Dear brother Ron,

I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord Yahshua, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel – who is even present with us now and forever.

Please say hello to my dear sister, your wife, and I pray all is well with both of you.

I read the January 2002 issue of E.R. and I was wondering if you could give me an address so I can order the Standard Denominational Bible. J . Adison Martin kind of hit the nail right square on the head, boy! To talk to some of the Christians here, I think they just about all have those S.D. Bibles. They keep saying to me, "Don’t you see it?" and when I say "no, my bible doesn’t say that," they tell me "I just haven’t studied enough." And you know, they’re right. I haven’t studied their traditional doctrines enough, and thank God I haven’t. J .

Really liked what you said about, "we have the greatest product on earth – God!" I agree, "we must smell like the sheep we lead and yes we must ask them about their worry and what gets them excited?" Yes, there will always be resistance, but doing God’s will is a great reward and honor. Someone once said, "To know God’s word is the greatest knowledge. To find God’s will is the greatest discovery. To do God’s will is the greatest achievement." The word of God gives great contentment and substance, and He speaks in His word. Paul’s heart cry in Eph. Chapter one, was, "that God would give unto us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him…" God has revealed a great mystery to us in Col. 1:27, "Christ in us the hope of glory." God is love and scripture bears out the fact that God NOW dwells in us and with us. Life is a walk; it is not a position (I mean it’s not being a prophet, teacher, preacher, etc.). It is a relationship of movement, growth, development, and progress. The prime object of the creation of man, was to bring many sons unto glory (Heb. 2:10). Jesus made a profound statement brother Ron, in Matt. 11:11. He said, "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of woman there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." In other words, being a son is better than being a prophet. Jesus is stressing the quality or nature of the kingdom. He first elevated the quality of His spokesman by sending His own Son, "Whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds." "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person…" (Heb. 1:2,3).

Now in Ephesians chapter one (I can’t help it brother Ron, this is just good old fashion food and I just have to put it on the table) J , Paul tells us that, "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will…"

Now I said all that and went off on a rabbit trail to get some of that good old fashion Bible stew – just cannot help it. I have a good appetite for the word of God. J . Really, brother Ron, He has elevated us as kings and priests and to sonship, and called us to be ambassadors for Christ’s glory and the kingdom. As you said, "We haven’t always done a good job in preparing our people for change." Yes, I agree, "we shouldn’t take it personally when people resist." Out job is to know God’s word, which is the greatest knowledge, to find God’s will, which is the greatest discovery, and to do God’s will, which is the greatest achievement. Then as you said it so well brother Ron, "We must live with these people and care about them, begin to smell like them, ask them about their worry and what gets them excited."

After we have done all of this, may God grant us the grace of endurance and patience so as not to grow weary in well doing – that we might reap in due season. I truly think you are on the right spiritual ground and your vision of how to accomplish this goal is coming from God. Yes, our heavenly Father is leading you to help His people to see more clearly His plan and purpose for our day, which is only in infancy compared to eternity. We are beginning to walk and talk and see more clearly. Our time is now to live what Andy Grove of Intel has said, "There is at least one point in the history of our company (individual) when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next performance level. Miss that moment and you start to decline."

May our blessed Jesus continue to grace you with wisdom and a sensitive spirit to follow His leading. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." If we can get people to see more clearly that this bridge is built by God and his word is true, then people will begin to see and understand Psalm 11:3. They will also become bold and "sweareth to their own hurt, and change not (Psalm 15:4)." They will then gladly join hands with us and cross over the bridge to the side of TRUTH! The victory has been won by our Champion, Jesus, all we have to do is get people to help us raise the victory banner of HIS PRESENCE! He is here with us, WOW!

In the love of Christ,

Brotherly Andy J

PS. I enclosed a small donation for the book fund.

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