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Summer 2002

A Personal Letter From the Webb.

Do you ever feel speechless? Are you ever at a loss for words? That is how Pat and I feel whenever we think about those of you who so faithfully make this ministry happen.

We have been crying out for almost 29 years now and it we could not have done it without the faithful few who have committed themselves, their prayers and their resources, to allow us to fulfill this calling and vital ministry. Pat and I are so blessed to have faithful friends like you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being such a vital part of this ministry!

Finding faithful people is not as easy as some may think. David, the Psalmist, cried out in Psalm 12:1; “Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; (is disappearing) for the faithful (dependable) fail from among the people?” Solomon also said, in Proverbs 28:20; “A faithfulman who can find?” In Ezekiel 22:30; God sought for a faithful man and said; “but I foundnone.” In Matthew, 25:21; Jesus declared who would be rewarded when He came again: He said, “Well-done good (godly) and faithful servant.”

God honors faithful people. It is interesting how many times God points out this characteristic in His servants. In Hebrews 3:2; Speaking of Moses, it says: “He was faithful in allhis house.” In Daniel 6:4; The unbelievers said of Daniel; “He was faithful.” Lydia, in Acts 16:15, said to Paul; “if ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house andabide.” Later on Paul spoke of himself in I Timothy 1:12, and said; “He counted me faithful,putting me into the ministry.” Again, when Paul wrote to the Church of Ephesus, he said in Ephesians 1:1; “To the saints...and to the faithful.”

If you are faithful, God knows you well and promises you much. In Psalms 31:23, David said; “The Lord preserves the faithful.” Proverbs 28:20 says; “A faithful man shall abound with blessings.”

Please, don’t misunderstand me, I am not saying, or even implying that if you are not supporting Webb Ministries, you are not faithful. Many of you are in agreement with this ministry’s message, but God has placed another work on your heart and you are committed to it. My purpose for this message is to challenge each and every one of you who receives this newsletter to find a ministry, a message and a messenger you agrees with and trust, and get faithfully involved; Involved, not for recognition, but for conviction. There are many out there, and they all need faithful supporters.

We at Webb Ministries, naturally, feel that the message we teach, “Biblical Principles for Christian Families,” and “What the Bible Really Says About Marriage and Divorce,” are both foundationally and fundamentally crucial. If this present generation doesn’t learn these truths, we won’t have families as we have known them in the past. Without Biblical families, the total example to the world of Christ and his Church will be destroyed and any godly concept of fathers, or Biblical authority will be lost.

Over my many years of ministry, I have found three levels of faithfulness in the lives of God’s people. Some are faithful like a pump. As a boy, all we had in our home, until I was a teenager, was a pump. It was faithful, but always required priming, and pumping to keep it flowing. Others are faithful like “Old Faithful” out at Yellowstone National Park. They are very faithful, but always spasmodic. They make a big splash and then, do nothing for a long period. Then, when they do make the big splash, they appreciate it if people notice. Others, thank God are like an artesian well. They make a commitment and continue to flow through drought, storm and adversity, 24 / 7, whether anyone notices or not, because they are not giving to men, but to God. They know it will be worth it all when He says; “Well done good and faithful (dependable) servant; Thou hast been faithful over a little, and I will make you faithful over much.”

Pat and I know we can never say, or do enough to express how much we thank God for our faithful partners, who hold up our hands so very faithfully. Please know we thank our god upon every remembrance of you.

In the meantime, our God is answering prayer with more seminars planned for this Fall; more pastors writing and sharing our book with others; groups overseas faithfully teaching these truths, and radio interviews are opening up in new areas.

“We pray the Lord will encourage many more of you to realize the incredible need to get this truth out, and will join us as team members, faithfully allowing this work to grow. May our Faithful God, who sent His Faithful Son, Who sent the Faithful Holy Spirit to make His will known to us who are so undeserving, Richly Bless Each of You! Amen.

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ANOTHER SIGN OF THE TIMES:

CONVENIENCE HAS REPLACED CONVICTION:

In the July/August 2002, AARP Magazine, an article by Galine Espinoza, appeared, that presented another indication why our nation is becoming ripe for Divine judgement. One of the cornerstones of our society has always been godly parents and grandparents.

Now, many of the very persons who, a couple of generations ago, were the moral examples and prayer warriors of this nation, have succumbed to convenience and financial expediency. Many of these have lost all sense of Biblical convictions and have morally compromised.

The article is titled, “There Goes The Bride.” It starts off by saying, The new wedding vow, is now, “Let’s stay single.”

The article describes a 69-year-old woman and a 77-year old man, who were widowers, and dating. They thought about getting married after three months of dating, but then the lady had a change of mind: BECAUSE: She was afraid she would lose her late husband’s benefits. So they just moved in together. “Marriage, just didn’t seem practical.” she said. “It used to be you worried what your neighbors would say if you shacked up: now you worry what your accountant will say if you tie the knot.”

It went on to say: “Unmarried, opposite-sex couples 65 and older, living together without a wedding ceremony, rose 73% from 1990 - 1999,” according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The reasons given for this wee then enumerated:

1. Cash flow continuum:
   
   Loss of alimony payments; loss of Pension; loss of military benefits. If you remarry before you are 60, you cannot collect your late spouse’s Social Security.
   
2. Nest Egg Defense:
   
   “Staying single means that hospitals and Medicaid cannot tap your assets to pay your partner’s medical bills, or nursing home expenses.”
   
3. In Law Shield:
   
   “Staying single prevents your partner, or your partner’s relatives from having any legal claims on your assets.”

It then goes on to say: “Obviously, shacking up isn’t just a dollar decision. Some couples have soured on marriage. Others have seen their kids co-habit, so they’re comfortable with it.”

The real tragedy is that many such people are attending church regularly and many are serving in places of leadership. The greater tragedy however is that many clergymen refuse to sound the trumpet and say, “Thus saith the Lord.” They refuse to declare that the word of God clearly says: “Fornicators and adulterers, shall not inherit God’s Kingdom.” These immoral lifestyles, whether they be with the young or old, are no longer called adultery or fornication in many church circles, but rather; “financial necessities and socially correct.”

The one reason for living together before marriage is that they want to make sure that they are “socially and emotionally compatible.” This reasoning has recently been exposed for the lie that it is. A 1995 survey, released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that of these “careful couples” who do later marry; 40% divorce after 10 years or less; whereby of those who don’t live together before marriage, only 31% divorce within 10 years.

Isaiah 5:20 & 24; Spoke to this very attitude in Isaiah’s day. “Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; That put darkness for light, and light for darkness; and put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!...Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: Because they have cast away the law of the Lord os Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.”

Again, in Hosea 5:4, when God charged Ephraim and Israel with whoredoms, (sexual and spiritual impurity), God said: “They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: (another way of saying; Their doings will not permit them to return to their God.) For the Spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.” (Literally: They were so steeped in the “spirit of adultery, that they could not know the Lord.)