BREAKER PRAYER LETTERS

November - December 2011

2011-12-31T07:22:00.000-08:00

For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. (Acts 17:21)

Greetings from the Breakers,

The above verse speaks of the Athenians and how they sought only after those things which were “new.” Because of this, I used to think all things “new” were always bad. I’m “old school” and don’t like modern things at all. That’s why I’m so tired of the “NEWS.” It’s always bad news, and hardly ever good! (Like my grandfather used to say, “All the news media is for is to scare old ladies!” That’s about it).

But over the years, I’ve learned that not everything “new” is bad. Sometimes there really are some new things that are good. And these last two months I’ve been blessed with some of them. So here’s the NEWS from the Breakers.

NEW YEAR

Well, happy New Year everybody! It’s hard to believe it’s 2012 already, the year the ancient Mayans said would be our last. (Like a friend said to me jokingly, “Happy New Year in the last year of your life!”) But who knows what this year will truly hold. Hopefully, it will bring peace, righteousness, and the salvation of many souls to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. All I know is that last year (2011) brought a lot of violence (with the Muslim uprisings), a lot of wickedness (with the Occupy crowd and their defecating on police cars), and a lot of people turning away from the truth of the Gospel. Yet, we did see some blessings last year.

NEW DAUGHTER

The 18th of November, God blessed us with a new baby girl. Yep, another girl! We named her Elyse Lillian Trapp Breaker. She was a little late, but she came when God wanted her to. We feel so blessed with our new child, and thank God for his blessing us with such a healthy baby. Thanks again for all your prayers for Laura during her pregnancy!

NEW COMPUTER

Sometimes something bad happens just so that something good can come out of it. At least that’s what happened to me. In November, my old computer burnt up. I was devastated! My whole life and ministry is on that thing. Luckily, we were able to retrieve everything. (I highly recommend Carbonite.com!). And because it happened before Thanksgiving, I took advantage of Black Friday and was able to get a new laptop at a very low price! I’ve since got it up and running and have been busy writing new tracts, new articles, new books, etc.

NEW TRACT

I’m enclosing my new Gospel tract with this prayer letter entitled, “Got Forgiveness?” (It’s a play on words from the old ad: “Got Milk?”) I hope it will be a blessing to you. Every religion on earth claims to be the only one that can grant people the forgiveness of their sins (Except Satanism, of course, which encourages people to sin even more). However, RELIGION can’t offer anyone forgiveness. In fact, religion is the enemy of the Gospel. It was the religious crowd that killed Jesus Christ! So forgiveness does not come from a church, a priest, a ritual, or a vain religious prayer. It comes only through the Lord Jesus Christ, and faith alone in his blood atonement!

NEW BOOK

My book “What the BIBLE SAYS About Marriage Divorce, and Remarriage,” is now available on my online bookstore. I’m supposed to get 100% of the royalties on each copy sold, so buying a copy is a good way to help support our ministry. We hope more people we get a hold of the great truth of Marriage being a type of Christ and the Church, which is what I portray in my book. We’ve already seen many marriages fixed among Hispanics who’ve read it in Spanish, and we hope for the same in this English edition.

NEW WEBSITE

My Dad’s old website needed to be renewed. I decided I’d do so and redo it in order to remember Dad, and to keep his writings online. Also, I figured I’d use it for myself as well. If you desire to see it, it is: www.robertbreaker.com. My old website is still www.rrb3.com and with my new computer, I’ve been able to update it as well, and also add a lot of stuff about the Spanish Bible. I’m getting a lot of readers and a lot of good feedback. More and more are learning that the Valera 1602 Purified is indeed the best Spanish Bible.

NEW BLOG

My wife is so frugal and so good with coupons and ways to save money. With the many tricks I learned from her, I decided to make a new blog. It can be found at: www.savemulah.blogspot.com. There you’ll find many ways to save money, and who doesn’t want to save, especially in this horrible economy? Besides, the more money you save, the more money you can send to Missionaries, Amen?

NEW REFERENCE TOOL

In December I heard about a two volume set of a work by a man named Stephen Hite. He took eight different Spanish New Testaments and put them together in book form verse by verse, making it easy to study those translations and see what they say. His work is an invaluable tool for those seeking to study the truth about the Spanish Bible Issue, for some of those versions he included are not available today and haven’t been for over 400 years. To obtain a copy of his work, go to Octapla.com. It’s rather pricey, but it’s worth it to have access to those Older Protestant texts, many of which were the basis for our Valera 1602 Purified.

NEWS FROM A FRIEND OF MINE

Friends are few and far between nowadays. Even with things like Facebook, Email, Magicjack, and Skype, it’s still hard to get together with fellow Christians. So we keep in contact through the internet.

A friend of mine sent me an email about something that bothered him a lot, and I’m going to include it at the end of this prayer letter. I believe it’s an important issue. I hope after you read it, you will agree.

NEW STRUGGLES

With the new year brings new struggles, new problems, and new difficulties to overcome. But we welcome them and trust God to help us through them all. We greatly desire your prayers as well, as our desire is to continue serving the Lord and do as much as for him as possible. As always, our desire is to preach the blood, the book, and the blessed hope. In other words, stand dogmatically on the three great pillars of the Christian faith: Salvation, Sanctification, and the Scriptures. In short, preach the RIGHT GOSPEL, the RIGHT BIBLE, and the RIGHT WAY OF LIVING. What is the right way of living you might ask? That is living a sanctified, Spirit-filled life for the honor and glory of God. I’ll close with 2 Timothy 2:19: “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

Thanks again for all your continued prayers and support. We love you and are praying for you as well.

Robert, Laura, Emma and Elyse Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

CHILDHOOD EVANGELIZATION WITHOUT CHRISTIAN PARENT’S CONSENT?

My wife and I continually see the changing things within the Fundamentalist movement, and we are greatly perturbed by it. It’s almost like modern tradition is taking the place of true Bible preaching and practices.

We also have done a lot of questioning of many of the practices we see. (Prove all things, hold fast that which is good, Amen?) One of these is the custom of churches separating parents from their children in Sunday Schools and Church Services. My wife and I don’t like this. Our kids stay with us, period! (For we don’t know those people who want to take them and teach them in Sunday School and Children’s Church, nor do we know what they are teaching!)

It didn’t used to be like this. In the old days, families always stayed together in the congregation. But now they are pressured to separate from their children. Why is this? Could this be a problem?

We also are leery of childhood professions. It bothers us to hear people say things like, “I got saved at three years old!” That sounds very far fetched! Especially when we’ve seen so many pressure children to repeat a prayer, then they proclaim them saved because of it.

With this in mind, a preacher friend of mine wrote an article about this very subject, and how the modern Bloodless Gospel has infiltrated our churches, and is even being targeted at our children. I felt I needed to include his work in my prayer letter this time. I hope it is an illuminating article...

“The day I dreaded arrived today, when some Sunday School staff/Children’s Church worker came up to me and informed me that my 7 year-old son had gotten “saved”. He then put him on the spot in asking him to describe this life changing event to me, at which point my son looked at me with a “dazed and confused” look. To some people, this might have been a joyous occasion to hear of their son's salvation. But to me, it was one of my worst nightmares. Here is why.

The arrogance in our evangelism is alarming! Isn’t it God’s design for Dad and Mom to instruct, read the Bible to, and discuss biblical matters with their children? Yes it is! But all of the sudden, in Children’s Church or Sunday school, workers get this thing in their head that the children are there for them to push for a decision on spiritual matters and eternal salvation without even discussing these matters with the parents. (As if they know the child, or have anything to do with him aside from asking him questions and prompting him to raise his hand). They view it as “God brought them to me.” It’s a twisted view on the providence of God.

I asked the young zealous man how the salvation of my son came about. He gave me the spiel, which consisted of something along the lines of: “asking the children if they lie,” (they said, “Yes”), then he asked them if they, “believed Jesus died for them because of their sins,” to which most 7 year-old church kids also said, “Yes!” A show of hands was requested, and my son and another answered that they didn’t know if they would go to heaven. So, they were taken out of the class into a segregated room with this young man, who I do not know anything about. So then, he asked them to “Repeat this prayer,” which is to say, “Ask Jesus into your heart.” I was mortified!

I saw the youth in this young man, and tried to have some grace so I held my tongue. My initial thought was to quiz him as to what he actually covered with my son, and how long it took to do so. But nooo, Mr. nice guy that I am, I held my tongue. I mean after all, this young man is just doing what he is trained to do. He is just doing what is expected of an upstanding young Fundamentalist. This brings up a much larger problem that covers the whole scope of Independent Baptist Fundamentalism.

That man was simply wrong to do what he did, and he was simply wrong in his overall presentation of it. When we got home and discussed it with our son, we learned that he in fact, as I suspected, had NO IDEA of what was going on. He was basically following along and joining in the club.

Children are so impressionable and easy to manipulate which is precisely the reason they have parents!

I rang the assistant Pastor of the church, who is a close friend of mine, and explained to him what had happened. He understood completely, and my distress resonated with him but he never really offered a solution. I don’t really know a solution either. I mean it was an honest mistake by a young, well-intended, sincere man, but it just goes to show what I have been afraid of. It was later reported that a special meeting was called with the staff, and from now on, it will be with the parent’s involvement if there seems to be an interest in salvation by the child. But even with that, you understand, my continued apprehension and hesitation.

We are so presupposed to have the ministries and services like the next guy in the church down the street, so we start doing Sunday school, because it is just simply expected in today's religious society. We encourage young men and women to get involved in these various and assorted “gospel” ministries because it is expected. We have the segregated youth services and bus ministries, and if what happened to my son is what happens to any random child in the church, what are they doing to the bus kids year in and year out? These children do not have parents who ask questions, and they may well grow up with a false sense of security because they prayed a prayer without any understanding! Oh, the horror of it all!!!

How long have we been operating like this?

We separate the families. We separate the children from mom and dad and leave it up to Joe blow Fundamentalist to lead them to Christ without the parents. It’s just not right. I have been uneasy about it since I have had children. I never saw the danger until then. You trust these guys to instruct them properly on the gospel and eternal salvation, and instead you get coercion, urging for a decision to have a number to report, and all this one-two-three-pray-after-me garbage with a little bit of ask Jesus into your heart, which means what anyway?!? It is absolutely out of order and a total misrepresentation of what the gospel is.

The reality is my kid was just probably thrown into bus kid status, led away to some room, given some watered down gospel mumbo jumbo by some pubescent 17 or 18 year old with an itch to impress the pastor or the overbearing strict legalistic parents who also want to impress the pastor. My son was pressured into being honest. Then, he was pressured to not be left out when it was time to pray.

Later that night, I asked my son if he could recall any of the message to which he replied, “No.” He remembered talking with his friends before Children's Church, but not the message that supposedly led him to Christ. Again, it hits home when people take your kids and use coercion while they say it’s “conviction.” It’s all very cultic in principle.

This is not Bible salvation, or even a figment of it. I was so disturbed. Not angry, just disturbed that it has come to this. Well, who am I kidding, I was angry… to be more accurate. Judge me all you want. That’s my child you are perverting with your heresy. I’m disturbed that we have become so manufactured and transparent that we would target 7 year-olds as our converts.

Many church members and people like my self that feel it necessary to have a Church home, so to have that fellowship and times of worship, we are forced at every hand to assimilate to bogus traditions that we do not hold to within that church home. Whether it is being forced to go to church every Sunday if your kid goes to the Christian School associated with the church, or the deacons reminding you to send your kids to the Sunday School classes or your baby to nursery..., etc.

My son's salvation is too precious of a thing to have corrupted and distorted, no matter how well intended the people are! First time, shame on them, second time, shame on me. How can I ever just send my son to a Sunday school class or children’s church when they are separated from me, and they could be given very damaging instructions at any time?

…Shame on us, those for not ever saying anything, and those for acting like it doesn't exist. We are going to have hell to pay for all of this one day. We will be illuminated in the spirit of his mind. And we will know. To what extent, and the particulars, it is open for debate, but God will straighten ALL of us out at the judgment seat of Christ!”

*Disclaimer: I’m not against bus ministries, church Sunday Schools, evangelism, etc. I’m only questioning the way in which they are done. Further, I’m not telling church parents they must not send their children to Children’s Church, nursery, Sunday School, etc. That is the parent’s choice. However, I believe they should KNOW exactly who their kids are being taught by and what they are being told. Finally, I’m not saying that children cannot be saved. They most certainly can. However, they must be saved the same way adults are, by FAITH in the BLOOD ATONEMENT of Jesus Christ!

MY NEW TRACT:

Got Forgiveness?

      Nearly all religions have one thing in common; they all seek the forgiveness of their sins. However, they all have another thing in common as well; they all disagree as to exactly how a person obtains that forgiveness.
     Most religions teach their followers that they must do certain rituals and practices in order to find forgiveness and justify themselves before God.
     But will God accept a Sinner and grant him forgiveness based upon something he does? What does the Bible say about this?
     In the Bible, God does not grant forgiveness to anyone based upon what they do. For all that a man can do will never be good enough in God’s eyes. It is the work of a Sinner.
     Romans 3:23 tells us, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” When the Bible says, “all,” it means A-L-L!
     Every human being is a Sinner. And they can never please God, nor gain God’s forgiveness by their own merit. They cannot save themselves. This is why they need God to save them from their sins and forgive them. For without God, they are found unclean.
     Isaiah 64:6 clearly tells us: “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
     No matter how “righteous” a man thinks that he is or has become by his many good works, he will never be righteous in God’s eyes. Why? Because the Bible tells us that salvation, or forgiveness, does not come by “works” rather by “faith.”
     Romans 4:5 makes this very clear: “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”
     And again in Ephesians 2:8,9 we read: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
     If it were possible for a man to gain God’s forgiveness through his own works, then that man would always brag upon himself and boast about how good he is, and not on God, and how great HE is.
     Thus, God’s plan of salvation is not to grant man forgiveness of his sins based upon something man does, rather based upon what God did for man.
     What did God do for man? The Bible tells us that he sent his son Jesus to die for the sins of man. John 3:16 states: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life [i.e. forgiveness].”
     Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, came to this earth to suffer, bleed, and die as he paid for your sins in your place on Calvary. And God the Father accepted that payment for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Now, all those who come to Jesus through faith alone can be born again, and receive complete forgiveness of their sins. For only he can forgive you.
     Speaking of Jesus, the apostle Paul said, “Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man [Jesus] is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.”
     And in Acts 26:18, God the Holy Spirit commands Paul in his ministry to, “...open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me [Jesus].
     Again, we see that salvation or the forgiveness of sins is by FAITH. Faith in what? Faith in Jesus Christ. But it’s more than that. It’s faith in Jesus’ bloody sacrifice for our sins.
     God has always demanded blood sacrifice for sin. In the Old Testament, it was the blood of a lamb. But Jesus Christ was the Lamb of God who died for the sins of the world (John 1:29). He shed his precious blood as an atonement for the sins of all mankind. And to receive God’s forgiveness, a Sinner must “trust the blood” of Jesus (Rom. 3:25) by Faith. For it is only the blood that gives us forgiveness of sins.
     We see this clearly in Colossians 1:14, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”
     God’s Forgiveness is only found through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. And according to 1 John 1:7, only the shed blood of Jesus can cleanse a Sinner of all his sins, as it states: “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
     Romans 4:7 further says, “...Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.”
     So how about you? Are you one of those “blessed ones” which this verse speaks about? Are you forgiven? Are your sins covered in the blood of Jesus?
     If not, why not? The Bible speaks in Colossians 2:13 of those who once were lost but now are saved, and tells us of the contrast from before salvation to after:

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.”

     You too can be one of those who now has been FORGIVEN of all your trespasses. But it’s not by something you do to try to justify yourself to God. Rather, it’s by what you do with what Jesus Christ did for you on the cross of Calvary.
     Got forgiveness? Or are you still trusting you are good enough to get to heaven by yourself?

TRUTH STANDS ALONE MINISTRIES

740 MIKE GIBSON LANE

MILTON, FLORIDA 32583

September - October 2011

2011-10-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work... (Neh. 4:17)

Greetings once again from the Breakers,

September and October have gone by so quickly, that it’s hard to believe they have already passed. Is it time to write another prayer letter again? Yes it is. So here goes, as there is much news to report.

Worshipping God!

Many of you have been praying for our house in Alabama to sell. It has been very hard on us to own two houses, as bills for each place are hard to keep up with at times. But thankfully, we’ve been blessed to finally sell our Alabama house in October. We didn’t make any money on the place, and took a great loss, but God knows our struggles, and we are thankful we don’t have to worry about paying the bills on that place anymore!

We also had to move and that took some time. We then had to figure out what to do with our printing equipment. You’ll remember a few years back we had an organization donate it to us. We have never had a chance to use it, as it required 330 electric instead of 220, and our two laser printers have been more than enough for our printing needs, so we prayed about what to do with the equipment, and who to give it to. God came through and a Missionary friend picked it up and is going to take it to a church in Missiouri who wants to use it in printing tracts. So we praise God that it will be used for his honor and glory!

Working Hard

With the sale of our Alabama house, we have turned our attention to fixing up our Florida house, with the hopes of selling it someday. We have done a lot of work on the place since the two years after my father died, and we’re getting close to finally getting done. However, we have had our share of set backs. A tropical storm named Lee did a number on our bulkhead, and washed part of it away. Thus, I’ve had to spend most of the month of October in back-breaking labor, working to fix it. And, wouldn’t you know, we had a freak storm which came and tore out about 20 feet of it after I finished. But during the process, God showed me an interesting lesson from that project, and I am going to write about that at the end of this prayer letter.

Witnessing Day after Day

The Apostle Paul was a tentmaker, and we find him often toiling at that occupation while witnessing to his customers and fellow workers. He didn’t just go out and try to reach the lost, rather he took advantage of every opportunity in reaching those that also came to him while he worked. Thus, while having to fix my bulkhead, I found that I too had quite a few opportunities to witness to people who came across my path as I worked. One man was a Jehovah Witness, and I had a great chance to witness to him. I also had a fun time working with a man and teaching him about Dispensations, Christ’s Blood Atonement, and more.

Being a missionary is much more than just GOING and preaching to people. It’s taking every opportunity to witness to those around you, especially when they COME to you! I’ve tried to explain this in previous prayer letters: being a Missionary isn’t determined by where you go, but by who you are. If you witness only because you are paid to do so in a foreign land, and yet you don’t witness while at home, you are not really a Missionary at all. Rather, you are a hireling.

Today there is much emphasis on GO and PREACH, but such emphasis has led to a generation of Christians who ONLY PREACH when they GO, but never preach here at home. I believe we should preach where ever we are, when ever we get the opportunity, and to whomsoever comes across our paths. And I thank God for so many opportunities to witness these last few months.

I often feel so overwhelmed with so much to do here. I’ve reported several prayer letters ago that we have many responsibilities here we have to get done before we can get back to traveling and preaching like before. But what a blessing that even though I’ve been busy working towards that goal, God has given me many chances to witness and pass out tracts during this time.

Watching Others

The Bible says that those who “compare themselves” with others are “not wise” (2 Cor. 10:12) So I’ve never tried to compare myself to other Christians, Pastors, Evangelists, Missionaries, etc. However, it’s very hard not to watch them and what they are doing. And, as I’ve reported many times, I’m seeing them often headed in the wrong direction, falling oftentimes into apostasy, sexual sins, and false doctrine. This saddens me greatly, and discourages me a lot. But I still press on, focusing on what God’s doing, not on what they are doing.

On the subject of the Spanish Bible, I’m continually seeing what it appears others do not. You see, when you are on the outside looking in, you see things more clearly than when you are on the inside, getting caught up with all the clap trap of the political system, in which so many today are completely enthralled.

With that stated, I constantly get emails from SPANISH-SPEAKERS who tell me they are so thankful for the information I’m getting out about the Spanish Bible. And almost all of them tell me that in their estimation the best Spanish Bible is our Valera 1602 Purified. Now, contrast this with the modern push in the IFB movement with many popular ENGLISH-SPEAKERING preachers pushing the modern Gomez Spanish Bible. But since it’s all about Spanish and for the Spanish-speakers, shouldn’t we listen to them and what they are saying?

I hear so often from Spanish-speakers who have awakened to the fact that their Spanish Bibles (the 1960, the 1909, the 1865) are corrupt. They are diligently seeking a better translation, but there are only two they can turn to: The Valera 1602 Purified and the modern Gomez. Care to guess which one they all are telling me they are leaning towards? Why the 1602 Purified of course. The reason is because it is much better and closer to the KJV. It is also OLD CASTELLAN SPANISH, and not modern Spanish like the 1960 and the Gomez (which relied heavily on the wordage of the 1960). Further, they are in favor of using SEÑOR or Lord in Spanish, like the 1602 P does, rather than JEHOVA. And finally, they reject the occultic papist word VERBO for the older protestant word PALABRA.

With this in mind, I thought I’d just give a few words from one of the many native latino Spanish-Speakers who contact me about this subject...

“I had a corrupt text (in the 1960). Your information really showed me the problems and the right version to turn to! I’m so happy you have this material out there! My faith was in man, and I trusted in what they told me. I did not study out the truth for myself. Thank God for your website that gave me the truth and pointed me to the right Spanish Bible! I went to an Independent Baptist Bible College, but they never told me the truth about or the history of the Spanish Bible. Thank you so much for doing so! I have read all the Spanish Bibles verse by verse, and I believe the Valera 1602 Purified to be the best. It appears to me the Gomez is made by and pushed by Gringoes, while the Purified is the work of native Spanish-Speakers, and more received by Hispanos.”

You can’t argue with a NATIVE SPANISH-SPEAKER giving such a testimony!

Worrying Often

I’ve been talking with other Missionaries and many of them have been telling me the same thing. It’s getting tough to receive financial support as the economy worsens in the United States. I feel their pain, as our support level is dropping every month. Yet we know of no other course of action but to continue serving the Lord, and doing what we know is right, hoping and praying that things will turn around. Until they do, we will do the best we can to serve God with the little amount of support we do receive, and we wish to let you know that we greatly appreciate your sacrifice in giving to the work of the Lord.

Writing Books

Over the years, I’ve written over 17 books, and printed these myself and often given them out free of charge to as many people as will take them and read them. I believe they are important, dealing with such doctrines as Salvation, the Blood Atonement, the History of the Spanish Bible, and more. But now with the economy being so bad, I’ve submitted one of my books to a large “Christian” printing press, and it is due out in December. The title of the book is: “What THE BIBLE Says about Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage.” And, this company is supposed to market my work to over 70,000 Christian Bookstores world-wide, and I’m supposed to get royalties on copies that are sold. Because of the low support we receive, I’m hoping God will use this book to help people, and that we might be able to use the money made on this book to help supplement our ministry. Please pray for this endeavour. We have already given the book out to many Spanish-speakers, and they all claim that it has helped them in their marriage relationships and has opened their eyes to the spiritual type of Christ and the Church. If you are interested in this book in English, you can obtain a pre-copy at my website bookstore. (Go to www.rrb3.com)

I remember years ago that I was once called a “Bad Missionary” for writing books. (This from guys who have written and profited off of books that they have written, many of which contained their own opinions rather than sound Bible doctrine.) But I truly believe that we need more good sound Bible literature that points people to the word of God and the truths of the scriptures. As God allows, I’ll try to submit more books to this company (it’s called Xulon Press) and I pray we might be able to reach more people with the truth.

Waiting Patiently

As most of you know, Laura is nine months pregnant as I write this, and we are awaiting a new baby. We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, and are looking forward to being surprised. We’ll let you know in our next prayer letter what it is, and hopefully include a picture. But until then, please pray for us, as it appears the baby will be late. Sometimes waiting is sooooooooo agonizing. Why can’t it just come already? I guess we’ll just have to wait on the Lord’s timing.

Wishing Daily

I really believe the time is short for the soon appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I wish for it everyday. Still He has not come yet. So we continue looking upward. Until then, we hope to be found faithful in witnessing, working, and watching.

Thanks again for all your prayers and support. We covet your prayers, and know you do the same.

Because He shed His oh so precious blood for us,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

While working on fixing our bulkhead, I learned some valuable spiritual lessons. God showed me some things that I believe are noteworthy to share. I hope they might be a blessing to you.

THE BULKHEAD

A bulkhead is nothing more than a wall that is set up to keep water from washing away your property. If we take the water as a type of the world then we see an interesting symbolism, for often there are storms in which the waves of the world crash upon us, seeking to bring us down and destroy us. But the stronger the wall, the less chance of collapsing and breaking down.

Now, to build a bulkhead, three things are needed: 1. The Wall, 2. Dead Men, and 3. Dirt.

In building a bulkhead, the wall is important in separating the soil from the sea. The material used for this is either wood, or vinyl sheets, and the longer they are, the better they will hold. It is recommened to use either 10 or 12 foot pieces, as the deeper they go, the harder they are to move. My bulkhead, however, was initially built of vinyl sheets only 8 feet long. Because of this, they did not hold well, and my wall fell out towards the sea as the waves seeped over and pulled it down, taking away much dirt and washing it out to sea. For this reason, I had to strengthen my bulkhead.

To strengthen the wall, every so many feet the law says a man should have a dead man to help hold up the wall. It is nothing more than a post sunk into the ground about 12 feet inland, in which a piece of “allthread” or thick gauge threaded wire (either galvanized or stainless steel) is connected to a buried post and the wall. The post is put deep into the ground to keep it from moving and on the post is nailed a board horizontally, making it look like a “cross,” or like a man with his arms outstreched. Hence, the name, “Dead man.” This board, once it is covered with dirt holds tightly in the sand, almost like an anchor, and if built correctly, it can hold tightly even against the most brutal storms, tempests, and hurricanes.

Looking at this spiritually, we see an amazing picture, as Christians need a wall of separation from sin and the world. We further need a dead man in our lives, and that man is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who spread his arms out on that old wooden cross and died for our sins. (Thankfully he rose again!) Once we trust him as our Saviour, he is the anchor of our souls, and we remain steadfast in him, trusting him to keep us firm, centered, and unmoveable during the worst tempests in our Christian lives.

We as Christians also need to build walls or bulkheads in our daily lives and Christian walk. We need to separate ourselves from the world (the water), and the strength of our walls are determined by how strong our faith is in the “dead man.” If our allthread (faith) is weak, it will break and the wall will fall. If it is strong, it will hold steadfastly and the wall will deflect the waves.

On bulkheads, it is recommended to use 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch allthread. But on my bulkhead, I used 1 inch galvanized steel. It was so big, and bulky, but it was strong! The stronger the allthread, the stronger the wall! It is the same with our faith. The stronger our faith, the stronger our wall!

The other thing that makes the wall strong is the depth of the dead man. The deeper the dead man, the more he will hold. Thus, the stronger the allthread and the deeper the dead man post, the better the wall will hold and keep the water from washing it away.

What a beautiful picture this is of our Christian life. If our faith (our allthread) is strong, and our dead man (our Saviour) is deeply planted in our hearts, the less chance we’ll have of being brought down by the storms of this world and falling into temptation, worldliness, and sin!

How deep is your dead man? How strong is your allthread? How firmly planted is your wall?

July - August 2011

2011-09-07T10:06:00.000-07:00

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (James 1:2-4)

Greetings once again from the Breakers! I wish we had exciting news, but there is really not too much to report. As the old saying goes, “No news is good news!” And sometimes that’s exactly right.

I’ve been wearing myself thin these last hot and muggy summer months, and we are starting to catch up on a few things, and we do have a few praise reports we are glad to be able to include in this prayer letter.

CONTRACT SIGNED TO SELL OUR HOUSE

Thanks to all of you who had been praying for our house to sell. We’ve had a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) sign out front for several months, and while we had many calls on it, there were very few who could afford, or even get a loan for the place. All because of this “slow economy.” So many brethren have told us their sad stories about how long their houses had been up for/and are still for sale. It just seems it’s very hard to sell nowadays. But glory to God we signed a contract to sell the end of August. We didn’t get what we wanted for the place, (no one never does), in fact we are taking a big loss. But we feel so blessed to have that burden lifted. Please continue to pray that the closing goes off without a hitch.

Wouldn’t you know that the day we signed the contract was the day the A/C unit went out. (Seems like that always happens, doesn’t it? Just when something good is about to happen, something bad has to come along and spoil it!) The buyers signed the contract “as is” but we felt bad, so we made a point to pay to have the A/C indoor heating and cooling unit replaced. It cost us 1500 dollars out of pocket. Like the old saying goes, “It hurts to do the right thing.” But we felt we did just that in fixing it for the new buyers, who probably could not afford to fix it themselves. (They could barely afford to get a loan in this horrible economy).

BOOKS, BOOKSTORE, PRINTING, and PRINTING EQUIPMENT

Selling our house means we will no longer be able to keep the heavy duty printing equipment we have stored there. That’s okay, as we’ve been printing materials on our laser printers instead with great results. This means we have a multi-lith printer, a camera for the plates, a nice cutter, and more just collecting dust. So I thought in this prayer letter that I would ask anyone if they could use it in their church. It’s a great machine for printing tracts! If so, let us know, as we’d love to see that machine used by someone for the glory of God. We would use it ourselves, but it’s just too big. It’s more for printing in bulk, and we just aren’t to that stage in which we print that much. (I believe each plate can do 30,000 to 50,000 pages).

Speaking of printing tracts, we have a new one for you here. The question on the title says it all: “How sure are you that you are going to heaven?” And we’ve been busy printing these up, and getting them into the hands of those who will read them. If you like them and want some more, please let us know!

A while back someone told me about P.O.D. or Print on Demand, and my wife and I learned more about it lately, figuring out how to have our books printed this way and posted for sale on the internet. For years I’ve been printing them up and mailing them out myself, but this way a company does all the work, and it looks so nice and professional! If you want to buy the book, you purchase it through Amazon.com. They then package it and mail it, and then send us a check for the royalties (which are not much, believe me). But we are hoping to supplement our monthly support with this revenue.

If you are interested in checking out our bookstore, please go to www.rrb3.com and click on “BOOKSTORE.”

If you desire a lot of books to sell in your church bookstore, let me know, as I can get a lot cheaper price in bulk. Our prayer is that these books will go far and wide, as they contain a lot of good doctrinal material, as well as important information about the Spanish Bible Issue.

As most of you know, all of the support we get for the ministry goes to the ministry, so we are trying to see if we can help support the ministry and ourselves through printing and selling this way online. We also are experimenting with printing the Spanish New Testament, and so far we have sold a few Valera 1602 Purified Spanish New Testaments, (although the quality isn’t as good as we’d like. We are still learning). I hope in the future to make much more information available in both English and Spanish, as good Christian literature is important.

Speaking of the Spanish Bible (the Valera 1602 Purified) we heard good news. Mt. Pisgah press in Tennessee has decided it is the best Spanish Bible, and they are going to start printing it on their presses. We also are waiting for more whole Bibles to be printed in Shelbyville, Tennessee, as well. So please pray these might be printed soon. (Because we are all out and need more!)

THE STORM AND EVEN MORE PROBLEMS

As I write this, we are in Florida in the middle of a Tropical Storm named Lee. It has caused several leaks in the house we live in here, and has destroyed our bulkhead and eroded away some of the property. All of these are just more things we’ll have to fix. But we know there must be a reason for all this. So we continue pressing forward in serving the Lord as we try to get our house in order. I just hope we’ll be able to get ahead soon, as it seems like just about the time we get to where we want to be, then there are more problems to deal with. Someone once said it nicely, when they said, “Well, um, I think they just call that LIFE!”

TRANSLATING AND GETTING MATERIAL TO SPANISH SPEAKERS

At the request of others, I’ve been busy working on the computer translating my latest book (the one I mailed out to you in my last prayer letter about the Spanish Bible and those Courageous men Behind its Inception) into Spanish. This worked out well, as my home church in Mexico wanted to use the material in their Bible Institute, so that took me a few 12 to 14 hour days of translating.

I’ve also been flooded with many phone calls from Spanish-speakers who tell me that they are mad at me for having all my books in English and not in Spanish. (Actually, two are already in Spanish, but the rest still need to be translated). So it looks like I have a great job in front of me translating them for the Spanish-speaking people. (Hey, I’m supposed to be a Missionary Evangelist to the Spanish-Speaking People, so I really should have all my material in Spanish, right?)

PONDERING WHY THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DO

I used to always wonder why God would let my Dad pass away, and why we would end up here in the states. But now I’m seeing it’s in order to be able to do the work of getting all of our works into Spanish, and to get out more Spanish Bibles. For had we been in Honduras or on the road all the time, we would not have had time to do all of this. So God is working and slowly preparing us to eventually get to the point where we can indeed get back on the road again someday. But until then, we’ll keep doing the work of the Lord as we try to get our house sold, our books into English and Spanish available on the world wide web, and our printing machines up and running printing more tracts.

As always, thanks for your continued prayers and support. We need it! And we hope you know we pray for you all too!

In His service,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Lee Breaker

As always, I just can’t make my prayer letters short. And with the high cost of postage nowadays, it just doesn’t seem right to not send as much as I can for the same price of a regular letter. So, I’ve always got to add a little something extra. This time, I thought I’d add this. Here it is. I hope it makes you think

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Tim. 3:1)

This verse pretty much says it all. And I’m sure you’d agree we are definitely in the last days. This means constant peril shall come soon (if it’s not here already).

Recently, I’ve just finished reading a good book by Ann Coulter entitled, “Demonic” and it really brought home some hard truths for me. She did a great job in her book in showing the evil power of “mob rule” and how easy it is to deceive people into thinking a certain way and then inciting them to react in an angry manner. In a mob, there is no rule, only brute force, and the mob has no pity, practicing on others the most atrocious and barbarous acts imaginable.

In her book, she showed the difference between the American Revolution and the French Revolution, proving how one was well thought out with much reason and thinking, and sought independence for truth and justice, while the other was a sheer murderous circus, with no goal but to get rid of those in power and to take out one’s anger on them. Rape, murder, pillaging, plunder, desecration of the dead, were common place, and the mob grew more bold in their evil actions, as countless thousands were beheaded at the guillotine. It was, as the title of her book implies, truly Demonic.

The modern history of mankind and mob rule is much the same. It is man giving into his basest depravity and taking his anger, hatred, and unconstrained passions out on others. Hitler, Philpot, Stalin, Mao, and others who have gained power using mob rule have all done the same thing: they have carried out MASS MURDER, as they sought to make society what they wanted it to be. And they all have one thing in common: after they took over through mob rule, they all outlawed God and the Bible. (Can you say, “Demonic?”)

On this “happy note,” I can’t help but report that I’m starting to see this demonic mob mentality in America and around the world. Mobs are taking to the streets, and they are militant in their hatred towards Christians and Jews.

Several months ago, you’ll remember the Muslims in Egypt ousting their ruler, while chanting Anti-Jewish rhetoric, all while they gang raped a woman in the streets, during what they called their “day of rage.”

Not too long ago we also saw mass demonstrations in Greece, Spain, and then even in England too, where countless mobs of people looted store after store for no reason other than utter rebellion.

Now we are starting to see it in America as well, as the thugs are calling for a national day of rage in September of this year. Who’s behind all this? Well, as the title of her book implies, it must be demons, (or what the Bible calls seducing spirits). Certainly Satan is behind it all. And, he’s using socialism, communism, unions, colleges, community organizers, and modern day liberal thought to achieve his task of utter pandemonium, chaos, and suffering.

Instead of people today wanting to live for Jesus, they have become militant against Jesus. Instead of doing what’s right, they have pledged their lives to fight for and even die for: the whales, gay rights, women’s rights, animal rights, mother earth, abortion, etc. And they will never stop until they feel they have stamped out anyone and everyone who is against their satanic ideals. (This is how the mob works. They don’t stop until everyone they hate is dead.) Sadly, they don’t understand that everything they stand for is completely against God and the Bible.

So yes, perilous times shall come. In fact, I think they are already here. And it bothers me. Sometimes I fear the worst, but hope for the best. And as I ponder the evil to come, I sometimes want to just quit the ministry, and go get a cabin in the woods somewhere away from everyone and everything so when the looting, pillaging, plundering, rapings and murders begin here, I’ll be away from it. But then again, as I think it through, I believe it’s just that much more important to do more now to try to convert others to Christ.

But probably the saddest thing is that it’s just not the demon-possessed, demonically led liberals who are so angry with their mob style mentality. Today I find there are many Christians who have the same mob-like system of thinking, (i.e. mass condemnation and constant ridicule towards those they don’t agree with). And if you are one of those ostracized by them, then the whole group will devour you. Why is this? I believe it’s because the Church has gotten worldly and the world has gotten churchy, so it’s hard to tell one from the other today! This is why so many Christians are more interested in attacking than simply standing for the truth and faithfully preaching it to a lost and dying world. (Sadly, many today are not standing at all, rather back peddling).

Thinking on this and reading my Bible, I believe the Lord showed me something very important. I was reading through 2 Peter chapter one when it hit me with a ton of bricks. There we read:

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

Here, the apostle Peter gives us seven things that if we do, we will never FALL, nor become UNFRUITFUL. As I looked at those seven things, I thought to myself, “How many of those do I really have? And how many of those do modern Christians really have?” You see those seven things are against the mob mentality. They are what distinguish a person as a true Christian. And they are so very close to the fruits of the Spirit which Paul gives us in Gal. 5:22 and 23.
But what really got me was in verse five where it says that we should “give all diligence” to these things. That is, we should diligently be active in trying to be: 1. Virtuous, 2. Knowledgeable, 3. Temperate, 4. Patient, 5. Godly, 6. Kind, and 7. Charitable.

It is just me, or has modern Christianity lost it’s calling? Many a modern “militant” Christian has none of these things, much less even one or two.

And look at verse ten, it tells us if we do these things, then we shall NEVER fall.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to backslide, or fall into sin. I want to live right and do right! So that’s why I’m devoting myself to try even more to be these seven things.

Lastly, notice that in verse nine we read of those who do lack these things, and the verse tells us that they are BLIND (Does this remind you of Laodicea in Revelation chapter three? It does me!), and they can’t SEE afar off (they can’t see the coming insurrection of demonic forces bend on their destruction).

So as I continue in this Christian life, looking up and hoping the Lord will come soon (the sooner the better), I want to be the opposite of the depraved, demonically possessed mobs. I want to be a true Christian. How about you? How many of these seven things are in you (vs 8), and if so, do they abound as the verse says? And are you diligently (verse 5 and 10) seeking those things? Our enemies are amassing and they are diligent in their endeavors, not intending to stop until they achieve their Satanic goal of a New World Order without God.

May June 2011

2011-07-27T15:55:00.000-07:00

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

( Revelation 22:20 )

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings from a very disappointed Bro. Breaker. I really had my hopes up that the Lord would come back this Spring, and I was heartbroken yet again when he didn’t. (You’d think I’d learn to stop getting my hopes up so much!).

I’ve always thought the Rapture had to take place in the Spring time, specifically around Pentecost. Taking Acts 1:11, and the words “this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven,” I figured that since Jesus went up on Pentecost, then he’d have to come back on the same feast. So I counted 50 days after this year’s Passover, and arrived at June 13 this year for Pentecost, hoping that would be the day! It wasn’t. However, this proves one thing: God is much smarter than I am! Amen? Yep, no man can know the day or hour!

Some other brothers are now discussing the possibility of a September Rapture, which is odd, as I’ve always read in the Song of Solomon that the bridegroom comes for his bride in the Spring time. However, things in this world are changing at such a rapid pace, that even many major world leaders are now talking about implementing some kind of extreme massive changes world-wide starting this September. Could this be the start of the Anti-Christ’s reign? Could Christ really come back in September?

Unless you live under a rock, you know the world is getting worse and worse, with massive inflation, stagnant economies, job losses, civil unrest, and more. Soon, a Global economic collapse will take place, and everyone will feel it. (Even our once great nation of the United States of America has plunged so far in debt that she’s reached her limit. Truly, times are about to get very bad financially, and it’s going to be hard on everybody, especially on us Missionaries.)

And, no doubt you’ve seen that militant Revolutionaries have taken root in almost every country of the globe and are starting uprisings, pressuring their leaders to step down, while Liberals and Muslims are now uniting against Israel. Surely, Christ’s coming can’t be that far off! (Even so, come Lord Jesus! The sooner the better!)

Though it’s doom and gloom for the world, I’m glad I have the promise of God’s blessed hope, and I’m thankful I’m saved and I know it. I just can’t wait to get out of here real soon, either at the Rapture, or (and God forbid, but it might come to this) as a martyr for Jesus. I’m not the only one who feels this way. Many of my other brothers in Christ have all confessed to me that they have this sinking gut feeling that something bad is about to happen, yet they find a great peace, knowing that the Rapture is so very close. Some are even having dreams about Christ’s return, (something I don’t put much stock in). However, it is interesting to see how the entire world is full of either hatred, rage, and/or apathy towards the things of God.

Sorry if I sound a little downtrodden, but I wanted this prayer letter to come from the heart. In these last days, I find that instead of a great revival, we are seeing a great resistance to the things of God. The world as a whole is turning against the Jews, Christians, and America, (which used to be the world’s last “Christian Nation.”) They are actively hostile towards anything to do with God, and they are organizing to set up their own godless systems of government, which include: Sharia Law, Communism, Socialism, and/or International Statism.

But even though so much bad stuff is happening in the world, the thing that bothers me the most is the state of the Church. She is no longer a beacon of righteousness, a lighthouse of truth, a voice of reason amidst an age of crashing waves of darkness. No, she has lost her testimony and become worldly. She’s also become political, accepting and adopting many of the same programs, procedures, and mechanisms of the world.

In these last days I’m finding that instead of churches working together, they are falling apart! In almost every church we visit we see so many empty pews. Pastors tell us that their flocks are dwindling and it’s getting harder and harder to get people saved and new people in. What’s happening?

It seems Pastors, deacons, church members, etc. are not interested in uniting for truth, rather dividing the flock of God. And boy are they dividing it, as so many are often busy arguing amongst themselves instead of working together for the cause of Christ. The best way I can explain it is like this: The Bible calls it a spiritual warfare, and we are supposed to be soldiers in the army of the Lord. But instead of us soldiers attacking the enemy with the same arms, the same tactics, and the same mentality, they all have different armaments (different bibles), different methods of doing and preaching things (different man-made programs on how we are supposed to serve God), and different ideas about what to do for God (each Pastor following the way his Bible school taught him instead of simply following God’s word as written).

This leads to bitter infighting among the troops, as each one attacks the other for not doing things exactly the way they do. And it leads to even more contentions, divisions, strifes, etc.

Churches, Pastors, and Christians all seem to be serving God their way in their own strength rather than God’s way and in His strength. The point is, we need to get back to the Book! And, the sooner the better!

People said of the apostle Paul that in his time, he “turned the world upside down.” (Acts 17:6). But where are those Christians of today who are doing the same? It seems the liberal revolutionaries are now those turning the world upside down, while Christians remain focused on one another, rather than on a lost and dying world.

I heard something the other day that made me think about how to reach the world on a massive scale. On a radio broadcast, they said close to 3 billion people use the Internet. That’s almost one third of the world’s population! And it got me thinking, as the world grows darker, times get tougher, and travel costs soar so high that it’s almost impossible to go to foreign lands, what’s wrong with reaching people for Christ via the Net? (That’s what the revolutionaries are doing with Facebook to set up their demonstrations and rallies). It used to be Pastors would make fun of someone who wanted to set up an Internet Ministry, but now it appears that it might be the best way to reach people, especially as gas prices soar and travel is impeded.

For years I wondered why God would have us leave Honduras. But now I’m finding it’s because he had a plan for us here, and I find we are now reaching people all over the globe through our website. Had we been in Honduras, we might not have been able to receive the countless phone calls, emails, personal visits, and letters of correspondence we are currently receiving from others who are interested in the right Spanish Bible and the true method of soul winning, by faith in His Blood. We also have been able to devote some time to writing books on those subjects which are starting to be read by many, as people begin to awake to the fact that Missionaries world-wide are preaching from corrupt Bibles and preaching bloodless methods of soul-winning.

(With this prayer letter, I’m including my latest book about the Spanish Bible. It is only a rough draft. We also have not put a fancy binder on it, so we might save some money in shipping. But we do ask you to read it and pass it on to others, as the information shows the apostasy in the Church today and the many different corrupt Spanish Bibles out there. It also shows the men who use them, and then it points you to the right Spanish Bible. We believe you must have the right foundation, for if your foundation is wrong, everything you do on it will fall! It also shows that those who are serving God correctly have had and will always have persecution. And those who aren’t don’t.

It took me a long time to write this book, and boy was it encouraging to learn about those old Spaniards of old who stood up to the apostate church of their day and suffered persecution for their stand for the word of God. I now have a lot more heroes in the faith, and pray you will too as you read about them.)

So we are busy, and enjoy doing all we can for the Lord. It’s also great to see him using us not only in one city or one nation, but on a world-wide scale! We are also encouraged by all the feedback we receive, both good and bad. An example is the article I wrote in my last prayer letter about the modern Faith Promise movement. Some responded thanking me for opening their eyes to the truth that it is an anti-biblical CHARISMATIC doctrine. Yet others replied angrily, scolding me for going against the majority way of doing things, even saying I’m not a good Independent Baptist for saying what I said against that doctrine. But you judge. Should we use Pentecostal, anti-Biblical, prosperity-gospel teachings to raise funds for Missions, or should we just follow the word of God and what it says about giving?

In these last days we continue doing what we’ve always been doing, mailing out Bibles, passing out tracts, preaching to the lost, distributing our teaching DVD’s, as well as making more teaching videos, as we serve God in a three fold ministry: 1. Reach the lost with the blessed Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 2. Get the pure Scriptures into the hands of the Hispanic people, and 3. Enlighten those who claim to be saved with the truth of the Scriptures, exposing apostate practices and stressing the Church’s need to get back to the Book alone!

Thanks for standing with us, as we look for his soon return. And again, thanks for your continued prayers and support.

Jesus is coming soon, even so come Lord Jesus!

Robert Breaker III

1 Sam. 12:24!

What Makes Devil’s Flee?

I get lots of phone calls from people all the time asking me questions about the Spanish Bible, Salvation, etc. It’s fun for me to talk to people of all different walks of life in both English and Spanish and hear of some of their experiences. Lately, I’ve heard from people who have had contact with devils or demons. I like to ask them all the same question, “What makes devils flee?”

From my correspondence with them, I’ve found there are three things that demons despise with all their being. These are the King James Bible, the Blood of Jesus Christ, and the doctrine of living a holy, separated, Spirit-filled life.Or, in other words, the scriptures, salvation, and sanctification. (Hmmm. How interesting! It seems I’ve been hearing a lot about those three doctrines lately. Let’s see, where did I hear about them? Oh yeah, that’s right! I’ve been telling people for years that those are the three most important doctrines of the Christian faith, and those are the three main pillars of our ministry!)

THE KING JAMES BIBLE

One man in particular told me that demons loathe the King James Bible and anyone who preaches from it and believes it to be the perfect and preserved word of God in English. He said that he’s seen demon-possessed people curse God and curse the King James Bible. And, in his dealings with others in explaining to them why the KJV is right, he’s seen their demeanor change and their faces glow red as they become another person all together, dogmatically attacking and ridiculing the KJV ferociously. Could it be they have a devil?

Where’s this leave those who claim to be Preachers, yet they make fun of the KJV, or they use or prefer another translation of the Bible? Could they be demon possessed? Or to be fair, could they be led by spirits into being deceived into using another version of the Bible? There is a great spiritual attack against the infallible Authorized Version. It’s not just a matter of preference. It’s a matter of possession. Either you have the KJV and you believe it, or you are led by another spirit into using a modern perversion of the scriptures.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. (1 Thess. 2:13)

THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

Several have told me that in dealing with demons they have found that mentioning the atoning blood of Jesus Christ makes devils cringe and shake in their boots. Certainly, pleading the blood of Jesus helps any Christian in their spiritual battle, for the blood is powerful. Devils hate that life-giving, sin-absolving, soul-covering, precious shed blood of Jesus Christ. For they know it is the only thing that gives man eternal life and entrance into heaven.

So where’s that leave those who claim to be Soul Winners, yet they don’t preach the blood of Jesus? Could they be helping the Devil and his anti-biblical doctrines instead of Jesus and his blood-stained method of salvation? Today we see quite a few preaching a BLOODLESS GOSPEL. Many Pastors are leading their congregations into “purpose driven” ministries, instead of simply remaining faithful in a God called “pointing driven” method of building the church, (i.e. pointing Sinners only to the blood stained cross of Calvary).

Could it be that those who don’t preach the blood of Jesus are influenced by devils? That can’t be, right? But then again, we know that if they were preaching the blood, then they most certainly wouldn’t have any devils around them, for the blood of Jesus makes them flee!

This means there are countless ministries out there who claim to be Christian, but because they have left out the blood, they are allowing demons into their midst. What a scary thought. Preach the blood, and the demons will flee. Omit it, and they will flock to you!

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron. (1 Tim. 4:1-2)

SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIAN LIVING

I remember a time in which Pastors used to preach hard about being Spirit-filled, and living a holy life for God. But those days now seem few and far between. Most Pastors today focus their time on browbeating their congregations and trying to guilt trip them into thinking they aren’t doing enough or giving enough for Jesus. But it’s not about what you are doing, rather what is your spiritual condition. For even the Pharisees did things for God, but they didn’t do it the right way, nor with the right heart or motive.

Modern Christianity today has a strange view in which they think what defines you as a Christian is how much you DO for Jesus. But you can do a lot for Jesus without even being right with God!

What’s important is to be close to Jesus, living right, loving Him, and separating yourself from the world, while constantly fighting the filthy desires of the flesh. Very few Christians today do this. They think, “Well, if I just go to church, pass out tracts, go soul-winning, tithe, and do all that, then I’m okay, and then I can go do whatever I want and God will be okay with it.”

There’s nothing wrong with doing these things. But if a Christian does those things while at the same time living like the Devil, then what makes you think the devils will flee from him? They won’t. Demons want you to be as carnal as possible, and they want you to do as much for the Lord as you can in your carnal state. That way you’re not spiritual, even though you might be serving the Lord. And that way you’ll get no rewards, as you did it your way in your own flesh instead of God’s way in His spirit.
If a man is living for God, full of the Spirit of God, separating himself from sin, then wouldn’t the devils flee from him? I mean isn’t that what Jesus did when he was in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights? And after his temptation, doesn’t the Bible say that the Devil left him? Satan fled, when he realized he couldn’t sway Jesus to sin.
What we have today is a lot of Christians who don’t flee temptation, rather they flock to it. And because they are so apt to fall, devils lie in wait to capture them and tempt them yet the more.

Sadly, in our day we hear of Pastor after Pastor and church member after church member falling into sin, carnal lusts, and worldliness. And we all wonder how this could happen, especially since they appear to be DOING so much for God. It’s because they, like the church of Laodicea, are doing it all in the FLESH, and not in the SPIRIT of God.

Demons love it when Christians are carnal. The more carnal they become, the more influence they can have to tempt, provoke, and discourage them. But the closer you are to God, walking in the Spirit, the farther away you are from the devils. Could it be the reason the church is in such a mess today is because so many are carnal rather than spiritual? This can be the only conclusion. God help us!

Neither give place to the devil. (Ephesians 4:27).

March April 2011

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Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. ( 2 Tim. 4:2-5 )

Dear praying friends,

Greetings from the Breakers! We have been very busy these last few months with the ministry, construction, remodeling, and more. It seems like there is always something coming up that requires our immediate attention, and as we finish it, something else always pops up in its place, demanding our attention yet again. But, we remain busy occupying until he comes.

NEW BIBLE INSTITUTE COURSE AND NEW BOOK

Although keeping busy physically, God’s also kept me working spiritually. In March my Pastor in Mexico asked me to put together a new Bible Institute course about the men behind the Spanish Bible. I worked hard many long days and nights on it and bought a lot of old books about these men from the 1600’s to the 1800’s in both English and Spanish, and needless to say I found some new heroes! What those born-again Spaniards did in opposition to the cruel Spanish Inquisition, as they stood for truth and the Gospel in an age of spiritual darkness, religious intolerance and cruel violence is amazing! I look forward to getting to heaven and shaking hands with those courageous men who willingly gave their lives for the cause of Christ.

After finishing the Bible Institute class, another Pastor asked me to write a book about the Spanish Bible and the men behind it. Since I already had most of the material in front of me, it made it easier to simply translate it into English and begin working on it. I hope to have it finished soon, so I can mail it out next prayer letter, as the information is very important, and pertinent to our day.

RENEWING MY WEBSITE

The old saying is “Whatever can go wrong, will,” and boy have I found that to be true quite often. In March, my website went down and I called the company to see what happened. I got five different answers from five different people. On my last call, they told me that it had been deleted because of lack of payment.

I learned later that Dad used to pay the site for me, and I guess I didn’t know that he had it set up to get the bill sent to his email, instead of to our house via regular mail.

Anyway, this led to our having to find another company and upload my website all over again. But with the info from the Bible Institute Course and the new book I’m working on, I was able to update the Spanish Bible page a little and add a lot more information about why our Valera 1602 Purified is the best available Spanish Bible. You can visit my website at: www.rrb3.com

We have found this site to be an invaluable tool in getting out info for people looking for more about the Spanish Bible, and we are receiving a lot of emails and feedback from the site, as many people read it, and are finding the truth about the right Spanish Bible.

EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT SPANISH WORDS “VERBO” and “PALABRA”

Speaking of the Spanish Bible, I’m enclosing in this prayer letter a brand new essay written by Gail Riplinger, in which she defends our Valera 1602 Purified Spanish Bible, and proves that the word “Palabra” is the correct Spanish reading in reference to Jesus Christ in John 1:1, while “Verbo” is the corrupt, Catholic word. Together, we are like the voice of one crying in the wilderness, as most Independent Baptists today ignore this fact and choose to use corrupt Spanish Bibles that are based on either Catholic or critical texts (or sometimes both) which all read Verbo.

We know no other course of action but to expose their perversions of the Scriptures and point people to the best Spanish Bible available. I pray her essay will be convincing, as it proves “Verbo” is not only a Catholic word, condoned by the Pope, but also an Occult, New Age word as well, also used in the Kabala.

VISIT FROM A FELLOW MISSIONARY

In March I got a call from an Independent Baptist Missionary to Spain, currently on deputation in the states, who read my website about the Spanish Bible, and wanted to come and visit me and talk with me. I invited him over to the house, and we spoke for several hours. He confirmed what I’ve been hearing from quite a few other Missionaries on deputation who want to use a pure Spanish Bible like ours, but their “camps” use something different. Oftentimes they are attacked and labeled “dissenters” for not just going along with what everyone else is using. How did this Missionary explain it? Oh yeah, he said: “If you tell others about the Spanish Bible Issue and point out the errors in their corrupt versions, THEY’LL BITE YOUR HEAD OFF!”

It’s sad that it’s like this, but as most of you know, that’s the Independent Baptist Movement. As one Pastor said jokingly, “They are the only denomination that eat their own young!”

As for me, I’ll continue to preach the truth, even though I’ve had my head bitten off quite a few times already. For it is worth it when you find men like this Missionary, who are willing to stand for the truth no matter what, knowing it might cost them fellowship, support, and even friends. Yet, they are still willing to suffer to get a pure Bible to the Spanish-Speaking people, no matter what. That is someone who truly cares about the people he’s trying to reach.

PASSING OUT TRACTS

Everywhere we go, we still run into Hispanic people, and we enjoy giving them tracts. We also are careful to give out English tracts where ever we go, and are often quite busy printing them. I, however, desire not to substitute tract distribution for personal witnessing, which I find is so easy to do, as it’s much easier to just hand someone something rather than taking the time to speak with them and open the scriptures for them to read. But lately, as I try to witness to people, I find that they not only don’t want to hear it, but they become quickly hostile, towards you. Truly, we are in the last days, and the love of many waxes cold. And, even though I’m finding it harder to find opportunities to witness and win souls, that doesn’t mean I’m going to quit trying.

WE’RE HAVING A BABY

We found out in March that Laura is pregnant. She’s about three months along as I write this, and we expect the baby in November. We are hoping it will be a boy, as all of Laura’s sisters who have had children all have had girls. It’s about time for a male in the family! Amen? Please pray for this.

Once again thanks for all your prayers and support. We believe the Lord is using us in a mighty way to reach people with a pure Bible, the right Gospel, and the pleasing way to live for God, and we hope in the future he’ll use us even more. And, as we toil both physically and spiritually, we make it a point to always put God first, knowing he will lead and direct us in his path.

Because of Christ Jesus our Lord,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Lee Breaker

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

I’ve gone back lately and reread all my old prayer letters from the beginning of my ministry (1998) until today, as I posted them all on my website. When I started the ministry, I was green as I could be, nothing more than just a 24-year-old naïve kid, who might have known the Bible, but he didn’t know people. But I did what I knew was right to do, serving the Lord of a pure conscience, not worrying about what others thought about me, being more interested in simply pleasing the Lord.

It didn’t take long, however, for me to see how politics worked within the Independent Baptist Movement and I noticed how it could easily distract men and lead to their becoming covetous of fame, power, and fortune. I also noticed how politics could corrupt men and cause them to lie, or to be nice, “willingly hide the truth from others,” in order to accomplish their own selfish agendas. I never thought that was right. And, I determined never to go that route.

I wasn’t the only one to see this, Dad saw it too, and used to always tell me that he thought my ministry was obvious: “EXPOSE APOSTATE PRACTICES AND PREACH AGAINST THEM!” But I didn’t want to be that guy, you know? I still don’t. I’m not interested in making people mad. I’m a real friendly guy who hates contention. But, I do see a lot of religious corruption in our day, and I know no other course of action but to preach the truth, whether people like it or not. As I look at the Church of today, I see a great need for another Martin Luther, who had the courage to stand up against the religious abuses he saw in his time, and which are now so common in modern Christian circles as well.

Having a rather big mouth myself, I found that I have a hard time keeping it shut, and I always find myself saying something when I see something that’s wrong. When I do, I realize that isn’t what others want to hear, and that leads to me not having many friends, nor getting as much support as others, who are willing to compromise for cash. But no one else seems to be speaking up against the evils in Christian circles, especially when they should. So, I know no other course of action, but to speak out.

Over the years, I’ve found most Ministers reach a crossroads in their life when they have to come to a point of decision: either go against the corrupt majority and do right and suffer for it, or compromise their convictions

Others have not, and I’ve seen their compromise through the years is what led to the downfall of Christianity and the massive augmentation of spiritual apostasy. And their silence has affected the three most important doctrines of the Christian faith: 1. Salvation, 2. Sanctification, and 3. The Scriptures.

SALVATION

Instead of finding that all Preachers preach the Blood of Jesus Christ plainly and clearly, presenting the Gospel in an orderly fashion from the Scriptures, I found through the years that many have chosen to follow man-made plans of salvation, which encourage Sinners to DO something, rather than instructing them to simply trust in what Jesus DID for them on Calvary. In short, I found many ministers preaching BLOODLESS GOSPELS instead of the old BLOOD-STAINED GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus, substituting REPENTANCE (i.e. turning from trusting their own righteousness to trusting Christ’s righteousness) for simply REPEATING a vain religious prayer. (Click here to read my tract “BLESSED ASSURANCE,” which shows when you are saved you DO have assurance of salvation.) I remained quiet about this for years, thinking, “If they aren’t going to preach the Gospel plainly I will!” Yet, I couldn’t overlook the fact that so many shallow soul-winners existed who were guilty of confusing people, telling them they are saved by a PRAYER, rather than by faith alone in Christ’s PROPITIATION for their sins. This has led to the world-wide practice of Sinner’s “praying the prayer” over and over, oftentimes every night of their lives, begging God to save them. Yet, they never have assurance, and never know if they are saved or not.

When my wife saw the light and got saved in 2006, I could remain silent no longer, and I wrote about it in my prayer letter. I truly thought people would rejoice at her being born again, and they would see through the false plan of salvation. Some did, others did not. And, instead of most rejoicing in her salvation, many attacked us, labeling us “retreads” (whatever that means). Yet, I do not regret my decision. I’m so happy I know I’m saved, and I know my wife’s saved, and she knows she’s saved! And, I’m trying to do all I can to witness to others, stressing their need to trust the blood to be saved, so they’ll know they are saved as well!

THE SCRIPTURES

When I started out in the ministry, I noticed most Missionaries to Spanish-Speaking people used corrupt Spanish Bibles (like the old critical text 1909 or the modern 1960 dynamic equivalence version). That really bothered me, and I just couldn’t understand how they could be KJV in English, but then use a critical text version in Spanish. I found at the time there was no such thing as a pure Spanish Bible. I saw the 1865 rise, but then fall, as people rejected it because it read with the corrupt Latin Vulgate. I saw the Gomez gain ground, but then many turned from it, as he used as his basis the 1909 and the modern Spanish of the 1960. And, even though he had claimed to fix all critical text readings, his version still contained a few, as well as some doctrinal blunders. (Click here to read GAIL RIPLINGER's essay on Verbo vs. Palabra, which shows “Verbo” is not only a catholic, but an occult and new age word.)

Probably the saddest thing, was all those versions read “VERBO” (The Catholic word) in John 1:1, instead of “PALABRA” (the Spanish Protestant word).

Finally, in 2001, God gave me a Bible in Spanish that was just what I was looking for, the Valera 1602 Purified, which went clear back to the original 1602 (which reads “Palabra”) and purified it by taking out the Vulgate readings, making it clean of corrupt catholic and critical text renderings. I was so grateful. But instead of finding other Missionaries whom I could work with that loved God’s words and felt as I did, I found most didn’t care, and were only interested in following their “groups” or “camps” as they continued using their corrupt versions in order to get along with their peers.

Still, I do not regret my decision. I’m thankful I can preach from a pure Bible in Spanish, even though my stand has separated me from others.

SANCTIFICATION

I made it to Honduras on probably a third of what most Missionaries get, and worked there seven years, planting several churches. As I was taught, I preached hard on being Spirit-filled, and separating one’s self from the world. So, you can imagine my surprise in coming back to the states and finding how worldly many churches had become here in the U.S. A lot of them before had Pastors whom I greatly admired, because they preached HARD against sin. Yet lately, they had changed Pastors and the new men were now giving illustrations in their sermons not from the Scriptures, but from the latest Hollywood blockbuster movies they saw on the Silver Screen.

Instead of preaching the Bible verse by verse, it seemed many Pastor’s focus was more on the purse with preaching on “FAITH PROMISE” and GIVING, almost all the time. This bothered me. Especially, since I was saved out of the Pentecostal movement, and I knew that Faith-Promise had its roots from that denomination. How could the IFB be preaching a method of giving that came from the same folks that gave us the “Prosperity Gospel?”

I was also appalled at the blatant man worship in the IFB ranks, and the secret society mentality of some Pastors who rigidly defended their Bible Schools, and set them up as their basis of fellowship with others. (i.e., if you weren’t connected with their college, you were no one they wanted to have anything to do with). And, I found myself sickened by how easily and often Pastors fell into sin, and then with the help of their Minister friends, their transgressions were quickly covered up from their congregations. I was further saddened by the abuse of some Pastors and their methods of using “fear tactics” to control and enslave their congregations acting as mini POPES rather than humble, godly MINISTERS to their congregations.

I found an old book at a Garage Sale that seems to sum up nicely what I’ve been seeing in many churches as Pastors often chose to use man-made programs to run their churches instead of just preaching the Bible as written, and permitting the Holy Spirit of God to move and work:

As I preached in churches on deputation, I usually heard the same thing over and over from Pastors, “If you continue to preach like that, you’ll never get any support as a Missionary.” The reason being is I preached hard against sin at every church I went to. Oftentimes the Pastor didn’t like that. Instead, he’d say things like, “Why not just stick to messages on Missions, since you are a Missionary?” Yet, I felt I was preaching what the Holy Spirit laid on my heart. I have no regrets.
"Religious Organization is an association of people of like precious faith. A made-by-man vehicle to promote fellowship and to better facilitate the command of our Lord to "GO YE." God regards human engineered Organization mainly because he regards the men and women who make up its constituency. If a people be watchful and wise, organization can be health to their bones. If they become careless and foolish and more interested in the rewards of organization and the spoils of office than promoting the Sovereignty of the Holy Ghost, Organization can easily become a tyrant, A FRANKENSTEIN MONSER THAT WILL SHACKLE THEM AND DRIVE GOD FROM THEIR MIDST... Like any worthwhile piece of machinery, Organization can be misused to the detriment of those who made it. Thus, instead of serving its constituency and the cause of Christ in general, the very purpose for its existence becomes perverted, and the people who make up its membership are forced into becoming slaves to a system. This is especially true when men lose the Spirit of God and regard office and salary and position and power and prestige as coveted stakes as they do in a secular form of democratic government."

Looking back from when I started the ministry to today, I find things have changed so much, and I find I’m greatly disappointed, angered, and yeah even discouraged at the direction the modern IFB church is going, (as oftentimes leaders within that movement choose politics over purity). I don’t want to come across as this, but I can’t help but report on what I see. Thank God not all Pastors are bad! There are still a few out there preaching the Gospel plainly and clearly, living holy, preaching hard against sin, and standing for the word of God no matter the cost! But sadly they seem to be in the minority and no longer the majority, as a religious SYSTEM has replaced simple Christian SERVICE.
All I can figure is that the Lord Jesus must be coming back very soon, for things seem to be apostatizing even more at such a rapidly increasing pace. And though I look at myself as a little jaded from my experiences in the ministry and all the apostasy I see around me, I also find it gives me more of a desire to do more for Jesus. Please pray for me, as I try to have the right balance of righteous indignation mixed with Christian compassion and boldness for the Lord. For oftentimes, I keep asking myself, “Why on earth won’t people just do right and follow the truth?”
But then God comes along and sends another soul across my path to witness to. Plus, we get email after email from people saying the 1602 Purified is the best, and they thank God they don’t have to use a worse Spanish Bible like the Gomez, 1865, 1909, 1960, etc.
So truly, there is a cause, and a just reason for continuing on, and that’s exactly what we’re determined to do.
Although blessings are less and less and encouragement seems farther and farther apart, we readily look forward to serving the Lord more and more, knowing the rapture is nigh. We humbly ask for your prayers for us as we serve the Lord oftentimes feeling so alone, amidst a lost and dying apathetic world, falling everyday headlong into deeper apostasy and depravity.

IS FAITH PROMISE BENEFICIAL OR HARMFUL TO THE CAUSE OF CHRIST?

Years ago I heard of this new modern teaching in the FIB (Fundamentalist Independent Baptist) movement called "Faith Promise." I never was for or against it, thinking it was helping Missions, so it must be okay. But as I went to Mission Conferences, met and talked with various Pastors, and saw firsthand some of the fruits of Faith Promise, I began to wonder whether or not it was right. It wasn’t until I talked to several other brothers in Christ a few years ago that the question came up whether or not Faith Promise was even Biblical. For the more I studied it, the more I saw many of the verses men used to preach Faith Promise were taken out of context. (They would always use the same few verses in different passages without reading or preaching the entire context).
As a Pentecostal before I was saved, I was familiar with the whole “giving by faith thing,” and it bothered me to hear the same message in the FIB churches I entered after having gotten saved, as FIB Pastors would say things like “You are to give not of what you have, rather of what you do not have. You are to believe God to give it to you so you can give it!”
This reminded me a lot of the “Faith” healers I used to follow in days of old (before I realized they were all a sham to milk people of their money). And, I viewed first hand in FIB circles that when a Church's Faith Promise program didn’t reach its annual goal, the Pastors blamed their congregations, saying, “It’s all your fault, you just didn’t have enough faith!” This sounded so much to me like what I was taught in the Charismatic church. When I wasn’t healed, or when I didn’t get what I prayed for, or I didn’t “prosper” it was always MY fault and it was always because I had a “lack of faith.” My faithlessness kept me from getting or doing what I was supposed to, and that made me feel horrible!
I would examine myself and my life and agonize over what I could do to find more faith. But the more I pondered and prayed, the more I found I had a ton of faith, but things just didn’t go the way I wanted them to. (I learned later that God is not a money tree and he doesn’t just give you “stuff” because you ask for it. Sometimes, God wants you to be poor so you’ll rely on him more!)
Looking back at before I was saved, and comparing that with the modern “Faith Promise Giving Program” being taught in FIB circles today, I began to question it, because it looked to me like Independent Baptists were starting to teach just like the Charismatics on the subject of money, saying things like:

“You’ve got to believe God will give you the money you pledge to give even before you have it!”

“The more you pledge to give to God, the more you will receive and the more you will be blessed!”

“You have to give to God and have faith to believe God will bless you if you do.”

It almost got to the point where I started looking around for the video cameras, thinking I was on the set of a “Twilight Zone” episode; for many things I heard preached in FIB churches about Faith Promise were the same things I heard in my old Assembly of God Pentecostal Church, or were the same things I saw preached by many “Tel-evangelists” on the television. It all focused on “my faith to give to God” and I was always promised a blessing because of it. In short, it lined up entirely with the modern Charismatic “Prosperity Gospel,” which so many FIB ministers claim they preach against.
As I studied the growth of the Faith Promise movement in FIB circles and the men who preached it, I learned just how intertwined it was with the subject of Missions. Oftentimes, Mission Conferences were nothing more than Faith Promise Conferences and the focus was changed from that of the Gospel and winning souls at home to raising money only to win souls abroad. So closely Faith Promise became interconnected to soul-winning, that to ask questions about it would lead to Pastors dogmatically labeling you as a "Dissenter" and "someone who didn’t love souls."
So I admit. I kept quiet about it. Cause I didn’t want people to think I was against Missions and soul-winning!
I’m still not against missions and soul-winning, but as I studied the Faith Promise teaching, which many churches are now putting into their doctrinal statements and are even claiming is now an official FIB doctrine in which all others must adhere to be part of their fellowship, I’ve come to some interesting conclusions. And knowing very well that I run the risk of being “ostracized” by others FIBer’s, I’ve now decided to speak out on the subject, because it appears Faith Promise is quickly becoming a Baptist Tradition rather than a Bible Teaching. And I would challenge anyone to study it out! Look at it’s foundations, it’s message, and it’s fruit and then you tell me if it’s Biblical. If it is, PRACTICE IT! If it’s not, then why not use a better method to raise funds for Missions!
Below are my conclusions about the modern Faith Promise Giving Plan in light of the Scriptures.

1. Faith Promise's Foundations are not in the Bible.

As you study the fountain of the Faith Promise Giving Plan, you find it wasn't started by anyone in the Bible. Instead, it's more of a modern teaching. One website tells us, "...The Faith Promise Plan, as we know it, was developed in the late 1800s by Dr. A.B. Simpson, founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance."
If this be true, how can many modern FIBers claim Faith Promise is a Biblical teaching taught by the Apostle Paul? Wouldn't that be a FIB (Sorry. But the pun was intended!)

2. Faith Promise Goes Against the scripture in trying to get people to give what they don't have.

The modern Faith Promise Giving movement teaches that a man must by an act of faith determine within himself an amount of money that he will pledge to give to God. This amount he is encouraged to give is an AMOUNT THAT HE DOES NOT YET HAVE! He, then, is supposed to promise to give God more than what he has. But, is this scriptural? As I read the Bible, I find the exact opposite. For there we find:

11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.   (2 Cor. 8:11-12)

Here we find the Apostle Paul commanding man to give, now watch this, as all I do is quote Paul: "ACCORDING TO THAT A MAN HATH, and NOT ACCORDING TO THAT HE HATH NOT!"
Did you catch that? Allow me to paraphrase, "You are supposed to give according to what you HAVE, not according to what you don't HAVE!"
To command the Saints of God, as Faith Promise teaches, to give what they don't have is contrary to the scriptures! We are only to give of what we have, (and then only what we are willing and ready to give). Wasn't it Jesus who spoke of the poor widow in Luke 21, who gave all that she HAD (Luke 21:4). She didn't give what she didn't have.
            The teaching of Faith Promise is to encourage Christians to give tomorrow something that they don't yet have. Doesn't this violate the following scripture:

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (Prov. 27:1)

How can we promise to give something if we don't even know if we will ever even get it? And then to say, "Well, just have faith you'll get it!" Doesn't that sound a bit Charismatic to you rather than FIB?

3. Faith Promise twists the scriptures.

Modern teachers of the Faith Promise doctrine preach that it is for giving to Missions only. And they have plenty of verses to prove this. One such verse is 1 Cor. 16:2, which reads:

"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."

Promoters of Faith Promise use this verse often. But if you check the context (vs 1) you find this is not an offering for Missions, rather for the poor saints in Jerusalem that were suffering. Where is "Missions" in this? Isn't this someone twisting the scriptures?
Again, Faith Promisers are quick to quote 2 Cor. 8:4-5, but those verses speak of a special "giving" to Paul to use for the "ministering unto the saints." It had nothing to do with “Mission giving,” rather sending money to Paul so he could give it to help poor Christians.
            Is this, then, also not twisting the scriptures to teach what they do not?
Now, I'm not against Missions. Let me dogmatically state that! But isn't it wrong to twist scriptures? Shouldn't we just teach the scriptures as they stand? And shouldn't we give to Missions because we know it's the right thing to do?

4. Faith Promise constrains people to give to Missions.

Probably the most quoted verse to teach Faith Promise is 2 Cor. 9:7:

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."

But as I've seen this verse preached by advocates of Faith Promise, I've always seen at the end of the meeting ushers passing out "cards" in which people are commanded to fill out how much they are going to give. I've even heard pastors saying things like: "Faith Promise giving is a commandment of God!" and "You must make a decision on how much you will give to Faith Promise."
As I watched this, I sat and scratched my head. Is this not making Faith Promise giving of NECESSITY, something which this verse says should not be!
As I poured through the websites on the Internet and looked at church bulletins during Faith Promise conventions, I saw many of them dogmatically saying the same thing: "Faith Promise Giving is not a pledge!"
But then when those cards were passed around during the conference, most of them read: "This is your Faith Promise PLEDGE CARD." I thought to myself, "Am I the only one who sees the double speak here?"
And why does the Pastor need to know how much a person "pledges" to give anyhow? Shouldn't that be between that person and God? It's almost as if the Pastor's lack of FAITH in his congregation's giving, is what makes him want to know how much they'll promise to give.

5. Faith Promise Makes Christians into LIARS!

As a Missionary Evangelist, I've traveled to many different churches, and I've heard the same thing time and again from Pastors who tell me they NEVER (and I repeat NEVER) get the full amount of money that has been "pledged" oh, er, um, I mean "promised," to Faith Missions Giving at the end of the year. This means someone LIED! For they made an agreement with God to give a certain amount and then they didn't give it!
What does the Bible say about such as this? One Old Testament verse says:

When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. (Deut. 23:21)

Now, I know we are not in the Old Testament (thank God!) But this verse does tell us it's SIN to vow to pay something to God, and then not pay it!
Again we read in Eccl. 5:4-5:

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.  Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Here God calls a man a FOOL who doesn't follow through with his vow or his promise to God.
So what about those who vow to do Faith Promise and then don't follow through with it? I'm sure we'd all agree, it's sin for them to do so. But who's to blame? Couldn't some of the blame be the Pastor's for "pressuring" his congregation to make a VOW to give a certain amount to God, especially when he's encouraging them to give what they don't even have?! I'll let you answer that for yourself.

6. Faith promise browbeats the church

Having established the sound Biblical fact that it is indeed SIN to promise God something and then keep from doing or paying it, we find those who by the Faith Promise Plan promise to give a certain amount and then don't, have lied to God. They have sinned.
Now the Pastor, knowing this, must spend his time and energy in his messages to tell the church they've done wrong in not giving what they have "pledged." (Sorry, I've used that word again, and Faith Promise disciples say "It's not a pledge!" So let me rephrase to use their terminology "PROMISE").
Oftentimes, Pastors spend message after message rebuking their congregations for not giving what they have "promised" to give to God, and guilt tripping them into giving more. (I've heard those messages time and again. Haven't you?).
I've even heard of a Pastor who followed Faith Promise, and how he was told by the well-known Faith Promise "Evangelist" who came to preach it every year in his church that he would not receive the full amount of the "pledge cards," (whoops, I mean "promise cards.") He said, "You can pretty much figure if they promise 100,000, then they'll only give about 75,000."
Did you get that? This famous Faith Promise Preacher KNEW that his plan would not work, and it would make Christians guilty of promising to pay more than they had and that there was NO WAY they could come up with the money. Yet, he preached that system anyway which he KNEW would make the congregation LIARS. Men like that scare me! How about you?

7. Faith Promise Makes the Congregation the Bad Guys

As we've already stated, Pastors who don't receive the total yearly amount of funds that their Faith Promise Conference assured them of, oftentimes take out their frustrations on their congregation as they "browbeat" them in message after message of the importance to give to Missions and follow through with their pledges, (er, I mean “promises.” There I go again!)
Thus, the Faith Promise system makes the congregation at fault for their lack of FAITH. (Shouldn't we then call it what it is: "Lack of Faith Promise Giving?")
Faith then is the determining factor. So, would it then be right to say that "Faith" Promise doesn't work in such cases? Why then would a Pastor continue to use that plan after he's seen it doesn't work?
Let's give them the benefit of the doubt. Let's say it's all the congregations fault, those dirty, faithless rascals! So now what? Do we get them to just start all over in another year of "Faith Promise" and hope this time their "faith" will work for them? If it didn't before, why would we foolishly think it would now? (And, wouldn't we be guilty of making them Liars when we know they won't pay what they said they would?   And, um, doesn't the Bible instruct us to, "...neither be partakers of other man's sins...?" (1 Tim. 5:22)

8. Faith Promise puts the emphasis on the "far away" souls instead of those "here and now."

In many of the churches I've been in personally in which Faith Promise is preached, I notice that many of the members are not well to do. And, many of them are struggling. They are trying to make ends meet week to week, sometimes even day to day. Some have a mortgage they just can't keep up with. Others have lost their jobs, and even others are struggling with sickness and massive doctor's bills.
Instead of the Pastor focusing on helping those in the church and working with them to reach the lost in their own community in order to see the church grow, often the Pastor wants to focus on the poor and lost in other lands. The "10-40" window is a good example. But why not look out their own window first?
I'll not debate about whether money given to Faith Promise that goes to foreign missions is money well spent or not. It quite possibly might be! But why do all Mission Conferences and Faith Promise Conventions have to focus on FOREIGN Missions? What's wrong with DOMESTIC Missions? What about those in your own state, city, town, and neighborhood?
Whether you know it or not, America is no longer a Christian nation. It's gone to Hell in a hand basket. And instead of trying to reach the lost in your own back yard, Faith Promise Giving only focuses on those in a foreign field. So much so, that many who preach, practice, and believe in Faith Promise often scoff at Missionaries or Missions within the United States of America. They only desire to support those in foreign fields. But where in the Bible does it say a Missionary is only to go to a far away place? Isn't he supposed to be a Missionary everywhere he goes? And, hey, aren't all Christians "Missionaries?"

9. Faith Promise often misdirects funds.

Now I'm going to tell on some of the Pastors I've met. I'm sure they won't like it, but who cares, right?! Aren't we supposed to tell the truth no matter what? (Like one Preacher said, "If you're not afraid to DO it, I should not be afraid to PREACH AGAINST IT!)
I've personally seen in several churches that the “Faith Promise Funds” do not always go to "Faith Promise Missions." I've seen some churches dwindle in their membership, and the church offerings that were supposed to go to Missions have instead been used for church salaries, repairs, utilities, etc. Now, I'm not going to stand in judgment. I'm not God. I'm not condemning anyone. But I do have a question. Shouldn't money that's labeled "Faith Promise" go straight to Faith Promise? I mean, isn't that what it's for? And I mean, come on, shouldn't a Pastor have enough "Faith" in God to believe He'll keep the doors of the church open instead of having to steal FP money for that?
How could a Pastor preach Faith Promise, but then use Faith Promise money for something different? Wouldn't he be sinning? And wouldn’t he be destroying the "FAITH" of those who gave it. Because, I mean, they made a "pledge" (there I go again) to give it to MISSIONS, but then it went to something else!
On a side note, (and now I've just gone to rambling), what about those who the "Faith Promise" is supposed to go to? It goes to "Missionaries" right? Well, who picks those missionaries? Usually, the Pastor does. Why doesn't the congregation get to vote on who they should support? (Especially when they are the ones footing the bill!) Some churches (and sadly there are very few) vote on which Missionaries they want to support. But in most FIB churches I've been in and most Mission Conferences I've attended, the Pastor is who decides who gets financial support. Often, it's only those Missionaries who attended the same Bible School as he did. (Yep, that's right Pastor. I'm telling on you!)

10. Faith Promise often divides the brethren.

So strong is the Faith Promise teaching in FIB churches that if you don't go along with it, you are labeled an outcast and someone who is not practicing "Sound Biblical Principles" (although we've seen Faith Promise isn't Bible teaching, rather Baptist Tradition rooted in the Christian Missionary Alliance, and shares much in common with Charismatic doctrine).
I can't tell you how many church splits I've seen personally or how many brethren I've met that have left FIB churches over this practice. Many have told me the same thing, "I want to give! But I don't want to be pressured to give that way!"
A lot of these people have begun giving to Missionaries individually on a monthly basis. And can you believe that FIB Pastors are actually preaching against this now?   They are saying things like, "To give directly to Missionaries is not right if you give to them outside the Local Church and outside the Faith Promise Program!"
I've even heard some preach, "God cannot bless you at all if you give to Missions without giving it through the Local Church!"
What could possibly be their motive for saying things like this? I mean, couldn’t we say to them what they like to say to those who they claim are against Faith Promise Missions Giving: "What? Don't you love souls, and don't you want to see people giving to Missions?"
Could there be some "ulterior motive" for this? Hmmm. I'll let you decide.

11. Faith Promise has become a Business!

Have you ever noticed that the majority of those who preach Faith Promise Mission Conferences are actually Missionaries themselves? They receive regular support from other churches who practice Faith Promise, and they usually receive really nice offerings for preaching "Faith Promise Mission Conferences."
In other words, they seem to be making a living on “Faith Promise."
I guess we could then ask, "Are these men really living by faith, when they are getting a boat-load of CA$H for what they are preaching?"
You see, in Faith Promise it seems like those who are asked to practice Faith are those who are giving, while those who are receiving are not expected to practice faith in God at all. (For they usually are given huge amounts of support for their service of further propagating Faith Promise.)
Did you know the average income of a FIB Missionary today (who has a Mission Board) is $5000 to $6000 a month? What? You didn't know that? And did you know that usually Mission Boards take at least 10 to 20 percent of that money from the Missionary. What? You didn't know that either. Really?
And, did you know that those pushing the Faith Promise Plan the most are those who have, are connected with, and/or are sent by Mission Boards. (P.S. Mission Boards are not in the Bible. And as you study the Bible, it's the CHURCH that sends Missionaries, not a "Board." See Acts chapter 13 for more.)
It almost seems like this whole FAITH PROMISE MISSION PROGRAM is nothing but a great big money generating business!
Oh no you didn't, Bro. Breaker! You said it! Yep, I sure did. (Sorry, it's just what I was thinking, and what I know you would have eventually thought yourself as you study this whole thing out and see the big picture!)
The truth is, Faith Promise constrains struggling poor church members to trust God to provide for them so they can give by FAITH what they don't have, while those who receive the money usually go to the field with their wallets full and build big homes for themselves to live in while they "evangelize" in their fancy new 4x4 trucks. But where is the Missionary's FAITH in God to provide? If the truck breaks down, or the house burns, or something bad happens, he KNOWS his needs will be met as more support and even "special offerings" will come to him. HOW IS THIS LIVING BY FAITH???
And what about those poor church members back in the states who are struggling, yet they are continually constrained to give more by their Pastors. Where’s their relief? For in the Bible, it was Paul who helped THE POOR CHRISTIANS with the offerings he received.

IN SUMMARY

I hope the things written here will cause you to THINK. I'm not against the FIBers, Missions, Missionaries, Pastors, Churches, Church Members, Mission Boards, etc. I'm not even against Missions Conferences, monthly Missionary support or taking up special offerings for Missionaries. I'm in favor of MISSIONS.
I'm very much in favor of Missions. But what I am against is modern-day Pharisees who use made-made programs to compel others to give while they themselves prosper knowing they are deceiving congregations into making a pact with God to give what oftentimes they cannot obtain.
I am well aware that God can use money obtained by "Faith Promise" to go to Missionaries who will use it to win souls. I know and understand that. But I've been in the system myself, and I've watched a lot of abuse in the man-made FP program. I've also seen how the fruit of it can take away a Missionary's FAITH IN GOD to supply his needs, and make him totally dependent upon MAN. I further have seen men who would rather preach this man-made system, knowing they are twisting the scriptures to do so, in order for them to prosper, and make a name for themselves, rather than just preach all men should place their faith in God and give to Him out of love as He lays it upon their hearts. And, I see the great lack of love this FP plan produces, as it pits a Pastor against his congregation, as he's forced to brow-beat his people for not giving what he thinks they should to Missions. (What more can they do? He's already gotten them to promise to give more than they have!)
To me, Faith Promise is not Biblical. It's just man trying to secure funds for God their way by pressuring their flocks, instead of just preaching on Biblical giving (giving willingly and cheerfully) and allowing God to touch the hearts of the congregation to give cheerfully. (I often wonder if church members would give more without Faith Promise after hearing good preaching on love, charity, grace, and cheerfulness, giving because they WANT TO, not because they are CONSTRAINED TO).
FP further can (notice I didn't say it does) do more harm than good. And I've personally seen a lot of harm and abuse associated with that man-made business system. Let me just give one illustration. I'll not give the name of the Pastor, or even the location of his church. I'll just tell you the story and let you come to your own conclusion.
            Not long ago I visited a Faith Promise Mission Conference in which I sat and watched the Pastor hammer his congregation hard on giving. Time and again he encouraged them to give above and beyond their measure. The conference grew to a close and the Pastor passed out the "Pledge Cards" and afterwards, the congregation sat and waited as the tally was counted. The Pastor then read the sum and tallied up how much the church had promised to give that year to Missions. And when he saw the number he grew vehemently enraged. His face instantly glowed red and he rigorously blasted his congregation for their "lack of faith." The figure he told the congregation that "God" had given him was "$100,000" annually that they should give to Missions. But the church promised a little over a tenth of that on their "pledge cards."
Care to guess what happened next, at everyone's surprise? The Pastor a week or so later resigned the church, telling everyone that God had called him to be a Missionary to a certain Island Nation.
And, you know what else?  (And here's the interesting part...) The Pastor taught the church to support only Missionaries sent out of that church, so he desired to be sent out of that church and have the church foot the bill for his going to the field.
Do I really need to say more? Can you put two and two together? If not, maybe I should just state the obvious: "Seems like his FAITH was in FAITH PROMISE and not in GOD to supply his need to go to the field!"
In closing, I'm sure you might say, "Okay, Breaker, you've pointed out the bad. So what do we do now?" Well, how about just preaching the cross of Calvary. Wouldn't that make the church want to give more? And don't you think they would even give more if they gave "willingly," than if they were forced to do so with some man-made system? (Especially when they are ridiculed for not giving enough!) It worked for the Apostle Paul. He didn't ask Christians to give what they didn't have. He instructed them to give what they did have, and to give "cheerfully." And look at how the world was turned upside down in his day. I wonder if we'll ever see revival like that again, especially when many FIBers have accepted Faith Promise over God's promises in the Bible to be faithful to his children.
Our faith should not be in our own promises, nor in those of others. Our faith should be in the Promises of God. And we should give because HE wants us to, not because some MAN constrains us to with his made up plan.

January - February 2011

2011-02-27T11:58:00.000-08:00

That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ... Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ...that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. (Phil. 1:26-28)

Greetings once again from the Breakers,

You know we live in wild and wacky times, in which people are busy doing things not for God and good, but for spite and evil. We see it worldwide, as revolutions like wildfire envelope country after country, and even our nation as well. Yes, chaos and hatred run amuck, and the future looks very bleak indeed.

Yet, through it all, we find ourselves busy in the work of the Lord as we look for his soon return.

Prolonging our Furlough

We announced a few prayer letters back that we were on furlough in order to do remodeling, catch up on some responsibilities, and just get our houses in order. (It seems like every time we fix one thing, two other things break and need fixing!) But we’ve hardly had time to do much of that, as the ministry keeps us continually occupied. So, it looks like we’ll be busy juggling both for awhile.

Preaching

People have asked us where we go to church here in the states. We’ve been visiting churches around our area, and it’s been awesome for me. You see, my Dad taught Sunday School in most of the Independent Baptist Churches around here at one time or another. His favorite topic was teaching on “Dispensations,” and he carried a 25 foot-long Bible chart he used when he taught. So, most pastors knew my father, and it’s been neat for me to visit with them and hear their old stories about Dad. They’ve also given me invitations to preach and/or speak about my ministry. And, we are getting them our books and tracts as well, which they gladly receive, and often times want to get out to their congregations.

Printing Tracts and Booklets

We now have two Laser printers and are continually printing booklets and tracts and trying to keep up with orders from people who want them to distribute to others. There are many days when Laura and I are stuck in the office printing, collating, and then cutting and binding. We also print many Spanish tracts, which we enjoy getting out all over. We also receive calls and emails every day from folks all over asking about the Spanish Bible and where they can obtain it. Most of our support goes to mailing these things out world-wide.

Passing out Tracts

I’m always careful to carry tracts in my pocket in both English and Spanish, and on those few occasions when I do forget to pass them out, I’ve found that people’s eyes wander to my shirt pocket and they read the title of my tracts. (I purposely print them that way so they can read the title while it’s in my pocket, and many times people ask me for the tract before I can even pull it out!)

I learned the importance of making the title big enough to read years ago, when I went on church visitation, and didn’t have any tracts. My partner and I picked up the ones the church had available and used those. As we went door to door, we noticed something strange. Person after person slammed the door in our faces, and we couldn’t figure out why? Then we looked at ourselves. The tract was entitled, “SATAN, the God of This World,” and the first word was all they could see poking out of our pockets, looking like a name tag. No wonder they slammed the door! Can you imagine opening your door, and seeing two guys with name tags reading: “SATAN” on them?

I learned from that day forward when I print my own tracts to custom fit them for my pocket so that people can read the title. My tracts, “What can Wash Away YOUR Sins?” and “Who Killed Jesus?” seem to be the most popular, as people continually ask for them as they want to know the answer.

Praising the King James Bible

As most of you know, this is the 400th year anniversary of our blessed King James Bible! And, I’ve been working with a church in Washington State who believes in heartily celebrating that, as they’ve put together a small museum about the History of our English Bible, as well as printed quality materials on the importance of our KJV. They are also working on a museum of the Spanish Bible, and I’ve been helping them get a hold of some old Spanish ones. This has been a fun undertaking, with many hours on the phone even calling Spain on several occasions.

You can look up the church’s website at: www.kjv400thanniversary.com.

Painstakingly Putting books into .PDF

I’ve been scanning my library for years in order to take it with me wherever I go on my laptop, and to make it available to others. This is a painstaking process, as each book takes sometimes up to 15 hours. But it’s worth it. One book I scanned recently is Cipriano de Valera’s tract written in 1588 and entitled, “Of the Pope and the Mass.” (It’s 600 pages long, and took close to 11 hours to scan!). This book was on the list of forbidden books by the Catholic Church, as in it he calls the Pope a “Pimp.” It also gives good information about the history, corruption, and false teachings of the Catholic Church. Being “forbidden” very few have ever read it, and I’m hoping to share it with many Spanish-Speakers. I also recently scanned a lot of other valuable Spanish documents and books which are invaluable to distribute to Hispanics as well.

Preparing Bible Institute Stuff

As you’ll remember, in Honduras, we had a small Bible Institute. I kept my notes for each class and lately we’ve been getting a lot of requests from Hispanic pastors for my notes so they can start their own Bible Institutes. So many requests, in fact, that we finally just broke down and bought a copier and have been busy making a lot of copies of my printed notes and mailing them out to these Pastors. I’m excited to see this information go out and people not only getting a pure Spanish Bible, but sound Bible doctrine as well.

Our Precious Child

Our little Emma turned two in December. She is so precious. We recently gave her a small New Testament in English, and she carries it around with her everywhere. Probably because she’s heard her father say this from the pulpit while preaching, she has begun walking around with it open while saying, “The Bible says…” Her other favorite book is the children’s classic, “No More Monkeys, Jumping on the Bed!” And she’s recently combined the two. Like a parrot she repeats time and again, “The Bible says… No more Monkeys, jumping on the Bed!” While that might not be doctrinally correct, it is still cute!

Parking Right Next to a Thief

In February, I went to the supermarket with my grandmother, and we parked right next to a motorcyclist who was frantically trying to start his motorcycle. When I got out of the truck, he looked at me and froze. I kindly addressed him with a “Hi, How you doing?” But he didn’t respond. I thought nothing of it.

Looking back over my shoulder, I told my grandmother I was just going to run in and get something and come right back. Upon my return, my grandmother told me that the guy couldn’t get the motorcycle started so he left. And when I looked, I saw another man next to the same bike a few yards away. I walked up to him and gave him a Gospel tract and then asked, “Excuse me, Sir, is that your bike?” He responded, “Yes it is. And I can’t understand what happened, as it isn’t parked where I left it!”

Slowly, things became clear. As soon as I pulled up in the parking lot, I parked right next to a guy who was trying to steal the bike. No wonder he froze and just stared at me! He was scared to death of being caught!

I thought about it later. What America lacks is that same fear in sinners of being caught in their sins!

President’s Agenda and Pushing Revolution Worldwide

On a solemn note, I wish everything in the world was peaches and cream, but that’s just not the case. No doubt you’ve seen the news about what happening in the world today. There are three militant factions amassing like massive, dark clouds, which through revolution seek to take over the world. These are the: 1. Socialists, 2. Communists, and 3. Muslims. (All of which America fought wars against in the last seventy years, and all of which are hostile to Christianity and freedom).

Interestingly enough, we have a current President which appears to have ties to all three of these factions. And his minions through “Community Organizing” are adamant about helping him and his agenda. I’m enclosing with this prayer letter an email I received from those groups desiring more “community organizing” in America. (It’s kinda scary, when you know most of these people amassing together are Marxists who hate Christianity!)

What’s the end goal of their “organizing?” Why a Global New World Order, of course. And boy are they determined to fight for what they want.

My grandmother said what’s happening in the world and even in America today with all the revolutionaries picketing and rioting reminds her of the atmosphere before World War II. I guess the “winds of war” are brewing once again. World War III just might be on the horizon!

And, have you heard of the Muslims and their teaching about the “12th Imam?” They believe that soon their “Mahdi” (or Messiah) will come and rule, (and are you ready for this?), for: SEVEN YEARS! How weird! They also believe they must take the mark of the beast under his reign, and at the end of the seven years, then Jesus Christ will come back. They actually believe that!

So, we see through all the turmoil that Biblical prophecy is coming to pass, and even Muslims know the time is short. Sadly, they’ll receive the anti-Christ with open arms instead of being raptured.

Preparation

I hate to have to mention the sad, negative state of the world today, but there is a reason for my delving into the topic. It leads to the inevitable question: “Are you ready for what’s coming?”

I never tell people to go out and fight the New World Order, (as some “Christians” do), because that’s a losing battle. The Bible already prophesied that the anti-Christ will rule. Instead, I tell them to be prepared.

First, you need to be saved and know it. (If you don’t have that, you don’t have anything!)

Second, you need to realize bad times are coming. This can no longer be denied. What’s going on in this world is getting so bad that everything could change tomorrow, and we could be under martial law, and possibly even taken to concentration camps. Who knows, they might even start persecutions and many of us might be killed before the rapture. In WW II we saw Nazi persecution against the Jews. I believe if another World War starts, we’ll see persecutions against Christians. Are you ready?

We don’t know when the rapture is exactly. Personally, I think it’s very soon. But are you ready for what might happen before the rapture comes? Do you have enough food and water for months at a time if gas prices go through the roof and grocery prices soar (which many experts agree might soon happen)?

I know most Christians think the rapture will come first and we don’t need worry about any of this. I hope so. But it never hurts to be prepared—to be safe, rather than sorry. The world is about to enter an era of great sorrow, but it can also be a time of great revival as well. What is needed is “Christian Organizing.” We need more Christians to boldly proclaim the Gospel amidst times of upcoming mass suffering! Time is short!

My wife and I live every day like it’s our last, desiring to do more for Jesus and enjoying the time we have left before the rapture. We encourage you to do the same. Who knows? This could very well be our last prayer letter. Then again, maybe not. But while we have the opportunity, and the freedom to speak out, we will do so. We are praying for you and know you will do the same for us.

Because of Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

EMAIL I RECEIVED ABOUT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING…

Friend --

This summer, Organizing for America will train a new team of summer organizers. The Summer Organizing Fellowship is a grassroots program that aims to put boots on the ground and help foster a new generation of leaders -- not just to help win elections, but to strengthen our democracy in communities across the country.

We're reminded nearly every day of the power of organizing -- of people standing up and speaking out in their communities. And that kind of effective organizing doesn't happen in a vacuum. It takes commitment, time, and hard work to build a movement around a cause.

That's exactly what our team of summer organizers will do.

They will be trained in the basic principles that have always built and powered effective grassroots movements, and will be assigned to a specific community where they'll work to organize supporters street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood. They'll recruit volunteers, run events, knock on doors, and do what it takes to support the President's agenda. And, in the end, their work will take our grassroots power to an impressive new level.

Apply now to be a summer organizer, or pass this email along to anyone else you know who might be interested.

Folks who trained in programs like this one have gained important skills that have since helped them in careers with OFA and beyond. And they had a good time doing it.

Becca Siegel, a student at Stanford University, spent the past two summers organizing in Colorado -- and she loved it. "Working as a summer organizer certainly taught me a diverse set of skills in a fast-paced environment. Each day brought new opportunities and challenges: a meeting with a local activist followed by voter registration at an outdoor concert, or a conference call with other organizers from around the country followed by volunteering at a community health clinic."

When she graduates from college later this year, Becca will take the skills she learned at OFA to a new job in South Africa.

You don't have to be a student, like Becca, or a recent graduate to be a summer organizer. Nikki Giancola, now a regional field director for OFA Illinois, was a middle school teacher for four years before becoming a summer organizer. "I will never forget the day the Affordable Care Act passed," she says. "It was a feeling like no other -- I had played a part in helping millions of people, and the summer organizer program gave me the chance to do so."

Summer organizer Paras Patel had a similarly unforgettable experience -- meeting President Obama at an event in Detroit. "He shook my hand and told me that he was proud of me and appreciated the work I was doing. I didn't know what to expect when I started at OFA, but meeting the President was definitely a surprise and something I will never forget!"

Successful movements have always been built and grown by ordinary people who take responsibility for organizing their fellow citizens to make their voices heard. We're looking for folks who are ready to work hard to support the President's agenda and lay new groundwork to carry this movement forward for years to come.

Click here to apply for the OFA summer organizers program or pass it on to a friend -- no experience is needed to apply: http://my.barackobama.com/Summer-Organizers

Thanks for all you do,

Jeremy Bird

Deputy Director

Organizing for America

November - December 2010

2010-12-30T11:51:00.000-08:00

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:7-10)

Holiday Greetings from the Breakers,

The last two months have flown by quickly! I guess the old saying is true, times really does fly when you are having fun! We’ve kept busy these last two months and learned how to be joyful of the many blessings God has bestowed upon us in our lives.

Our little Emma turned 2 years old on December 10th, and we are so blessed with such an intelligent, jovial, and well-behaved child. She’s learned her numbers and her A B C’s, and is talking up a storm. She’s also in that phase when she laughs at everything! This always helps to keep a smile on our faces.

WANDERING TO AND FRO...

For Thanksgiving we went to Oklahoma to visit my Mom and Sister. We had a great time of fellowship with them and enjoyed the food. The only heart-breaking moment of the whole trip was when our little Emma fell off the couch and hit the coffee table, landing square on the black, metal handle of the drawer, and knocking almost half of one tooth out, while chipping another. Blood was everywhere! Our poor girl cried and cried, as her upper lip became terribly swollen.

We all got sick on the trip also with chest-colds and fevers, so when we left, it was like we had an entirely different little girl that not only looked different by sounded different as well. Eventually she healed and it was good to have our little girl back again.

For Christmas we drove down to South Florida to visit Laura’s family and we had a great time together. Emma enjoyed seeing her cousin and they played well together. I also had a great time going out with my father-in-law throwing the cast net. Something that was really special to me, since my Dad is no longer here and I never did get to go do that with him like I would have liked.

WITNESSING AS WE GO...

As you probably know, it’s hard to witness to people nowadays, for we live in a very wicked and perverse generation in which most people don’t want to think, much less hear about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (It seems like each year more and more become “offended” when they hear the term CHRIST-MAS.) But as we travel we find we still have opportunities to pass out tracts and to witness to people, especially to the many Hispanics we meet.

Sometimes, you don’t have to do much to get a chance to witness, as opportunities just drop into your lap. For example, coming back from South Florida, my wife and I stopped at Smiley’s Antique Market to stretch our legs. There, I found an excellent book on the truth about the Masonic Lodge, so I set it on the counter and began looking around again. When I came back, I found one of the workers there, an elderly gentleman, reading the book. He then said, “Oh, sorry, I was reading your book. I had a father who was a Mason, and I always wondered what they believed.” This led to me witnessing to him and telling him how they were a secret society and were really worshippers of Lucifer. I then witnessed some about Jesus. He didn’t get saved, but at least the seed was planted, as he seemed very interested to study more and find out the truth about salvation for himself.

This time of year is actually my favorite (not for the Christmas Trees or the gifts or even the turkey, but) because I enjoy looking for the Salvation Army bell ringers that hang around outside of stores seeking donations. My favorite thing to do is go up to them and ask, “So, you’re with the Salvation Army? Can you tell me how to get saved?”

Usually this catches them as a surprise, and most of the time they don’t have a clue what I’m talking about. I then explain, “The Salvation Army was started in the 1800s by General William Booth with the goal of trying to win souls for Jesus Christ. So, if you are with that organization, then shouldn’t you know how to tell people how to get saved?”

The most common answer is, “Um, I’m just a volunteer. I don’t know anything about that.” I then ask, “Well if you can’t tell me how to get saved, can I tell you how?” Most often they are all ears, and I enjoy taking them to the Gospel and showing them Christ crucified for their sins, and their need to come to Him and His shed blood alone by faith in order to be born again.

I’ve won a lot of Salvation Army volunteers to the Lord over the years this way, but this year was different, as I continually heard what most of the people I’ve had a chance to witness to this year have repeated. They all say things like, “To get saved, you have to ‘ask’ God to save you.” Or “I ask and beg God every night for forgiveness of my sins.”

Of course we know this is not the Gospel, for salvation is by FAITH, not by Begging for forgiveness outside of trusting in what Jesus Christ has already done for you on the cross of Calvary. But we’ve even heard this “Beggar’s Gospel” being preached in many Independent Baptist Churches in which my wife and I have visited this year. What ever happened to the blood of Jesus? Why don’t ministers preach it anymore?

On that thought, I’ve included with this prayer letter a blog I’ve written about why salvation isn’t by “ASKING” or “BEGGING” rather by “Accepting” or “Believing” what Jesus did at Calvary is sufficient to give you eternal life. I hope it’s a blessing. I’m sure you already know it, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of sound Biblical doctrine. And as always, we encourage you to pass it along to others who might not understand and could be lost because they are trusting in their “ASKING” rather than resting solely in the ATONEMENT of Jesus.

WONDERING WHEN JESUS WILL COME AND TAKE US HOME...

I really thought the Lord was coming back in 2010. I was wrong, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But now I’m looking around and seriously wondering if the year 2011 couldn’t be the year He comes for us.

There are a variety of reasons that this could very well be, but I’ll just mention a few.

Did you know that 2011 is the 400th year celebration of our blessed King James Bible? And did you know that in the Bible there were several times when God waited 400 years before he did something? For example, there were exactly 400 years between the closing of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament. Could it then be that 2011 is when Christ returns? We’ll have to wait and see, but what a great time that would be for his return!

2011 also marks the 63 anniversary of the nation of Israel. Could it be there is only seven years left of tribulation for them, and then Jesus returns at Armageddon on their 70th anniversary of existence?

Looking at American Politics, I can’t help but see some interesting things that point to Bible prophecy, as politicians forward their agendas by ramming through their unread laws that most American’s don’t even agree with.

I’m sure you have all heard of the Health Care Bill that was passed this year forcing all Americans against their will to buy Health Care Insurance. But did you know that it doesn’t take affect until 2014? If the Rapture is indeed in 2011, then 2014 would be three and a half years later, and would line up close to the time when the Bible tells us the Anti-Christ is to take control and force people to take the Mark of the Beast. And what a great way for him to do it, for every American will have their own doctor, and he would just inject the chip under their skin!

Congress also passed a bill that makes it illegal to own seeds, grow your own garden, and give away food to others. How interesting, as the Bible tells us those in the tribulation period will not be allowed to buy or sell, save those who have the mark. So without the mark, it’ll be illegal to buy food, but, it will also be illegal for someone to grow their own food. So their only choice will be to take the mark or starve.

Finally, Congress passed a law to regulate the Internet, which allows them to shut down anything they deem unsuitable anytime they want. This is the death knell to free speech in our country. So why not read my website at: www.rrb3.com. Because it just might not be there much longer!

So let’s recap: The “Food Safety Act” makes it illegal to own your own seeds or plant your own garden. That means if you want food, you have to go to the government to buy it. And how will a person buy it in the Tribulation if they don’t have the mark of the Beast? And, how better to give the mark of the Beast to all people then to force them to have their own healthcare doctor who will inject the chip under their skin? And what better way to shut down any opposition to their agenda then to control the internet and be able to shut up anyone who exposes their plan?

Do you see how close we really are to the rapture? Everything is in place. It’s all set up. All we lack is some sort of “disaster” or “event.” Hmmm. Could the rapture be the event the Devil is waiting for?

Whether Jesus comes or not in 2011, we know He is coming soon. And the signs of His soon appearing are everywhere. Sometimes it’s scary to see Satan’s New World Order being created right before our eyes, but when you look at it from a Biblical perspective, its actually quite exhilarating, as it means he’s coming back even that much sooner!

Thanks again for all your continued prayers and support. Happy Holidays and a joyous New Year to you all. 2011 could be the year of Christ’s return. We encourage you to witness more as we are determined to do the same!

Keep looking up,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

Our Kitchen we built from the ground up in our Alabama House. Please pray it would sell soon.

Me with a fourteen foot sailboat my Mom gave me that we brought back from Oklahoma. You’ll remember in my last prayer letter I talked about my desire to travel and preach on a live-aboard sailboat. Well, at least this one is a good starter for helping me practice my sailing!

Emma after her disastrous fall into the coffee table

Laura, Emma, and I after Emma’s lip healed.

ASKING VERSUS TRUSTING

Some people believe nefarious forces are at work in our world today poisoning our water systems, spreading chemtrails in our air and putting sterilizing drugs in our food, all to dumb us down and keep us from thinking for ourselves and practicing logical thought patterns. Whether that is true or not, the fact is there are very few Christians who actually THINK about what they are preaching nowadays. For if they would just read their Bibles, and think about what they read, they couldn't possibly be saying some of the illogical things they are saying and preaching in pulpits across this land.

In this article, let's focus on the modern teaching of salvation by "ASKING" for forgiveness. Where is this in the Bible? Is there a verse that says a man need only beg for eternal life and forgiveness of sins, and God will grant it to him simply because he asked? Of course not!

In the Bible, New Testament salvation is not by ASKING, rather by BELIEVING or TRUSTING. That is to say, salvation is by FAITH (Eph. 2:8,9) and not by WORKS.

This modern day teaching, which I've even heard preached by many Independent Baptists, of telling a Sinner, "Just Ask Jesus to save you," is not only unbiblical, but it is completely illogical! Let us look at why.

1. ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS RUINS THE TYPE OF JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

Under the Old Testament law, a man had to have a sacrifice for his sins. He was instructed by the scriptures to take a lamb to the priest and place his hand upon that lamb and shed its blood for his sins. Once it was slaughtered, the blood was taken and offered up on the altar by the priest, and the man's sin was forgiven him. But no where do we find the man "asking that lamb for forgiveness!" Nor do we find the man "asking the lamb into his heart" (a popular expression today in which people instruct sinners to simply "Ask Jesus into their hearts.)

No, the sinner in the Old Testament who offered up the lamb for his sins didn't ask for anything. He simply obeyed God by doing what he was told. He cut the throat of that lamb and trusted the blood it shed as sufficient to forgive his sins.

2. ASKING FOR SALVATION DOES AWAY WITH JESUS' SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS

As we read the New Testament, we find that Jesus is the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. As the Lamb, he fulfilled prophecy by dying a sacrificial death on the cross for the sins of mankind.

Jesus not only wanted to die. He had to die, for his death, burial, and resurrection were prophecied in scripture. And his death was the only way man could be forgiven eternally, the innocent dying for the guilty.

To tell a sinner to "Ask God to save them" is to instruct them to come to God apart from that sacrifice on Calvary. For if a person could by saved by simply "asking God for forgiveness" then why did Jesus die?

Jesus could have simply stayed in heaven and said, "Okay, I'm going to start a new dispensation. Anyone who simply asks me to save them, I'll give eternal life!" But did He do this? Most certainly not! Instead, He choose to die for the sins of man. And then he said, "All those who accept this sacrifice by faith will be saved!"

See, then, how the "Asking Gospel" does away with the sacrificial blood atonement of Jesus? It is trying to get to heaven apart from Jesus Christ and what He's done on Calvary.

3. ASKING GOD FOR SALVATION IS A WORK DONE BY MAN RATHER THAN FAITH ALONE IN WHAT JESUS HAS DONE

As already stated, salvation is by FAITH and not by works (Eph. 2:8,9). That means salvation is only by trusting in what Jesus did on the cross of Calvary, and not by doing something yourself apart from that.

As simple and logical as it is, it must be stated that asking Jesus to save you is not accepting him to do so by faith. Asking is a work that man does. It is begging God for something and then hoping he'll do so. It is man doing something in order to try to obtain God's favor. This is a work. It's man's own action to try to gain forgiveness, rather than simply resting upon the finished work of Jesus Christ by faith alone.

4. ASKING IS NOT RECEIVING

To ask someone for something is not to receive something. Let's say I come up to you and I ask you for 100 dollars. Are you going to give it to me? Probably not! I therefore am wrong to assume that I'll receive it, just because I asked for it. How then do modernist Christians instruct a sinner to ask God to forgive their sins, and then assume that he automatically receives forgiveness just because he asked for it? Why would God forgive anyone just because they asked?

No, Biblically, God set it up that the only way he will save a man is when that man trusts His finished work alone for salvation! The asking Gospel is very presumptuous.

I certainly wouldn't want my testimony to be "I asked God to save me" and then wonder if he ever did or not!

5. ASKING INSULTS THOSE WHO ARE WANTING TO GIVE, AND IT DOES AWAY WITH FAITH

As we've seen, it's not only anti-biblical, but also illogical to preach salvation is by simply "asking" God for salvation, especially when God said faith must be involved. But these people who ask God for salvation usually don't have faith. For if they did, they wouldn't need to ask. It's like this. Let's say I said I will give you 100 dollars, all you have to do is believe me and come and take it out of my hand by faith. And let's say you would rather just stand there and ask, "Can I have it?" Why, I'd be offended! I told you it's yours, all you have to do is believe it and receive it! But you won't take it. You just want to ask me for it.

Do you see the problem? You'll never get it until you believe me and take it. You can't ask for it and then expect me to come to you and then place it in your hand. I made the condition, and your asking doesn't even enter into the picture. It's there, it's available, and you must pick it up. To ask me is to insult me!

Why would it be any different with God? He offers eternal life by faith, and all He asks is you believe it and receive it. How can you do that if you are "asking" for it?

6. ASKING LEAVES MEN DOUBTING AND WONDERING IF THEY RECEIVED SALVATION

When a person follows the modern Beggar’s Gospel, instead of salvation by faith alone, they often are left without any assurance. They don't know for sure if they have salvation, because as afore mentioned, asking is not receiving. This often times leads to them praying again and again and asking God over and over for salvation or forgiveness. This proves they were never saved in the first place, for it they were, why would they have to ask again?

7. ASKING DAMNS SOULS TO HELL

Asking is not God's plan of salvation. Receiving by faith is. If this be the case, then where will a sinner end up who's trusting in their “asking?” Why, they would end up in HELL!

What's so sad about those who preach the "Asking" Gospel is they don't care enough about souls to think this out. They've been taught the bloodless, Beggars Gospel, and they are teaching it to others. Rather than repent and preach the Gospel correctly, they would rather continue in their doctrine, especially when their denomination, their congregation, and their friends all preach the same thing. So instead of reading the scriptures and changing their position, they choose to attack and ridicule those like myself who point out the obvious - that the Asking Gospel is not God's plan of salvation.

SUMMARY

As we've seen, asking God for salvation is neither Biblical, nor logical. How could anyone be so bold as to expect God to give them eternal life, just because they asked or begged him for it? And, how can they expect to receive it, when they are not trusting his finished work alone for salvation? And how can they think they are saved when they have no assurance and they simply ask God over and over, thinking if he didn't save them before, then he definitely will do so the next time. How presumptuous! But the saddest thing is this heresy damns souls to Hell! For those who adhere to it, are guilty of trusting in their works (their asking) rather than in trusting in Jesus' blood sacrifice alone as sufficient.

This is not a popular message, as many Christians don't want to even think about this topic. They want to believe that every person who says he is a Christian really is. But this is very naive. The truth is, this is exactly what Satan wants. He wants people deceived into thinking they are saved when they really aren't. That's why when people like me begin to expose this conspiracy, we are immediately branded as "trying to talk people out of their salvation!" or trying to "retread" people (At least that's what I've been accused of).

I like to respond to such people in the following way, you know, just to make them think: "Yep, it's possible to lose YOUR salvation. But it's not possible to lose GOD'S salvation. So who saved you, YOU or GOD?"

You see, there are many people who are trusting in something they've DONE, and they truly think they are saved because of it. That is their own salvation. They are trying to save themselves by something they do or say. But they are lost and on their way to Hell. They do not have God’s salvation.

They need to hear the truth, and they need to examine themselves (2 Cor. 13:5) to see if they truly are saved. You would think if someone really cared about souls, they'd be in favor of this.

So "asking God for salvation" is not God's plan of Salvation. Instead it's God who "asks" you to come to him and receive his free gift of eternal life by FAITH alone in his blood atonement at Calvary. Are you saved? If not why not? Jesus has done all that’s necessary. Do you believe that’s sufficient? Or do you still think you must ask?

September - October 2010

2010-10-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11)

Salutations in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

I often think of how good it is to be alive! But then there are other times, in which I wonder why I’ve even been given the privilege of remaining here another day on earth. I remember several times in my life when I should have died. And, I remember them all distinctly and in slow motion.

When I was nine, I went on a canoe trip on Blackwater River, and I remember swimming after we stopped on the bank for lunch. Quickly, the strong current pulled me too far from shore. I wasn’t strong enough to swim against it, and I shutter to think what would have become of me had a man not jumped in to grab me and pull me onto the bank. Why did God send that man save me?

Another time I was surfing during a hurricane on Pensacola Beach in my teens, and I remember falling off one of the biggest waves I’ve ever ridden in my life (about 15 feet high). As the white-wash rolled me under time and again, I couldn’t tell which way was up, and all started to become black as I began to suffocate for lack of air. I remember thinking, “This is it! I’m not going to make it!” But God in his infinite mercy let me bob up to the top just in time to take a deep breath right before being pummeled again by the next giant wave and slammed to the sandy bottom. Three or four times the waves held me under almost to the point of drowning, but somehow God let me float to the top over and over and eventually drift into shore where I fell down exhausted. But why? Why didn’t I drown that day?

I also remember the time in Honduras being held at gun point by two thugs who told me to be quiet as they went through my belongings and took what they pleased. One had a laser on his semi-automatic pistol and I remember seeing its red light dance across my chest. But even shaking with fear, I could not remain silent. As I preached to my captors, what I thought to be my last Gospel message, I remember thinking to myself, “This could be the end. So I’m going to go out preaching!”

Even after hearing the ruffians call their boss, and hearing the words on the other end in Spanish saying, “Kill them!” I found myself almost glad that the end was so near. And, as the would-be assassin pressed the gun to the back of my head, I remember silently praying, “This is it, Lord! I’m coming home! Just please help him hit the right spot so it’s painless!” But the thieves left without following through with their orders, and instead of a gun shot, all I heard was the loud bang of the door as they slammed it behind them. Why did God let me survive that day? Why do any of us live to face another day?

The only reason I can see that God let me live through my childhood, teens, and even my missionary endeavors is that he has a plan and purpose for me in this life. And so, I live everyday wanting to please him more, and fulfill what he’d have me to do in this life.

Still, it’s hard to know exactly what God’s will is in your life and what it is He wants you to do. I know how I want to do things for the Lord, but circumstances and adversity often keep me from doing things exactly the way I’d like. I’ve learned well that the old saying rings true: “Life isn’t always the way you want it to be!”

Death of loved ones, trials and tribulations, attacks from others, sickness, family responsibilities, and more, have kept me from fulfilling my ideas, plans, desires, and directions that I’d like to accomplish and go in for the Lord. Instead of plotting the course of my life, it appears my life is being planned for me by unexpected pitfalls, disasters, and heartbreaks along the way, which leave me with new responsibilities that force me to move in another direction.

Though I don’t understand why things work out the way they do, it’s fun to look back, (hindsight is better than foresight), and see God protecting me and using me to achieve what he HE wants done. (I think of Joseph, and how God used his captivity to save the children of Israel. I’m sure Joseph didn’t think God even cared about him while he was in prison, but after he helped save his brethren, I’m sure he saw what God did as a blessing and not a curse). In other words, I find God working through me, even though I don’t always get to work for Him the way I’d desire.

This is a tough lesson for most Christians to learn, but I’ve been grateful to learn it. You see it’s easy to do something for the Lord (as even the Pharisees thought they did God a service), but oftentimes we do things for him in the FLESH, and we do it our way instead of His way. And, boy what a disaster we can make of things! (Amen?) But, when we are fully surrendered to Jesus, we can then be used by Him as he pleases, and we can serve Him in the SPIRIT, fulfilling His will for us in our lives even though things don’t always go the way we had hoped. I guess Christianity isn’t so much about what WE ARE DOING FOR GOD, rather what GOD IS DOING THROUGH US and WITH US as we live sanctified lives fully surrendered to Him.

FURLOUGH

As most of you know, we’ve taken a furlough in order to get some things done. God’s been good to allow us to finish several big projects, and we are close to finishing a few more. But it looks like it’ll take longer than we thought to finish everything. Still, we haven’t forgotten the ministry, and have found that it is still taking a lot of our time and energy. One week we work hard on Construction, and the next week we are home preparing packages of Bibles, tracts, teaching DVD’s, and more for mailing. I’d like to focus on just one thing or the other, but it seems like we can’t. We are just going to have to do both until we can eventually get everything done, in order to be able to devote all our attention to the ministry.

In the mean time, we’ve had fun taking a few weekends off from hard labor to pass out Spanish tracts at the Flea Market. There are Hispanic people everywhere in America! And it’s good to speak their language and be able to give them the Gospel.

We also have made a few Youtube teaching videos as well, which we have wanted to do for a long time. We made several in English about the King James, one on “How to be Saved,” and others on various topics. And we also posted several in both English and Spanish about the Spanish Bible Issue, various Spanish Bibles, and the History of the Spanish Bible. We hope you’ll have time to look them up and find out more about the Spanish Bible Controversy and why the Valera 1602 Purified is the purest Spanish Bible available today. This is the Bible we’ve been getting out and we will continue to do so. We ask for your prayers though, as we are down to our last three boxes, and we are hoping they will print more soon. (Note: For those of you who still don’t know about which Spanish Bible is the best, we have added a small “Crash Course” on the subject in with this prayer letter).

I’ve also posted a few more things on my blog. One was an article for “La Voz Bautista” an Independent Baptist Spanish Bi-Monthly Magazine in Mexico. I’ve translated it into English, so all can read about the importance of the Spanish word “SEÑOR” (LORD) and why our Valera 1602 Purified Spanish Bible is the only Spanish Bible to use that word, following the King James Bible, and also capitalizing it as the KJV does. You can read this article by visiting www.rrb3.com and then clicking on the link to my blog.

OBSERVATIONS

As we press on in reaching the Hispanic people with a pure Spanish Bible, it’s a joy to find our labor is not in vain, and that God is indeed using us. I get emails all the time from people telling me they greatly appreciate my ministry and my books about the Spanish Bible Issue, and they encourage me to continue to get the truth out to others. They even tell me things like, “What you are doing is important. Hispanics need to know where their Bible came from, and where a pure Bible is available today. There are too many men following a version of a Bible because of what Bro. So and So says about it, and they have never actually checked the version out for themselves to see if it lines up with the pure texts underlying our King James Bible. Keep up the good work!”

Several preachers, scholars, and Bible defenders have told me that God’s given me a very unique and varied ministry in giving out the truth about the Spanish Bible. They see what I have seen, that most Fundamentalists want to argue about their “camps” and their “versions” instead of simply dealing with the FACTS. Those men who refuse to face the truth don’t want to study for themselves, rather they form their convictions based upon the opinions of various translators, and not on the truth about the text.

So my ministry has really had an impact over the years, and for this I thank the Lord. I just want Hispanic people to have the pure word of God!

Probably the greatest complement I’ve gotten over the years is pastors and layman alike saying things like: “I really appreciate your giving nothing but the facts. We’ve read many websites, forums, and blogs about the Spanish Bible, and they all seem to attack, and even are guilty of name-calling. We appreciate you for not doing any of that, but simply reporting the facts in an orderly manner so that others might see the truth for themselves!”

Others have told me my ministry is much needed, and to keep up the good work in writing books, editing my webpage, and distributing good sound doctrinal, historical, and reference material for people to read and watch. One Pastor in particular said, and I paraphrase, “We are almost to the year 2011, which is EXACTLY 400 years after our blessed King James Bible! But today many KJV guys don’t even know why they are King James, and they’ve probably never even seen an original copy of the King James. We need to take a stand for the word of God in English and Spanish and educate people about the History of our Bibles, especially when the word of God is so important!”

I’ve also found myself scolded as well by others who say I’m not doing enough to get the word out about the Spanish Bible. They tell me, “You need to reach more people with the Valera 1602 Purified, because if you don’t, no one else will! Those who use other versions are intentionally hiding the facts about the Valera 1602 Purified because they don’t want people to know about something better, nor do they want others to stop paying for and using their versions! You need to get folks the facts that their versions are corrupt!”

It’s encouraging to hear from true Bible Believers. And, as apostasy grows in these last days, it’s getting much easier to spot who the true Bible Believers really are, for they are the ones who care more about doctrine, truth, and righteousness, than they do about groupism, men worship, money, attacking, and denominational traditions.

PREPARATIONS IN HARD TIMES

As the economy in America worsens, we’ve found our support level is going down quickly. For a while there, we were down to about 500 dollars a month. And we’re finding that all the support we get goes directly to the ministry. Thus, we’ve had to live on our savings for the last several years in order to continue. But knowing my Bible, and the precious promises within it, I know the Lord always makes a way for his work to be done. I also know that we have to “prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” That’s why we’ve been working hard to fix up our house in Alabama with the hope of selling it and getting out from under it.

My desire would eventually be to buy a boat and live aboard it, traveling from port to port in the Spanish-Speaking world preaching on the streets, holding Mission Conferences, and Spanish Bible History Sessions, Revivals, etc., all at various churches close to the ports. (Know of anyone who would like to donate a 40 foot plus sail boat to the ministry?)

Whether we’ll ever get to fulfill this desire, we at least have been looking at the hard truth that it’s getting harder to find support in these perilous economic times. We ask for your prayers.

OPPOSITION IS STILL THE GREATEST HINDERANCE

I learned years ago that serving Jesus does not come without a price. And I’m continually reminded of that fact. Today, there is much opposition against those who are trying to stand for the truth, especially from those who claim to be other Christians. When I went to Bible School, I was told, “The people that will hurt you most in the ministry is other Christians,” and boy have I found that to be true!

In these last days in which we live, we continually see very little “fruits of the Spirit” among apostate ministers who instead of encouraging and edifying others, spend their time arguing and criticizing. These are men who in the flesh are quick to judge and lash out against others. Many of these kind of ministers are not followers of the apostle Paul, rather followers of man’s traditions. They are against others who don’t do things their way, and they devote their time to harassing others rather than hallowing themselves.

This has given rise to the many movements within Christianity and even the Independent Baptist movement. And because of this, opposition constantly arises by political and phariseeical, brethren who chastise others for not being members of their “camp” or “group.” I call what they have the “secret society syndrome.” Others have called it the “Country Club Mentality.” And, I believe the Apostle Paul lamblasted such foolishness and men worship nicely almost two thousand years ago when he said:

“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.” (1 Cor 3:3-7)

I’m sure by now, you all know me. I’m not interested in following men, nor in exalting myself among others and rising in the ranks of certain Fundamentalist camps. Instead, I’m only interested in serving my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and bragging on Him. I only wish other pastors, missionaries, and ministers would get out of the “groupism” mentality and get back to simply serving the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, and would with an open mind STUDY to show themselves approved unto God. For this Modern-day Phariseeism has led to many others like us losing support, friends, and fellowship. Why can’t those who claim to be Bible Believers unite around truth and work together to disperse it?

Yet, we still I press on, finding all we really need is to draw nearer to our Lord and Saviour than to men! Our prayer is that you to will draw nearer to the Lord as well in your lives.

Because of Jesus Christ our Lord,

Robert, Laura, and Emma Lee Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

A CRASH COURSE ON THE SPANISH BIBLE ISSUE:

For many a year I've followed the Spanish Bible Issue and I've watched Fundamentalists battle each other over which Bible in Spanish is the right one. And I've seen them all be consistenly WRONG on which Bible they chose, as each one defended a version that is either mixed with catholic texts, the critical texts, and/or is modern Spanish instead of the beautiful old Castellan of Spain, like the old Reina-Valera of 1602.

As I watched the fray, I didn't realize at the time, that God was putting me right slap-dab in the middle of the controversy in order to teach me some things and then use me to help Hispanics learn about the History of their Bible, and to point them to the purest word of God in their language.

Looking back now over the years, I see just how God has used me in a mighty way to show English and Spanish Speakers alike the truth about the Spanish Bible Controversy and the practice of modern day Pharisees who hypocritcally hide the truth about their corrupt versions in order to deceive the masses.

Over the years, I wrote several books on the Spanish Bible Issue and I saw them printed and distributed far and wide, with much positive feedback. Gail Riplinger has even told me personally, "As far as I'm concerned, you are the foremost authority on the Spanish Bible Issue and the History of the Spanish Bible."

As fattering as that might be, I know I still have much to learn. But I'm grateful God has given me a purpose and a reason for my ministry. So, I steadfastly continue preaching the truth about the various Spanish Bible versions, and pointing Spanish speakers to the purest word of God in their language.

For those who don't know anything about the Spanish Bible Issue, I give the following crash course...

THE 1960 REINA-VALERA REVISION

Fundamentalists for almost half a century have adamantly defended the popular 1960 Spanish Bible, now known as the "Crown Version." But when that version came out in the early 1950’s (its text appeared in New Testament only, and was a bi-lingual edition printed with the RSV in English), no Fundamentalist would touch it with a ten foot pole! It wasn't until they printed it with the Scofield notes, that some Fundamentalists bought it. Then eventually more did, and it finally became the standard Fundamentalist Bible for the next forty years. (How sad they bought it more for the NOTES and not for the TEXT!) This is how many Fundamentalist missionaries who were KJV only in English hypocritically became RSV in Spanish.

Then, along came a few guys like myself who actually read the 1960 with the King James and became appalled at the many differences. We then began to ask why other missionaries, who only use the KJV in English and are against the English RSV, could use a Bible in Spanish that read with the RSV in many places? It just didn’t make sense.

Eventually a Missionary in Guatemala found a book by Jose Flores (a consultant on the 1960 revision) in which the author stated the 1960 Spanish Bible relied heavily on the English RSV and the CRITICAL TEXTS in it's revision. Myself and others began to point this out, as well as the many DOCTRINAL ERRORS in the 1960. We also showed the influence of Eugene Nida and his Damnable doctrine of DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE, which teaches a man doesn't have to translate the words rather only the idea or the message behind the words. (This allows the translator to become his own "Interpreter" rather than an honest and objective translator).

But for our speaking out on the truth, we were labelled as "trouble makers" and "Bible attackers" instead of the true Bible Believers we are who wanted a pure bible to take to Hispanics.

THE 1909 REINA-VALERA REVISION

Not all Fundamentalists jumped on the bandwagon of the 1960. A few stuck with the old 1909, and were often ridiculed and attacked by the 1960 crowd because of it. Many claimed it was "archaic" and "out-dated" and others should just chunk it in favor of the more popular 1960. But many a dogmatic Fundamentalist who knew his Bible and saw the horrendous errors of the 1960 would not waiver. He stood firm on his conviction of using the old 1909, which had become known as "La Antigua" (the Old version).

But when faced with the truth that the 1909 was done by men who not only favored the Critical Texts, but also used them in their translation, many 1909 users became upset. Eventually they desired a pure Bible based upon the pure texts underlying the King James Bible, and not a version mixed with the critical texts of men. So they began to look elsewhere.

THE 1543 ENZINAS NEW TESTAMENT

A movement began in Arizona in the 1990's to resurrect the old Francisco de Enzinas New Testament of 1543, the work of a learned and well-known Protestant Spaniard. It was reprinted in old Castellan (where the "s" is an "f" and the "v" is a "b," etc.) but saw very little distribution and acceptance by many Fundamentalists. Although it was much better than the 1960 and 1909, it also had been messed with by Catholics who changed some things after Enzinas did his work. So it too wasn't pure.

THE 1865 A.B.S. SPANISH BIBLE

Then in 2001, Jeff McCardle and Paul Garcia tried to resurrect the 1865 Spanish Bible. I was there when they called a group of men together to show them the version they'd found and how they tried to convince us all that it was, and I quote, "The true word of God in Spanish."

With their list of 200 verses that showed the 1865 was better than both the 1960 and 1909, and closer to the King James, some people readily accepted the 1865. I was skeptical, and did not, determining to study it out more. I did, and found Mr. H.B. Pratt who worked on the 1865 (with a man named Mora) was very biased towards the critical texts (so much so that he produced a version in 1893 based entirely on them, called "La Version Moderna"), and that he had inserted some critical text readings into the 1865. He also changed many words with no textual basis to do so (often times changing "God" to "Lord" or vice versa for no reason!)

With a list I had found of about 50 places in the 1865 that read either against the King James or with the critical texts, I went with Jeff McCardle to speak to Peter S. Ruckman about the issue. Jeff had already written an article in Ruckman's Bible Baptist Bulletin, in which he stated that Spanish Speakers should defend: "...Every word of the 1865 Spanish Bible."

Faced with the truth, Jeff eventually made 50 changes in his beloved 1865, in favor of the King James and pure texts, but later decided to undo those changes, as they didn't go along with his teaching that no Bible after 1881 could be the preserved word of God. Because of his backpeddling, and not wanting to purify his version further, Jeff has since lost much credibility, and his movement and his Valera Bible Society are now suffering because of it. Emanuel Rodriguez (who is in favor of the new Gomez Bible) has recently written a good article on the internet exposing Jeff McCardle and his illogical and flip-flopping doctrinal position.

THE 1602 PURIFIED SPANISH BIBLE

The next version to come along did what McCardle did not, in that it did do an extensive revising of the original Valera 1602 with the pure texts underlying our King James Bible. It is the Valera 1602 Purified (also known as the 1602 TR in the New Testament and the 1602 Purified or 1602 Monterrey as the whole Bible). Those who worked on this version are Hispanic in orgin (not American like McCardle). They are further Independent Baptist Fundamentalists Christians located in Monterrey, Mexico. As a local Church, they worked for 15 years purifying the Spanish Bible to bring it in line with the Textus Receptus and Hebrew Masoretic texts.

Following the advice of Cipriano de Valera in his preface of his 1602 version, they went directly back to the original 1602 and started from there. (Note: The 1602 original wasn't printed much exactly like Valera's 1602 edition, as Bible Societies rather took and "revised" [i.e. "changed"] it in many passages to read more in favor with the Catholic texts to be able to distribute it in Catholic countries. This is why modern bibles like the 1960, 1909, 1865, the new Gomez, and more retain the Catholic term "Verbo" instead of the correct, Protestant term "Palabra" in speaking of Jesus Christ).

Those behind the 1602 Purified also went verse by verse with all older Protestant Bibles as well as the King James as they scrutinized every verse with the Textus Receptus and the Hebrew Masoretic Text. What they produced was the most exhaustive and scholarly work done by ANYONE on the face of the earth in giving Spanish Speakers a Bible that reads not only with the pure texts (instead of the Critical Texts), but also retains the old Castellan Spanish of Reina and Valera instead of updating to modern Spanish (like the Gomez does).

The Valera 1602 Purified is endorsed by Gail Riplinger, as the right Spanish Bible, not only because of the much work (prayer and fasting) involved, but also because it chose to use the old PROTESTANT WORDS instead of modern CATHOLIC words. It is also the only Spanish Bible that uses “SEÑOR,” following the King James Bible (and its use of LORD in all caps) in the Old Testament, instead of “Jehová.”

After the Valera 1602 Purified came out in 2002 (exactly 400 years after the 1602 revision), it was not well received. The reason being most Fundamentalists were still in attack mode. They used either the 1909 or the 1960 and didn't want anything else, as that's what their "group" had used for many decades. (I call them "groupies" who only use a Bible because others in their group do, not because they want a pure Bible for the Spanish Speaking People).

Because of their "group" or "camp" mentality, they chose to attack rather than study the issue, and were quick to put down the exhaustive work of the Valera 1602 Purified. They even made the outlandish claim that Pastor Raul Reyes was a "homosexual" (Isn't it kind of funny the enemies of King James called him the same thing?) and many other such derogatory names.

Those behind the Valera 1602 Purified were vehemently attacked by apostate Fundamentalists, but they didn't let it bother them. Instead they chose to work by themselves and let their critic's words come to naught. Like Pastor Raul Reyes said, "We had to make a decision. Either take out time to write back the letters and emails of our attackers, (which would have turned out to be a full time job), or shun their childish attacks and do the work of God trusting Him to help us get a pure Bible to the Spanish Speaking people."

Thus, they decided to let their finished work speak for itself. (Which it does by reading entirely with the pure texts against the critical texts, while still staying as close to the old Valera of 1602 as possible).

When the Purified was first printed, only as the New Testament (the whole Bible came out in 2007), the 1960 attackers who obtained a copy showed their ignorance of their own language and their own Bible history by attacking the word "Palabra" instead of "Verbo." Many of them had never even seen an original 1602, and didn't even know that allold protestant versions used "Palabra" instead of the pro-catholic word "Verbo."

The 1960 crowd’s adamant defense of their version proved they were more interested in politics than in the purity of God's words. But the more they lamblasted the Valera 1602 Purified, the more people became curious about it and sought it out. Thus, they learned the best way to keep the Purified out of the hands of the masses was to simply not mention it anymore. And that's exactly what they did, and what others are doing now, not even mentioning it in favor of a newer version called the Gomez. (Note: Many who are now in favor of the modern Gomez Bible are those same 1960 users who attacked the 1602 Purified).

THE modern 2004 / 2010 GOMEZ BIBLE

After the Valera 1602 Purified came out, some wise Fundamentalists began to realize they could not longer deny the fact that both their 1960 and 1909 Spanish Bibles had mistakes, additions, critical text readings, and doctrinal errors. Eventually the attacks slowed down and hispanic Fundamentalists realized the mistakes in their Bibles could no longer be denied. Thus, they chose to discuss the issue, rather than continue to debate it.

It is during this time, Mr. Humberto Gomez, a Fundamentalist Independent Baptist missionary to his native country of Mexico, decided he'd get on the band wagon and make his own translation of the Spanish Bible, by revising the old 1909 Spanish Bible. He knew no Hebrew or Greek, but he believed God had told him to begin work on revising the Spanish Bible, so he did.

The first edition of his New Testament came out in 2004, and soon became known as the RVG '04 (or Reina-Valera Gomez 2004). Interestingly enough, however, many have claimed his first edition reads a lot like the Valera 1602 Purified (which he has been rumored to have used in his churches for a short time), and that they thought he used the Purified in his work, making sure to change many words for Spanish synonyms in order to make it look like his own work. Whether this is true or not, we'll probably never know, but this has been the charge that was made.

But, the facts are when Gomez' first edition of the New Testament came out, it was horrendous and full of errors and mistakes! For example, in 1 Corinthians 7, it gave permission to a man to marry his own daughter. (Yep, you read that right!) And in John chapter 2, it had Jesus at a party with intoxicated people drinking hard liquor. (Yep, you read that right too!)

But instead of Gomez' work being attacked by modern Fundamentalists, he found many jump to his side and volunteer to help him with his work. (I guess they didn't read the first edition, for if they had they might have thought otherwise).

Their "help" consisted of emailing him many suggestions of things he should change. Mr. Gomez knew no Hebrew or Greek, so he eventually enlisted the help of Dr. Donald Waite, and together they tried to make their translation read more in line with the pure texts. However, Gomez was insistent upon being the "final authority" on the project, based upon his own words. (Thus, it is still called the Reina-Valera GOMEZ Bible).

The Gomez is now out in its fifth edition, and is now called the Reina-Valera Gomez Spanish Bible. Many Fundamentalists are now adopting this version, and even Chick Publications is printing it. (They are now calling their revision the Gomez 2010).

But as I've gone through and studied that version, I found an interesting thing. Even though it claims to be a revision of the old 1909, it in many places reads with the corrupt 1960 Spanish Bible, choosing words and even sentence structure that follows that version exactly. (In other words, it appears Mr. Gomez' Bible is nothing more than a revision of the 1960). Some have hypothesized that the reason is because Mr. Gomez wanted many of those Fundamentalists who used the 1960 to come over to his side, knowing they would accept a version which read closer to their revision. Whatever the case may be, Gomez and his Bible is clearly becoming a political movement, as those who adhere to that version all seem to adore and worship Mr. Gomez more than the pure words of God. And the Gomez Bible, even though it might be closer to the King James in some places, still retains the catholic word "Verbo" instead of the protestant word "Palabra."

Further, the Gomez is dogmatically being labeled by its proponents as "The Preserved words of God in Spanish." But is this so?

The question needs to be asked: "Did God wait until Gomez to give the Spanish Speaking People His preserved Words?" If so, "Why?" And, "What about the 'marrying your own daughter thing?'" Was that God preserving His word?

We also must ask, "Did God want the many synonym words that Gomez chose in his version, many of which are not in the original 1602, to be His preserved words in Spanish, or did God give us His preserved words in 1602, and we should honor and keep those old words as much as possible?" (Just as those who put out the Valera 1602 Purified did.)

And finally, we should also ask, “If Fundamentalist were once wrong in using the 1960 Spanish Bible, could it be they are wrong again in turning toward this modern version?”

IN SUMMARY

The Spanish Bible Controversy has been an issue of much bitter fighting, and attacks by modern Fundamentalists who battle each other over which Bible they think is best in Spanish. Usually, their reasoning that their version is best is because it’s the one their group uses or has used for years. But very few wish to actually do the painstaking work of comparing all the versions together with the King James and the texts underlying it, to see how it lines up. Instead of finding the pure words of God to take to the Spanish Speaking people, they seem content to give them something else, even though they know it contains catholic words, critical texts, and man’s synonymns.

As for me, my desire is to take Spanish-speaking people the pure words of God in their language, free of critical and catholic text readings. And, I believe the purest word of God in Spanish to be the Valera 1602 Purified, which is Old Castellan Spanish (not modern Spanish) and is the closest not only to the pure texts underlying the King James Bible, but is also the closest to the original 1602 and the Protesant texts of the Spanish reformation.

But as I watch modern Fundamentalists, I find they aren't as interested as they claim to be about a pure Spanish Bible. I appears they are more intersted in politics. And, instead of them talking about the "texts," (GOD'S WORDS) they seem to be either attacking or praising different Bible "translators" (MEN).

Fundamentalists have been WRONG in openly embracing the 1960 and the 1865. Could it be they are wrong again in accepting a new version like the modern Gomez Bible? You must decide for yourself. And the only way to decide is to study it for yourself.

I've done just that, and I only use the Valera 1602 Purified Spanish Bible in Preaching and Teaching, and I do so only after having studied the issue. From my studies, I've come to the conclusion that the Valera 1602 Purified is the purest Spanish Bible available today. But don't take my word for it. Do what I did. Get an old 1602, all the old Spanish Protestant Bibles: the 1543 Enzinas, the 1556 Juan Perez de Pineda, the Biblia de Ferrara of 1553 and others. Then look at them verse by verse with the 1865, 1909, 1960, the Gomez, and more.

And what you'll find is that the Valera 1602 Spanish Bible is old Spanish (just like the KJV is old Elizabethan English), and reads in favor more with the texts of the Protestant Reformation, while the 1865, 1909, and 1960 all read with the Critical Texts time and again. And though the modern Gomez claims to have purified all critical text readings, you'll also find that the Gomez reads closer to the 1960 and even the Spanish NIV than it does with the old Reina-Valera Spanish Bible!

So that’s the Spanish Bible Issue in a nutshell. Fundamentalists need to stop the "Groupism" and “Politics!” And instead, they should get busy starting "STUDY GROUPS" to verify the FACTS.

For more information, please go to my website at:

www.rrb3.com

July - August 2010

2010-08-28T11:34:00.000-07:00

I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it. (Isaiah 43:11-13 )

Hello once again from the Breakers,

Life is good, and it’s a blessing to be alive! Amen? Even when things don’t always go the way you want, or circumstances don’t always allow you to go in the direction you desire, it’s still just good to be saved and know you are on your way to heaven! Nothing beats just knowing you are saved! Amen? (Why, if you haven’t got that, you haven’t got anything!)

The Breaker’s have been very busy the last couple of months on furlough working and trying to get our houses in order. We’ve been doing hard labor with our construction jobs and have been blessed to finish one big project, while we begin work on another. The heat has been slowing us down in this oh so hot summer (many days of over 100 degrees), but we endure as we keep saying to each other, “It sure beats hell!”

(I’ve also gotten a huge tan, so now I even look like a Hispanic, which will no doubt help us reach them in the future!).

While we work many hours a day, we still find people emailing and calling us with questions about the Spanish Bible Controversy, and ordering our tracts, books, and videos. Let me tell you about just some of them.

JOEL GOMEZ

Joel is a real “go-getter” when it comes to the Lord and the things of God. A native of Mexico who now lives in Idaho, he also likes to study the word of God, and through his research, he has found the best Spanish Bible is our Valera 1602 Purified. He’s decided he’d tell others what he’s found and has gone far and wide talking to pastors all over his area to tell them about how the 1960 Spanish Bible is so awful (cause it’s based on the critical texts) and how they should switch to a better Bible based entirely on the pure line of Bible texts. This has led to him finding what we’ve found: loss of friends, and to being spoken against by many pastors. But the ridicule he’s received has only strengthened his faith and made him even more determined to get the truth out to others. Instead of trying to reach those in the ministry who claim to be saved, (yet don’t seem to care about having a pure Bible), he’s now focusing his attention on going to his family and the lost. He’s been busy recording my teaching DVD’s in Spanish and sending them out to people. And many have watched them and said they have woken them up to the apostasy in the world, and given them a desire to reach the lost world with the right Bible and the right Gospel.

IRMA CORRAL

Joel sent Irma (a distant member of his family) my DVD about what the Bible has to say about Roman Catholicism. She loved it, and tracked me down and called me on the phone. She told me of her conversion and how God freed her from the Jehovah Witness sect and gave her eternal life. She says she now has a great open door to witness to J.W.’s and asked me if I had any more teaching videos in Spanish. I told her I did (about 11 of them), and she was ecstatic that one of my videos talked about the history and the errors of the Jehovah Witness movement. She said she would copy it and give it out far and wide, as her heart bleeds for the lost J.W.’s in her community, who she desperately wants to see saved. She also wants to make a special trip to Mexico to reach her family. Please pray for her, and that God would use her in a mighty way to reach them with the truth.

PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD

We’ve also heard from a Pastor in Argentina, who said he has looked far and wide for the pure word of God in Spanish, and was happy to find it. He called and we talked for several hours, and he said the Valera 1602 Purified was the pure word of God, and he appreciated our telling others about it. I’ve also heard from people in Germany, Finland, Norway, and other countries who have visited my website and said they have read the 1602 Purified and it speaks to them in a mighty way. They all encourage me to continue getting the pure word of God out to others, which we will continue to do.

THE MODERN GOMEZ BIBLE

These last two months, I’ve heard a lot about the modern Gomez Bible, and how it’s being put out now by Chick Publications. Many have asked me what I think about it. I tell them all to read my book at:

www.rrb3.com/mypub/books/truth_about_gomez.htm

Those who’ve read it have said it explained a lot about that new version, and it’s recent popularity. For those who don’t know, it’s no longer called the 2004 Gomez, but is now the RVG 2010. (Note: RVG stands for Reina-Valera Gomez). This is the fifth edition of that version, which claims to be based 100% on the pure texts rather than the critical texts. Our Valera 1602 Purified, which came out before that version, is also based 100% on the pure texts. The difference is the RVG 2010 uses many 1960 Spanish words in its version, while our Valera 1602 Purified goes back directly to the original 1569 Reina, the 1602 Valera, the KJV, and many other Protestant Spanish Bibles.

To put this into perspective, the Gomez would be the equivalent in English of taking the New King James Bible and correcting it with the pure texts; while the 1602 Purified would be going back to the original KJV and other Bibles around that time and purifying them with the pure texts. Now, I know the KJV has no errors whatsoever. But the original 1569 and 1602 did, and for this reason they needed to be purified. That’s what’s been done in the Valera 1602 Purified! However, as one studies, reads, and scrutinizes the new Gomez Spanish Bible, it’s clear that those behind it changed a lot of words to match the modernistic and ecumenical 1960 Spanish Bible, which supposedly those behind the Gomez are against. Why use words that match that version? Some, like myself, believe its so that those who use the 1960 will change to the RVG version quicker. One question I like to ask is, “Did God wait 400 years to give the Spanish Speaking world Mr. Gomez so that he could give them the right word? Or did the right word exist already for 400 years in the original 1569 and 1602, and now in the 1602 Purified?” I think you know the answer.

So once again, we find our stand for truth has made us unpopular as we refuse to change to the modern Gomez Bible, which so many fundamentalists are flocking to in droves. (Most of which we find are English Speaking Pastors and Missionaries, and not native Spanish Speakers).

As we receive feedback from Spanish-Speaking people, we see they too don’t like the Gomez, saying things like, “It reads a lot like a modern newspaper instead of like the beautiful old Castellan Spanish of Reina and Valera.” And, “The Gomez just doesn’t have that flavor of Reina-Valera, sounding too modern in it’s wordage!”

Knowing we will never be popular, we continue forward standing for truth instead of standing with the crowd. Because, since when has the majority ever been right? We also know how difficult it is to feel like no one else cares and no one else is behind you, as many choose the most popular version, instead of the purest and closest to the original Reina-Valera). But we are trying to get the word out. Won’t you help us do the same? (Check out my website address below for more info about the Spanish Bible).

Thanks again for all your continued prayers and support as we continue to preach the truth,

Robert and Laura Beth and Emma Lee Breaker

Sam. 12:24!

A Little Something Extra to Mull Over

You know we live in very weird times. Times in which Preachers love to devour one another and attack each other without pity. It’s hard for me to believe someone can say they are a Christian, but then not manifest the fruits of the Spirit. But in the times in which we live, there are many preachers who with hatred and malice attack others who are serving God just as they are. These things ought not so to be, but in the day in which we live, many believe they must defend their positions with harsh words, rather than with grace seasoned with salt (Col. 4:6). And oftentimes, these same men are quick to bark against others who are not members of their political religious group, just because that person is not a part of their “click.” It’s sad, but it’s how many a preacher has grown accustomed to express himself, and it’s become the norm in modern Christianity.

Below I’d like to give you an example of this in a letter I received in July. A man whom I used to respect greatly (whom I wish to leave anonymous) wrote me several dirty letters accusing me of many things that weren’t true. In my final letter to him I wrote the following quote from George Mueller, and my letter was returned to me with his hostile hand-written response:

It’s sad this man only wanted to “attack” instead of make amends. And sadder still what he actually wrote. For I looked up the terms “character” and “reputation” in the Webster’s 1828 dictionary, and they mean basically the same thing. So, why fight over such a silly thing? And why call a man a fool? I’ve come to the conclusion that some men just want to be mean for meanness’ sake.

Would you please make it a point not to practice the same? No wonder so many lost people don’t want to get saved. They see Christians like this, and think, “If that’s how Christians speak, I don’t want to be one of them!”

Please don’t only walk like a Christian, but also talk like one as well! My Daddy used to say, “There is simply no substitute for clear and effective communication!” Why can’t men discuss things without arguing? And why can’t they use the scriptures to prove their arguments instead of just giving their opinions and calling names? Let’s practice, “Be ye kind one to another” (Eph. 4:32), lest we forget 1 Peter 4:8-10:

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1 Pet 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

A Little Something Else to Think About

I’ve taken a lot of flack over the years for my saying that I think it’s possible that there are a lot of lost people in our churches today. Some have even accused me of trying to “retread” people (a term that’s not found in the Bible), as I preach salvation by faith alone in the BLOOD ATONEMENT of Jesus Christ without works, and preach against trying to get a person to trust in their own prayer made to God. (I like to show the difference between trusting in one’s PRAYER, what they’ve done, and in trusting Christ’s PROPITIATION, what He’s done for us).

It’s fine with me if people get angry with me. I’ve learned how to take it. And I’ve learned the importance of saying something about it, as most people just want to leave it alone and sweep it under the rug. There are some things that just need to be said! Especially in our day and age of apostasy in which many heresies are confounding the masses and leaving people confused (and God is not the author of confusion!).

It baffles me that so many pastors think that just because a person goes to church means they are saved. They must be very naive to believe this, for even Jesus had one devil among his twelve disciples!

With this in mind, I thought I’d give you the words of Dr. Bob Jones Sr., from a sermon he preached in 1946, entitled, “What is a Christian?” It’s an amazing sermon, and something worthy of provoking us to thought, for in these last days, I’m sure there a still a lot of people out there who are lost, and need to hear the Gospel, yea, even in our own churches!

Quote from Bob Jones Sr.

“...I tell you frankly, after having preached the Gospel in most of the states of the Union, I do not believe 50 percent of the church members are really Christians. You can live in what you call a Christian country and not be a Christian. I will tell you something else. You can join the church, be baptized, and take communion, yet not be a Christian. It is possible to stand in the pulpit and preach and not be a Christian. I think I know more preachers than any man my age in this country, as I have spent nearly my entire life in association with ministers. I believe the majority of our preachers are godly, unselfish, consecrated men of God, but nobody would tell you that every preacher in America is a saved man! You can go to church every Sunday and sing in the choir, you can read your Bible every day and say your prayers, yet still not be a Christian. You can have a Christian father and mother and still be unsaved...I hope while I am talking you will search your heart and ask yourself these questions solemnly: 'Have I ever really been convicted of my sin? Have I really and truly repented? Have I been converted? Have I been born again? I realize that is a serious thing for me to stand here and talk to you about this subject. I am dealing with your soul. This job is more serious than the job of any surgeon in an operation room with his patient under an anesthetic. The surgeon deals with the human body. I am dealing with the immortal souls. I can't afford to make a mistake. A preacher may be perfectly honest and yet give the wrong directions to a lost soul...I am going to make [it] simple so you can understand...The thing upon which you rely for salvation, that is your religion. Some men rely upon one thing, some upon another. Your RELIGION is no stronger than your RELIANCE. A Christian is a person who, knowing that he is insufficient in himself, that he is helpless and undone, and that he cannot save himself, relies upon Jesus Christ and His atoning blood alone for salvation. That's a Christian! He doesn't rely upon himself; he doesn't rely upon his morality; he doesn't rely upon his religion; he doesn't rely upon his church membership. He doesn't partly rely upon any of those things. He relies absolutely, unconditionally, and unreservedly upon Jesus Christ!...Nothing but the blood of Jesus will do for a dying man.”

Notice once again this was in 1946 when Bob Jones said he didn’t believe that 50% of church members he met were truly saved. Here we are over 50 years later, and the world is much more wicked. I wonder what the percentage is now?

If only more people who sat in church pews would get saved, then we could really have some revival in this country! How about you? Are you saved? Why not? And if you are a Pastor, why not preach the blood atonement more powerfully and boldly, and see if some folks in your church are really trusting it alone for salvation. The world is getting worse, but the rapture is nigh! Still, I wonder how many will truly be “left behind.”

Some Feedback we Received in July and August

7/3/2010

Dear Brother Breaker,

Christians suffer from the same problem regular folks do. I call it the country club syndrome. They still want the polished shoes, the pressed crease in the pants, etc. If you ever wonder why the Gomez is prospering it is because God lets man do whatever he wants and he wants very little of the holy word of God. What he wants more is social standing. Our independant Baptist friends have some of that uptown church blood still in them. Those who won't play the game are as the offscouring of this world. I pray fervently every day for you and Laura that he will encourage and use you, as you are really the ONLY ones DOING IT for the millions of Spanish speakers. You don't know how important you two are in this World War III in the heavenlies.

G.R.

7/30/2010

Dear Mr. Breaker,

I also have found that God is never with the majority, and whenever you are doing what is right and true, the rest attack you vehemently. Very interesting, because the RVG has all the popular support, and the name of a man on it. But, I totally agree: we must all study for our self, or we will have no experience with the Truth.

So, please tell me, why are gentlemen like Mr. Gomez, and Mr. McArdle, who could benefit and help the translation work greatly as well as benefit themselves so against you and the 1602P? I appreciate their work as far as it goes, but it seems they are attacking you. Can you give me your opinion of why everyone cannot work together on the translation?

C.S.

8/12/2010

Today I was teaching in my Church about the corrupted versions of the Bible. I have a PDF version in my computer of Valera 1602 Purificada and while coming back home I was thinking about to look if a printed copy would be available, and I found your web site offering hard copies! We would like to have available copies for every person in our local Church to start. Please let me know the price and how to send the money. You are doing a wonderful service. The hard work and all the time your Church invested in this exceptional job will bring many fruit. Thank you very much!

Prov. 30:5 Toda palabra de Dios es pura; él es escudo a los que en él confían.

God bless you!

R.M.

We also received a phone call from a Missionary to Mexico in July that visited us in our house in Alabama a year or so ago. He wanted to look at all my Spanish Bibles, and get more information about which Bible in Spanish is the right one. On the phone, he told me (and I paraphrase), “I’ve been studying long and hard and trying to come to a decision on which Bible to use as I go to Mexico as a Missionary. Should I use the one everyone else seems to be going to (the Gomez) or should I use the one that’s the best Spanish Bible, and the most scholarly work which is closer to the original 1569 and 1602? After much study, I’ve come to the conclusion the Valera 1602 Purified is the best, and I’ve chosen to use it! And as soon as I did, the persecution started from many Fundamentalists. But I’ve chosen to go with FACTS rather than FOLLOW the crowd!”

NEED FOR MORE BIBLES:

The end of June and first of July, a church in Chile contacted me wanting to print 20,000 copies of our Valera 1602 Purified Spanish Bible, for distribution in that country. I quickly gave them permission. What a blessing! We do need more printed for ourselves though, as we continually receive orders and requests for more, as we try to get them out to Spanish Speaking People. Please pray we might get the funds needed to print more soon.

May - June 2010

2010-06-28T11:32:00.000-07:00

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7)

Greetings once again from the Breakers,

The last two months God has given us quite a few opportunities to increase in patience. We’ve agonized, we’ve tired, and we’ve waited patiently on the Lord. But finally, we’ve seen a ray of light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re happy to report that God has moved on our behalf to help us get to a point where we can start anew!

The beginning of May, I fell into terrible health. I had unbearable back and shoulder pains and could barely lift my head from the pillow. It took a full three weeks to recover. I even had to go to a Chiropractor. But thankfully, the pain eventually went away. The doctor said stress and pulling a muscle were the culprits.

In our last prayer letter, we gave you an important prayer request to pray for, which has impeded us greatly, and kept our future in complete disarray. We are happy to report God has answered our prayers and things are finally finalized! We now own our Alabama house completely, and must now work towards fixing it up and selling it.

We’ve also reported we’re on furlough working towards getting our affairs in order. Part of that includes working on our Florida house as well. There is so much to do we feel so overwhelmed! So far, we’ve replaced many boards on the side of the house that were rotten, and now we are working on replacing even more rotten wood. It will be nice to finish everything, so we can focus more attention on the ministry. But this is a pressing matter which must be done, and we are working hard to finish it. We also have to rebuild the bulkhead on the waterfront, as the old one has fallen down, and the neighbors are already getting impatient, as they are losing some dirt and sand from their yards. Maybe someday we could sell our Florida house as well, and use the money for the ministry.

So, our life lately has been working many long days of hard labor as we work towards finishing what God’s laid on us to do. (Some furlough, huh?)

In the evenings, I’m able to check my email and work on the computer. I get emails continually from people wanting me to send them a pure Spanish Bible, and we send out quite a few each month. (So many we’re almost out!)

I’ve recently written a new tract, and I’m including it herein. I hope you enjoy it. The picture on the front I drew myself, as I looked at my own hand and sketched it.

A friend of mine talked to me about “blogging” and told me I should start a blog. I hated the idea, but he was kind enough to have his wife build the site for me, so I’ve been blogging a lot ever since. It’s been relaxing to pin my thoughts down and post them. You can read it at:

http://www.truth-stands-alone.blogspot.com/

I’ve also written a poem to help me through the many trials and troubles we’ve been through lately. I’m including it here as well.

As we labor outside on the house in the very hot summer weather, we keep the phone with us, and we’ve received many phone calls from people who want a pure Spanish Bible and who have learned of us via our website. People have called us from Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, and more. So, we continually keep busy in the ministry trying to get the word out about which Spanish Bible is the best one.

Please pray for us, as we work towards our goal of trying to get things in order so we can get back to focusing all of our attention on the ministry. My Dad’s death set things in motion that ended up costing us at least six months of the ministry, and now with the physical work we have to do on houses and lands, it might take us another six months before we are all done. We don’t understand why things like this happen, but we trust God, and are working as hard as we can to try to finish the job set before us. At least God’s in it, and is helping us along the way. And, while we work physically, we continue to see Him working spiritually in sending us people who are interested in truth to contact us.

Robert and Laura Beth and Emma Lee Breaker

1 Sam. 12:24!

Three Things

By Robert Breaker III

There are only three things sure in this life:

Death, Taxes, and Strife.

Choose only one or choose them all,

Try to fight them, and you will fall!

There are only three things in this life to know:

God, Truth, and Mortal Foe.

Learn always and discern them well,

Or follow vice and go to Hell.

There are only three things in this life to do:

Grow, Learn, and Practice too.

Use your skills and abilities,

Or slothfulness will breed disease.

There are only three things in this life to feel:

Love, Hate, and Uncertain Ill.

Practice the first and you will find,

The other two will be left behind.

There are only three things left to say:

Love God, Do Right, and Come what may!

For all is but an opportunity grand,

To be used somehow in God’s greater plan!