The General Conversation Section – If You Don’t Know Where to Say it, Say it Here!

Scott says:

Hi do you have the LINK that is in your article about “Chuck Smith dies at 86 ” about his video ;
Chuck Smith teaches that (in his own words, see video) that “the REAL ME is spirit“…classic Gnosticism. The video doesnt work on your website and i couldn’t find it on YouTube. Im trying to share it with someone- fyi. Maybe it was taken down? Thank you

Scott says:

Hi sorry for all the questions but can i ask one more please? Can you tell me how Jacob Prasch was tied to Katheryn koolman? Is it through Chuck Smith. Im asking because im debating someone about jacob prasch associations and im in over my head. Im not that mature in the Word. So any info would be great? Also ive learned alot from your articles so thank you! God is good!!

Rusty Allen says:

Hi Deborah,

I am an older man who is confused about a lot of what I see going on in my little corner of the world. I am married to a woman who is dissociative. She has not been diagnosed with D.I.D., but is disossiative. The therapist she uses says that’s a distinction. According to the therapist/counselor, we all are dissociative, but my wife is highly dissociative, but not so extreme that she is D.I.D. Does that make sense? I have no idea, obviously, if you are familiar with D.I.D., which is what Multiple Personality Disorder is being called now. I don’t even know if it’s a real thing, but I do know that my wife suffers incredibly with something akin to mental illness. My wife was sexually abused, multiple times from early childhood until her later teens, by an older adult family member. I didn’t become aware of this until she crashed mentally, and it was 10 years after we were married. She seemed to be a strong, independent, competent woman who had normal everyday struggles like we all do. After we became empty nesters, this mental breakdown occured and she hasn’t been reliably normal since. Most of the time, she presents as someone very average and normal. However, she isn’t well, and the reality now seems to be an every day fight with functioning, holding on to a job, and relationships are extremely tested and fragile. I am told that the vast majority of highly dissociative people get divorced by their spouse, because it is so difficult to live with. The number of dissociative people in the United States is estimated at 3.25 million, so that’s 1% of the population. I don’t really care about that number, I’m affected by one. It’s a tragic place to be. I will not divorce, although it has crossed my mind, but God has given me the strength to endure. I can not describe the difficulty adequately. There are horror stories I could tell and lots of them. We have been married for 20 years now, and the typical cycle is normalcy, then tragedy, normalcy, then tragedy. It’s a violent roller-coaster. I can’t find anything in God’s word that seems to apply to disorders of this kind, and many times, it is equated to demonic possession. She is a born again Christian as am I. She spends a huge amount of time reading scripture, and praying, and praising God, and journaling, but then the dissociation erupts and we spend time in the emergency room, and the psych ward. There are also many Christian elders who tell me about the dangers of Christian counselors, therapists, and psychiatrists, and medications. I believe God can heal her. When she dies, I believe God will undeniably heal her, but I’d really like to see her healing in this life. I know she will be healed in the eternal life, but can she be healed by Jesus in this life? Jesus healed many and sometimes all in His earthly ministry. Am I lacking the faith or is she lacking the faith to be healed? 10 years of counseling, therapy, medications, praying, searching, and discussions have resulted in nothing being changed at this point. There are no supporting members of my family left. There are no supporting members of her family left. We have been abandoned by man, but I know God has not abandoned us, for His Word says Heb 13:5 “Let your manner of living be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee”. Do you have anything to suggest? Thank you very much for reading and opening your heart.

Rusty Allen says:

Tom, I didn’t read a whole lot on your website before I posted my message, but I see now that I have written to the wrong group. I guess I should’ve commited the next 2 years to reading everything that you have written on this website before posting. The pre-conceived notions and knee-jerk reaction that I received from you is unwarranted and so loaded with assumptions on your part, that there is no need to further this immaturity. One thing that I will make mention of is that I said my wife is journalling, not me, and furthermore, you don’t know of that word “journalling” to be all-inclusive under occult. There is writing on a computerized document, which can’t be “burned”, because it’s electronic, and taking notes while reading the Bible is assumed to be occultic journaling now, I guess. Excuse me for the words journal instead of note-taking. That will probably un-do the resurrection now, I yes? You’re unmerited attack to an innocent question speaks volumes.

Riana Louw says:

Hi Tom, does this include keeping a diary? I guess the new word for diary is a journal, since the books are not called a diary anymore in the shops.

Ida says:

Dear DTW,

Please discern this phrase from the book of Eschatological expert – Prof Hannes- I copy and paste out of the book:

4. 5 DOEN ALLES IN MÝ NAAM

Alles wat u bid of vra, moet in geloof in DIE NAAM VAN YAHSHUA, gevra word. Wanneer u hierdie GODDELIKE GEOPENBAARDE NAAM VAN YAHSHUA noem, krimp elke demoniese gees inmekaar van vrees, want hulle weet dat u in DIE NAAM met die GROOTSTE OUTORITEIT bid, en hulle sidder en beef, by die aanhoor van hierdie ANTIEKE GODDELIKE NAAM VAN YAHSHUA, wat die Rooms-Katolieke kerk vir eeue kragteloos gemaak het, deur dít te noem: “Die Here Jesus Christus.” U weet reeds dat in die Hebreërse Alfabet, bestaan daar nié die letter “J” nie. Die letter “J” is eers 400 jaar gelede deur die Rooms-Katolieke kerk, in die GRIEKSE Alfabet aangebring, om dít moontlik te maak dat die naam “Jesus Christus,” in die
Protestante Bybels invertaal kon word.

– As YAHSHUA, by u sou verbystap, en u sou roep; JESUS CHRISTUS! Sal Hy net aanhou loop, want HY ken nié daardie naam nie. –

Maar as u sou roep; YAHVAHSHUA! of YAHSHUA! Sal u Hóm onmiddellik tot stilstand dwing, want DÍT IS SY ANTIEKE NAAM wat die Profete Hom by genoem het! Besef u werklik hoeveel KRAG daar is in hierdie GODDELIKE NAME? Wanneer ons nou hierdie volgende Skrifgedeelte bestudeer, ervaar hoe ons genoemde gesprek bevestig word deur die Woord van Elohim.
Kolossense 3 vers 17:
(Vers 17): “En wat julle (naamlik die Bruid van YAHSHUA, selfs in hierdie 21ste eeu of later), ook al doen in woord en in daad, doen alles in die NAAM van die Here Jesus (YAHSHUA), en dank God (Elohim), DIE VADER, deur Hom.” (YAHSHUA). Verstaan u werklik wat u gelees het?

Ida says:

Dear DTW,

Thank you once again for an honest and straight forward answer. Professor Hannes was invited to comment and to defend his statement and his book. I have always regarded the Name ‘Jesus Christus” as the Name above all Names. Acts 4 v 12 : Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. When we pray in the name of the one we call “Jesus” the Jewish Messiah the son of the only Living God creator of heaven and earth, there is no mistaken identity. He knows. When he walks by and you even call him ‘Son of David” he will stop. I say this because of Psalm 139 v1 : To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowes.

Ida says:

This is the answer I received from Prof Hannes:
Dankie vir jou INSEGGEWENDE verklaarings van die Naam YAHSHUA!
Die ONINGELIGTE PERSOON wat my as ʼn leuenaar uitmaak; en verklaar dat ek deel van die Israel Roots Teologie is; lei aanGEHELE BREIN VESAKING (as hy ʼn brein het). Ek staan onder GEEN ander KERKLIKE geloof of dogma nie; maar ons staan by dit wat volgens: “THE RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL SACRED NAME BIBLE; THE ROTHERHAM VERSION”geskryf staan.
Vra vir hierdie EENVOUDIGE DOM persoon; wanneer het hy ooit met my gekominikeer.

Ek stel voor u (en enige iemand wat hierdie boodskap lees); gaan na my Webtuiste by: [URL REMOVED] en dan kan u; uself vergewis wat daar geskryf staan. In hierdie Tuisblad verduidelik ek mooi; dat onsdie Israelviesie Teologie; die Hebrew Roots Telogie; die Sacred Name Telogie en die Messiaanse Telogie VERWERP MET MINAGTING; want hulle WEET NIKS van hierdie GEOPENBAARDE Antieke Oorspronklike

Ida says:

Yoh! defending the faith (as delivered once to the Saints) is no small matter. It seems that you face a roaring lion sometimes.