Chapter 13 God's Beautiful City: There was a big drop in my lifestyle. But there was another thing happening in my life which made up for that- the joy of being with God. The contentment of having peace.You know the Bible tells us in John 14:27 "Jesus says:'Peace I leave with you peace I give onto you." Not as the world gives it. The world gives you a piece of this and a piece of that- a piece of rock,blues,jazz,Bach, and Beethoven. The world gives you pieces. God gives you a whole life eternal. A peace which passess all understanding. God gives you tranquility, that little thing which money can't buy you. I have God to thank that I'm a living legend and not a dead one.
I have rejected homosexuality. I have rejected sex. Now I get thrills from my ministry. When I meet people who I have changed through the presentation of God's words, that makes me feel good. Guys that were theives, murderers who are not murderers anymore after hearing me present Christ. I have met black guys that hated white people, who thought all whites were devils. And I have met with white people trained to hate blacks, people who turned away from their hatred by my ministry from Jesus. That's rewarding to me. You know, I don't care how far a man has fallen, or what he has done. Jesus loves him, God guides him, and he's still his son.
My true belief about Rock and Roll- and there have been alot of phrases attributed to me over the years-is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. I have seen the rock groups and punk-rock people in this country. And some of their lyrics is demonic. They talk against God. A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that it's true
I believe this kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious. I believe God wants people to turn from Rock and Roll to the Rock of Ages- to get ready for eternal life. And I believe I am suppose to walk the way that God says to walk. I belive that God permitted me to be famous for a reason. That my teachings in rock now, as God has shown me, might be believed.
God told me,"Little Richard, let the world know that they need to go back and study the Bible." The Old Testament speaks and the New Testamnet says,"Amen, hallelujah." God told me to teach it as it is. Don't add nothing to it. Don't take anything away from it. To preach the unadulterated Gospel. People may not like it. But it's the truth. At times like these we need the Bible. At times like these we need a savior. God told me to teach that all the races are his bouquet- the black,white,red,brown, and yellow. That's what I'm doing now. I'm trying to do that.
There are so many preachers in this country that are teaching fake religions. There are preachers who preach only for money. Instead of teaching people to read and study their Bible, they have their own conceptions. Their own terms, their own playing with God's word. And that's a sin in the sight of God. Any man who says he loves God and doesn't keep his commandments is telling a lie. God said so.
From a little boy I wanted to be a precher. I always did, because I was raised around them. And I loved God. I always wanted to be a prophet for the Lord. But I didn't know this was going to happen to me. It came.
It's not many preachers today that stand up and tell the truth as it is. That will stand up and say "I've been a homosexual and God changed me." There's not many people would say "I've been a dope addict." I believe that God permitted me to become these things so that I could be a witness and an evangelist for all denominations, for all races, colors, and creeds. That God is a loving God. He can save from the guttermost to the uttermost. He is a mighty savior. And if he can save Little Richard he can save anybody, of any denomination or any church.
Sometimes the honest way I preach offends some folks. But I'm doing it the way the Lord has told me. I talk about my life as a homosexual and drug addict because I think it is right to tell people what God has done for me. That the same God who saved Peter and Mary Magdalene, a prostitute, saved Little Richard.
There's alot of entertainers today going on about being born again. But they're only being born from scotch to bourbon. I like Pat Boone as a friend, but he's trying to serve two masters. He can't light the candles at both ends. Pat believes he can go to Vegas and do his thing, then preach on Sunday. I don't believe we can do that. God has not called us to do that.
I can never see myself going back to Rock and Roll. I have no desire to do it. I enjoy preaching the Gospel. I enjoy living the Gospel. What makes the Gospel so dearly endearing to me is that you have to live what you preach. If I was living a double life you couldn't respect me. And I couldn't respect myself.
I feel I still have the charisma and magnetism that I had while I was in show business. But I believe it is more so now. Because it is holy. But I think when people come to hear me now, they are coming to hear my story. I'm now a messenger for Christ.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Words of Pastor Richard Penniman aka Little Richard
Chapter 13 God's Beautiful City: There was a big drop in my lifestyle. But there was another thing happening in my life which made up for that- the joy of being with God. The contentment of having peace.You know the Bible tells us in John 14:27 "Jesus says:'Peace I leave with you peace I give onto you." Not as the world gives it. The world gives you a piece of this and a piece of that- a piece of rock,blues,jazz,Bach, and Beethoven. The world gives you pieces. God gives you a whole life eternal. A peace which passess all understanding. God gives you tranquility, that little thing which money can't buy you. I have God to thank that I'm a living legend and not a dead one.
I have rejected homosexuality. I have rejected sex. Now I get thrills from my ministry. When I meet people who I have changed through the presentation of God's words, that makes me feel good. Guys that were theives, murderers who are not murderers anymore after hearing me present Christ. I have met black guys that hated white people, who thought all whites were devils. And I have met with white people trained to hate blacks, people who turned away from their hatred by my ministry from Jesus. That's rewarding to me. You know, I don't care how far a man has fallen, or what he has done. Jesus loves him, God guides him, and he's still his son.
My true belief about Rock and Roll- and there have been alot of phrases attributed to me over the years-is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. I have seen the rock groups and punk-rock people in this country. And some of their lyrics is demonic. They talk against God. A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that it's true
I believe this kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious. I believe God wants people to turn from Rock and Roll to the Rock of Ages- to get ready for eternal life. And I believe I am suppose to walk the way that God says to walk. I belive that God permitted me to be famous for a reason. That my teachings in rock now, as God has shown me, might be believed.
God told me,"Little Richard, let the world know that they need to go back and study the Bible." The Old Testament speaks and the New Testamnet says,"Amen, hallelujah." God told me to teach it as it is. Don't add nothing to it. Don't take anything away from it. To preach the unadulterated Gospel. People may not like it. But it's the truth. At times like these we need the Bible. At times like these we need a savior. God told me to teach that all the races are his bouquet- the black,white,red,brown, and yellow. That's what I'm doing now. I'm trying to do that.
There are so many preachers in this country that are teaching fake religions. There are preachers who preach only for money. Instead of teaching people to read and study their Bible, they have their own conceptions. Their own terms, their own playing with God's word. And that's a sin in the sight of God. Any man who says he loves God and doesn't keep his commandments is telling a lie. God said so.
From a little boy I wanted to be a precher. I always did, because I was raised around them. And I loved God. I always wanted to be a prophet for the Lord. But I didn't know this was going to happen to me. It came.
It's not many preachers today that stand up and tell the truth as it is. That will stand up and say "I've been a homosexual and God changed me." There's not many people would say "I've been a dope addict." I believe that God permitted me to become these things so that I could be a witness and an evangelist for all denominations, for all races, colors, and creeds. That God is a loving God. He can save from the guttermost to the uttermost. He is a mighty savior. And if he can save Little Richard he can save anybody, of any denomination or any church.
Sometimes the honest way I preach offends some folks. But I'm doing it the way the Lord has told me. I talk about my life as a homosexual and drug addict because I think it is right to tell people what God has done for me. That the same God who saved Peter and Mary Magdalene, a prostitute, saved Little Richard.
There's alot of entertainers today going on about being born again. But they're only being born from scotch to bourbon. I like Pat Boone as a friend, but he's trying to serve two masters. He can't light the candles at both ends. Pat believes he can go to Vegas and do his thing, then preach on Sunday. I don't believe we can do that. God has not called us to do that.
I can never see myself going back to Rock and Roll. I have no desire to do it. I enjoy preaching the Gospel. I enjoy living the Gospel. What makes the Gospel so dearly endearing to me is that you have to live what you preach. If I was living a double life you couldn't respect me. And I couldn't respect myself.
I feel I still have the charisma and magnetism that I had while I was in show business. But I believe it is more so now. Because it is holy. But I think when people come to hear me now, they are coming to hear my story. I'm now a messenger for Christ.
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Praise the Lord for your testimony. You have found the five C's of God's Grace. 1. Grace does not condemn. 2. Grace does not condone. 3. Grace does not conform. 4. Grace convicts. 5. Finally, Grace comforts. Grace understands and reaches its hands to comfort us into His eternal glory.
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