Whole Bible Christianity

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Take a look at the testing of Jesus with Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com. He wasn't supposed to pass. But He passed in ways that the rabbis were not prepared for. He also passed in ways that the church has misinterpreted over and over again. The rabbis screwed up His teachings, and the church does so in the exact same ways. It's not that hard to get it right. All we have to do is use the whole Bible and stay consistent with His ways.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com compares the first sermon on the mount with the second. "Second?" you say? Absolutely. Matthew 5, 6, and 7 is simply a repeat of what God has been saying all along, and what He preached and wrote on Mt. Sinai. Jesus is correcting man's interpretations with the second sermon, not changing what He'd given already. Men change; God is unchanging. Bruce shows the continuity of the message, and blows up modern interpretations concerning the law yet again by simply connecting His Words together as they are supposed to be connected.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com follows up his discussion of the Temple with a look at the biblical fact that another Temple will be built even after Jesus is on the throne in Jerusalem. It will have priests and animal sacrifices and everyone will go there for the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles). If they don't go, they won't get rain. He also discusses the difference between lip service and heart service, and why God got disgusted with Israel when He was only getting empty sacrifices.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com takes a reassuring biblical look at what animal sacrifices are all about. It's not that hard. Pretty much, it was a way to fellowship with Him and each other. Salvation was not the goal. In the future we are going to be doing it again, so you might want to get ready.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com shares some tidbits about the temple that many overlook. For instance, the temple was never destroyed. No kidding. Those who use the supposed destruction to dismiss God's Laws have got another think coming. Time without a temple (or tabernacle) is about 4,500 years. A new temple will be built when Jesus reigns in Jerusalem. There's more to the temple issue than meets the eye. God has been trying for a long time to get people into His house, and He into ours.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com takes a few minutes to discuss some of the often overlooked aspects of biblical free will. Discussion of Calvinism and Arminianism is pretty fruitless. What counts is following the commandments of God. Jesus made it easy. All we have to do is follow. Responsibility and accountability need to be included in any discussion of the will of man and the salvation from God, but frequently we want to just think about the "free" part. We will all have to answer to God for our decisions, free or not.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com gives a five-minute explanation of the instructions from Jesus to several men about inheriting eternal life in Mark 10, Luke 10, and Luke 18. It is not, as some have it, a tongue-in-cheek test for the men to show them how wrong it was to obey the Law. Jesus really meant it. "Do this" means a lot more, however, than following a few rules.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com points out that the gospel is not a musical. Biblically, it is not what most think it is. It was preached to those at Sinai, and it is unknown to most Christians. This is video five in our series A Whole Heart based on our book Whole Bible Christianity. Believers will find here a refreshing biblical look at the reasons the church has become as morally corrupt as the rest of the world, and ineffective at producing the fruit of the Spirit. You will find hope that the message you've been getting is not the way it has to be when walking with God.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com explains the continuity of whole Bible Christianity through the principle that God's living oracles apply to everyone all the time no matter what. His Law is supposed to be for one Body, not several different bodies, and applies uniformly to all. Even to unbelievers. God's grace was given to us in the Law, and in the Incarnation. They are not mutually exclusive, but interwoven for eternal life. God's Word is life, and grace upon grace.

Not for our "youboob" channel anymore. Nevertheless a good description of what we are about. Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. For thousands of years the people of Jesus have been persecuted by governments because of our King; by pagans because of our God; by Jews because of our Messiah; and by the church because of God's Law. This is it. The place where truth resides, and God's Word speaks. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com relays the plain, clear, life building and life affirming message from our Father without all the dross of unbiblical church and synagogue dogma and tradition. It's popular nowadays to try and help people connect with God and with each other in the body of Christ. Many books promise delivery of methods or keys for touching Jesus and making Him more real in a believer's life. Lots of self-help books say that if you'll just follow their simple steps you'll see more fruit of the Spirit or improve the quality of your walk with Jesus. Some of them recognize that the world is going to pieces and that there is a need for repentance, a word that means "return," but authors are a little vague about where exactly we should return. Parts of the Bible are used in some of the books. Some of the advice works some of the time. A little of it works more often. Too much of it depends on sentiment. None of it, however, is as complete or effective as God's whole and complete Word. God has the best method and a number of keys to connect with Him and each other already laid out for us in His Word. He's got everything: love, life, light, forgiveness, blessing, love, truth, fruit of the Spirit, love and righteousness, all in concrete easy-to-follow steps connecting us and Him together. Did I mention love? Because love is what God is all about. Every word He speaks is packed full and overflowing with love. When we only use part of His Word, we only get part of His love. The measure we use with Him is the measure He uses when giving abundant life. It's not a Jewish thing. It's not a Christian thing. It's a God thing.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy, and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com looks at Bible math, meaning the nature of the law and number of commands. Remembering that there was only one command in the Garden, does that have a bearing on the number of laws? Is it really the number of laws, or is it the condition of our heart? This is the second video in the series, discussing the heart of God's living oracles.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com discusses the whole Bible Christian view of what the New Testament synagogue or church used as a guide for daily living. Since there was no official New Testament until about 200 A. D., what did people use to test the new writings and live life in a manner that was pleasing to God?

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram, a nobody with The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com explains more about the New Covenant as in what it is, what it was, and what it shall be. The new part is not the Word, but the heart. We get new hearts of flesh on which are written His Law. All of it. Not parts and pieces - all of it belongs to all believers. Just like God.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and Http://www.wholebible.com gives more biblical insight from the last part of chapter four in the book Whole Bible Christianity. There are six assumptions behind and driving the whole Bible Christian's view of Bible interpretation. One is that it is the highest authority. We might learn from other writings too, but only one has authority. Two is that it reveals God's will and plan, it doesn't conceal. Three is that it is clear and easy to understand, if we do it as well as read it. Four is that it means what He intends. This is literal interpretation at it's best. Five is that the Bible explains the Bible. If we get stuck on meaning, we can look at other examples to figure it out because God keeps repeating Himself over and over. The sixth is that it requires a response. We don't get to sit there with our thumb in our, um, ear and not do anything about it. It will bring us closer to God or our pride will drive us away. The Bible can be trusted because the canon of the Law is the basis for all of the writings. None of the books repudiate the Law, all teachers in the Bible from Noah down to John take it as absolute truth, teach it without spiritualizing every word, and assume it to be true. Besides, God repeats Himself so often (because we are so hard hearted) that there is no mistaking what He requires of men.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com ponders one of the big reasons that people (Christians and non-Christians) reject God's Law. The natural man, by definition, is not a spiritual man. To whatever extent we are still natural, that is what governs our rejections of His living oracles. Like the ten but not the others? Partiality is a "natural" response to God. Like to weasel out by claiming you were "born that way?" Obviously a "whole natural" response to God. His Word is life, light, a lamp, wisdom, commands, statutes, laws, instructions, and truth. All good words apply to The Word. It doesn't make sense that these things would be rejected, but the natural man does not make very much sense. Why? Because he rejects the rulership of the King of Kings. Our pride keeps us from many good and spiritual things.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com briefly shows further reason for the continuity of the Word by discussing the biblical arguments for the Promise. We know that God promised that we wouldn't stay estranged from Him forever, and He delivered on that Promise with our Messiah Jesus the Christ. See how the apostles could teach the Messiah from the Old Testament, and how it ties in with our life in Him.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. Bruce Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebiblecom shows how the Law did not just blink into existence at the first sermon on the mount (Mount Sinai). It has been around as long as God has been around. His Word is eternal and applies to everyone, all the time, no matter what. Including the Law. Efforts to chop it up and assign it to other people groups (like giving the Law to the Jews) just don't do the Bible justice. The Law, like every word God speaks, is life. For the believer it is still a beautiful lifestyle and discipleship method. Obeyed from a heart of flesh written with the Law by the Spirit in love, it nourishes, sustains, strengthens, and produces the fruit of the Spirit in abundance.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com presents the evidence for transmission of God's Word in the early Bible generations from Adam to Exodus. Was God's Word written down for Adam or Noah, or Abraham? If not, then how was it transmitted? How did people before and right after the flood know what God expected? Take about 14 minutes and you'll find out.

Our book, "Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy," exploring this issue further, is on Amazon. You can also order it from almost any bookstore (they probably don't stock it). There's also a Kindle version and an audio book (about 5 hours long). In the book we expand on the ideas presented in this video and our other book with lots of Scriptural connections. Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/Nicolaitan-Hyp... Our other books Whole Bible Christianity and Whole Bible Prophecy are also available on Amazon. Like the Nicolaitan book you can order these both at almost any bookstore, or you can get them in Kindle and Audiobook formats! We're not sure of the meaning of Nicolaitan. It is mentioned only twice in Scripture, both in Revelation 2. We know that nico = conquer and laites = lay people, so the literal meaning is to rule over lay people. We tend to think that Nicolaitans were only in existence long ago, but sadly they have a large presence in the church even now. Who are these people? Bruce Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and www.wholebible.com lets you in on the biblical methods of detection and gives encouragement for those who feel condemned by them.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. Two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! Bruce Bertram of The Word of God Ministries at http://www.wholebible.com discusses the subject of anointing and how it is used as a defense by wannabe leaders whenever they get asked Bible questions they can't answer. It's amazing how many people use the defense of "touch not mine anointed" after they are pinned down about their unbiblical teaching. All believers are anointed, and anointing must be in line with with God's Word. Otherwise, we don't have to listen, nor do we have to obey.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. The first two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! The differences between Jews and Judaism, and how the Messianic movement has fallen down when they could've been lifting everyone up with the whole of the Word. An examination of roots and the location of the roots of whole Bible belief. Also a look at the book of Acts in a way you haven't seen before, finding out that it is a book about growing pains, not labor pains.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. The first two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! More biblical evidence that the Body is not the same as the church or Israel. The Body of Christ has been around since the beginning, and consists of all those who do what God says. It is sometimes known also as a remnant, elect, saints, the Kingdom, a Bride, a temple and an olive tree. We know who the members are because they love God and show it by doing everything He commands.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. The first two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! There are lots of strangers to God. Some of them are in the church. It's not non-Jews that are strangers, nor is it Jews. A stranger is one who does not do what God says. Best viewed after our other videos in this series such as 'Israel In Three.' In this one Bruce Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and www.wholebible.com looks at the biblical meaning of the word "stranger" and how it applies to believers.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. The first two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! Bruce Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com gives you the lowdown on how Israel relates to the Body. Did you know there is more than one Israel in the Bible? You wouldn't know it from most modern church teaching, would you? In this video we briefly look at who Israel really is, and other names for the Body of Christ.

Our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy are now available on Amazon. The first two are available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! Genetics is not the way Israel is called out from the nations (although the main group was descended from Jacob physically). The separation is by those who follow God and those who don't. It has always been this way, and Bruce Bertram shows biblically how this is true.