A person wrote Pastor Gerald regarding the important subject of grace, our present topic on our radio site. We thought you would benefit from the answers in bold, so here is our Grace Q & A

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We thought this answer to a question on our radio blog would be helpful to some of you who may encounter similar opposition to what you are learning.

I tried to talk to my pastor about all the great things of truth that I was able to prove from the bible. He called me a daughter of Hell and you a false pastor. He said that anyone who could not see the holiness in Sunday. Christmas and Easter has to be a sex feign from Hell. He barred me for 30 days from church services. How can one be so full hate and anger-rage when they are suppose to be teaching love? I really do not want to go back to this church but it is the only one nearby.

By Venessa on Friday, May 27, 2011 12:33 P

Venessa, Romans 8:28 tells us that all things work together for good to them that love God, and it is obvious that you love God and want to obey Him. This situation works for your good and gives you freedom from the church leadership that will twist everything you say. You do not want to be under such an oppressive authority...

This post will be our answer to a question on the Sabbath.

Question: I also have heard Matt 24=20 used to say that the Sabbath is done away with. We were told that we are all called to be kings and priest and are therefore called to work on the Sabbath as ministers. The Sabbath therefore has to be done away with or we would be in sin and not the grace of God. And Jesus joy comes from seeing us do the work we were called to do. Glenn J

Answer: In defending His priestly ministry and in breaking some of the pharisaical laws about eating grain on the Sabbath, Jesus spoke of the First Testament Priests breaking or profaning, so to speak, the Sabbath (Mat. 12:5). They could not have been literally breaking the Sabbath, since it is Jesus Himself who commanded them to make sacrifices on that day.

In defending His Sabbath healing ministry, Jesus admitted that He was working (John 5:17), but that work was a spiritual and a holy work befitting His holy day. Helping push a stuck car out of a snow bank...

We received a question from a young man of sixteen whose parents will not allow him to attend a Sabbath service or keep the Sabbath. We thought our answer might be helpful to those just starting to understand the Sabbath and not knowing how to keep it holy. Here is our answer to Tyler.

I can empathize. I begin to keep the Sabbath at about age 16 also, and my father was quite hostile to the idea, angry, and mocking in his comments, although he didn’t threaten to stop me or kick me out of the house. So this question hit close to home, but so close I decided to get some help from my colleague, since situations are always unique, and I didn’t want to impose what I did on you. Here is what our apostle Gerald received when he prayed about it, suggestions as to how a young man like you could keep the Sabbath under these circumstances:

Refrain from any commercial activity on this day. Spend time in prayer. Spend time in praise and listening to worship songs. Give time helping others,...

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Question: Do you think that the spirit of Nimrod causes people to hate the things of God? To call what is evil good and good evil? Could that spirit be responsible for the building hatred for believers that we see growing so strong in the US? Lloyd F. under blog about Satan’s rebellions.

 

Answer: Thank you, Lloyd, for the great question. Yes, your speculations seem to be right on all counts. Nimrod was a mighty hunter and destroyer of those who would seek the things of God. He hated anything to do with righteousness, and he loved cruelty. Traditions say that because he had one arm longer than the other, he was in constant pain in serving the genie Gilgamesh. The hatred, pain, and cruelty formed a combination principality that is constantly gaining in power and authority over the human race. Many feel the effects since this principality now controls all governmental departments and courts.

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