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A Ministry in the Silent Void of Unconcern

 

Bible Truth For You is a ministry that enthusiastically embraces the Christian Fundamentalist perspective; that is, we believe that every word of the Bible is literally and totally true and are from God, accurately and faithfully recorded and preserved in the Received Text, which has authority over every person's life. God commands people to repent of sin, trust in the atoning work of God the Son Jesus Christ, believe and receive him as God. we are to be born anew in a new life by God the Holy Spirit and enter into a new and loving relationship with God. We should master his teaching from the Bible, pray, forsake the evil ways of this world, submit to God in all things, strive to live in purity and holiness, and live lives of love, empathy, charity, mercy, and understanding to all men, ministering God's truth so that they may be saved from destruction.

 

We do not embrace either right or left wing politics, capitalism or socialism, conservatism or liberalism, or any other system that has been invented by men. We advocate obedience to clear directives in the Bible from God for the conduct of every life and encourage every Christian to examine whether his beliefs are scriptural or merely very strong personal preferences. We believe that no Christian should ever elevate his preferences up to the same level as biblical doctrine or seek to teach or preach such opinions to others as God's Truth; such an act would be a sin before God and a denial of the gospel.

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Dallas MacDonald

Dallas MacDonald

Dallas has had a mixed career, first working as a technician in several biological, chemical and physics laboratories, and has also served in a special security service for the Australian Government. He studied theology, Bible doctrines, evangelism and other subjects at Word of Life Bible College, and also served an internship as an Associate Pastor at the Parkes Independent Baptist Church. Dallas has also preached about Jesus Christ in many parts of rural New South Wales and Queensland. He now serves as the editor of Bible Truth For You. Dallas has been a "born-again" Christian, having received Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior and repented of his sin, for forty years. Dallas now suffers certain disabilities that limit his way of life, and he sees his service at BTFY as his best opportunity to serve others..

Quotable Quotes #23

“We talk so much about leaving a better planet to our kids, but say almost nothing about leaving better kids to our planet. We would do well to teach our kids wisdom; of course, to do that we would first… Continue reading

The Streets of London (adapted lyrics)

Have you seen the old man
In the closed down market
Kicking up the paper
With his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
Hand held loosely at his side
Yesterday’s paper telling yesterday’s news

 

Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She’s no time for talking
She just keeps on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags

 

In the all-night cafe
At quarter past eleven
Same old man
Sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup
Each tea lasts an hour
Then he wanders home alone

 

And have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman’s mission?
Memory fading with this medal ribbons he wears
In our winter city
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn’t care

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I’ll show you something to make you change your mind.

 

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The High Cost of Providing a Free Service (Editorial)

I’ve recently had an interesting dialog with a professional news service, the sort of organization whose business it is to supply news for sale to newspapers and other media outlets. I thought it would be useful to show what it takes to provide the sort of blog you see here, and how much it would cost.

Bible Truth For You (which operates both a blog and an emailed newsletter “The Christian News Roundup”) has good relationships with several news organizations, which have generously permitted us to publish their news stories here under varying conditions, depending on their choices. We are always grateful that they permit this for us.

It must be kept in mind, however, that news gathering is a business, and those who do so quite reasonably expect to be paid for their efforts. It’s here that we enter into the wild and woolly world of commercial news.

In recent negotiation with an unnamed news provider we found that the cost of using their news stories would be $180 per article, or a basic subscription of $550+ per month; note the ‘per month’, not ‘per year’.

Keep in mind that is with just one news service, and we would need to use many such news providers. This cost doesn’t even include any other operational costs that are a part of this website and blog, so it shouldn’t be hard to imagine that operating a a website such as Bible Truth For You is potentially very expensive.

And what is the cost to our readers?  Zilch.

We don’t charge for access or entry to our website; there is no paywall. We also don’t generate any income from his website; we sell no Bibles or Christian T-shirts, no CDs or DVDs of music or great preaching. We don’t have advertising (as yet; it may come if we continue to struggle as we do). We don’t begrudge people from making free use of what we provide freely; that is the model we have chosen to follow and we want as many people as possible to make use of what we offer.

We do, however, want people to be aware of what it takes to run such a website as ours: that it isn’t a doddle which is of little effort or expense.

We do have the facility to give  donations in the right sidebar, if anyone might like to do so.

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Two Coins in the Shofar: The Religious Victimization of the Poor

Luke 21:1-4

The widow and her two coins is almost universally seen, and used in countless sermons, as an illustration of how we should give; that is, to give to the uttermost. However, an examination of the context of the passage and an understanding of Jewish religious culture reveals that the widow was being exploited by the religious system of the day, to get her (and others like her) to part with everything she had. Continue reading

Is God Willing To Save Everyone From Hell?

The Book of Hebrews, chapter 7 verse 25, says, ‘[Jesus] is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.’ Some people may question this, wondering whether God is willing (as distinct from being able) to save; maybe God rejects some from the possibility of being saved? Continue reading

Why Did Jesus Weep?

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,  And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!” (John 11:33–36).

 

This was a scene of intense sorrow and pain. Not only was Mary weeping (a form of the verb klaio; “to wail,” or “to lament loudly”), but the Jews who came with her were also weeping and wailing loudly. According to Jewish custom, even the poorest family was expected to hire at least two flute players and a professional wailing woman. Since Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were a prominent family, they would likely have had even more professional mourners, in addition to the others who came to pay their respects (v. 19). Continue reading

What Does It Mean: ‘Let Not the Sun Go Down Upon Your Wrath’?

'Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil' (Ephesians 4:26–27). The word 'angry' (parorgismos) is not brief, external, boiling–over rage or an internal, seething resentment, but instead is a deep–down, determined and settled conviction. Its use can represent an emotion, both good or bad, depending on motive and purpose. Continue reading

Does the Bible Teach Us to Pester God with Prayer?

Prayer to God is supposed to, always, be meaningful. God has revealed that repetitious, meaningless, by-the-numbers prayer doesn't have favor from him. There is a difference between vain, empty prayer, and prayer that is often repeated: the first is worthless, while the second is encouraged by God. This can be seen in Luke 11:5-13, which says in part, 'If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?' - Luke 11:13. Continue reading

What is the Extent of the Authority of Church Leadership?

The Bible teaches that the only authority any pastor or elder has, as shepherds of the church, is the Word of God. A deacon has no authority at all, being not leaders but servants of the church. When one steps beyond the Word of God one steps beyond the bounds of biblical authority. An elder/pastor has no authority to say to a person in a church, "Go here, do this, don't do that," if it's contrary to the Bible. That is overstepping the bounds. An elder or pastor is an instrument by which God makes known His revelation, and no-one may introduce their own opinions, especially passing them off as being biblical. A pastor should teach, train, and care for those in his church; the word 'Pastor' means 'Shepherd', and Jesus the Caring Shepherd is to be every pastor's role model. Being a good administrator or preacher, while good, is not enough. Continue reading

Anne Askew

Anne Askew was a woman who died as a martyr during the reign of Henry VIII of England. She was one of many women who, like many men, “loved not their lives to the death”, and maintained their testimony of Jesus Christ to the end of their lives.

anne askew

Anne was born into the gentry as the daughter of a knight (Sir William Askew of Stallingborough, a wealthy landowner and part of the court of Henry VIII). She had a comfortable childhood and received a good education with her brothers at home. Hard working, clever and an avid reader, Anne showed a keen interest in Bible studies and memorized entire passages. After reading the Bible in English and much study, Anne’s life increasingly came to reflect the grace she had received through Jesus Christ.

In 1536 Anne was forced into a marriage by her father against her will, because her older sister, who had been betrothed to Thomas Kyme (a Catholic and wealthy landowner), died. Because her father didn’t want to lose a valuable connection, Sir William compelled Anne to marry Kyme.

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What Price Freedom?

Bible Truth For You: Editorial

One of the basic, but often overlooked, biblical social principles is that of Freedom. Freedom for the individual, freedom of expression, freedom of belief, freedom of movement, freedom to express disagreement with any and all,… Continue reading

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