Follower of Jesus, Husband to Melissa, Father of three great boys, Pastor of United Baptist Church, and Director of Living United Marriage Ministry & Podcaster
The new documentary
#Letusprey
is something every IFB preacher should watch and weep over. It is the sad sad story of several girls who were painfully abused and silenced by fear and an unhealthy church culture. It also, shows how some pastors pushed them aside and ran from
Jesus said that a MAN is not to lust after a woman or HE commits adultery already in his heart.
The responsibility of a man’s purity rest in his faith to guard his heart from lusting after women who are not his.
It’s not the responsibility of the woman!!!
@Cobratate
There was a king named Solomon who was worth 43 Trillion dollars and he had more women than you could ever imagine and he said it all added up to nothing. Those things do not satisfy!
He summed up life like this:
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole
The Ruckmanism/Double Inspiration (R/DI) teaching is an attack on the Word of God in the original languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek).
It is also used to take a moral high ground that doesn’t require a moral personal life.
It’s used to pressure & bully good men & Bible
There is no greater test of your faith (what you believe & why you believe it), than when your children are old enough to test it with honest questions.
It’s brutal, helpful, growing, and life changing!
To act like drinking alcohol can be compared to caffeine addiction or over eating is very irresponsible!
If you compare the fruit of all three of the above excesses there is no comparison to the devastation of alcohol
None!! at!!! all!!!
Stop lying!!!!
When a man blames women for their lust they are going to a very old play book…
“…The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she…”
~ Gen. 3:12
Men your sin of lust falls on you! Take the responsibility!
You can’t hold positions that are biblically & intellectually dishonest and expect to keep thinking, young men within a movement. Especially when you teach them they answer to God alone.
Drinking alcohol casually can lead to drunkenness which is very destructive
Abstaining from all alcohol always leads to sobriety which doesn’t cause hurt & pain
To gamble is foolish
Pr 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise
Be careful not to “keep standing” b/c you think moving to a new position comes across as weak or as lacking character. If those are one of the reasons for your stand, you’re standing because of pride.
It’s ok to change. It’s not weak or a lack of character. Let truth change you!
A sad reality...
For some, being KJV is not good enough. You have to be KJV the same way they are KJV.
The unfortunate news is...
These men are often small, fear-filled men who worry too much about "the brethren". Perhaps, also, they are closet or unwittingly believing the
To say the English language was chosen by God you would have to believe that the cannon was not closed when John finished writing Revelation. We know God chose Hebrew & Greek. To say He choose another language is putting words in His mouth… and that is not a good idea.
35 years ago today the Lord called me to preach at the age of 15. It was the Monday night of a week of revival meetings with Evangelist John Goetsch
@johngoetsch
. He preached a message entitled "The Wounds of Jesus".
"And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for
Don’t worship men! 🤦🏻♂️
There are some who enjoy it.
#sad
#creepy
Rev 22:8-9 …I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, & of thy brethren the prophets…: worship God.
An older guy gives you an answer to a question about the Bible...
He doesn't provide any accurate Bible truth in the answer...
You ask him to provide Bible answer...
He doesn't have any Bible answer but says, "You have to take it by faith."...
This is a problem!
Hardline IFB & Calvinist have 1 main thing in common, they like to call people’s salvation into question based on their works. This in turn causes people to doubt their salvation & make many professions of faith. It’s not helpful
1 Savior
1 Salvation
1 Time
1 Assurance
Jesus ✅
Some pastors are so controlling that they not only try to control their wives’, their adult children, the people they pastor, but also the preachers around them.
#controlfreaks
#nothanks
Comparing drinking alcohol to eating fried chicken is one of the most foolish comparisons I've heard yet! It's irresponsible to say it. And to let someone say it in an interview & remain unchallenged is just about as bad & irresponsible.
There are preachers who have a hateful & unforgiving spirit. They “rise above” everyone else. They are self righteous & self serving. They divide the brethren unnecessarily.
Don’t be that type of preacher!
Preaching should be from & filled with the Word of God! Preaching should not misuse or abuse the text of scripture.
Just because a man reads from the Bible & has it sitting in front of him doesn’t mean that he’s preaching.
Legalism changes the highest commodity from Truth to intimidation
Intimidation comes in all forms:
- Public disapproval of the brethren (isolation)
- Your life will be wrecked & ruined
- You’ll be stuck in the 1950’s
Moral to the story: Seek Truth (Jesus) with all your heart!
MOG: “Have some personal convictions! Don’t bend! Stand up for what God says in the Word!”
>>Your personal convictions are different than the MOG’s<<
MOG: “You need to change & stop being so stubborn!”
I’m firmly & joyfully an Independent Fundamental Baptist!!!
…but the peer pressure, fear of man, & pettiness within the IFB can be 🤦🏻♂️
I’d rather stay & be better than that and make it better than that!!! 🙌🏼
🤦🏻♂️
#notmyIFB
🙌🏼
#myIFB
So thankful for the preaching ministry & friendship of Evangelist Jim Van Gelderen!!!
He’ll be preaching at United Baptist every night through Friday at 7:00 pm. We would love to have you join us!!
One of the greatest sins in the IFB world is the sin of Control.
Control through living a law that can be attained in the power of the flesh rather than Spirit Filled Living.
Control of others through Lordship Leading rather than Servant Leadership.
Happy Anniversary my Love!!! 27 years of Living United 👰🏻 ❤️ 🤵🏻
There’s no one on earth I’d rather do life with than you!!! We make a dynamite team & awesome boys!!! I Love You Forever!!! ❤️
Just came across a church’s worship service that I’ve been to. They used to sing hymns with a song leader. They now have a praise & worship team with contemporary music.
Once again… NO THANKS!
I find no appeal. It doesn’t make it better.
This world is messed up morally, socially, and politically. The only answer to all those problems is the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
The answer is not Trump or the Republicans.
Stop politicking & start praying! 🙏🏼
#prayer
A preacher’s job is not to protect his name & reputation nor to protect the name & reputation of the church, but rather a preacher’s job is to protect the name & reputation of Jesus Christ!
If preachers don’t understand this, they will be likely to cover up human sin.
Remember preacher when you stand in the pulpit this morning representing a Holy God, He is not in heaven ringing His hands saying, “I wish my Church was more like the Hollywood/Rock-n-Roll/Corporate Culture of this world.”
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate”
The default position for a child of God is walking with God.
You can be intellectual, have high standards, have a big church, boast in your freedom in Christ, or debate the truth powerfully, but you must walk with God!
Walk with God!
✅ Bible
✅ Prayer
✅ Faith Decisions
@BrennansPen
1. Wrong Spirit
2. Weak Biblical Explanation of things.
3. Intellectually dishonest with history & the context of today’s culture
4. Worship that has no heart
These create something that can’t be trusted
This list is probably not exhaustive. Just some thoughts since you asked.
IFB haters are very good at casting stones at the IFB. Although the world they are throwing them from have their sins and some of the same sins. That’s because sin is a human problem.
Maybe that’s why Jesus said, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone”
A Gospel that sets you free from sin but not from the law is incomplete.
A Gospel that sets you free from the law but not from sin is incomplete.
Let’s preach the whole Gospel!!!
Thanks to
@RFPodcast3
and
@BarnabasPiper
for reminding us that legalism is a problem not only in IFB circles but in all circles of faith. Pride, superiority, and being judgmental are issues of sinful human hearts and something we all need to guard against.
Legalism is not right!
Churches given to pragmatism die, because next year you have to have a Monster Truck because the Harley doesn’t “do it” anymore.
I’ve lived long enough to see…
Churches that are built around promotions… come & go
Churches that are built around faithfulness to gospel
26 years ago today we said “I Do”. I’m so glad we did!!! I couldn’t do life without you! I love doing life with you! ❤️
Happy Anniversary Melissa!!! I Love You!!!
IFB is not a pejorative! IFB is a principled way of faith!
I’m thankful for my heritage and have no need to recover from it. I’ll by God’s Grace live it and preach it!
I do truly feel bad for those who had bad experiences with IFB. It was not my experience AT ALL!
@RFPodcast3
Imagine being in a church that emulates the Hollywood/Pop-Rock culture 🤦🏻♂️
This just has NEVER made sense to me… EVER!
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For every authoritarian MOG lording over their flock, there is a rebellious congregation abusing a sincere man of God and his family.
Don’t be guilty of either of those awful sins!
This made me think of the fact that they also just post clips of approximately the same 20 preachers. Or clips of guys that are young and not trained well. There’s over 10,000 IFB churches. The bad clips are the exception, not the rule.
I don't follow the "bad sermon" accounts highlighting/mocking IFB preachers for similar reasons I don't have an interest in ministries/missions that only highlight the bad in churches.
They're...
-out of balance.
-in contradiction of Philippians 4:8
-opposing the NT pattern
Finally able to announce my new podcast.
It’s been a work in progress to work out all the details with my new partner. We’re calling it:
“Peas in a Pod”
Hope y’all plan to tune in!
Any suggestions of episode titles?
Wondering if the idolatry of Mother’s Day & Father’s Day has led churches into the idolatry of Independence Day? 🤔
#slipperyslope
…or maybe it’s just not bad to give honor to good things as a church. 🇺🇸
It’s amazing to me….
People leave the IFB because they say the IFB judges people not like them.
Same people after they have left the IFB spend their time on social media judging everyone not like them.
Matthew 7:1-2 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what
97 lbs. lost in 7 months! Get healthy! I’m thinking some
@RFPodcast3
types and Annon accounts like
@IFBSermons
could use this.
Since they’re just Tweeting from their Mom’s basement. 😉
Easy meal plan & health coaching! It works! DM me if interested. Get healthy! It’s worth it!
This is so creepy & cultish!!!
II Ti 2:24-26 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
1️⃣ year ago today-326 lbs. - Today 80 lbs down!
More victories than defeats Greatest victories came in the lessons learned not the lbs. lost
Let me encourage You to overcome your fear of talking to me, your fear of failing once again & reach out w/ a call or PM. I’d love to help!
One man’s preference is another man’s conviction.
This is why our life should have personal convictions that we’re not trying to force on others. Living by preference short circuits our pursuit of God’s mind.
These two man are former IFB. IFB trained. Now seems like they are full blown build a crowd and make some money.
You must study & submit to the God’s Word, not live for “Bodies, Buildings, & Bucks”. Don’t live to please men through tradition.
'Pastor' Greg Lock is now 'Apostle' Greg Locke, following an official apostlic installation service at his church this morning.
"(Greg) activates, imparts, and releases the oil of the anointing to subdue and take territories and nations." See the story at
Happy Birthday to Melissa, the one whom I Love!!! I’m so glad God gave me another year of you!!! I’m looking forward to many more year with you of the Lord wills!
@BrennansPen
Doing this is not easy but necessary. Thank you for taking care of this and doing it as publicly as it happened. What a great example to other preachers.
Our Church honored me for Pastor Appreciation. They showered us w/ many gifts & cards. Thank you United Baptist Church. We are a little church w/ a big heart & busy hands!!!!!!!
I am truly a blessed man to pastor this great congregation!!! I love them so much!!!
#blessedpastor
Happy Birthday to my beautiful bride, Melissa!!! You are my one flesh, soul, and spirit!!! And because of that I decided to buy you a house for your birthday!!! 🎂🏠😍 (We got a house!!! 🙌🏼)
Roses are red, Violets are blue
I definitely, love, Love, LOVE YOU!
Happiest Birthdays
When someone’s “Ministry” is to tear down they tend to “strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”
This is the kinda petty stuff we all need to move past.
Pray for your pastor & his family!!!
There are things you will never know about that bear on him. He’s not a perfect man, but seeks God’s will to be done.
Don’t worship him. Pray for him!!!
Remember he needs to be ministered to every week, at church, as you do too.
Legalism lowers the standard to a level that is seemingly attainable in the flesh while ignoring true spiritual needs.
Legalism is “easy” & frustrating all at the same time.
True Holiness is miraculous! 🙌🏼
Don’t live your whole life beholden to men, whether they be a Baptist Preacher or a Recovering Fundamentalist.
God is the only One worthy of following! You would do better to give your life to seeking Him! (Heb. 11:6)
We are grateful that Jeremiah walked away from this accident that happened on the Interstate without even a scratch.
We realize it could have been a lot worse. God is Good!
It blows my mind 🤯 that the “grace culture” has turned into the “cancel culture” of our society.
Don’t say you want a conversation and claim to be gracious, tolerant, and open minded and then block people.
#hypocrisy
It’s not her fault! Men should guard their heart against lust by guarding their eyes. What you spend time looking at will effect your heart.
You cannot control the first glance, but you can put your eyes else where.
“Mine eye affecteth mine heart…”
~ Lamentations 3:51