Frequently Asked Questions
| Can you help me find a non-501c3 church? or... Can you send me a list of non-501c3 churches? |
It's free-to-read on this website.
If you're reading this FAQ before reading
the book, you're doing things backwards.
I would first like to return a question: How would I go about finding you a non-501c3, non-registered church in your area? Please pause for a moment and consider it. If I asked you to find a non-501c3 church in my area, how would you go about doing it? If you can answer that question, then you will know how to find one for yourself. What many readers may not realize is that I am in the same boat many of you are in; I have also not been able to find one in my area either, and furthermore, of the rare church buildings that are not incorporated, almost all of them I have seen are operated by leavened preachers that I cannot trust.
I have been asked this question by people who live thousands of miles away from me. (e.g. Texas, California, Maine, etc.) I hope readers are not too sensitive about my saying this, but I believe many of the people who write me this question do not take time to think about what they are asking me to do, and I think many lazy Americans just want McDonald's-drive-thru help (i.e. "I want it now, so give it to me fast"), without having to do any work themselves. Lazy Americans are so accustomed to just picking a church down the block that makes them feel good, walk in, grab a bulletin, sit down and go, they often do not stop and consider what it means to find a group of believers with whom to share fellowship, study, and evangelism.
Furthermore, I will not send anyone a "list" of non-501c3 church buildings because of the fact that I cannot recommend any non-501c3 church on the basis that I have not been in it, heard the doctrine that is taught, and cannot determine if they are leavened. How could I, in good conscience with God, give anyone a list of churches that I have not personally inspected? It is your individual jobs to pray for the wisdom of God (Jms 1:5), study His Word (2Ti 2:15), requesting the Holy Spirit's discernment (Heb 5:14), and search these things out for yourselves, rather than dump more burdens on my shoulders; I do my best to teach the philosophy of Christ so you all will have exercised discernment from the Holy Spirit, trusting in Him when looking at such things, so that way, I do not become your personal discernment.
I have seen some websites and lists people have given for non-501c3 church buildings, and when I go through the list, I find many false doctrines and strange traditions that depart from God's Word. Therefore, I cannot in good conscience give anyone such a list knowing that I would be sending them into leaven, which is what Jesus wanted us to beware.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
-Galatians 5:9
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees... Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
-Matthew 16:6-12
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.
-1 Corinthians 5:6-7
I have seen a serious problem in that I have had countless letters asking me to find "non-501c3" church, but I have almost never had one letter asking me to find an UNLEAVENED church, which means they are more concerned about whether or not the church building has 501c3 than whether or not they teach false doctrine. This is extremely troubling, and shows that few Christians truly understand the source of the problem. Again, the problem is leaven, which is false doctrine that comes from the a source of sin, which comes from false converts (i.e. hirelings and wolves) that are not of Christ in the first place, and until Christians get an understanding of that, being in a non-501c3 church building is not going to make any difference whatsoever.
If you want to understand the source of the problem, and fix it at the Biblical root, then I suggest this book, which is free-to-read on our website:
"Tithe is Not a Christian Requirement"
"Revivalism: The Devil's Design"
"Respecting Persons is Sin"
"Christian Symbols Are Not Christian"
"Jesus Said There Are Many False Converts"
Many churchgoers are willingly blind to the fact that there are a lot of false converts in church buildings today, and that Jesus taught a lot about false converts. That is why we need to be on guard against false converts because, in the end, 501c3 incorporation does not sneak up behind us and ambush us into false doctrine, but rather, we need to be on gaurd against false preachers with ill intent.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
-Acts 20:29-31
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
-Matthew 10:16
1. Go back to the leavened church building and listen to your pastors and elders excuses every week until they finally ask you to move on somewhere else because they are sick of hearing it. I do not recommend this, but it is an option. I am NOT saying it is guaranteed that they will react that way, but they will react poorly about 99% of the time (based on the many testimonies I have received over the years).
Sadly, many people who write me put so much faith into their pastors and their elders to do the right thing, putting their trust in men that they are good people (Jer 17:5), but I am trying my best to warn them of what is going on behind the scenes. Whether you want to believe it or not, the fact is that these men signed legal contracts that deny the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ because they were leavened and sought money over truth, so we have to wake up and come to a realization of what kind of people we are dealing with in these church buildings.
2. Move. If you cannot find something in your area, then move somewhere else, and although some people refuse to consider this option, I will simply quote Christ's doctrine to you, and ask you to consider what Christ's church means to you:
Again, the kingdom of heaven [i.e. this is a reference to Christ's born again church] is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
-Matthew 13:44
3. Start up your own church, just like we did; let the Holy Spirit of God raise up those among you who are called to teach and lead. Our weekly audio teachings started out in a home church with three Christians back in 2009, and we have expanded live over Skype (since 2013) with other Christians around the world who had also been scattered because of the pastors (Jer 23:1), and by the blessings of God, we have continued to grow ever since.
Christians often struggle with this idea because they think they need buildings and pastors (or people with fancy titles and degrees), and all the other typical church-ianity staples, but that is not the case. Christ never required such things. Here are some articles you might want to read on the subject first:
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
-Mark 7:8-13
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
-Hebrews 13:5
(Read "The Christian Work Ethic" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)
If anything, this might be a great opportunity to visit a wide variety of churches every Sunday morning, with copies of this book printed out in hand. (I do not give permission for readers to sell my materials, but you are welcome to copy them and hand them out for free.) You can go in, ask to speak to the pastor or elders, ask them if they are 501c3, and when they say "yes," then you can respond: "I am sorry, I cannot yoke together with people that sign contracts that deny the Lord Jesus Christ," and when they look confused or irritated, you can hand them a copy of this book to read, sharing the truth with others, and then that will plant seeds that will help grow an unleavened church in your area. In short, if you cannot find one, take the initiative, plant seeds, and start one; that is the New Testament way of doing things.
If you want to discuss the matter with other Christians, we have a forum that you can join and talk more about it with others who have experienced the same thing you may be going through. Register an acount on the Creation Liberty Forum and then tell us about yourself on the "Introduce Yourself" thread. I repeat, please do not write me asking how to find a non-501c3 church or to send lists; I will simply redirect you to this response on our website's FAQ.
| How does our church handle finances without 501c3? |
It's free-to-read on this website.
If you're reading this FAQ before reading
the book, you're doing things backwards.
I have had many letters from people who read my book, 501c3: The Devil's Church, and then asked me this question, but the fact that they asked the question demonstrates that they did not understand the book (or, they only read part of it and stopped). This is asking the wrong question because it assumes that having a 501c3 contract is necessary in order to handle finances in a church.
For example, do you handle finances in your house? If so, how do you do it? Obviously, you take in money, and then you spend money on what you need. That is how you handle finances in pretty much anything, so why is there difficulty in understanding such a simple concept?
The problem is that the average person (who asks me this question) does not ask me the question they really want to know. The real question they want to ask is, "How they can I open a bank account in my church building's name?" and though this will make many people angry, the simple fact that they asked the question demonstrates the corruption in their hearts, even though they may not initially see it.
If you are asking that question, and want to know the truth, then read the next question in our FAQ.
| How do we start a bank account without 501c3? |
It's free-to-read on this website.
If you're reading this FAQ before reading
the book, you're doing things backwards.
If you have asked this question, then you are already deceiving yourself and others, and so to help you understand this, I would first like to return a question: Why do you need a bank account in your church building's name? Typically the answer churchgoers will give is this: "In case someone wants to write a check, who do they make it out to?" This question actually has more underlying implications than most people realize, so let's get to the heart of why they are really asking this.
First, let's ask another question: "Did Christ's Apostles start up bank accounts in the name of church buildings in each area of a city?" No, and for a couple of reasons; the first being, there were no banks like we have today, and secondly, they did not have a need for it.
The real reason so many people have written to me asking me about this is because there are some other unbiblical things they want to do, and the main reason is because they still want to take tithe. I would highly recommend reading this article:
What these folks really want is to collect tithe and hand out paychecks to certain people, and to gather money to build a building, but the Apostles never taught that. The Apostles gathered money only when there was a specific need to help certain people or fund those who were traveling out to evangelize and preach the truth. I am not saying that if someone is laboring in the Word, and teaching on a regular basis, that Chrisitians should not help support them; rather, I teach the opposite, that they should support those who labor honestly in the Word (1Co 9:11-14), but at the same time, checks can be written specifically to the target individual, which also keeps people more involved in their giving. (i.e. You focus your charity on who needs it, rather than just haphazardly throwing money in an offering plate.)
Some folks object and say they are just doing it to build a building because they need one, but are we to assume that everyone is your church group is homeless? The early Christians met in their homes, which should already be bought and paid for, and they did not have an official buliding to meet in with signs out front with cutesy phrases on them because they were being hunted and killed by Jews and Romans, and this continued for many centuries afterwards because they have also been hunted and killed by Muslims and Catholics, and they cannot just put a big lit-up sign out in front of where they are located.
The bottom line of this question is that people are always looking to make more money, and in addition to that, they are simply following the traditions of men that have been laid out for them by the church buildings they have previously attended. Thus, what they are doing is still following those leavened traditions, which means, even if they get rid of 501c3, they are still leavened, which was one of the major points I made in 501c3: The Devil's Church, that 501c3 does not make a man leavened, but rather, the man was already leavened BEFORE he signed the contract, and furthermore, there still many leavened preachers who are avoiding 501c3 only to look good on the outside, but inwardly, they do the same corrupt things 501c3 preachers.
If you do not want to be like leavened 501c3 church buildings, then simply make a decision to not be like leavened 501c3 church buildings. Meet in your homes just like the early Christians did, focus on the Word of God and teach the truth, not seeking after filthy lucre, just like the early Christians did in the book of Acts. God established the church to take care of one another when the need arises, not when a preacher decides he wants a bigger paycheck, additional employees, and more lavish things.
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
| Can I copy and share CLE matierals? |
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
-Proverbs 23:23
There are only two instances in which someone could get in legal trouble for sharing CLE materials:
1. If they attempt to cut and paste my words in a way that deceives people. This is typically done when someone will try to make it appear that I said something I did not say, or chop up my words to make it seem like I made an argument that I did not make. That falls under the definition of slander and/or libel, and there are already American laws which prohibit such things.
2. If they attempt to resell any of my materials for financial gain. There are basic Creative Commons protections that prohibit commercial use on our materials. For example, if someone reshared one of my audio teachings on YouTube and monetized their video, that would be a violation of Creative Commons copyright licensing.
As long as you do not intend to turn a financial profit on my teachings (i.e. you give them away for free), and as long as you present it as I wrote or said it, you are free to share and use CLE materials as you need for whatever purpose you have in mind. For those of you who share these materials, I thank you for your charity, I hope you will share them as much as you can, and I pray the Lord God would bless each of you with the wisdom and understanding that He has been gracious enough to share with me.
| How do I join the CLE church? |
You must apply to join the community by providing your first name, your general location (e.g. state or country), how you found CLE, and why you want to join. Then, join in some discussion with us by making some posts, or replying to other posts, so we can get to know you through conversation, and after making about 20 posts, you can request to join our church.
To do this, you will simply need to make a post that says in all-caps "REQUEST TO JOIN CLE CHURCH," and from there, we may invite you to a Skype call to discuss the details. This will require you to download and use Skype, which is our primary method of audio and video communication for our online church. If these instructions are too much for you to understand, then our church is probably not the right place for you, since basic use of internet software such as X or Skype is required to join in with the Bible studies and other discussions we have in our church.
If you are in need of fellowship with a church, we hope to see you join the CLE Forum and converse with us.
| How do I contact Christopher Johnson? |
For those of you looking for a phone number, I do not allow phone calls for various reasons, nor do I give out my cell phone number. Our church knows first hand that if I had given out my phone number to certain people who asked for it, I would still be harassed by them to this day because I get a lot of hateful communication for what I teach. I even have my phone locked, so only those who are on my contact list can call me, which means those of you who are more rebellious (i.e. you ignore my above statement) and will bypass our contact page to try and hunt down my phone number through another method will not be able to get through even if you did manage to find it.
I'm sorry things have to be that way, but I've had to protect myself over the years so people don't waste my time. Email is the best way to go, and I'll do my best to get back with you.
| Can I talk with Christopher Johnson over Discord? |
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I have to say these things because there are many people out there who simply want to waste my time, and over the years, I have learned what I need to do to help minimize the chance of that happening. For those of you who know how to behave yourself in a charitable manner, and just want to talk to have peaceful discussion, you should have nothing to be concerned about.
| How can I volunteer to help? |
There is a problem I need to mention with people who write me to volunteer their help. In most cases, I receive a letter that's worded something like this: "I am a (insert job title), I have a degree in (insert career path), and I want to help." However, this is a problem.
People who write to me in this way have already decided in their own minds what they want to do to help me, instead of looking for what I need. They are not offering to help in the way I have already stated that I need on the Support section; they only want to help in one specific way that I do not need, and sadly, once they realize I do not need those skills at this time, in every instance I can recall over the years, they depart and we never hear from them again.
I would like to take the opportunity to point out how selfish this is, and I realize my saying that will upset some people, but this ministry is about truth. Let's look at some examples. I once had a man tell me how much he could help my "research team" (which was funny because I do the research and writing by myself) with his long-term military experience, but as soon as I explained to him that I do not need anything like that, and that we already some current and former military personnel in our church, he cut off communication with me and I have not heard from him since. (i.e. I am sure he has a unique perspective that he can share, but it is not a need I have.) The worst part about this was that he told me that it was the calling of God for us to work together, which means either he is a liar, or he rejects the calling of God, both of which are evil, and he needs to repent.
In another instance, I had a pastor of a church building who sat down with me and told me that the Holy Spirit had told him that he was supposed to help us in our ministry. After months of him causing us a lot of hassle, making us jump through political hoops and wasting our time in efforts to get us to leave our church and join his congregation, I finally told him no, and I explained to him that if God had told him to help us, then help us in the way we need it. His response was to cut off communication with us, and we have never heard from him again.
I have many such stories of men like this, who claim they wanted to help, and claim that God told them they were to help us, but then they cause us trouble and/or abandon us. There always seem to be some selfish desire involved in their so-called "help," and they typically only wanted to "help" in the way they personally desire. To give an analogy, this is like if you were to go to a homeless man to offer assistance; the homeless man has a lot of clothes, but no food, yet you insist on offering him more clothes; it is not helping him in the way he needs.
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
-James 2:15-16
It does not bother me if someone does not have any desire to help us with what we need; our materials are still available for free to everyone, no matter their disposition. However, what bothers me is when people say they want to volunteer and help, but could not really care less about what we need.
To give one last example: A man wrote us and told me he was a retired police officer and an artist, and with his extra time, he wanted to send me a package of his artwork he was going to make specifically for our articles, and after not hearing from him for a couple of months, he sent me another letter saying he was going to send me this artwork package. Thus, he gave me his word twice. The last I heard from him was in 2014. I have never heard from him since, which means he lied, and although some people may object, claiming that something dire may have happened to him or his family, which I can totally understand and I hope is not the case, nonetheless, it does not take away from the fact that he gave his word and did not keep it, which is a lie.
(Read "God Does Not Justify Lies" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
-Ecclesiastes 5:6
Some people have even helped us in ways we did not list out on our support page, but they also did not write us to just tell us about it or ask us about it; they simply did the work, and sent it to us. For example, we had someone make us a CLE app, and I thought that was incredible because I hate apps and smart phones, but many people use them, so some guy I had never heard from in my life created the program, uploaded it to places like Google and Android, and made it available to everyone, which was far more than I could have asked for. Another guy just mailed us a bunch of high-quality video equipment to make seminars with, and some other women just started sending me full-length typo/spelling corrections to help out with the editing process. None of them asked me if they could help; they just did the work, sent it to me, and they were far more helpful than I could have ever imagined, and based on my experience, those who are the most help to me and my wife are those that simply pick up and do the work that needs to be done. (i.e. They do not talk about it a bunch. They see a need, and meet the need; it's that simple.)
(Read "The Christian Work Ethic" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)
| Why do you remove comments/voting on YouTube? |
| Why did you remove your audio/video products from your store? |
For example, let's look at the thumb drives, which used to contain a whole year (about 80-90 hours) of audio teaching, plus the PDFs, all organized into individual tracks for easy play access. In order to purchase the Year1 thumb drives, one of the men in our church gave me the money for it because I could not afford to get them at the time, and in order to make them profitable, you have buy them in larger sets of at least 50-100.
I had each year color coded and labeled on the thumb drives, so that is a 50-100 order for each year, and it is not cheap. We had considered just labeling them ourselves, but we found out that the custom sticker labeling would have been more expensive than just getting it done on the thumb drive itself. That is just an example of some of the things we learned along the way, of why we ended up having to do things the way we did, but the main problem we were running into is that there was hardly anyone who really wanted them.
For example, right before I shut down the audio/video products in the store, which was the first week of April of 2019, we had an order for one of the thumb drives, which we sent out to the customer. Prior to that, our last order was in December, which means we might get an order for one item every few months, which is nowhere near the amount of volume we would have to do to break even on investing in the next year's worth of thumb drives, which is also why some of you may have noticed that I only had the first three years available, even though, at the time I stopped offering the thumb drives, we most of the way through our sixth year.
In short, I could not justify continuing to spend money on them when we were having to invest more than we were getting back, and considering that all the information is available for free on the website, I highly doubt we were ever going to sell enough to make it profitable. It was also a huge amount of time and hassle to not only divide up the tracks and the files, which takes more work than I think most people realize, but also to update all the changes in the store details on Paypal and the website respectively, which is a lot of coding for someone like me who does everything by myself, directly coding in CSS and PHP. (i.e. Most people hire others to do these things for them, but I cannot afford that, and even if I could, it would be worth the investment.)
After I calculated everything, I discovered that if I shut down the audio/video in the first week of April of 2019, we would break even (meaning that we did not make money, but we did not lose money either), even though it took six years to get to that point. I cannot justify foolishly investing money into things that no one wants. We have bills to pay, we have repairs and upkeep to do, and we have other charity that needs to be done with the poor, the needy, and the church, and so I would rather invest in those things than do something that did not work from the start.
The only reason we still keep the books section open in the store is because I have an contract with Kindle Direct Publishing, in which I self-published my books through them, but they handle all the store, printing, and distribution side of it, and pay me a royalty percentage from it. That simplifies the matter, but again, those royalties are almost non-existant because my books are also free-to-read on our website, and we know that when people get things for free, they often do not bother to think about paying for anything, and charity is often forgotten as well.
Just for example, from Jan-Apr of 2019 (when I shut down the thumb drive sales), we received royalties totaling $18 over the course of four months, and that was an improvement from previous year, so I hope readers do not think we make tons of money from the books. A published author is not equivalent to a profitable author. We even tried sending out copies of the book to some sanctified Christian YouTube or internet radio hosts, but we got almost no response back, meaning that they either do not care about the topic, they did not like the book, or they are too nervous to cover it because it is too controversial for them.
The point is that all these things take me time, money, and energy to do, and it is not like I can just sit back and wait to collect a paycheck, which is sadly what I have seen from a lot of church building pastors. There is so much more work I have to do, I just do not want to put a lot of that effort towards trying to build up a store that nobody wants. I am just thankful for the mercy of the Lord God in bringing around the small handful of people who have been charitable to us, helping us out when they can because my wife and I do not make much, and it allows me to continue study, research, and development of new books, audio, videos, and articles.
| I do not like the titles to your teachings. Will you change them? |
It is no secret that I have very sharp titles, with things like "501c3: The Devil's Church," or "Feminism: Castrating America," or "Christmas: The Rejection of Jesus," and the complaint that I have received many times is that some people are turned off by the title, and therefore, they will not read the books. What many of these people do not understand is that, if someone is going to judge the book by the title, then they are judging unrighteously, and they are judging the matter before they have heard it (which the Bible says they are foolish and should be ashamed of themselves), and that means it does not matter what you call it, they would not have read it anyway, and even if they did, they would not read to understand it because they hate correction.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
-John 7:24
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
-Proverbs 18:13
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
-Proverbs 15:10
Most churchgoers will see the title and not care; this will be the grand majority of those who see it. Some will see it and think to themselves, "Could there be something wrong with incorporating with the IRS that I might not know about?" and they will read into the book to understand. However, there are quite a few who will read the title and think to themselves, "How dare he say that?! I go to a 501c3 church and there is nothing wrong with it!" assuming what they want to feel and believe, rather than looking for the truth of the matter, and that type of person uses the title as an excuse to not read the book.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
-Proverbs 21:2
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
-Jeremiah 17:9
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
-Luke 16:15
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
-Proverbs 22:13
(Read "The Christian Work Ethic" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)
If someone is unwilling to discover the truth of a matter, then there is no reason to waste our time with them. (Col 4:5) Through experience with others, and in examining myself (2Co 13:5), I have found that people who want to know the truth will search anything they can find to get an answer, and thus, those who trip over a title do so willingly because they never had a love of the truth, and they had no intention of learning about it in the first place.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
-1 Peter 3:15
-Proverbs 15:28
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
-2 Thessalonians 2:10
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance [godly sorrow of wrongdoing] to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
-2 Timothy 2:25
If someone complains about one of the titles to my teachings, then there are two reasonable options:
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If you read the first four books of the New Testament carefully, you will notice that Jesus Christ did not waste time with people who did not want to hear Him. That is why He went out seeking the poor and needy, and He did not go out seeking rich men and religious leaders.
I have provided titles that clearly state the topic of the teaching, in no uncertain terms, so that people who do not want to hear would go elsewhere. I do not want those who do not want to hear to waste their time (which is an act of charity, that I would not waste the time of a man who could be spending that time working and providing for his family), and I do not want them to waste my time either; I only want to preach to those who want to hear.
I can understand the hearts of those who want everyone to hear, or as many people as possible to hear the truth, but it is not up to us to make people listen. The only way someone will hear the truth is if the Holy Spirit opens their eyes and ears to understand, and without the Lord God to give that gift to them, the Bible says they CANNOT understand.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
-1 Corinthians 2:14
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
-Luke 12:51
(Read "The Biblical Understanding of Sanctification" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
-Matthew 10:37
If you are faithful to Christ, then do what Jesus taught us. If they do not want to hear, then bid them blessings in peace and leave them alone.
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
-Matthew 15:13-14
| How do I join the CLE Forum? |
The purpose of the X Community is to give Christians around the world an opportunity to find other like-minded Christians. (Phl 2:2) You must have an X social media account to join, and you must also apply to join by providing your first name only, a general location where you are from (e.g. state, country), how you found CLE, and why you want to join the CLE Forum, and if you answer those throughly, we will approve you to join our private community so you can have discussions with the other Christians there.
I hope you make the decision to join, and we look forward to talking with you.
| Will you send me a list of Christian songs and hymns? |
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
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles [prophets] of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
-Hebrews 5:12-14
Since 2009, I have done a lot of work to provide those things for Christians, and in our audio teachings, we study through the Bible verse by verse. You can find those by visiting our audio page and downloading them for free:
If you want to learn more about the corruptions of the so-called "Christian" music industry, I have a book that is free-to-read on our website to help you with that:
| What publisher should I choose when buying a KJB? |
It's free-to-read on this website.
If you're reading this FAQ before reading
the book, you're doing things backwards.
If you have read my book, then you already know that I requested that, "readers not write to me asking where to purchase a copy of the KJB, or which publisher I would recommend that you use." This is beyond the scope of my ministry; these are not the kind of things I offer to help people with.
It is impossible for me to keep up with all the latest news and changes that people make. If I promote one publisher, and they go bad later, and I have to go back and change everything I said in multiple areas on my website, which is now getting so large that I cannot remember to keep track of all the places I talked about it, then go find new publishers, and update all the information about them in those sections or videos, so in the end, that subject is a giant mess that distracts me from my work.
I have spent years in study and research on the King James Bible, its history, and most importantly, the doctrine taught therein, as well as taking the time to write an entire book on the subject and make it available free to read for everyone. There is a certain point where I believe Christians need to take on a small amount of personal responsibility, to do your own research into your buying choices, and not burden me with those details.
