I ‘pethı̂y’ the fool!

Rick Godley March 2011
Read the title again. It’s not a typographical error. Matter of fact it’s the Hebrew word for one of 5 fools describes in your bible. I keep retreating that a discipline that someone wiser than me advised me to incorporate into my daily behavior was to read one proverb a day and 5 psalms as day. That way at the end of each month you will have ingested the Heart of the Creator, since David wrote most of the Psalms and the Wisdom as well since Solomon wrote most of the Proverbs, then next month, DO IT AGAIN! Well after about almost 20 years of cycling round and round, I see more and more, as Abba Father reveals more and more. You see, if one doesn’t show him or her self a workman approved unto Him, why should He disperse any more of this valuable Truth? As Jack Nicholson said in one of his movies, ‘You can’t handle The Truth’ and in a way didn’t The Messiah say that to the Sons of Thunder in Luke 9:55?
I had heard once long ago about the 5 types of ‘fools’ in the Proverbs and the topic has been prodding me to dig deeper. The person who had introduced me to the topic was Bill Gothard and his Basic life Principles back in the mid-90’s while part of a local church of Christ, go figure… never know where the nuggets are hidden. Nevertheless, I am grateful for all the events, people, teachings and yes even New testament Christianity that paved the bumpy road to get me to where I am today. ( I am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger. A good song to google when you get a chance)
But don’t ‘Pithy’ me, Every Now and then there’s a Fool such as I, hmmm, nother song. This time written by Bill Trader. That’s what you get when you ask a DJ to write some words in an article. A jumbo of Scripture and songs from many decades mixed in the roux of a gray matter called a brain. Back to the Fool!
Why is this important to you the believer? Well there are some fools that you are to totally avoid! Did you know that? May I suggest that if you haven’t downloaded a copy of E-Sword on your computer then you may be waterskiing over your Scriptures and not getting to some deeper meanings that could help you avid some time wasters and pot-holes in your daily walk with Abba, Our Father. (You can download a copy here www.e-sword.com) Once you do that you will take a big step in proving you are a serious student, studying to show yourself a workman approved unto Dad. (2Tim2:15)
The 5 fool categories are as follows: a ‘Pethiy’ fool. One who is seducible, and simple, implies extreme vulnerability, literally meaning ‘to be opened up’. He lacks discernment, opens his or her mind to any passing thought, he’s easily captivated by all kinds of enticements and deceptions. Dangerously immature, extremely gullible and intensely curious. Left alone without instruction or discipline he will move in the wrong direction, vulnerable to seduction and moral failure. Anyone we know? Mirror, mirror on the wall….
Then there’s the ‘silly fool’ or ‘Eviyl fool’. He’s perverse, his mouth gets him in trouble. When things go wrong for him, he becomes angry which results in more damage. He believes his own way of thinking is right, so much so that he reacts to instruction when offered. ‘The Fear of the Yah is the beginging of wisdom; but a fool’s wrath (eviyl) is heavier than them both’ Pvb 1:7. This word appears 25 times in Scripture. Argument, persuasion and advice from well meaning friends generally fail to convince this type fool. More often than not proper correction from authorities and public shame get his attention. (see Pvbs: 7:22 and 29:9)
Up till now, these 2 types of fools have hope and one can actually have a relationship with them as well as be one from time to time. (Did I actually say that?)
The next 3 types of fools are ones that you might want to stay away from. If you don’t want to get corrupted in your walk. The Sensual Fool, or ‘K’siyl’ is described as ‘fat’ or stupid’. He seems determined to make the wrong choices not because of a mental deficiency, but rather flat our rejects the wisdom of God. The sensual fool’s focus is on that which brings him immediate pleasure, glories in that which should bring shame. This fool’s mouth gets him in even more trouble than the Pithy fool. Matter of fact he’s downright unreasonable. Our Bible gives is far more warning on this type of fool, 70 times, than all the other types of fools. He should be avoided or should I say, his tendencies should be avoided because he leads people astray. The prescription for correction is severe punishment. ‘A companion of fools (k’siyl) shall be destroyed’ Pvb 13:20, Eeeek!
The next 2 type fools should be avoided at all costs. If you see any bit of yourself in these, please take the stronghold down in your soul and kick this sukka out! The Scorning fool, or ‘loots/Lutz, is a baaaaad boy. He rejects Truth and embraces that which is abominable. Want to meet him? Read Psalm 1:1. He’s scorning, got a bad attitude towards other, derisive in behavior and speech. Doesn’t hear a rebuke, Pvb 13:1, 14:6. Gotta drive out the scoffer, Pvb 22:10. There’s 27 verse on this bad boy. All worth looking up.
Finally, the most dangerous type of fool is the Steadfast Fool, or ‘Nabal’, a flat out wicked and vile person. He totally rejects The Creator and His Ways. Meet him in Pslam 14:1. You will shudder. You should shudder. It’s his goal to draw as many others into his evil ways. Do not even think you can begin to handle this fool. You would be a fool. There are 18 verses that describe him, I would advise you look them up and avoid at all costs.
Hopefully you can glean the depth of this issue. There is so much more.
How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge? Turn at my warning; behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention; but you have despised all my advice, and would have none of my warning. I also will laugh at your trouble; I will mock when your fear comes; when your fear comes as a wasting away, and your ruin comes like a tempest when trouble and pain come upon you. Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; instead they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Jehovah. They would have none of my counsel; they despised all my correction, and they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own desires. For the turning away of the simple kills them, and the ease of fools destroys them. But whoever listens to me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. (Proverb 1: 22-33)

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg by Rick Godley

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg By Rick Godley January 2011
You ever get the sensation that someone is watching you? Over you? Waxing nostalgic is one of my hobbies that my mind takes. Looking back, thinking back over my life I can now see clearer the Hand of God and the Eyes of Our Father, when at the time I didn’t have a clue. Praise Him Halleluyah!
The analogy I tell folks prior to ‘my personal Scriptural enlightenment from The Creator of the Universe’ is like an airplane flying around in the dark. When the plane makes its decent to the runway, what happens? The blue lights come on thereby illuminating the runway to direct the plane to a safe landing. Now at age 55, I can see the blue lights of my past that Our Father was trying to guide me in for a safe landing. I bet you have plenty of those moments/incidents if you stop to think about it. One day remind me to tell you about the Viet Nam war protest in New York City in 1973, when there were over 5,000+ anti war veterans in the streets, and one ‘Jesus Freak’ pull me over to talk Jesus with me….(Blue Light, Rick, come in for a landing) When he told me about Jesus, I truly did feel ‘something’ inside, yet, I opted for anger in the streets that day.
Recently another Blue light went off in my mind. Back around the same year, I read and watched the movie, ‘The Great Gatsby’. Basically it’s a pretty depressing novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. However there was one character in the book and the movie that never left me. ‘Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’
Dr. Eckleburg didn’t run with the East Egg folks on Long Island, not make the big parties, nor gallivant into New York City with the other gadfly’s. We are introduced to Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in the second chapter this way, ‘But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose…. But his eyes, brood on over the solemn dumping ground. The valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river… (1)
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg is a billboard for an oculist overlooking a garbage dump in Queens. In a couple of more paragraphs, Fitzgerald describes him this way as ‘under Doctor Eckleburg persistent stare.’
Now I ask you: why Our Father would allow this fictional character to make such an impression on me that I would never ever forget Dr. T.J. Eckleburg? To the extent I would bring his name up along the way since 1974 and folks would say ‘Who?’ (Blue Light, Rick, Land here!)
I now know why. Many years ago, someone wise than me told me to read one Proverb a day, since there were 31 of them, and you’ll know the wisdom of The Creator, and if you want to know the Heart of the Father, read what the man after God’s own heart (David) wrote! Since he wrote most of the Psalms, and they’re 150 of them, read 5 a day. Then after a month, cycle back around and do it again. I ask you, what discipline you have to show yourself a work man or woman, approved unto God, rightly dividing His Word? You better get a discipline or else you’re wasting time and not redeeming it!
Well, guess what? I found out who is watching over you and me! And it’s not in an allegorical billboard called Dr. T. J. Eckleburg! ( A note to readers, I will not list chapter and verse from Scriptures, if you want their references, e mail me and I’d be happy to share them). A quick perusal through my Proverbs, and you’ll see a funny pair of eyes and eyeglasses crudely drawn by me or initials such as Dr. T.J. ‘For the ways of a man are before the eyes of YHWH and He watches all his cycles of Life.’ ‘The eyes of The Creator in every place, watching the evil and the good.’ Every place means every place! ‘The eyes of YHWH preserve knowledge but He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.’
Some in Psalms, ‘The eyes of The Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry.’ How does He define Righteous? ‘Behold the eye of the LORD is on those who Fear Him.’ How can we say we need to have the fear of the Lord restored when we never even know where the concept comes from? ‘He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye does He not see?’ Guess that throws the ‘theory’ of evolution out the window.’
Finally one of my favorites that also has stuck with me since I began to study His Word. ‘For the eyes of YHWH run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards Him.’ Re-read that one. Yah is actually looking for someone back and forth He runs his eyes to see if there is someone here on this earth whose heart is perfect towards Him so that He might show up and show out! What a concept!
Now you get the gist of the article. We are being watched over, and it’s not by a lifeless billboard in a fictional novel called Dr. T.J. Eckleburg who by the way watched over a gehenna like garbage dump and a lot of death and debauchery. Prophetic for us in this hour?
Do some serious searching of yourself and His Word, get the red out and read it. Show yourself to be a workman approved unto Him rightly dividing His Words. What blue lights of your past come to mind now that you’ve read this article? I’d love to hear your story and share with others. We all know His eye is on the sparrow yet sometimes, we think He forgets about us and can’t find us.
He knows, rest assured, He knows. Make His eyes smile and glisten with obedience.

‘Please don’t squeeze the Charmin.

‘Please don’t squeeze the Charmin. By Rick Godley February 2011

What does Mr. Whipple have to do with Our Father, The Creator, Yahweh? I do not wish to even hint at profaning the Name by associating it with George Whipple, I only want to make a point of what I think may be going on in this hour. As always I welcome feedback and correction. I reiterate that what I am about to say is not some profound insight I received from taking a celestial elevator up the 3rd heaven; it simply is a ‘Godley Thought’.
The more I learn, the more I learn that I need to unlearn. (Please re read that last sentence slowly, again, if you have to, it truly does make sense). I would have to say that Our Father has had my wife and I cycling around ‘Torah Mountain’ since around 2006. We had entered His House earlier in our lives, ‘The House’ of ‘New Testament’ Christianity by the 2nd floor window and around 2006, I would have to say, the Holy Spirit was guiding us to check out the 1st floor of the House and look around the foundations. (Can you say, Old Testament?) Needless to say, we had a lot of folks saying, ‘Don’t go down there! Its Dark!!!!’ or ‘We don’t have to go down there because Jesus did away with the first floor!’
Part of the ‘Learning to Unlearn’ process is turning up the dimmer switch along the way back and see the verse in Jeremiah 16, where we have inherited lies from our fathers. A lie inherited in innocence is passed down in ignorance. Thus began the Unlearning process. I have to give Thanks and praises to The Father, whose heart is still, ‘that none should perish’ for removing a scale from our eyes. He also gave us Truth teachers along the Way, Michael Rood, Mike & Sue Dowgiewicz, Glen McWilliams in the early days and more recently Brad Scott, Bill Cloud and Rico Cortes.
It was an article that Glenn McWilliams penned in 2008, entitled, ‘All I Needed Was a Good Stripper’. (Sounds like a seeker sensitive title designed to attract the masses in today’s vernacular). Actually Glenn related a story of receiving an old table, handed down countless times with many layers of paint on it. He decided to strip it down to its essence by going over and over with sandpaper one layer at a time, removing the old paint (lies) meeting with resistance (our carnal flesh and friends who thought the painted product WAS the fulfillment of Truth and didn’t need or want to remove each layer). Then a friend told him about getting a ‘stripper’ to help him. He went to the paint store and bought something more powerful than the paint which dissolved each layer one at a time until he found that this hand me down, not good enough for a garage sale table was made of beautiful cherry wood. Is it possible that this ‘something more powerful’ than our man made coated doctrines, dogmas and denominations could be The Holy Spirit who will bring to remembrance ALL that was spoken to us? The Spirit of Truth that will strip away the lies and will guide us into ALL Truth and will disclose what is to come?
Ah yes the un-learning process. Going downstairs from the 2nd floor upper rooms, one step at a time one strip at a time. Have you been there? What step are you on currently? Exciting and fearful at the same time, isn’t it? Does this bring to remembrance for you Deuteronomy 8:2? (That He might humble us, testing us, to know what was in our heart, whether we would keep His commandments or not’)
Herring’s Law of Cure states; ‘The improvement and healing occurs from the inside out. Symptoms disappear from the top down. The discomfort is from an important organ to a less important. The symptoms disappear in reverse order of their appearance.’ Hmmmm, is this the process of Restoration? ‘Lord is it at this time You are Restoring the Kingdom to Israel?’ asked His disciples on the 40th day after His Resurrection. Obviously it wasn’t at that time, but is sure was at the beginning of the process. The detoxification of His body began then and is continuing now. Typically what happens in a toxic cleanse is what’s called a healing crisis’, where you begin to feel ever worse than ever as your body goes though the steps (strips) of being restored.
Old symptoms appear, the skin gets rashes, acne shows up, and it doesn’t look pretty. Could these be symptoms of envy, jealously, strife, anger, bitterness, etc leaving the body? We think that there is No Unity in the body at this time, and there isn’t, but there will be! We’re not getting sicker, we’re in the healing process and we have to go through these to get to well being.
Remember, please don’t squeeze the Charmin!
One more term before we roll up this article, have you ever heard of the word "Chiasm"? It comes from the Greek letter Chi which is shaped like our "X." Basically, a Chiasm is a pattern which starts in one direction and then turns around and repeats itself in the opposite direction. A fun website for more on this can be found here www.wonderful1.com/Chiasms_in_the_Bible.html A visit here and you’ll begin to see things in your Bible you didn’t see before! Another step, another strip!
Brad Scott has helped me to see that The Creator works in cycles. David said so himself in Psalm 23, he leads me in cycles of righteousness. Thank you Abba! Well if The Creator leads us in cycles of righteousness (Truth) then The Imitator (The enemy of our souls, ha-satan) leads us in cycles of Un-righteousness (lies that must be stripped away). We have The Creator who loves us to Life and The Corruptor who hates us to death. Given the choice who would most choose? However, what if there were so many layers of lies and old paint that we have to strip away before we step into the fullness of His House?
Some steps and strips that I have taken in my unlearning process is that in order to understand the end, you must go to the beginning. Isaiah said that 7 times. We have been taught that God is linear; His Word begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation. (Lie) I was also taught by misinformed teachers who inherited lies in innocence and passed them down in ignorance, that the ‘wheels within the wheel’ in Ezekiel, could be alien life forms from outer space coming back in a space ship. (Lie) Another step, another strip away… there are so many more to list here, however I’d like to hear yours.
Since The Creator works in cycles, solar systems, planets, rings on a tree, Sabbath within a week, weeks within a month, months within a year, appointed times within a year, cells within a body etc. The Corruptor works the same way, but has put a toxic twist into each one.
Here’s the secret of the Charmin! If you take your Charmin off the rack and roll it out, that’s the way Abba has unfolded ‘time’ and events. As you roll it up or could I say ‘scroll’ it back up, that would be the Restoration of all things! And as it unrolled, so it will be re rolled.
So why shouldn’t we squeeze the Charmin, Rick? Well because our Father isn’t going to be using a soft paper towel to get us all in Full Restoration, Full Health, Unity, Without Spot or Wrinkle. He will be using a heated Steam Roller as it scrolls back.
We are all scrolls, ‘Then I said, “Behold I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will O my Elohim, Your Torah is written in my heart.’ ( Psalm 40 7-8).
‘And all the host of the heavens shall rot away. And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll, and all their host fade like a leaf fading on the vine, and like the fading one of a fig tree.’ (Isaiah 34-4) ‘And heaven departed like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. (Rev 6:14)
So why don’t we squeeze the Charmin? Because it’s the Charmin that’s going to squeeze us, to get out all the lies and strip us away of all the false way and decay that we may be presented to Him as pure and undefiled.
What should we be doing in the meantime? Flatten yourself out as best you can in the time we have left so others will see and get flattened out before the ‘Steam Scroller’ comes to purge away all toxic unrighteousness! Don’t worry…. Be flattened!

Counting Coup Rick Godley October 2010

Last month, I wrote on the need for individuals, especially married couples, to methodically and painstakingly take down the strongholds of their souls. The soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions. Not only have we inherited lies from our forefathers, but we have inherited corruption in many ways through many means. The fact that one is ‘born again’ is great, but that takes place in one’s spirit. That’s where one is born again of the incorruptible seed. The human spirit is only 1/3rd of our human being. We then have our soul, (M-W-E) and then our flesh and blood.
Our Father wants us to be truly Sprit-led and worked out through our souls into the Word made flesh. When Jesus said that Satan had nothing in Him, Jesus knew what He was talking about. We, however, have “stuff” in us that the enemy can trigger in many ways, mostly subtly to trip us in our Walk of Faith.
How many of us can identify with fear, rejection, rebellion, sexual impurity , bitterness, and jealousy to name only a few root causes of an issue that has gone unresolved in your soul? The enemy of our souls is not going to leave willingly just because one is either a “Christian” or obedient Torah believer. Ananias and Saphria had some strongholds that they didn’t fully confess and walk in the Light on as He is in the light, and it cost them.
The children of Israel were delivered out of one level of bondage from the enemy and had to come to the living Creator. But He wants to go deeper. He wants His children to know what’s in their heart. He wants to know whether or not we would keep His Words. Yield unto obedience or allow the stronghold of rebellion to manifest. A lot of them didn’t come clean before their Creator, and it cost them.
Moses, in his farewell state of the future address about the children of Yah states that imaginations will cause us to be corrupted, leading to rebellion, pride, religion and other perverted maladies of the soul. We need to clean the inside of our cup. Clean the house inside! It’s no wonder Jesus, on His part, did not trust Himself to them. For He knew all men, and He Himself knew what was in man.
What’s killing our troops overseas these days? Mines and IED’s that were buried under the roads long ago are killing our troops. The enemy is watching for the most opportune time to set it off in order to do the most destruction to his enemy.
The enemy of our soul is out to do the same. If we haven’t apprehended the strongman and bound him and turned him over to the Lord who executes justice, then you are allowing the enemy to still linger and destroy relationships and destroy one’s witness.
The American Indian has a term called “Counting Coup”. That’s when the warriors won prestige with acts of bravery in the face of the enemy. They would ride into the enemy’s camp and steal their weapons or horses and escape unharmed. If they did this, they were awarded an eagle feather.
Our souls are just like this. We need to ride in and take back the ground we yielded to the enemy by our actions, words, thoughts, beliefs and, most importantly, in our minds, wills, and emotions. It’s like having an intruder sit in your living room or bedroom that refuses to leave because you have allowed him to come in and stay.
We are approaching a time when power from our Father is going to be poured out to vessels that are able to receive it because His mission is still that none should perish. And we are to storm the gates of hell to set another captive free.
Please, if you need more information and encouragement on how to do this e mail me. There are some excellent organizations that can help you identify what needs to be healed and restored in your soul.
Didn’t Jesus count coup when he went to the enemy and got back the keys of life and death? Didn’t David count coup on Saul when he cut his garment and didn’t kill him when he had the chance?
I hope you can see what a coup stick looks like. It’s almost like a walking stick, maybe even a shepherd’s staff. Coincidence? You make that call. Remember, what fellowship has Yahuah with beli-al? None. So why would we leave crime scene evidence in our house (soul) and invite the Pure One to come in? That would and could be a deadly mix. Just ask Ananias and Saphria and Ai and Gehezi and Judas and ….

March 2010 By Rick Godley

Recently I was made aware of the full poem ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ written February 1 1862 by Julia Ward Howe. I’m going to pen it in full for you below. After you read it, I’d be curious to see your thoughts on what book do you think influenced her to write such and epic. Compare her words with the modern praise and worship songs.

‘Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His Truth is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel;
As ye deal with my contemnors, so with you my grace shall deal’;
Let the hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heal,
Since God is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be Jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea;
With a glory in him bosom that transfigures you and me:
As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.”

Julia Ward Howe was paid five dollars by the Atlantic Monthly Magazine for this inspirational classic.

Do you feel like this song has even more relevance for our generation? Weep now softly as the tears will be well spent.

‘Who Dat say de’ gonna march in where? Who Dat?’ Rick Godley Feb 2010

With the recent focus on the New Orleans Saints football frenzy and ‘Who Dat Nation’, I began to reflect about their theme song, ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’. My mind began to do some ‘Holy Who Dat’s’. As if The One who Created everything was talking to me. He first did that in Genesis 3, when He asked Adam, ‘Where y’at’ (v.9), and ‘Who Dat told you were naked” Who dat?’ (v. 11).

So in the Spirit of Truth, understanding that football is just football purely entertainment and nothing eternal, I began to seek Truth in a ‘Who Dat?’ way. If we don’t stop and think about what we think about, we’ll have a tendency to think things are true when they may not be. For example we don’t know for sure that it was 3 Kings that came to see the Messiah. They surely didn’t get there when He was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Right? If I’m wrong, ‘who dat’ told you otherwise?

Where in Scripture do the Saints go? And do they go marching? If so; when do they do that? What qualifies one to actually be a Saint, according to The Scripture? Open questions that I’d like to hear your responses when you get a chance. I’ll do a couple of verses for you myself. Bible verses, not song verses.

Psalm 24, ‘Who Dat, who goes up to the mountain of The Lord? And Who Dat, det gets to stand in His Holy place?

Psalm 94, ‘Who Dat, who will rise up for me against evil doers? Who dat, who will stand up for Me against workers of wickedness?

Let’s look at some Saints verses that Joel Osteen probably never tells the masses in Houston.

Psalm 79 ‘The dead bodies of your servants have the been given to be meat to the fowls of the air, and the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.’

Psalm 116, ‘Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.’

Dan. 7:21, ‘I beheld and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Later on in the same chapter, ‘and he shall speak great words against the most High and shall wear out the saints of the most High.’

Rev. 13, ‘and it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them.’

Rev. 16, ‘for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets’

Now where do ‘dese saints enter as we see now ‘dey don’t really march in. Isaiah 26, ‘Open you the gates, that the righteous nation (not USA) which keep the Truth may enter in.

Other verses on ‘entering in’, Not everyone that says to me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; be he that DOES the will of my Father which is in heaven. Notice you gotta do something, not just believe. ‘But if you want to enter into LIFE, KEEP the commandments!’ And we gotta strive to enter in at the straight gate. Strive means to struggle, agonize, and wrestle. This ain’t no King Cake Walk. Cause it’s easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, that for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.

How did our example get in? ‘Ought not The Messiah to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? What’s our game plan? Acts 14:22 ‘continue in the faith, because we must go through much tribulation to enter into the Kingdom of God’. (That should derail the pre-tribulation express).

And finally; ‘Blessed are they that DO His commandments that they may have right to the tree of Life and may enter in through the gates into the city’.

So Who dat you think? E mail me your thoughts, Rick@godleyworks.com

So test yourselves to see Dat’ You are in the Faith! Go on and examine yourselves, now! Or don’t you know ‘dis about yourself, dat’ da Messiah is in you? Cause if you don’t then it’ll be you dat fail dat test! (2 Cor 13:5)

Jesus will ask us one day since we will ALL appear before him to give an account and He will say this: ‘You said I said….WHAT?’

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‘Who Dat say de’ gonna march in where? Who Dat?’ Rick Godley Feb 2010

What did Paul say when he spoke?

A quick perusal thru the book of Acts in the life of Paul; I can find no less than 12 different times he was either invited to speak or just spoke out in different cities, places and synagogues. Many times on the Sabbath (not SUN-day).

This is the same Paul whose resume of following Torah; the teachings and instructions of The Creator, were nonpareil. He spoke of himself in Philippians 3, as if to compare his ‘Jewish spirituality with anyone else’. This guy was circumcised on the 8^th day, born of the seed of Jacob of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, according to the Law, a Pharisee. Zealous? He persecuted and killed followers of The Way. Blameless according to The Law!

So what happens to this Paul’s after his encounter with Jesus on that Damascus Road? The same Jesus who spoke with a Hebrew accent to Paul by the way! Did Paul become a Christian and say what we say in modern Christianity? “Hey Guys! We don’t have to observe Sabbath any more! We’re free in Christ! And the really good news is we don’t have to observe that law anymore! Because we have liberty in Christ and it’s been nailed to the cross! Pork chops anyone?”

So I’m just wondering why this Pharisee of Pharisee, ardent Torah Observer never once mentioned any of this to the brethren in the book of Acts.

Why didn’t he take the time to say any of these things! He was given ample opportunity time and time again.

Even the proverbial letter to the Gentiles; Acts 15, (that’s us) listed the 3 baby steps instructions’ for those who believe in Messiah; Pure (Holy) Worship, Pure Food and Pure (holy) Living. After that, they were to meet on the Sabbath to hear Moses read and grow from there!

Before anyone responds, hear me clear, Salvation is NOT based on works!!!! Faith in what Jesus did and why He did what He did! Again, I am not saying observation of the instructions saves ANYONE! It’s about love for Him! Do we Love Him and Show Him by wanting to obey His instructions?

If you need the specific chapter and verses e mail me and I’ll get them to you!

Thank you for your time and understanding.