Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

Today is a Best Of program first broadcast on August 13, 2021. It is the first program that presents the concept that the world is now no longer in the Death Road prophetic timeline that is defined in most of the book of Revelation, and due to the choices that America, and indeed the world, made in November 2016, we now find ourselves in a new prophetic reality that is seen in Revelation 10, and in Daniel 2. This reality is termed the Life Road reality by Rick. Today's program is the start of a series of programs that has continued since then, that show how this has taken place, and what it means for the world going forward. This is a unique concept that as far as we know you will not hear or read about from any other source.  If you are worried about the outcome of what we are all going through right now in this world you need to listen to this program, and the program that follows on August 14, 2021. There is much tragedy and sorrow in this world right now, with Covid being a major factor in how the governments of the world are removing the hard won freedoms that are being erroded en mass from the people of the world. The program you will hear today will give you a perspective that will show that which is in store for this world, as we move forward into a world with a much brighter future that we are experiencing right now. Join Spirit of Truth Ministry today, October 2, 2021, for our program The Bible on Trial, at 10AM PDT at: blogtalkradio.com/sot.

Tipping Point~ As events progress along in life there comes along, from time to time, situations that are termed 'tipping points'. This is a decision point that will affect everything down stream in either a positive or negative way: it changes everything.  Many times these events are personal, in that this decision does not affect many, if any, other people in your life, except maybe how your friends and family view who you are. You make a decision, and then you and your family and friends adjust reasonably quickly to the outcome. For example, this might be a change of major in college, or changing jobs, or making an important career move. After this decision you might even say to yourself, "What took me so long to do this", move=ing on with your new life, but having little or no affect on anyonte else. Then there are Tipping Points that are world changing, such as the point in 2016 where the USA and the world affecte a massive tipping point by deciding to elect Donald Trump as President of the United States. This Changed Everything! This event put America, and indeed the world, on a different path than the one that had been planned for decades, where the 16 year plan that began with Obama, would end with the election of Hillary Clinton, and then the world would be thrust into a time of trouble that would end with a One World Government, as seen in much of the prophecies in Revelation. But the outcome of the decision in the election of 2016 changed this dynamic from the prophecies of the Death Road, to the Prophecies of the Life Road as seen in Revelation 10. We have not only reach a massive Tipping Point, but we are well and long past it. The outcome has now been fixed in time, and we can never go back to that other more desperate and horrible time line where the Death Road prophecies would be fulfilled. That time is past, and we are headed firmly in a bright future of peace.

Please join Spirit of Truth Ministry today, September 25, 2021, for our program The Revelation of Jesus with Rick Sterling, at 10 AM.

Cheering Crowds~ The Ryder Cup, the single most important three day golf tournament that happens every two years, began this morning at Whisling Straights golf club, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. With Covid restrictions in place last year the Ryder Cup was postponed a year, so this is the third year not the second year for this tournament. The Cup is played between the United States and Europe, and Europe has won 7 out of the last nine meetings. With the easing of Covid restrictions In the USA there is a crowd of fans watching on sight, limited to 'only' 40,000 fans per day. These fans are wildly in favor of the US Team, and as such can sometimes to overboard in expressing their disfavor of the European team. Any fan that goes out of bounds in their language in doing this will be ejected. A positive cheering crowd can actually help a player play better. A crowd that is cheering against a player can, and does, negatively affect the outcome from time to time.  We are all in a spiritual tournament of our lives. It is not a game. And there are crowds of a spiritual beings that are cheering either for or against you as you 'play' for your very life. Who you choose to listen too does affect how you behave, and does affect the outcome of whether you win through to eternal life, or not. The truth must win in your mind if you are to gain eternal life. Somewhere in the recesses of your mind you are either listening to the crowds of Gods angels cheering you on to victory over sin, or you are listening to the crowds of Satan's angels telling you that you cannot beat the sin in your life, and that you don't even need to try. One side is cheering you to honor and practice the Law, the Prophets, and the Words of Jesus, and the other side is cheering against you, that all you need do is 'believe' on Jesus and you will be saved. Listen only to the cheers of truth.

Steps to Learning~ We have all had to learn things that have challenged what we already know. What we know has brought comfort and stability to an otherwise chaotic world, and whenever something is different than our current understanding of things we get nervous and cranky. Yet as we grow older and mature in our thinking we come to the realization that there are understandings that 'may' be different than what we believe, but are none-the-less an acceptable truth. The first step in the growth of learning is 'Unconscious Incompetence'. This is the realization that "We don't know what we don't know!" This is not only the first step, it is the most difficult to accomplish, because the paradims that are firmly established in our intellect fight against every attemp to change them. But as we discover new ideas and concepts we come to the second step in learning, which is 'Conscious Competence'; that is, now you know that you don't know, and you work to remove that which you have learned that is false, and replace and establish this new concept in the intellect. In other words, you are good at it, but you must work hard to do it. The final level of learning is as expected 'Unconscious Competence'. This is when that new thing you have learned is firmly established in the intellect, and now you no longer have to reprocess this information everytime you use it; it becomes automatic, and is no longer a burden, but a joy! This is what Jesus meant when He said, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine," and "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth". This Truth is different than what you now believe, and this is as it should be due to your current understanding. Take heart. Jesus said, "And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (John 8:32)

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome~ The identity of the US Marine Corp is encapsulated in the Marine slogan seen above. This allows the individual US Marine to deal with any physical, mental, or spiritual hardship; and hardship is the 'name of the game' for the US Marine. The basic training for a Marine is brutal, and only gets tougher as they extend their training into their MOS (Military Occupational Specialty). Our friend Dr. Don, and our passed friend Dr. Rich, were soldiers in the US Army. Getting through that training takes a level of will that few that have not accomplished it understand. The discipline and dedication to a cause that is bigger than yourself is amazing, which is why we as a society honor those that have accomplished this stellar feat. Yet when we think about how we train for induction into the greatest army of all, most people have been taught and believe that they don't need to be trained to gain entry into the Army of God. They have been taught that Jesus loves them so much, and wants them with him for eternity, that all they must do to gain entry to this company is to say the 'sinners prayer' and they are in; that there is no further training needed, no requiirements of performance to a standard and that nothing can separate them from God after they choose to believe. The sad thing is that as easy as this sounds it is a lie, perpetrated by the commander of the opposition to truth to lull these 'soldiers' into believing a lie as if it is the Truth, and teaching them that they will not be held accountable for their actions. The Manual of Arms for the Kingdom of the Heavens has been established by the Commander of the Host, and anyone and everyone that enters this Kingdom MUST accomplish the tasks in that manual, or they cannot gain entry to that Kingdom. That 'manual'  is the words and teachings of Jesus Christ, and they will lead to Truth!

Do not fear the new Police State~ Well, in case you missed it, earlier this week Administrator Biden signed an Executive Order that (circumventing the legislative process) has made America a Police State! How so, your say? Citizens of the USA are now required by edict and without consent of the governed to present papers on demand, that prove they have been vaccinated in order to buy and sell, to enter restaurants to eat in, and to work in various fields, including the US Military, all heathcare facilities, food service, and other businesses where contact with the public is required. In doing this the "President' of the entity named the United States of America Corporation has made the citizens of the Republic of the USA vassels to a ruling class that does not have their best interest at heart. Is this a very frightening prospect? It would be terrifying if the actual identity of this had not been revealed by Spirit of Truth Ministry via Rick Sterling on our Blog Talk Radio programs The Bible On Trial (Friday at 10AM), and The Revelation of Jesus (Saturdays/Sabbaths also at 10AM) starting August 14-15, 2021 at: blogtalkradio.com/sot. What we have discovered is that the prophecies of death and destruction that have been laid out in Revelation and Daniel defining 'End Time Events' for 2000 years or so, are not the prophecies that will carry us throught to the Kingdom of God, as we have all been taught. Because of the understanding of the exact timing or these Death Road prophecies (http://spiritoftruthministry.net/STM/Must_Read/Entries/2010/6/7_Timing_Chart_of_the_End.html) we now know and understand that the time for these events in the order presented in the prophecies has passed, and we are in a new and different timeline that will culminate in the Life Road prophecies being fulfilled, as seen in Revelation 10 . Take heart, and worry not, for all is going according to God's plan.

Planned Disappointment~ Have you ever had your car break down on the road on the way to the mechanic to get it repaired? Or said to yourself, "I'll make an appointment with the doctor for next week, and then end up in the ER with an enflamed gall bladder? These are pretty specific examples of a syndrome that I call The Planned Disappointment. We have all been guilty of letting things go because we are too busy with other 'more satisfying' things, or so overwhelmed with life that watching a movie on Netflix is more important than studying for that pesky test. All of us have made excuses for our lack of planning when it comes to things that don't seem important 'in the momemt', but end up biting us in the ankle (or a body part a bit higher). There is an old expression that states, "If you don't plan to win, you plan to loose"! Rick recently put a piece up on the Spirit of Truth Group page on Facebook about how John the Baptist was not able to acknowlege that he (himself) was the 'Elijah' type prophet that was to come before the appearence of the Messiah. It is evident that he knew the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and was even told by a 'messenger' how to identify this person when He appeared. But what John was not able to do was acknowlege and recognize the it was he that was this person. And this changed his future. We don't have to guess what will be the result of deciding to make a wrong choice, but often make that choice even when we know the outcome will not be what we really want. In doing this we are in fact planning for disappointment. Doing this can change our 'Real Reality' that will put us outside of the Kingdom of Heaven. Planned Disappointment is making a wrong choice on purpose. Thankfully the 'Elijah type' of today, who is this Faithful and Wise Bondservant, does not do this (Matt. 24:45).

"What if we were . . . ? On December 17, 1903 Orville Wright made the first successful powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine, a machine that later would be called and 'airplane'! It took thousands of years of experiment and failure, and uncounted lives lost, to achieve this "miracle of flight"! Only Sixty-six years later on July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed a space craft named 'Eagle' on the moon. Thirty-nine minutes later Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the lunar surface. He was joined 19 minutes later by Buzz Aldrin. The everyday person in 1900 CE did not dream of being able to climb in an airplane and fly to where they needed to be. Except for a few advanced minds writing in a genre called 'science fiction', no one thought it possible that mankind would be on the moon just 66 years later. What if we were right now living in a future history that was just as shocking, dynamic, advanced and unlooked for in technology and culture was as then, and the world didn't realize it, except for a few people that were (as back then) called 'nuts'. What if we were living in a timeline that just 5 years ago was headed in a direction that would have led the world to the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Death Road described in Revelation 7, 8, 9, and 13; a world where evil reigned supreme, and the people of God had to suffer the horror of the "Time of Trouble such as never was before, or would be again!"? It actually happened. With the election of Donald J. Trump in 2016 the world changed course, and the world knew it not.  What if we were living in a timeline that was changed from this Death Road to the prophecies of the Life Road, where peace and prosperity would be the norm, and the Kingdom of God would fill the whole earth? What if you knew? Would it make a difference?

Heckling~ Almost any time a crowd gathers to watch a sporting event such as a high level football, baseball, or basketball game you will hear heckling. Fans of any sport have their favorite players, an by that same token they have players that they hate. So when they see an opportunity certain fans will take it upon themselves to try to influence the outcome of a game by deriding and interrupting the performance of a player by shouting at them at the most inopportune time to make them fail to make a shot, or hit a ball, in order to help their favorite player win. Most of the time a professional athelete will ignore these attempts to disrupt their game, and eventually the heckler will stop, heckling,  seeing that what they are doing is not effective. When an athelete bites on the situation, and responds to the heckler, this just exacerbates the issue, and causes an escalation from the 'fan' who is being disruptive. This is going on right now in the world of professional golf, where a player (and if you follow golf you know who this is) continues to respond to the heckling nearly every time it happens. The situation has gotten so bad that the Commissioner of the PGA has taken official steps to stop this practice during tournament play, before the issue become explosive. When Jesus was in ministry here on earth He had to put up with hecklers. These hecklers were the doctors of the Law, the Scribes, Pharisees, Saducees, and leaders of Israel (and their helpers) that were trying to get Jesus to 'bite' on their comments and questions, and trap Him into making a mistake that would give them an excuse to arrest Him. Jesus was constantly being interrupted, yet never once did He  responded in an inappropriate way.  The example Jesus set for us to follow was patience, when we are engaged with people that don't want to learn the truth. Let His words work.