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FellowHelper is the first part of our corporate name of FellowHelpers To The Truth, Inc. Shortly after the start of this ministry a hard copy newspaper named “The FellowHelper” was sent out four times a year to over 8,000 recipients. It contained information on all the works and ministry being done by the workers of the organization. In today’s era of technology “The FellowHelper” has evolved into this website that is available 24/7 not only providing information on works and ministry being done but a repository full of riches can be found in the Library section and hopefully insightful sermons and series discussion in the Video section. FellowHelpers To The Truth is an organization of God’s people going about the work of helping God’s churches in multiple areas. We have among our people so much talent just bursting to reach out and bless us. If you need our help contact us, If you want to share your talents join us, If you want to support us please contribute in the Donate section, If you believe it is God’s will, pray for us!
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F.I.S.H. is an acronym standing for “Fellowship for an International Scripture Heritage.”

It is one of several ministries of FellowHelpers To The Truth, Inc., a non-profit organization begun in 1982 under initial endorsement of Spring Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Benton, Arkansas.

F.I.S.H. Ministry utilizes on-site missionaries to receive and distribute Bibles and New Testaments on various mission fields, as free-will offerings make copies of the Word available.

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ROBBERY A MATTER OF THE HEARTI know, I know! Everybody’s mind is made up from the title of this article what it is going to be all about. When pastors choose this title and use Malachi 3:8, it is almost always a message of giving of money to the cause of the church. So how could this be any different? Certainly, a lot of churchgoers do rob God in the matters of tithes and offerings as the context of this Old Testament passage of scripture indicates, but that is not the primary burden of this article. Robbery of God takes on a much grander scale of which robbery in tithes and offerings is but a symptom. Consider that when one repents from sin and receives Christ Jesus into his heart, he is born from above and his spirit sealed with the Holy Spirit of God. That person has been purchased by the shed blood of Jesus. He is no longer his own, but a subject of Jesus. As such he is to render praise and honor to his Savior (how logical). So what do many do? They find any excuse, and the slightest one at that, to miss church worship services or the giving of themselves in any noticeable way to honor the God of their salvation. Many, yes, many, would be embarrassed beyond words if they were called upon to lead in prayer, because prayer is a stranger to them. Will a man then rob God of the just honor due Him? Will a man rob God of the glory He is to receive from him in His church? Will a man rob God of His rightful place in his heart? Will a man rob God of His rightful place in his home? Will a man rob God of the power of personal testimony that he is failing to portray to others? How many ways modern Christians do rob God!The problem is a heart problem! Moreover, that speaks to the attitude toward tithes and offerings. Jesus pungently said it when He taught that where a man’s heart is, there will his treasure also be. So, look around. Where does your money go? Where is your leisure time spent? Where do you find your joy? There is where your treasure is. Certainly, it is a precious few who find their heart and their treasure in the things of God. Among far too many the decision is repeatedly made to rob God! It is robbery, sheer robbery! It is the kind of robbery that a sermon, or brow-beating, or grudging change will NOT fix. It is the kind that underscores heart trouble. Knowing that we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ to give an account of deeds whether they are good or evil, wisdom cries out for a return of the heart to the God who bought it with His precious blood. When that cry is heeded, all the other things will be fixed. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

CIRCUMSTANCES CIRCUMSTANCES“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Phil. 4:13.CIRCUMSTANCES! What is meant by this term? It can be forces beyond one’s control or perhaps unusual events of the present, or any number of things. The base meaning of the term is simply “Things standing around.” Often such unnamed things mark the attitude of people given to a syndrome. A syndrome is defined as a set of symptoms or a condition characterized by a set of symptoms working together by which it is identified, as the “not in my backyard” syndrome.In today’s world, it is easy to find a negative syndrome dominating the lives of God’s people. It is the sense of overload, of burden that limits or negates altogether their pressing forward in the things that really count in life: that which is of God, and beneficial to self and to others. What I mean is this: When asked how one is doing or when asking for someone to actually do something, one is likely to hear: “I am doing all right under the circumstances,” or “I would love to, but cannot under the circumstances.”Now why is it that most folks are always “under the circumstances?” Is this just an excuse, or do people really feel loaded down, depressed, unable to do what they should with any degree of joy? Doubtless, this is a condition that actually exists in the lives of some folks at times, but then they become comfortable in it, and it becomes a syndrome by which they are recognized. The good news is that there is another, completely different syndrome that can characterize life. It is the “I can” syndrome. Folks in leadership capacity often look for someone to take responsibility for a task. They find without exception that if they really want to get something done, they call on someone who is really busy. In him/her they will find one who has learned to manage time and abilities; one who is characterized by the “I can” syndrome. Such persons live in the joy of accomplishment: on TOP of the circumstances instead of under them.This is the syndrome that characterized the apostle Paul. He, more than others, could have set forth reasons why he had enough burdens, and experienced too many heartaches, but his was the joy of involvement, of accomplishment. He is a great example of what we all can be in Christ. We should all be busy doing what we can do for the cause of Christ, not under, but on top of the circumstances. Not of myself, but in Christ is the kind of folks known as “I can” people! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

THE BIBLE PRESENTTION VS HUMAN MISCONCEPTIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRITThe following thoughts may embarrass the Holy Spirit as the scriptures emphatically declares the Holy Spirit will not speak of himself, but of the work of Jesus, the heir of all things. That said, it seems necessary to counteract some misconceptions as well as underscore biblical reality about this wonderful third part of the Godhead.Often, reference to the Holy Spirit of God is framed in the gender neutral pronoun “It.” Now and then such reference gives rise to oppositional thoughts by others who seem offended. They insist the only proper pronoun applicable to the Holy Spirt is “He.” On the other hand, some have sought to capitalize on the gender classification of words, and have postulated that the Father is Masculine, and He has an only begotten Son; therefore, the Holy Spirit would answer to the feminine third of the Godhead. A struggle then ensues to find scriptures supporting the idea or failing that, presenting reasonable logic to use such a gender specific pronoun. In the Hebrew language, the word for Spirit is “Ruach.” Grammatically, it is a feminine term. But, in Hebrew and other languages as well, words have gender classification which do not denote sex. Thus some words may be masculine or feminine or neuter without reference to sex or even to animation of any sort. So, the idea of the Holy Spirit being feminine is rejected out of hand as neither scriptural nor logical. Sex is earthbound, and exists for pro-creation. Jesus explained that people do not have the dimension of sex in heaven, but are as the angels in that regard, Matt. 22:30. Accordingly, this writer has never envisioned the Father or the Holy Spirit as possessing the unique sexual anatomy by which gender is determined. Jesus, however, was a man in every respect in order to be tempted on all points like as we are, but without sin, Heb. 4:15. It is Biblically logical that Jesus in heaven is no longer a sexual person as people and angels there are not. Certainly, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are persons. As persons, each one possesses intelligence, will, and emotions. These are requisites of personhood, among others. In the New Testament, the word for Spirit is “Pneuma.” It is a neuter term in much of its usage. Therefore, it is neither a disrespect or a technical error to refer to the marvelous Holy Spirit of God as “It.” Rather, that is more correct both grammatically and in gender so long as proper understanding accompanies the reference. Folks should not fall out with one who insists on using the pronoun “He” in reference to the Holy Spirit, but neither should one be inhibited by the lack of knowledge in others who would consider it an error to refer to the Spirit worshipfully as “It.” I just wish more people would be sensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit and yield in discipleship to Jesus and His Word which is what the Holy Spirit is all about! John 16:13,14. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

NEVER ALONE OR SEPARATED BY SELF-WILLA lot of people in this world are extroverts and so gregarious! The rest of us are introverts. Extrovert personalities like company, lots of people, lots of talk, etc. Introverts on the other hand prefer a quiet corner to read a book and can be quite happy being mostly alone.But there are times when both extroverts and introverts may share a feeling of solitude in matters of faith. While seeking to focus life on the things of the Lord, it is easy to think no one else cares. It seems the whole world is laughing its way to a devil’s hell, and where are those who will share rejoicing in the Word? It is especially discouraging when folk who should be striving to follow God’s path appear to walk everywhere but there. Truly, in those times one might feel that he is alone in striving to honor God in his living. Perhaps Noah had a right to feel that way. Elijah definitely felt that way as he fled from Jezebel’s threat of his life. But even then there were more than 7,000 who had not bent their knee to Baal.It is no longer arguable that churches are shrinking and true Christians are becoming fewer. But should that not encourage us to let our light shine even brighter? When one is bold enough to stand up for God and His Word and Way, it is amazing how many people are found who are keenly interested in learning of God’s ways and power, especially if they think it can truly transform their lives.This then is the power of God working through His people. He is able to make us to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Undeniably, the time any of us have to let God work in us in this way is extremely short. So, urgency intensifies. The lesson has to be relearned. When we are weak then are we strong in God’s might. God is pleased to repel the wise and reveal himself to the simple. He is pleased to dwell not in the big things, but in the small things of seemingly little consequence to men whose mind is firmly fixed on worldly things. In identifying with Him, the believer knows that He is the head of the corner, but it must be remembered that first He is the stone the builders rejected. Happy indeed are those who come to know Him and walk in His ways. They learn what the great characters of the Bible learned, causing them to rejoice. They were never alone! Neither are his dear children today. He promises, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” One does not have to look very far to find dedicated disciples. They are not in the hoopla of the world around us, but in the quiet out-of-the-way places where love grows and heavenly company remains. Where this is not true, it could be that self-will has taken the ascendency. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

THE TEMPLE NOT MADE WITH HANDS Much is said by the purveyors of religion seeking filthy lucre, about a temple being built in Jerusalem, and such construction being the great precursor of Jesus’ return, ending the present age. Perhaps students of the Word would do well to re-assess thoughts on that subject. Of course, none are gifted prophets in these days, certainly including this writer, but another viewpoint is often stimulating to the mind, and may lead to a deeper and more consistent understanding of truth. For the first 2500 years of man’s history there was no building that might be alluded to as a temple. Then in the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt, God gave detailed unalterable plans for the first building as His dwelling place among them. It was a portable building called the Tabernacle. That plan was constructed into a magnificent, permanent structure under the direction of King Solomon. Later, it was built again under Herod which was the standing temple in Jesus’ ministry. Prior to His crucifixion when it was plain that He was rejected by official Israel, Jesus said the them, “Your house is left unto you desolate.” Luke 13:35. In other words, "You are on your own, without heavenly help as you have known it." Then, at His resurrection, the temple veil was torn asunder. From that time onward, the term temple never references a physical building, but references the New Testament church as the spiritual temple of God. The church is also referred to as “the Israel of God.” Thus, the temple passed from a physical building to its spiritual embodiment as the Spirit of God descended upon, and in, its constitution on Pentecost, similarly as it did on the Tabernacle and its later Temple. It is believed a physical temple may not be erected. The once-for-all-time sacrifice of God’s Lamb will not allow for that degree of mockery, the dome of the rock on the site will prevent it, and the Ark of the Covenant can never be properly duplicated. Such would be of no value, particularly to a nation that is largely Christ-rejecting and atheistic. At the end of this age, Jesus, the object of the Temple, will be present. Moreover, in the dissolving of the cosmos, there will be new heavens and a new earth on which is located New Jerusalem. There the meaning of a temple; the dwelling place of God, will be fulfilled in the eternal presence of Christ Jesus the Lord, He is the reality and total purpose of temple existence. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

ETERNAL SECURITY IN THE OLD TESTAMENTGod’s people rejoice over the many New Testament scriptures that teach eternal security for the believer, and rightly so. It is not that several references of the same are absent from the Old Testament, rather they are often not so readily apparent to the English reader. One such reference is especially enriched by the way translation puts it in various contexts. That term is the Hebrew “Chashaq.” As this story unfolds, what may appear to be odd coalesces into a common idea producing a tremendous blessing to those who know the Lord.Various usages of the Hebrew term appear in several different English terms. Some of these are:1. In I Kings 7:33 the translation is “Spokes” as part of a wheel.2. The “fillets” connecting the vertical boards of the tabernacle is translated from “Chashaq.” Exo. 38:28.3. Emotional “Desire” as in a man desiring a woman is often translated from “Chashaq.”4. This term is translated “longeth,” as an action applied to what a caananite prince did to Dinah, the only daughter of Jacob. This caused the sons of Jacob to slay an entire village. Gen 34:85. The term is also translated “Love” in Isaiah 38:17.There are other similar usages, but one can easily see that the idea however used Is “Attachment,” whether emotional or physical.Underscoring the meaning of the title of this article is that of Isaiah 38:17, “Behold for peace, I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love (Chashaq)to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.” This is not something the believer did or merited, but action initiated by God extended to the soul. It is therefore not the option of the believer to undo what God has done, and the power of preservation is only as strong as God Himself. Readers should now coordinate John 10:29 and Romans 8:38-39 with “Chashaq” and rejoice! ... See MoreSee Less

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BAPTISM DOOR AND GUARD OF THE SPIRIT ENDOWED CHURCH(Requested by several)Baptism in water of a professed believer in Christ Jesus as it was practiced in New Testament times and continues to today, began with one man: John the Baptist. He was sent from God to prepare a people for His only begotten Son. He baptized such as brought forth life-fruit appropriate to repentance. He knew no other method or practice than immersion or burial of a candidate in water. Consequently, the scriptures state that John was baptizing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. John 3:23.John was austere, but most faithful to his calling. He refused to baptize the unrepentant. Realizing he alone had heaven’s authority to baptize, he must not violate its divine constraints. So it remained until the initiation of the public ministry of Jesus whom John baptized and announced to Israel. Upon the assimilation of the apostolic church, Jesus placed the authority for water baptism in the New Testament church. Presently, it alone has heaven’s authority to administer the ordinance as specifically stated in Matthew 28:18-30. Like John the Baptist, true churches must not violate its heaven-given restraints.The importance of baptism is underscored in Luke 7:29-30, “And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.” Through the centuries, the Lord’s true churches though known by various names in sundry countries, one name identified them all: Anabaptist. They were, as true churches of their descendants are, adamant about the authority that makes a baptism valid.Following the Divine order, disciples are made through repentance from sin and belief in Jesus as the only Savior. Baptism is then administered upon the authority of a New Testament church and by which the new convert is entered into the Holy Spirit endowed body, the baptizing church.In recent times much has been done to erode faith in the Bible and in the work of the Lord’s churches, not the least of which is about baptism. False churches may sprinkle or pour and even admit infants to what they call baptism, but it is iniquity plain and simple. Still others, claiming to be scriptural and more conservative will not question a proposed member’s baptism as to method or administration. They may claim that so long as it is “Believers Baptism,” all is well. (Believer’s baptism is an idea that it does not matter who administers baptism on a believer). All is never well when man’s ideas supplant the Word of God. There is a bible word for that, too. It is called “Iniquity.” The plain truth is folks who may be admitted to a scriptural church with invalid baptism are denied an understanding of the faith once delivered to the saints, and the unity of Jesus prayer in John 17. They will not stand in troublesome times. They cannot stand because they are in opposition to the counsel of God as much as the Pharisees were in Luke 7:30. Let Satan’s counterfeits do as they may. It remains that heaven recognizes only the directions it has given. Far be it from any of us to assume editorial changes to the Holy Word. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

WHO PREPARES YOUR SPIRITUAL TABLEElisha was a mighty prophet of God in ancient Israel; the successor of Elijah, and a worker of miracles among the people of his time. Some of his mighty works are recorded in 2 Kings 4. A dearth prevailed in Gilgal (rolling hill country) when Elijah visited the sons of the prophets there. At his command a huge pot was prepared for pottage sufficient to feed all the people. One of the food preparation workers went into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine from which he gathered many gourds and shredded them into the pot. When served, the people could not eat. The gourds were poisonous and doubtless very bitter. They cried out that there was death in the pot. Elisha commanded that meal be cast into the pot then the pottage served. And so it was that the food was good and all the people ate with no harm.What a wonderful story! But why is it in the Bible, and does it have meaning for this generation? In a world of sin and degradation, there is almost always a spiritual dearth. Too many times, what is gathered to satisfy spiritual hunger is nothing more than certain religious garbage (Iniquity) that can only produce eternal harm because it is not of God, but of man, or worse, from Satan’s recipe book. It may look good, sound good, and offered as good, but in spiritual affairs nothing is good but that which comes from God. That which is unknown and wild is not to be trusted as a remedy and guide to satisfy spiritual hunger, and to direct the lives of men toward eternal reward.So, Elijah ordered that meal (flour) be added to the pot, and the people served. It was then that they found no harm at all in the pottage. Now flour is the substance of bread. Jesus said “I am that bread of life,” John 6:48. One may eat of the bread that Jesus gives, and find his hunger satisfied. In fact, He stated that those who do not eat of that bread of life have no part with Him. Truly, there is death in the pottage of this world, but Jesus, the bread of life negates the effects of sin and of death by His own eternal righteousness which is imparted to all those who hear Him and follow His directions.Surely, the tables of life are laden for many banquets, but what is being served? On the other hand, there is a banquet provided by the Lord Jesus that a man may eat thereof and live forever. Whose table are you feeding from? Are you confident that yours’ is a banquet of life, or is it a banquet of death from the delicacies of the devil? Jesus said, “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.” Matt. 5:6. David said, “O taste and see that the LORD is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Psalm 34:8. At the Lord’s banquet there is no death in the pot, only life, and that everlasting! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

UNDERSTANDING ANTICHRISTThe apostle John uses the term “Antichrist” four different times in his epistles; three times in I John 2, and one time in 2 John 1. He affirms that in his day, there were many already by which the last time is made known. In the other references, he describes the spirit, attitude, and nature of antichrist, identifying Characteristics instead of outright personages. Such are appropriate and in total harmony with other bible references. Of course, over the passage of time and through national crises, many actions have been referred to as antichrist. Some of these include Social Security numbers; rationing stamps for sugar, gasoline, and auto supplies during WWII etc. Perhaps a more concentrated focus on the subject will be helpful. The term “Anti” is a prefix to many words. It means “Against” or the opposite to the meaning of the word to which it is attached. “Christ” to the dismay of some, is not the sir name of Jesus, rather it is His title. He is Jesus the Christ. The meaning of this Greek term which is transliterated into English is “Anointed.”Anointing has its roots in the heart of Hebrew history. Kings and high priests were anointed with oil, symbolic of the Holy Spirit which did indeed accompany the official anointing with oil. It was the enabling power for the anointed person to fulfill the duties of his office. Only two entities have been anointed in the New Testament. The first was Jesus at His baptism as He embarked upon His ministry of ultimate High Priest, Prophet, King, and Head of the spiritual body. The second was the anointing of the spiritual body at Pentecost. Hence, the Head and the body are Holy Spirit anointed as one as Jesus emphatically prayed in His recorded prayer in John 17. Additionally, John wrote in his epistle, I John 4:17, “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” So, to be antichrist is to be anti-Jesus, in the form of being “Anti” the teachings of Jesus; hence, “Anti” the Holy Spirit empowered body of the Anointed One, even the church which is the house of God, the pillar and ground of the truth. And who is more “Anti” the true church of our Lord, and its teachings than the bulk of what is called “Christianity?” It is a chilling thought that some of the Lord’s churches that are allowing themselves to be aligned with “Christianity” as defined by the Catholic and Protestant theologies may unwittingly find themselves in the camp of Antichrist, whose lamps are extinguished at the midnight cry! Is the church of your membership swallowing the antichrist theology of universal church and believer’s baptism? ... See MoreSee Less

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