FROM BRO. CLOUD’S MAILBOX

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June 25, 2007 (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org; for instructions about subscribing and unsubscribing or changing addresses, see the information paragraph at the end of the article) –

From time to time, I publish some of the goodies from my interesting mailbox, and many people have told me that they enjoy reading these things. Following are some items from the last couple of months:

THEY LIKE MY PREACHING

“Bro Cloud, thank you so much for your work for the Lord. Just a quick testimony about this article.   I am in one of your supporting churches. It is a very strong church. Our pastor is great and preaches the Bible. About 5 years ago, the Pearl’s materials started circulating in our church. I have to admit that as a mother of five I eagerly read it all, often using their advice on child training. The Bible training CDs made it into the church bookroom and I decided to listen to the study of the book of Romans by Michael Pearl. After listening to it, my husband and I asked the pastor about it because he preached that a husband could have one wife at a time (not husband of one wife) and many other odd teachings that didn’t line up with our church or the Bible. The pastor agreed and eventually threw out all the Pearl things. To make a long story short, about 4 or 5 families have since left the church, all having their own excuses, but they have their home Bible studies and other ‘Pearl study things.’ These families were the type of families that you would think of being strong in the Lord. It was hard for me to see them leave. Since then, most of them have lost their standards, and all are going to different churches, but only on Sunday mornings and getting together Sunday nights for their private Bible studies. One other odd thing. My close friend went to one of his seminars on the teaching of Hebrews.   She said that at the end Pearl turned off the taping and preached from the Bible on life before Adam and Eve, that there was another earth and that there is other life out there. And now she is convinced of it. Very weird. Thank you again for your work and your articles.”

“I just wanted to write you and thank you sir for the website and the many studies that are on there to encourage and teach the Bible.  Your site is a blessing and I thank you for it.”

“I use about 90% of the time the detailed studies you have in your Encyclopedia and they have helped me tremendously as a Pastor.”

“A man in our church has been witnessing to his mom since he was saved a few years ago; and we as a church have been praying for her. She has attended a couple of times and has been increasingly under conviction. The connection to you is as follows. We give out your ‘WOL Encyclopedia’ to church members. Rick bought one for his unsaved mom. She began reading it, especially the repentance section. And the Lord used it to bring her to a saving knowledge of Christ. It was a glorious victory for us to share in. And I immediately thought of writing you about it. Thank you for your ministry.”

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ministry.  It has been a great encouragement and source of biblically sound information to me and my family for many years now.  I can tell from your publications that you put in a great deal of work to get out the information that you do.  Thank you so much for your work and may God bless you for it.”

“I have appreciated and enjoyed your material for a number of years now. Please keep up the great work you are doing to help and inform us on the field.”

“I know you don't like to be bothered by emails from your subscribers but I had to write and thank you for this one [“God’s Guidance”]. You cannot imagine how appropriate this was for me on this day. I am at a crossroads in several important areas of my life (no problems-just big decisions) and this arrived at the perfect time this morning. I always enjoy your work but I truly believe the Lord had you send this one just for me. Thank you very much and God bless you, my brother.”

“I can't thank you enough for your article entitled "The Calvinism Debate: Who is the Enemy?"   My husband and I recently began attending a church where John Piper is spoken of with much respect.  As a result, I've been investigating Calvinism. Your article helped so much to clarify and explain the issues and errors to me.  Thank you so much for your labor in the Lord! May God richly bless you and your family!”

“I have been helped so much by your ministry. I once was a follower of Hyles and it took me twenty years to get that man out of my system. ... I have been following Christ with your instructions for about ten years now and of course my love and appreciation for your ministry is beyond my ability to express. Being an old paratrooper I admire valiant men and you are the most valiant soldier for Jesus I have ever come to know.”

“A few years back I wrote to you while I was incarcerated for drunk driving asking you for a copy of your way of life bible encyclopedia and you were gracious enough to send me one. I have used it faithfully even to the point of wearing it out! This book along with careful study of the bible has changed my whole way of life and I now attend a good fundamental Baptist Church. I also want to tell you what a wonderful website you have and encourage you to keep it up. I see you get a lot of mail from people challenging your teachings, but if they would only stop and read the Word they could see that they are the ones in error.”

“I appreciate your articles and printings. I enjoy the study time I am stirred to due to your writings. As you know, even among Baptists, we don't all agree, but you are causing me to base my beliefs on God's Word, NOT on what my dad taught me. I praise God that my Dad taught me properly but, I am able to stand on God's Word and not Dad's word.”

“Thank you so much for drawing our attention to the book ‘The Bondage Makers.’ We also experienced devastating results in our former church in Canada from several sessions on spiritual warfare. A mother of seven beautiful children with a loving husband, left her family to go with the man who was leading the group. I understand it happened because she was required to delve into her past, and she concluded that she had never really been happy with her husband and had been ‘faking’ it for many years. It was a terrible shock to both her family and the church.”

“Let me tell you straight up, your sermons are a shining light to me from God.  Out of the thousands of sermons by hundreds of preachers on sermonaudio.com, God lead me to you first up. ... I have a new appreciation for God's Word and the struggle many went through to bring it to us in English.  It's amazing that even though I've only been saved in Christ for a few months, all the issues you speak of are blatantly obvious, and all you have to do is simply read the Bible and examine the church by the scriptures (it’s not rocket science!) Yet people who are elders in the church think I'm silly when I mention foundational issues like which Bible we should all be reading from. Praise God I found your teachings! If you could recommend other preachers to listen to, who are as bold in their faith as you, I'd be grateful.”

“I do appreciate your standing on the Word of God. I am an Independent Baptist and fully understand your position. I am glad that there are some that still stand firm, never wavering in the heat of the battle, upon God’s Word.  Keep up the good work!!!  I find it interesting that the things you talk about such as today's Christian music to chat rooms like myspace.com are being dealt with in my church.  My pastor with only the Holy Spirit's influence has been strongly preaching against these bad influences just recently.  He has been urging parents to clean up their lives and the lives of their children of these things. The Holy Spirit is convicting and moving!!!! Anyway, thanks again for your steadfastness to the truth!!! You are an encouragement to me.”

“I thank God for knowing (last year) your ministry and love for Him and his Word. I profited spiritually of the material you produce.”

“I taught this article [“Rick Warren’s Judge Not Ecumenism”] in entirety to my church. They received whole heartedly. Thanks for the needed ammo.”

“Allow me first to thank you sincerely in the name of our Lord Jesus for your literature ministry - caught up for 20 years in the charismatic movement the Lord gracefully opened my eyes and is rooting me in His word, e.g. by your ministry - together with my godly wife.”

“Using the standards set by the Bereans of old and referring with greater frequency to the Way of Life sources, has benefited me greatly. More than you will know!! Your recent articles on Contemporary Music, Neglected Church Discipline and Vaticanus and Sinaiticus were of exemplary standard. I could also mention (again!) the Way of Life Encyclopedia but I would be repeating myself. Thanks to one and all. May this ministry long continue.”

“I deeply value and appreciate your dedication and discernment in addressing the spiritual and moral issues of our day that are often overlooked and sorely neglected among preachers. Praise God for your faithfulness and unwavering commitment to Scripture, no matter the fickle winds of doctrinal change. We subscribe to FBIS Friday Church News Notes, publish and distribute them each week to members of the body.”

“The O Timothy newsletter is the best! The material you share is so badly needed in this age of apostasy and false teachers. Thank you also for the e-mail material I receive as a Pastor. It is excellent. So many Pastors today have very little discernment themselves so how can they teach their congregations. I pray for you and the ministry you have because it is so vital. The books I have purchased are so full of biblical help that I use them regularly in my Wednesday night Disciple Group.”

“I would only be repeating myself to say how much Brother Cloud's continual diligence to the Word of God has meant to me. I've learned so much, not only in regard to Bible versions but in regard to the ‘Preeminence of Faith.’ Thank you for giving and setting an example of a man of faith in today's anemic Christian society. It is an encouragement to see a man with backbone to his faith.”

“Thank you for preaching the truth in love. We need more folks to preach the truth. It doesn't always feel good but, it's the truth. If we didn't have so many issues in Christianity in America we wouldn't have to deal with them. But, my Father's generation (Dad not included) of Fundamentalist Pastors wanted to become more ‘Seeker sensitive’ and thus dropped much of the hard line preaching. Now, we are seeing the results.”

“I do appreciate all you do. Some people seem to think folks are ubiquitous. You are a blessing and encouragement to pastors. You, like you said, answer many questions before they are asked.  Some people are too ‘lazy’ to look things up.”

“I want to say thank you for your stand and for delivering the truth. You have been a blessing and great help to our family in our Christian walk with the Lord. We have grown so much in the past couple of years.”

“Thank you Bro Cloud for your Ministry. I have watched from the sidelines your ministry for years and have been blessed by your work and helped with your materials. You have become a go to source for many topics.”

“I thank God for your continuing ministry brother Cloud, I've been reading the FBNS for quite a number of years and I have been blessed, inspired, and stronger in my faith in God.”

“Thanks for hard work. You and your materials have been a blessing for me and
my family.”

“I truly value and appreciate your articles and your ministry! Thank you for what you do.”

“I simply wanted to write you and let you know that I greatly appreciate your ministry. Your website Way of Life Literature, the Bible Encyclopedia you edited, and ‘Things Hard to Be Understood’ have been fantastic resources over the past several years of my life. There are issues I disagree with you on -- some of them quite prominent -- but from one believer in Christ to another, I love you, appreciate your work, and encourage you to continue on in it. I realize that there is none good save the Lord and that apart from Him we can do nothing worthwhile, so let me say that it is by His grace that I have benefited from your works. Keep it up, Brother.”

“I continue to pray for you and your ministries. Your teaching and preaching are such a blessing in my life! I must tell you Pastor ------ asked me last evening if I had recognized some of his materials in his teachings recently. I had to confess, yes, they were familiar to me! I have shared several of your Advanced Bible Study books with him!!! What a blessing you both are in my life as a young Christian.”

“Thank you for the work you do for the cause of Christ. I am frequently challenged and better equipped as a result of your mailings.”

“In closing I would like to thank you for your ministry, we can see God glorified and magnified through it, and that is important to us. Your ministry has encouraged us and helped us. Please know that we are praying for you.”

“I recently discovered your web site. It is by far the best site I have found covering the issues of a fundamental independent Baptist. Thank you for your work.”

“I gladly support FBIS with prayers and offerings. Thanks to your ministry and the leadership of a godly man, I am now a Fundamental Independent Bible believing Baptist. ... A godly coworker started inviting me to Fundamental Independent Bible believing Baptist churches when we traveled together and he told me about Fundamental Baptist Information Service. At first I found FBIS too critical, but I could not argue with scriptural defense of Bro Cloud’s stands. Thank you for taking the stand you do in this wicked day we live in. I know you must feel that you stand alone, but I appreciate and am encouraged by the ministry of FBIS.”

“Thank you for exposing falseness!”

“In your latest issue of the Friday Church News Notes, you had an article on Walt Disney Co. regarding their Homosexual agenda. In the article you made a suggestion that parents should get rid of their television. I agree with that advice wholeheartedly. My wife and I did get rid of ours about thirty years ago and have never regretted it. ... I just want you to know that it is refreshing to hear a Christian Pastor that has the courage to make such a statement. Where oh where are the other pastors who can't help but see and hear what Christians are taking in day after day. The prince of the power of the air (Satan) sure is using the media (TV, radio, magazines, etc.) to trap us.”

“Thanks so much for your books and articles. I can't even begin to tell you how helpful they have been to me. So many things have become so much more clear from your biblical teachings and has helped interest me in evangelizing my Catholic relatives and helped me understand things about the Charismatic movement that I was in. Your book

‘The Pentecostal Charismatic Movement: Its History and Error’ really helped and was so on target with what was happening at the Vineyard.”

“I appreciate receiving the Way of Life mailings. The articles are informative, inspiring, and edifying. Your recent Calvin's Camels article was especially interesting and challenging. I share your interest and concern regarding the renewed interest in Calvinism and how it has made and continues to make inroads into Baptist circles -- including many Southern Baptist churches.”

“Brother Cloud, you have been such a blessing to me over the years. I would also say that you had a part in my salvation as well with the materials that I read as a young man that both convicted and warned me about separation. Your daily emails are a wonderful part of the 'schooling' that our blessed Lord continues me in that I in turn share with my wife and children, my first ministry. May our great God continue to bless you and encourage you richly.”

“I'm writing because it bothers me that so-called Christians can have such an un-Christian attitude and use such un-Christian language to express their disagreement with you. I just felt you could use a different kind of letter from someone else who doesn't agree with all your positions. I love that you have such a heart for God and for His Word. I love all the time and research you put into your articles. I love your passion to warn God's people about things that are harmful to their walk with Christ. As I said, I don't agree with all your positions, and I think you may be a bit too extreme in places, but I thank the Lord for your website, as I believe it has a wealth of very helpful information that I do agree with. I look forward to new material you'll be putting out.”

“Hi, Brother! Recently you've been very critical of Rock music. THANK YOU! ...  Keep up the great work.”

“I finished reading ‘Dressing for the Lord’ this morning, and Sir, you have hit the nail right on the head! This is the best and most comprehensive work I've ever seen on the dress issue; praise God! The book is super and really needs to be read by Christian men and women the world over. Keep up the great work for the cause of Christ.”

“I received ‘Dressing for the Lord’ and it is fantastic! I am so so thankful that you wrote it. There are many helpful suggestions in it and truths that I had never thought of before.  Once again, thank you for upholding the Word of God and for preaching the whole counsel of God. You have presented God’s truth in a very gracious way.”

“I just received your recent O Timothy magazine. The article on Women's Clothing is so needed in this day and time. I am still passing out past issues of the O Timothy and hope you are getting some response in the way of subscriptions because of it. Your magazine is so much needed today because of the issues you deal with.”

“I just want to take a moment and thank you for your stand against the wickedness of this world and the compromise among God's people. ... It is refreshing to read such heartfelt expressions of truth. Thank God for you and for your writings.”

“Thanks for your e-mails. They are very helpful and I am sharing with others.”

“Thank you for your insightful, well-researched, Scriptural articles. ‘Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge...’ (Proverbs 13:16). Thank you for passing these things along to others. You are a blessing to me, Bro. Cloud.”

UNLESS I AM MISTAKEN, THESE DON’T LIKE MY PREACHING

“If God said to a woman, ‘preach’ as he did to me, what in the world is a body to do? say no, because the world might disagree. This is God's business, and no one else’s. He chooses, whomever he chooses. Let god be God, for christ's sake. I wish somebody in this world would wise up. Good day.”

“I am a proud Roman Catholic, and I think your website is ridiculous. I'll be praying for you.”

“I just finished reading your piece on Lennon, and to be blunt ...I was completely & utterly disgusted by your narrow-minded, evangelical, fundamentalist, second rate observations of one of the most important figures in recent years. Please put down your bible, stop preaching fear-based ideology and theology, and open your heart to man.”

“You pharisee cowards. What are you afraid of?”

“You've condemned hundreds of thousands of Christian musicians because you don't like drums and guitar distortion and not because of anything scriptuaral.  How come everytime some sanctimonious preacher cant respond intelligently to a criticism, they spout off. Rock and Roll is not a life style, it is a musical genre, like jazz or classical and weather you like it or not, God is using that genre of music to help bring thousands of young men and women to Him. Do your homework before you make an even bigger idiot out of yourself.  You brand of Christianity (which isnt Christain at all) does more damage then good.  Do God's children a favour and shut your yap!!!”

“SIR!! MAY IS SUGGEST THAT YOU NEED TO SHUT YOUR WEB SITE DOWN! YOU WOULD'NT KNOW THE WORD OR THE HOLY SPIRIT, IF THEY CAME WALKING UP TO YOU... WITH RED PAJAMAS ON!!”

“When you call upon Lord Jesus as your mediator he may say to you that he never knew you because you are so busy bad mouthing other ministers that have fallen instead of praying for them. He may even call you hypocrite like in new testaments seduces and Pharisees.”

“Pharisees!!!! You guys really have a problem with the Grace of God! ‘Learn what this means - I desire mercy not sacrifice.’ I think you know where that comes from  - if you are as biblically sound and as perfect doctrinally as you think you are!!!!”

“I stumbled upon your article on ‘Southern Gospel’ music by accident and was taken aback. I never knew Christian faith could be reduced to this level of obtuse dogmatism and sheer intolerance. ... I won't mention King David's chants and dances: it might offend you. I naïvely thought the Catholic Church was the ultimate dogmatist and the most stubborn institution in the world. I realize you beat them hands down.”

“Sir, the Bible clearly states Baptism is essential to wash away sins. Any other salvation plan apart from God's plan is false doctrine and man made.”

“You are Satan - finding nonexisistent motes while ignoring your own logs. I will pray for you and hope that you repent before you meet our Lord and Savior in His temple. Seriously and Sincerely!”

“I just finished reading your propaganda infested article about John Lennon being evil.  Personally, I was offended and infuriated by it. Just because Lennon experimented with illegal substances does not make him an evil person. Some people even believe that Jesus Christ could have possibly smoked hash during his life. Next, Lennon was not Pagan, he was in fact a virtuous atheist.”

“Hello i was reading your mag and I was soooooooooo diguested. You always preach on other peoples problems and not the problems we baptists have.”

“I can't believe how you totally miss what John Eldredge is trying to say. I will read the rest of your comments and reply to them in more detail later. What I can say now is drop to your knees immediately and ask for the veil to be removed from your heart. You comments border on those of the Pharisees and I hope you know what Christ thought of them! I have personally met John Eldredge, have attended the Wild at Heart boot camp, and have read all of his books. My walk today is more intimate and personal than it has ever been. STOP BEING A DEVISIVE VOICE AND CONCENTRATE ON THE BOARD IN YOUR EYE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REMOVE THE SPECK OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S!!!”

“Don't fall to Satan's deception that you need to ‘fine tooth comb’ others' ministries and pick on someone else's semantics, attempting to discredit them. ... What are you trying to prove by picking apart the Eldredge's ministry? Aren't you beginning to sound a lot like the legalists that Jesus denounced? Re-read your scriptures and you'll see that Jesus was into taking joy and delight in the Lord, but the Pharisees were more concerned with standard protocols, creeds and establishments.”

“How dare you corrupt my search for Chuck Swindoll's sermons with your pop-up propaganda against a brother in Christ whom God has used mightily in the lives of millions of people! The Bible says, ‘the letter kills, but the Spirit brings life.’ You're obviously killing many with your Spirit-less bitterness and anger. Get off this website.”

“I guess it fits your theology to continue to post the lies about the ‘Roman’ inquisition.  You continue to hold on to the legends and forgeries concerning the inquisition. ... You give good God-fearing Protestants and Baptists a bad image.”

“Why do you have a Warning About Chuck Swindoll when it is his supporters you don’t like.  I would say they are right, you are a pharisaical, pompous, self-righteous ass.”

“Wow! To your website! I would also include Abraham, Jacob and David to your list! Yikes, all these sinners that aren't perfect. Let's throw stones, especially at the ones above. We will have to wait till we get to heaven to do it though. That is, if we get there by the time we are done judging. If they are such screw ups and all we others are so perfect, then why don't we shut up and preach the gospel?  Why are you so busy finding fault?  The gospel is being preached. Focus on that.”

“I am not sure what your motivations are, but I googled Chuck Swindoll this morning and found your article. What you have done is created division in the church to the eyes of the secular world. ... Sadly, you are doing the enemy's work and making us all look like fools. What is with the Baptists' desire to crush the spirit of God? Jesus was against religiosity. So should we all be.”

“I am writing to express my disgust with the article written by David Cloud on evolution.  I consider myself a spiritual person at heart, and it disturbs me when people try to disprove evolution by quoting the bible.  It is these kinds of fundamentalist remarks that cause problems in the world.  Trying to disprove evolution by using excerpts from the bible is completely ridiculous, as you are trying to glorify one theory to debunk another.  Explain to me where and when it was announced that the bible was to be considered absolute literal truth.  ... I have found that the most closed minded people in the world are fundamentalist, religious people.”

“You people are closed minded idiots. Do the world a favor and disappear.”

“I feel sorry for you and your anti-Catholic bigotry. You and your entire organization are false prophets, and down deep, you know that you are. Christ founded his one True Church 2000 years ago, the Catholic Church.  How dare you say that the Pope's gospel message is ‘cursed of God.’ You and every one of your followers are desperate heretics, presuming on God's mercy that you are saved, all the while, doing Satan's work, by preaching falsely against Christ's true Church, the Catholic Church.”

“Wow! You guys sound like the musical equivilant of Westboro Baptist. You should exercise a lot more caution as the self appointed judiciary that you seem to be. Talk about wresting and twisting the Holy Script for your own fundamental pride! Your ministryof stonethrowing is in no way sanctioned by our Blessed Potentate Jesus. I guess you derive your false spiritual esteem from the de-christianization of others whom Christ died for. I pray the Lord open your pharisee-acle eyes so that you may become aware of the filth inside your cup and be washed in the blood of repentence. Woe unto you that pave the way with stumblingblocks for it would be better that a millstone...!  The so called ‘fundamental prism’ that you view Truth through is flawed by your love of tradition more than Jesus. Fortunately perception has never altered God's Truth to fit the doctrinal whims of man. Your heart is not evil because it has ‘a beat’ but it is evil because of its content. Vengance belongs to the Lord. Let the wheat and tares grow together. Is Christ divided? The world will know we are his disciples because we have love one for another NOT for the stonings that you guys sponsor!”

“You must have a lot of hatred, sir [speaking against the Seventh-day Adventist church and Ellen White.] ... If you are trying to witness to others and bring people to Christ, you have sickened my stomach. Maybe you should focus more of your energy on studying the Word of God instead of condemning your brothers and sisters in Christ. ... I feel really sorry for you, brother. You are the antithesis of what Jesus brought to others in the New Testament.  When you put others down to uplift yourself, you are only doing damage.”

A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

“I am looking for a woman to marry. Would you find one for me. thanks,”

“I would never think of supporting a fraud like you. Look, I'm shaking the dust off my feet. You stink up the place.”

“Freddie Mercury was one of God’s children, just like you.”

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