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Kingdom Vision

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:08:00 +0000

Yahweh is raising up His Sons & Daughters this hour. Equipping them with the same mind that be in Christ Jesus. This is so strategic to our birthing process. For whatsoever a man thinketh in his heart so is he . When we had Prophetic Midwife AnJanette Garner come last week and do a Summit on birthing , birthing did take place. And in fact a process even before they arrived had begun. The key is to birth out the HEAD first .. What is the hardest part of the labor and delivery ?? Birthing the Head and the shoulders. The head is of course Christ in us , and the shoulders prophetically represent Government of Yahweh. If we birth out the Head- Christ Jesus in us - and have His mind , thoughts and ways of thinking ; then borth out His Government , we shall have His Divine Order .

This is all aspects of the Apostolic that is increasing in the earth today . We want to see and flow in signs , wonders, miracles that is as well a fruit of the Apostolic. You don't have to be called to the office of Apostle in order to flow Apostolically. You can be called to other offices but receive the flow and mantle of Apostolic to empower your Ministry and Call. I have been challenged this week since my encounter in the delivery room of Yahweh. The enemy came in an attempt to slow down what next by using some familiar weapons, but they shall not prosper . For I as you have a mandate , and God will have His way .

For we are pregnant with purpose, Destiny, Kingdom Vision .. To bring what so ever is in heaven, bring it to earth.. We are the womb, we are the carrier and releaser of the Kingdom of Yahweh. I have birthed out the head, but now I am to birth out the shoulder-- the Apostolic - Government of Yahweh. This will bring Divine Order .. This will carry out the thoughts of Christ, see them through to manifestation. After this the rest of the Body- Ministry, call, Vision, will come out as a WUSH... not even a Push ...

Those of you that have had babies know that after the head and the shoulders, the rest of the baby just kind of slides on out .. This can only happen after a series of events, a process in birthing. Including transition that many can lose sight of what is happening in the Spirit during this time, for nothing seems to be happening that we can see, but in the spirit the baby is aligning and realigning ..

Men of Yahweh you are birthers as well, and you too can share in this experience as you travail and intercede releasing what God has planted deep within you as well. God is looking for wombs, to birth His Promises , His Kingdom from. It all started with a womb- look at Mary , she was a vessel, a womb , hand picked by Yahweh to carry His most precious seed- Christ Jesus the Saviour of the World. The earth then became the womb that was used by God to birth Christ from a man to Redeemer .

Jesus was in the Garden Gethsemene and he birthed out the grace to endure the path that was before Him, the journey to becoming our Redeemer and Saviour. Once crucified, he was resurrected, birthed forth from death to life -- from being clothed with graveclothes to being cloathed in resurrection, dunamis power.... It is all about a womb, and a vessel saying yes-- I will carry your seed Lord and I will birth it out , and yes i will dress it as you say and dedicate it to yoru service and nurture it even after the birthing out and see it raised to maturity, until it can stand and sustain on its own...

Yes there is an aspect of His Kingdom within you , and it is aligning , crowning, readying to come forth. The head will crown first.. This is when God is removing those defeated, victim mentality thoughts, poverty mentality, he is crowing the head with royalty and removing that crown of thorns, and being cursed mentality.. The head- Christ Jesus must emerge first, this is the Divine Order.If not, we are out of order and it will not all fall into place as we long to see.

For His Glory will come forth where His order is , for yet another thing that Jesus came to do when he destroyed works of darkness, he as well destroyed disorder. For this is a perversion to the Will of God concerning how we get to Destiny, which is supposed to be about the fulfillment of God's plans and not ours. I said before many are out of order wanting the glamour and notoriety of a Big Ministry and Title, and not spent the time birthing out Christ within them. Out of Order ...This is a new Day, he is doing things a New Way. Saints of Yahweh let Him birth what he desires to birth through you and let Him do it His way . You don't tell the physician how to do His job when you laying in the delivery room pushing ... So why can we even believe it is ok to tell the Great Physician how to assist you in the birthing .. just Push and Wush,,, he will take care of the rest..
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True Christians

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:58:00 +0000

Are you so blind that you accept whatever you hear, see or understand so easily to be Christianity, even if it does not look, sound or appear to be of God?

Are you so easily swayed or duped by those who come loosely wearing the guise of religion that you fall or are taken in by what they are presenting as truth?

Are you fooled and/or beguiled by the jargon of the day that those who are seeking power and recognition as your redeeming leaders that you cannot see the immorality, injustice, deceit, schisms; and schemes that have been laid to ensnare you?

Why do you accept pompous liars, traitors and prideful men who do not the truth neither knows it to reign over you? Will you not seek Yahweh's face in these matters? Do you yourselves believe them rather than His Word? Did you forget that righteousness exalts (upholds) a nation, and sin brings reproach to any people? How can one say that they love Him whom they have not seen, yet hate (choose to ignore or despise) his brother (fellowman) that they see on a day-to-day basis: I tell you that you do not the truth!

Look hard sons/daughters at the disastrous thinking, doctrine or philosophy that you are accepting from those individuals…Did not Jesus's apostle instruct you to think on things that were pure, just, honesty, lovely, true, of a good report, virtue and if it had any praise? Shun, turn away from such who are themselves polluted and know Me not. These are corrupt individuals who contaminate the truth with lies and deception. They profane My name blasphemously and believe they are right in all their ways; from such depart says the Lord.

Tell them that to be a Christian one must be Christ like

True Christians have received the gift of God: eternal life through Jesus Christ

True Christians are born of Spirit and of the water: you must be born again!

True Christians are blood-washed and sealed by the Holy Ghost of God

True Christians walk in the love of God, they do not behave badly

True Christians love God with their all; and their neighbors as themselves

True Christians will obey the leading of My Spirit, voice and my Word

True Christians live by faith (trust, hope) and not by sight (what they see or can do)

True Christians not only have faith in God, but faith in Jesus his only begotten Son

True Christians will not lie to others, they will do the truth

True Christians keep the Word of God and observe to do it

True Christians serve the Almighty Everlasting God whole-heartily; they do not give eye service

True Christians are followers of Christ and fishers of men (soul winners of God’s kingdom)

True Christians have relationship with God the Father, Son & Spirit; not religion

True Christians are not puffed up and do not attract attention to themselves

True Christians are humble and yields to the Spirit of God

True Christians seek God’s face, guidance, love, joy; and peace

True Christians strive to live holy; they do not live as if God never even exists

True Christians renders to Caesar’s what is Caesars and give God what belongs to God

True Christians uphold the law of the land

True Christians display the grace of God in their words, actions and deeds

True Christians are transformed by renewing their minds with word of God

True Christians uphold justice, fairness, equality; and wholesomeness

True Christians are not seekers of vain glory trying to pocket all they can for themselves or for those who are like them, but are eager/willing to be helpers one to another

True Christians will not shut up their bowels of mercy, but move with compassion just as the Lord Jesus did

True Christians seek to be true worshipers of God, worshiping Him in spirit and in truth

True Christians put their trust (confidence) in the Lord and not in flesh (humankind)

True Christians are not selfish; they do not seek to have it their way

True Christians never cease to pray always

True Christians are doers of the Word and not hearers only

True Christians strive to do the right thing (are just, upright before God/man)

True Christians seek to do good rather than evil

True Christians are faithful to God and with men

True Christians have forgiving hearts

True Christians do not hold grudges against others

True Christians care for those who are weaker than themselves

True Christians are not adulterers, idolaters and/or rebellious to God

True Christians are not conformed to this world; but are being conformed into the image of Christ Jesus

True Christians are not fault finders or accusers of the brethren; they do not sow seeds of discord

This is the word of the Lord for the Body of Christ; “He that has an ear to hear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the church!”

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Taking responsibility for our actions: good and bad!

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:02:00 +0000

As I look at the world around me both locally and globally, I see how many people are still not taking responsiblity for their own actions but waiting for other people or situations to change. The constant talk is "wait till this happens, then they will see" or "I will do this when he/she stops doing that".

As long as we keep up the blame game we will continue to be disempowered! nobody is going to save us or change things for us, only we can change ourselves. Yes, we read this and tell ourselves that we know we cannot change another, yet we still try our hardest to do so. All we end up with are heartaches, headaches and a**eaches.
No one is going to come in with a magic wand ad make your emotional distress go away or your addictions, money worries, relationship diffciulties or even illnesses. They have their own rubbish to deal with.

Until we start taking full responsibility for our actions, thoughts, beliefs, attitude and relations with others, we are stuck in a self-imposed prison.

It doesn't matter what your story; you can change it. let go of the victim mentality, let go of the blame, let go of the need for attention. Accept what has gone before you cannot go back and change it, look at what you can do and start anew. tHis time with an Integrity and honesty that empowers you leavign you feeling in complete control of your life and no one else. You are responsible for everything that happens...accept that to be true, even when you don't like to admit it is so!
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The Apostolic Five-Fold Church For A Modern World

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:43:00 +0000

Our world has changed. Many are living pay check to pay check. Our savings is gone. Our 401Ks have become 201Ks. Our homes have decreased 40% to 50% in value and everything else has increased in cost. Muslim terrorist hate our nation, culture, God and will kill us whenever given the chance. Job losses continue to increase while the federal government is growing bigger.

We are dangerously close to an economic meltdown similar to the Great Depression. Bankers got their bail outs as the FEDS print more money like never before and the taxpayers will foot the bill. Health care has been nationalized. At the same time, pastors are quitting the ministry and churches are losing their buildings. Bad news is abundant. Folks it’s apparent that playing church is over and only the real deal will survive.
Making the apostolic transition will be key to your victory.

The revelation about apostolic ministry came to me around 1989. Others may have received insight earlier but that’s about the time the Holy Spirit began dealing with me. Over the last 20 years many have taught various things about apostolic ministry and sadly some promoted it like any other passing fad. Well, today, the fad is over and the apostolic model of ministry is just as important as ever. I would say it’s vital to the strengthening of every local church and believer. It is also important to you as a minister of the Gospel of the Kingdom and as an individual that wants to make a difference with your life. You need apostolic grace and we will speak more about that later.

In the beginning of our transition into a more effective model of ministry we prayed, counseled with other leaders, compared notes, studied the Scriptures and were able to draw some biblical conclusions. Among them was the understanding that the pattern for an apostolic local church model was found within the New Testament. Imagine that! What we discovered was the apostolic church was the only model for a New Testament church. This challenged our thinking because the only model we had ever experienced was a pastoral only model of ministry.

Within the pastoral-only model the pastor pretty much did all the ministry functions. Those of you that are still stuck in the pastoral-only model know what I am referring to. The only requirement of the people was to faithfully attend services, serve where needed (or begged) and pay tithes while waiting for the rapture.

Today, we know our former model of ministry was flawed and only prepared people for heaven and not much here on the earth. They were spectators who came to church for blessing-only. This is why the pastoral model of ministry doesn’t work and churches are not surviving the attacks of our generation. The truth is that Christ wants to prepare His Church to be builders, restorers and governors. I spoke about the apostolic nature in my book “Effective Ministries and Believers.” These three words capture the apostolic nature of the Church and its founder. Jesus is the apostolic high-priest of His Church.

As time progressed we learned there were no churches pioneered by pastors but apostles. This forced us to study the differences between ministry functions of an apostle contrasted to that of the better known pastor. We also needed to know how that affected us as individual believers. What we found was apostolic grace is very different and when working together with the other five-fold ascension gifts equips and empowers everyone to do what God has called them to do as particular members in the body of Christ and imparts a sent-one mindset to invade, occupy and influence the world for Christ. This grace produced a spiritual strength in the believers that we had not really seen before. These words equip, empower and sent are not apostolic buzz words but the results of apostolic grace working on the lives of believers.

In the beginning we faced many struggles. I regard it as a fight for freedom to liberate us from the bondage of religious spirits that have dumbed down the Church for the last two thousand years. Since most of us were brought up in pastoral-only churches we struggled to gain an understanding of apostolic churches with apostles as set-men. Other than historical references we had little modern models to draw on. In fact many were told there were no modern apostles. We have, however, learned some things. We don’t know it all but the apostolic model is coming together bit by bit as we walk it out. My prayer is apostolic local church models will be built throughout the world and make it easier for those coming up to glean from.

Today we understand that apostolic churches are founded or led by apostles who work together with other apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers within the local church to equip believes for the work of ministry. This is a foundational statement and repeated much today. The question however is “What is the work of ministry?” After years of preaching and teaching this I believe the work of ministry is tailored to the individual. We are all unique with particular gifting and grace on our lives. It takes time to discover ones specific purpose but apostolic grace really helps people find it.

The work of ministry includes duties within the local church but most importantly ministries outside the local church. It’s outside the church that apostles equip God’s sons and daughters to be successful and make a difference with their lives.

To help us understand this we should look at the nature of the apostolic church. First let me contrast the pastoral church. A church takes on the nature of its leader. If that leader is pastoral then that local church will take on the nature of a pastor, loving counsel and compassion for example. These are great qualities but we need warrior training to punch through the spiritual opposition we face on a daily basis. We also need to be trained in governing. Please pastors don’t get mad at me for saying things like this because I love you and want to help you come into your highest calling too. Study the apostolic out. Read everything you can get your hands on. Learn from those that have actually built something. Avoid the network apostles that work for Jezebel. Study all of the five-fold ministry gifts so that you can teach their differences to those in your ministry. When the people understand their differences then they can draw out of them. You can’t draw the pastoral grace out of a prophet for example.

Today the Holy Spirit is challenging us again. We must strengthen the local church and raise strong spiritual warriors for Christ. As already said I believe the nature of the apostolic church model revolves around three important functions: building, restoring and governing. All three of these are part of the reconstitution of all things found in Acts 3:21. The apostolic Church cannot escape this mandate. The Greek word for reconstitution is apokatastasis. Spend some time and study this out. When you do it will open a whole new world of ministry and understanding of purpose to you.

Most of you know our nation is headed toward tough economic times. This doesn’t mean you should become fearful. If you do then something is wrong with your biblical foundation. Fear doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail.” As a believer that puts Christ Kingdom first you will have an advantage over the heathen. Your advantage is your ability to understand truth, use the Word of God to govern your life and your dependence on the Holy Spirit to lead you and guide you in all truth. Remember, you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you. Believe for increase and opportunity. This will be your chance to shine. Use your training in God’s Word and make a difference with your life.

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Yahweh Desires You to Remain in Him by Apostle Paul E Jones (Pentecostal Broadcasting Network)

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:13:00 +0000

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Our Faith Is Emerging by Apostle Paul E Jones (Pentecostal Broadcasting Network)

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A Whole Legacy by Apostle Paul E Jones (Pentecostal Broadcasting Network)

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:36:00 +0000

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After You Believe, What Next?

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:16:00 +0000

Some will say “I’ve gone to church all of my life, I’ve always believed in Jesus” while others will say “Oh yeah, I believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day so that I could have eternal life through Him” However, is belief in the resurrected Christ alone enough to gain salvation? Let’s turn to the scriptures and find out. Acts 16:31 says “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” This is one of the scripture most people will use to justify that belief is enough to gain salvation.

Yes, you do need to first believe on the resurrected Christ in order to be saved. However there are actions that must go along with your belief. As a side bar, did you know that demons believe? (James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.) Are these demons saved because of their belief? Absolutely not. So that means there is more to this “salivation thing” than just believing, because if belief was enough, the demons would be saved too. Right? Right!

Understand that Calvary’s cross is the bloodline of the gospel (good news). However once you believe on the resurrected Christ (as many Christians and non-Christians say they do) you must take on the Name of Jesus by being born into His family. For instance, when someone is physically born into this world, they take on the DNA of their mother and father. It’s not enough for that baby to exist inside of the womb without being pushed through the birthing canal in order to gain life outside of the womb. So it is with being spiritually born again. I can’t just believe on Jesus, I have to go beyond the belief by being born of water and spirit in order to fully take on the identity (DNA) of the resurrected Christ.

Let’s turn to John 3:3-7 which says “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.” The core message of Apostolic Doctrine teaches us that you must be born again of water and Spirit. But first you must repent of your sins.

You see, repentance is the road to biblical salvation. You must first have a broken and contrite heart and ask the resurrected Jesus to forgive you of all of your sins. This is where the sinner’s prayer (as some call it) stops. The sinners prayer does not go on to lead the person to the born again experience. Instead, these religions who believe in the sinner’s prayer feel that after you “repeat words” and “pray for forgiveness” you obtain salvation. However this is in stark contrast to Apostolic teachings for we believe in what Jesus taught while here on earth which is to YES believe, YES repent but then you must be baptized in water and spirit in order to see the kingdom of God. Just as Jesus was literally buried in a physical tomb, so we must be buried with Jesus in baptism fully emerged in water. Just how Jesus physically rose from the dead conquering death and grave, so we must rise out of the water into newness of life with Christ.

You see, everything Jesus did on earth, we get to do. Easter is not just about Jesus rising from the dead, it reflects on the very act that you and I did when we were baptized. And just how a baby is given his fathers last name, so we are to take on the Name of Jesus only at our spiritual born again experience when we are baptized. This my brothers and sisters is Apostolic Doctrine.

Acts 2:38 gives us a clear summary on how one is born again. “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” There you have it folks, you have repentance (like we talked about earlier) baptism in water in the name of Jesus Christ (born of water) and then you have the receiving of the Holy Ghost (born of Spirit). So in conclusion, yes you must believe on the resurrected Christ. However you must put that belief into action by repenting and being spiritually born again of water and spirit in order to have total salvation. This is the true Easter message. You see, we have gotten away from what Easter really means. We teach about the woman going to the tomb, we teach about the angels telling the women that Jesus is no longer dead but alive, but we tend to miss the point Jesus was trying to make when He got up out of the grave. I am grateful for wonderful traditional Easter messages and they are pretty much valid and true. However, we must go on to teach the story in its entirety by getting people to recognize that each of us must have our own personal Easter experience. That experience is when we get to be born of water and of Spirit which ultimately gives us eternal life.
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Its time for a friendly reminder on exactly what we believe in. What is the real meaning of Ephesians 4:5 when it states there is only One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism? Why is it important to us today in 2011.

If we look around we will find on every television channel, every religious book, every church both great and small, teachings that more or less state there are multiple ways to get to heaven. Multiple God’s, multiple denominations and regardless of which one you belong to “we” will all end up in heaven together.

Matter of fact, so many people are going to heaven that the only ones left to go to hell are the devils and his demonic angels. I’m sure if we search far or near, we will even find a religious organization that teaches Satan will eventually get salvation and we will all become one big happy family again just as God planned for it. Ohhhh my dear brother and sister is this far from the truth. When we read scripture, it never states that there are multiple ways to God. The bible has one central theme and that is God is one (The Oneness of God),

He and He alone is the giver of the One Spirit that we are all to be baptised in, and only through His precious name Lord Jesus Christ are we to be baptised. Finally in Him and through Him are we to have faith in. I could go on and on about various belief systems but I wont. Instead I want to break down in easy simple terms why its important to stick with what is taught in the Word of God concerning faith in Him.

ONE LORD

Over seven hundred times in the Old Testament, the Jewish name of God was JEHOVAH THE LORD. When the word “LORD” was spelled with all capitals, it always meant “JEHOVAH.” Acts 2:36 – “Let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus both Lord (JEHOVAH) and Christ (Messiah).” Jesus was asked in Matt. 22:36-38 and in Mark 12:28-30, “What is the first and greatcommandment of them all?” In Mark, Jesus quoted Deut. 6:4, “Hear, O Israel. the LORD our God is one LORD.”

As we can see clearly from scripture, the only Lord that we are to worship and adore and give homage to is the Lord Jesus Christ. He indeed is the One Lord Ephesians is referring to.

ONE FAITH

The world today recognizes many faiths. The true church, which started on the day of Pentecost, was Apostolic and preached the Apostolic doctrine. Jude, in verse three, admonished all to “contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints.” Who delivered this faith? Peter, having the keys to the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 16:19), delivered the saving message to the Jews and later to the Gentiles (Acts 10). The Jews, under great conviction, cried out to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What shall we do?” Peter said. “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. The promise is unto you and your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2:38, 39)

Clearly we can see from scripture that the only faith is The Apostolic faith that was taught beginning in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost up until 2011. Apostolic (root word Apostle) is not a “denomination” or “organization” (although the world has this classification to label oneness Pentecostals). It is the doctrine that was taught by the Apostles which was given to them by Jesus himself. Acts 2:42 – “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine. No other scripture clearly names or identifies any other doctrine that should be taught BUT the Apostles (or Apostolic) doctrine. You have a right to question why your church is NOT teaching the Apostles doctrine since scripture clearly says that this was the only doctrine in name that was taught after Pentecost. If you want to be in line with scripture, you MUST have the faith of the Apostles.

ONE BAPTISM

All of the recorded baptisms in the Bible after the Day of Pentecost were done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Apollos baptized the Ephesians wrong (Acts 18 and 19). Paul came to Ephesus and re-baptized them in the name of the Lord Jesus and they received the Holy Ghost and spake in tongues (Acts 19: 1-6).

Friend, God makes no exceptions. If you have received the Holy Ghost and spoke in tongues, then to have Bible salvation, you must be baptized in Jesus’ name. Acts 4:12 — “Neither is there salvation in any other name” (Jesus).

ONE GOD AND FATHER

To add to today’s listen, I want to share with you that we are proud to be Oneness Pentecostals. Why? Because there is only ONE God and Father. Not 3. Only one. Despite what Mamma Majumba taught you in Sunday school, there is only One God. That one God and Father in Ephesians 4:6 has a name. His name is Jesus Christ. Yes, Jesus is God! Yes Jesus is the only deity that you should worship. Isaiah 9:6 — “Unto us a child is born, a son is given. His name shall be called the Mighty God and theeverlasting Father, . . . I’m just trying to get doubters to believe and reinforce to those that already believe that Jesus is truly GOD!

In conclusion, I hope and pray that your faith was renewed in knowing that we have a right to believe in One Lord. We have a right to believe in the One Faith which is the Faith of the Apostles. We have a duty and command to baptise in the One Baptism that scripture refers to which is the baptism in Jesus Name! Its bible. How can you help but believe it?

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Understanding the Oneness of God 2

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:56:00 +0000

The point of this blog is to share with you the importance of knowing that we worship only ONE God, what the One God’s name is and how we can refute any other teaching concerning multiple God’s or persons/personalities that make up the Godhead. This blog post will help you in your daily witness and give you a clear understanding through scripture the basic foundational belief that the bible is built upon, that being, worship of one God.

The Word of God gives us wisdom and understanding. When we look to the Word, we find truth in and through its holy pages. There, however, have always been a counterfeit, namely pagan traditions and teachings that consistently have taught things that are contrary to God s Word.

The Oneness of God is a vital subject. There is no subject more important than who God is. If we are going to walk in the knowledge of Christ, we must know how many God’s there are. Before we find out who God is, let’s first gather an understanding of the major belief systems that exist throughout the world today.

Polytheism: Is the belief in many gods.

Monotheism: The belief in One God.

Atheism: Believe there is NO God at all.

Trinitarianism: Believe in 3 persons or personalities (and some believe in 3 God’s) which all 3 are co-equal and co-eternal. All 3 are supposed to operate as 1 God. So to the Trinitarian, they will tell you they believe in one God, however their knowledge is that the 1 God is 3 persons, namely Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Separate yet equal and all eternal.

Let’s start to build a very simple foundation. Deuteronomy 6:4 clearly states the foundation of what the bible is built upon. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:” So to add to scripture and say there are 3 is incorrect. When Jesus was asked what is the first commandment, Mark 12:29 says “And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord” So here it is plain from scripture, there is no possible way that there can be 2 God’s or even 3 God’s in the Godhead. There is clearly only one. We has Oneness Pentecostals DO believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, however the bible does not teach that they all are “persons” but that they are 3 manifestations of One God (One Person). Jesus is the Father in creating the world, the Son in redemption, and the Holy Ghost in the heart of the believer/the church.

Even though we just read from scripture that there is only one Lord, there is a popular belief in some if not most church’s today that there are 3 persons in the Godhead. That is false! Trinity is not even found in the bible so let’s throw that word out all together. We who know the truth are to be able to refute that with scripture. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not 3 separate persons. They are not co-equal, co-existent and co-eternal. If Jesus is co-equal and co-eternal with God and the Holy Spirit, why did he say in John 14:28 “for my Father is greater than I. “

Please revisit the whole “co-equal” statement in the Trinitarian doctrine. If Jesus said that the Father is greater, than that means Jesus considered himself lesser than the father. However, when we get a clear understanding of scripture, we know that Jesus is 100% human (the lesser of the Father) and 100% God/divine which now we can see that Jesus according to the Spirit is the great Father, however the flesh of Jesus (human) is lesser than the Father (since flesh cannot be equated to divinity). Romans 1:20 shares with us that the Word of God is very plain and that there should be no excuse to try and complicate it.

Isaiah 44:6 says I am the first and I am the last, beside me there is no other God. Clearly from scripture, this tells us that God is one. We find out that Jesus is the God of Isaiah 44:67 because Jesus says himself in Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” Which , stands for the present. Which was, stands for the past. Finally which is to come stands for the future. This scripture is proof that when Isaiah was prophesying, he was referring to Jesus, the Almighty God, both past, present and future God who is our Savior.

Isaiah 43:10 says before me there was no God formed before me or after me.

Isaiah 43:11 besides me there is no other Savior. We find out who this Savior is in Luke 2:11 when the Angel said that the Savior is Christ the Lord. So here we have an Old Testament prophecy being fulfilled in the New Testament and finally find out the Name of the Savior. It’s Jesus Christ. Isaiah 44:8 asks us a question, is there a God beside me? There is no God I know not any.

Isaiah 44:24 says that God stretched forth the heavens alone!! What does alone mean? If three really exist is it even possible for the someone to be alone and by them self? Absolutely not. God created the heavens all by himself with no other help from a second or third person in the Godhead. Isaiah 45:5 says I am the Lord and there is none else (God never used the word “we”).

Malachi 2:10 says have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us? Zechariah 14:9 says there shall be one Lord, and his name one! Isaiah 9:6 says his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. We find out the name of God in Matthew 1:21 which says thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people. Jesus Christ is NOT the second person of the Godhead or trinity. He is the only one that is in the Godhead.

I want you to take a look at this scripture for some infallible proof about God’s name. When someone attempts to tell you that Jesus Christ is not God (only the Son) take them to these scriptures. We all can agree that the name of Jesus was not revealed in the Old Testament. It is revealed only in the New Testament. However Jesus can be found in every book of the Old Testament (just not by Name). Turn with me in your bibles to Exodus 23:20-21 “Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.”

Observe closely Saints, the name of God is going to be found in an Angel. Now turn to Matthew 1:20-21 to see when this Angel finally revealed God’s name. “But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Let me sum this up for you. The Lord said in Exodus 23 that His name was in an Angel. We find the Angel in Matthew 1:20-21 revealing the Name of God which is Jesus, the one who will save his people from their sins. How awesome is this to know. So when someone says to you “Well how do you know what God’s name is”? Tell them God himself said that his name would be found in an angel and the angel released this name in Matthew 1:21.

James 2:19 shows us that there is one God and that even the devil trembles at the one God.

John 1:1 says the Word was God. Then John 1:14 says the Word was made flesh. The flesh is a reference to Jesus.

John 4:24 says that God is a Spirit. Right there is proof that there is no way God is a “person”. God is a spirit. You can’t see a spirit. However in order to see God (with your own natural eyes) he had to be revealed in flesh. 2 Corinthians 5:19 says God (which again is a Spirit not person) was IN CHRIST!!!!! So now we can see God with our eyes. Why? Because He manifested Himself in flesh.

52 times throughout the bible, God is mentioned as the Holy One (not holy 2 or holy 3).

Ephesians 4:4-6 states the following, there is ONE body, ONE spirit, ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of all.

The message of the church is still Jesus and Him crucified. You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. The Son of God came to offer salvation and redemption and hope. Jesus is the substitute, the sacrifice who was sinless. Revelation 4:2 tells us how many thrones are in heaven and who is sitting on this throne. Remember, there are not 3 thrones, nor is there 1 throne with 3 persons playing “musical chairs”. Behold a throne was set in heaven and ONE sat on the throne. CLEAR! 1 Throne, 1 sitting on the throne and that’s Jesus.

In conclusion, the central theme of the Bible is that there is only ONE LORD. To add 2 more to this 1 Lord (to make it three) contradicts scripture. When you look at the Old Testament, whole nations were deceived into worshipping multiple gods. Even in the New Testament church, the new Christians tolerated teachings from the surrounding pagan nations. Christianity is exclusive in that we are commanded to follow and worship only one God. God knew that His people were going to be faced with the challenges of pagan tardyons, that’s why he drilled it into our heads throughout the bible to let us know not to fall for those erroneous man made doctrines. There is but only one. The bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it.

I will leave you with this scripture, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Colossians 2:8-9

Remember, Jesus is the Almighty God! It’s all in Jesus!
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It Is Written

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Recent statistics provide undeniable evidence that the society in which we live has been “tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine” (Ephesians 4:14). In a 2011 survey conducted by the Barna Group, 48% of those surveyed agreed with the statement that “if a person is generally good or does enough good things for others, they will earn a place in heaven.” An even larger number (59%) said that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, just with different names and beliefs, while 43% agreed that “the Bible, the Koran, and the Book of Mormon are all different
expressions of the same spiritual truths.”

A 2010 poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life revealed that 76% of respondents believed many religions can lead to eternal life. From those who agreed with that statement, 53% identified Hinduism as a possible path to eternal life, 52% said the same of Islam, and an alarming 42% of participants believed it was possible for atheists to spend eternity in heaven.

This lack of acceptance of biblical teaching does not end with individuals. Several churches in large metropolitan areas (including Atlanta) recently held special services in which the sermon and Sunday school lessons focused upon Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and copies of the Koran were placed in the pews alongside the Bible.

The reason so many people have views contrary to the Word of God stems from the fact that we live in a society in which the Bible is increasingly viewed unfavorably. The average of Gallup polls taken in 2005 – 2007 shows that only 31% of respondents viewed the Bible as the actual Word of God to be taken literally, while 19% were willing to go so far as to say that the Bible simply consisted of “ancient fables, history, [and] legends recorded by man.”

In order to fulfill the mission of the church to reach our world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we must stand firm against the tide of secularism and attempts to undermine faith in God’s Word by openly declaring the truth as revealed in Scripture.This is the dual purpose of the upcoming doctrinal conference at Atlanta West:
to strengthen the doctrinal foundations of our organization, and to reach out to those in our city who have a love for God but lack complete revelation of His truth.

Prior to the beginning of His public ministry, Jesus Christ was led into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. He was first challenge to transform a group of stones nearby into bread, certainly an effective appeal to Christ’s flesh, as He had been fasting for forty days. Next, Satan attempted to provoke Jesus into jumping off a cliff and summoning angels to His rescue, an appeal to the human weakness of pride. Finally, Jesus was taken to the peak of a towering mountain and shown all the kingdoms of the world, a temptation of the eyes and lust for power inherent within human nature.

Each time Satan presented the most attractive objects in his arsenal, Jesus responded by quoting the Word of God. His responses began with a simple statement: “It is written” (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10).
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Understanding the Oneness of God

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Trinitarians (as well as all other world religious people) will ask you some questions concerning the Apostolic Pentecostal Oneness belief that Jesus is God and God is Jesus. They will attempt to use certain scriptures to justify their thinking why titles the Father, Son, Holy Ghost are 3 persons (thus the non biblical word Trinity is conceived from). As a believer of the Apostolic Faith and member of Gods true Body of Christ, you should instantly be able to point these individuals to scripture (not your doctrine manual or organizational creed etc. etc). That said, below are some common questions that people will ask you and that you and I should be able to answer them straight from the Word. (Credit is given to my Pastor for the excellent Sunday Morning sermon he preached on the Godhead and David K Bernard in writing the book The Oneness of God).

Side Note: If you are a Trinitarian reader of this blog, I believe it was God ordained that you came here to read about God’s Truth found only in the Word of God. I understand it is very hard to let go of a tradition that you’ve been taught for so long, and at times you might take offense when someone shows you something different from what you were taught. By no means is this article to condemn you (as long as there is life there is hope). That said, ask God to show you if these scriptures are indeed true and to be followed. I promise you, God will reveal an answer that will cause you to go to the next level in God.

Question: If Jesus is God, than who was Jesus praying to in the Garden of Gethsemane?

Answer: Jesus had a perfect “dual nature”. He was fully God (the Father) when He healed the sick, raised the dead, delivered demonized people, calmed the sea and wind, multiplied the bread and fish, put a coin in a fish’s mouth, turned water into wine, etc. He was fully Man (the Son) when he wept, thirsted, hungered, slept, etc. In the Garden, His flesh (the Son) cried out to the Spirit (the Father) to be delivered from what was coming. Because of Him being God, Jesus KNEW when He would die, how He would die, where He would die, etc. He KNEW!!! While being God, He could handle that (and everything else…), but as Man, His flesh rebelled against it. The prayer in the Garden was to put His flesh under subjection to the Spirit.

Do the prayers of Christ indicate a distinction of persons between Jesus and the Father? No. On the contrary, His praying indicates a distinction between the Son of God and God. Jesus prayed in His humanity, not in His deity. If the prayers of Jesus demonstrate that the divine nature of Jesus is different than the Father, then Jesus is inferior to the Father in deity. In other words, if Jesus prayed as God then His position in the Godhead would be somehow inferior to the other “persons.” This one example effectively destroys the concept of a trinity of co-equal persons.

How can God pray and still be God? By definition, God in His omnipotence has no need to pray, and in His oneness has no other to whom He can pray. If the prayers of Jesus prove there are two persons in the Godhead, then one of those persons is subordinate to the other and therefore not fully or truly God.

What, then, is the explanation of the prayers of Christ? It can only be that the human nature of Jesus prayed to the eternal Spirit of God. The divine nature did not need help; only the human nature did. As Jesus said at the Garden of Gethsemane, “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). Hebrews 5:7 makes it clear that Jesus needed to pray only during “the days of his flesh.” During the prayer at Gethsemane, the human will submitted itself to the divine will. Through prayer His human nature learned to submit and be obedient to the Spirit of God (Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 5:7-8). This was not a struggle between two divine wills, but a struggle between the human and divine wills in Jesus. As a man Jesus submitted Himself to and received strength from the Spirit of God. (David K Bernard The Oneness Of God)

Question: If Jesus is God, who was He talking to on the cross when He was about to die?

Answer: “There were not two sons – a divine son and a human son – but there were two natures – deity and humanity – fused in one person. The divine Spirit could not be separated from the human nature and life continue. But in His agonizing process of dying, Jesus suffered the pains of our sins. Dying became death when He yielded His Spirit.

In other words, what Jesus meant when He cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” was that he had taken the place of sinful man on the cross and was suffering the full punishment for sin. There was no abatement of suffering because of His deity. Since all have sinned (Romans 3:23) and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), all mankind (except for the sinless Christ) deserved to die. Christ took our place and suffered the death that we deserved (Romans 5:6-9). Jesus was more than a courageous martyr like Stephen and more than an Old Testament sacrifice, because He died in our place and experienced for a time the death we deserved. On the cross, He tasted death for every man (Hebrews 2:9). This death was more than physical death; it also involved spiritual death, which is separation from God (II Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:14).” (David K Bernard The Oneness Of God)

Question: If Jesus is God, then who is the voice we here from Heaven?

Answer: Three times in the life of Jesus a voice came from heaven: at His baptism, at His transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9), and after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem (John 12:20-33). We have just explained that a voice does not indicate a separate person in the Godhead but only another manifestation of the omnipresent Spirit of God.

In each of the three cases, the voice was not for the benefit of Jesus but for the benefit of others, and it came for a specific purpose. As we have discussed, the voice at Christ’s baptism was part of the inauguration of His earthly ministry. It was for the people’s sake, just as the dove was for John’s sake. The voice introduced Jesus as the Son of God: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). The voice at the transfiguration unquestionably was for the benefit of the onlooking disciples, for the message was, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him” (Matthew 17:5). The third manifestation of the voice occurred when a group of Greeks (apparently Gentile proselytes) came to see Jesus. Jesus explained that the voice was not for Him but for the people (John 12:30). (David K Bernard The Oneness Of God)

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3 Tricks of the Devil

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:39:00 +0000

In this short but profound blog, I want you to know the three things the devil will use to trick you into sin. 1 John 2:16 says “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” When you operate in carnality, you are most certainly operating in one of these three areas. Satan will attempt to destroy your soul with sin. This is why it is so important to put on holiness attributes.

Satan will use the lust of the flesh to destroy you. Some example of the lust of the flesh would be adultery and fornication. In these examples, the body (flesh) craves what does not belong to you (another man or woman). To go even a step further, when you can’t find a person to gratify the flesh, you in turn start to find things in ungodly magazines and ungodly websites that promote “flesh on parade”. A horrendous cycle then starts which seems you can’t get out of its gripe. But God has equipped every believer with the power to withstand this trick of the enemy.

Satan then will try to use the lust of your eyes. A major example of the lust of the eyes would be covetousness. Covetousness is wanting or desiring something that is not yours or does not belong to you.

“Jesus admonishes us to “take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses” Luke 12:15. Paul instructs us to “put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry” Col. 3:5. The parable of the rich fool shows how dangerous a covetous attitude can be Luke 12:16-20. (What are you willing to let keep you out of heaven By David Padfield)

Finally Satan will use the pride of life to destroy you. A wonderful researched example of the pride of life would be “vain craving for honor and applause, or the stubborn mind-set that will not allow one to repent of and confess their sins.” (What are you willing to let keep you out of heaven By David Padfield) Pride causes people to stay unrepentant. No repentance equals no forgiveness of sin. No forgiveness of sin means no access to heaven. Why operate like this when Jesus freely died just so that you can have the right to eternal life.

In conclusion, there is hope! “……but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” 1 John 2:17. So we see that if we do God’s will (which is found in His Word) we will abide with Him forever (which means your eternal heavenly destination). Here is one sure way to protect yourself from the enemy. We all know this scripture, but sometimes with the trials of life, we need to be reminded of how we can win this battle. Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

The Belt Of Truth: Jesus Is The Truth John 14:6
The Shoes Of Readiness and Peace
The Breast Plate Of Righteousness – Jesus Is Our Righteousness Jeremiah 23:6
The Shield Of Faith – Having Faith in Jesus alone Acts 17:11
The Helmet Of Salvation – Biblical Salvation Born Of Water and Spirit John 3:7
The Sword Of The Spirit – Holy Ghost Infilling Acts 1:8
As you start your day, I encourage you to put the Word into action and make a concise effort by the power that is within to conquer the flesh and give no room for Satan to have any glory in your life. God is to get All THE GLORY and you can be sure in this when you walk in the Spirit.

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What is a Good Church To Be Apart Of?

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Did you know the average person who claims they go to church, really does not go to a true church? They might worship in an edifice built to look like a house of God but in all honesty, the activity that goes on within the four walls of the edifice are total opposite to the True Church of Jesus Christ. How can we tell the difference between the True Church and the False Church? What about people who say they go to church but still lie, steal, gamble, fornicate, murder, backbite, and casino hop? Are they saved???

The church of today will say YES they are saved so long as they have simply accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Is acceptance enough? I mean, the bible does say if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Christ rose from the dead you shall be saved. Notice the words in bold. The scripture does not say you ARE saved, it says you SHALL BE (future tense) saved. So this leads us to believe that there is way more than just believing in order to have TRUE salvation.

First thing first, if a Pastor is NOT preaching the gospel which is the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16), on a consistent basis and telling the congregation to follow John 3:5 and Acts 2:38 every service, that church is not preaching the truth. We die to our flesh by repenting of our sins. We are buried with Christ through Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are resurrected to new life when we come out of the water and receive the promised gift of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues as the spirit gives utterance. If a person is in a church that does not preach this, one would need to leave and find a church that teaches the biblical form of salvation.

Remember, the reason of the existence of the church is to save souls. Spread the gospel (good news). Prepare for the coming of the Lord. If the correct plan of salvation is not being taught, there is no reason for that particular church to be in existence and in all honesty, those that attend that particular church are just getting their emotions fed. Its called the “feel good gospel”. That type of gospel has no salvation, it does not offend or step on peoples toes, it does not prick any one’s heart to cause true repentance. That type of church causes sinners oto stay in sin and and does not require sanctification (Leviticus 20:7).

In these churches, light and darkness mix together (even though the bible says what fellowship does light have with dark 2 Corinthians 6:14). In other words, all 66 books of the bible are optional and basically a “cafeteria religion” is being promoted from the pulpit to the pew. I’ll take this, I’ll take this, but no thank you to that, no thank you to thank, and oh, I’ll take half of that.

I don’t blame sinners for going to the club, casino, and living it up in sin. That’s what sinners are suppose to do. The people that are seen in clubs, casinos, and living ungodly lives during the week when they are not in church are NOT SAVED!

There is no way you can claim salvation and still enjoy the pleasures of your flesh and the world and not even attempt to change. Everyone is to blame. The pastor is to blame for not teaching the truth to the congregation, and the blind dumb sheep are to blame for not picking up the Word and read it on their own. Ultimately everyone is going to have to individualy give an account for their deeds. So guess who goes to hell? Both the Pastor and his entire unsaved congregation. The bible says NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL SEE GOD (Matthew 5:8)! The bible says for without holiness no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).

The bible says be ye holy for I am holy (1 Peter 1:16). If a person does unholy and unrighteous deeds, we can clearly deduce from scripture that they will be left behind when the rapture comes and ultimately will go straight to hell where both body and soul will be tormented day and night (Revelation 21:8). Whats worse is, for modern day Christianity, Hell doesn’t exist.

We know this because no one preaches it. When is the last time you heard Eddie Long, TD Jakes, Joel Osteen teach on Hell? The only time you hear the word hell in the pulpit now is with silly cliches ”After all the hell I’ve been through this week, I still have joy”. “I told the devil to go back to hell”. Bishop so and so preached the hell outta that sermon”.

You see, Pastors preach what the congregations want to hear, sinners remain sinners while faithfully attending a church that does not cause them to live a life of holiness, and ultimately, when the trumpet sounds and the dead in Christ rise, entire congregations are going to be left behind.

Dont believe me? Read matthew 7:13-14Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. What does that tell you. The MAJORITY are on a path leading to destruction and only A FEW are headed toward eternal life. Thats what your bible says.

Play with God if you want. My eternal soul is too precious to be played with. Why sit under fables and riddles (Titus 1:13-14)? Why preach a lie and cause people to this its truth (Romans 1:25)?

Dear Saint, I have some good news, REAL GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!

As long as there is life there is hope. God is such a patient God that He desires all should come unto repentance and that none should be lost (2 Peter 3:9). The Holy Ghost is real, He is moving about the earth wanting people to come. After the Spirit calls, God promises to fill you with His Spirit so that you can live a victorious life through the only saving name, Lord Jesus Christ. Its time for people to be leaders and not followers. If no one else wants to be saved, make up in your mind that you will be saved if it kills you!

When people ask why “so and so” is going to the club and singing on the choir, share with them that according to the bible, you have been commanded to come out from amongst them and be separate saith the Lord and that my advise would be to do the same if you plan on going to heaven (2 Corinthians 6:17).

When someone cant believe their eyes when “so and so” is in the casino, advise the person that according to the holy bible, it is written for me to be a good steward of my finances in tithe and offering and I plan on being faithful to Gods money by making sure I don’t take gambles with the worlds way of “getting rich” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Tell them that your God promises to supply all your needs according to His riches in Glory so there is no reason for anyone to trust in the worlds system of doubling or tripling money (Philipians 4:19).

That said, I pray that if your Pastor is out of the will of God and not preaching The Truth (or any Pastor for that matter) you need to find a bible believing truth preaching church. Never mind religious organizations, never mind denominations, if they are teaching the Gospel (death, burial, resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, that salvation is only found in Jesus who is God almighty, and that the only way to have biblical salvation is being born of the water and spirit) then that’s the church you or anyone for that matter needs to be a part of.

I’m passionate about The Truth and I’m even more passionate about bringing sinners to The Truth. I pray that you receive this email in Love in the mighty name of the One True Living God, Lord Jesus Christ who is God Almighty wrapped in flesh.

Time out! Its time to call a “time out” and really level with ourselves. We are mere weeks away from the book of revelation being thrown wide open and “the real” end time events start to happen. Yeah, wars and rumours of war, famine, pestilence, earthquakes are all part of end time events. But you havent seen nothing yet when the anti-Christ final appears IN FLESH and attempts to cause the whole world to worship him.

Guess what, the majority is going to worship the beast and his image. Why am I going to play with your soul and not tell you the truth?

Why would anyone want someone to stop promoting true holiness and separation from the world. Stay blinded if you want, you’ll find yourself at the throne of the anti-christ. Instead, try saying to yourself and to God “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”! Dont be fooled people, stop following after these strange gods, become a part of the true church and pick up your cross and follow Jesus.

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I am Pentecostal

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0000

The church we are apart of began on the day of Pentecost. Thats right, it did not begin 25, 50, or even 100 years ago. Some have a limited view of Pentecost and feel they can only trace their Pentecostal roots as far back as Azusa Street in Los Angels CA. The church did not begin on Azusa street. It began in Jerusalem as prophesied on the day of Pentecost. Pentecost is not a denomination nor an organization. It is an experience. We are Pentecostal because we have experienced the Pentecostal outpour of the Holy Ghost which filled us within just like it did on the day of Pentecost. We are Apostolic in doctrine. We believe and teach exactly what the Apostles taught from the day of Pentecost and this same doctrine is taught and believed today by thousands. Ephesians 2:20 says “And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.” Our heritage is biblical, sound, and unwavering. I can say without a shadow of a doubt I am proud to be an Apostolic Pentecostal and you should be proud too. Never shy away from your belief. Never be ashamed. We are a part of the original church. Below you will find 10 reasons why I am a Pentecostal as taught by Pastor Johnny Godair Sunday morning 12/11/2011. Yall know I take plenty of notes in church and love reporting back to the Saints everything I learn. Be blessed in Jesus Name.

1. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE OLD TESTAMENT CLEARLY SPEAKS OF PENTECOST.

Did you know that even Jewish people, yes Jewish people in the Old testament observed Pentecost. There were 7 major feast that were observed. Passover which was a celebration of the Children of Israel exodus out of egypt. Pentecost which was 50 days after passover. It was a celebration full of jubilation. Feast of Trumpets. Trumpets blow to call God’s people unto repentance, awake from sin and rest. Feast of Tabernacles was to give thanks at harvest time. Feast of dedication was to commemorate the reconstruction of the temple. Feast of Purim was to celebrate the deliverance of the Jews from Haman and finally the feast of new Moons was to celebrate peace and give God a burnt offering. Now that you have a Jewish Old Testament summary of all the different feast, we can clearly see that Pentecost always signified joy. Something how the Holy Ghost is given on this day in the New Testament and with the Holy Ghost you and I both know power and joy unspeakable comes with it.

2. I M PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE PROPHETS FORETOLD ABOUT THE DAY OF PENTECOST.

Isaiah 28:11-12 ^“For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” Stammering lips refer to speaking in tongues. The word “this” refers to the Holy Ghost and how the Holy Ghost gives rest to the weary and it is refreshing.

Joel 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:” Holy Ghost is foretold by the prophet Joel and this came to past on the day of Pentecost.

Ezekiel 36:27 “And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.” Promise foretold by Ezekiel that the Spirit will be put WITHIN you (referring to the Holy Ghost).

Isiah 2:3 ^“And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Isaiah tells us th word of the lord would come from Jerusalem. This is the exact place were Pentecost took place. Jerusalem. To confirm this, go to Luke 24:47 where Luke tells us that it will all begin at Jerusalem. John 14:17 tells us that the Spirit of Truth will be IN YOU.

So we have Isaiah, Joel, and Ezekiel who are all Old Testament prophets which point us to Pentecost.

3. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE JESUS SPOKE OF IT.

John 14:17-18 ”Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” I think we can stop right there. Jesus himself foretold to us the day of Pentecost. The Spirit did not dwell within the believers until Pentecost.

4. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE APOSTLES EXPERIENCED PENTECOST FIRSTHAND.

Acts 1:13 “And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.”

Acts 2:1-4 “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

All of this took place as a fulfillment of Gods plan thus the birthday of the Church.

5. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS WAS PENTECOSTAL.

Acts 1:14-15 “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)”

Isnt it something how the Catholic Church revere Mary the Mother of Jesus, pray to her, but dont even want the same Pentecostal experience she had. How in the world can you pray to Mary and not experience what Mary herself experienced????? If we are going to honor Mary in any way, it should be because she yielded her will to God’s will and thus SHE experienced Pentecost just like the other 120 in the upper room. If if was good enough for Mary, then it should be goo enough for YOU TOO.

6. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE WHOLE FIRST CENTURY CHURCH WAS PENTECOSTAL.

Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (This was the 120 in the upper room which were a part of the first century church).

Acts 10:44 “While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.” (This was the Holy Ghost being poured out on the Gentiles, now a part of the first century church).

Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.” These were the disciples at Ephesus now part of the first century church.

Acts 8:14-18 “Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.” The Samaritans are now a part of the First Century church to when they received the Holy Ghost.

7. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE HOLY GHOST CHANGES YOUR LIFE.

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

8. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU PEACE OF MIND.

Romans 15:13 “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

9. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE THE HOLY GHOST WILL GIVE YOU JOY.

1 Thessalonians 1:6 “And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost” Holy Ghost joy was given on the day of Pentecost. Jubilation, shouting are all associated with Pentecost.

10. I AM PENTECOSTAL BECAUSE OF ITS KEEPING POWER.

Galatians 5:16 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”

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2012- Time For New Beginnings

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:33:00 +0000

2012 will be a year of changes and surprises, some unsettling, but many uplifting and inspiring. As the year progresses, many events are set to unfold which will demonstrate very clearly that a large number of people are successfully and effectively releasing themselves from the bondage of fear and from the unloving attitudes fear encourages. Humanity cannot and will not now slip back into the old ways that led to repression, conflict, and war. We are on a magnificent evolutionary path, motivated by love and compassion for all beings, and you will not be turned back or diverted from it.

Needless to say, there are still many who favor the old ways and hope to continue using them to prevent humanity from making changes that are essential for our spiritual evolution, but they will not succeed. Their power and influence are declining rapidly, much to their surprise and dismay. They are in a state of confusion, are unable, and will remain unable, to resolve their many points of disagreement, making it impossible for them to continue holding the reins of power with which they have controlled so many for so long. Their disarray will lead to their collapse, and people of honor and integrity will move into positions of leadership to contain and resolve the many damaging crises that have been causing so much suffering worldwide.

Attitudes are changing all over the world as realization dawns on more and more of you that the old ways of threat, bluff, confrontation, and dishonesty in attempting to repair and heal damaged relationships are totally ineffective. This has always been the case, but now people are finally saying “There must be a better way!”, and they are discovering that indeed there is – open honest discussion which includes full disclosure of the needs and desires of all parties with absolutely no hidden agendas. When discussions take place in this kind of atmosphere, with all working compassionately and empathetically together, there are truly no insoluble problems anywhere on the planet,

A time of great opportunity for all on earth to move into life-styles with which they resonate completely is approaching, because the loving attitudes that so many of you have now adopted make it inconceivable that anyone would be coerced into doing work which is unsuited to them. Additionally, abilities, skills, talents, and competencies will no longer be judged competitively, so there will be no authoritarian hierarchical organizations where respect and honor is paid to the position held. Instead all will be equally honored and respected, regardless of job title or qualification, solely for who they are – beloved children of God, and sisters and brothers to each other.

The divisiveness of the old ways is ending. All on the planet deserve loving acceptance and respect without judgment or evaluation of their skills, their position in the community or organization, their race, their culture, their beliefs, or their life-styles. And because you are releasing your old unloving and divisive attitudes this will occur easily and spontaneously, as all sense of threat or disapproval disappears, to be replaced by fascination and a desire to understand and, when appropriate, engage with unfamiliar cultures and beliefs, instead of avoiding them.

These changes will inspire amazing creative ventures in which all who feel attracted to them can take part. All will be encouraged and assisted to develop skills and competencies in any field that appeals to them, and there will be mentors available to guide and inspire all to uncover and develop skills and talents which previously had lain hidden within them. A new age full of amazing and brilliant creative ideas and concepts is dawning, in which all will be able to participate effectively and competently, and this will give rise to unprecedented happiness and satisfaction everywhere on the planet.

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The Trinity Doctrine is Pagan

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:22:00 +0000

The internet is filled with web-site after web-site trying to convince those who are gulliable that the One God of the Old Testament is really three Gods. But, obeying their creeds and confessions they balk at the obvious conclusion of their pagan theories and say they are forbidden to call these three *separate* persons each a God. But does not their creed say: GOD from GOD and VERY GOD from VERY GOD? God from God is certainly more than one God.

The trick used by trinitarians to try and prove three Gods are three persons, is their use of segmentalism. They will take segments of Scripture, segments of a text, segments of an incident, out of the context of the whole Bible, and try to make them say what the entire Bible refutes. It is said that heresy in its first generation crawls, in the next walks, and in the next runs.

This characterizes the pagan trinity heresy of Nicaea where after birth it crawled back to the different regions and became law; Jerome was then hired to interpolate and incorporated such language into the Vulgate where it was next walked all over Europe by the Monks and interpolationist scribes; and then Priests and Preachers ran to all the world to pollute it before the Lord could reach the masses with his message of truth and salvation by the few persecuted and dicimated remaining Monarchist.

Rome and her daughters have persecuted Monarchist, tortured, multilated, and confiscated their homes and property. They have murdered those who would not recant the monotheism of the Scriptures. And, out of respect for that righteous blood, a true Monarchian will never conceed to trinitarianism, Papalism, or Creeds which were used as their law and authority to kill our people, and allow descendents of such to parade upon our platforms and speak behind our Pulpits. And, only the dead can forgive this injustice against their faith in Jesus Christ as their God and Saviour!

Do not ask us to deny their faith and call them in retrospect heritics and a cult. TRUE MONARCHIANS WILL NOT DO IT EVEN IF YOU KILL US! Yes we have had a few traitors who have run to the trinitarians. Yes we have some who came in among us and went out again to embrace the trinity Creeds. Yes, they call us a cult, but look where they went, ...to Rome or one of her daughters? Should we have expected anything less than their wanting to take part and accept the blood guilt of the precious saints among whom these could never fit because of their lust for LIBERIALISM? The Monarchians does have its list of shameful persons, it starts with Judas, and descends down today among people of like character (self-will above personal sacrifice).

There are these and other attacks upon Oneness Apostolics who hold to the Monarchian doctrine of One God. Just because someone makes a claim that the trinity of three Gods is true, and just because Papal Rome and her Protestant daughters are the One Catholic Church based upon that confession, DOES NOT MAKE THEM RIGHT IN THEOLOGY or IDEALOGY.

However they paint the trinity doctrine and however it is pedaled and packaged, it is a false doctrine and is a pagan heresy. You may stay in the trinity and embrace Catholicism, that is a choice, but to call Apostolics a cult because we have rejected one of the BIGGEST cults and her daughters is unfounded.

Abuse us if you will, but to us there is one God, and as Jesus said in Revelation 1:8, he is the LORD GOD. That is our faith and if you want to judge and condemn us for our faith, we are proud to be persecuted, denied, and hated for the name of Jesus Christ.

The Trinity is Pagan

The three branches of the Catholic Church that grew out of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, are the Eastern orthodox Greek Catholic Church, The Roman Catholic Church, and Protestant Catholic Churches. The one identifying doctrine that makes all of these Catholic, is the mystery of the trinity doctrine and trinity baptism. This is the cult captivity of millions. The difference between the true Church that began at Jerusalem and the Catholic Nico-Latins is the Oneness Monarchian Message.

Few realize that the trinity doctrine that was adopted at the Council of Nicaea and thereafter molded into several Creeds, descends from Mystery Babylon via Greek philosophy in Plato's theories, and from Jewish Gnosticism, not from the Bible. Yet the Catholics all teach, that if a person does not believe in the trinity doctrine of Mystery Babylon, that person can not be saved. According to them, you and I can not be saved unless we believe Greek philosophy and Jewish Gnosticism that has reinterpreted God different from how God identified himself. This is wrong. Jesus did not ordain philosophers or Gnostic mystics, he ordained Apostles to be the authorities of Church doctrine. One great difference between the Arians, the Trinity-arians, Greek Plato philosophy, Mystery Babylon, and the true Apostolic Christians, is the Oneness Monarchian Message.

All Pagan religions from the time of Babylon, have adopted in one form or another a trinity doctrine or a triad or trinity of gods. In Babylon it was Nimrod, Semiramas, and Tammuz; In Egypt it was Osiris, Isis, and Horus; within Israel pagan gnosticism it was Kether, Hokhmah, and Binah; In Plato's philosophy it was the Unknown Father, Nous/Logos, and the world soul. But in Old Testament Judaism there was only One God, a numerical ONE. The difference between paganism and God's people has always been the Oneness Monarchian Message reinforced by the First Commandment that prohibits any theory of a plurality.

In our study, we will use a few verses to give a flavor of the One God message, and then give a lot of quotes concerning the trinity message. The true Apostolic Church rejects all the decrees and creeds of the Councils. For this reason we reject the trinity doctrine because it is not in the Bible but in the Creeds of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Our Creed of One God is plainly in the Bible, the Oneness Message.

What God Says About His Oneness

EXO 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

ISA 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

ISA 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

ISA 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.

ISA 44:8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

REV 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

The plurality of the word Elohim translated God

The cult that arose in Babylon and spread its cult tentacles throughout the world was trinitarian (Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop). At first, this doctrine was merely humanism, man making himself god. The first humanism trinity of record to be setup and worshiped as gods, was that of Nimrod, Simeramus, and Tammuz. These are in the Old Testament in the Canaanite language identified as Baal, Ashtoreth, and Tammuz. At the dispersion of the people at the Tower of Babel, this trinity doctrine of humanism was spread all over the world. Each religion of all the pagan religions held two common traits: 1.) A trinity of gods and; 2.) These were in a form of human gods.

These consisted of a man (sacred husband-king), a woman (sacred wife-queen), and a sacred child (son-prince). In Mystery Babylon, the entire body of religious beliefs about God, good and evil, morals, and worship, were reinterpreted with a spiritualist view that we now call mysticism or the left hand path of the cult. In most instances everything contained in the ancient orthodox faith of the Patriarchs was reversed, reinterpreted, or corrupted.

In witchcraft today, the prayers, rituals, and teachings are reversed. Thus, in witchcraft the trinity doctrine is the central theme against which stands the original doctrine of one supreme God (the Monarchy). The singular Eloah for God as in Genesis 1:1 was reinterpreted in Babylon and replaced with the plural Elohim to enhance and help establish the idea of a plurality in the word God.

To prove the singular is the intent of one-God in Genesis 1:1 the verb is singular which identifies the subject as being singular. Although trinitarians do not like it and say the Jews are telling lies, the ancient Godly Israelites always understood God to be one person, a numerical ONE and not three. They understood the plural Elohim to speak of the majesty of intensity and his attributes of power. And for any trinitarian to say the plural means *GODS*, then let them translate it that way and see what a mess they make of the Scriptures. Even staunch trinitarians know this would be a pollution and sacrilege. The great schema: Hear O Israel the LORD our God is one LORD, settles the argument. But within Mystery Babylon the skilled scribes of the occult would not be so easily exposed and rebuked by Jewish doctrine. No, they would live by the reinterpretations of Nimrod and his gnosticism and impregnate the world with his doctrines. And thus we have Ministers and people today who believe in the trinitarian doctrine of Mystery Babylon and don't know it is a philosophy of man and not a true doctrine of God.

Within Nimrod's Mystery Babylon eventually came the philosophy that the trinity was a unity of persons whose perfect agreement upon all things, made them one. They were one in agreement and this mutual consent merged into the idea of the one unity of essence. The trinity in unity doctrine was thus stated in the cult as the one essence or nature of the three. As it relates to Nimrod, Simeramus, and Tammuz, they were one in essence, the essence being identified as human gods. When these human gods became deified, it was accepted these three gods were in reality reincarnated avatars or spiritual guides.

It was taught that these three deceased gods were in fact not only once human but were actually sparks of the cosmic soul of one essence. This is interpreted within the occult as the one. This is interpreted as saying that the cosmos is God and man is a microcosm of the cosmos, in reincarnation. The idea of their karma is the perfecting of the soul and merging back into the unity and perfection of the one. This is alleged to rule all human affairs. Thus the zodiac becomes the rule of the one god of the cosmos upon and charting the human purpose.

Within this occult mysticism, the spirits within Nimrod, Simeramus, and Tammuz were the real essence of the cosmos that made their trinity family a unique fullness of the one pluralistic cosmos. The next step in the formation of the trinity in unity concept, was to teach the idea of emanation. The doctrine of emanation is the pantheistic concept behind the teachings of evolution, all things emanate and evolve from the one source and are a part of the whole in unity and of the same substance.

The idea of emanation of a primary God making of himself another God by subdividing his person as an amoeba splits in half to form another like being, is purely pagan. From Genesis 1:1 and the words: *In the beginning God,* we have the idea of a singular God and there being none else. It is true that the Hebrew word Elohim from which we get the word *God* is a plural word. But that does not mean there are plural Gods.

From ancient time Mystery Babylon has tried to make God what he is not. The ancient Godly Jews would have never dreamed of their being more than one God. They were prohibited by the first Commandment of having a pluralistic concept or view. It was from within this revelation, in contradiction to the surrounding religions of Pagan trinitarians, that Israel worship the One LORD of the Old Testament, chanting : *Hear O Israel, the LORD our GOD is ONE LORD.*

The plural use of *us* as in let *us* make man; Let *u*s go down; were interpreted by the Jews to be God speaking to his angels. It was only after the Council of Nicaea that the Catholics fled to these verses in order to find Scriptural support and excuse for adopting Plato's trinity in unity doctrine that he borrowed from Mystery Babylon.

The doctrinal position formulated at Nicaea was that if a theory does not conform to the Scriptures, then the Scriptures must be reinterpreted to conform to the theory.

Theory was then based upon spiritualizing or bending toward mysticism and philosophy for its support of the great Mystery of Babylon. Except they drop the word Babylon and say only that the trinity is a great MYSTERY that no one can understand. The world is deceived to believe the trinity should be left to mystics and philosophers to interpret, exactly as they did in ancient Mystery Babylon.

The next shoe to drop is to inhibit the human mind from examining the theory, by claiming no one can understand it, it must be accepted by faith. Or as one Minister once said: "If you try to understand the trinity you will lose your mind, but if you don't believe it you will lose your soul." This from a man who preached salvation by faith and then said: "O, by the way, if you don't believe in the trinity you can never be saved." .

The purpose of this blog, is to acquaint individuals with the side of the cult doctrine of the trinity that their Church will never tell them. The side that book writers try to exclude from their reference materials.

This one doctrine makes the Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Lutherans, Methodist, Pentecostals, Episcopals, Charismatics, Presbyterians, Armstrongites, and several more groups and cults, ALL ONE PEOPLE in their basic statement of faith. And the statement to which they subscribe is the doctrine of the trinity however they explain it. Of course the Jehovah's Witnesses deny the trinity as taught by Rome but they have their own trinity of God the Father, the Archangel Jesus-Michael, and the Archangel Lucifer-Devil.

As the Nicaea trinity has two brothers in the trinity, so the Jehovah's Witnesses have a two-brother trinity of Jesus and the devil. Today the Nicaea trinitarians deny the two-brother doctrine, of Jesus and the Holy Spirit being brothers. But what else could the doctrine teach: The Father begets the son, the Holy Spirit proceeds (emanates from) the Father and the Son, hence the Holy Spirit is of the Father and a brother to the Son, or else, the Holy Spirit is the Son of the Father and the Son. God is not the author of confusion.

The clear teaching of the Old Testament is that there is one God, undivided as to his person and that he made man in his IMAGE and in his LIKENESS. That we are all ONE PERSON having a three-fold composition of body, soul, and spirit, but still ONE PERSON, is the exact picture of God. Our soul is manifest in a body. God is manifest in a body. God is one. Jesus is God by virtue of his dual nature. God in Christ; the Father in the Son; Emmanuel God with us; The LORD who ye seek shall come to his Temple; In that day, they shall say this is our God, we have waited for him.

If Jesus is not God, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, then he is not God at all. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God. Not one God in unity or three Gods or even three persons, but ONE GOD. *When ye have seen me ye have seen the Father.* Who is antichrist but he that denieth the Father and the Son (It does not say believe in the Father separate from the Son). When a person confesses that the Father and the Son are the same God in manifestation, they are called heretics by the Catholic Church and Protestant Catholics.

But we believe John 1:1 against all gnosticism however it raises a protest:

In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with GOD and the WORD was GOD (John 1:1).

Should we rephrase this to suit trinitarians who teach that the WORD is the second person of the trinity who was with God the Father, the first person of the trinity, here is what we would get by changing the word God to Father like they want:

In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with the FATHER and the WORD was the FATHER!

Wow! ...now, how can they deny what they make the verse to say? By this change in their own language, the Word and the Father are the same God exactly what we are teaching here.

Now you are ready to read some remarks made by trinitarians about their own doctrine.

Quotes About The Babylonian Trinity

"The necessity to formulate the doctrine was thrust upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of formulating a full doctrine of the Trinity for its rule of faith" (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298).

"In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) relationship in ontological terms. By the end of the fourth century, and owing mainly to the challenge posed by various heresies, theologians went beyond the immediate testimony of the Bible and also beyond liturgical and creedal expressions of trinitarian faith to the ontological trinity of coequal persons "within" God. The shift is from function to ontology, from the "economic trinity" (Father, Son, and Spirit in relation to us) to the "immanent" or "essential Trinity" (Father, Son, and Spirit in relation to each other). It was prompted chiefly by belief in the divinity of Christ and later in the divinity of the Holy Spirit, but even earlier by the consistent worship of God in a trinitarian pattern and the practice of baptism into the threefold name of God. By the close of the fourth century the orthodox teaching was in place: God is one nature, three persons (mia ousia, treis hupostaseis)" (The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57).

"In the New Testament affirmations about the Son were largely functional and soteriological, and stressed what the Son is to us. Arians willingly recited these affirmations but read into them their own meaning. To preclude this Arian abuse of the Scripture affirmations Nicea transposed these Biblical affirmations into ontological formulas, and gathered the multiplicity of scriptural affirmations, titles, symbols, images, and predicates about the Son into a single affirmation that the Son is not made but born of the Father, true God from true God, and consubstantial with the Father" (The Triune God, Edmund J. Fortman, p 66-70).

"Economic and essential trinity:- (a) The transition from the Trinity of experience to the Trinity of dogma is describable in other terms as the transition from the economic or dispensational Trinity [Greek] to the essential, immanent or ontological Trinity [Greek]. At first the Christian faith was not Trinitarian in the a strictly ontological reference. It was not so in the apostolic and sub-apostolic ages, as reflected in apostolic the NT and other early Christian writings. Nor was it so even in the age of the Christian apologists. And even Tertullian, who founded the nomenclature of the orthodox doctrine, knew as little of an ontological Trinity as did the apologists; his still the economic or relative conception of the Johannine and Pauline theology. So Harnack holds, and he says further that the whole history of Christological and Trinitarian dogma from Athanasius to Augustine is the history of the displacement of the Logos-conception by that of the Son, of the substitution of the immanent and absolute Trinity for the economic and relative. In any case the orthodox doctrine in its developed form is a Trinity of essence rather than of manifestation, as having to do in the first instance with the subjective rather than the objective Being of God. And, just because these two meanings of the Trinity-the theoretical and the practical, as they might also be described-are being sharply distinguished in modern Christian thought, it might be well if the term 'Trinity' were employed to designate the Trinity of revelation or the doctrine of the threefold self-manifestation of God), and the term ‘Triunity' (cf. Germ. Dreienigkeit) Adopted as the designation of the essential Trinity (or the doctrine of the tri-personal nature of God)" (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 461).

"Of course the doctrine of our Lord's divinity itself partly implies and partly recommends the doctrine of the Trinity ... First, the Creeds of that early day make no mention in their letter of the Catholic doctrine at all. They make mention indeed of a Three; but that there is any mystery in the doctrine, that the Three are One, that They are coequal, coeternal, all increate, all omnipotent, all incomprehensible, is not stated and never could be gathered from them. Of course we believe that they imply it, or rather intend it" (Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, John Henry Newman, a cardinal by Pope Leo III in 1879, 1878, p40-42).

"The ideas implicit in these early catechedical and liturgical formulae, as in the New Testament writers' use of the same dyadic and triadic patterns, represent a pre-reflective, pre-theological phase of Christian belief. It was out of the raw material thus provided by the preaching, worshiping Church that theologians had to construct their more sophisticated accounts of the Christian doctrine of the Godhead" (J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines, p 90).

"First, it is important to note that the doctrine of the Trinity does not go back to non-Christian sources [this is his opinion], as has sometimes been supposed in the past. There has been no lack of attempts to find the initial form of the doctrine of the Trinity in Plato, or in Hinduism, or in Parsiism. All such attempts may be regarded today as having floundered [again his opinion refuted below]. It is another question, of course, whether or not the church, in developing the doctrine of the Trinity [why develope something if it already existed?], had recourse to certain thought forms already present in the philosophical and religious environment, in order that, with the help of these, it might give its own faith clear intellectual expression [see an admission of borrowing pagan philosophy]. This question must definitely be answered in the affirmative. In particular cases the appropriation of this concept or that can often be proved. Unfortunately, however, it is true that particularly in reference to the beginnings of the doctrine of the Trinity there is still much uncertainty. In this area final clarity has not yet been achieved. As far as the New Testament is concerned, one does not find in it an actual doctrine of the Trinity. This does not mean very much, however, for generally speaking the New Testament is less intent upon setting forth certain doctrines than it is upon proclaiming the kingdom of God, a kingdom that dawns in and with the person of Jesus Christ. At the same time, however, there are in the New Testament the rudiments of a concept of God that was susceptible of further development and clarification, along doctrinal lines [his opinion]. ... Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a doubt applied to Christ" (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, Bernard Lohse, 1966, p37-39).

"It is a good thing to examine the revelation that God made to the Jewish people in the Old Testament. We shall not find in it a lesson on the trinity--there is none [Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism, Vol. 20, What Is The Trinity, Bernard Piault]."

"In the book A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton says of the Trinity: 'We can trace the history of this doctrine, and discover its source, not in the Christian revelation, but in the Platonic philosophy . . . The Trinity is not a doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, but a fiction of the school of the later Platonists" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA, p 94, 104).

"What does the Old Testament tell us of God? It tells us there is one God, a wonderful God of life and love and righteousness and power and glory and mystery, who is the creator and lord of the whole universe, who is intensely concerned with the tiny people of Israel. It tells us of His Word, Wisdom. Spirit, of the Messieh He will send, of a Son of Man and a Suffering Servant to come. But it tells us nothing explicitly or by necessary implication of a Triune God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit." "But nowhere do we find any trinitarian doctrine of three distinct subjects of divine life and activity in the same Godhead" (The Triune God, Edmund Fortman, pp 6, 15).

"The Bible does not teach the doctrine of the trinity. Neither the word trinity itself, nor such language as one in three, three in one, one essence or substance or three persons, is biblical language. The language of the doctrine is the language of the ancient Church, taken not from the Bible but from classical Greek philosophy [Shirley C. Guthrie, Jr., Christian Doctrine, p 92]."

"There is no evidence the Apostles of Jesus ever heard of a trinity [H. G. Wells, Outline of History, 1920 Edition, p 499]."

"The word trinity is not found in the Bible [The Illustrated Bible Dictionary]."

"It was at this stage that Constantine made his momentous suggestion. Might not the relationship of Son to Father be expressed by the term homoousios ("of the same substance" ). Its use, however, by the Sabellian bishops of Libya had been condemned by Dionysius of Alexandria in the 260s, and, in a different sense, its use by Paul of Samosata bad been condemned by the Council of Antioch in 268. It was thus a "loaded" word as well as being unscriptural. Why Constantine put it forward we do not know. The possibility is that once again he was prompted by Hosius, and he may have been using it as a "translation" of the traditional view held in the West, that the Trinity was composed of "Three Persons in one substance," without inquiring further into the meaning of these terms. The Emperor bad spoken, and no one dared touch the creed during his lifetime. The great majority of the Eastern bishops found themselves in a false position" (The Rise of Christianity, 1985, W.H.C. Frend, p140-141).

"The doctrine of the Trinity is considered beyond the grasp of human reasoning [The Encyclopedia Americana]."

"Because the Trinity is such an important part of later Christian doctrine, it is striking that the term does not appear in the New Testament. Likewise, the developed concept of three coequal partners in the Godhead found in later creedal formulations cannot be clearly detected within the confines of the canon. Since the Christians have come to worship Jesus as a god ... Matthew 28.19 ... Matthew records a special connection between God the Father and Jesus the Son (e.g., 11.27), but he falls short of claiming that Jesus is equal with God. It is John's gospel that suggests the idea of equality between Jesus and God ... While there are other New Testament texts where God, Jesus, and the Spirit are referred to in the same passage (e.g., Jude 20-21), it is important to avoid reading the Trinity into places where it does not appear. An example is 1 Peter 1.1-2" (Oxford Companion to the Bible, Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan, Trinity, p 782).

"The trinity is not directly and immediately the Word of God [New Catholic Encyclopedia]."

"The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian churches. ... This Greek philosopher's conception of the divine trinity ... can be found in all the ancient [pagan] religions" (French Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel [New Universal Dictionary], Vol. 2, p. 1467).

"The doctrine of the holy trinity is not taught in the Old Testament [New Catholic Encyclopedia]."

"Without abandoning our principle that Egyptian influence made itself felt as an undercurrent throughout Hellenism, we may nevertheless claim pride of place for Alexandria and so consider Alexandrian theology as the intermediary between the Egyptian religious heritage and Christianity [yet those who accept the Alexandria trinity infusion cry the loudest over Alexandrian manuscripts for the Bible?]. The Trinity is not the only subject- matter at issue here. Also Christology, which is closely linked to it - the doctrine concerning the nature of Christ and especially his pre-existence before the creation and time - revolves around questions which had been posed earlier by Egyptian theologians and which they solved in a strikingly similar way" (Egyptian Religion, Siegfried Morenz, p254-257).

"In Scripture there is as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together. The word [tri'as] (of which the Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A. D. 180. . . . Shortly afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian" (The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912, Vol. 15, Trinity, p 47).

"The Old Testament tells us nothing explicitly or by necessary implication of a triune God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is no evidence that any sacred writer even suspected the existence of a trinity within the Godhead. Even to see in the Old Testament, suggestions or fore-shadowings or veiled signs of the trinity of persons, is to go beyond the words and intent of the sacred writers. The New Testament writers give us no formal or formulated doctrine of the trinity, no explicit teaching that in one God there are three co-equal divine persons. Nowhere do we find any trinitarian doctrine of three distinct subjects of divine life and activity in the same Godhead [The Triune God, by Edmund Fortman, Jesuit].

"Neither the word trinity nor the explicit doctrine appears in the New Testament" [The New Encyclopedia Britannica]."

"Let us allow that the whole circle of doctrines, of which our Lord is the subject, was consistently and uniformly confessed by the Primitive Church . . . But it surely is otherwise with the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity. I do not see in what sense it can be said that there is a consensus of primitive [church authorities] in its favour . . . The Creeds of that early day make no mention . . . of the [Trinity] at all. They make mention indeed of a Three; but that there is any mystery in the doctrine, that the Three are One, that They are coequal, co-eternal, all increate, all omnipotent, all incomprehensible, is not stated, and never could be gathered from them" (Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, John Henry Newman, a cardinal by Pope Leo III in 1879, 1878, p40).

"As Far as the New Testament is concerned, one does not find in it an actual doctrine of the trinity [A Short History of Christian Doctrine, by Bernhard Lohse]."

"(b) Although the notion of a divine Triad or Trinity is characteristic of the Christian religion, it is by no means peculiar to it. In Indian religion e.g., we meet with the trinitarian group of Brahma, siva, and Visnu; and in Egyptian religion with the trinitarian group of Osiris, Isis, and Horus, constituting a divine family, like the Father, Mother, and Son in medieval Christian pictures. Nor is it only in historical religions that we find God viewed as a Trinity. One recalls in particular the Neo-Platonic view of the Supreme or Ultimate Reality, which was suggested by Plato in the Timmoeus; e.g., in the philosophy of Plotinus the primary or original Realities are triadically represented as the Good or (in numerical symbol) the One, the Intelligence or the One-Many, and the World-Soul or the One and Many. The religious Trinity associated, if somewhat loosely, with Comte's philosophy might also be cited here: the cultus of humanity as the Great Being, of space as the Great Medium, and of the earth as the Great Fetish. (c) What lends a special character to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity is its close association with the distinctive Christian view of divine incarnation" [still borrowed from paganism]... " As Augustine said, "if in the books of the Platonists it was to be found that 'in the beginning was the Word,' it was not found there that 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.'" ... "None the less Christ is acknowledged as the eternal Son of God and the supreme revelation of the Father, and the quickening Spirit of life is acknowledged to be derived ' from on high." And so, when the early Christians would describe their conception of God, all the three elements-God, Christ, and the Spirit-enter into the description, and the one God is found to be revealed in a threefold way" [revealed via Plato philosophy] (Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings, Trinity, p 458).

"The New Testament does not contain the developed doctrine of the trinity [The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology]."

"The doctrine of the Trinity did not form part of the apostles' preaching, as this is reported in the New Testament" (Encyclopedia International, Ian Henderson, University of Glasgow, 1969, page 226).

"This sublime pronouncement of absolute monotheism was a declaration of war against all polytheism . . . In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the Unity of God" (The Pentateuch and Haftorahs, J. H. Hertz, 1941, Vol. 1, p. 215).

"Luther was uneasy with the term trinity, not the idea of Trinity, for Luther most certainly always was a trinitarian: "On the words persona, (etc. ). . . . Much has been said, about the time of the Reformation, concerning the tendency of these terms to lead to tritheism [believing in three gods]; and among the advocates for their expulsion from theological disquisition, might be mentioned a number of the first divines of the age, not excepting Minnius and even Luther himself.--Yet, to prevent the charge of Arianism or Socinianism, which he knew his enemies would eagerly seize the least pretext to prefer against them, Luther yielded to Melanchthon's wishes, and in the Augsburg Confession, the doctrine of the Trinity is couched in the old scholastic terms" [scholastic, meaning borrowed paganism] (G. C. Storr & Flatt's , Biblical Theology. S. S. Schmucker, trans., p. 301).

"The fanciful idea that [elo-him] referred to the trinity of persons in the Godhead hardly finds now a supporter among scholars. It is either what grammarians call the plural of majesty, or it denotes the fullness of divine strength, the sum of powers displayed by God" (William Smith: A Dictionary Of The Bible, p220).

"The doctrine of the trinity he [Michael Servetus] felt to be a Catholic perversion and himself to be a good New Testament Christian in combating it. According to his conception, a trinity composed of three distinct persons in one God is a rational impossibility" (Man's Religion, John B. Noss, 1968) [note: John Calvin, founder of the Presbyterian Church, had Servetus burned at the stake because of his anti-trinitarian views].

"The doctrines of the Logos and the Trinity received their shape from Greek Fathers, who ... were much influenced, directly or indirectly, by the Platonic philosophy ... That errors and corruptions crept into the Church from this source can not be denied" (The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, edited by Samuel Macauley Jackson, 1957, Vol. IX, p. 91).

"To Jesus and Paul the doctrine of the trinity was apparently never known. They say nothing about it [Origin and Evolution of Religion, by Yale University Professor E. Washburn Hopkins]."

"Christianity had conquered paganism, and paganism had corrupted Christianity" (Winwood Reade, Philosopher and historian, The Martyrdom of Man, p 183-84).

"Yet it is self-evident that Father, Son and Spirit are here linked in an indissoluble threefold relationship. On the other hand, the NT does not actually speak of triunity. We seek this in vain in the triadic formulae of the NT. ... Early Christianity itself, however, does not yet have the problem of the Trinity in view" (Gerhard Kittel, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Vol. 3, p. 108).

"The Christian religion in the 3rd century made no compromise with any of the pagan religions and kept far away from the numerous intersections out of which, under the influence of the monotheistic philosophy of religion, a now religiousness developed itself. But the spirit of this religiousness entered into the Church and produced forms of expression in doctrine and cultus to correspond with itself. The testament of primitive Christianity-the Holy Scriptures-and the testament of antiquity-the New-Platonic speculation-were by the end of the 3d century intimately and, as it seemed, inseparably united in the great churches of the East. Through the acceptance of the Logos- Christology as the central dogma of the Church, the Church doctrine was, even for the laity, firmly rooted in the soil of Hellenism. Thereby it became a mystery to the great majority of Christians" (Outlines of the History of Dogma, Adolf Harnack, p193).

"At first the Christian Faith was not trinitarian. It was not so in the Apostolic and sub-Apostolic ages, as reflected in the New Testament and of the early Christian writings [Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics]."

"The doctrine of the trinity was of gradual and comparatively late formation. It had its origin in a source entirely foreign from that of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. It grew up, and was engrafted on Christianity, through the hands of the Platonizing Fathers. [The Church of the First Three Centuries]."

"Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it ... From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity" (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Part III, 1944, p. 595).

"The trinity "is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith" (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Lyman Abbott, 1875, p944).

"Precisely what the doctrine is, or precisely how it is to be explained, Trinitarians are not agreed among themselves" (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge" (Lyman Abbott, 1875, p. 944).

"The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, and, though used by Tertullian in the last decade of the 2nd century, it did not find a place formally in the theology of the Church till the 4th century" (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298).

The trinity: "is a very marked feature in Hindooism, and is discernible in Persian, Egyptian, Roman, Japanese, Indian and the most ancient Grecian mythologies" (Religious Dictionary, Lyman Abbott, p944).

"Theologians today are in agreement that the Hebrew Bible does not contain a doctrine of the Trinity ... theologians agree that the New Testament also does not contain an explicit doctrine of the Trinity. In the immediate post New Testament period of the Apostolic Fathers no attempt was made to work out the God-Christ (Father-Son) relationship in ontological terms" (The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Trinity, Vol 15, p53-57).

"Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: "Hear, 0 Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" (Deut. 6:4). ... Thus, the New Testament established the basis for the doctrine of the Trinity. The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies" (Encyclopedia Britannica, Trinity, Vol. X, p.126, 1979).

"The New Testament does not contain a formalized explanation of the trinity that uses such words as trinity, three persons, one substance, and the like" (Why You Should Believe In The Trinity, 1989, Robert M. Bowman Jr.).

"The Trinity. The NT does not contain the developed doctrine of the Trinity. "The Bible lacks the express declaration that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are of equal essence and therefore in an equal sense God himself" (New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Brown, Colin, 1932, God, vol 2, p84, J. Schneider).

"When we turn to the problem of the doctrine of the Trinity, we are confronted by a peculiarly contradictory situation. On the one hand, the history of Christian theology and of dogma teaches us to regard the dogma of the Trinity as the distinctive element in the Christian idea of God, that which distinguishes it from the idea of God in Judaism and in Islam, and indeed, in all forms of rational Theism. Judaism, Islam, and rational Theism are Unitarian. On the other hand, we must honestly admit that the doctrine of the Trinity did NOT form part of the early Christian-New Testament-message. Certainly, it cannot be denied that not only the word "Trinity", but even the EXPLICIT IDEA of the Trinity is absent from the apostolic witness of the faith.. The doctrine of the Trinity itself, however, is not a Biblical Doctrine" (Emil Brunner, "The Christian Doctrine of God", Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1949, pp. 205 & 236).

"All this underlines the point that primitive Christianity did not have an explicit doctrine of the Trinity such as was subsequently elaborated in the creeds of the early church" (James L. Barker, "Apostacy From the Divine Church", Salt Lake City UT, 1960, p. 44).

"Thus the New Testament itself is far from any doctrine of the Trinity or of a triune God who is three co-equal Persons of One Nature" (William J. Hill, "The Three-Personed God", Washington DC, The Catholic University of America Press, 1982, p. 27).

"These passages give no doctrine of the Trinity... Paul has no formal Trinitarian doctrine and no clear-cut realization of a Trinitarian problem......there is no trinitarian doctrine in the Synoptics or Acts... nowhere do we find any trinitarian doctrine of three distinct subjects of divine life and activity in the same Godhead" (Fortman, "Triune God", pp. 22-23).

"In order to argue sucessfully for the unconditionality and permanence of the ancient Trinitarian Creeds, it is necessary to make a distinction between doctrines, on the one hand, and on the terminology and conceptuality in which they were formulated on the other... Some of the crucial concepts employed by these creeds, such as "substance", "person", and "in two natures" are postbiblical novelties. If these particular notions are essential, the doctrines of these creeds are clearly conditional, dependent on the LATE HELLENISTIC MILIEU" (George A. Lindbeck, Professon of Historical Theology, Yale University, "The Nature of Doctrine", Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1984, p. 92).

Trinitarian discussion, Roman Catholic as well as others, presents a somewhat unsteady sillouette. Two things have happened. There is the recognition on the part of exegetes and Bibical theologians, including a constantly growing number of Roman Catholics, that one should not speak of Trinitarianism in the New Testament without serious qualification. There is also the closely parallel recognition on the part of historians of dogma and systematic theologians that when one does speak of an unqualified Trinitarianism, one has moved from the period of Christian origins to, say, the last quadrant of the 4th century" (R.L.Richard, "Trinity, Holy", in New Catholic Encyclopedia, 15 vols.).

"The concept of three divine persons-Father, son, and Holy Spirit united in one Godhead-came into Christianity, not via the Bible, but from philosophical categories of the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. ...It baffles and repels modern man, who misses the nuances of the Greek ('Prosopon') in which the doctrine was formulated and therefore concludes, mistakenly, that Christianity preaches a kind of polytheism. ...Nothing essential would be lost and much clarity would be gained if Christians abandoned traditional Trinitarian terminology and simply spoke of God acting as the Creator and sustainer of the universe, revealing Himself in the person of Jesus Christ, or dwelling within men as a holy spirit" (Bishop James A. Pike, Denver Post, August 28, 1965).

"The trinitarian doctrine is pagan. The idea of three gods is paganism and comes from polythiesm and pantheism. The overwhelming majority of trinitarian scholars admit the trinity is not Biblical, did not exist in the Apostolic age, and was developed over a period of 295 years. It appears to be the basic doctrine of the gnostic sect called the Nicolatines in Revelation chapters 2 and 3. While it is true that many trinitarians confess the trinity doctrine came from paganism, they elect to believe it, remain in it, because that is where their employment is. The doctrine of salvation by faith (mind religion) allows for belief in paganism with no threat to salvation. Thus, these have no invested interest to identify the paganism of the trinity as a damnable philosophy. They also have no interest in actually saying the tinity is pagan and comes from paganism. They will skirt this declaration to say only that it is not in the Old Testament, not intended in the New Tesament, was not known by Jesus or the Apostles, and was developed over nearly three centuries. To protect their jobs, their reputations, and to remain financially secure, they will support the trinity doctrine. So, for anyone to say that there are no trinitarian scholars of repute who confess the trinity came from pagan sources, is falsehood. And for anyone to labor to prove the trinity did not come from pagan sources, shows a total disregard and disrespect for the God of the Bible" (The Trinity Doctrine Is Pagan, Cohen G. Reckart, Pastor; Copyright 1995).

Note: Some of the quotes contained here were copied from the anti-Semitic web site <http://www.bible.ca/trinity/>.
By anti-Semitic, we mean those at this web site do not believe in the absolute oneness Monarchy of God as contained in the First Commandment and throughout the Old Testament. We believe that at the root of trinitarianism lies the ancient root of anti-Semitism of Gentile nations trying to destroy Israel, the only Monothestic religion and nation in the world. Anyone who espouses an anti-oneness, an anti-Monarchian view, are therefore advocating subtle paganism (Greek pagan Hellenism), to overthrow the ancient Apostolic Messianic Jewish belief in one God and one person in the godhead. While the Jews reject Jesus as God, the Apostolic doctrine is that Jesus is God manifest in the flesh. Jesus said he was this God in Revelation 21:6-7. We hold to the strict monothestic, oneness, monarchian Messianic Jewish faith in God.

Dear God's Holy People: Why have many done exactly what the First Commandment prohibits, which is accept from some non-divine source a plural view or belief in or about God? Meaning they believe there is more than one God or persons whom men call God? And that these three Gods know of each other's separate presence and they talk to one another?

If Jesus Messieh is not the God of the Old Testament incarnate in human flesh, then he is not God at all. The revelation of God in Messieh is simply that the soul of Jesus was the Spirit of God, which we call God the Father. The flesh of Jesus, Mary's baby, the seed of Abraham and David, was the Son of Man as to his human side. God then was the Father of his own fleshly body (they claim this happened in the instant God was created anyway). Therefore, we profess as Jesus, that it is the Father in him which doeth the works and not the flesh itself without deity incarnate: ...so we confess the Father and the Son.

We confess that the Father is Jesus come in the flesh as Emmanuel, God (the Father) with us. Therefore we confess both the Father and the Son; ...that when you see Jesus you also see the Father, ...that Jesus and the Father were not one in a trinitarian unity, but in a oneness of Godhead. Jesus was not a Son in a Son, but the Father in the Son. That is the truth of the incarnation. Here we receive the revelation of Jesus being Emmanuel, God with us.

Since there is only one God, Jesus is God (the express image), made visible in human form, in which we can look upon him as Thomas and say: *My Lord and my God.*

Since we are created in the image of God with soul (spirit), and body, we see that God also can have a body and a soul (spirit) and be one person in Messieh even as we are one person and not three persons in our one body. Therefore we are a three-fold being, and by manifestation one person. Likewise, God is revealed in a three-fold manifestation and as the one person of Messieh.

This revelation destroys the attempt by Mystery Babylon to incorporate the mystery of Nimrod's pagan trinity, which to cover their contradictions with Scripture, claim no one can understand but must accept by faith? Or as one minister previously stated: *If you try to understand the trinity you will lose your mind, but if you don't believe it, you will lose your soul.*

JAM 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

If the devil knows there is only one God, why should we believe in three and say they are only three separate persons but yet one God in unity? Is this not a convoluted theological mess?

Separation from the trinity doctrine is a GREAT step of coming out of Mystery Babylon. The choice is ours. Stay in or come out.

This bog post was not constructed or designed to deny that a person loves God. There are several who love God and who are actively involved in their Churches. I have met many hundreds of good people who after learning of the pagan source of the trinity doctrine, have asked God to lead them to a New Testament congregation where they can express their full faith and beliefs, not just those of Catholic or Protestant Catholic Churches.

Should you elect to pursue this subject, be advised that most Pastors deny what they do not know. Like a lot of Freemasons who belong to their satanic lodges and don'know they are in a cult; so there are many in several Churches advocating the trinity and do not know the Catholic trinity cult had its birth among Christians Churches at Nicaea in 325 AD under a pagan emperor sitting as the first pope of the new-born Catholic Church. The Mystery of Babylon against the True Church of Jesus Messieh came from Babylon to Israel to Alexandria, Egypt, and then by Athanasius to Nicaea.

Question: I am trinitarian, how do I convert to Apostolic oneness of God?

Answer: First, return to the Scriptures. Second, believe that God is one. Third, study the Scriptures that prove Jesus the Messiah is God. Fourth, accept the authority of the Scriptures above the philosophers and deceivers of Rome and her daughters. Fifth, begin to confess your faith in the oneness of God by witnessing to others.

Question: I was baptized trinitarian according to Matthew 28:19 and that is why I believed in the trinity. Is there another baptism in the Scriptures that is into Jesus Messiah if he is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all in one?

Answer: Matthew 28:19 is a verse that many scholars now believe was corrupted by adding the words *baptise* and *Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.* to Matthew's Gospel. The correct wording quoted by Eusebius some twenty one times in his massive works was: "Go ye therefore and teach all nations and make disciples in my name." The other words were added to the original Matthew 28:19. Scholars now admit this happened but keep it a secret because it helps them prove the trinity. Jerome in his translation of the Latin Vulgate, which is the pattern of all future translations, interpolated this text into his new translation. From this it came into the King James Version. Yes, there is an older baptism mode or method used by the early Church. It is found in Acts 2:38. Interesting that no where in all of the Acts of the Apostles did they ever repeat the words of Matthew 28:19 in water baptism. Baptism was always into the name of Jesus Messiah in one manner or another. So find a Church that baptizes pronouncing the name of Jesus Messiah over candidates and be rebaptized. If you do not know of a Church in your locality, e-mail me and I will locate one for you.

Question: How do I become Apostolic?

Answer: Depart from all denominations and join an Apostolic Congregation. Some Apostolic Congregations do not as yet use the terminology Messianic, however, the fact that they believe Jesus is the Messiah and that he was God manifest in the flesh, is evidence they are Messianic in part of their doctrine and will need further revelation to come into the fullness of the New Testament restoration of the Church.

God bless you,

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Free Will and Predestination

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000

If Yahweh is not love but only knowledge, then it is difficult or impossible to see how human free will and divine predestination can both be true. But if Yahweh is love, there is a way.

Freedom and predestination is one of the most frequently asked questions among my of God's people—partly because of modern man’s great concern for freedom, but also, I think, for the largely unconscious reason that we intuitively know both these things must be true because they are the warp and woof of every good story. If a story has no plot, no destiny – if its events are haphazard and arbitrary – it is not a great story.

Every good story has a sense of destiny, of fittingness as if it were written by Yahweh. But every story also leaves its characters free. Lesser writers may jimmy and force their characters into molds, but the greater the writer the more clearly the reader sees that his characters are real people and not just mental concepts. The more nearly the characters have a life of their own and seem to leap off the page into real life, the greater a writer we have. Yahweh, of course, is the greatest writer of all. Since human life is his story, it must have both destiny and freedom.

Let’s look first at the side called destiny. Predestination is a misleading word, I think, for it concedes too much to our temporal way of thinking. Yahweh is not pre or post anything. He is present to everything. He does not look down rows of dominoes or into crystal balls. He does not have to wait for anything. Nor does he wonder what will happen. Nothing is uncertain to him, as the future is uncertain to us. There is not predestination but destination, not predestiny but destiny. This follows from divine omniscience and eternity.

But our free will follows from the divine love. To love someone is to make them free. To enslave them is always a defect of love.

Now since divine love is Yahweh’s very essence, while omniscience and omnipotence are only attributes of that essence, therefore if one of these two truths had to come first – in the sense of being more primordial and non-negotiable than the other – it would have to be freedom.

I do not think either truth needs to be compromised. I think we can do as much justice to the sovereignty of God as a Calvinist and as much justice to the free will of man as a Baptist. Yet it would not compromise the very essence of Yahweh to deny predestination. Arminianism, the theological viewpoint that denies predestination and emphasizes the role of man’s free will in receiving grace from Yahweh, may be wrong. But it is wrong at a relatively technical, theoretical level. Denying human free will, on the other hand, would cut out something immediately essential to the Christian life: personal responsibility. If I am a robot, even a divinely programmed robot, my life no longer has the drama of real choice and turns into a formula, the unrolling of a pre-written script. Yahweh loves me too much to allow that. He would sooner compromise his power than my freedom.

Actually, he does neither. It is precisely his power that gives me my freedom. Aquinas reconciles freedom with predestination by saying that God’s love is so powerful that he not only gets what he wants but he also gets it in the way that he wants. Not only is everything done that God wills to be done, but it is also done in the way he wants it to be done. It happens without freedom in the case of natural things like falling rain and freely in the case of human choices. A power a little less than total may get what it wants without getting it in the way that it wants it. But omnipotence gets both. And the way omnipotence wants human acts done is freely.

In other words, freedom and predestination are two sides of one coin. The omnipotent author chose to write a story about free human beings, not just trees or machines. That means we are really free. We are free precisely because Yahweh is all-powerful.

If love and power were not one, we would have the classic standoff, an unending conflict between the two. Once you see the center, love, everything else falls into place like spokes in a wheel.

The oneness of love and power is also why we need not fear Yahweh’s power: it is his very love. Therefore, it cannot be used lovelessly. And it is also why we need not fear that his love will ever fail, for it is omnipotent. It is power. The very hands that tossed the galaxies around like grains of sand loved mankind so much that they let mere men nail them to the cross, all for love. The One who loved us even unto death, the supreme weakness, is infinite strength.

In fact, if we only believe and remember the unity of these two things, Yahweh’s love and His’s power, if we only believe in the two attributes that can least be subtracted from Yahweh, the practical result will be the most revolutionary transformation of joy and confidence imaginable in our lives. To see this all we need do is reread Romans 8:.31-39. “What then shall we say to this?” What is the inevitable consequence of the fact that the omnipotent Yahweh loves us so much that he “did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all?” Simply this: “Will he not also give us all things with him?” It follows as the night the day that not “anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God.” No, it follows even more surely than the night follows the day, for the laws of physics will change before the laws of His’s nature ever will.

If Yahweh is all-powerful and all-loving, then “in everything His works for good with those who love him.” Even in persecution, torture, and death! For although “for thy sake we are being killed all the day long,” yet “in all these things we are more than conquerors.” Why? Because these tortures, like everything, serve the one single end of the single-minded and single-hearted Yahweh who wills only our good. He practices what he preaches: purity and simplicity of heart, 100 percent love. The only way out of his love is not chance or suffering or death, but deadly sin. And even past sins can work for our good through present repentance. If only we will it, everything works for our good because everything is God’s love. It’s so simple that only a child could understand it, or one who has become like a child. “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,” said Jesus, “that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes” (Mt 11:25).

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Yahweh - More Than A Name

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:13:00 +0000

The common argument that any name is acceptable for calling on the heavenly Father not only violates the sanctity of Yahweh’s revealed, personal Name, but also is an assault on True Worship.

Now a push to unite all worship into monolithic, New Age religion is accomplishing its goals in the same way—exploiting key words that are important to proper worship and redefining them for mass consumption and unholy ends.

In the 44^th chapter of Jeremiah we find our Heavenly Father Yahweh completely disgusted with His people and ready to wash His hands of them. We see a once exceedingly patient Father who has finally had enough of His rebellious children who insist on worshiping their own way no matter what.

After all the prophets He had sent to warn them, after all the trials they failed to overcome and the plagues and hardships they endured for their disobedience, nothing ever really changed.

Now the people say in defiance to the prophet, "As for the word that you have spoken unto us in the name of Yahweh, we will not hearken unto you. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goes for out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil" (Jer. 44:16-17).

Here Judah is openly reprobate and contemptuous, like a bratty child who acts up just as soon as his parent’s back is turned. These rebellious people are still wanting to worship the heathen gods. No matter what Yahweh says or does, they lust to follow the apostasy of the majority religions around them.

Yahweh decides it’s time for some drastic steps. Go ahead, then, Yahweh tells them. Keep your promise to worship in error—like the heathens around you. But know this, you may no longer use my Name. Notice:

"Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says Yahweh, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, Yahweh Elohim lives" (Jeremiah 44:26).

This is punishment for their refusal to worship Him in truth. He does not want His name tied to them or their sin of rebellion.

I follows, therefore, that for Judah to return to True Worship would mean that Judah would have to return to using His Name.

Name Identifies True Worship

The lesson for us comes down to this: You cannot worship properly without using His proper, personal Name. His Name defines the Father as well as the one worship that is uniquely His. The only True Worship in the Bible is done in and through His revealed Name.

We learn in Revelation 7:3, 14:1, and 22: 1-4 that the 144,000 faithful who are sealed in the end days are sealed with His Name in their foreheads. His Name separates True worshipers from the false and will give them literal protection from tribulation in the latter days.

Notice what James told the people gathered at Jerusalem: "Simon Peter has declared how Elohim at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name" (Acts 15:14).

The heathens had to come out of their false worship and adhere to the true Name. True Worship and His Name go together and cannot be separated.

Those who know the true Name but insist on using replacement titles are still in spiritual Egypt, in essence still sacrificing to the Queen of Heaven because they have not come to know the true Father, which comes from using His personal Name.

I there is one truth that is clearly shown throughout Scripture it is this: His Name and True Worship go hand in hand, they cannot be separated. He prohibits man from substituting His Name just as He disallows any worship other than what He prescribes.

By showing us in Jeremiah 44 that apostate worshipers are not allowed to use His Name, He is also showing us that only in His Name can one worship in truth.

The true Name is not just a matter of His "knowing who we mean" when we worship or call on Him. It is more than identity. His Name is the difference between being in the truth and being outside the truth. It’s the difference between worship that pleases Him and worship that provokes Him.

This truth is as difficult for some to accept as it is for them to accept the Sabbath over Sunday. It is nothing more than 2,000 years of entrenched tradition that has them confused. All they need to do is allow Yahweh to work with their hearts—show them the truth—and they will see the difference.

His Name identifies His people as it defines the right way of worship.

The prophet wrote: "O Yahweh, hear; O Yahweh, forgive; O Yahweh, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my Elohim: for your city and your people are called by your Name" (Daniel 9:19).

Names in our culture are mostly labels. Not so with Yahweh. His Name signifies the one and only true Heavenly Father as opposed to the false deities of apostate worship. His Name is a true means of identification, a link to the only true Creator.

The simple lesson for Israel and for us is this: Reject True Worship and you reject His name. The reverse is also true: Reject His Name for a substitute one, and you no longer have the authentic, True Worship of the Scriptures. The two are inseparable.

Danger in Name Apathy

Names and words are powerful in ways you may not have considered. Is there any danger to the notion that any name is acceptable in worship of our Heavenly Father?

Aside from keeping us from the truth, the typical nonchalance regarding the Heavenly Father’s Name and His atypical worship is part of the general indifference that will open the door to the universal, false religion to take control soon. At the heart of this system will be a demon-backed religious leader who will demand worship on a worldwide scale.

A book called New Age Bible Versions details how the way is being paved for the great deception. It reveals that the newer translations of Scripture are taking important words and terms associated with pure worship and generalizing them to appeal to a broad spectrum of worshipers.

Highly publicized recently is the taking of male references to Yahweh in Bibles and religious song books and replacing them with general references and pronouns like "She" for "He" (as worship of the ancient, feminine goddess Sophia returns to churchianity).

Ultimately, attempts will be made to include everyone of every faith under a single, global religion. To accomplish that, the wording in new Bibles will help to ease many into further false worship.

The move is subtle now; once churchianity is rendered even more pliable, however, the complete yielding to a one-world religion will come rapidly.

Paving the way for this universal religion is a reorienting of beliefs through the manipulation of words. Unaware of what is happening, the masses accept new terminology that moves them further from what truth they had.

Titles That Thrill Satan

Turn to Luke 4:8. This is Yahshua’s response to Satan’s invitation to fall down and worship the Evil One: "And Yahshua answered and said unto him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship Yahweh your Elohim, and him only shall you serve" (Luke 4:8).

The KJV says "L-rd thy G-d." The Aramaic or Hebrew, which Yahshua spoke, reads, "Yahweh your Elohim." But even in the Greek, Yahweh’s Name would have remained unchanged.

If Yahshua actually said, "Lord thy God," Satan would have been delighted. Why? Because He could have been referring to Satan himself. The Apostle Paul calls Satan the "god of this world" in 2Corinthians 4:4. In Matthew 12:24 Satan is called Beelzebub, which is another term for "Lord of the Flies."

In effect our English translation says: it is written, you shall worship the lord god—which could just as well be Satan—and him only shall you serve!

We can see how the Adversary delights when people are led to worship in common titles today. Doing so removes them from the true Father and a false one is put in His place through a generic and incorrect identification.

Any time we are not worshiping Yahweh in His true Name, we are in danger of invoking false mighty ones manufactured by the Father of lies himself—even if done in ignorance.

Change the name of the one you worship and you change WHO you worship and the WAY he is worshiped. Substitute a universal title and remove yourself from the True Yahweh. It is not simply a matter of semantics; it is not simply a choice between two alternatives. It is a matter of true versus false identification—and proper worship versus erroneous worship!

That is why Yahweh characteristically introduces Himself by Name first, then specifies precisely what worship He expects: "I am Yahweh: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images" (Isa. 42:8). In Exodus 3, Yahweh tells Moses that His Name is Yahweh, then proceeds to explain how He will bring Israel out of the sin of Egypt. They would come to know True Worship, including the Holy Days, after they first learned His personal Name.

Power Through Words

We establish our beliefs through language. Language can inspire, convict, and challenge, as in the way Yahshua used it; or it can be used to manipulate and subjugate, as despots have done over the centuries. Words can sway emotion and opinion, as in a good movie or a good book.

Even husbands, wives, and children know what the wrong word or the right word can mean in their relationships.

The use of general titles like god and lord promote universalism, which is exactly the opposite of the True faith. True Worship is narrow, specific, well defined, and includes a relatively few faithful identifying the true Father by name (Matt. 7:14).

The way of error leading to destruction is broad and many will be walking on it, Yahshua said (v. 13). One way this is accomplished is by the argument that it does not matter what we call Him. Any name or title is acceptable.

As explained, titles like god and lord are general and apply to many different mighty ones, even to Satan himself. Pagan idols as well are called by the same titles commonly used as names for the Heavenly Father.

Titles do not fix personal identity. They are like the generic "human being." To call on "G-d" is like calling your neighbor "the person."

Today’s New Babel

Even the sacred Name of the Creator Himself can lose its significance when we allow others to manipulate with words and substitute names.

The human-centered, humanistic movement that began in the Renaissance is finally succeeding in eliminating the very language of sin, which derives from a higher power. We hardly ever hear in general society terms like "immorality," "living in sin," "fornication," "virtuous," and the like, anymore.

Today man has decided to set his own standards of what is right and proper. Sin and any references to it are out, because sin recognizes a Father above, and that directly conflicts with the idea that man himself is all-knowing.

Our culture is building a new Tower of Babel, where everyone speaks the same language of moral relativism. This movement is out to change the way people think about the issue of right and wrong itself by changing their language and how right and wrong are expressed. Forces working behind the scenes have seized on the power of language to promote their own agendas.

It's all part of a revamping of Bible-based beliefs—to replace traditional and Biblical morality with humanistic beliefs. This in turn will prepare the way for the universal Man of Sin.

Instead of Biblical standards, we have today "political" correctness. As one author wrote, "Political correctness is an attempt to eliminate freedom of speech for those who hold traditional values and religious beliefs. It is overt social censorship designed to stifle the truth."

But even greater implications are those that tamper with the very nature of Almighty Yahweh and His Word. Satan is out to obliterate Yahweh and the truth of Him in a final push to prepare for His own Antimessiah.

Not just everyday words but even the Word of Yahweh is being molested and modified for an unrighteous end. A recent report notes that a prominent publisher is packaging its Bibles for worldwide distribution with the insignia, "Good News for a New Age."

Even more disturbing is how new versions are fiddling with the text itself.

Satan as God

Those who misunderstand the significance of words and names tell us that it doesn’t matter what you call the Heavenly Father. They say, "He knows who you mean" regardless. Oddly, however, those who tell us this exclusively employ the same "L-rd" and "G-d" titles, which by their universal use amount to false, replacement names.

Having been removed from the Name Yahweh, which identifies the True Mighty One of this universe and the specific worship He demands, modern worshipers have unwittingly accepted a generic title that takes them away from the only True Worship connected with His Name as well.

Not surprisingly, Satan has usurped this title. New Age and satanic writings describe Satan in terms that sound Biblical, calling Him the Divine God, saying Lucifer is God, the bringer of light, the savior of the world.

This fact will help to fulfill the prophecy of Revelation 13:4:

"And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

But how could it happen? Quite easily. The masses are already calling on their mighty one with the same terms and titles honored in both Christianity and Satanism.

Yahweh’s Unheeded Warning

A little more deception and they simply transfer the titles from one being to another! By definition, titles can apply to any number of persons or beings.

Thus is the final fulfillment of Deuteronomy 32:17: "They sacrificed unto devils, not to Elohim; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not."

There are many new "gods" coming up in this age of the New Age. Our society is becoming increasingly taken over by pagan worship and its many false deities.

But the biggest is yet to show. The very worship of the Antimessiah all starts with violating the warning in Exodus 23:13, which is just as applicable for us today as for Israel 3,000 years ago:

"And in all [things] that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth" (Exodus 23:13).

Yahweh knew clearly what He was doing by giving us this warning. He is Yahweh Almighty, the only True Father above. His Name defines Him and His name identifies Him, just as it does those He calls His People—who are called by His Name, Isaiah 43:7.

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What Really Did Happen in Genesis Chapter 3?

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:04:00 +0000

Let's start at the beginning of Genesis chapter three:

Genesis 3:1-6

1. Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

In the Hebrew the word serpent is Hebrew word # 5175: nachash (naw-khawsh'); a snake (from its hiss). From # 5172: nachash (naw-khash'); a primitive root; properly, to hiss, ie: whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate: to practice divination, to divine, to observe signs, to learn by experience, to diligently observe, to practice fortune telling, to take as an omen.

This obviously is describing a person, and not a literal reptile.

This serpent is no ordinary snake! It is Satan himself. The serpent is just one of Satan's many names. In the book of Revelation there are several of Satan's names identified, but it is all the same one entity such as serpent, devil, or dragon.

The word tree is Hebrew word # 6086: `ets (ates); a tree (from its firmness) from # 6095:`atsah (aw-tsaw'); a primitive root; properly, to fasten (or make firm), ie: to close the eyes. figuratively: The spine giving firmness to the body (The body is the trunk, and the arms and legs are the limbs).

And Yahweh uses the word "trees" symbolically in the scriptures to mean People both good and bad. And below is just one example of 'trees' being used symbolically for people:

Isaiah 61:1-3

1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. (KJV)

Back to Genesis:

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

The phrase fruit of the tree is Hebrew word # 6529 periy- fruit, in a wide sense: a) fruit, produce (of the ground), or b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny ( used of the womb), or figuratively c) fruit (of actions). The phrase eat of it is Hebrew word #398; 'akal (aw-kal'); This word has many uses, among which, one use means to lay with a woman (which is a sexual act) touch is Hebrew word # 5060; naga` (naw-gah'); Properly, to touch, ie: to lay the hand upon (for any purpose); euphemism for: to lie with a woman.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

The word serpent is Satan. The phrase Ye shall not surely die is the first lie in the Bible, and it was Satan as the serpent that uttered it! Satan is called "The father of lies."

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

The phrase your eyes shall be opened is the second lie in the Bible, and Satan is also the author of this one. Remember from verse one, that the tree that the serpent wants Eve to partake of means: "To close the eyes," as in being deceived, and losing sight of the only commandment from God at that time:

Remember Yahweh said to Adam in Gen 2:17, "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Anyway on to verse 3:6

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

This was obviously no ordinary tree, in fact it wasn't a literal tree at all it was Satan himself! The phrase pleasant to the eyes = Hebrew word #2530; chamad: To desire, to covet, to take pleasure in, to delight in, to be desirable, to delight greatly, to desire greatly, desirableness, preciousness. The word desired = Hebrew word # 8378 ta'avah (tah-av-aw'); from 183 (abbreviated); to yearn for, to lust after (used of bodily appetites) a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm): a desire, a wish, longings of one's heart; lust, an appetite, covetousness (in a bad sense), to covet, to wait longingly. To make one wise = Apple trees don't make you smart but Satan can give you forbidden knowledge. The word took = Hebrew word # 3947 laqach (law-kakh'); a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications): to take, to lay hold of, to receive, to marry, to take a wife, to take to or for a person, to procure, to get, to take possession of, to select, to choose, to take in marriage, to receive, to accept.

This sure doesn't sound like Eve is just enjoying an apple, this is far more than an appreciation for literal fruit on a literal tree. All of this language is figurative and symbolic for what really happened. Does the account above sound like someone eating an apple to you? Of course not, but you have probably been lied to since Sunday School about what really happened in the garden of Eden.

Here is what really happened in the garden of Eden: Eve lost her virginity to 'the serpent,' whom was that 'Tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the midst of the garden,' and who is none other than Satan himself.

By the way, I haven't seen the word 'apple' mentioned in these scriptures yet, have you? You won't either, nowhere in God's Word does it say that Adam and Eve ate an apple! Yet we see modern religious paintings showing Eve holding an apple. Why? Because it makes for good symbolism and makes a better story to hide what really happened.

Adam also partook of this 'forbidden fruit.' Satan is a super-natural being possessing supernatural powers, thus he can appear to Adam and Eve as two different things (beings, entities) if he had wanted to. Eve partook of the fruit of Satan, and then gave it to Adam and he ate of it...in other words, she was seduced by Lucifer to have sex with him, then she had sex with Adam and introduced Adam to the act of sex.

She was impregnated and conceived by the serpent first, then she conceived a second time from Adam. It is believed and not medically impossible that Eve got pregnant by both Satan and Adam at the same time and thus went on to bear twins (Cain and Able).

Genesis 3:7-13

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Eating apples doesn't make you ashamed of your nakedness! But losing your innocence and your virginity certainly can. We also notice that they didn't make masks to cover mouths that had just eaten apples; they made aprons to cover their 'private parts' because they were now more conscious of them and embarrassed.

Nowhere in God's Word does it say that Adam and Eve ate an apple!

Simply eating an apple does not do this to anyone! Fruit does not make one aware or conscious of whether they have clothes on or not.

8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled*1 me, and I did eat. (KJV)

In Strong's, #398 the term "eat" means to eat, also to lay. The term "touch" in Strong's is #5060 which means naga, to touch, also to have sexual intercourse. Both terms had and have sexual connotations to them.

Beguiled used in this text is the same as "seduced." Furthermore, Scripture says Cain "was of that wicked one" he was a son of Satan's through the seduction of Eve. The term "of" is the same that means offspring. Neither is Cain listed anywhere in the descendents of Adam which strongly indicates Cain was not his son. The official beginning of the wheat and the tares began with Eve. The wheat AND the tares.

The tree of knowledge was the means to sexual knowledge they received from Lucifer. Knowledge is to "know." Knowing means to perceive, experience, learn. It is also used as an euphemism of "to know someone" sexually as when Adam "knew" his wife. The terms eat, touch, and know are often used in Biblical lingo for sexual relations. Lucifer was the way of knowing good and evil. He was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil because through him they would learn evil, they would perceive evil, and they would experience it.

Who was the tree of life in the Garden of Eden? Yahshua/Jesus was. Who was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Lucifer. How do we 'eat of the tree of life?" We commune with Him. We are never to commune with Lucifer, and in this instance he seduced Eve, impregnated her, and began his own genealogical offspring and seedline on this earth that is part of us today.

Gen 3:14-15

14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

The phrase upon thy belly shalt thou go is A Hebraic (figure of speech) for utter defeat as in Ps 72:9 & Isa 49:23. The phrase dust shalt thou eat = A Hebraism (figure of speech) meaning an ultimate term of degradation, as in Ps 44:25.

Now the next verse will also show us the first mention of the promise of the Messiah Jesus Christ. This verse also contains the first prophecy in the Bible:

15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy. head and thou shalt bruise his heel.

The word enmity is from the Hebrew word #342 'eybah (ay-baw'); from 340; hostility: a primitive root; to hate (as one of an opposite tribe or party); hence to be hostile. The phrase between thee and the woman = Not enmity between a garden snake and a woman, that doesn't even make sense! But enmity between the offspring of the serpent (Satan) and the offspring of the woman (Eve, through Adam, and thus of God). Between thy seed and her seed = seed: Hebrew word #2233 zera`- seed, sowing, offspring, a sowing, seed, semen virile, offspring, descendants, posterity, children. From #2232:to become pregnant, to be made pregnant. The word it refers to Jesus Christ. The phrase bruise thy head means Jesus destroying Satan. The word thou = Satan and bruise his heel = Satan causing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Jesus' heels were bruised when He was nailed to the cross. The offspring and descendants of the serpent (Satan) are called Kenites (which means sons of Cain; whom was the first murderer). These Kenites multiplied, and in the process of time four-thousand years later, went on to infiltrate the Hebrew peoples and distort the Hebrew religion of the Old Testament founding the religion of Judaism. It must be pointed out that all Hebrew peoples are not Jews! The term "Jew" is a religious moniker not a national identity as alleged.

Cain and Able were what is called 'Fraternal Twins.' Which is one birth of two children, conceived at different times. Cain was born first, then Abel

Satan knew that the Messiah Jesus Christ would come through the lineage of Eve. This was the first attempt by Satan to destroy the pure seed line that Christ was to come through.

Satan is fearful of Christ because he knows that it is Yahshua, Jesus Christ who will eventually accomplish casting him into the lake of fire (Hell), which will be his eternal punishment. We know that Satan's plan failed with the ultimate birth of Yahushua Jesus Christ who upon his crucifixion, defeated death, which is to say defeated Satan. Satan is death, it is one of his many names and roles he has played and will play in the Bible.

Many of you are hearing this for the first time. Because if you have sat in church programming all of your lives you haven't heard the truth even though it is right there in the Bible. The apple was figurative for sexual relations masked with the terminology "Eve was beguiled by Satan" and until people accept it as the truth it is, they will stay blind to the real war going on today which is between the Serpent Seedline and the rest of the human race.

Most church pastors today will pull out Genesis 4:1 which reads, "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord."

There are many omissions and translation errors throughout the Bible. The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm that Genesis 4:1 was tampered with. In fact the passage should

And Adam knew his wife Eve, who was pregnant by Sammael (Satan), and she conceived and bare Cain, and he was like the heavenly beings, and not like the earthly beings, and she said, I have gotten a man from the angel of the Lord.

Now we know that anything of the Lord is confirmed elsewhere. IF Cain was indeed Satan's son, we wouldn't have to count on just one passage to prove it.

In fact there are many:

I John 3:12 "Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his (half) brother.." Here the word "of" in Greek is #1537 in the Strong's Concordance. When used implying a person, it means "a son of or offspring."

Compare this with other translations:

The New Testament in Modern English: "We are none of us to have the spirit of Cain, who was a son of the devil.."

Living Bible: "We are not to be like Cain, who belonged to Satan.."

New English Bible: "..unlike Cain who was a child of the evil one.."

New Century Bible: "Do not be like Cain who belonged to the Evil One."

New Jerusalem Bible: "..not to be like Cain, who was from the Evil One.."

And the popular commentaries confirm the same thing:

The Wycliffe Bible Commentary page 1473: "He (Cain) is said to have belonged to the family of the wicked one."

Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible, volume 3, page 936. "Which showed him (Cain) to be of that wicked one, of the serpent's seed: so early was such seed sown, and so ancient the enmity between seed and seed."

Matthew Henry's Commentary, volume 6 page 1077: "It showed that he (Cain) was as the firstborn of the serpent's seed.."

In John 8:44 Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees and proclaimed, 'Ye are of your father the devil.." The term "of" meaning generation, offspring. They were of the physical seed of their father the devil.

Trees are often used as metaphors in regards to people. Jesus was the "tree of life."

We also find:

Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Mat 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.

Before Adam even had a chance to consummate his relationship with Eve, she was already pregnant with Lucifer's child, Cain. And that is what the Illuminati bloodlines of the New World Order don't want you to know. They are Cain's seed, of the wicked one. And it is this bloodline of Cain that is working together through the control of vast wealth around the world that is bringing the Antichrist to power.

Genesis 5:1, Cain is not mentioned in the lineage of Adam because he was not Adam's seed, but of another, as we read in I John 3:12: Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one and slew his brother. Also in John 8:44 we read: Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own, for he is a liar and the FATHER of it. What was the first lie ever spoken? Ye shall not surely die. Who spoke it? Satan, the serpent did when he spoke to Eve and became the father of lies. Who was the first person murdered in the Bible? Abel. Who killed him? Cain, his brother, who was of that wicked one. (I John 3:12.)

The Serpent Seedline is a collective term that includes all those who are the direct and indirect offspring of Lucifer and the Fallen Angels who have interbred with mankind over the past 6000 years.

The Parable of The Wheat and Tares

The parable of the wheat and tares is found in Matthew 13:24-30 and 37-43. Sandwiched in between in verse 35 is the proclamation: "I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world." Jesus then revealed the significance of the parable as meaning He (Yahweh) had fathered the good seed (wheat) and that the tares belonged to the wicked one, they had been fathered by Satan.

Verses 24-30:

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

So the servants of the house-holder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares?

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

In verses 38-43 Jesus gives us the meaning of the parable:

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity.

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

There were several declarations made in this parable that the churches often ignore.

1. The good seed were fathered by the Son of Man, Son of Adam.

2. The good seed, Adamites are the genetic sons of Yahweh.

3. The tares (Cain's seed) are the Genetic sons of Satan.

4. The enemy that fathered the tares is the same serpent of Genesis 3:15

5. The sons of Adam (wheat) will then inherit the Kingdom after the tares (sons of Cain) are destroyed.

Again, as stated in verse 38, "The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one" This is not only a physical lineage, but a spiritual one as well.

Yahushua told the Pharisees of His day, "..ye are not my sheep.." in John 10:26. In Josephus, Wars 2:8:2 Jewish Historian Josephus makes it quite clear the Pharisees and Sadducees were not Israelites by birth:

For there are three philosophical sects among the Jews. The followers of the first of whom are the Pharisees; of the second the Sadducees; and of the third sect, who pretends to a severer discipline, are called Essenes. These last are Jews (Judah) by birth, and seem to have a greater affection for one another than the other sects have.

The real Jews of Jesus's day had absorbed those with contaminated Kenite/Edomite hybrid blood, and therefore these could claim both Abraham and Isaac as their fathers.

Satan's actual children are literally living, to this day among Yahweh's true Israelite people all around the world; masquerading as members of the Bride of Yahshuah.

The wheat and the tares will continually throughout time grow and live together until the end of the age when the angels will separate them. What about the flood? The seedline started over again with Ham and his wife's offspring Canaan. And what does Genesis 6:4 say? It says there were Giants in the land before the flood and AFTER. Fallen Angels resumed having sexual relations with human women after the flood. Where do you think Goliath came from?

Again....

What does the Lord put between the Woman's and Satan's Offspring, Descendants, Posterity, and Children?

Enmity, hatred.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel (Gen. 3:15)

How much more clearer could it be that Satan has his own OFFSPRING, DESCENDANTS, POSTERITY AND CHILDREN ON EARTH TODAY?

How could the Lord put enmity between

the seedlines if they didn't exist?

They don't want you to know they co-exist among the generations and nations of people today...Why? Because they rule and control the world so they can bring about Satan as the Antichrist to Power.

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The True Gospel Message

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:36:00 +0000

In 1989 I began to cry out to Yahweh and ask Him to reveal Himself to me. I had labored in traditional church ministry for almost 25 years, was tired, frustrated and convinced that the churches as I knew was frauds. But I knew Yahweh was real and His promise was true, “The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.” (II Chronicles 15:2)

I am now prepared to begin to share at least some of what the Lord has been teaching me, and to warn people of the deceptions that have come into what we have always called, “the Church”. But before I do, I feel I have to explain something. I love the people in the churches and the pastors who are trying to lead them. However, as you read through this, it may not sound like it. Some of what I have to say will appear critical. It may sound harsh, even sarcastic. But there are times when truth sounds that way.

In Matthew 23 Jesus is speaking out against the religious rulers of His day. His tone was angry. He was both confrontive and critical. He even used biting sarcasm several times to make His point and illustrate how far these men had departed from Yahweh’s righteousness and truth. But His heart was pure. His love and compassion for them was evident. I’m not Jesus, and I can’t say my heart is pure, even though I’d like it to be. But, I can identify with Jesus in this one thing: when I see the religious deception perpetrated on people, I grieve.

Some time ago the Lord took me to Jeremiah 5 and showed me that this passage doesn’t just describe the condition of Israel in Jeremiah’s day, it also describes the condition of churches today. This is what it says:

“And should I not punish them for this rebellion? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge Myself on a nation such as this? A horrible and amazing thing has happened in the land: the prophets are liars, telling the people only what they want to hear; the leaders deceive my people, using a false authority that I have not given them; and worst of all, the people want it this way. But what will they do when the end comes, and they are still bound up in all this deception?”(Jeremiah 5:29-31)

Herein lies my greatest fear: that most people in the Church are happy with the way things are and will not be interested in anything that opposes the truth as they see it. But all I can say is that I’m confident of the message God has given me, and I know the Word of God can take care of itself. Since most of what God has given me represents a serious departure from conventional wisdom, I can only quote Paul:

“Remember what Isaiah said, God will turn conventional wisdom upside down. The time will come when the so-called religion experts will be the ones who look foolish. So where does that leave the one who thinks he’s wise, or the well educated, or the one who understands the ways of the world? Isn’t God going to expose all this pretentious nonsense? The world never had a clue when it came to knowing and understanding God. That’s why He uses the things that the world thinks are foolish or just plain wrong, even unpleasant, to guide those who trust in Him on their way to salvation.” (I Corinthians 1:19-21)

Now I’ve already mentioned several times that there are deceptions in the Church. What are they? Actually, there are many major deceptions. Today, I will deal with the over-all view of what constitutes salvation.

For the most part, the Church today presents salvation as something the Bible doesn’t know anything about. Depending on whom you listen to, salvation can be based on church membership, several forms of baptism, some variation of denominational doctrinal classes, or a profession of faith. And a profession of faith is usually nothing more than an intellectual agreement with some of the basic facts of scripture (Jesus is the Son of God and He died on the cross for your sins). Some major denominations today don’t really even consider salvation to be an issue. Their position is that God is a benevolent Being who will not allow anyone to go to such a terrible place as hell (if such a place even exists). Salvation becomes a moot point - everyone’s going to heaven.

Other groups have their “Simple Plan of Salvation” based on certain isolated verses, put together in such a way that salvation does indeed appear to be simple. When you add to this simple plan of salvation, an insurance policy known as the “Doctrine of Eternal Security”, you come up with a salvation that is quick, easy to obtain and impossible to lose. However, when you read what Jesus says about salvation (long passages of red letters in the Gospels), you’ll see a salvation that is difficult, that requires the commitment of a lifetime, and can be lost, if you fail to endure and persevere.

I’ve been involved in conservative, evangelical ministries for over 35 years now, and I know how they think. The prevailing concept in these churches is centered in a magical profession of faith that somehow propels people into an automatic relationship with Yahweh. But what these people call relationship doesn’t fit the definition of any relationship I’ve ever seen or experienced. Many of them say they have a relationship with Yahweh, but the only time during the week they even think about Him is the couple of hours they spend in church activities. But then, they’re really not intimately involved with Him in any way. They’re only listening to someone else talk about Him. And for many, by the time they’re finished with lunch, they couldn’t tell you what the Sunday School lesson or sermon was about anyway.

When you ask most people in churches today if they’re going to heaven, they’ll say, “Yes”, with no hesitation. If you ask them how they know, they’ll probably describe an event (usually their version of a profession of faith) that took place sometime in the past.

Let me drop this little zinger on you: anytime you base your salvation on something you did in the past, you’re in trouble.Salvation is always based on what you’re doing today. This is important, and if you’ll keep this in mind as you read what Jesus says about salvation, you’ll see what I mean. Now, when you ask people about their salvation, what they probably will not do is outline a current relationship of submission and obedience to Yahweh. What they probably will not do is talk about their participation in an on-going process of being conformed to the image of Christ through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. What they probably will not do is tell you about a relationship with God that will, at times, be both excruciatingly painful and wonderfully loving, as He strips away the flesh and replaces it with His righteousness and holiness. And what you probably will not see is the repentance and humility He has wrought in their lives.

Instead, what you will see is a plastic mask-like smile that is supposed to tell you everything is just great. You’ll hear them talking about all the things they’re doing or planning to do, where they’re going or what they’re buying. The name of Jesus will rarely, if ever, come up in their conversations. And, even though they sincerely believe they actually have a relationship with God, there’s a perceptible distance, an easily recognizable detachment from Him that says there’s no real relationship there. It’s absolutely impossible to have a real relationship with the living Christ and not talk about it constantly!

My challenge to you is to forget everything you’ve ever learned in church about salvation and simply get your Bible out and read the red letters in the Gospels. Just concentrate on what Jesus said. And ignore what people say about what He said. Forget the books from the Christian bookstore, forget the sermons, and forget anything I have to say in these papers, and just ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth.

Yahwehs plan of salvation is the only one that counts. And it was revealed to us through His Son. That’s basically what Jesus says in John 12:46-50:

“I’ve come to be a light to show the world the way to Yahweh, the way to eternal life. Everyone who learns to trust in Me will not have to be in the dark, wondering, Where is Yahweh? Or, how can I find Him? You carefully listen to what I have to say, then, carelessly dismiss it. You’re disappointed by what you hear. I don’t condemn you for that. I didn’t come to condemn. I came to save. But you need to listen carefully and understand that those who disregard My message are choosing their own condemnation. My message isn’t going to get any easier. And this is the message that will judge you in the end. It’s not My message. The Father sent Me, and it’s His message. And this message is given to you for only one reason - to show you the way to eternal life. Believe Me, everything the Father tells Me, I tell you.”

In Mark 8:34-38, Jesus gives the Father’s plan of salvation in a fairly concise form. But as you follow the text, you’ll see that it is neither quick nor easy:

“Then Jesus turned to the crowd that had been following Him and said, If you intend to go the same way I’m going (the way to the Father), you’ll have to let go of your own self-interests and submit your life completely to Yahweh. You’ll have to embrace suffering, because that’s how the Father perfects His children. And, you’ll have to continually follow me. I’ll have to show you the way. You can never find it on your own. Think it over carefully. The choice is yours. You can live this life any way you choose, and miss out on the life that is to come. Or, you can willingly miss out on whatever this life has to offer, so you can enjoy what the Father has for you in the life that is to come. What’s the sense in trying to have everything now, if you’re going to lose it for all eternity? Besides, the temporary things of this world could never be compared to the eternal things the Father has. And if you’re disappointed now, because all your friends are living the good life in the world, just try to imagine how disappointed you’re going to be when I return in the glory of My Father with the Holy angels and you realize you made the wrong choice.”

Most professing Christians today believe that it’s up to them to decide how they’re going to live their lives and it’s up to God to bless them in whatever they decide. But Jesus says, if you want to know the way to the Father, you have to be willing to let go of your plans and desires, be willing to renounce what you want, and accept what God wants. This will make most people uncomfortable, but I’m going to just come right out and say it anyway - salvation requires that we give up the control of our lives to God; we can’t be in charge anymore! No one wants to hear that. But, it’s true. This is how Paul said it:

“Don’t you know your body is a sacred place? It’s where the Holy Spirit lives now. He’s God’s special gift to you (God’s presence inside of you, all the time). And your life no longer belongs to you.It belongs to God. It’s bought, and paid for - at a precious cost. So honor God and bring glory to Him through your submission and obedience.”(I Corinthians 6:19-20)

Many people today have bought into the Americanized gospel that tells them to come to Jesus so He can give them everything they ever wanted. When I talk about the Americanized gospel, I don’t mean to imply that Americans are the only ones that believe this. Actually, we’ve been very diligent in exporting this deception all over the world through our mission programs. There are great blessings to be gained in following Jesus, but most of them are spiritual and eternal, not material. In fact, Jesus never saw material wealth as anything but a disadvantage. And, while it’s true He talks about money, He never says anything good about it. He clearly says in Matthew 6:24 that men don’t have the capacity to serve Godand manage material wealth (mammon).

The account of the rich, young ruler in Mark 10:17-22 illustrates this principle as well as anything you can find in Scripture. Look at what it says:

“As Jesus was getting ready to leave, a man came running up to Him, and kneeling down he said, Master, I know that You are a spiritually perfect man. Please tell me, how can I have eternal life? Jesus replied, How do you know that I’m spiritually perfect? Only Yahweh can be described in such a way. But in answer to your question, you know the commandments as well as I do: don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t lie or cheat or steal, and always honor your parents. And the man said, Master, I have kept all these perfectly, since I was old enough to understand them. Jesus knew he was telling the truth, and He loved him intensely. But He was saddened, because He knew that wasn’t enough. So, He said, there is one thing you lack. You need to sell everything you own and give the money to the poor. Then you won’t have any distractions that would keep you from following Me, and you’ll have treasures laid up for yourself in heaven. Now, when the man heard that, he lost all his enthusiasm for Yahweh. And for the first time in his life he was grieved, because he had many possessions and had no intention of letting any of them go"

Here, the rich young ruler represents the very best that the world has to offer, a good, conscientious, moral man. But Jesus knew that even this man, as good as he was, could not successfully serve both God and material wealth. Later, in this same passage, Jesus explains to His disciples that it is virtually impossible for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. Actually, He says that it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom. I’d say that pretty much makes it impossible, don’t you think?

Now, I know I’m touching a nerve here. A lot of professing Christians today truly believe that God wants them to be wealthy. (Supposedly, it’s so they can support ministry. But for most that’s a farce. The more money they make, the more they spend, on themselves. Do you see these people living in modest homes, driving older cars, making any kind of sacrifices for God?) Tune in to any Christian television station and it won’t take long to see that the prosperity message is the most popular message out there. I’m amazed at the lack of Scriptural content and the brazen deception employed by these TV preachers.

At this point, I need to share an unpleasant principle concerning the ways of Yahweh. When people choose the wrong course for their lives, Yahweh judges them by giving them what they want. You might want to read that again, so you can be sure it says what you think it says. Then, I hope you’ll pay attention to this, because it’s extremely important. The prevailing attitude in the world seems to go something like this. You can ignore Yahweh’s Word and do whatever you want to do in this life. If it’s something really bad, there’s a slim chance Yahweh will get mad and just strike you dead. If He doesn’t, that means whatever you’re doing must be O.K. with Him. That’s a deception. But, it doesn’t stop there. Many actually take it a step beyond that and boast that it’s God’s blessing. Let me explain what I mean. There are thousands and thousands of very wealthy people in the Church today. The reason they’re wealthy is because the accumulation of wealth has been their priority, the focus of their existence. In spite of what God says about idolatry, rebellion, the importance of making Him your first priority, avoiding the snares of this world, or anything else, they insist that their wealth is Yahweh’s blessing on their lives. It’s their way of justifying what they’re doing.

And they can find plenty of others who will agree with them. This is the philosophy of the world: the majority is always right. That’s why politicians take polls. They’re not interested in doing what’s right, they’re interested in doing what keeps their constituents happy, so they’ll be re-elected and retain their power. The Biblical principle is just the opposite: the majority is always wrong, God is always right. When you follow the flesh, there will always be people around who will agree with what you’re doing. When you follow the Spirit, you find yourself virtually alone, avoiding what everybody else is doing.

But wealth is not a blessing. It’s a curse. It’s what keeps you distracted and in deception, so you can never know God in the relationship of intimacy and dependence He requires. Everyone who believes God wants them to be rich should have Luke 12:15-21 tattooed on the inside of their eyelids. This passage starts with Jesus telling people to keep themselves free from covetousness, which is described correctly in the Amplified Bible as the “immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more than you need”. He then ends the discussion with a description of the death of these fools (His word, not mine). They died because they spent their lives gathering wealth, instead of making themselves truly rich in their relationship with God.

Now, if you don’t believe Yahweh will give you what you set your heart on, even if it’s wrong, consider this:

“But they quickly forgot all the awesome things God had done on their behalf and how He had provided everything they needed, and they grew impatient and greedy - not wanting to wait on God and on His provision. Instead, they lusted after the things of the world and provoked the Lord, because they wanted the things of the world more than they wanted Him. So, He gave them what they wanted; and, even though it satisfied their flesh, it brought emptiness to their souls.” (Psalms 106:13-15)

The context of the passage above is Israel’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt. Not long after this, Israelbecame infatuated with heathen idolatry. Did God’s wrath come down out of heaven and strike them dead? No! God judged them by giving them what they wanted. Look at this passage in Ezekiel 20:23-26:

“Also (because of their rebellion) I swore an oath against them in the desert, that I would disperse them among idolatrous peoples and scatter them throughout the heathen nations. I did this because they would not obey My word. They had rejected My commandments and polluted My holy days - defying My authority. They lusted after strange gods, just like their fathers. So, because that’s what they had chosen, I let them have the heathen idols and all the things that could never bring them life. I let them destroy themselves in the midst of evil. They even sacrificed their children to these false gods. But, when they realized the emptiness and utter worthlessness of what they had done, in the depths of their despair, when it was too late for them, I made them know and understand that I AM STILL THE LORD.”

Israel made the wrong choice. Yahweh judged them by giving them what they wanted. Today, most professing Christians are choosing the things of the world, and Yahweh is allowing them to have all those things. But, it’s a deception to believe that it’s His blessing; because it’s not, it’s His curse. So, where was I? Oh yeah, I was talking about Jesus’ plan of salvation in Mark 8:34-38. His plan is not simple, it’s not quick, and it’s not easy. The first thing we have to do is deny ourselves. We have to forget our plans, forsake our goals in life, turn our backs on what the world has to offer, and refocus our lives, submit to Him, give Him control, and want only what He wants. We have to understand that salvation requires us to do just the opposite of everything the world tells us is right or reasonable (see the paper entitled “How To Know It’s God”).

The second thing Jesus talks about in His plan of salvation is taking up your cross. Here’s another sore spot with the Church today. Everyone wants a painless, trouble-free salvation. What can I say? Wrong again! It’s obvious that in Jesus’ mind, suffering is a part of the deal. Let me quote a couple of verses, just to give you an idea of what I mean:

“And anyone who is not willing to persevere and embrace the suffering that is required in following Me, can never be My disciple.”(Luke 14:27)

“And Jesus replied, trust in what I’m about to tell you. No one who has been willing to give up houses, brothers, sisters, mother, children or lands because of Me or the message I have, will ever really lose any of those things. I’ll make sure they get it all back, multiplied many times over. But, keep in mind, there will always be suffering along the way, and following Me is never easy. Just remember what’s waiting for you in the end - eternal life!”(Mark 10:29-30)

The way Paul describes his circumstances in I Corinthians 4 is significant to me. This is approximately 20 years after his conversion. And at this point in his life (and with all the great revelation God had given him) he obviously still had not grasped this healthy, wealthy, if you’re really a child of God then everything should be wonderful in your life - kind of Gospel. Look at what he says:

“To this very hour, we experience both hunger and thirst, we can afford only one undergarment and shiver in the cold. We’re treated badly by most people we encounter, and wander from place to place - homeless. We’re forced to work hard every day just to get by. And when we feel the sting of evil accusations against us, we simply bless our accusers. When we experience persecutions, we suffer them patiently, determined to endure. When people lie about us, we try to answer softly; when they lie to us, we let it go. We’re treated like garbage, the filth of the earth.”(I Corinthians 4:11-13)

When you read what Jesus said, then what Paul experienced, you have to wonder, when did Yahweh change the rules? I know He didn’t. Men changed the rules, but it doesn’t matter. In this universe, God’s rules are the only ones that count. Men crafted a religion that says what they want it to say. It offers people what they want, it doesn’t require any change, it doesn’t cost them anything and it makes them comfortable with God. And it’s false!

Let’s go on (we’re still talking about Jesus’ plan of salvation). The third thing He talks about, after denying yourself and taking up your cross, is about following Him daily. Now, I know that the KJV doesn’t say “follow me daily”. But, if you check it out, you’ll find that the verb is a present imperative in the Greek, which means it’s a command to start doing something and keep doing it continually. Most contemporary versions translate it correctly.For instance, the Amplified Version says, “...follow Me [continually, cleaving steadfastly to Me].” That’s the right idea. As I’ve already mentioned, most people base their salvation on something they did in the past. You really can’t do that. Your salvation depends on what you’re doing today.

There are several things Jesus says related to this that I think are worth looking at. Consider what Jesus says in Luke 13.

“Earnest effort is required to force your way through the narrow door that leads to salvation - to God! Many think they will enter this door, but will not be able to, because they were not willing to do what they had to do. They made a fatal mistake. Instead of being diligent and persistent in their pursuit of God, they simply followed the foolish crowd.”(Luke 13:24)

If you’re going to follow Jesus, you have to be willing to spend the time and effort required. Again, it’s not quick and it’s not easy. And, you’re going to have to be willing to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you, because you’re not going to find the truth in the traditional church. In fact, you’ll never find all the truth you need by diligently searching the Scriptures; you need the revelation ministry of the Holy Spirit, as well (John 15:26). I know that’s a strange thing to say, it sounds wrong. I can’t believe I’m saying it, myself. But, I’ve been listening to pastors of all denominations for almost 40 years now, and none of them have been saying what Jesus said. They’re good at talking about what they, and others, think. They know how to entertain you. They’ll tell you what you want to hear, and it will make you feel good. But it’s not God’s truth!

“And as they were walking along the road, a man came up to Him and said, Lord, I’ll follow you no matter what. Jesus was skeptical, and said, Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn’t have a place to call His own. Are you sure you know what you’re getting yourself in to? Then, to prove His point Jesus asked another man standing nearby, Will you follow Me? But this man could only come up with some phony excuse about having to bury his father. But, Jesus wouldn’t let him off the hook, and He said to him, Let the dead bury their dead. You should take this opportunity to experience real life. Then you could tell others what you’ve found. Then another man stepped forward and actually volunteered, saying, I’ll follow you Master. But first, let me go home and explain to all my relatives what I’m doing and give them all a proper farewell. Then Jesus said, Forget it! That’s not the kind of commitment I’m looking for. You can’t straddle this fence! You’re either in or you’re out! If you’re going to enter God’s Kingdom, come with Me now, and don’t dare look back.”(Luke 9:57-62)

Following Jesus requires sacrifice and commitment. I know this isn’t sounding like the “I’m O.K., you’re O.K., let’s just rejoice and enjoy the revival” - kind of message most people hear on Sunday morning. I’m just quoting the red letters.

“Following Me is like building a new barn. You have to count the cost. If you don’t have enough money, you’ll put in the foundation, maybe get part of the walls up, and have to quit before you get the roof on. People will make fun of you behind your back, because you started something you couldn’t finish. If a king decides to go to war against another king, if he’s smart, the first thing he’ll do is try to find out if his army is strong enough to defeat the other king. If it’s not, he’ll send someone to work out a truce. So, let me put it this way, if you’re going to follow Me, you’d better know what you’re getting yourself into. Because this is the bottom line: if you’re not willing to give up everything that’s dear to you, you can’t be My disciple. You must be able to focus totally on Me, able to set aside every distraction. Otherwise, it’s useless. It won’t work! Do you understand what I’m saying?” (Luke 14:28-35)

The Gospel that some men preach today tells you to come to Jesus because of all the neat stuff He’ll give you. Others will tell you to follow the time-honored traditions and rituals of men and those will lead you to Yahweh. Still others will tell you to learn the accepted doctrinal positions of denominational religion. Then there are those who will tell you to reject all other organized religion and submit to a man who has received “special” revelation that no one else has or understands. And finally there are those who insist that none of these variations of religion or religious thought really matter, because Yahweh stands ready to accept anyone who has made an attempt, no matter how feeble, at living a good, moral life. All of them are wrong.

Yahweh cannot be found in man’s religion. He cannot be found in your participation in religious programs provided by religious institutions. Yahweh did not give any man or organization of men the authority to confer salvation on you. The only way that you will ever find Yahweh is to personally, individually submit yourself to Him and allow Him to reveal Himself to You. For more information on the deception in the Church regarding what constitutes salvation, see the paper entitled “The Kingdom Of Heaven”.

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From the Desk of Apostle Paul E Jones
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Why I Came Out of Modern Day Christianity?

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:12:00 +0000

I rejected Modern Day Christianity in 1989 when, after a long time trying, Jesus finally got it through to me that Christianity is a religion that never was of him. I already knew that the truth he taught and his purpose for living on earth was not to be found anywhere in any denominational group, but I did not know until May, 1993 that it was the entire Christian religious system that was the problem. What a relief it was to stop trying to find a place inside that religion where I could live and talk and worship God the way I knew God wanted it to be!

To obey Yahweh and come out of Christianity was a little frightening at first, but I knew it was the will of Yahweh for his people to do so. I had never heard of anyone serving the Lord Jesus outside of Christianity, and thought I was the only one on earth that was walking on that narrow path.

Later, I learned that a number of people in various places had abandoned that religion years before I did, and that they did so because they heard the same thing I heard from Jesus, but in the main even they are drifting. The ones I have contacted are confused; they don't know where to go, or what to think, really. Especially at first. They know that Christianity is not holy, and not of God at all, and that they want no part of it, but they have been programmed by Christianity to believe certain things, and are having an awful time getting past its teachings.

That's my job, my "calling", if you will. I am a teacher, and my task is very difficult. In fact, it is impossible without Yahweh's help. Jesus (please, do not think of the Jesus of Christianity when I say his name!) has taught me how to help those people who want to know, to love, and to serve God, but do not want to serve Christianity. The biggest obstacle to the knowledge of Yahweh on earth is the Christian religion. It distresses me constantly that the name of Jesus is associated by the children of God with the religion of Christianity. It shouldn't be; for our Lord Jesus has nothing to do with it, but that is the fact of life with which I must deal.

God's people (Spirit-baptized people) are now scattered among the hundreds of sects which make up Christianity. Not one of those sects is of Yahweh; yet, the saints are there. And they are there because they have been deceived by Satan's most successful lie in human history, a deceit which has confused virtually us all at one time or another: to wit, to belong to Christ means that we belong to Christianity. Amid the mass confusion of doctrines and ceremonies which Christianity encompasses, God's children are trying in vain to find their place. My friend, belonging to Christ Jesus has absolutely nothing to do with belonging to Christianity. God is now pulling back the veil which has for so long covered our eyes, and He is setting us free from Satan's definition of life in Christ.

Jesus showed me that He didn't come to start "Christianity" at all. He came to set men free from sin, sickness, and death. The vibrant faith depicted in the book of Acts is not a record of the beginning of Christianity. Christianity is that religion which came later and perverted the spiritual life which is depicted in the book of Acts. The revealed truths found in the New Testament books can be found only in widely scattered bits within Christianity, and those bits of truth which can be found are always--yes, always--mixed with heresies; the result being, as Satan knew it would be, discouragement for those who are searching for the knowledge of God's way. The bewildering array of doctrines and traditions within Christianity has had the effect of frustrating and discouraging a search for the truth. Using Christianity as his principal tool, Satan has done a masterful job of quenching the saints' thirst for the knowledge of God's one truth by making it appear unattainable in this life!

Listen, the truth, Yahweh's one truth in Christ Jesus can be found . . . by you . . . today! One of my greatest challenges has been to re-ignite that spark of hope in the hearts of Yahweh's precious children (those who have received the holy Ghost baptism). We can be made one, if we will only stop listening to Christian leaders and listen to the Spirit of Christ instead! Do you not hear the cry of the Spirit right now? "Come out of her, my people!"

We err when we think of Christianity as something that once was good and pure, but then went astray. Christianity has never been of God. It has never been good or pure. The religion of Christianity is itself that corrupt thing which infiltrated the ancient congregation and perverted its faith, just as the apostles forewarned the saints (Acts 20:17- 35). Some actually saw it taking place before they died (Gal.1:6-7; 2Tim.1:15; 1Jn.2:18-19). My dear brothers and sisters, give it up! Lay that heavy burden down! There is no such thing as restoring Christianity to its original purity. It was of Satan from the moment it appeared.

Historically, the first expression of Christianity was the result of mixing of the faith of Jesus with politics. Roman Emperors, having come to believe the basics of the gospel story, attempted to promote the faith of Christ by human reason and military might instead of by the power and revelation of the holy Ghost. The results were tragic. The simple truth of the gospel was cast aside for a more fashionable, and less charismatic, faith. Those who refused to accept this Roman version of the gospel were severely punished, if not murdered outright, their records banned or destroyed.

If you have been born, or baptized, into the body of Christ by the holy Ghost, Yahweh is your Father (because the body of Christ is of Him) and Jesus is your Master (because he is the head of the body). If you are in Christianity, Satan is your father (because Christianity is of him) and the Pope is your master (because he is the head of Christianity). For this reason, the Spirit is earnestly calling to the children of God, "come out of her My people!"

Christianity is an unholy mixture, where carnal men rule over God's saints. It is an ungodly place of incomparable confusion and false claims. That is why I am NOT a Christian.

You have noticed that in our time there is much skepticism about the power of God and the return of Jesus. But then, how in heaven's name can anyone not be skeptical about the gospel of Jesus, if he associates the name of Jesus with the religion of Christianity? In the light of Christianity’s history and doctrines, the wonder is not that there are skeptics, but that there are people who want to be Christians! The gospel teaches us that helping people is a worthwhile thing to do, and I have learned that the goal of the gospel of Jesus is not to make people right, but to make them good, like the Creator. When "rightness" becomes the goal, people get hurt, as Christianity’s sordid history proves. But when goodness (godliness) is the goal, people are benefited.

Allow me to make this final observation about searching for truth, before I close. Let me just encourage you to resist the temptation to fall in love with the mere pursuit of truth; rather, let the possession of truth be your sincere desire. Every Christian everywhere, indeed even the world, will hold you in very high esteem as long as all you do is pursue what is holy. Everyone admires the man who merely seeks the ways of Yahweh. But the world (including Christianity) will turn away from you in disgust if you ever find Yahwehs way and love it. All religions of earth are basically nothing but showy PURSUITS of righteousness, with no EXPERIENCE of submission to the righteousness of Yahweh in Christ Jesus. That, too, is why I am not a Christian, but a servant of Christ Jesus. I want not only to seek righteousness but to find it, not only to ask for the right way but to receive guidance into it, not only to praise God but to have Him praise me (cp. Rom. 2:29), not only to worship God, but to worship Him acceptably.

There is an honor that comes from only Yahweh, and I believe that we are dishonoring Yahweh so long as we do not receive it. But we cannot receive it so long as we are making an effort to maintain the approval of others around us. Jesus told some of the people of his day that they could never receive the honor that comes from Yahweh only, so long as they were seeking each other's approval. My dear brother, by whose measure are you now judging yourself, and being judged? By whose understanding of the will of Yahweh do you now live and worship your Creator.

I know that this testimony leaves much unsaid, but please search it out. And may Yahweh bless you as you do so.

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From the Desk of Apostle Paul E Jones
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There is a Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:55:00 +0000

There is a shaking happening across the corporate Body of Christ. Yahweh is getting us ready for an outpouring of greater glory and in the process, He is transitioning the Church into the fullness of her inheritance.

A Shaking Dream and a Broad Vision

Recently, I had a dream in which I was preaching. Whenever I have a preaching dream, I know Yahweh is trying to tell me something. In this dream, I'm shouting at the top of my lungs, "Everything that can be shaken will be shaken!" And I'm saying it over and over again. "Everything that can be shaken will be shaken! Everything that can be shaken will be shaken!" I'm booming this out in my sleep and I wake up hearing myself say, "Everything that can be shaken will be shaken!"

How to Transition Successfully

The Body of Christ is in a very important transition right now. We are transitioning into the broad place of the fulfillment and completion of our inheritance. This fruitful and blessed place includes every good promise that Yahweh has ever spoken to you.

Actually, what we are seeing take place right now is the laying of the foundations for increase and multiplication. During the first six days of Creation, Yahweh finished the work and rested on the seventh day. The completion of Creation on the seventh day was actually the completion of the "foundation" of Creation. From there, the earth continued to multiply in fruitfulness and growth.

This year of 2012, Yahweh is laying the foundation in the lives of many people and ministries that will bring great increase and multiplication in the season ahead. But in order to transition into this broad place of increase and destiny, we have to first pass through a "narrow place." This is where everything that can hinder us from transitioning successfully is--stripped off.

There are some things that cannot go with you into the next season. When Yahweh is bringing you through a transition, sometimes even good things must be let go of. People hold onto a good thing only because they don't realize it is keeping them from Yahwehs best for their lives. When the Lord tries to strip something, some people want to hold onto it. They don't want to let go. Their old thoughts and attitudes have become a security blanket. They hold onto offenses for years justifying the thought that the person who hurt them doesn't deserve to be forgiven. They justify their ungodly belief systems. They hold on to their "stuff" while trying desperately to transition into the place of blessing which Yahweh has for them. As they are tightly gripping their baggage, they end up wedging themselves right into the place of transition and they get stuck.

It's time we understand that Yahweh is stripping these things away from us, so we will be free to transition into the broad place He has destined for us. Yahweh is stripping everything that can be stripped-- every mindset, every thought, every ungodly belief system, every attitude, and every ungodly action. Everything that's hidden and everything that's covered over--Yahweh is stripping it all.

Don't Be Shaken by the Shaking: Restrengthen the Foundations

The word Yahweh spoke to me at the beginning of this year was that there is "A Greater Sifting" still to come in the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, "Paul, tell My people not to be shaken by the shaking that's coming." If there is a faulty foundation, it will be shaken, corporately and individually. If there is something not built by the Spirit of Yahweh, it will be shaken down to its foundations. Another time, the Lord spoke to me during a meeting in Texas and said, "It's time to restrengthen the foundations."

A sifting has happened in the Catholic segment of the Body of Christ. Yahweh has allowed things to be exposed and stripped away. The same is happening in the "evangelical" segment of the Body. Yahweh is going to allow everything that needs to be uncovered and stripped away to be stripped. Yahweh is shaking local houses. Yahweh is shaking denominations. Yahweh is shaking individual lives. He's shaking everything that has not been built by Him. We can rejoice in this because the shaking produces a deeper level of purity. When that deeper level of purity is produced, like the olives being squeezed and pressed, it produces a pure oil. And as this purity is released, we become ready for the greater glory.

Flesh Will Not Touch the Greater Glory

Flesh will not touch this greater glory. Flesh "can" exist in the outer court, but if you want to move beyond the outer court into the flow of the anointing and into the Holy Place of Yahweh, flesh "cannot" live there. Flesh cannot go into the Holy Place and it cannot go into the Holy of Holies. The flesh has to die. This is all preparation for the greater glory.

There's a move that's coming that will hit the Church. I've been prophesying this for several years now. Yahweh is not in a rush. Yahweh doesn't always want to do something quick, He wants to do something that will last. As I said above, there was a wave of sifting in the Church, and now there's a wave coming to many segments of the Body and there will be a wave of glory that is poured out on pure vessels--pure vessels that are fully yielded over to God. It will be a pure glory, a pure anointing, and a pure flow of the Spirit.

Yahweh called a man in the Bible by the name of Josiah at a very young age. When the Book of the Law was found in the Temple, the condition of the nation was revealed and Josiah realized how far the people had strayed from Yahweh. So he set on a journey to restore true worship into the House of God. As he was dealing with these things, there were five idols that were found in the House of God. In 2 Kings 23 with the restoration of true worship, you find five idols that needed to be dealt with. These five idols represented three different aspects of idolatry that had crept in. God is dealing with these same idolatries today. He showed me He is shaking these idolatries down to the ground, which are found in 2 Kings 23.

First, there was Baal. Baal was the chief male deity. Then, there was Asherah, the wife of Baal. Also mentioned is the host of heaven, speaking of astrology. Then there was the god, Molech, which is where they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire as a sacrifice. Chemosh, another idol, was over witchcraft and idolatry. Baal was the main deity over all of them. Under him was Asherah who oversaw all of the sexual immorality that was taking place in the day. Molech was responsible for child sacrifice, and Chemosh, witchcraft, astrology and all of those things involving the occult.

These are the three main things that the Lord is shaking down in our day as He prepares His House for great glory: Asherah, Molech and Chemosh.

Asherah: Sexual Immorality

Yahweh is exposing and shaking down everything associated with Asherah, everything of sexual uncleanness. If there is any area that is hidden with sexual uncleanness, it is much better to let God deal with it in secret than to be exposed publicly. This is the longsuffering of God. He will be longsuffering and will deal with something in secret so that it doesn't have to be dealt with before people.

Yahweh desires people to be completely whole and thank Jesus for ministries He is raising up to minister to the sexually broken. But if people harden their hearts, refusing to let Jesus, His son, convict, heal and deliver them, especially if they are in positions of leadership, Yahweh's hand is forced to deal with them in a public way. But remember, long before Yahweh deals with something "in public," He has long tried to bring that person to repentance and freedom "in secret." This is His amazing grace and mercy. We must maintain Yahweh's standard--while staying humble, loving, and free from judgment and condemnation.

Molech: Child Sacrifice

Yahweh is shaking everything that has to do with child sacrifice, everything that is coming against the children of our nation including abortion, pornography, child abuse and everything that would try to take the life out of our children. On a national level, there is coming an exposing of child pornography and abuse. God's hand of justice will be seen in the sex-trade industry. God is taking it down to the ground.

In the area of abortion, Yahweh has tremendous mercy, love and restoration for women and men who have suffered this trauma and who turn to the Lord for healing and forgiveness. Yahweh is a God of mercy, love and restoration, and at the same time, He is shaking the spirit of Molech down--that spirit that tries to attack and kill the lives of our children. The Spirit of God is targeting that which has targeted our children.

Chemosh: Witchcraft

Yahweh is also shaking everything associated with Chemosh, the god that oversees astrology, occultism, and witchcraft. God is not just dealing with the obvious witchcraft and occultism that we know about. He's also dealing with it in the pulpit. "Witchcraft in the pulpit?", you may ask. Yes, it can even operate in a subtle way in the Church.

The root of the spirit of witchcraft is rebellion. The spirit of witchcraft is all about power, manipulation and control. The operation of the spirit of witchcraft is trying to manipulate through control and rebellion. And the day of spiritual witchcraft in our churches is--over. Yahweh is shaking that thing down to the ground. He is uncovering and exposing emotional and spiritual abuse that is happening inside the Church. There are some in leadership positions, who rather than operate by the Spirit of Yahweh, are actually operating with a spirit of witchcraft and control.

Under the guise of "submission" people have subjected themselves to unhealthy control and abuse. For example, you may have heard, "If you leave this church, you'll never go anywhere. If you leave this church, you're out from under my covering and the devil's going to get you." This spirit uses manipulation and fear to control people. That is not the Spirit of Yahweh.

Yahweh is bringing a purification to all the tactics of the flesh. Out of the fear of losing people, we begin to manipulate them with fear and anger and say, "If you leave, you'll be under a curse." I've heard these things come out of leader's mouths and I've seen sheep sitting under fear and control and they think that it's the will of God. Yahweh is shaking us free from unbiblical submission and is teaching leaders how to lead in a Godly way, as well as teaching the Body to submit in "true honor and respect" through healthy, whole leaders.

Yahweh wants a pure, clean Body from the head all the way down to the feet. And it's not just in the pulpit. Witchcraft in the form of manipulation and control can also come from the pews. God doesn't want any of it. You know, sheep are beautiful, they look all nice and cute and fluffy, but some of them have sharp teeth, and if you do something they don't like, they bite you with those teeth. God is shaking all of it down.

Let Him Shake it All Down As the Lord sweeps through His House, all of these things will be dealt with so that the greater weight of His glory can be trusted to us. Let Yahweh shake whatever needs to be shaken in your lives. Let Him shake every attitude, every imagination and every motive. Let Him shake everything in your life that can be shaken. Because if you allow Him to shake it, what will be left afterwards will be the pure image of Yahweh.

You will be a vessel that His glory can flow through in an unlimited way. You will also be free to transition into the fullness of your spiritual inheritance and destiny. May Yahweh's grace abound towards you as you position yourself before Him in prayer to allow Him to do the deeper work for His greater glory.

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Yahweh is Looking For A Resting Place

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:32:00 +0000

Here at Pentecostal Broadcasting Network, we have entered a new season of Yahweh's presence with an incredible release of an open heaven. I have been living in His presence for months now, and with each passing day it grows stronger and stronger.

There is a place of breakthrough that Yahweh gives us, and as long as we protect the ground we have gained in Him, there is nothing that can hinder us from moving higher and higher in His power and glory. If you are reading this, I want to invite you into this place of breakthrough with us. Position yourself before the Lord in prayer, and let Him pour out His glory in a fresh way in your life.

I have recently been seeking Yahweh in a deeper way, and I have felt a renewed passion and sense of urgency to see a fresh awakening released in our country and the nations of the world. God is about to break out all over the nations with extended moves of His Spirit. Yahweh is sending us to strategic locations throughout the world to help prepare the way for one of the greatest moves of Yahweh we have ever seen.

Yahweh IS LOOKING FOR A RESTING PLACE

"And His resting place shall be glorious." -- Isaiah 11:10

As I have been waiting on Yahweh, I can hear His voice speaking very clearly. I hear the Spirit of Yahweh saying that He is looking for a resting place. The Holy Spirit desires to come and abide in a tangible way. And He is looking for those who will make room for Him to come. He is about to release such an outpouring, that it will rival that of the Charismatic renewal of the 1970's. Another wave of revival will hit the Church, bringing a renewed passion for Jesus in their midst.

As the Holy Spirit is poured out, there will be many centers of healing raised up where people will come from miles around to receive a touch from Him. There will be such a degree of the manifest presence of Yahweh that people will be healed before they are even prayed for. They will be healed just walking into His presence. Yahweh is about to show off His power. The healing anointing is about to increase upon the church, releasing many into signs, wonders, and miracles with a bold witness for the Lord. Even the meekest among us will roar like a lion.

"And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness." -- Acts 4:31

A SEASON OF INSPECTION AND TESTING
Yahweh is looking for resting places where He can come and settle down -- places where He can display His power and He is looking for] people with whom He can trust His anointing. The church is in a season of inspection and testing. Just as Gideon's army was tested to see who would qualify, so now many hearts are being tested. Many have been in testing and have not understood why or have lost sight of the ultimate end, which is the display of Yahweh's glory.

It is vital that each one of us, personally and corporately, recognize the tests we are facing so that we can pass them and move to the next level Yahweh has for us. We must get the heavenly perspective [so] that our circumstances, no matter how negative, do not determine our future. It is our response to those circumstances that will determine our next step in Yahweh and whether He can trust us with more of His power.

"But the Lord said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there." -- Judges 7:4

The very testing some have been walking through will become the very thing that promotes them in this next season. They will become carriers of Yahweh's grace and glory, for they will have learned two things during this time: they will have learned how to lean upon Yahwehs grace which has been sufficient for them, and they will have learned that Yahweh's glory is revealed in their weaknesses.

"And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities (weaknesses), that the power of Christ may rest upon me." -- 2 Corinthians 12:9

Yahweh will strategically use these vessels of clay to reveal His glory in this next season. Some will even be the most unlikely. God will choose the most unlikely of people, just like He chose Gideon, hiding in a winepress, the weakest of the weak (Judges 6:15). We must remember Yahweh is for us and wants to promote us. It will be by His power, through a yielded heart, that we overcome every test and pass [on] to the next level. Every test we are facing or have faced is an opportunity for promotion.

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you." -- 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 (also see verses 13-18)

THE SWORD OF THE LORD GOD'S JUSTICE AND JUDGMENT RELEASED AGAINST THE WORKS OF THE ENEMY

In Judges 7:16-22 Gideon instructs the 300 [men] to hold their torches inside empty pitchers. After they surround the camp of the enemy, at Gideon's command they blow their trumpets and break the pitchers and cry out, "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!" Suddenly, the enemy is thrown into confusion, flees, and turns on itself, bringing victory to Gideon's army.
Yahweh is about to release the light of His glory through vessels that have been emptied and broken so that He can execute and decree judgment on the works of the enemy. As Yahweh's glory is revealed in us during this next season, the very works of the enemy will come under Yahwehs judgment and be destroyed. God is releasing again His sword of justice on behalf of His people.

"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil." -- 1 John 3:8

GREAT SHAKING -- GROANINGS FOR THE REVELATION OF THE MANIFESTED SONS OF GOD

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now." -- Romans 8:18-22

There is a great shaking happening in the world around us today. There is a groaning in nature as creation experiences the labor pains of her full redemption. Earthquakes, famine, hurricanes, flooding -- these are all signs of the approaching redemption and revelation of the Church in full power and glory. The sufferings of this present age can not be compared to the glory that is about to be revealed in the Church.

The time is drawing nearer. When a woman is about to give birth, the contractions get stronger and more frequent. The more creation groans in travail, the closer we are to our full redemption and transformation. The shakings around us are a sign of the power that is about to be revealed in the Church. Get ready!

PREPARE AND BE READY
So get ready, and prepare your hearts for His coming. Holiness and purity will be great preparations for you as your temple is cleansed and made ready to house the increase that is coming. We prepare ourselves by staying full of His presence and by guarding our hearts against any defilement of the flesh and the world.

"And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.' Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty." -- 2 Corinthians 6:16-18

Be prepared and ready. Let your spirit be full of oil. Matthew 25 reveals to us that we are each responsible to have our own oil. We can't depend on someone else's relationship with God. We need to have our own. As we cultivate our relationship with Him, He will prepare us for His coming.

"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.' Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming." -- Matthew 25:1-13

As Yahweh releases the Spirit of Awakening within us, we are brought out of darkness and into His marvelous light. His light within us exposes and drives out the shame of sin and empowers us to live in complete freedom and victory. As the Spirit awakens our hearts with His light, our lives are full of spiritual fruit and power.

"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: 'Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.'" -- Ephesians 5:8-14

During this time of inspection, we must remain self-controlled, alert, watchful, and sober. As we abide in His light and glory, He will fill us with more and more of Himself, releasing more of His presence and manifest power in our lives.

"You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:5-9

These are key scriptures for the Church in this hour. They talk about living with an awakened heart. Meditate on them and pray them over your life.

Stay alert and be on-guard against all distractions. 1 Peter 5:8 exhorts us to be sober, self-controlled, vigilant, and watchful. And nothing will be able to stand against what God will do in the days to come. Your destiny in Him is limitless!

This prophetic now-word of Yahweh will help prepare your heart to move to the next level of God's power and glory in your life. Don't be caught sleeping during this hour of history. Receive a fresh anointing to live with an awakened heart!

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From the Desk of Apostle Paul E Jones
Bringing revival, renewal and restoration to all God's People
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A Short Study on the 5 Fold Ministry

noreply@blogger.com (Apostle Paul E Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000

How should the church be structured? Are any structures given in scripture? The Five-Fold Ministry is one such structure. Yahweh gave to the church, both corporate and local, the five-fold ministry. Ephesians 4:11, tells us that He gave us Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. The five-fold ministries represents "the hand of God" in the church today. This is the hand that performs the work that He desires in this world today. Are you looking for the hand of Yahweh? You can find it in any local church. Each of the ministries represents a finger and together all five creates the hand. The purpose of the five-fold Ministry is found in Ephesians 4:11: To perfect the saints, to identify, equip and involve the saints in the work of the ministry To edify the body of Christ The five-fold ministry will remain in place until: We all come in the unity of the faith We all have knowledge of the Son of God We all become a perfect man unto the stature of the fullness of Christ The five fold ministry will help us to stop being like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth. God has set five senses in the human body for the protection and care of the body. So he has set five ministries as the spiritual senses of the body of Christ for its protection and care.

The five-fold ministry gifts are examples of how "grace has been given as Christ apportioned it" (Ephesians 4:7). All ministry is simply the ministry of Christ expressed through the believer by the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Christ is our Apostle (Hebrews 3:1), Prophet (Luke 24:19), Evangelist (Matthew 9:35), Pastor (1 Peter 5:2-4) and Teacher (John 3:2). Every ministry - including that of the five-fold - is an extension of the ministry of Christ Himself. The five-fold ministry are not self-commissioned, nor are they simply leaders of a church. They are clearly defined ministries that have an impact on the Church as a whole. By nature, their scope of ministry is wider than a local church. They are ministries-at-large. Two things are required for a five-fold ministry gift to come into its own:

1. The Apostle

An apostle is "one chosen and sent with a special commission." The 12 apostles chosen by Jesus were witnesses of the resurrection (Acts 1:15; 4:33), but there were many other true apostles (Acts 14:3-4; Romans 16:7; 1 Corinthians 15:5-7; Galatians 1:1,19), as well as false ones (2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Revelation 2:2). The ministry of an apostle includes pioneering new churches (1 Corinthians 9:2; 1 Corinthians 3:6), grounding the Church in truth (Colossians 1:25), preserving unity in the Body (1 Corinthians 3:3-5), laying foundations in the Church (1 Corinthians 3:10), setting things in order (Titus 1:5), fostering a vision beyond the local (2 Corinthians 8), fathering new ministries (2 Timothy 1:6) and a breakthrough-type ministry of miracles (2 Corinthians 12:12).

The Apostolic ministry is considered the thumb of the hand. It is the only finger that can touch the others. Among the many purpose of the Apostolic Ministry, one is to set the house in order (1Cor.11: 34) and to provide proper government and procedures in the house of Yahweh. Indeed all things must be done decently and in order. This area of our ministry is responsible to ensure that our work is efficiently operated complying with the Biblical and governmental requirements and guidelines.

2. The Prophet

The ministry of the prophet involves being "moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21) in prophetic utterance, which can be:

Predictive (Acts 21:10-11; 11:27-28)
Directive (Acts 13:1-3)
Corrective (Acts 15:22-23,27,32)

There is such a thing, however, as a false prophet (1 John 4:1), and so God sets clear guidelines:

Prophecies should be time-tested (Acts 11:28).
The words of a prophet are judged by church leadership (1 Cor.14:29).
Any prophecy should be confirmed independently (2 Corinthians 13:1).
Any prophecy should line up with Scripture, "the sure word of prophecy" (2 Peter 1:19-21).

The prophet operates best in teamwork with the apostle (eg. Paul and Silas). A prophet is not just someone with a prophetic anointing, but a recognized ministry to the Body at large. Note there are three levels of prophecy: the word of prophecy - limited to "strengthening, encouraging and comfort" (1 Corinthians 14:3,31); the spirit of prophecy on a group (1 Samuel 10:10) and the ministry of the prophet (1 Corinthians 12:28-29). All believers are encouraged to move in words of prophecy, but only a prophet should exercise the authority of predictive, directive and corrective prophecy, and even then only within clear protective guidelines.

If there are Pastors and Evangelist today their must be prophets today. Yes prophets are part of the five-fold ministry. Yes there are saints in the body of Christ that have the gift of Prophecy or that occupy the office of the Prophet. They forth tell and fore tell. Their prophecies, whether in word or in song, can be judged by the Prophecy of Scripture which is infallible. This ministry is designed to create a climate that encourages Yahweh's people to prophesy. God's people should use this gift to edify, exhort and comfort each other. This ministry is also responsible to record prophetic utterance, safe guarding God's word less it should fall to the ground.

3. The Evangelist

Evangelists extend the frontiers of Yahweh's Kingdom (see the ministry of Philip in Acts 6:3-7; 8:5-40; 21:8). They are co-workers with and extensions of apostolic ministry (2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:2). Who will go and whom shall I send? This question is still being asked today. Someone needs to publish the good news. Someone needs to bring joy to our cities like Philip the evangelist did to Samaria by preaching there. Thank God for the Evangelist! The reaper, the gatherer, the preacher, the fire lighter, the flame igniter and yes, a part of the Five Fold Ministry. Our motto here at Calvary is "Come to Calvary the way to God." We desire that all men should come to Calvary. For this to happen we must do the work of an evangelist. We must Go. We must tell everyone.

4. The Pastor

A pastor is not simply a leader over a local church, but has a Body-wide expression of ministry. As one of the five-fold ministry, a pastor is, in present terminology, more accurately a "pastor of pastors" or a "pastor of elders" beyond the local body. A pastor's emphasis in ministry is in relationship networking.

The Greek word for pastor poimen means "one to tends sheep or cares for flocks" (read 1 Peter 5:1-4; John 21:15-17). But this word is used only in Ephesians 4:11. Elsewhere in the New Testament, other words are used: "shepherd", "elder" and "overseer". This is significant, so a comparison of these ministries should be made. Thank God for Pastors given by God according to his own heart to feed us with knowledge and understanding.

5. The Teacher

How is knowledge to be imparted to the body of Christ? Hosea 4:6 declares that "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee"... The only way to impart Knowledge to God's people is to teach. Exod 24:12...And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. Deut 6:7...And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. The great commission called for us to teach Matt 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Yahweh's people must be taught. They must be empowered by knowledge. Here at Calvary our teaching time is important. We realize that man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that proceed from the mouth of God. A teacher is not just someone who teaches (we are all encouraged to teach - Colossians 3:16), but is a ministry who brings instruction to the Body at large (note the "watering" ministry of Apollos in Acts 18:24-28; 1 Corinthians 3:2-10). Only when the ministries of Ephesians 4:11 begin functioning as God intended - both as individual ministries and as apostolic teams - will the purpose of their joint ministry be fulfilled.

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From the Desk of Apostle Paul E Jones
Bringing revival, renewal and restoration to all God's People
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