Liberty Advocate

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February 2012

My dear friend,

Occasionally, someone asks me of a true Bible school where he can study for the ministry.  And some who are not called into the ministry ask me of a true Bible school to attend and study the Word of God. Sadly, I tell them I don’t know of a school teaching sound Bible doctrine.  

As for those called into the ministry, the truth is we don’t need to go to Bible school to be a powerful preacher.  We just need to study the Word and be filled with the Holy Spirit so we speak the Word of God with boldness:

And when they had prayed,

the place was shaken where they were assembled together;

and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,

and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:31

A pastor who never attended college preached one of the best sermons I’ve ever heard. Unfortunately, churches today look down on preachers who’ve never attended Bible school. 

Of course, someone called into the ministry must be a diligent student of the Word. For example, Paul exhorts Timothy:

Study to shew thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

As messengers of God, ministers have a duty and responsibility to wholeheartedly study and rightly divide the Word of Truth.  In other words, they must prayerfully and diligently study to rightly interpret and preach God's Law.  

And it is the duty of every Christian to study and read the Bible over and over and over again. Each of us is responsible for knowing Biblical Law and obeying it.  Just as we are accountable for knowing and obeying man’s laws; we are accountable for knowing and obeying God’s Laws.

Of course, it isn’t necessary to attend Bible school to study the Bible.  We may read the Bible and ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  And we may study great commentaries such as Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible.

But sometimes it is a great help for us to gather together in Christian fellowship and study the Word together…like church Bible study used to be.  When studying the Bible, it is a great help to be with one accord in one place and discuss Scriptures. For example, the Jew Apollos was eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures.  And he was fervent in spirit. But he knew only the baptism of John.  Therefore, Aquila and Priscilla instructed him privately in “the way of God more perfectly” – the baptism of the Holy Ghost.  (See Matthew Henry’s excellent commentary on the instructing of Apollos in Acts 18:24-28 @ http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=4&contentID=1706&commInfo=5&topic=Acts)

By the way, whatever happened to Bible study?  Many church Bible studies are replaced with groups discussing best-selling books written by “Christian” celebrities.

But getting back to Bible schools, the truth is modern "Bible" schools promote politically correct corrupt Bible "translations" (interpretations) with a devilish socialist agenda: a one-world government and one-world religion. Students aren’t educated in sound Bible doctrine.  Students are indoctrinated in globalism: the united efforts of man to rebuild the Tower of Babel.  (See “Rebuilding the Tower of Babel” @ http://www.libertyadvocate.com/Rebuilding%20the%20Tower%20of%20Babel.htm)

Modern "Bible" schools are corrupted with purpose-driven man-made doctrines that quench the Holy Spirit.  And those who study for the ministry are indoctrinated in building the Church of Man instead of building the Church of God. The Scriptures warn us of these false teachers:

But there were false prophets also among the people,

even as there shall be false teachers among you,

who privily shall bring in damnable heresies,

even denying the Lord that bought them,

and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:1

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,

after the tradition of men,

after the rudiments of the world,

and not after Christ.

Colossians 2:8

Theology and other vain deceits purposely create doubt and confusion about the truth of the Bible.  Do you know that many theology professors are atheists and agnostics?  This is a strategy of the devil…to infiltrate Bible schools and cause students to doubt the Truth. And theologians deny the power of the Holy Spirit or quench the Spirit. O what wicked teachers of doctrines of devils!

Here is the spiritual state of the "Bible" school that denies the power of the Holy Spirit or quenches the Spirit…

Bible schools that deny or quench the Holy Spirit are a valley of dry bones.  They are spiritually dead because they quench the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit. “Quench not the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19).

We don't need man-led spiritually dead Bible schools!

We need Spirit-led life-giving Bible schools!

We must raise up an exceeding great army of Spirit-filled men and women who will put on the whole armour of God and take up the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).

We need an independent Spirit-led Bible school to train Spirit-filled Christians to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil; and wrestle against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Eph. 6:12).

We need an independent Spirit-led Bible school to train up and commission men and women to disciple all nations:

 ¹⁸And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

 ²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Matthew 28:18-29

Will you pray with us that the abandoned Without Walls Central in Lakeland, Florida, will be sold and used for an independent Bible school for all Christians - not just ministers - who want to study the Word of God and know the Truth?

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 

John 8:31, 32

Will you pray with us for a Spirit-led Bible school that will send forth labourers into His harvest?

The harvest truly is plenteous,

but the labourers are few;

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,

that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Matthew 9:37, 38

Will you pray with us for a Bible school empowered by the Holy Spirit?

For our gospel came not unto you in word only,

but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

Be filled with the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18

O Lord, give us a Spirit-filled Bible school!

Faithfully serving our Lord Jesus Christ and Savior,

Karen Pansler-Lam, J.D.
Liberty Advocate
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