Gordon Winrod (December 30, 1926 – August 29, 2018) was an American Christian minister, publisher, and activist born in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of Gerald B. Winrod, a prominent fundamentalist preacher and author active in the early 20th century.

Winrod attended Concordia Theological Seminary and pursued a career in ministry, initially serving congregations affiliated with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in locations including San Antonio, Texas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. He later established and pastored Our Savior's Independent Christian Church (also known as Our Savior's Church) in Gainesville, Missouri, beginning in 1965. Through his church, he conducted a radio ministry, published newsletters such as The Winrod Letter, and shared teachings on faith, family, and national issues.

In the early 1960s (primarily 1961–1962), Winrod served as National Chaplain for the National States' Rights Party (NSRP), a conservative political organization dedicated to defending states' rights, resisting federal overreach, and upholding traditional American principles. In this capacity, he traveled extensively across the country to deliver sermons and speak at party rallies, combining spiritual messages with advocacy for constitutional governance and local autonomy. His role helped bridge faith-based outreach with the NSRP's political efforts, though his tenure as chaplain was relatively brief, lasting about six months to a year.

Later in life, Winrod encountered family-related legal difficulties in the 1990s and early 2000s, including a federal conviction tied to the relocation of several grandchildren, leading to a period of incarceration before his parole release in 2012. He passed away in Rutledge, Alabama, at the age of 91.

THE KEY TO CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING

BY

REV. GORDON WINROD, D.D.

DEDICATION

"This work is dedicated

to the glory of the truth

as it is in Jesus Christ,

My God, Savior and Lord."

Brother Gordon Winrod

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 4:5-7

 

Introduction 

 

The chapters of this work have been taken, largely from past monthly issues of The Winrod Letter since March, 1962, which are now no longer available.

These words present an earnest and serious effort on the part of the writer to help supply answers to questions concerning the salvation of civilization and concerning the eternal salvation of the souls of men.

When men place a high value on material things, they do not highly esteem spiritual and eternal things. They are not interested in doing so. They are not capable of doing so.

"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Cor. 2:14.

The enemies of God in this world have successfully induced men to believe that civilization is measured in terms of material accomplishments, that a nation is civilized to the extent of its scientific achievements, "cultural attainments" and material progress. This is an outright lie.

For civilization is built on righteousness and morality, not on scientific advances. And, therefore, the point to which a civilization on scientific advances has developed is in direct proportion to the level of civilization has developed is in direct proportion to the level of morality to which it has risen.

There is no innate good in man. "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God." Rom. 8:7 "...They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God."

"They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Psalm 14:1b-3.

There is none good. All good comes from God. "..there is none good but one, that is, God." Mark 10:18b. There is no other source of good.

God is good. All good comes from God. Mark 10:18b. There is no other good but one, that is, God.

The means through which God gives His good to men is His Word. I Pet. 1:23; II Tim. 3:15,16; Rom. 7:7; Psalm 119:105.

There is no good in men which does not come through the Word of God. Psalm 14:1-3, Rom. 7:7.

The only people on the earth from whom emanates the goodness of God are the people of the Book. The only people through whom God's good is shed abroad throughout the world is His people, the Christians. These are the people who have "put on Christ" Rom. 13:14, and "the righteousness of God" Rom. 1:17.

So, these are the people through whom the light of Christ and His goodness proceed and shine forth, as Peter said: "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" I Peter 2:9.

Jesus said it too, when He said: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16.

In whatever measure this righteousness and goodness of God is found anywhere on the earth, in that measure the Christians, have been there at work and their influence still remains.

The term "Christian Civilization" is a misnomer. For civilization is Christian! Without Christianity there is no civilization. To the degree that morality (and thus civilization) exists in Asia or in Africa, to that degree Christianity (civilization) exists in Old Testament pre-incarnate Christ, or of the New Testament (incarna­te Christ) has cast its influence there at one time or another.

The do-good-ism within the philosophies of the orient is nothing but the effect of the influence of God's Book and God's people (either Old Testament or New Testament Christians; cf. Heb. 11:24-26) from one time or another.

Morality has its roots in spirituality. Spirituality is attained by an individual from the learning of the Word of God and through the gracious operation of the Holy Spirit. When a man receives the forgiveness of Christ by repentance and faith, and comes to spiritual light through the Word of God, and when he puts "on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness," then he is ready to live a life unto God. Yea, he is ready to suffer death rather than do otherwise. "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39.

This righteousness of life, which is nothing but an emanation of the light of Christ, which proceeds from a regenerate man – this righteousness is what Constitutions are built on; and what Declarations of Independence are built on; and this is what civilization is built on.

If you were to remove this righteousness, goodness and morality in a moment, then you would remove the existence of civilization in a moment.

Since this is an impossibility – since it is impossible to destroy a civilization in a moment – the enemies of God and man who live on this earth, the Jews, have been dedicated to destroy it over a long period of time.

The Jews know that civilization is built on morality, whether the people who call themselves Christians know it or not!

The Jews know that to destroy civilization they must destroy morality.

To accomplish this they must destroy spirituality. This is done by successfully appealing to the five physical senses, by appealing to the carnal instincts of mankind, by appealing to the basest sinful and carnal instincts of mankind.

The ultimate goal is the eternal destruction of men's souls. In order to accomplish this the world must be enslaved and all Christians done away. There is a war on! The stakes are high. True Christians who know what is going on, realize  that civilization and eternal souls are at stake. 

For those who are truly interested in finding the answers, for those who feel it their personal responsibility to try to save civilization, for those who wish to be led to a clear grasp of the Word of God, herein lies The Key To Christian Understanding....

CHAPTER 1

 

WHY ALL THE TROUBLE IN THE WORLD?

The wars, Communism, treason, revolution, anarchy, national and international troubles of the world are the fault of the Jews! No one can prove otherwise. If a person with a reasonable amount of intelligence will search for truth in an attempt to disprove this statement, he will only prove to himself that the statement is true.

But this fact is not clearly obvious because wars, communism, treason and anarchy are schemed and plotted secretly from behind the scenes by Jews.

The final truth concerning these matters is to be found in the Holy Scriptures. For example: Who is behind the wars and bloodshed of the world? The Bible answers in three passages.

In Matthew 23:35, Jesus speaks to the Pharisees (Jews) and says: "That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel..."

Then in Revelation 17:5,6 and 18:24, Jesus speaks of the Mystery - Babylonian - Talmudic - Whore, and says: "And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus:....And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

This Antichrist - Mystery - Babylonian - Talmudic - Jew - Whore - World-Government has come into power secretly and stealthily because the people of Christendom who so piously call themselves "Christians," know little or nothing about the Bible!

It is safe to say that there is not one out of a thousand so-called Christians who cannot be cornered in a five minute Bible discussion by one who knows and understands the Bible. Almost every time, the naive so-called Christian will hastily admit that he knows little or nothing about the Bible, lest his ignorance be soon found out and he then stand in utter embarrassment. The safe way out is to admit ignorance of the Bible and then quickly change the subject.

Almost all so-called Christians in America today are in the same state of ignorance. Nearly all must confess: "I do not know much about the Bible."

The average so-called Christian has been going to church all his life, but he must admit that he knows nearly nothing about the Bible!! Now comes the question.

If a man has been going to a "Christian" church for 20, 30 or 40 years, and he must admit: "I do not know much about the Bible," then, what in the world has his preacher been preaching and teaching him for the past 20, 30 or 40 years?

If a man has been a faithful church-goer for half a lifetime and he is compelled to admit ignorance about the Bible, then from what book, pray tell, has his preacher been preaching for half a lifetime?

Every so-called Christian preacher and every so-called Christian layman should be confronted with this question now. For here lies the reason for the ignorance of the so-called Christians who know nothing about the world Antichrist of Jewry which has so mysteriously "taken over" the world in which we live.

Here is the root answer to the question: "Why all the trouble in the world?"

"His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, all ignorant, they are all slumberer. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant," Isaiah 56:10-12.

"For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered." Jer. 10:21.

"Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them:..." Jer. 23:1,2. Compare also: Ez. 22:23-31; 34; Zech. 11:17; Matthew 7:15-23; I John 4:1.

 

Chapter 2

KEY TO UNDERSTANDING

 

"You cannot understand the Scriptures until you understand the Jew." This is a statement made by a great Bible student of our time. It is true.

It might even be said that this understanding is a Key To Holy Scripture.

The word "Jew" does not mean the same thing everywhere in the Bible. An understanding of this simple fact is a requisite to understanding of the Bible. One place in the Scripture the word Jew means one thing; another place in the Scripture the word Jew means one thing; another place it may mean the opposite.

By way of illustration, let us take a look at several possible usages and meanings of the word "Jew."

First, the word Jew is used in defining religionists of the devil.

In John 8:41 the Jews claim that they believe in God the Father. But Jesus answered them in the negative. He said that if they were of the true God, that they would love Him, because He was God and He came from the Father. He said: "If God were your Father..." That "If" simply says that God is not their father. Then in verse 44, Jesus says: "Ye are of your father the devil." They claimed that their father was God. Jesus said that their father was the devil. And, the devil is "the god of this world." II Cor. 4:4. The word Jew in this context has reference to the religionists of the devil, the religionists of the god of this world.

In John 9:22 we read about some people who "feared the Jews." Again, the word Jew has reference to the religionists of Satan.

.In I Thess. 2:14,15 we read that the "Jews...killed the Lord Jesus.." (This certainly has no reference to a race of people.) Again the word has reference to the religionists of the devil, the devil's people.

Many other places, particularly in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles (also in the Book of Esther) you will find the word has reference (not to God's people) to the religionists of the devil.

Another place in the Scriptures you will find the word Jew where it has reference to the opposite, to God's people.

In Romans 2:29 we read: "..he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."

In this same connection, we read in Colossians 2:11: "In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ..." (The next verses are beautiful in relation to this idea.)

And, also in this same connection we read in Galatians 3:29: "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."

He is a true Jew which is one inwardly, who believes in the Old Testament Scriptures, who believes in whom Abraham, Jacob, David, Daniel and Malachi believed. They all believed in the same Lord in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ and the redeeming blood of Christ and the cleansing blood back in faith. They looked forward to the Lord Christ who was to come: Jesus. They looked forward to the cross of Christ and the redemptive merits of Christ, by faith—as we look back in faith. "For by grace are ye saved, through faith..." He is a true Jew who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, just as we are God's true people, by faith.

This is what Paul is talking about in Romans 2:29; Col. 2:11; and Gal. 3:29.

This is what John is talking about when he uses the word Jew in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. There John speaks of those "who say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan."

It is at once obvious that the word "Jew" is used to speak of those people whose god is the devil. Then, on the other hand, it is used as a reversal, and opposite... where it speaks of those whose God is Jesus Christ.

The first group which we have discussed are not Jews. They just call themselves "Jew." That means that they are not Jews. This is what Paul calls them in Titus, chapter one. He calls them "liars." In Revelation 2:9 they are called the synagogue of Satan. They are not Jews. "They do lie." They are not God's people. They are the devil's people.

They are not Jews. They are Talmudists. They follow after the Talmud which is the "traditions" which Christ condemned so violently in Matthew 15. By these "traditions" (Talmudic traditions) Jesus said that they have made the Word of God of none effect. These traditions are the opposite of God. They are of the devil. Everything they are of the devil.

Everything that God condemns in the Old Testament is made moral in the devil's religion, the traditions of men laid down in the Babylonian Talmud. God condemns incest, sodomy, adultery, cheating, lying, stealing, and murdering in His Holy Religion of the Holy Scriptures.

But in the devil's religion as laid down in the Talmud, all these things are made moral. Incest, sodomy, adultery, lying, cheating, stealing and murdering... in the devil's religion (the Talmudic religion) these are nice, moral, good, wholesome and very religious.

So there is a difference. The difference is so great that it is the difference of a complete opposite, complete reversal.

When you see or hear the word "Jew," therefore, you must ask: what does this word "Jew" mean? Does it refer to the devil's religion or to God's religion?

Or does it refer to a nation?

In Romans 10:12 we read: "For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek..." In this instance the word "Jew" does not have reference to either the religion of the devil on the one hand, or to the religion of God on the other hand does it mean, then? 

It can only have, here, a national connotation. 

How significant it is that in our time such a simple understanding is not at all general in Christendom. 

It is even considered in some quarters that these people who are of the religion of the devil, who are called Jews-that they are God's people! Whereas Christians who are the true Jews (Romans 2:29; See also I Peter 2:9) are left out of the picture completely (as though they were the devil's people).  

The Christians are God's people, the true Jews. The Talmudists who call themselves Jews are the devil's people. This is what Jesus meant when He said to them: "Ye are of your father the devil." The opposite is what Paul meant when he said to Christians. "Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." (Gal 3:26) And this is what Peter meant when he said to Christians: "Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9

Chapter 3

PROPHECIES CONCERNING 

TWO RELIGIONS