ABOUT US
Statement
of
Faith
What do we believe?
Whole Wheat is a non-profit organization that is not affiliated with any church or church doctrine. It is an online ministry helping people learn how to study their Bibles, applying God’s word and God’s Way’s in their every day lives, using the example given by Jesus Christ. Our founder spent his life studying and researching the Bible to better help others understand God’s simple principles of godliness we are to live by. We believe and have always asked, as you will see throughout this website, that you look up the Scriptures referenced and prove to yourself what is being said. Our founder always said, “Don’t believe it because I said it, believe it because you read it (in God’s word)!
Whole Wheat believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who came in the flesh and died for the sins of mankind.
We believe that accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior means living a whole new way of life, not living to the flesh with its evil passions and desires, but rather, living to the Spirit, which is committing all our ways to be a blessing to the Lord.
We believe, like the Apostle Paul said, that one should bring forth good deeds meant for repentance and then come to baptism (Acts 26:20; Luke 3:8, 10-11).
We believe that God in heaven sent His Son Jesus Christ, to show us how to love one another.
We believe that if you are to live charitably, you are to live like Jesus Christ gave us example to live in thought, word and deed.
We believe living charitably is putting others first and not keeping track of wrongs committed against us by others. We are to love our enemies and do good to them. This means that we should not knowingly do anything to them that would offend them.
We believe we should be a servant of others for the glory of God (Matt. 23:11). We are in the process of perfecting all of our ways, making them charitable towards others as well as pleasing to God (Luke 11:41).
We believe when we do everything that is pleasing in God’s sight, we are keeping His commandments and doing His Will (John 9:31). Then we know we will receive what we ask of Him (1 John 3:22).
We believe that by living this Way by serving others, we are obedient and have our sins covered by His blood (1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 1:6-7).
We believe that living our lives to be pleasing to the Lord daily is easy, pleasant, greatly rewarding and life-changing (Matt. 11:30).
We believe we were created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Eph. 2:10).
We believe that you cannot earn salvation by good works because it is by grace we are saved and it is a gift; however, daily repentance towards God requires a life of well-doing and He is glorified when we do good for Him (Matt. 5:16). This life of well-doing is called the Way of righteousness in God’s word, and it defines how we are to live daily before the Lord (Matt. 21:32; 2 Peter 2:21).
We believe that putting Jesus’ words into daily practice in our lives are the directions for repentance and eternal life (John 12:49-50; 8:51).
We believe that as God reveals His word to us, we should obey it.
We believe that no one should add to or subtract from Jesus’ words (Mark 7:7).
We believe that pure religion undefiled is serving those in need on a daily basis for God and keeping ourselves unstained by the world (James 1:27).
The Purpose of Whole Wheat
Whole Wheat exists to make ready a people prepared to meet the Lord (Luke 1:17). In order to prepare people, they must know and understand God’s word. They must know what God’s Will is so they can do God’s Will in their lives and not be foolish (Rom. 12:2; Eph. 5:17). This is so they can walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects and build godly character (good fruit) by making all their works or deeds good before the Lord. Whole Wheat is also helping people to increase in the true knowledge of God from studying His word (Col. 1:10).
The Whole Wheat is for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness. How can you equip yourself for every good work without studying the Bible, when it is God’s word that explains what these good works are (2 Tim. 3:16-17)?
Whole Wheat is constantly provoking others to more love and good works (Heb. 10:24). It is constantly telling those who believe in God to be careful to engage in good works and that good works are something they must learn to do (Titus 3:8, 14).
We are admonishing others to be examples of good works like Jesus was and to know God’s pure doctrine, which gives you dignity (Titus 2:7).
We realize there are many in the world’s churches who remain worthless for any good deeds. As a result, they continue to live detestable and disobedient lives before God and therefore, deny Him daily, because they are not living like Him daily. Yet, they profess with their mouths that they know God (Titus 1:16).
Through Whole Wheat, we are helping others to become doers of His word so they are in a saved condition and do not remain deluded (James 1:22). We are telling others to help those in need, whether they be orphans, widows, or whomever they are, because this is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of God (James 1:27; 1 John 3:18-19). We know that only the people who do good for God daily are of God (3 John 11).
So, we are busy making wheat out of tares—whole wheat—disciples of Jesus Christ who are complete. The tares are simply those who never become doers of God’s word (Matt. 13:30). They are also referred to as goats in Matthew 25:33 and 41.
We know that many have given their heart to the Lord and asked Him to be the Master of their life. They have accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. Many say that they have been born again and that their sins have been covered by the precious blood of Jesus. Some were baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, while others were baptized in the name of Jesus only.
All of this means nothing if you don’t become a daily doer of God’s word by being a servant to others for the glory of God. Unless you are putting to death daily the evil deeds of the body and crucifying the flesh with its evil passions and desires, you have not received the true message of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:12-14; Gal. 5:24). There is more to being saved than just thinking you are saved.
Have you worked out your salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12)? Have you counted the cost (Luke 14:28)? Have you put your hand to the plow (Luke 9:62)? Have you experienced being weary in doing good for others yet? It’s a wonderful feeling (2 Thess. 3:13; Gal. 6:9). Are you a mighty servant of others for God (Matt. 23:11)? Have you overcome the evil pulls of your nature by keeping Jesus’ deeds (Rev. 2:26)? Do you study God’s word on a regular basis? Have you received a love for the truth (God’s word) so as to be saved (2 Thess. 2:10)? Are you seeking or have you sought God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind yet (Matt. 22:37)? Are you relying on man to tell you the truth or are you being inspired by a man to go to God for salvation and to His word for the truth?
You will only know that the truth is the truth when you practice the truth towards others by serving them (John 3:21; 7:17; Matt. 23:11).
All of man’s problems come from living inward—for self. Jesus came to show us how to live outward lives by learning to be servants of others.
God is waiting for many to become doers of His word so He can begin to bless them, change them and give them His new nature (Gal. 4:19). He wants to give us His divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
Jesus came that you may have life and have it more abundantly. If this is not true in your life now, it can be if you prove that what you read on this Whole Wheat website is true and then put it into practice in your daily life. Now you know the purpose of Whole Wheat.
In His service,
Ron Brown
What Does it Mean to be a Whole Wheat?
The Story of Whole Wheat's Founder
Ron Brown knew he had been chosen for a special purpose from the time he was a young boy. He saw a vision in the sky he would never forget and would point him on a path of seeking the Lord. For over forty years he would devote his life to God’s Ways and seeking out the truth of God’s Word and sharing it with others. He studied the Bible with perseverance and dedication, like he had for nothing else in his lifetime, literally eight to twelve hours a day almost every day of the week. He was a devoted student of the Lord and teacher.
He knew there was more to God’s Word and God’s Will than just accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior. In his many years of study, the Lord showed him many things, including:
His purpose in life
How to be set free from religious captivity
How to have his sins forgiven and live the blessed life
How to imitate Jesus Christ and live by every word of God
How to grow in godly character
How to have peace and contentment
How to receive answered prayer
How to have success in life
How to be a friend of God
How to prosper and have hope for his future
How to receive eternal life
He began writing hundreds of articles, exhausting the subjects of the Bible. He was incredibly passionate and driven to share what God had revealed to him, because it changed his life. God used him in many ways, as he traveled all over the country preaching at churches, conventions, Bible studies, on television and in various groups. He met with many ministers of varying denominations and they were always shocked, amazed and flabbergasted at the truth he shared with them. They could not deny his message was from God.
Through all of his travels he met so many different people in all parts of the world. They wanted more information, and a newsletter became a way to reach them. This newsletter was designed to help people live for God with the ease and simplicity that God had shown him. While pondering what to call the newsletter, he recalled an incident that had left a great impression on him:
One day, a special man praying over Ron, whom he’d never met, was given an awesome and prophetic vision. As the man went to lay his hands on Ron, he suddenly jumped back and said, “Are you a minister of God?” Ron replied, “Yes, I am.” The man had felt the power of God’s Spirit in Ron. The man approached Ron again and looked up as he lay his hands on Ron. He expressed what he saw in a vision….sheaves of whole wheat. He saw many loaves of whole wheat bread stored up. He said, “The bread is stored up waiting to be given to the people.”
Ron reflected on that prophetic vision and realized it represented all of the carefully researched Bible studies he had written over the years, with God's inspiration, stored up ready to be given out. He knew then that the newsletter would be called “Whole Wheat” (Matt 3:12). He published the newsletter for many years writing God’s wonderful and life-changing truth. His wife Karren, wrote articles for a column devoted to women in the newsletter. It has been sent all over the world to reach thousands of people over the years.
Suddenly, in 1997, Ron passed away. Our family was left to continue the work he began; helping others by publishing this website and continuing to publish the Whole Wheat newsletter, so others can continue to benefit from this life-changing information and in turn, they can share it with others too.
Ron and Karren were zealous servants who were dedicated to sharing this beautiful and simple truth that has changed so many lives. God bless their memory and the legacy of love they left behind for us.
A Letter From Our Founder's Wife
An awesome thing happened to me many years ago. I met a man like David, a man after God’s own heart. I did not idolize this man, but was awestruck at the degree to which he sought God. He was a man who’s greatest goal in life was to know God and be God’s friend. God had given this man other talents he could pursue, but he laid aside these physical desires to do the Will of the Lord, to become God's friend.
God gave Ron a special role in life, to minster and teach others how to imitate Jesus Christ. He searched the Word of God and wrote daily, for many hours, to accomplish this. I knew wherever Ron was, he was serving the Lord by serving others. I had complete trust that was always true.
Doing the Will of the Lord was the greatest joy of Ron’s life. Teaching others to serve the Lord, was His second greatest joy in life. He searched the heart of the Lord daily, to help himself and others, serve the Lord more completely. He depended on God’s Spirit to inspire, and tell him, what to write and speak to help others. He spoke of almost nothing else, than that of God’s Will and Ways, and the revelations that God had given him to share.
I loved Ron because he loved God so much. He imitated Jesus Christ, in all his ways.
The thing that made Ron the happiest was when those he taught, to live to please God daily in all their ways (words, actions, and thoughts) were blessed. That was God’s stamp of approval that they were living the abundant life.
He was simply pleased if God would grant him the privilege to teach other men, revealing this mystery to the world as a witness. He did this all with humility, that came from years of pain and suffering, testing and trials, which, were necessary so God could make him ready to teach those whom He would call in the last days. However, God did show me, at one time, that Ron would not always physically be in our midst, to teach and encourage us.
Let’s learn today what God wants us to learn, through this special man God has put in our lives for our good and salvation. This is God’s special man, a man after God’s own heart, Ron Brown.
His wife,
Karren