Christian Doctrine from Bible Theology Ministries The Beacon 128 December 2008

If we judge our lives by our incomes, or our success in a job, we are, above all Christians, rather superficial. Even if we are not being superficial about it, we know that big-time ruin is just around the corner.

Whilst this should make us very aware, cause us to vote more responsibly next time, and generally not be foolish with our spending, it ought not cause us to become depressed.

Now is the time to put things right in our personal lives. I don’t mean making those silly ‘new year resolutions’ that are as much use as Christmas-cracker sayings. I mean a once-for-all decision to make God central in our everyday lives. To mimic an advertisement: “Christianity is not just for Christmas!”

Our salvation is ‘hid in Christ’, who is Himself hid in God. We are already considered perfect by God because that is how He sees His Son. Yet, we must strive towards that perfection with holy and pure wills and lives.

The answer to everything is found in this very simple fact! Live as Christ would want you to live and your life will change, dramatically. Living with depression or some other ‘mental’ anguish? This is because, frankly, this is how you have trained yourself to live. Secular authorities: doctors, psychiatrists, etc., all conspire with Satan to make you think the problem is within your mind alone. The real cause, however, is in your spirit. If this is not right, then your whole life will be wrong.

Give your life to Christ alone, no matter what you think it will cost. In return, He will give you something far better, in abundance. There is no need to muddle around in the dirt always worrying about your sins. We will all sin until we die!

Instead, praise God, and give every moment to Christ. Then, He will fill your days with truth and light, leaving little room for trying to combat depression and other mental ailments. Leave all that to the world, who know not Christ! If you know God’s grace in Christ, you already have the answer.

Oh to be so Trusting!

True story from one of my son’s friends, whose own grandson gave his great-grandfather a chuckle!

The small boy asked his Dadda if he knew anything about the 2^nd World War. He said he had been a soldier. Did he have anything from the war? Yes – he had a tin helmet in the loft. Did he have anything else? Yes, he still had his greatcoat. ‘What’s that?’ asked the small boy, so Dadda explained. “Where is it?” Asked the boy. “It’s on top of the tank,” said Dadda. The small boy’s eyes lit up with excitement as he bounced with excitement, “Wow! You’ve got a real tank, too?” Lovely, eh? Wish I was still that young!

Barry Napier’s new book, ‘Keep Off the Grass’, is a companion publication to ‘The Green Agenda’. ‘The Green Agenda’ is a large and heavy book, designed to cover the environmental issue comprehensively. The companion book is much shorter and contains many examples of scientists who have turned their backs on their former ‘green’ beliefs, and scientists who have always opposed them.

Altogether, both books give you the best and most reliable reasons why you should not follow Al Gore or any green policy. As we repeat – the whole thing is driven by governmental desires to obtain total control over people, and to tax us so heavily as to make us financially lost. They also want to take all freedoms from us.

Read the books and find out more. Importantly, tell others about them. And, if you can, send references to newspapers, MPs and anyone you can!

‘Keep Of the Grass, 2’ will also be published in the new year, so there is plenty of ammunition!

If you go to the Lulu site above, and see my book list, you will come across two editions with the same title. This is because one is sold just through Lulu, and the other/s through Amazon, etc. I suggest you buy the Lulu version, because it is a lot cheaper!

We will be placing all books on Amazon, etc., as time goes on, so that they get a wider readership, but, for our readers, we will keep the same books for sale through Lulu also, to keep prices down.

So, go to the Lulu address above and buy those books! They are written specifically to help Christians learn what is going on in a time when Christians and their faith are being torn apart by Marxist rulers. You might think we use the term ‘Marxist’ willy-nilly… but we only use it to apply to things that actually ARE ‘Marxist’! And the books show how these movements directly affect Christian witness.

Once again, because Israel is fighting back, it is condemned. The hard-hitting policy of the country is well-known, and this is being used as propaganda fodder by Hamas, who wail that Israel is shelling residential areas. Hamas places its terrorists in houses. It puts its arms dumps in the centre of apartments and hospitals. And the people go along with it! The Palestinian government knows this is happening, but does not stop Hamas.

So, if Israel fights back and hits the general population, it is not its fault. Indeed, Israel warns the civilian population in advance which parts they will bomb! So, when Hamas claims Israel killed children or ‘innocent people’ we should take it all with a pinch of salt.

Hamas wants to shell Israel without any comebacks. The whole of Palestine is filled with people trained to hate Israel and the West, so why support it? The new Czech president of the EU openly said that Israel was doing only what any sane government would do when under attack.

But, the egotistical and Marxian French president forced him to retract his statement. Of course, as usual, the UN blames Israel. It is like blaming a murder victim for being murdered!!

My wife was chatting to an elderly man in a local shop. He said that an Indian family had just come to the UK and was given the house next door to him. The house was redecorated and repaired before they moved in. They were also given new furniture for all the rooms. Nobody had a job.

And, to top it all, a free, brand-new car. As the man said, he recently had to get rid of his car because he can’t afford it, even though he finds difficulty walking. That’s what’s called ‘taking the Mickey’ out of the British people!

There is now talk from government that future immigrants will not get benefits for a long time, unless they work for it. Maybe! Meanwhile the UK is being destroyed by our own government. We get leaders we vote for!

Knights Templar

In 1312 pope Clement 5th disbanded the Knights Templar. King Philip of France had arrested the Knights living in Paris, tortured them and called them heretics. They were accused of having unholy initiation rites, which included a vow to homosexuality, denying Christ and spitting on the cross. The Knights confessed this to be true, even to papal envoys.

The pope, whose political power was very weak at that time, openly forgave the Knights. But, the king would have none of it and demanded that the pope get rid of the Templar Order. He threatened to break away from Rome and start a French church separated from Catholicism. Under this threat the pope did as he was told.

It is usually said by Rome that only Henry 8th thought of breaking from Catholicism. But, there was widespread anger at papal power, and a number of kings wanted to break away. Rome is at once very powerful and very weak, and often tears itself apart.

Christians must remember that Rome is NOT a part of the Christian church, but is a fake, teaching heresy and false doctrines.

Did you know it is illegal to have your own national flag depicted on your car licence plate, or on your car? You can be fined very heavily for doing it. Only one flag is allowed; guess what it is… yes, the EU! It’s just another way of pushing the EU down our throats and proving who’s boss. The main aim of the EU right now is to remove all national identities, so that only the EU rules. Be prepared for many changes in that direction.

Some folks get confused when they put ‘Barry Napier’ into internet search engines, because several men with the same name come up! In particular, a Barry Napier who writes ghost stories. Be assured, that is NOT the Barry Napier who founded this ministry!! You might also find the same name linked to articles about hotels. This time, it IS the same Barry Napier who is the founder! You might also find him listed as ‘K B Napier’. Just check out the facts and you should determine which Barry Napier is our Barry Napier! If in doubt, just send an email and ask.

There is now a so-called ‘Gay Bible’. Homosexual sin, though itself repugnant and condemned by God, is nothing compared to its godless philosophy. To think that ‘gays’ are trying to show a veneer of Christianity is appalling. God will not be mocked!

The ‘bible’ will be published by an American film producer, and is being called ‘The Princess Diana Bible’.

This is not even a bad translation, but a deliberate twisting of text to support homosexuality. Thus, ‘Adam and Eve’ has been changed to ‘Aida and Eve’. The following texts are changed to mean two women were made by God. Where God calls the couple ‘Man’, this repulsive book calls them ‘Woman’. The book refers to the woman leaving her mother and cleaving to her wife.

The producer intends making a two-part mini-series, of the ‘Gay Old Testament’ and the ‘Gay New Testament’.

Just in case homosexuals miss the point… though not all versions are good, they are at least based on what the Bible actually says! This disgusting publication is a parody, not a version. It is grossly illegitimate, changing words and concepts on a whim, based on sexual immorality. Therefore, it is not a Bible version, but a sexualised novel. Just treat it with the contempt it deserves.

Moronic it might be, but it is true that homosexuals want to destroy our Bible, especially the King James AV, and Christianity itself. That is why we must all oppose the book with simple direct Bible argument. Then, leave it at that, because anything more will only give the book free publicity. God will do the rest.

And remember this: in the USA the blame for Obama getting into office is put on the shoulders of Republicans who started to send out mixed messages (like Conservatives in the UK). They no longer stood for the wholesome beliefs of their Founding Fathers. Likewise, the rapid successes of gays and others who wish to deny God, can be put on the shoulders of Christians who no longer hold to God’s word as truth, but mix it with evils abounding all around us.

We are reaping what we have sown! We must get back to truth, without taint and without allowing the world any inroad whatever. We either teach God’s word unadulterated, or we allow homosexuality, Islam, loose morals, etc., to sway our beliefs. If we do the latter – which is current practice – then we will see many more evils come over us like crashing waves, in judgment.

The Advertising Standards Authority is scared stiff of the government. If you look at the cases they have dealt with against churches, you will find they come down heavily on Christians who try to oppose the gay juggernaught. In one recent case the ASA told a local church it was ‘wrong’ and ’guilty’ to place ads that gave scriptural verses telling gays they were sinners.

This kind of anti-Christian sentiment is growing… and this is why everyone should write to the ASA and complain about their attitudes. The ASA takes the line of least resistance. That is why it also refused to oppose governmental CO2 advertisements, even though they openly give one-sided information based on lies and bad science. Again, we need as many people as possible to write to the ASA and complain that they are just being pawns in a governmental game designed to tax us to death and teach bad science. If we don’t complain – we get what we deserve… ungodly laws and the crushing of our freedom to speak.

Did you know that the UK’s Marxist government is taxing everyone in the country more, so as to give trouble-free pensions to civil servants? It costs tax-payers a grand total of £1 trillion to make sure all civil servants keep their big pensions! One trillion! This is when ordinary folks have their private pensions raided and lost by banks, and when ordinary pensioners are ripped off.

The taxes we pay are also used to support the massive ‘golden handshakes’ given to so many in governmental jobs, from police chiefs to council officers, even when they foul-up and do a terrible job! And, those who work for the state can retire at age 60, enjoying a healthier time than those poorer pensioners who don’t have a brass farthing left in any one week. This is what people voted for when they voted Labour!

And, the BBC has been permitted to build a brand-new HQ costing (at the moment - price will, of course, rocket once building starts!) over £800 million. And it is the UK’s tax-paying mugs who will finance it. It is about time the BBC got its finances from advertising, like all other TV and radio companies. Why should we pay for lavish HQ’s and foul-mouthed presenters?

It is also likely that local council taxes will skyrocket, because of the government-caused ‘financial crisis’. Who do you think will pay for this? That’s right, the poor people who have no choice but to pay whatever taxes demanded of them. But, there MUST come a time very soon when our incomes cannot even cover the essentials of life. Then, perhaps, people may rebel big-time.

On top of this comes news that 10,000 Polish women a year enter Britain every year to get free abortions. The cost for these is £10 million a year! This is because our atrocious government hands out NHS numbers like sweets to anyone who asks for them. Similar situations arise in housing, benefits, education, etc. The breaking-point WILL come!

And, to add insult to injury, the ‘Culture’ department is to spend a grand total of £100 million on three paintings! As a reporter said, that would pay for 1000 heart transplants. It would also, he said, keep 2,100 families a year on the new national average wage of £23,700 a year. That is nearly four times what my wife and I receive a year. And I know that many readers will smile at such a huge wage figure, when they, like us, have to struggle every day just to survive.

If that is the ‘average figure’ how can government justify the tiny handouts it gives to pensioners, especially when illegal immigrants get even more than the average wage for doing absolutely nothing, and for taking us for a ride?

Which is why one newspaper cartoon shows Gordon Brown in jogging trousers, racing to reach the election this year before the awful results of his ten-year-plus reign proves just how terrible his economic activities have been for Britain! Brown hopes to hold an election before the ‘financial crisis’ comes home to roost, bringing everything crashing down around our ears.

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We are now entering a brand new phase, as we totally revamp the website, which is highly placed with search engines. That means that the present site, though dormant for a year, is read by many thousands throughout the world. The newly designed site will hopefully come out as the number one world theology site… we need to reach millions with the Gospel and the everyday counsel of God, so needed in dark times… homosexuality, Islamic terrorism, Marxist environmentalism… all are trying to crush the life out of the churches!

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EDITORS WANTED!

Our newly designed website using the Joomla Content Management system will go online as soon as possible. The founder will remain fully responsible for all doctrinal and teaching aspects of the new work. But we will need voluntary editors for new sections. We already have an editor for a proposed ‘youth/student’ section. But we need more… and each one must be highly skilled and knowledgeable in their subject. To repeat – these posts are unpaid. Anyone wishing to become an editor should look at this as a ministry opportunity. We will ask for applications when necessary.

Right now we would like to have an editor to cover finance. Primarily, personal finance. However, if you have the expertise to write longer and more detailed articles, these will also be welcome. Obviously, the aim is to provide ordinary Christians with genuine, Biblical answers.

You must be able to write in plain language, providing regular shortish pieces. You may use information from other sources, too. Again, tell us what you believe God wishes you to do… and if it is real, what you will offer will be specific and recognisable as God’s will.

Lately, the wrong people are forcing the world into their own agenda. Let’s take back the high ground for Christ and show the wicked that they have not yet crushed us!

Fresh Fire ministries is so blatantly evil, we wonder how even the most ardent charismatic can support its occult work. As I have explained before, when we accept just a small sample of evil we lay ourselves open to all the rest. Now, Bentley tells his vast audiences that he has been told by an angel to worship angels rather than Jesus Christ. So, that is what he has been doing.

I will not cover this story now, because it is so obviously occult. We will see much more of this kind of evil as days go by, because Satan wants to put (his) angels and almost anything else in God’s place. It is meant to disorientate people and shake up the churches, misleading Christians and unbelievers alike. So far he is doing just fine!

Really, there should be no need for me, or anyone else, to point out these evils. Every genuine Christian is given a measure of discernment, but few use it. Instead, they spend time saying that we should ‘not judge’. This is the opt-out of unbelievers, not believers. Bentley is just one in a long line of spiritual harlots, directly linked to the Satanic Toronto Blessing. Cast him aside.