Author: B. K. Neifert

Mark 13:51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

The World and Me

If I'm being honest--if that's you're real name--
If I were a musician every note I wrote would be called "Kitsch."
My melodies would be scorned, and my songs made a laughingstock.

If I were a cook, and cooked perfect dishes, with simple ingredients
Then the world would want complex ingredients, and dry morsels.

If I were an artist, if I painted Picasso, the world would want Rembrandt
And if I painted Rembrandt, the world would cry out for Picasso.

If I were a sculptor, and I sculpted David, the world would cry for Duchamp's Fountain.
If I were lazy, and wanted to hang a blanket drenched in menstrual blood, they'd cry for the Pieta.

If I were a singer, they'd want rap... and if a rapper, they'd want Sinatra's perfect chords.
If I were a grocer, whatever meat I was selling, they'd want whatever other brand there is.

If I like Raviolis, the world likes Rigatoni.
If I like the Eagles, the world likes the Cowboys.
If I like Romantic Poets, the world likes Postmodernist Poets.
If I like meat, the world likes bugs.
If I like milk, the world likes water.
If I liked water, the world would like milk, Romance Poets, Philadelphia Teams and a fat steak.
If I like Chess, the world will immediately hate my openings, and my theory, and anything I do.
If I play Sicilian, they'll play King's Gambit.
If I play a Benoni, they'll call it wrong.

If I do read Frankenstein and enjoy it... just watch what the world does to Mary Shelley.
If I find a single truth, the world cries it is foul.
If I say a single falsehood, it jumps upon my back, and sticks me with a Trident.

If I drove a forklift at a warehouse, no matter my ethics,
The world's would be the opposite's.

So, I choose Christ, knowing this is not my world
But yours. For, you'll be crowned.

John Woolman’s Dream

You work yourself to the bone
With the "Race of Ham" beside
Mining golden stones for Christian men.

Then they blaspheme Christ
And you set to His defense,
But they say, "Christ is a tyrant
"If His followers have placed us in these bonds."

In subconscious reverie
It can be seen, you will not stand
Christian men, like Beasts,
Who put their brothers into such misery.
For, why would good Christian men
Damn souls of the innocents in a living hell?

It is your own conscience accusing you
As mine does too, in this day.
We both have been at odds with
The Christmen of our day
For various reasons.
You for this, I for their gross lasciviousness.

The Plagiarism Expert

"This is a world of egregious wrongs,"
Said the expert on plagiarism,
Which a thousand have said before him.
Does he now fit the bill?
Do we now stop speaking,
Or incur debts?
What egregious wrong is there
Than the technocracy created
And the silence
Of this blatant absurdity?
Read T. S. Eliot my friend...
Understand communication happens
And all things will follow
Patterns, and similar things will be spoken.

The Battle

Upon the tor of the battlefield
Many a brat did lay,
The oes of many old mothers
Had the banshee keening this day.
The bard sings peace,
But the nations lay in the cwm
Which Christ laid the valleys
With the cromlechs fallen
From the welkin ringing above;
Blood, and hail, and fire mixed
With deadly batteries of sin...
The nations went to war that day
And bran was sifted in peace they say
Not a kernel fell from the bin.

The Hard but Free Way to Self Publish

After scanning the internet, and seeing a half dozen people give their advice on how to self publish, I realized two things. 1. It'll cost a lot of money. 2. It will cost a lot of money.

So, here is the free, and hard way to self publish a book.

1. Get proficient at Microsoft Word. Learn it like the back of your hand, and how to format properly, and get this solid foundation. Be able to make a perfectly symmetrical heading, margins and even borrow some templates for your book.

2. Download free Word Document software off the internet. Like Open Office or WPS Office. (Both have their various uses).

3. Use KPD. Or Kindle Direct Publishing. It's free. And it's available to everyone.

4. Learn grammar, syntax and punctuation. Be a master at this. Be able to diagram a sentence, know how to format, and use spell check to the umpteenth degree.

5. Use the previous four steps, and use them to their peak efficiency, to format, edit and publish a book.

My Theology for the Philadelphia Lutheran Synod, Which I Wish to Establish Someday

First, I attest to the three oldest creeds of the faith.
The Athanasian Creed, the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Second, I believe in John Bunyan's understanding of Calvanism.
I believe we are sealed by God, through the predestination of His election,
And that we must hold onto our Seal, lest we succumb to death by rejecting Christ.
I believe every man, woman and child are called and written into the book of life
Until they have sinned, and were thereby separated. 
Yet, by accepting the LORD Jesus, our names are rewritten back into the book of life.
If we lose our profession of faith, our names will be blotted out of the book of life.
I believe in the Millennial Kingdom, as prophesied in Isaiah, Ezekiel and Revelation;
That it is its own distinct time and dispensation
Meant to give sustenance to those who've suffered in this life; that they shall then gain the things of this world during Christ's reign, and it will be so that the Meek inherit the Earth.
I believe in dispensations, that first men had a vapor of knowledge that God exists
And later, God would reveal Himself to Abraham, and Moses, the Prophets and finally reveal Himself unto Death as Christ Jesus, and furthermore through the Apostles.
I believe works of charity are integral for salvation. If one has sustenance, they must give to the poor, and have a deep desire to do so.
I believe that the Old Covenant is what Jesus referred to as "Finished", 
And that when Paul says "Works" he means "Works" pertaining to the Mosaic Covenant.
I believe in the direct revelation of Prophets and Faith Healings and Tongues---
That all these gifts are still active today.
I do not believe the Bible is literally inerrant, because I believe it must be that men do not worship it above God.
I believe God's law is inherent, and can be observed by those outside of the church, and even discovered and witnessed.
I believe in the Miracles of Genesis, and that God's Omnipotence is above my own understanding.
I believe the morals set down by Christ and His Apostles are the law we must follow, and that the Mosaic Law in the Old Testament we must abstain from following.
I believe every man, woman and child deserves a sentence of death, as described in the Mosaic law, and this is why Christ accomplished grace at the cross, for even disobeying the Sabbath---who is Christ---is a penalty worthy of death.
I believe in the Old Liturgy and Hymns over newly created ones, save that the hymns have rich theology based in the Holy Prophecies of Christ.
I believe the Rapture is at the 6th bowl of wrath, as is prophesied by Christ and John.
I believe that if I hold onto these beliefs, and never reject them, and all others taught by God through the Holy Scripture and Prophets and Saints, that I shall never see nor taste of death, and I shall never need suffer through the seven years of tribulation.
I believe in laying no barriers to Baptism, save a confession that Jesus is the LORD, that He raised, and a confession of the Trinity.
I believe true salvation is evidenced by a deep desire to Fear God's name, and walk in His commandments.
I believe in the Fruit of the Spirit, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Self Control, Goodness and Faithfulness are gifts from God, and come from no other source but through God, and are the evidence of the faith.
I believe that I am a sinner, guilty of capital punishment and therefore guilty of hellfire, and so need God's grace to return unto Him, and walk a perfect walk with an unstained conscience.

This is the list of beliefs one must have to be a member of the Church of Philadelphia.