-Pastor Ward Clinton, Author
–Pastor Ward Clinton, Author
Good Morning. Because of what the picture represents, the world is blessed. Shalom.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Excerpt from “The Holy One of God,” by Pastor Ward, available at amazon.com:
The holy one of God healed, He did not harm, those who rejected Him.
Injil Markus 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
They must not always be studying in the academy of Christ Jesus to merely obtain knowledge but they must be doing something with the knowledge which they have acquired. They had received in order to give, learned that they might teach. Although they were not yet as well trained and accomplished as they were to be, yet, according to their present capability, they must be set to work and make further improvements upon their ability afterwards.
The purpose of going in pairs may have been to bolster their credibility by having the testimony of more than one witness as well as providing mutual protection and encouragement.
They were empowered to shake the strongholds of Satan’s structures and set souls free and introduce them to the gospel of Jesus the long-awaited Messiah. They did not amuse people with curious matters, but told them they must quit their sins and turn to God wholeheartedly. Jesus may have even bestowed upon them special divine favor for this first solo flight of theirs. Later they will have to learn to pray for that themselves.
6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him even more when he was dead. The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a ghost therefore Herodias’ triumph was short. It is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. It is possible that some may even be brought to Christ by our faithfulness.
A person who has a sin in his memory can never be sure when that ghost will suddenly reappear. The most trivial of things can arouse the sleeping conscience. The forgiven saint is sometimes reminded of his past, not by his conscience so much as by the enemy in an effort to lessen his effectiveness, but the follower of Christ Jesus can confidently claim the forgiveness provided by Him for confessed sins and tell the adversary, “You may know my past but I know your future and it is because of Christ Jesus, the Holy One of God, that you’ve lost and I’ve already won the victory.”
Injil Markus6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
The people from His hometown knew of His carpentry skills and He had not been gone long enough from them to have attended “university”. It seems they were amazed at His teaching ability even as they looked down their noses at Him. Plus, they said, His family are just ordinary folk from around here and they use this as their excuse for their obstinate disbelief. On the other hand if they knew nothing of His pedigree would they have had any greater respect for Him? Probably not. As an example, those who were in Judea used, “We don’t know where this fellow came from” as their objection leveled against Him. Obstinate disbelief will always find an excuse to continue in its disbelief. If it has to invent contradictions in the Scripture to justify itself, it will. Impugning the character of those who regularly attend a Bible-believing church in order to justify their own failure to obey God and attend a Bible-believing/Bible teaching church is a very common smoke screen. But God is not fooled at all by that.
Injil Markus 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
No doubt, they had heard of things Messiah Jesus had done elsewhere and they probably thought if He really were capable of doing those things they surely would have seen Him doing those sort of things during the years He had lived among them. Jesus partly excuses them. This is the town where He had grown up.
Mohammad did not trust the corrupted in character “Christians” who came to him but he failed to take notice and listen to the uncorrupted ones who had been sent to him by the, compassionate and merciful, one true God. Instead Muhammad chose not to walk the holy path of Isa, therefore, according to the Koran, Isa will return to earth. Now, if you have “eyes to see,” then you should clearly be able to see who “The Prophet of Allah” is.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Yes, I know Hanukkah has already ended this year. It is a celebration of light and so is Christmas. May this Christmas be especially blessed. –Pastor Ward Clinton
Injil Markus 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Being biologically related to Abraham is of no benefit if one is a disbeliever in Messiah Jesus. Disbelievers includes all those who refuse to read and learn from the New Testament portion of the Holy Bible because that is where we find the teaching of the holy one from the one true God who is the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob accurately preserved for us. Anyone who believes in Him is closer, more dear to him, than a brother beloved.
3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
“will of God” Here is a place where so many become so very confused, and it is because they mistake the will of sinful men for the will of a holy God. Your Imam will try to tell you the will of God – however has he personally read and studied the Injil? If he has not, how can you trust him? If he claims the Injil is corrupt then he is also accusing the Koran of being corrupt because according to the Koran the Holy Bible is not corrupted. If a person does not respect Isa enough to read the Injil then that same person is blaspheming and dishonoring Isa, pbuh, in reality. In the Torah in 1st Samuel we are told that they who honor him will be honored and they who do not honor him will be dishonored. The Injil Matthew further elaborates on that fact.
If you go out amongst some trees in the summer, you may see a branch up in a tree with withered leaves or only dry twigs. It seems to be part of the tree. However upon closer examination one sees that it has become detached from its source of life and now it is only a burden on a living tree. The test of a true relationship with the tree is life. That is also the test of a true relationship with Jesus. There are many who claim to be “Christian” but their character demonstrates otherwise.
The power which binds the iron to a magnet is unseen but it is real and the iron, while it is attached to the magnet, picks up some properties of the magnet: the power that binds believers to Jesus and makes them members of Him (true Christians) and is every bit as real and character changing.
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