor Harry Ironside (1876-1961) has this to comment about Proverbs 24:11-12...

These verses seem to refer to a mode of execution once prevalent in Syria and Palestine. Muenscher says, “When a criminal was anciently led to execution, a crier went before, who proclaimed the crime of which he had been convicted, and called upon any one who could say anything in behalf of the condemned culprit, to come forward; in which case, he was led back to the tribunal and the cause was re-heard.” To selfishly withhold information that could save the condemned man's life, would be to stand with Cain and ask, “Am I my brother's keeper?” (Genesis 4:9) But the great Judge of all who ponders the heart would be witness against the one who acted so perfidiously and would assuredly render judgment. SOURCE

“Perfidiously” means to act in a treacherous or disloyal manner, often involving deceit or betrayal. It is derived from the word “perfidious,” which implies a lack of faithfulness or reliability. To fail to speak up when you posses information that could exonerate an accused person is a grave sin in God's sight. That is what the Bible means in Proverbs 24:11-12.

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.” We all have an appointment with death, and then the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Nothing can be hid from God's eyes. Luke 8:17, “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” Whether it be the sordid sins that someone commits in privacy, or laboring diligently on social media for Jesus' and the Gospel's sake at 3 am in the morning, God sees it all. Nothing can be hidden from God!

Did you know that there are at least 28 serial killers who've never been caught? Did you know there have been over 352,390 unsolved homicides in the United States from 1965 to 2024, according to FBI data? Additionally, only about half of the murders that occur each year are solved. Thankfully, God knows exactly who committed each murder, where the bodies are buried, and He will execute justice and vengeance (Luke 8:17; Romans 12:19-21; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Hebrews 4:13, 10:31).

Save The Birds, Kill The Children

Judges 17:6, “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Kindly said, we've lost our minds in the United States. There has been much talk in the news and on social media all week about a bald-headed eagle in California. Today, people were weeping and mourning that Jackie the eagle died...

Celebrity bald eagle Jackie has died after weeks of deteriorating health

WPTZ | August 10, 2026 - BIG BEAR, California 

Jackie the bald eagle, who became famous for raising several eaglets in Big Bear, California, with her partner Shadow, has died following weeks of deteriorating health.

The eagle pair became internet favorites thanks to a live nest camera operated by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley, which allows people around the world to watch their daily lives.

Jackie had been nesting in the Big Bear area for years, where she and Shadow have raised eaglets together. Their nest sat high in a Jeffrey pine tree near Big Bear Lake, more than 7,000 feet above sea level.

Jackie became especially popular for her dedicated parenting, dramatic interactions with Shadow and the challenges she faced protecting eggs and chicks from harsh mountain weather. READ MORE

I couldn't help but cringe as a God-fearing Christian, and a father of four children myself, to consider the millions of babies that Americans continue to abort every year.

Guttmacher Releases Full-Year 2025 Abortion Incidence and Travel Data 

March 24, 2026

Today the Guttmacher Institute released new data from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study, showing that there were an estimated 1,126,000 clinician-provided abortions in the United States in 2025. For the first time, these estimates include telehealth provision to residents of states with total bans, as well as updates to prior year estimates to include these states. SOURCE

Something is very wrong morally, ethically and spiritually with a broken society that mourns the death of its birds, while totally ignoring the murder of its human children. Last year alone, there were 1,126,000 babies murdered in their mother's womb at an abortuary. For the longest time Americans have had their priorities wrong. Exodus 20:13, “Thou shalt not kill.”

In the Old Testament time of the judges in Israel, there were no magistrates to uphold law and order, so people did whatever they thought was right to do in their own eyes. There was no king in the land. Judges 17:6, “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” They wanted to do the right thing, but they wanted to decide what was right. It was a dire time for the children of Israel.

Obviously, the people didn't always do what was right, even though they thought they were. That is what the disturbing book of Judges is all about, full of atrocities. But we do have a U.S. President, leaders and magistrates today. So what's our excuse?

Abortion is premeditated, first-degree, cold-blooded murder!

There Is Forgiveness In Christ

That being said, if you have had an abortion I didn't write this blog to berate you, God forbid. My ministry is not here to bash sinners; but rather, hopefully to inspire others to think differently God (repent) to be saved by faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26); and then a second decision to serve the LORD as His child (Romans 12:1). Lest we pervert the Gospel, we must always keep salvation completely separate from service.

It was Jesus Himself who said in John 3:17, “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” I think we sometimes forget the purpose of Christ's mission to earth, and what the faithful Lord expects from us as redeemed saints. Jesus came to save sinners! We're not here to condemn sinners, but to lead them to the Savior.

I love everyone unconditionally with Christ's love, whoever you may be. In the next verse we see that Jesus and God the Father love us. 2nd Thessalonians 2:16, “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace.” By the way, this Bible verse refutes the heresy of modalism (the false teaching that God goes into different “modes,” and that Jesus the Son does not have a separate body from the Father). This verse plainly teaches that God the Son, and God the Father, are two different persons with their own bodies.

So, if you have had an abortion I do not condemn you friend. God loves you and so do I. I wrote this article because we have a serious problem in our country with wrong priorities. Genesis 6:5, “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” I cannot even grasp a society so wicked that over one million parents every year kill their own biological child, legally. Oh, America, repent!

I love animals and birds. I have a bird feeder about 12 feet high on a big thick pole in my yard. The neighborhood birds love me. I have several beautiful red cardinals that drop in for frequent meals. I saw three squirrels enjoying lunch yesterday at the feeder, I put round seed and fruit cakes in the side compartments on the feeder. Come one, come all!

Point being, I love animals. The bald eagle population is estimated to be 316,700 individual bald eagles, including about 71,400 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states as of 2020. This marks a significant recovery from a low of only 417 nesting pairs in 1963. Many people feel sad that Jackie the bald-headed eagle died, our nation's chosen symbol of American independence and patriotism, but all the eagles on the planet aren't equal in value to just one human being!

The slogan “Save the Whales!” became popular in the 1970s, particularly after the launch of the campaign in 1971, which aimed to protect whale populations and end commercial whaling practices. The movement gained significant traction and public support throughout that decade. Dear reader, what is wrong with us? Save the whales? Save the eagles? How about, Save the children!

Seeing Him Who Is Invisible

Hebrews 11:24-29, “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.”

The inspired Holy Bible remarkably has much to say about God being invisible, which encourages me. It encourages me because I have oftentimes felt alone, like God was nowhere to be found. I have received thousands of emails from fellow believers over the years, who told me that God doesn't answer their prayers. They say God ignores them. I have learned that this is a very normal feeling. God is invisible!

Romans 1:20, “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.”

1st Peter 1:7-8, “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

Dear reader, God has not abandoned us. 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.” The good Lord intentionally stepped into the background to test out faith.

We read the parable of The Unjust Judge in Luke 18:1-8. The judge was cold-hearted and didn't want to avenge the widow. But she persistently kept coming to the judge until he couldn't take it anymore, so he gave her justice just to get rid of her. The key verse is Luke 18:1, “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” Jesus tells us why He is telling this parable, so that we won't quit praying. Just as the judge ignored the widow, even so will it seem like God is ignoring us when we pray. The Lord Himself encourages us to be persistent in importunity to keep praying to our heavenly Father.

All of these Scripture passages plainly teach us that God is invisible, so it is normal to feel like God is ignoring us, not listening, and perhaps even at times that He doesn't exist. But we can never trust our human feelings. Romans 1:20 plainly says, Romans 1:20a, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made...” Everyone knows that God exists. Atheists spend their lives hating a God that they deny exists. Biblically, according to the Romans 1:20-21, there is no such thing as a true atheist.

In the Old Testament book of Esther we see the omnipotent hand of God at work, but you won't find any mention of “God” or “Lord” in the entire book. This teaches us the truth that when you cannot see the hand of God, trust the great heart of God.

God is invisible to mankind, and He fully intended for it to be that way. So the next time you feel discouraged when God doesn't seem to care, or that He isn't listening, just remember these helpful passages of Scripture which remind us that God deliberately chose to step into the background. God does care (1st Peter 5:7). God is listening (Psalm 139:1-4). God is faithful (1st Corinthians 1:9). Moses fled Egypt in faith, seeing God who is invisible.

Exploring Prayer With Jack Hyles

1st Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing."

Exploring Prayer With Jack Hyles

The following in chapter 22 from Pastor Jack Hyles helpful 1982 book titled: “Exploring Prayer With Jack Hyles.”

Dr. Jack Hyles (1926-2001)

Notice the words, "Rejoice evermore," of I Thessalonians 5:16 are yoked with the words, "Pray without ceasing." God is saying, the more praying, the more rejoicing! The less praying, the less rejoicing! Then note the statement in the next verse, "In every thing gives thanks." Ah, how sweet! When joy and prayer are married, their firstborn child is gratitude.

Now what does it mean, "Pray without ceasing"? Does it mean we are to be speaking words constantly? Of course not! Does it mean that the Christian should stay on his knees every moment of every day? This is impossible. Does it mean that there is a certain place where we must go and stay in order to pray? No, it does not. There are several things meant by our Lord when He says we are to pray without ceasing.

1. There is no time when the Christian should not pray. There is not one unholy second in a minute. There is no one unholy minute of the day. There is not one unholy day of the week. There is not one unholy week of the year. There is not one unholy year of our lives. From January 1 through December 31, all days are red-letter days. Every day is a sabbath day and every moment is a sacred moment. There is not time when a Christian should not pray.

How wonderful are the early morning hours when the Christian steals away alone with his God and prays with a choir of birds, the humming of the cricket, the amen of a rooster, a chandelier made of the rising sun, a congregation of trees, a chancel made of a cluster of daffodils! Ah, how wonderful are the early morning hours for prayer! When a Christian neglects the early morning prayer watch, he is robbing himself not only of a mighty power but of blessed fellowship.

How sacred are the closing hours of the day when God's rheostat has slowly dimmed the chandelier, and the peaceful tranquility of the sunset and the evening darkness make God seem even nearer and dearer!

How powerful then is the midnight hour as the servant of God wrestles, pleading with God for power, for provision, for blessing!

How strengthening then is the noontime when the Christian may attach his cable to God's booster for help during the day's toil!

2. There is no place where the Christian should not pray. Every place is holy ground. Every bush is a burning bush. Every hill is an alter. Every valley is a sanctuary. You can come to the mercyseat from where you are. As someone has said, "It is only a knee away."

Kings hold their levees on appointed days. The Kings of kings holds a constant levee. Those under King Ahasuerus were slain who approached him when he was not holding out his scepter. The King of kings is always holding out His scepter. The dead of night is not too late; the morning's break is not too early; at eventide He is not too weary. The kitchen sink can be an alter, the work bench can be a chancel, the school room can be a sanctuary, the sofa can be a mourner's bench, even the rest room can be a prayer closet!

3. The Christian should be in conversation with God all the time. There are several ways this can be done. For example, I have on my desk in my office a piece of wood about three feet long on which are burned the words, "Pray for power." In every Bible that I own I have the words, "Pray for power." On my office door are the words, "pray for power." Inside my briefcase are the words, "Pray for power." At the mirror where I shave at home are the words, "pray for power." The mirror in my washroom at church has written on it the words, "pray for power." Hundreds of times a day I pray for the power of God. This perhaps is at least a part of what God meant when He admonished us to pray without ceasing.

The Christian should be constantly sending out little darts of prayer. When the cares of this life, the daily work and toil of life make us unable to load the furnace, we can send little sparks rising in the form of words, thoughts and even looks to our Heavenly father.

For years I spent many hours a month with Dr. John R. Rice. For over 22 years I shared pulpits and platforms across America with him. Over 2200 times he and I have preached on the same program. I have stayed with him in motel rooms, eaten with him in restaurants, prayed with him in classrooms. Many times when nothing was being said I would see his lips moving. I would hear a mumble just above a whisper. What was he doing? He was praying! He was sending up brief messages. I can remember that when we would be driving to the service at night I would overhear him saying just above a whisper, "Lord, help me. Lord, give me power. Lord, bless the service, help us."

The Christian's magnetized needle should always be pointing north toward his God. Years ago the marvelous Christian and great preacher Evangelist Lester Roloff preacher for me on a Wednesday night. The next night he was to preach in Canton, Ohio, and I was to preach in Akron, Ohio. He suggested that I fly with him in his private plane to the Akron-Canton airport. I agree to do so. What a wonderful time of fellowship we had until suddenly Brother Roloff looked at me and through pale lips said, "Brother Jack, we are lost! The compass is broken! We are over Lake Erie and we don't have much gasoline left! Unless this compass is repaired quickly, we may have to crash land in the lake! Both of us were, to say the least, apprehensive. I nervously reached up on the dash of the airplane and took the can of pecans down and ate a few. When I removed the pecan can, the compass went back to perfect operation. One little can of pecans at the wrong place had gotten us off course. When the child of God has something between him and his God and between him and his prayer life, he will soon be off course.

I am alone very much. Fifty weeks a year, I fly on Monday from O'Hare Field in Chicago to some place in America where I preach on Monday night and Tuesday. I fly over 200,000 miles a year. I spend hundreds of hours a year in motel rooms. I try to keep in constant contact with Heaven. I often sing those beautiful words, "Oh, what peace we often forfeit; oh, what needless pain we bear; all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer." There is no burden so great that God doesn't want to help us bear it. There is no burden so small but that God wants to help us solve it. There is no problem so great but that God wants to help us solve it. There is no problems so small that does not attract the attention of our God, and He wants to help us find a solution. There is no question so hard but that God can answer it. There is no question so simple but that God wants to help us find the answer. God is interested in your shopping; talk to Him about it. God is interested in your work; talk to Him about it. God is interested in your school; talk to Him about it. God is interested in your housekeeping; talk to Him about it. There is no area of life that should be kept from God, and we should be in constant touch with Heaven presenting our petitions and finding grace to help in time of need.

One Sunday night I was leaving my study to walk down the alley behind the church on my way to the evening service. As I left the office, I had a funny taste in my mouth. I said, "Dear Lord, some peppermint sure would taste good right now." As I was walking through the door, one of our fine deacons walked up, reached in his pocket and took out a little piece of peppermint candy and said, "Pastor, would you like to have a piece of candy before you preach?" My heart leaped with joy. I said, "Thank You, Lord." Sometimes the sweetest answers to prayer are the smallest ones when God is mindful of our little needs in the commonplace events of our life.

One day I didn't have time to go out for lunch, but I was so hungry! I said, "Lord, I sure would like something to eat." Within a few seconds I heard someone knocking at the door of my study. I went to the door. Someone had left a cheese quarter-pounder and some French fries outside my door. I smiled and said, "Thank You, Lord," and enjoyed my lunch.

God wants us to abide in Him. He wants us to abide in prayer. He wants us to walk in prayer. Mrs. Billy Sunday ("Ma" Sunday) was a dear friend of mine during her latter years. Though I never met her husband, I got to know Ma very well. On several occasions she would tell me some things about her husband. One day she talked to me about his prayer life. She told me how she and her husband would be walking down the street, and Billy Sunday would talk to her awhile and then to God awhile, to her awhile and then to God awhile. She said it was often difficult for her to know to which one he was talking. He had learned to pray without ceasing!

The Holy Spirit Is The Believer's “Paraclete” (Greek)

John 14:25-26, “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

1st John 2:1-2, “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

Interestingly, both words: “Comforter” and “Advocate,” are translated from the SAME Greek word Paraclete. Baptist Pastor F.B. Meyer (1847-1929) in England wrote these helpful words to explain the Greek word Paraclete. This is good stuff! ...

There is no adequate translation for the word Paraclete. It may be rendered “interpreter,”“comforter,”“advocate,”but no one word suffices. The Greek means “one whom you call to your side in the battle or law-court.” His advent depends upon the praying Christ (I will pray the Father), and upon the praying Church (ye shall ask). The Holy Spirit must be a person, or He could not be compared as “another” to Christ. It is characteristic of this dispensation that He shall be in us, and His indwelling brings with it that of the Father and the Son.

“We will… make our abode.” That word abode is the same Greek word as is rendered mansions in the former part of this chapter. God prepares a mansion for those who believe in Christ, and asks in return that we shall prepare our hearts as guest chambers for Him to dwell in. As He enters the loving, cleansed, and believing heart, we hear Him say: “This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it,” Psalms 132:14. And what a word is that, my Father will love him. That He should love the world is wonderful, but that He should love us would be incredible, were He not infinite, and did He not see us in Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Counterfeit Plan Of Salvation Of 'UNSHACKLED!'

Acts 16:28-31, “But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

Over the years, I have written numerous ministry articles refuting Pacific Garden Mission's (PGM) false doctrine. We hear a lot about “fake news” nowadays. Well, there are many “fake gospels” as well. Since 1950, PGM has broadcast their popular radio program in Chicago called 'UNSHACKLED!' Their latest episode #3942 is titled: “James Blair.”

Here is an excerpt from the heretical presentation, and then afterwards I will break it down to explain what is unbiblical about much of it...

Minister speaking to James: God wants to save you from going to a burning Hell that lasts forever. He did it because He wants you to be with him in Heaven forever. Hebrews chapter 9 verse 27 says, “It is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment.” If you died tonight, do you know where your soul would go? If not, you need to repent of your sins, and by faith, invite Jesus into your heart to become your savior and the Lord of your life. Say “yes” to Jesus and you can know where you will spend eternity.

PGM Narrator: Friend, Christ died for your sins, for what the law could not do in that it was weak from the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in flesh. This is the Good News! Redemption not achieved, but received; for by grace are defeated from faith, it is the gift of God not of works, not of works; not of striving, lest any man should boast; therefore, the call is clear, repent and believe. Turn from sin, and place your faith in Him who has already finished the work.

Daughter: Because of the commitments that came with salvation, I had planned to wait till I was 40 to get saved. But the Lord drew me that night and I went to the altar, where I asked God to save me. I confessed every sin I could think of. We were very late getting home.

Mother:  You were saved tonight, weren't you?

Daughter: Yes, how did you know?

Mother:  I could tell by looking at you. 

Daughter: That's why we're late, I had a lot of sin to confess. And I sure feel clean.

Father: I couldn't figure out why a 13-year-old had so many sins to confess.

Daughter: I wanted to be sure I was really saved Dad.

Mother:  Now grow up to be a Sunday School teacher or something.

—[Emphasis added] 'UNSHACKLED!' - Episode #3942, James Blair

All of the following are unbiblical rubbish, damnable heresy:

1. You need to repent of your sins - Not one verse in the inspired King James Bible teaches that you must repent “of your sins” to get to Heaven.
2. Invite Jesus into your heart - Not one verse in the inspired Holy Bible Bible teaches that you must invite Jesus into your heart to get to Heaven.
3. Invite Jesus to become the Lord of your life - Not one verse in the inspired King James Bible teaches that you must invite Jesus to become “Lord” of your life to get to Heaven. 1st Timothy 4:10b says that Jesus is “the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.”
4. Turn from sin - Not one verse in the inspired King James Bible teaches that you must turn from your sin to get to Heaven. No one has ever turned from sinning. All you can do is try to sin less and live above reproach, but that is reformation not repentance.
5. The commitments that came with salvation - Not one verse in the inspired King James Bible teaches that you must fulfil commitments when you get saved. Eternal life is a free gift with obligations. Certainly there are things God expects of every believer, but if you refuse to do them you are still saved.
6. I confessed every sin I could think of - Not one verse in the inspired Holy Bible teaches that you must confess “every sin” to get to Heaven. You simply need to admit you are a guilty sinner; you need to know what you're being saved from, which is the condemnation of God's Law (Romans 3:19-20).
7. I could tell by looking at you - You cannot determine if someone is saved or lost merely by looking at them. By all outward indications the hellbound false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 were saved. Even Christ's own apostles couldn't see that Judas Iscariot had a devil in him (John 6:70).
8. I had a lot of sin to confess - Not one verse in the inspired King James Bible teaches that you are obligated to itemize and confess all your sins to God in order to get to Heaven. Mark 1:5b says the people came to John the Baptist “confessing their sins.” The Bible doesn't say they made a long list of every sin; they simply acknowledged their sinnership (1st John 1:8-10). Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) wisely said: A good rule to follow when interpreting the Bible is to never use an obscure passage to contradict a clear one. When 3,000 people got saved on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:41), Cornelius and his companions (Acts 10:43-44), and the Roman jailer (Acts 16:30-31), no mention is made that any of them confessed their sins. They simply knew that they were sinners.
9. I wanted to be sure I was really saved - The only assurance that you are saved is your faith in the Gospel, not because you feel convicted to confess all your sins to God. You just need to admit you are a needy sinner.

Dear reader, I hope you can clearly see the spiritual dangers of UNSHACKLED! They have wickedly embellished God's simple plan of salvation, needlessly placing heavy emphasis upon the lost sinner to reform as a requirement to get to Heaven. This is another gospel. This is a works based counterfeit plan of salvation, not the free grace of God which is by faith alone without works (Romans 4:4-5).

The Apostle Peter preached the Gospel on the Day of Pentecost (named in lieu of Jesus' physical resurrection 50 days earlier). As Peter preached to several thousand Jews, we read in Acts 2:41 that 3,000 of them “gladly received” the Gospel truth by faith and were saved. There is no mention of anyone confessing all of their sins, inviting Jesus to become “Lord” of their life, or turning away from their sinful behavior or to be saved. Pacific Garden Mission are pulling on the same rope as the Devil, perverting the Gospel of free grace, which cannot produce the new birth. The preceding episode #3942 makes me want to vomit! This is not the simplicity that is in Christ.

Pastor Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951) gets the Gospel 100% correct...

“The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past …Nor is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins, that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved at all.”

SOURCE: Harry A. Ironside, from the tract: 'What Is The Gospel?'

Read what Pastor Ironside rightly said in his Gospel tract, 'ANOTHER GOSPEL?' ...

“When anyone comes promising salvation to those ‘who make full surrender' of all that they have to God, and who 'pay the price of full salvation' he is preaching another gospel, for the price was paid on Calvary's cross and the work that saves is finished. It was Christ Jesus who made the full surrender when He yielded His life on Calvary that saves us, not our surrender in any way to Him.”

SOURCE: Harry A. Ironside, from the Gospel tract, 'Another Gospel'

UNSHACKLED! has toxic theology! 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.” Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago has been taken over by ungodly neo-evangelicals, who erroneously think Bible “repentance” means to make an effort to reform your life of sin.

In Matthew 27:3 we read that Judas Iscariot “repented himself,” but we know that Judas was still lost and went to Hell without Christ. So sad. Judas turned from his sins. He was sorry for betraying an innocent man. He tried to make amends by returning the 30 pieces of silver to the Pharisees. Unfortunately for Judas, he never believed that Jesus was who He claimed to be—the Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Salvation is strictly a matter of receiving by faith (taking God at His written Word) what Christ has done through Calvary's cross as full payment for our sins, and not of what we must do for Him to be saved. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith.

Judas had a relationship with Jesus Christ, but he still went to Hell forever. A “relationship” is not the gospel. I get tired of hearing radio preachers telling people to start “a relationship with Jesus.” That is not God's plan of salvation. As I just mentioned, we read in Matthew 27:3 that Judas “repented himself.” The Greek word for “repented” here is metamellomai and means “to care afterwards, that is, regret.” Judas was sorry that he got caught betraying the Lord. Judas felt embarrassed and lonely, having betrayed his best friend and Lord (Master). Unfortunately, Judas did not trust Jesus as his personal Savior. Judas felt sorry for what he had done. However, feeling sorry for sin is not repentance. The Bible says that Judas repented, but then he went and commit suicide. Judas had NO FAITH in Christ.

The following meme is a classic. It perfectly illustrates the insanity of PGM's counterfeit gospel message. ...

First they tell you on 'UNSHACKLED!' that salvation is received, not achieved. They call it a free gift by God's grace; but then they do a Bait & Switch con job on you, emphasizing YOUR responsibility to repent and turn from your sinful ways. The true Gospel always points you to CHRIST; a false gospel always points to YOU. All I hear in UNSHACKLED's perverted gospel is the things that YOU must do to be saved.

• YOU must repent of your sins to turn from them.
• YOU must invite Jesus to become LORD of your life.
• YOU must invite Jesus to come into your life.
• YOU must fulfill the commitments that come with salvation.

You, you, you! Dear reader, true salvation focuses on CHRIST because what He did through Calvary's cross 2,000 years ago to pay for our sins. The only thing that you and I contribute to our own salvation is the sin that made it necessary.

The Bible Will Keep You From Becoming A Lunatic

Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Dear reader, if you stray away from the truth of God's inspired Word, you are fully capable of becoming a lunatic. No one is exempt. Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) said in a sermon that under the right circumstances anyone is capable of committing any sin. I fully agree.

We are living in a crazy world. Most people I think are good people, as far as sinners go. Every human being is a sinner (Romans 3:10-23). That is, we are all born with a sinful nature that makes us selfish (Romans 5:12). We have all violated God's laws. We are all guilty of doing things that we ought not do (sins of commission), and of not doing the good things that we should do (sins of omission). 1st John 1:10, “If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

My favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” The reason why it is my favorite Scripture passage is self-explanatory. My father used to wisely say that without Jesus Christ people can become monsters. My Dad was exactly right. Even with Jesus Christ, if you allow yourself to stray away from the inspired King James Bible, and get your priorities out of whack, you can become vulnerable to making some very bad decisions. Behind every tragedy in human character is a slow process of wicked thinking. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. (1883-1968) said that and he was absolutely right.

I love what Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) said:

“If you want to never do anything that is terribly wicked, then you never do anything that is slightly wicked.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, "Unjust In The Least"

That is character. When you get grounded in the Word of God, you establish checks and balances in your life. 

Beware Of The Love Of Money

For example: The Bible warns against the love of money:

1st Timothy 6:6-10, “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”

So many people do unthinkable wicked things to obtain money. The child of God should forget about pursuing riches as a goal in life. Ecclesiastes 12:13, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” If you fear God and esteem His Word, then you won't make money a priority in your life. When I hear someone saying that they want to become rich, I know I should avoid that person because they have a heathen mindset, not a biblical one.

To clarify, there's nothing wrong with wanting to go to college, learn a trade, and work hard to build a business to make money; but if you regard God and His Word, then you know that you must do it all honesty with integrity, and not hurt anybody along the journey. There are companies and individuals all across the United States today who are greedy, crooked and dishonest, who hurt people on a regular basis to make more money. They are evil people.

I've just given you one biblical principle about not loving or pursuing getting rich as a goal in life. Proverbs 15:27, “He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.” The Holy Bible has much to warn about the dangers of the love of money. There's just something about money that once you have it, it has you!

Little Sins Often Lead To Big Ones

Over the years I have watched hundreds of episodes of the Cold Case Files and Forensics Files television shows. I intentionally watched each episode looking for the small sins that people usually take for granted, which led to bigger deadly sins. In 99% of cases where someone was brutally murdered, it began much earlier with the sins of greed, lust, going to a strip club, flirting alone in a car with a friend's wife, irresponsible spending, fornication, et cetera.

That being said, I'm not really a fan of those shows because they are too creepy and I can only watch them a little here and there. But over time I have seen a lot of shows, and as a Bible preacher I have learned a lot about human character, proving the Bible true. Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

Famous writer Earnest Hemingway (1899-1961) said it best:

“All things truly wicked start from innocence.” —Ernest Hemingway

That is so true! In one shocking murder case in Tallahassee, Florida, a seemingly innocent conversation in a car between a man and his friend's wife led to adultery and the brutal murder of his friend, so he could steal his wife.

By the way, I don't believe for one second that Bathsheba in the Bible didn't know King David could see her bathing naked on her rooftop. Women all have a sixth sense about that stuff. There's no way that she was naked without knowing that the king could see her. It might have seemed like an innocent thing—a woman bathing naked on her own private rooftop—but it led to adultery and her husband being murdered. And for that matter, there is nothing innocent about a Christian woman wearing pants. One of the worst sins of our generation is pastor's wives who wear pants in public!

Ernest Hemingway was absolutely right, all things truly wicked start from innocence.

In Canada, a careless woman was exercising in her own living room while wearing spandex. A military soldier named Russell Williams was driving by and saw her through her open living room window. He went back to savagely rape and murder her. He victimized 86 women! That soldier had previously transported the Queen of England as a helicopter pilot. Do you know how much prison time he got? Although he was given two life sentences, he is eligible for parole after 25 years!!! What a joke! 86 VICTIMS!!! Guaranteed he will be out in 25 years!

My main point is that if she had simply closed her curtain while looking sexy while exercising, she'd still be alive today. Foolish loud-mouthed feminist women can harp all they want that men shouldn't attack females regardless of how they dress, and they are correct in what they are saying; but that's not how the real world works, and we all know it. There will always be evil people in this world, and if you give them a reason or opportunity to hurt you, they will.

The infamous Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, told one of his over 50 victims while raping her in the wee hours of the morning in her own home in her own bed, that he had seen her water skiing and she turned him on. Now, people get upset with me as a fundamentalist Bible preacher all the time for preaching that women ought not wear pants, bikinis and other immoral attire in public, but true stories like this PROVE ME RIGHT!!!

Keep Thy Heart With All Diligence

You keep your heart by being on guard all the time; not paranoid, but in tune with God's inspired Word. God created humanity and gave us an owner's manual, the Holy Bible.

A pastor's wife who keeps her heart WON'T wear pants in public. Jesus said in Matthew 15:19, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” The human heart is full of every evil imagination. Kindly said, you need to keep your dog on a leash! That is, you need to keep your heart in tune with the Word of God, lest you end up a causality. If you give the wicked human heart an inch, it'll take a foot! I don't trust the man who trusts himself.

I once heard a foolish Christian man say that he thought a man should be able to be alone with another man's wife, without worrying that something intimate might happen. What saith the Scripture? 1st Thessalonians 5:22, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

That being said, I humbly do not believe that any married man or woman should ever be alone in a room or a car, or anywhere, together with the opposite sex. It just looks really bad and there is the potential for sin. Most people will say, “Well I don't care what people think!” Yeah, but the Lord does care and so should you, because we're talking about your Christian testimony. Remember, keep thy heart with all diligence. Some people would no doubt call me “old fashioned,” but that doesn't mean that I am wrong in my biblical position.

Dear reader, you have to be a little crazy in this world to stay sane, but by God's grace you don't have to go insane. If you carry a King James Bible the world will call you crazy! The old adage is very true: Either the Bible will keep us from sin, or sin will keep us from the Bible.

Psalms 119:9-12, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.”

If you don't want to lose your mind, or commit some unthinkable insane crime someday, then dear reader get settled and grounded in the Word of God. Use only the inspired King James Bible. Listen to lots of Bible preaching by fundamentalist Bible preachers. Commit Bible passages to memory that you might say with the psalmist, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalms 119:11). Remember, it's okay to be a nut, just so long as you're screwed onto the right bolt. Jesus is precious!!!