The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 2:16-17, “The LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;
17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.’”

Genesis 3:1-5, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, “You shall not eat from any tree of the garden”?
2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'”
4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!
5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Oh, how clever the adversary is! Yet the serpent’s tactic would never have worked, had the woman not added the phrase “or touch it” to what the LORD had said. How many self-proclaimed “ministers” add to and thereby remove the very essence of the LORD’s Word! Further, they do it at their own risk and at the risk of those who follow their teachings. They will be held accountable!

This and much more requires that we read carefully what the LORD says in His Word. That also requires that we listen with extreme care what those who claim to represent Him teach and preach as well. I am amazed at how many preach and teach their own gospel under the guize of being ministers of the LORD!

It is the LORD’s teaching that we withdraw from any and all ministries that do not strictly adhere to the clarity of His Holy Word. Spiritual men alone are qualified to serve as pastors! It is abominable what some thoroughly unqualified people will cite as their “right” to lead others in the understanding of God’s Holy Word! How crafty is that adversary!

Listen and adhere to the biblical words of David: “Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering” (Ps. 26:1).

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom