Whole Bible Christianity

Our book Whole Bible Christianity is now available for purchase on Amazon. Available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com talks here about biblical humility and pride. Humility comes from a proper fear of God, and shows itself in obedience to every word spoken by Him.

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.

Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com finishes out the series 'A Whole Bible' with a look at the differences between a part Bible view of Paul's letter to the Galatians and a whole Bible view. Frequently Paul's teachings are presented as if they stand alone apart from the rest of the Bible. It is also taught that Paul "became a Christian" when in fact he did no such thing. Accepted Jesus as his long-awaited Messiah maybe, but certainly didn't convert to what we know now as Christianity. The letter to the Galatians was simply to contrast merit (an attempt to earn something by work) and grace (salvation as a free gift). It was not to dismiss God's Law. God's Law is full of grace. It was not to say that works by themselves were bad. God expects us to "work out our salvation with fear and trembling." Paul's teachings fit right in with the whole message God has been preaching since Adam bit the big one. For more information, our books Whole Bible Christianity, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are now available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram, the guy with no initials from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com scores again talking about the application of the Word to daily living. God gives us easy guidelines in His Word, and Bruce starts on numbers one and two of 12 in this video. Simply put, a whole Bible walk with God starts with reading and doing. Seems like it should be more complicated, but all we really need to do is read and heed. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Number eight on the hit parade of 12 biblical guidelines for practical application of God's Word is Value the Word. Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com discusses what "jots" and "tittles" mean and how they relate to our valuation of the Word. Jesus encourages us with this eighth guideline when He speaks of jots and tittles in Matthew 5:18. Every tiny part of His Law is still in effect. He said clearly that none of it was going away. We need to value everything, even the tiniest letter. A jot or a tittle is a small part of Hebrew letters, like the dot on an i or the cross of a t. The ESV calls them an "iota" and "dot." When Jesus speaks of small things like this in Matthew 5:18, He is comparing them to the tiniest parts of God's Word. It seems clear from a plain reading of the Word that God said what He meant and meant what He said. We don't have to go through a lengthy bunch of grammatical gymnastics to get His point. Oh, sometimes it helps to clarify a word or two here and there. But if we are responsible in comparing Scripture with Scripture and maybe comparing translations, along with judicious use of the concordance, we'll generally be fine. Mostly we need to read it and heed it. But we do need to remember that every part of every one of our Father's words is important. Our best bet is to shoot for "greatest" in the kingdom and devote ourselves to a serious understanding and application of every tiny piece. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com looks at the tenth (of 12) guidelines for applying the Word that come from the Word. There are books that cover details of interpretation, such as the Walter Kaiser book on hermeneutics or interpretation we mentioned in chapter 4 of our book and in previous videos, and this is another area where we could write one too. But these are principles direct from the Person who wrote the Book. We've chosen some of His guidelines that mostly focus on applying the Word to daily living. Other author's works on the subject are very complete and worth studying, so we just want to cover what we think are the keys to practical application given to us from the Word. We think of these as God's helpful explanations of His Word that we use to counter the enemy's "helpful" explanations. Our tenth guideline is where quite a few people falter in spectacular fashion. We jump to a conclusion based on what little we see instead of thoroughly investigating. Or we react by our own set of laws instead of God's. Jumping to conclusions is such a common occurrence now, especially in the church, that it is easy to lose sight of the fact that a thorough investigation is a standard part of God's Word. After all, everyone should have a fair trial before the hanging! For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com discusses the eleventh guideline for practical application of the Word in Judging with the Word. Bet you've heard we aren't supposed to judge. People try to shield their wrong behavior all the time with part of the Bible. But you didn't get that from the whole of the Word. Jesus tells us in fact that we should be judging with righteous judgement. Lack of proper judging is one of the things that has gotten the church into the mess that it's in, looking no different than the world and refusing to stay on track with the Bible. Proper judging is done in the same way Jesus did - with righteousness. This means we need to judge according to His Word, within the Laws He set down. Condemning is to judge without His Word. Think about it. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

This should be fun. Bruce S. Bertram, no initials after his name, no mega-church and having absolutely no influence whatsoever, from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com, gives what is probably a very different talk about the Mark. This is a whole Bible look at The Mark of the Beast. But wait. Did you know that there is a Mark of God also spoken of in the Word? Pop in and take a complete look at marks. You might find your opinion radically altered.

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: Our book Whole Bible Christianity is now available for purchase at https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Bible-Ch... Available also in Kindle and Audiobook formats! Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com has found out that many Christians say that they live by the New Covenant and not the Old. But most of these new covenant Christians do not know what the New Covenant says or where it's at in the Bible. This video covers both of these subjects and the Heart of the New Covenant. The new covenant goes all the way back to the beginning when you realize that loving God and doing what He says has been His goal from Genesis. The heart of the new covenant is God's Law written on a new heart of flesh. The Law was delivered by Moses, but it is not the word of Moses. It is the Word of God. It has been made into a scary thing by some, but when written on a heart of flesh it is anything but scary. Contrary to what you have probably heard, the Bible doesn't say the Law is scary. Or hard, old, outdated, a curse, or beyond our ability. Those are teachings of men. The teachings of His Word, or Law, are a reflection of God's character, and include mercy, justice, truth, instruction, love and life. Every word from God's mouth is Law, and life giving. Even those words that have punishment in them are designed to encourage life. Death is what happens when we turn away from His words of life (or Law). He is the source of life, so when we ignore any part of His word, or His Law, by that much we separate ourselves from life. We have to be completely connected to life in order to get the full effect. The measure we use is the measure that is used on us (Matthew 7:2; Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38). The new part of the new covenant is the heart, not the Word. "New" is the heart, "covenant" is the Law. Through the sacrifice of the Christ, believers trade in old hearts of stone for new creations. Our new heart is soft and responsive to God's every thought. As the pagans move further away from the Word, believers need to move closer. We want to be heart to heart with God (1 John 5:1-12).

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.

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 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.

Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com shares a whole Bible opinion of Paul on opinions. Romans 14 is used quite a bit to try and paint God's Word as nothing more than opinion. But that's not what Paul was talking about. Care to guess what he really meant?

Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com continues the review of 20 objections to whole Bible Christianity from chapter seven of his book Whole Bible Christianity. In this video he looks at the two objections of "The Law was Nailed to the Cross," and "It's Legalism." As with all the objections, these two are also using only part of the Bible through a heart of stone. What was nailed to the cross was our transgressions, not the Law. We broke the Law, and death was the penalty. Jesus paid that penalty so we don't have to worry about whether we break the Law or not: we just follow it with every part of a heart of flesh. Legalism is not following the Law, it is a misuse of the Law to earn salvation merit. God's Law is holy, just, righteous, and good. There is nothing to fear from His Law. Just blessings to be gained by abiding in it. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram, a nobody from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com examines the next three objections to whole Bible Christianity, "It's Judaizing," "The Crucifixion Changed Everything," and "It's Shadows." As always, these part Bible objections are based on at the very least misunderstanding the text and perhaps even deliberately mistranslating. Judaizing is an English word we use to describe living like a Jew. A similar form is used by Paul in criticism of Peter's hypocrisy with the Galatians, but it is applied to Jewish traditions, not the Law itself. The crucifixion did indeed change everything. Everything, that is, except the unchangeable Word of God. Jesus paid the penalties for sin, He did not eliminate the Law with His death. Nowhere does the Bible teach that the crucifixion eliminated the Law. Shadows may be insubstantial, but that doesn't make them any less real. If you have the shadow, you have the reality too. And being faithful in little things is supposed to be an indicator of faithfulness in big things too. So just because the Law might be a shadow does not invalidate the Law either. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com talks about the biblical definition of what believers eat and what they don't. From 1 Timothy 4:1-5 to Mark 7:19, Acts 10 to Genesis 9:3, people have been desperately trying to find excuses to eat what they want since, well, since the Garden. Well, go ahead and eat what you want, but don't call it biblical. God is very clear on food and not-food. Those of us who love and honor God see and accept His definitions and modify our diet accordingly. Heck, it's not like there aren't all kinds of diet books out there anyway! For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

A whole Bible Christian view of Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits for believers from Bruce S. Bertram of http://www.wholebible.com and The Word of God Ministries. We review the difference between tradition and biblical guidelines, and encourage practice of this appointed time with Jesus by every believer. The Bible instructions are simple and easy to understand, when the teachings of men are cleared away and the Bible is allowed to speak for itself. We encourage believers to start somewhere and not to be afraid of doing something because of tradition. We also discuss calendars and give our opinions on timing (hint: it's what's in the Bible that is important). We use the examples of King Josiah and King Hezekiah as a guide for our own observance, remembering Jesus as our Passover lamb while having a nice lamb barbecue. We also talk about the place of the Temple and the "place where (He) puts His name." Links in video: Christian Faith and Practice Through Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets) http://www.youtu.be/LET95alv41M Christian Faith and Practice Through Cycles of the Mo'edim (appointed times or Bible holidays) http://www.youtu.be/p1bhRu5St-8 Whole Bible Applications: Circumcision http://www.youtu.be/hgpeQfzbBs0 www.wholebible.com/Study_Helps.htm#Free_Whole_Bible_Booklets

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 presents the whole Bible view of grace, cheap grace, and so-called unconditional love and tolerance. It might be a little different than you think. We use the term all the time, but do we really know what grace is? How does grace get cheapened? And are the current modern definitions of unconditional love and tolerance really what is in the Bible?

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, 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 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 of The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com explains another part of whole Bible Christianity with a look at the order Melchizedek. Some Christians have proclaimed the end of a "nonhierarchical, nonritualistic, nonliturgical organism" which has been replaced by the church. But in two previous videos we looked at the biblical facts that the Temple was not destroyed, and animal sacrifices uses other than salvation. The Bible tells believers that we are to be priests, but what kind? Obviously not Levitical. The answer is that we are priests like our Master, after the order of Melchizedek.

Bruce S. Bertram from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com wants to know, "How many times have you heard that '"it's all good'" when asking about the issue of food in the Bible? A whole bunch, I'll bet. Trouble is, while it might sound good, and some of the Scriptures used at first look like they support the argument, not all the things we stick in our mouths are biblically okay to eat. Genesis 9:3, Acts 10 (Peter's vision) and 1 Timothy 4:1-5 are used all the time to give people permission to eat anything. But there are gaping holes in their reasoning. Watch and see how Bruce biblically removes the "it's all good" philosophy of men as a legitimate objection to whole Bible Christianity. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram, the guy from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com who doesn't have any initials after his name validating his message in the eyes of the world, wraps up the discussion of blessings from following the Law with three final thoughts. Following the Law helps prayer because God hears a righteous person. Some might argue that since Christ is the believer's righteousness (and He is) that we don't have to have any of our own. This is no the biblical case at all. God has taken away the obstacles to a relationship with Him in Christ, so that means we should be showing and copying that righteousness in our lives. We put on Christ as we practice each command. As we've discussed before, there are many concepts wrapped up in accepting and practicing His Law, not the least of which is humility. Just as He put on a human body and was tempted in all ways as we are, we put on His body through living out all of His Words. Accepting the Law as a lifestyle and discipleship method restores the integrity of the Word, and puts it back into a central place in daily living. Instead of picking nits, sitting in judgment on the living oracles, we embrace them and thereby validate His character and love. When we accept all of what God is and says, the blessings never stop flowing. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.

Bruce S. Bertram, the guy with no influence or reputation from The Word of God Ministries and http://www.wholebible.com, talks some more about helps that God has given us in His Word for how to get the most out of His Word. We could talk about hermeneutics or interpretation. We could talk about translations. Or we could talk about practical guidelines for applying His Word given to us by the person who wrote the Book. God didn't leave us in the dark about how to figure out which parts of His Book apply to us and how they apply. We've picked twelve principles or guidelines from Him that help us apply His Word in daily living. This video is about the third guideline. One of the things we have to do is hold it still. Leave it like God gave it. The Bible warns us in a number of places not to add to His words, and not to take away from them. This is not as easy as it sounds. How many times have you heard of a law that you can't find in the Word? And how many times are you tempted to subtract something? How many times are you tempted to "give a command" that isn't in the Word? Like "stop drinking alcohol" or "cigarettes are unlawful?" There are lots of good rules to live by that don't show up in the Word, but that doesn't mean the same as stuffing words in God's mouth. For more information our books Whole Bible Christianity: Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing, Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy and Whole Bible Prophecy: Horror and Hope are available on Amazon.