Author: Brother Bill

Come Out and Separate Yourselves by William Oldham

On By Brother BillIn Uncategorized4 Comments

By William Oldham

Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me.” John 14:6

The Apostle Paul said: “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

This article is not addressed to unbelievers but to believers, the elect saints of God. I am trying to earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints.

At first glance, the Scriptures I have selected are those we use in witnessing to unbelievers. But the apostate church at Rome, and many false teachers of every denomination are embracing, promoting, and bringing into the professing church a very evil teaching that directly contradicts those Scriptures.

I’m talking about the ecumenical, interfaith, “we’re all brothers”, “there are many ways to heaven”, movement. I used to think that it was all about bringing all the denominations back under the roof of the Roman Catholic Church: “All roads lead to Rome.” But there’s something bigger than that on the devil’s agenda, and pope Francis is the key player in his plan.

I could give a long list of the names of mega pastors and teachers here in the United States that embrace and promote the interfaith movement. I could give examples of where they have turned their pulpits over to unbelievers, and gave them a free hand to speak to their congregations. But, suffice it to say this: they all hail the pope as the most spiritual man on earth, and they have all made their way to Rome to adore him. Red Flag right here: The unbelieving world holds the pope in high regard also!

Since Francis is the global leader of the interfaith movement (Think one-world religion), I’m going to let you see what he’s been up to in just the last 2-3 years.

–        February 16, 2023 Francis met with grand imam Al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb. They kissed each other, and signed the document: Document of Human Fraternity for World peace and Living together, establishing a spiritual fellowship between a professing believer and an unbeliever.

–        September 2024  pope francis visits Indonesia, home to largest Muslim population in the world.

Francis met with Indonesian grand imam at the “Tunnel of Friendship”. It connects a Mosque to a Catholic cathedral.

Representatives of 6 religions were present: Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Catholicism, and Protestantism.

The pope and the imam pledged to work together to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the planet.

They issued a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause.

Francis received a kiss on his head from the imam while kissing his hand in response.

–        September 13, 2024   In Singapore today, pope Francis told young people of different faiths that, “Every religion is a way to God.”  LIFESITE NEWS Michael Haynes, Sr. Vatican Correspondent

We are not ignorant of the devil’s plan. His plan is to rule the world. Its all heading that way very fast. In order to accomplish this he must first establish a one world government. (Think of the UN’s agenda and workings). This cannot happen with such a division of religions. So, you have the most widely recognized and accepted “spiritual leader” working with all diligence, to unite all “faiths” into one interfaith religion. Of course, God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ must be cast out, because they are very “Divisive.”

With a one world-government in place declaring “Peace”, and the interfaith fraternity as its religion, the world is now mentally and spiritually ready to receive the antichrist, the lawless one, and worship him. This is the devil’s agenda.

Through His Holy Spirit, Christ has given His church a command and a wonderful promise, upon which we stand:

“Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever? What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.” Therefore, ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you. I will be to you a Father. You will be to Me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Brother Bill

bboldham@sbcglobal.net

The Son of Man Will Return by William Oldham

On By Brother BillIn Uncategorized1 Comment

By William Oldham

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:26-30

Make no mistake: Jesus Christ is returning, not as a suffering Savior, but as the King of kings, and Lord of lords. No one knows the hour or the day of His return, but we know He’s coming. We also know that it will be a day of great rejoicing for those who belong to Him, and a day of dark despair for all the evildoers.

Jesus said that when He returns, it will be like it was in the days of Noah. The people were going about their daily lives as if everything was just fine. There was some crazy man building something called an ark, and talking to folks about a disaster that was coming—a flood. He tried to warn them, but they cared less; they didn’t want their lives interrupted by such nonsense; there had never been such a thing, and never would.

Yes, they were content with their lives and didn’t want anything disturbing them. But God saw that they were wicked. The Lord tells us that He observed the extent of their wickedness. He saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. And it was because of these conditions that God rained down judgment on the wicked, and saved righteous Noah and his family.

In that Day, the world will be like it was in Lot’s day. Those folks in Sodom and Gomorrah didn’t want their lives interrupted either. Interestingly, when Jesus describes the daily lives there, He omits the word marriage. We have no trouble finding the sins of those cities. Genesis 19 and Ezekiel 16 are plain. Pride and sexual perversion was the order of the day. Yes, they were proud of their wickedness. It was because of these conditions that God rained down fire and brimstone on them, and rescued Lot and his family.

The daily news affirms that the world in which we live has become like it was in the days of Noah and Lot. The disgraceful displays of wickedness at the Olympics testify to the world’s pride and arrogance against God. The vast number of people that support the atrocities of terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, testify to the proud acceptance of violence and corruptness, worldwide. So the world we live in today exactly fits the conditions Jesus foretold would exist when He returns.

On the Day of Jesus’ return, you will find yourself in one of two people groups; either you will be transformed and rise to meet Jesus in the air, or you will face the fiery wrath of God. You can’t have it both ways, and you can’t have it your way—Jesus will be the sovereign Ruler over it all.

Let’s say that you most assuredly want to be prepared to meet Jesus on that Day. What do you do? Well, I sure wouldn’t want to be haphazard about it; I would want to consult the supreme authority on the matter to make sure I was in the group that meets Jesus. Where would I find the supreme authority that would give me the assurance that I would be safe?

There is only one authority that can give you that assurance, and that is the Bible. God ordained that book and breathed into the writers every word you need to know to be saved. The word of God is your sure and sufficient authority to tell you how to leave this world alive when Jesus returns.

Brother Bill is a Bible teacher and can be contacted at bboldham@sbcglobal.net

Forever Ours

On By Brother BillIn Uncategorized2 Comments

By William Oldham

“…Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…” Isaiah 9:6

Before the world was ever created, it was in the heart of God to give His Son to us. The moment Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary, He became ours. The Word of God left His glory with the Father to become one of us completely, by becoming fully a man, starting at birth.

According to Isaiah, one of His names would be Wonderful Counselor. And so, Jesus gave Himself to us for three years doing that very thing. Starting at the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5-7, and continuing until His crucifixion, Jesus, in love, gave us wonderful counsel as to how we should serve and worship our Father, and love one another.

But His wonderful counsel didn’t stop at the cross. He gave Himself to the apostles, and through His Holy Spirit, He gave them the full knowledge of everything we need to know as His disciples; and they wrote it down for us. His wonderful counsel remains with us today in the Bible.

Another name given to Jesus by Isaiah was, “Mighty God”. Jesus finished His life here on earth as Mighty God, by doing something only Mighty God could do: He gave Himself to the cross for us. He took on Himself the very wrath and judgment of God against sin. Jesus took our sin on Himself and was made sin, and took our place in judgment.

“God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

In His resurrection, Jesus gave Himself to us as the “Everlasting Father”. That is, in His ascension into heaven, Jesus entered there for us, that His Father might become our Father. And Jesus sits in heaven today, as the God-Man, given to us as our eternal High Priest.

Jesus Christ was given to us as the “Prince of Peace”. By the shedding of His precious blood, all our sin was removed. By Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have been washed and justified in Him. In Christ, we stand in the presence of God as His children, in perfect peace with Him.

Finally, when Isaiah said: “…Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…”, we see Jesus Christ given to us as our eternal King. We see Him first descending from heaven, to catch His church away to Himself, clothing us with new, glorious, immortal, incorruptible bodies.

Then Daniel describes the setting up of Christ’s kingdom: It is given to His saints. “Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel 7:27

To this the apostle Paul wrote these words to the church: “Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world…Don’t you know that we will judge angels?” 1 Corinthians 6:2-3

Today, we rejoice in our God and Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ; They are ours, and we are Theirs, FOREVER! Look up, Jesus is coming! Thanks be unto God for the unspeakable, never-ending Gift of His Son to us!

Brother Bill          bboldham@sbcglobal.net

The Son of Man Will Return

On By Brother BillIn Uncategorized1 Comment

by William Oldham

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:26-30

Make no mistake: Jesus Christ is returning, not as a suffering Savior, but as the King of kings, and Lord of lords. No one knows the hour or the day of His return, but we know He’s coming. We also know that it will be a day of great rejoicing for those who belong to Him, and a day of dark despair for all the evildoers.

Jesus said that when He returns, it will be like it was in the days of Noah. The people were going about their daily lives as if everything was just fine. There was some crazy man building something called an ark, and talking to folks about a disaster that was coming—a flood. He tried to warn them, but they cared less; they didn’t want their lives interrupted by such nonsense; there had never been such a thing, and never would.

Yes, they were content with their lives and didn’t want anything disturbing them. But God saw that they were wicked. The Lord tells us that He observed the extent of their wickedness. He saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. And it was because of these conditions that God rained down judgment on the wicked, and saved righteous Noah and his family.

In that Day, the world will be like it was in Lot’s day. Those folks in Sodom and Gomorrah didn’t want their lives interrupted either. Interestingly, when Jesus describes the daily lives there, He omits the word marriage. We have no trouble finding the sins of those cities. Genesis 19 and Ezekiel 16 are plain. Pride and sexual perversion was the order of the day. Yes, they were proud of their wickedness. It was because of these conditions that God rained down fire and brimstone on them, and rescued Lot and his family.

The daily news affirms that the world in which we live has become like it was in the days of Noah and Lot. The disgraceful displays of wickedness at the Olympics testify to the world’s pride and arrogance against God. The vast number of people that support the atrocities of terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, testify to the proud acceptance of violence and corruptness, worldwide. So the world we live in today exactly fits the conditions Jesus foretold would exist when He returns.

On the Day of Jesus’ return, you will find yourself in one of two people groups; either you will be transformed and rise to meet Jesus in the air, or you will face the fiery wrath of God. You can’t have it both ways, and you can’t have it your way—Jesus will be the sovereign Ruler over it all.

Let’s say that you most assuredly want to be prepared to meet Jesus on that Day. What do you do? Well, I sure wouldn’t want to be haphazard about it; I would want to consult the supreme authority on the matter to make sure I was in the group that meets Jesus. Where would I find the supreme authority that would give me the assurance that I would be safe?

There is only one authority that can give you that assurance, and that is the Bible. God ordained that book and breathed into the writers every word you need to know to be saved. The word of God is your sure and sufficient authority to tell you how to leave this world alive when Jesus returns.

Brother Bill is a Bible teacher and can be contacted at bboldham@sbcglobal.net

Brethren – Brother Bill has been writing a column for a local newspaper with his Bible teaching for 18 years. He was just notified by the paper that they will not publish him anymore because they think he is too “Politically controversial.”  This was quite a shock to him. Please pray for our brother in Christ.

Also, would many of you please write to Brother Bill and let him know what his teachings mean to you? bboldham@sbcglobal.net 

Thank you so much!