* Letter to Ruth

I find hardly anyone in any church group who can receive the word when I give them a scripture. They have their own church doctrine.

Just yesterday a woman asked me not to write to her again.

A Jewish woman who said she believed in Jesus, said they don't go by Bible. They have their own doctrine.

I just keep speaking by blog, books and podcasts because that is what God told me to do. 

Also I have this to keep me going:

Heb. 3:13   Exhort one another daily ...

Heb 10:25  Exhort one another and even more as you see the day approaching.

We have 5 people from 1980's radio audience:  They are in various states across the USA:  One in Ohio, one in Houston, one in North Carolina, one in Colorado Springs, and one in Washington. Some died, but most left me through the years..

(Paul reported all had left him.  II Timothy 4:16)

We have people who view blog daily, around 250 daily ... I rarely hear from any of them and mostly they are trouble when they do write.   Like the woman yesterday.

I lived in Lubbock 19 years. Almost every person said he/she went to church, but I never found anyone who I felt was a real Christian ... they followed their church doctrine ... both protestant and Catholic ... but not scripture.

I've met a few people in Colorado Springs and they all have identified themselves as Christian and they attend church but do not follow God ... they have their own doctrines, mostly not Bible

So when you mentioned trouble with Catholics, I'm not surprised for I find such trouble all over the whole world in all church groups to be this way

Jesus said few would find way of life. 

Mt.7  Jesus says:

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.  

I just keep myself going by prayer and by reading Bible and by following God by the scriptures and by the word brought by Holy Spirit. 

And God continually makes things work out for my benefit in all things. 

I'm convinced church groups are far worse now than in Paul's day...antichrist all over in churches. 

That certainly fits II Timothy 3 and II Thessalonians 2 and Matthew 24. 

Usually I am joyful in spite of this, and when I'm not, God restores my soul. 

Joan

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Jesus said:  Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Mark 7:9

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