IVY: I’ve been trying to forgive my husband for cheating on me. We have gone to counseling, but I just can’t seem to forgive, nor can I trust. How do you let go of the anger? How do you trust again? God says to forgive, but it’s been so hard to do. I want to forgive, so we can get on with our lives.

Pat Robertson’s Counseling Secret

(Listen to Pat Robertson’s NON-Christian counsel)

Pat Robertson: All right, here’s the secret. And this is the secret. Stop talking about the cheating. He cheated on you. Well, he’s a man. Okay. So, what you do is begin to focus on why you married him in the first place, on what he does good. Does he provide a home for you to live in? Does he provide food for you to eat? Does he provide clothes for you to wear? Is he nice to the children? Do you have a happy family? Does he take the kids to sporting events? Does he go out and watch their little league games? Does he share with you stuff that’s going on? And is he handsome? Or is he, you know, what is he? … And I recommend that you reach out and touch him. Touch his face. Touch his face. Hold his hand. Look into his eyes. Talk to him … Give him honor instead of trying to worry about it. But recognize also, like it or not, males have a tendency to wander a little bit. And what you want to do is to make a home so wonderful that he doesn’t want to wander.

The Truth

Regarding Ivy personally, Ivy needs to forgive the wicked adulterer for Ivy’s sake!  As surprising as it may seem, if Ivy doesn’t forgive him, her sins won’t be forgiven (Mt. 6:14,15). Also, as horribly bad as his wicked abominations were against her, Ivy’s sins against God were 500,000 times worse, according to Jesus (Mt. 18:21-35)! Forgiving others who sin against you is a salvation issue and nothing less, even though unforgiveness is minimized in our apostate day.

Ivy’s adulterous husband is definitely on the road to hell, since no adulterer will inherit God’s kingdom (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Eph. 5:5-7; Rev. 21:8). That husband needs to get radical to get saved from hell and freed from his sin addictions. He needs to repent and commit his life to JESUS to serve him unashamedly in this wicked world. Until he crucifies his flesh, including lust, he will remain a child of the devil, even if he was previously saved. There is NO once saved always saved, as Pat Robertson teaches elsewhere. If he becomes a Christian, he will be set free from his sin addictions and can live holy in the fear of God. His wicked adulterous behavior has nothing to do with being a male, as Pat Robertson says. Any male (or female) who gets saved is freed from his/her sin addictions (Rom. 6:22). Slavery to sin is broken by the supernatural power in Jesus’ blood. Just going to church by itself is useless for this. One must receive God’s word by acting on it to get the desired results.

Pat Robertson gave worthless counsel that any dark and dead atheistic counselor could give! Nothing he said was related to Scripture! Pat Robertson’s massive popularity, in spite of his dangerous deviation from Scripture, reflects our super dark apostate day that we live in.  People apparently love his once saved always saved teaching, ecumenical compromise with Catholicism and horrific marriage related counsel, even related to divorce. Folks, remember:

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

Ivy can help him and her own marriage, but not the way Pat Robertson recommends since the husband needs spiritual help. The Bible is the only reliable source to consult for such answers, but one must put it into practice to benefit by it (Lk. 8:21). Ivy should also pray regarding all these things, but her husband needs to pray too and draw near to God by getting the sin out of his life.

“There was no transition at all, no sense of approaching danger,” he recalled of the mauling. “It was as if I had suddenly gone blind and deaf.” A 27-year-old river guide at the time, Templer had a group of tourists and apprentice tour guides just a half mile from Victoria Falls when the 4,000-pound hippo attacked the kayakers …. “I was aware that my legs were surrounded by water, but my top half was almost dry,” he recalled. “I seemed to be trapped in something slimy. There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest. My arms were trapped but I managed to free one hand and felt around – my palm passed through the wiry bristles of the hippo’s snout. It was only then that I realized I was underwater, trapped up to my waist in his mouth….” ( http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/man-swallowed-hippo-lives-tale-article-1.1335235?print )

Jonah in The Great Fish

Paul Templer’s testimony of being swallowed by a hippo has some similarities to Jonah in the fish. This is what happened to Jonah:

But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.” (Jonah 1:17-2:1,2)

The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God. When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. (Jonah 2:5-8)

In Jonah’s case, the fish spit him out and he went to Ninevah to deliver God’s message. In Paul Templer’s case, besides his other wounds, he lost an arm!  They were both in a watery situation which seemed like sure death, yet they survived. It wasn’t their time to die. Their life wasn’t over yet.

BTW, Jonah set the record straight for those who have ears to hear. He said, “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs” (Jonah 2:8).  Popular heretics of our day contradict that truth of God and say grace can’t be forfeited and once a son always a son. The truth is God won’t spare anyone who turns to unbelief. Such teachers are commonly called eternal security teachers and more dangerous than a hippo in the natural because they are destroying souls!

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[Bible Comment] You are a blessing, not only to the people you are witnessing to but to others who observe your godly sacrifice for souls! Out on the streets one will encounter many different kinds of people, as you know.  There are many ex-cultists who remain unsaved. Mormonism is still apparently doing a hurting to Doc as he thinks other books are equal to the ones in the Bible — typical for Mormons. Matthew, the backslider, is proof that the Christian life is not an easy slide into heaven. There are MANY spiritual casualties in this battle for souls. What makes it even harder for a backslider in our day are the many eternal security proponents around. Their false version of grace is a DEADLY snare to all, including themselves! To even be around such people is a strain for Christians, especially when evangelizing. You are better off not being around such heretics, mockers (based on Gal. 6:8,9) and their Scriptural distortions, even if you have to go alone.  I too have made the mistake of evangelizing with once saved always saved advocates in the past. That won’t happen again! The truth is they need evangelized too. Your ability to Scripturally refute OSAS will improve with practice. It’s just like driving a car. Since you already have, “The Believer’s Conditional Security” and it answers their Scriptural distortions, become acquainted with its contents. Remember to use the Subject and Scripture indexes in the back of the book. May God bless you and give you many souls. You are a wise person (Prov. 11:30). Keep sowing God’s word. It won’t return void (Isa. 55:11). Mt. 10:32,33.

The body of a woman who died after falling off a cliff in France was devoured by vultures in just 45 minutes, before rescue workers were able to reach the body. The 52-year-old woman was hiking with two friends in the French Pyrenees on April 14 when she fell off a cliff and plunged more than 980 feet to her death, according to France’s TF1. The woman’s body was eaten by vultures in minutes. “There were only bones, clothes and shoes left on the ground,” Major Didier Pericou told The Times of London. “They took 45 to 50 minutes to eat the body.” Adding, “When we first went out in the helicopter looking for the body, we saw numerous vultures without realizing what they were doing.” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/woman-eaten-by-vultures-cliff_n_3224746.html?view=print&comm_ref=false)

Similar To Jezebel

If you know how Jezebel died there are striking similarities to the woman who was quickly eaten by vultures. In fulfillment of a prophecy, Jezebel’s end came in a swift and violent manner:

“Throw her [Jezebel] down!” Jehu said. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot. Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of that cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.” But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing except her skull, her feet and her hands. They went back and told Jehu, who said, “This is the word of the LORD that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh. (2 Ki 9:33-36)

Soon after Jezebel died, dogs ate her flesh leaving only her skull, feet and hands!

Birds Gorged Themselves on Their Flesh

At the end of this age and during the defeat of the antichrist and false prophet, meat eating birds will gorge themselves on the flesh of dead humans and horses:

And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.” (Rev 19:17,18)

But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.  The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. (Rev 19:20,21)

NOTE: The Greek word translated birds in Rev. 19:17 and 19:21 is found one other time in the New Testament, that is, in Rev. 18:2. In that verse it is identified with unclean birds. If we compare that to Lev. 11:13 and Deut. 14:12, vultures are listed as unclean or detestable birds. God can do a quick clean up of human flesh through vultures, dogs or any way he wants. What happened to the mountain climber, who got devoured by vultures will be repeated again with meat eating birds, in fulfillment of Bible prophecy! Do you have rest for your soul?

[Picture -- Reuters: Enrique Calvo. Woman's body eaten by vultures after fall from cliff: Griffon vulture.]

[Bible Answer] None of the issues you (or any atheist) can cite will change God’s perfect way of doing things. A basic fact about the loving God of the Bible is that we must seek him with all of our heart to find him (Jer. 29:13). Many aren’t willing to pay that price and therefore make the fatal mistake of relying on some teacher to declare to them the Biblical message. Most of the popular teachers in our day, which are allegedly representing Christianity, are not from God!  (We are in an apostasy.) False prophets and false teachers are not declaring God’s truth (with the sometimes disturbing verses), but instead tend to focus on accommodating their audience! They are blind leaders of the blind (Mt. 15:14). They comprise a long list of smiley friendly seemingly harmless people who will hold your hand, take your money and lead you to hell. Joel Osteen, the prosperity teachers, eternal security teachers, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Catholics, Seventh Day Adventists, Messianic Jews, etc. are just some of the main ones, but there are others!  God’s ways and thoughts are NOT like our flawed thoughts and ways (Isa. 55:8,9).  His ways are much better and they consider eternity and the spiritual. Your finite rationale, questioning and blaming God for man’s misunderstandings are therefore flawed for various reasons!

• It is impossible for any finite being to understand the infinite invisible God, apart from Scripture.

• To consider all of the Bible on any subject is essential to understand what is the correct interpretation and what are the false interpretations. If one does a careful, tedious, time-consuming personal study, his understanding will sky-rocket, IF he puts into practice the truth he learns along the way.

• Without the Spirit of God to personally teach us (John 14:26), one will surely get a wrong interpretation about salvation and other things. Hence, salvation itself (when one’s body becomes the temple of the Holy Spirit) is required. Until then a spiritual veil is over one’s heart hiding the truth (2 Cor. 3:14-16).

• God doesn’t shout down from heaven his eternal truths for all to hear because he set this salvation system up differently. He opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble (1 Pet. 5:5). He hides truth from the wise and prudent and reveals it to babes (Mt. 11:25). It is through the preaching of the gospel that people believe on Jesus and get saved (1 Cor. 1:21 cf. Rom. 10:17).

Jesus has the words of eternal life (John 6:68). Various salvation truths from the Lord are very simple and clear, such as Mt. 7:21; Luke 8:21; John 3:16; Mt. 10:22; Mark 1:15; Luke 18:13,14; John 15:1-6; Luke 13:3; Mt. 25:46; Rev. 2:10,11; etc. All of these verses must harmonize to assure the correct interpretation, which doesn’t exist when a false understanding is present.

Seek the spiritual hidden treasure in the field and pearl of great price and pay the cost to get it for your own good. Be assured that JESUS is the greatest treasure one could ever have. He is our only spiritual preparation for our own inevitable death. Without him there will be no rest for your soul and peace with God here, plus a fiery eternity beyond the grave. JESUS IS ALIVE and one day you and I both (along with all others) will bow before him and confess him as Lord (Phil. 2:11), regardless if you believe it now or not. Remember 1 Cor. 6:9-11.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. They will cover the face of the ground so that it cannot be seen. They will devour what little you have left after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields. They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians–something neither your fathers nor your forefathers have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh. (Exo 10:3-6)

Locusts have been a dread to farmers and others who have crops, fruit trees, etc. The Bible says, He [God] gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust. (Psa 78:46) God sometimes uses them as a judgment, as in Exodus and in the days of Joel:

What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten. Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips. (Joel 1:4,5)

Just living in our cursed age brings many sorrows and sighs, even for the righteous. For those of us living in the NE part of the USA, the 17 year cicadas (locust-like insects) may soon be coming out of the ground and with them their devastating effects on certain types of vegetation.  If you are of that number, when the millions of cicadas come out of the ground, remember it was even worse for Pharaoh in the days of Moses!

[BTW, one day there will be no more sorrow and sighing for the redeemed (Isa. 35:10), but plenty of weeping and gnashing of teeth for the wicked dead (Mt. 13:41,42)! Do you know Jesus?]

[Bible Answer] In the Old Testament there is a character named Manasseh. He was the son of a godly man, Hezekiah. Even though he had the unique and exceptional opportunity to do great things for God, he instead did great things for the devil!  He turned out to be one of the most evil people in the Bible!  Rather than me cite what his miserable life was like, take the time and read it for yourself in 2 Chronicles 33:1-10. Read on down to verse 20 too, which shows what occurred that led him to salvation (and peace with God). You are not like Mannasseh. There was hope for him and there surely is hope for you, but only in God. Also, to have God you must have Jesus. You need to make it personal. He must be your own personal Lord and Savior even though he died for everyone’s sins. You need to cry out humbly and sincerely to God for mercy and ask God to forgive you of your sins. Commit yourself to Jesus as you turn from your sins. You must turn away from wickedness to serve the Lord. True salvation will bring rest for your soul (Mt. 11:28,29) and freedom from your sin addictions (Romans 6:22).

Make your life count for God! People around you are in the greatest danger (hell), yet unaware of their spiritual needs. You can help them much, IF you get forgiven first. Remember how to prepare for death.

BTW, I once heard that if you touch the back of your throat with the round underside of a spoon it will stop hiccups. It is worth a try.

There is hope for YOU!  1 Cor. 6:9-11. God bless you.

•  unbelievers
• eternal security proponents
• annihilationists

Unfortunately, suicide is on the rise to the great regret of the surviving families and the suicide victims themselves. People need to recognize suicide as a satanic temptation and therefore resist his evil thoughts and suggestions. It is the devil who wants people to sin in that way, which offers them no chance of forgiveness through repentance afterwards, unlike most other sins. Here are some of the latest statistics showing suicide is on the rise in the United States:

Over the last decade, the rate of suicide among adults ages 35 to 64 increased 28 percent, from 13.7 suicides per 100,000 people in 1999, to 17.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2010. The greatest increases in suicide rates were among people ages 55 to 59 (a 49 percent increase) and ages 50 to 54 (a 48 percent increase). (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/02/suicide-rates-spike-among-middle-aged-us-adults/)

Remember, suicide is NEVER an easy out! Don’t do it. Don’t even entertain such demonic thoughts. Make your life count for God. Live for him. Be an honor to Jesus and you’ll be very happy after your death.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.  (1 Pet 2:24)

Again, Peter stated Jesus died on the cross so:

• we might die to sin
• live for righteousness

Dear reader, is that what you are doing? Have you died to sin? Are you living for righteousness NOW? Notice what Paul wrote:

[Jesus Christ] who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.  (Titus 2:14)

Similar to Peter, Paul stated Jesus died on the cross for us (gave himself for us) to:

• redeem us from all wickedness
• purify for himself people who are eager to do what is good

Both Peter and Paul shed precious light on the cross, which is foreign in our day. Furthermore, both of them declared that Jesus redeemed us with no help from anyone else. That fact is significant for Catholics, who have been incorrectly taught that Mary is co-redeemer with Jesus!  We remain in a widespread spiritual apostasy.

[Dear reader, do you know the others reasons why Jesus came to earth? Read the Bible carefully for yourself and change accordingly. It is your only sure source of spiritual truth.]