Praying This Site Stays Online
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Guest Issue #21 - About five years ago I was working in a factory, when I met Brian, This guy exalted himself above everyone else. With his smooth talking he had gotten me interested in real estate. So, he set up an appointment for me to meet his partner. That is how I met Jim Hartman. It wasn’t long after Jim and I met that Brian was kicked to the curb for trying to play us against each other. Jim and I spent a lot of time working together. Some days we didn’t get much work done. He would start teaching scripture and we would forget about work. I was so thankful to have met Jim. For years I had prayed for truth. The whole free will doctrine just didn’t feel right. I said the prayer, accepted Christ into my heart as my personal savior, but it just didn’t feel right. We went to church and adult bible study on Sundays. Everyone gets all dressed up for a couple of hours and then it’s all over. Once they left the church, no one ever talked about what was preached that day or even mentioned God. They just all blended back into the world, doing whatever they wanted. It didn’t matter because they were saved. Well, the more Jim and I and my wife would study scripture, the worse the free will doctrine sounded. I showed Jim how they had us highlight scripture in our bibles, to create their own doctrine. He got a good laugh out of that.
Jim had just gotten back from Texas when we met. Not long after we met, Jim told us about the LazarusUnbound.com website and Michael Bunker, and he gave us many CD’s from Michael. My wife and I started using this site on a regular basis. In our Bible study with Jim we would discuss what we read on this site. It would amaze us how Michael and Jim thought so much alike. It was great having Jim here to minister to me and my family. Since Jim has passed, we rely on Michael’s knowledge more now than ever. When I heard that the site may be shutting down because of what’s been going on at the ranch the last few months or so, I figured it was my duty to defend Michael and try to persuade Michael to keep your site going. Sorry it took so long to respond. I am not real good at writing and I am even worse at using my computer. The little bit I do on my computer my wife types in for me. I think I could type about two words a minute.
Anyway Michael, these five you separated from are cowards. They attack you while you're gone and then deny it when you return. Then in less than a week they have a forty-page book of offenses against you. They invite you to their homes and visit with you and your family and yet they are very quick to turn on you. Sounds like they were just looking for a reason to separate from the group. And what do they have against Calvin? I had a friend I grew up with who moved to Las Vegas. He called me after many years and said, God called him to do his work for him. You should have heard Jim laugh at that one. Now he preaches at the prisons in Las Vegas and tries to save as many souls as he can. He recently told me that he actually healed people with cancer and other diseases. He says God gave him the gift of speaking in tongues. He says God is speaking through him. We talked for about an hour or so and he says to me, you’re a Calvinist! I said, yeah I guess, I agree with his teachings. That was the last I heard from him. I took that as kind of a compliment.
I think for your children this is a good lesson on the ways of the world, and the persecution they will most likely be subject to in the future. As for your accusers, it sounds like they don’t agree with Calvin, or maybe it’s the truth that’s eating away at their consciences. Maybe they need to go start their own religion. It’s like Jim told me the last couple of days that he was with us. He said, Bob, people are just no damn good.
Lord willing one day my family and I can live in a community like you have in Texas. I pray that this site stays online for many years to come. There are a lot of people who depend on this site and your knowledge. I just hope that a lot more people rise up in your defense.
Thank you Michael for all your time.
Bob Etzler
Pennsylvania
Make sure to read the issues you missed. Check back regularly this month to find out what my readers have to say!***
Guest Issue #21 - About five years ago I was working in a factory, when I met Brian, This guy exalted himself above everyone else. With his smooth talking he had gotten me interested in real estate. So, he set up an appointment for me to meet his partner. That is how I met Jim Hartman. It wasn’t long after Jim and I met that Brian was kicked to the curb for trying to play us against each other. Jim and I spent a lot of time working together. Some days we didn’t get much work done. He would start teaching scripture and we would forget about work. I was so thankful to have met Jim. For years I had prayed for truth. The whole free will doctrine just didn’t feel right. I said the prayer, accepted Christ into my heart as my personal savior, but it just didn’t feel right. We went to church and adult bible study on Sundays. Everyone gets all dressed up for a couple of hours and then it’s all over. Once they left the church, no one ever talked about what was preached that day or even mentioned God. They just all blended back into the world, doing whatever they wanted. It didn’t matter because they were saved. Well, the more Jim and I and my wife would study scripture, the worse the free will doctrine sounded. I showed Jim how they had us highlight scripture in our bibles, to create their own doctrine. He got a good laugh out of that.
Jim had just gotten back from Texas when we met. Not long after we met, Jim told us about the LazarusUnbound.com website and Michael Bunker, and he gave us many CD’s from Michael. My wife and I started using this site on a regular basis. In our Bible study with Jim we would discuss what we read on this site. It would amaze us how Michael and Jim thought so much alike. It was great having Jim here to minister to me and my family. Since Jim has passed, we rely on Michael’s knowledge more now than ever. When I heard that the site may be shutting down because of what’s been going on at the ranch the last few months or so, I figured it was my duty to defend Michael and try to persuade Michael to keep your site going. Sorry it took so long to respond. I am not real good at writing and I am even worse at using my computer. The little bit I do on my computer my wife types in for me. I think I could type about two words a minute.
Anyway Michael, these five you separated from are cowards. They attack you while you're gone and then deny it when you return. Then in less than a week they have a forty-page book of offenses against you. They invite you to their homes and visit with you and your family and yet they are very quick to turn on you. Sounds like they were just looking for a reason to separate from the group. And what do they have against Calvin? I had a friend I grew up with who moved to Las Vegas. He called me after many years and said, God called him to do his work for him. You should have heard Jim laugh at that one. Now he preaches at the prisons in Las Vegas and tries to save as many souls as he can. He recently told me that he actually healed people with cancer and other diseases. He says God gave him the gift of speaking in tongues. He says God is speaking through him. We talked for about an hour or so and he says to me, you’re a Calvinist! I said, yeah I guess, I agree with his teachings. That was the last I heard from him. I took that as kind of a compliment.
I think for your children this is a good lesson on the ways of the world, and the persecution they will most likely be subject to in the future. As for your accusers, it sounds like they don’t agree with Calvin, or maybe it’s the truth that’s eating away at their consciences. Maybe they need to go start their own religion. It’s like Jim told me the last couple of days that he was with us. He said, Bob, people are just no damn good.
Lord willing one day my family and I can live in a community like you have in Texas. I pray that this site stays online for many years to come. There are a lot of people who depend on this site and your knowledge. I just hope that a lot more people rise up in your defense.
Thank you Michael for all your time.
Bob Etzler
Pennsylvania
posted by Michael Bunker at 5/27/2009 11:55:00 AM
2 Comments:
"Lord willing one day my family and I can live in a community like you have in Texas. I pray that this site stays online for many years to come. There are a lot of people who depend on this site and your knowledge. I just hope that a lot more people rise up in your defense."
Amen Bob. This website is all some people have right now.Thanks for stepping up for the ministry.
Al
I find it interesting that God is our defense. Therefore we need to keep on speaking for Him no matter what may come. When He is our defense then through His grace we can remain faithful.
Clarence
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