{"id":1767,"date":"2018-01-20T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/?page_id=1767"},"modified":"2021-06-17T16:11:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:11:31","slug":"eye-openers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/?page_id=1767","title":{"rendered":"Eye Openers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Apostles of the Absurd.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/images\/BW 3 men.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td><td> <strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em; font-family: inherit;\">Apostles of the Absurd<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Steve Crosby came to know the Gospel and the Savior among America\u2019s Charismatics. He calls them \u201chis Tribe\u201d. His life was changed, but as he became more mobile among them, and knowledgeable, more and more of the goings-on and the things proclaimed, began to shake him to the core.<br>What he found was what Proverbs 19:3 describes: \u201cThe&nbsp;foolishness of a man twists his way, and his heart frets against the Lord\u201d.<br>This article of his is a true heart-cry and should be an eye-opener for many who still have sincere hopes of revival through Charismaticism.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Zealous and Misled.pdf\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ntmu.net\/images\/Youth.jpg?resize=99%2C90\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"90\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/td><td><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em; font-family: inherit;\">Zealous, but Misled<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Attracted by the enthusiasm he found in the &#8220;Local Church&nbsp;Movement&#8221; of Witness Lee, Arthur was soon &#8216;enthusiastic&#8217; himself, memorizing Scripture and witnessing. He was promoted to a leader&#8217;s position, but&#8230; not all was well. It seemed alarm bells were ringing in his mind, yet he wasn&#8217;t supposed to use his mind&#8230; So Arthur carried on, putting everything into it. Then, at last, as someone, at another place, read from Romans 5, his eyes were opened, and the die was cast: &#8220;&#8230;&nbsp;<strong>we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have&nbsp;<em>access by faith into this grace<\/em>&nbsp;in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God<\/strong>\u201d.<br>Liberated by God&#8217;s Grace,&nbsp; Arthur began a new&nbsp;life, following HIM &#8211; according to HIS WORD -, not any longer through the dictates of the &#8220;Recovery Bible Notes&#8221; and Lee&#8217;s lectures&#8230;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Spotlight on Sisters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/images\/woman hushed 2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"71\"><\/a><\/td><td><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25em; font-family: inherit;\"> Spotlight on Sisters <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Don\u2019t try to get into a house if you haven\u2019t got the right keys \u2013 your faulty keys won\u2019t work! We\u2019re talking about the \u2018house\u2019 of&nbsp;<strong><em>Christian-women-in-spiritual-ministry<\/em><\/strong>. This short article, in seven concise points, discovers the two master-keys and then opens up the whole subject. Much of conventional thinking on the subject is shown to be faulty and without a scriptural basis. This has often led to great hindrance in the Master\u2019s building. As always, it is a question of \u201cletting go\u201d and \u201cletting God\u201d. Conventional thinking, if not truly springing from God\u2019s Word must be \u2018<strong>let go<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013 such is the message of the Cross. After that, \u2018<strong>let God<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013 the message of the Resurrection! Incidentally, this includes the first person in history, commissioned to go and tell forth <strong><em>the news that HE is risen!<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Nabuco - copia.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ntmu.net\/images\/nebukadnezar.jpg?resize=103%2C103\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"103\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/td><td>\n<h4><strong><em>Nebuchadnezzar \u2013 and his King sized EGO<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>In just three chapters of Daniel\u2019s book, the amazing story of the world\u2019s greatest strategist and empire builder is laid out before us. At long last, his EGO imploded and the \u2018king-of-kings\u2019 surrendered to the greater King of kings. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Daniel &amp; Friends.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/images\/BW4friends 2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"84\" height=\"57\"><\/a><\/td><td><strong><em>DANIEL &amp; FRIENDS<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Four Hebrew eunuchs knew \u201cone amazing secret\u201d. That secret gave them the winning edge under the most mind-blowing and blood-curdling threats&#8230; Find out their secret for yourself!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Lords Day.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/images\/Lord's Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"85\"><\/a><\/td><td>\n<h4><strong><em>The Lord\u2019s Day<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>One of the Messianic psalms, Psalm 118:22-24, prophesies concerning Messiah\u2019s death and resurrection! In these verses, God declares the Day of Resurrection to be the \u201cDay Made by Him\u201d, in other words a \u201cNew Creation\u201d. That Day was destined to be the \u201cDay of days\u201d \u2013 forever -, the source of, and motive for, great joy and gladness.<br>When Messiah died, the \u201c<strong>Last Adam<\/strong>\u201d died. When Messiah rose victoriously, the \u201c<strong>Second Man<\/strong>\u201d was born (see Paul\u2019s references to this in 1st Corinthians 15). While the Roman world would continue to worship the \u2018sun\u2019 on the first day of the week, calling it \u201cSUNday\u201d, for the Redeemed, it would be the \u201c<strong>Lord\u2019s Day<\/strong>\u201d from now on. Don\u2019t miss the telling diagram of \u201cAll Time\u201d right at the end.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/pdf\/Apostasy.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/images\/salt 2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"89\" height=\"70\"><\/a><\/td><td>\n<h4>Apostasy \u2013<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Christians Fallen Away? Or\u2026 Christians Taken Away<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>In many Bible versions, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Thessalonians 2:3 has the word \u201capostasy\u201d. The verse is a marvelous verse, yet most readers never catch on. What really is the apostle writing about? \u201cApostasy\u201d (a Greek word) means \u201cfalling away from the faith\u201d, right? But what if that particular meaning of \u201cfalling away\u201d is an \u2018acquired meaning\u2019, and not really what Paul was wanting to express?<br>Let the Lord open your eyes to the real meaning, to the original one! It will be a major boost for your insight in Bible prophecy!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/ntmu.net\/?p=376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ntmu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BW-mannetjes.jpg?resize=59%2C60\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"96\"><\/a><\/td><td>\n<h4><strong><em>Dear Pastor\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>What was the secret of all those churches in New Testament times? In worship they were in touch with Heaven; in love sacrificial; in outreach dynamic; yet they had neither \u2018pastors\u2019, nor pulpits! 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