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Msg# 1246 A Golden Rule for Sheep

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is the golden rule recited and rehearsed by religion, and once-upon-a-time by all school children, but it falls way short of what Jesus actually taught. Jesus taught his rule no less than three times to no less than three audiences. Each account records two commandments: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Jesus' 'golden rule' has two parts but even so the second part is much larger than what we 'do' or don't 'do' to each other. In fact it is larger than a rule, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another.” When a professed believer is missing His love you can glimpse through a sheep's clothing. If you are a 'believer' who can harbor hate for your 'neighbor' check you own 'sheep's clothing', it might be you are not clothed in His righteousness. If you are entangled in a Baptist Church fight look around because somebody there is not loving their neighbor as they love themselves, and you can get a glimpse through their sheep's clothing, perhaps find a wolf. When you glimpse, check to see if you love that person like Jesus does and you can check out your own duds. “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments … For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” No Christ, no Love. Know Christ, know Love.

An Essay from week # 46, Sunday, November 11, 2012

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May 10, 2024

Msg #1314 America's Inordinate Affections

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

How bad could it get when the people forgo the moral compass of right and wrong, a compass driven by God and dictated in His Word? America has rejected our Lord Jesus as their Christ as in his Luke 19 parable, “His citizens hated him, and sent a message after him saying. We will not have this man to reign over us.” The book of Judges closes with answer to our question. It concludes in verse “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” But it concludes in His-story with shock and awe that appalls even the most vile. And it came to pass that a Levite lost his concubine who played the harlot and he went to her fathers house to retrieve her. A Levite, a supposed minister of Jehovah God, a teacher of the Law of God and example of his Holy God, had lost definition of marriage, spurned God's written law and lost natural affection while nurturing inordinate affection just like the world around him. Man pursues fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence and covetousness. The closing account in Judges, where this Levite gives his harlot concubine to marauding homosexual sodomites who rape her and leave her dead on his door step contains all these depravities of man. Society's calloused sensitivities are only appalled when 12 pieces of the dead concubine are dispersed throughout. An ugly war ensues when a whole tribe of Benjamin inordinatly insists on defending the homosexual's 'civil rights' to sodomize. God has already documented how far man will go when every man is doing what is right in their own eyes. What is a Christian to do? Our commission, Preach the gospel to every creature and occupy until He comes again.

An Essay for week #14 Sun, Apr 7, 13

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May 10, 2024

Msg# 1245 Lahai-roi – He Sees Me

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Msg# 1245 Lahai-roi - He Sees Me

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Psalm 33:12 says “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.” Arguably the United States of America could have laid claim to that clause, but that was years ago. If the religion of a nation is what it teaches her children, the USA changed drastically about the time of the Stokes trial. Now teaching them to worship the creature more than the Creator. The Psalm goes on to clarify that God is watching all from heaven. He points out the feckless efforts of kings (and presidents) of human strength or of horses (war machines). Nor is our salvation found in a voting booth! In America the majority is in favor of woman conveniently killing their children in the womb and they approve sodomy as an alternate parenting technique. The majority call evil good, and good evil. The Psalmist makes it clear that “The eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him” and “upon them that hope in his mercy.” Is his eye upon you? Isn’t it great being in the eye of our Creator? American children, after Stokes, were brought up and trained that a dog eventually mutates into a horse; don’t expect normal thinking from them. After the election dust settles, there will only be a minority that will say “Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.” Join this minority in America, you will only get gross intolerance from the world, but you get the Creator's eye. God says, “Blessed are all they that put their trust in the LORD.” This Psalm starts with a command to rejoice, praise, and sing. You have got his eye; be about His business.

An Essay from week # 45, Sunday, November 04, 2012

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May 10, 2024

Msg# 1244 The Last of the Dispensations

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Msg# 1244 The Last of the Dispensations

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

The Millennial Reign of Christ is both undeniable and incomprehensible. “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.” (Jer 23) Christ's literal 1,000 year reign was so incomprehensible that Clement, a 3^rd century philosopher of Alexandria Egypt denied it completely. Origin, his student and the father of Bible criticism, passed on Clement's faithless unbelieving hearsay to Saint Augustine who secured it for the Roman church who fastened it into Calvin's Covenant Theology and election philosophy! Let God be true and every man a liar, there is coming a 1,000 year reign of Christ, wherein Satan is bound, the curse is lifted, and the wolf and the lamb nap together. Swords are beat into plows, and every nation marches to Jerusalem to worship the Christ sitting on the throne of David. There is a temple built there which is far larger than that whole city is today. And departing from it men “look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against (God): for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched;...” Incomprehensible, but believable. Very believable.

An Essay from week # 44, Sunday, October 28, 2012

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May 10, 2024

Msg# 1252 Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing

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Msg# 1252 Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

In the Bible wisdom clarified that every man born was given the travail of understanding with wisdom everything that happened under heaven. That task looms large through this Christmas season where our God and Creator is allowing catastrophes to exaggerate and punctuate the extreme callus of man's depravity. It should not frustrate the Bible believer when calamity draws these clear lines of distinction between our Biblical world view and the Darwinian world view; indeed it should embolden. They conclude that guns are the problem. The frustration rises as we realize how asinine such a conclusion is, and the error arises when we head off on a campaign to advance the 2^nd amendment when we need to step back, see the bigger picture and realize anew that “People Need The Lord!” Majority democratic vote has brought us to killing babies in the womb, sodomites adopting children, legal pot smoking on America's corners, advancing socialism, repressing capitalism and the destroyed fiber of our constitution. Our 2^nd amendment will soon go away by the popular vote of a Darwinian world. A Christian's articulation need not expose this insanity; it needs to give witness to the only solution “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; … And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.” Wisdom says “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” Be kingly this Christmas; search it out, and then preach it out. Merry Christmas.

An Essay from week # 52, Sunday, December 23, 2012

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May 10, 2024

Msg# 1253 Auld Lang Syne

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Msg# 1253 Auld Lang Syne

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Scottish poet Robert Burns asks, “Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?” then answers “For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.” That's 'Old long ago', for those with no Scottish flare. There are some things of long ago that are better forgotten but old acquaintance should be remembered. The 'pint cup' that is lifted in Robert Burn's old drinking song should never touch a Christians lips, but the idea's invoked by the poet are applicable and surely better captured by Paul in his letter to Christians at Philippi. Therein God captures Christ, the believer’s life, rejoicing in suffering, (1:1-30); Christ, the believer’s pattern, rejoicing in lowly service, (2:1-30); Christ, the believer’s object, rejoicing despite imperfections, (3:1-21); and Christ, the believer’s strength, rejoicing over anxiety, (4:1-23). In this epistle notice there are 3 things that can, if you let them, embitter our memories of 2012 or rob our joy from 2013. People can be joy robbers, but Paul encourages us instead to rejoice in sufferings and in service. Christ said even our enemies should invoke our compassion and ministry. Remember, old things are passed away and all things are become new so that we may be 'ministers of reconciliation'. Circumstances can be joy robbers, but we are reminded that imperfections and trials should produce trust. The trial of your faith should produce praise, honor and glory. Lastly worry can rob your joy, but we see that Christ, the believer’s strength, is to produce rejoicing over anxiety. “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. … I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Happy New Year.

An Essay from week # 53, Sunday, December 30, 2012

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Msg #1311 Scruples in Your Stewardship

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

There is much to be learned in failure. A little grey matter allows us to learn from someone else's failure without our own stumble. Isaiah 5:1-7 puts Israel's failed stewardship into song. Not much rhyme or meter but like all Hebrew poetry it is profoundly loaded with pertinent depth. “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?” Profound! Jesus takes up the refrain in parable in Mark 12:1-12. Self centered, greedy, unscrupulous, pathologically violent men took over God's vineyard. Likewise, a new pope cannot erase the Crusades, John Wycliffe and William Tyndale's blood, nor bloody Mary's smoldering faggots at Smith's Field, John Rogers burning with his Bibles, Thomas Cranmer's execution for standing on the Great Bible, or unmitigated Jesuit Tyranny! Roman 'Christianity' is replete with the unscrupulous! Is yours? Five times Christ repeats the commission he left his saints. “Go ye and teach all nations.” (Matt 28:18-20) “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15-16) “It behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: that repentance (NOT 'penance') and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations.” (Luke 24:46-48) “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” (John 20:21) “And ye shall be witnesses unto me” (Acts1:8) The wide road of corporate 'Christianity' via catholicism, protestantism, calvinism, and/or denominationalism gives His vineyard a very black-eye. There is a narrow gate and a straight path. (Matt17:13-14) “Strive to enter in at the strait gate.” (Luke13:24). Robe yourself in scruples. Be a good steward. Take up His resources. Take up the cross. Do what your Lord commands, and occupy until He comes back to say “Well done thou good and faithful steward.” Preach the Gospel.

An Essay for week #11 Sun, Mar 17, 13

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Msg #1310 Stewardship of Every Breath

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Msg #1310 Stewardship of Every Breath

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Three principled lessons from Jesus' stewardship parables are that servants have resources and responsibilities, that there is a day of reckoning coming and that no man knows the day nor hour of that day. His parable recorded in Matthew 25 is of keen interest for two reasons. It is emphasized that different servants are assigned different amount of resources. To one of “his own servants” he gives five talents, to another two and to another one. It indicates that the talents are given according to every mans “several ability.” As a lad I was taught in my Regular Baptist Church that this parable was about me using my trumpet playing 'talent' for the Lord. Use it or loose it, being emphasized as its theme. When I read the parable on my own I was absolutely appalled to find that the servant that did not use his talent for the Lord was cast into outer darkness where there was weeping and gnashing of teeth! Wow! My Sunday School teachers were teaching me that if I didn't play my trumpet in our worship service, “there would be hell to pay!” This is obviously NOT what Jesus was teaching in this parable. The “hell to pay” teaching of Jesus must here coincide with his gospel message that “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Rom10:13) Ergo the single talent given to this unprofitable servant can be nothing more than the breath of life and the light of Christ which “lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” (John1:9) “For God trieth the hearts and reins of every man.” (Psalm7:9, Jer11:20, 17:10) and he that believeth on Christ is not condemned but he that believeth not is condemned already. (John3:18) Got breath? You better use it for your Lord.

An Essay for week #10 Sun, Mar 10, 13

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Msg #1309 He's Coming Soon, There's No Doubt

Msg #1309 He's Coming Soon, There's No Doubt
What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Events in our progressively liberal nation make Christians yearn for
the second coming of Christ and the Kingdom's victory over secular
atheism which unites with Rome and Mecca to war against right and
Israel. Jesus said it would be like it was for Sodom and Gomorrah.
That was unimaginable 50 years ago. When Jesus saw his disciples
thinking that the Kingdom should immediately appear, he gave the
parable of the noblemen gone into a far country to receive for himself
a kingdom and to return. Therein he teaches us to “Occupy until he
comes.” He teaches us that the citizens of this world will not have
him to reign over them, despising his return. Lastly he teaches us
that we have resource from him and are to use it all for our Lord, our
Master and our coming King. The pound given to each servant in this
parable is different from the talent in a previous parable. Here each
of ten servants get one pound and are expected to show a gain in a day
of reckoning. The amount of reward they receive in that day depends on
how resourcefully they used the pound. For the servant there is coming
a day of reckoning “For I say unto you, That unto every one which
hath shall be given, and from him that hath not, even that he hath
shall be taken away from him.” “Occupy until I come” Jesus said.
For those who would not have Jesus Christ to reign over them, citizens
of this world who are not citizens of His Kingdom, He must say
“Bring them hither and slay them before me.” Be ye ready, for in
such an hour as ye think not the Son of God is returning as King of
kings and Lord of lords.

An Essay for week #9 Sun, Mar 3, 13

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May 10, 2024

Msg #1308 Child Rearing's Two Laws

Msg #1308 Child Rearing's Two Laws
What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Parenting; when a child misses God's two 'must-learn' commands they
never get to the 'should-learn' list. God targets children with only
two commands, fear your mother and father, and obey your mother and
father. (Lev 19:3, Eph 6:1) These capture the heart of the parent
child relationship and are the most persistent challenge of child
rearing; but still the most needed objective. God commands it of your
child and a parent's highest priority needs to be training these two
commands into their character. Hanging commands on a wall-plaque in
their room will not get it done. It will take consistent, persistent
discipline in daily life to get it done. That is the ingredient most
lacking in this generation and installing it into the next will
require a major change in how most do their parenting. The
strong-willed child which doctors may excuse is nothing more than a
child who has more will, more time, and more patience than their
parent, ergo they win every struggle and are in control. God's duel
commands will not excuse a so-called strong-willed child. A child who
does not fear and obey his parents has lazy, inept, or dysfunctional
parents. Put that child in the hands of a military drill sergeant or a
state shock-camp officer and they'll dig ditches and fold their
underwear into a perfect four inch square with no less than a
sir-yes-sir. The fault and problem is not with the child, it is with
the parent. Do it God's way, instill these two commands into your
child. You can do so only with God's 5 step program of Proverbs 19:18,
22:15, 23:13, 23:14, and 29:15 to get to 29:17 and avoid 17:25. That
will often require a parent's major change, but changing is better
than involving that shock-camp officer later on.

An Essay for week #8 Sun, Feb 24, 13

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May 10, 2024

Msg #1307 Home is a Rigid Body

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Msg #1307 Home is a Rigid Body

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Before spring arrives, before regenerational hormones start to bloom, before the birds and bees start their annual visit it is altogether fitting to establish some of God's rules about love and marriage, home building and child rearing. An awesome key is in Lev19. There it states “Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, …” Fear of mom and dad is essential in child rearing, but that needs some good understanding. In geometry only the three sided polygon forms a rigid body. Love, security, and significance, the rigid body frame for a Godly home must have these three sides. These must first be present in ones marriage relationship. A dysfunctional marriage relationship has dysfunctional parenting. Love is not a gushy way of feeling, it is a command of God, a command to be selfless and unconditional. If you refuse that for your spouse your child will know. They are very perceptive. Security comes into the marriage relationship with the clause “until death do us part.” If you will not make or pursue that vow with your spouse your child will taste insecurity in their nurturing. Imagine life where you are significant to nobody. A child who sees a parent insignificant to their spouse knows the flavor of insignificance in their own life. God intends that a child be in the protective custody of a mom and a dad who are locked in a rigid body of selfless unconditional love, with until death security, and “I sincerely care about you” significance. Being a good parent will first involve building that rigid body. Let's get building. Grayer heads can teach some rigid body geometry to their grown children and grand children. It is essential for our Godly homes.

An Essay for week #7 Sun, Feb 17, 13

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