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... start to pray for a correct congregation to be raised up. God may bring you into someones field whose is being used for such a work, or he may bring someone to you for this purpose or it could be you folks. Don't try to figure out too much, just stay in prayer and let him work. DO NOT TRY TO GET CONTROL. This is for God to appoint leaders. Ok. At first just be content to be in a biblically correct congregation. Meet in a home or houses. Do not go and rent anything or buy any place to meet in. Do not go and file for any non-profit status or anything. That is for the false churches, not for you. Be careful of false believers. Earliest Church - Remember the earliest church members were Jews and they had the first Congregations. Jesus was also a jew and so were the apostles. I think it is now clear this work is not the least anti-semetic or anti-Israel. These were the people that either sat at the feet of the Master, the Lord Jesus Christ or had teachers that did so. We can refer to the Lord Jesus Christ in transliterated Hebrew which would be: Yeshua Ha Mashiach which means Jesus the anointed or Messiah. We will use the english because it is easier for most to understand in this target audience. Back to the Jews briefly. This is what I believe:
There are some Jews who are money changers (banksters). They are not nice people, putting it mildly. There is no biblical doctrine for blaming all the Jews as a race for the problems of the world based on what a few bankers do. These bankers probably account for 1/1,00,000 of 1% of the race. The actors are just tools of satan and the demons. As you will learn the Israelites or Jews are important in end times. Satan would like end times to be frozen and never come for obvious reasons. He likes to try to direct people to attack the jews. He even tried to eliminate them with Hitler. If there are no Jews then there can be no end times and he gets to stay where he is which is much better than where he is going. Of course eliminating the jews did not work and not only are there millions of Jews today there is also the State of Israel which is at least in part on the correct geography. Correct biblical Israel as specified in the bible is perhaps eight times larger than Israel today.
We are going to remove the camouflage of the enemy and attack the enemy, not fight the people he uses as disposable throw away vehicles of evil. We are going to start by looking at the church system we see operating in the world today and examine it in light of the relevant scriptures. Church Systems Today - Today we see a Church System operating that is quite different from the Church system operating in the New Testament. The church system is not meant to change or evolve. Heb.13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day and for ever." and the beginning of Heb.13:9 reads " Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrine." One must bear in mind that the translators put in the verse and paragraph breaks and by doing so one could distort the true meaning and flavor of the text. What I am saying is that nothing has changed. Jesus Christ, Salvation, Baptism, and all the other Doctrines have stayed the same including how congregations are to be structured and administered. Do not buy into any other doctrines or teachings other than what Jesus and the Apostles taught. The Bible tells us what they taught clearly and precisely. If we choose to discount the teachings of the Bible and not follow and preach them, and/or add to them we have become carried about with strange and divers doctrines. Everyone agreed, right. Eph.4:14 "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive." My Greek Interlinear (Interlinear Greek-English New Testament numerically coded to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance with a Greek-English Lexicon by George Berry and Strong's Greek Dictionary, published by Baker Book House, ISBN: 0-8010-5034-0) translates this passage as follows: "that no longer we may be infants, being tossed and carried about by every wind of the teaching. in the sleight of men, in craftiness with a view to the systematizing of error." Right here we have it all laid out for us, the systematizing of error. We are taught the ways of the false church system to such an extent we don't even know what a true biblical church operates like. In passing I would like to say that the de facto government has done the same thing to us. They have systematized error to make the people think their way is the constitutional way when nothing could be further than the truth. The way the worlds church systems operate is far from the biblical precepts for the congregations. Yes the same forces that brought you the de facto government brought you the worlds church systems. Notice I said forces not people. They just use people as disposable throw away character actors. Focus on the forces of darkness not their throw away actors. Attack in the spirit with all its power and glory, not in the flesh with all its weaknesses. Go slow, think, make sure I am not tricking or fooling you, trust no man, read on. 2Cor.11:13 - 15 " For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." Understand that satan comes to believers as a worker of the Lord Jesus Christ. Satan will come as a false disciple of Christ to deceive a Christian. True some cult leaders hold themselves out to be serving the Lord Jesus Christ but that doesn't fool the believers. To deceive the believers satan's workers come as Christian ministers preaching out of Bibles. Note, I didn't say they preach and/or follow the Word of God, I said they preach out of Bibles. They say they are Christian workers serving the Lord. With people that aren't believers he'll operate differently but this isn't our focus in this work. 1Tim.4:16 " Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." Folks correct doctrine is extremely important, note the words "save thyself and those that hear thee." These are strong words. The Lord Jesus Christ has only one set of rules. All of his churches follow them the same way. Eph.5:23 "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing." The church is supposed to be subject to Christ in everything just like a wife to her husband. The true church is indeed subject to God by following all the precepts laid out for us in the bible very plainly I might add. John 14:21 " He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." Again strong words are used. Keeping the commandments of God are very important. This is not a free for all. And go to Eph.5: 27: "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Look at it this way. The believers are subject to the commandments that the Lord has set forth for us in the scriptures. These are contained in teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and his Apostles and are to be found in what we call the New Testament. If you see a person clearly breaking those rules on a steady, ongoing, long term basis, you have to consider that person as being not saved, even though that person may continually confess to being a Christian. Example: a person has homosexual sex on a steady basis. Now, a believer can't sit down with the Lord and say look Lord I want to have homosexual sex, it's not fair. I want to serve you and love you but you're just gonna have to let me be an actively practicing homosexual Christian. This doesn't work. It is God's way only. Clear. Let's take another example. A person likes praying to satan and worshipping satan and other unclean spirits. This person soon realizes after having demons cast from him or her that the Bible is true and gets worried about going to the lake of fire for eternity, yet is afraid of getting the unclean spirits mad. Let's for a minute also assume that satan didn't get this person to commit the unforgivable sin, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (see Mark 3:29). I personally believe satan has his highly placed workers commit this sin as a protection for satan so they don't get saved and so to speak defect and reveal satans idiotic “secrets”. This makes me look very doubtfully on all those that testify they were satanic high priests/priestesses and so forth and are now saved. This hypothetical person then says well I'll just worship the unclean spirits and the Lord at the same time, that way I'll have no enemies. The person then expresses his or her intents to the Lord and continues to worship the unclean spirits and the Lord Jesus Christ. The person says he or she is saved, said the sinners prayer, and worships and prays to the Lord Jesus Christ on a daily basis, etc. The Lord of course has guidelines and precepts that all believers must follow and if one doesn't, they aren't serving the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord even said if you love him you'll keep his commandments. It is the same for the churches. The difference is the church isn't an individual. We all know there are loads of people walking around saying they are believers and they aren't. Some think they are believers and some secretly worship satan and the unclean spirits which makes them false believers and false workers. God allows this to go on and he has his reasons. Eternal Security Issues - At this point I have touched on the subject of eternal security (unavoidably) and need to spend a minute on this subject, quoting scriptures of course. What the theologians say is of no importance to me, I go by the word of God. Heb.6:4-6 " For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." Let's also read 1Cor.9:27: " But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." I don't want to get sidetracked here with a lengthy debate on eternal security. The Bible doesn't support a position of your salvation will never be taken from you regardless of what sins you commit. Read the two scriptures above again. Paul also came out and said he could become a castaway, and he wrote much of the New Testament. If Paul thought he could become a castaway so should you! Get this please. Any doctrines you have been fed contrary to the Bible are rubbish. A Christian can commit a sin and ask forgiveness in Jesus name and repent and that is the end of it. We don't have a license to go into a life of repeated willful sin at will and still retain our salvation. It is a doctrine of devils to say that a Christian can go around sinning at will and never lose his or her salvation. This garbage doctrine comes from the false churches that want you all tied up in sin. When the line is crossed is up to God. We all sin. These are some things as men we will never completely understand. The point is eternal salvation no matter what sins are committed repeatedly and willfully is not a biblical concept. There are churches that say they are Christian but are not. Again God allows this to go on. I will tell you this, it is sinful for us to fellowship with those who say they are Christians and behave contrary to the scriptures. Sin is sin folks. See 1Cor.5:11: " But now I have written unto you not to keep company, If any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat" and 1Tim 6:3-5 which focuses more on those teaching contrary to the word of God: " If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." Folks please note we are told by the Word of God to withdraw and/or not keep company with such that teach and act in opposition to the Word of God, not to place ourselves under them as our spiritual leaders goes without saying. Please also note this applies to all doctrines and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. We also have read that a Christian who sins gets chastened by the Lord in 1Cor.11:32: " But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world." Is it not sin that will bring about a chastening from the Lord. We also know that when we sin we are subject to satan's attacks. See 1Jn.5:18: " We all know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not." This scripture is of paramount importance to you. If you are going to go and wage this fight against satan to get your country back, you need to be free of sin. Conveniently the bible will show all these commandments to you plain as day, just obey them. The sin of incorrect fellowship with people not behaving correctly as believers should behave is included. This is one of the sins that satan has perpetrated on the believers and gotten away with it to a large extent. The church behaves incorrectly and the congregation behaves incorrectly and this is supposed to be tolerated. Oh we are not perfect so why should the church be perfect. This sort of nonsense is like when they made jury presentments outdated by passing a rule of the federal court. Hogwash. Incorrect fellowship is sin. If you are going to fight this fight you HAVE to get your fellowship correct. If you do not do this you are not keeping yourself and the enemy can have at you when you are in sin. This is extremely serious. More on this coming. And also see Rom.6:16: " Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey , his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness". Speaking for myself I don't want to yield myself to sin and death, do you? If you do not follow the commandments in the bible then you are sinning or obeying the one you should not be obeying. If you want to open yourself up to attacks from satan, receive chastening from the Lord and serve death just keep on sinning and sin is sin including the scriptural prohibitions concerning fellowshipping with those who hold themselves out to be believers but behave wrong. This also applies if they are leading a so called church teaching and practicing in opposition to God's word. The sin of not withdrawing from those the Bible says to withdraw from and the sin of lying, murder or stealing etc. are all still sins. Sin is sin. As we go on I will develop these themes with a lot of scriptures showing you that satan has set up churches systematizing error to such an extent most of us don't even know how a true church should be operating, and thus keeping many believers in sin by them not withdrawing from those that they are told to withdraw from in the Bible. When we start to take teachings and practices of man and use them to cancel out the Bible or portions of it, we are in big trouble. Hear me out and let the scriptures speak. Most of you always suspected something is amiss in these so called churches, so let the word of God speak and illuminate the errors and hopefully the oohs and aahhs will flow, God willing. Pray now, by yourself is great, for the truth regarding the church. Pray the Lord would remove all the camouflage of the enemy in every area of your life. Pray the Lord would remove all false doctrines from you. Pray the Lord would reveal to you the things you need to do to make yourself more pleasing to him. Pray the Lord would reveal all the false believers in your life. Pray the Lord would give you the strength and ability to deal with all these revelations. Ok so fasten your seat belts, let's go do some spiritual cruising and give satan a bruising and get the republic restored. Correct Church or Congregation OperationChurch Buildings - I keep using the two terms church and congregation. The congregation term is more correct in a way. The church has more of a physical location and corporate personality attached to it. Interpretative I would say. The term congregation is more of a less corporate and not physical building term. I prefer congregation but use whichever you like. First, we see that never is there any instance in the New Testament of the believers building any physical building house of worship. Of course, there was a Temple in existence during the time some of the New Testament was written but this is different. First, it was a legitimate Temple of the Lord on the designated spot for the Temple. It was also built before the New Testament Church was begun. The Temple of course wouldn't meet the needs of those living some days travel away from it, let alone some weeks or even months travel time. Paul (as well as all the other Apostles) never got involved with any Church building type project. This concept of getting the believers to pay for a building that they themselves don't even own or control and can't even live in, is of course an unbiblical practice. Get this one down. When you see this it is error and serious error at that. Ever do something wrong and get the conviction from the Lord? I was more than once addressing a group and the conviction came because of something I was doing or saying wrong and I couldn't even continue until I corrected what I was saying. How come the leaders don't come under conviction for doing this? The unsaved don't get the same conviction from the holy spirit you do. Not being very subtle about this. This is not the doctrine and not the way God's congregations or churches are to function. Meeting Days – The false church has even selected Sunday as its meeting day to illustrate that it follows a different doctrine and/or gospel. Let me explain. First of all you can meet every day, great idea actually but some may not be able to do so because of work, business and family obligations. The point is the Sabbath is from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. Let me elaborate. In Hebrew (this all goes back to Hebrew) the days of the week are numbered. One day ends at sunset and the next starts at that sunset. Sunday is called Yom (day) Rishon (first). Sunday is the first day of the week. Thus in Israel the banks and post offices etc are open on Sunday. It is a regular workday. Friday is called Yom (day) Sheshe (sixth). Friday starts on sundown Thursday. Yom (day) Shabbat (Sabbath) starts at the end of Yom Sheshe which is Friday sunset. Then begins Sabbath, Yom Shabbat. Bottom line is Shabbath is Friday night until Saturday night. Sunset divides day from night. The false churches are thus announcing that theirs is a different Gospel. Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, and the early New Testament Church never moved Shabbath to Sunday. This is stunt the false church pulled and that is that. Boo. Collection Offering - The collection is for the Saints and the legitimate ministry workers who are of course also Saints. Can the believers with needs go to the owners of these buildings and say we are out of work and can't pay our bills, let us live in the building or go sell the building so we can have our needs met? Sure they could go and make such a request but I have never heard of any of these so called churches selling their real estate to meet the needs of it's congregants. In the New Testament Church the believers sold their own personal real estate to meet the needs of their brothers and sisters. The offerings are supposed to be taken in secret. Perhaps at the back or entry of the meeting room or home is a receptacle to drop offerings in. Passing a bucket is not wrong but not the best way either in that it puts people in the spotlight to drop something in. Now putting in money and getting the church accountant to write you a receipt at the end of the year and submit it to the IRS is of course way absurd. Read Math. 6:1. If the giving is not in secret it is not rewarded by God. The other important point here is that the Pastor should not know who gave what. Offerings are freewill and if the pastor knows he may become biased and this is a snare for him that he does not need. So leave him out of it. The scriptures say the left hand should not know what the right hand is doing. The operative word is as secretly as possible. Checks should be out. With checks the bank knows, the bookkeeper knows etc. Don't even ask about taking credit cards.
Satan has an incredibly intense fear of believers meeting together, especially if they're not in sin. See Math.18:20: "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." More on Church Buildings - Now, the Church going to a bank or other lending institution to borrow money at a high interest rate to build a building is even more absurd. These so called churches, use the real estate to give themselves credibility. It's too easy for a few people who love the Lord to start a church if the only requirement was to have a house. The buildings lend credibility to the worlds church system. This is called churchianity, not christianity. The credibility of the building makes the people think the house church is not as sophisticated or credible. This is error, it is the other way around. The analogy here is the de facto courts and the judges with black robes. Makes them look credible but they are not. Many feel there is a lack of credibility to a congregation meeting in a house. This is wrong, it is the way to meet. There were synagogues in the days of the New Testament writings. The Apostles could've raised money to construct such synagogue or church type buildings if they felt it was correct. If I were to set out to do something wrong, I know the conviction that I would come under would be uncomfortable enough to make me go to the scriptures and prayer right away to see where I went wrong and correct my mistakes. If you are a believer you will know exactly what I am talking about. I have no idea how anyone in God's service, supposedly being led by the Holy Spirit, in submission to God and in charge of a congregation, could ever go ahead and build a building with the money from the believers and call it a Church and not even let the congregation members that paid for it, own it or live in it. Look the meetings should be held in homes and the money saved could be used to meet the needs of the congregants or if all their needs were met it could be used to help another congregation meet their needs. The Greek word for Church (ekklessia, Strong's #1577) means a congregation or a group called out. The Greek word has nothing to do with real estate such as a building. Go out from these so called churches. 2Pet.2:3 "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgement now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." The making merchandise of you is getting you to pay for real estate they own and or control. They can sell it, rent it, or mortgage it. It is a solid worldly item of bankable value. This diverts the money from being used to meet the needs of the believers. The analogy to the de facto government is making merchandise of you with the courts, tickets, fines, licenses, taxes, etc. The false church and the de facto government both make merchandise out of you. The meeting in homes also limits the size of the congregation. Perhaps 25-35 people could comfortably meet in a modern day American home, perhaps even 40 or 50 with some larger homes. The exact amount isn't important but it should be noted that groups of several hundred or thousands won't be able to fit into homes. A small group is more advantageous. It let's every one know everyone else. A person living in sin will have a much harder time escaping detection in a smaller group. Think about it. The pigs in the parlor concept is about impossible to pull off with a small house church. With a church of 500 thousand satan needs only one evil false pastor to control 5000. Instead if there were say 100 house churches he would need 100 evil pastors. The economy scale works for satan. The same goes for people who won't share their worldly goods to meet the needs of those believers in need. The restricted size will serve to keep the false believers out of the congregation. False believers are not interested in helping the believers with their problems financial or otherwise, they are interested in increasing and creating problems for the believers. Remember, home groups as a function of a large church that owns real estate, is not the same thing as congregations that meet in homes. Don't be deceived. Sin In Church - 1 Tim.5:20 should be noted and followed and of course is easier to do in a small group: "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear." This of course is almost never seen in the churches that own real estate. Aren't they interested in causing the congregation to fear to sin? Have you ever seen anyone rebuked before all for not following 1Cor.5:11, Rom.16:17, 2Jn.9-11, 2Thes.3:14, 1Tim.6:3-5, or 1Jn.5:21. Our gospel doesn't not allow for us to fellowship with any sort of character, doing anything they want contrary to the scriptures yet at the same time holding themselves out to be a believer. Do go and read these verses. They are part of your bible and should be part of your spiritual walk. House Churches and Persecution - The next point regarding meeting in houses is perhaps one of the most important. As the congregations of the Lord Jesus Christ start to act in one accord and cling to all of the Doctrines of Jesus and the Apostles, the body of Christ will become more and more empowered. This means that a persecution could be a possibility. How can a real estate holding Church that has hundreds or thousands of people meeting together in one building, get through any serious persecution? The enemy knows they're all in one place on Sunday morning which would make it very convenient for the enemy. If the property was to be confiscated or destroyed what would the people do ? Where would they meet ? They're too attached to the real estate, or in other words the things of this world. They'd go into confusion and have to start organizing meetings in houses during the onset of a persecution. The false believers would be relatively unknown since the church was so large. They would probably have a real hard time of things, learning their lesson the hard way in the middle of a persecution. Most importantly, at a time when many would need to draw on the strength and faith of others, these others would be running around trying to put the pieces together under most adverse conditions. Their effectiveness in a time of great need would be greatly diminished. You want to know who is tested and tried to be faithful in the little things before you have to rely on them for the big things. Lk.16:10 " He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." Scriptures like this are there for a reason and meant to be walked in not just read. Remember keep yourself. A cluster of house congregations is harder to confuse and defeat. They can go underground very easily just changing houses, or meeting outdoors when necessary. Think about it. Satan wants the believers easy to defeat. With a lot of smaller house churches instead of one big church, there are numerous leaders in place in each congregation with people holding higher offices overseeing the groups. If a leader of a congregation meeting in a certain house is taken out of the picture, it is a simple matter for one of the other leaders to step in. Church Offices - Bear in mind the New Testament Church according to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, has five offices. Everything does not rest on a person called the Pastor. Eph.4:11 " And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. " A Church functioning with only the office of pastor filled, is of course not doctrinally correct which means they are preaching and walking in another gospel. They are saying their church doesn't have five offices, but we know the Bible calls for five offices and of course God will fill these office but only in his church. For the Church to be empowered and function correctly these offices must be filled. Correct doctrine calls for these other offices to be filled. Pray for true congregations to emerge with all the offices filled, and soon. Nowhere does the New Testament indicate that any of these offices are to be done away with at this point in time. Nowhere! Now remember I do not know everything. Some things I do not know. There may very well be a fixed number of Apostles. Matthew 10:2: Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Revelation of John 21:14: And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. This opens up some interesting debates about how the correct churches can be under an Apostle since it is assumed the Apostles are no longer on earth as mortals. One way we are under them is maybe through their teaching in the Bible. I am not clear on this so we are just going to point out the deficiency I have and let you pray about it. In any event the other offices should be fulfilled. These office holders should also be working in the power of the spirit, not like these dead churches. There should be signs and wonders that will leave no doubt. Think raising the dead etc. Jesus Christ is the Head of the True Church - The Church of The Lord Jesus Christ operates according to him, he is the head of it. Eph.5:23 - 24 "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let their wives be to their husbands in everything." You see the true Church of The Lord Jesus Christ will be listening to him as the head and following his doctrines, which are contained in the New Testament. When you see these doctrines not being followed there is a big problem because that church is not operating with the Lord Jesus Christ as it's head. Read Math.12:30: " He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad." Now that you read it, believe it and walk in it. The Lord Jesus Christ doesn't have some churches operating differently than others. It's always the same in every one of his churches. There is only one set of doctrines and they are conveniently written down for you in your Bible. When a so called church does not follow the bible, it is a bad sign. Bad fruit equals a bad tree. Matthew 7:15-17
The leaders of these false churches want only the very worst for you. They keep you in sin and bondage. Oh they act so nice and caring but their true fruit stinks. They preach incorrectly and lead the church astray. There is no love, no sharing, no saving those who wonder from the flock. He is just making merchandise out of you. So decide if you wish to follow the Bible or if you wish to follow that nice pastor who just seems to have the church structure and practices all wrong. None of this is so new. Paul knew about this sort of evil. 2 Corinthians 11:3-5
Scripture tell us it is possible to preach another gospel, receive another spirit (so much for the anointing you feel in these false churches) and the Jesus they preach and lead people to is not the Son of God. It is satan or a demon saying he is Jesus. They do not use the title Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 12:3
Go check church hymnals and see if the ever use the words Lord Jesus. They don't. The whole thing is a sham with these false churches designed to keep the believer in sin and make merchandise out of them. The sin is interfering with your prayers being answered.The false churches enable the de facto government to thrive. And now the de facto government is starting to operate like all the other heinous dictatorships in history do. They go like this a few years and then get destroyed. They do usually mange to kill millions. If the people stayed away from these false churches and followed their bibles the de facto government would never be what it is today. Without the false church the de facto government could not operate like it does in a nation of many christians. Their prayers would fix the problems. When the christians are in gross sin, fail to believe their bible and repent then the de facto government can grow with all its evil. The goal of a satan driven government is to have no christians and no jews on the planet to freeze the progression of end times allowing the demons to stay out of the lake of fire. Will never happen. I hypothesize to you if you want a reason why God allowed this evil government to get so bad, look at the evil churches the christians attend. Over the last few decades the churches have become worse and worse. The government also became worse and worse. The secular government started getting into condoning sinful behavior as well. No fault divorce, wars without provocation, homosexuality legitimization, accepting satanism as a legitimate religion same for witchcraft, and many others. Power of the True Church - Go back and read about Annanias and Saphira (Acts chapt.5). The church didn't go and reach out to them and smother them with warm fellowship after their lies were discovered. In Acts 5:9 Peter prophesied Saphira's death to her before she literally dropped dead. By the standards they teach in these so called churches today, Peter would be considered harsh, cruel and ungodly, wouldn't he? Theirs is another Gospel. Read about Paul calling blindness down on a guy interfering with his witnessing (Acts 13:11). Read about Paul delivering people over to Satan (1Cor.5:5).What would this so called church say about Paul's behavior? You know what he'd be accused of: being harsh, cruel, lacking love, controlling etc. What would satan say about Peter and Paul? Do you think what satan would say sounds like what the so called church today would say? The true gospel is one of power, strength and glory but requires obedience. Our Bible heroes didn't fool around, did they? They saw this as a serious business. Satan hates to see power operating in the body of believers so he keeps them in sin. Fellowshipping in a biblically incorrect church is sin. Don't expect to be used of God and operate with power when in sin, any sin. So study the word and get right. There will be a price to pay. Friends will be lost, your social life will suffer, many will call you crazy or harsh etc. Remember this:
The scriptures are all right there plain as day. Many will read them and do nothing about them. Few are going to get it right. Remember if the believers do not attend the false churches they become meaningless.
(the word tribulation can be perhaps better understood by many as pressure which is a reasonable translation). So do not expect to see many receive this message. The false churches operate according to the rules of the world. They do not have Jesus Christ as their head. They tolerate sin. They are very social. They are happy to keep the believers there to keep them in sin and thus diminish their power. They need money to pay for their salaries and buildings versus needing money to meet the needs of the believers. Their way is not the way of the bible. Satan has laid out a smorgasbord of false churches for people to choose from. They have different practices, customs and doctrines. All of these doctrines and practices are off the scriptures, always. Satan does not care which one you pick, they are all bad. Crosses - Next, let's consider the subject of the cross. Nowhere in the New Testament do we read of anyone wearing a cross on their neck or anywhere else. We don't see the body of believers making the sign of the cross, we don't read of crosses on houses or buildings or pulpits. We also don't read of any other sign like that of a fish, etc. being used by the Apostles. The cross is spoken about figuratively. We are never told to go out and get crucified literally. Nor are we told to go get a large wooden cross (or a not so large cross) and drag it around with us or wear it all day long. When you put up a cross on a pulpit or a building you have made it into an idol. Have you never heard them call for people to come to the cross and this is usually done with a cross in place, in the front at an altar of some sort. Folks this is cleverly but intentionally devised idolatry. Idolatry is a sin. What about songs focusing on the cross instead of the Lord Jesus Christ. What's that one called that they sing "I will cherish that old rugged cross." You come to God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation and for prayer, not to a cross. A piece of wood shaped like a cross will not save you, and if you turn it into an idol it can certainly be harmful. Look the New Testament Church didn't build altars (with or without crosses) in the houses they met in and they didn't wear crosses. Read Rom. 10: 9: " That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that god hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Just because Jesus died on a cross and it is spoken of in the Bible, it doesn't mean it can't be made into an idol. Of course we all know that the Roman Catholics use statues (they also use crosses) in their places of gathering. Question yourself as to how they can scripturally do this in the face of the prohibition against idols: 1Jn.5:21 "Little children keep yourselves from idols." They can't. They will say that the statue (idol) reminds them of who they are praying to, compared to a person who prays directly to the statues or idols. This is of course nonsense and both types of behavior concerning statues and idols are to be avoided as sinful. What the Devil has done is turned the cross into an idol, deceiving the believers into accepting it since a statue of some ancient demon idol would be much harder to sell them on. The cross on the roof of the church, or anywhere else is a sign of idolatry and avoid such places. The cross on a church is a idolatry symbol and it places you in sin when you enter the church. Thus your power is curtailed in the Lord since you are in sin and thus not much of a threat to the demons operating through the leaders and others of these churches. I am not kidding about any of this. If someone knows you to be a man or woman that is God fearing and loving and sees you go in such a place they may be snared to do so also. There is also a prohibition against eating food sacrificed to idols, see Acts 21:25. Read Paul talking to believers about eating food sacrificed to idols. I'll quote part of it, Acts 8:10-11 " If any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died." These churches have a different gospel, they just use the real Bible to develop their gospel. Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Scientists), Joseph Smith (Mormons), and the Jehovah Witnesses use the real Bible to develop their gospel as well. Please note they don't practice what the Bible calls for and they don't preach according to the Bible, but they use it even preaching out of it. Don't be deceived. And please remember 1 Thes.5:22: " Abstain from all appearance of evil." Stay out of these false Churches. Don't wear crosses or have them. Believers don't make the sign of a cross with their fingers on their body when praying. This too is idolatry. Don't put those fish medallions on your car. If you want to advertise the fact that you're a believer put a scripture verse on your car or in your window. Denominations - Now, there are some so called churches that are in a Denomination. What is a denomination anyway? Is it in the Bible? Sure, the concept is in the Bible but it's treated as a sin! Let's read about it. 1Cor.1:12-13 " Now this I say that every one of you saith I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul." 1 Cor.3:3-4 " For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?" You see denominations are sinful divisions designed to divide up the body of Christ. Read Math.12:25: " And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every Kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." This is the goal of satan, to have the believers divided so God's house cannot stand. They are enemies of God and you. Enemies, get it. They want the very worst for you. Their goal is to drag you down to the lake of fire for eternity. They hate you and with a passion. Each denomination is subtly, but firmly holding itself out to be better than and separate from the believers outside of their denomination. It is divisive behavior plain and simple. Read Rom.16:17: " Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned: and avoid them." We are told to avoid those causing divisions or practicing divisive behavior like denominationalism. This means in plain English stay away from any church that calls itself a member of any denomination. Remember what Paul said regarding those who say they are of Apollos or Cephas. The equivalent of this today is when a believer says I'm a Baptist, or a Lutheran, an AG man or woman, etc. The word in the King James "offenses" (referencing Rom.16:17 quoted a few lines up) is not translated as accurately as it should be. It is Strong's #4625 and it means a snare, a stumbling block, or a cause of sin or error. You see the making of divisions and the setting up of snares goes together as our Bible teaches us. We read of the Church at Corinth, Rome, Ephesus, etc. It is the same Church always, the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of which he is the head and he is not interested in having his body divided against itself. Avoid denominations. Don't believe they 're not divisions. How could they get any more divided. Read Gal.5:19-21 from my interlinear New Testament and pay attention to the words divisions and sects: " Now manifest are the works of the flesh, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, indignations, contentions, divisions (Strongs # 1370), sects (Strongs # 139), envyings, murders, drunkenness, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand you, and even as also I said before, that they who such things do kingdom God's shall not inherit." This is a literal translation and thus a bit choppy. The KJV translates divisions as seditions, and sects as heresies but the underlying Greek words open it up to us. God considers divisions and sects to be a serious offense, serious enough to keep a person out of the kingdom of God. Get this down before you even think about waging any spiritual warfare battles. So according to the Word of God divisions and offenses can eternally damage a person as much as murder, adultery, fornication and so forth. Not inheriting God's Kingdom is as bad as it can get, no? Hmmmmm. It is not okay for us to go and fellowship in any old church irrespective of what they teach and practice is it? If you want to go and put yourself spiritually under those committing such sins all I can do is point out the scriptures but as for me and my house we'll serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 1:1 " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful." Ok so if the man who walks not in the counsel of sinners nor standeth in the way of sinners is blessed, what happens to those that walk in the counsel of the ungodly. They get the opposite of blessed, don't they. You want this for yourself and family? Or are you ready to stand up for the Lord, and the word. You would be a valued witness to the others caught in the sinful churches. If the watchman does not sound the warning when he knows better then it can be on him. If he sounds the warning and they do not listen it is not on him. It is not good to leave friends and family in the sinful churches without explaining lovingly what the problem is using the sword (bible). Ezekiel 33:5-7
So get busy:
Some of you will want to E-mail me and argue how a denomination can exist without being a division or a sect. It's impossible. By definition a denomination is a division or a sect, why have them if they weren't. Remember Paul's discourse regarding Apollos and Cephas. They both had correct doctrine and served the Lord Jesus Christ, yet Paul still admonished this behavior as being divisive. They didn't even call themselves apollonians or cepallians and Paul still admonished them. Don't be deceived. Let's find some more erroneous teachings and practices in the sinful churches. Women in the Church - Let's look at how women are to behave in the Congregation according to the Word of God. 1Cor.14:34 - 37 " Let your women keep silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. What? came the word of god out from you? or came it unto you only? If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord." Please note Paul said the things that he writes are the commandments of the Lord, not just passing thoughts. And we'll also read 1Tim.2:11 - 12: " Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." You can't take out what you don't like from the Bible and keep what is comfortable. This is how one can create another gospel using the Bible to do it. Women must be silent during the meetings of the congregation. They sit in silence. It's real black and white. This is Biblical Doctrine that must be followed. The women don't make the announcements, they don't lead the worship, they don't preach or teach, they're not in charge of ministries or functions, they stay silent during the formal meetings. Simple. I'm not going to go into this in great depth. It is a simple concept that is not followed very much today. Women can minister to other women, women can own and maintain houses in which meetings take place, women can minister to those holding a church office such as helping with their daily needs, women can do the daycare, women can work on the refreshments. Women can't break the scriptures as to how they should behave in regards to the church. There are no women Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Teachers and Evangelists. The same for Elders, Deacons and Bishops. There is no such New Testament role model. We are not under the doctrines of the pre-Jesus dispensation. Things have changed. The gifts of the spirit are for women as well as for men but this is not the same thing as holding a ministry office. A woman can have the gift of prophecy, see 1Cor.12:10, but this doesn't designate her as holding the office of a Prophet. A man can have the gift of the working of miracles but that doesn't mean he is an Apostle and doing the signs of an Apostle, see 2Cor.12:12. We have no such women role models in the New Testament holding these offices. People will sometimes find mention of someone in the New Testament and say that is a female name and she is holding an office in the church. Even though these people are grasping at air to support their position I checked into some of these names and found that some of these names were used by members of both sexes. For example today men and women use the name Robin. A woman can't hold a ministry office in the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Women do not usurp authority over the man in a New Testament Church. If a woman held a ministry office she'd be usurping authority over the men. What happened with the Israelites before the New Testament was given cannot be used to cancel the New Testament prohibitions against women holding positions of authority in the true church of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you must dwell on some of the women God used in the Old Testament Days, also recall that the priesthood had no provision for women priests and the High Priests were always men. Once again, God will use women. The gifts of the spirit (see1Cor.12:4-12) will operate through women. Women play a very vital and important role in the church and in the family. They support the husband, they are domestic engineers par excellence, they take a vital role in raising the children, they can and should be prayer warriors, and they can function in a business role (read Prov.31). God loves them and they should be treated as loved by God, as part of his body of believers. Men should tremble at the thought of mistreating a God fearing woman who might cry out to God against him. Women should also be submissive to the Lord and his commandments as to how they should behave in regards to the church, their husbands and their families. I'd also like to point out that it is fine for a woman or a man to remain single and not have a family or a husband. One should never routinely encourage all single believers to marry. Read Paul on the subject, see 1Cor.7:25-40. When you see a church or congregation with women operating out of order, run the other way. Correct Biblical Congregation or Church AttributesA list of things (biblically speaking) that one should look for in their congregation: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; - Ephesians 4:11 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. - 1 Corinthians 12:28 The congregation should be under an apostle, directly or through others who are under an apostle. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. - Acts 15:41 The office of apostle has not been eliminated, no office has. Remember at the beginning of this section I said I am unclear as to the office of the Apostle. The amount of Apostles does seem to be fixed at twelve, anyway you can go back to the beginning and read it. To say so implies directly that the Church has been eliminated. I understand that at this point in time I know not of any apostle turning the world rightside up see Acts 17:6: And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Bear in mind an apostle will do the works of an apostle: Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. - 2 Corinthians 12:12 God confirms his word with signs and wonders following. When you do not see the signs and wonders real quick ask yourself if the word is being preached correctly or if something else is amiss. God only confirms his word with signs and wonders following. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. - Mark 16:20 Anyone can say hey I'm an apostle. The mormon church has a bunch who hold themselves out as such. It is the signs and wonders that say he is of the Heavenly Father. An apostle can hold more than one ministry office: Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. - 1 Timothy 2:7 We can continue this discourse through each and every ministry office but I will save that for a follow-up work. The true Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ does not have churches with just one office - that of the pastor. The offices holders will also operate with power including signs and wonders. When I say signs and wonders I mean those of biblical proportions. In the New Testament the signs and wonders were not inconclusive. Now many of you are just coming out of the false church and are not yet in a congregation. You are perhaps meeting with a small group of other believers and seeking the Lord. This is fine. There is no formal congregation operating at this time, hence no ministry offices are filled. Don't be discouraged. Not everyone is called to hold a ministry office: Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? - 1 Corinthians 12:29 Keep praying and God will raise up the ones he has called to hold the various ministry offices. 2 Timothy 2:19-21 - Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. So get out of the false church. Break all ties with it for starters. Fellowshipping in and with the false churches is sin. Sin is sin. You are not going to be much of a spiritual warrior when in sin. Agreed. Love and Sharing - This needs to not only be taught but practiced! In one paragraph we find many keys as to how the believers should operate. Acts 2:42 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. They continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine. Does your church do this ? 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. The believers had all things in common! Folks this is serious business. Let me remind you as to what goes on at the judgement and pay attention to helping other believers out with material goods. Matthew 25:31 - When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Acts2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. Also see this passage: Acts 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, Acts 4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Ok sharing with the brothers and sisters in the Lord is the Gospel. There is only one Gospel. This is not taught and practiced in the false churches. It is a fundamental part of the doctrine set forth for us yet it is ignored. This is because these churches are following and preaching another doctrine. More on this later. One reason for small house congregations is to see who is a giver and who is not. The believers rely on their brothers and sisters in the Lord, not social security and the state. They can collect from the state if qualified but their strength and reliance is on each other not the ungodly state. The false churches, churchianity, are there to make merchandise out of you not to help you. Please note they were in agreement. No divisions or denominations here. And how did God respond to this behavior: 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Because they were obedient to all the scriptures God added to their ranks of the saved. So know you know how to get where you want to be regarding revival. Get the sinful churches out of your lives first. Look most of you have been fellowshipping in churches that not only do not share, they extract money from the congregation which does not go towards meeting the needs of the congregants or members of other congregations. Instead it goes towards purchasing real estate and building buildings which the people don't even own or control. In many instances this money collected from the congregants has 10% taken from it and tithed to the denomination (denomination = sinful division). Why is it so important for satan to cause divisions? Read this scripture:
The False Churches and the De Facto Government Work Together - The denominations with their varying denominational statements of faith is trying to keep the house of God divided and hope it falls or at least is reduced in power. It is working since it is in the scriptures that this will happen to a house divided. And the people tolerate this? Just like they tolerate the unconstitutional government. See it is the same evil spirits at work with the false churches and the false governments. They both fool the people regarding their legitimacy. The judges in the de facto courts wear robes just as the pastors do in many false churches. The de facto government would not be around if the false churches were not there or not as profound as they are now. They keep the people in sin and bondage. This living in sin allows the evil to flourish and at the expense of the people. Sin is sin. Incorrect fellowship, divisions, seditions etc are all sins sufficient to keep one from the kingdom of God just like murder. God's people are in sin. They have the bible, they read it and they chose to walk in sin. Why do they not believe the word. The key to knocking out the de facto government is knocking out the false church. That is the answer plain and simple. If the false churches flourish so will the evil government. They work hand in hand. When the churches got more and more off the word the de facto government got worse and worse. Think about it. Giving and Sharing - The apostles had the people sell real estate to meet the needs of the people. They never had the people let others needs go unmet to purchase real estate like the sinful churches do today. This is another gospel you've been experiencing. It lacks love for the brethren. These leaders are wolves in sheep clothing. Matthew 7:15 - Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. This is how satan operates to deceive believers. 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Remember the false church fruit is rotten since it goes against the scriptures, which means their tree is rotten. They do not preach nor do they practice the Word of God. The doctrines are contrary to the bible. The false believer counter arguments will usually run along the lines of the following: "Well we are imperfect and so our churches are imperfect just being a reflection of us." Nonsense. If you want to submit yourself to following a leader who doesn't follow the scriptures I feel sorry for you. I can lead you to the water but I can't make you drink. If we give this person every possible bit of benefit of doubt we have a leader who is blinded to the scriptures and look what happens when you follow the blind: Luke 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? There is no good excuse for fellowshipping in a church that doesn't not follow the word of God. The end result of this will be disaster for you. We have had so many people fellowshipping in false churches we got this awful government in return. Getting rid of this de facto government is going to require coming out from among the false churches. Repentance. So What to Do for Fellowship – If you are asking yourself this, it is a good thing. It means you are ready to cut from the sinful churches. Years ago when I was shown these things by the Lord I was telling people to just get with one or two others and do not strive for a formal church, biblically speaking. I said if you try to do this and you are sincere God will in a way not be able to resist the prayerful requests of devoted disciples. This would result in God empowering the church through the legitimate church ministry office holders and well then the world would be turned rightside up. Now I am saying do it. I feel the Lord wants you to start forming formal congregations. De jeur grand juries are being formed and the congregations as well, at the same time. See the restoration ties. Ok. How to Start A Biblically Correct Congregation – The way to start is to get with one or two like minded individuals.
Study the scriptures together, pray together and fellowship together. Make sure you are in agreement.
When you are grounded and agreed, start to pray for a correct congregation to be raised up. God may bring you into someones field whose is being used for such a work, or he may bring someone to you for this purpose or it could be you folks. Don't try to figure out too much, just stay in prayer and let him work. DO NOT TRY TO GET CONTROL. This is for God to appoint leaders. Ok. At first just be content to be in a biblically correct congregation. Meet in a home or houses. Do not go and rent anything or buy any place to meet in. Do not go and file for any non-profit status or anything. That is for the false churches, not for you. Be careful of false believers. They will work overtime to penetrate your meetings. They will make it clear that they profess christianity and are living in sins of some sorts. They may want to be in your congregation and at same time be a deacon with some denomination. If they will not repent after one or two warnings cut them out. Do not be soft on sin. You will have a ball just sharing, singing, praising, helping each other etc. Share. Did I say share? Do not shy away from the poor with needs. Run to help those poor but sincere disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and watch how the Lord pays you back. The sick, crippled, the young, the old cannot work, remember this. Others work. They will need help at times. Never treat poor with reserve or resentment, never treat the rich specially. Treat all the same. Expect God to start to raise up ministry office holders. Expect them to learn from the Holy Spirit and work with wisdom. They will be empowered. You will feel their power and love it because it is from God. You will be spending time in the word and studying how the apostles had the congregations set up. I did a lot of error pointing out. If you are going to walk this walk you need to dig into the word yourself, don't you. I was trying to jump start you on your studies and to get you out of the sinful church. Ministry office holders should be in the word and prayer a lot, they will get it. These are Gods congregations and he takes care of his, don't worry. Congregation ministry office holders need to be in the word and in pray. Study fasting. Study offerings. Study the different ministry offices and what they do. The pastor feeds the flock and runs the congregations. The Teacher feeds the flock and explains spiritual matters to the flock. Pastors do teach too. You do not have to run services like the sinful churches do. Ministry office holders can hold multiple offices. The evangelist works with the unsaved as directed by the Lord. Want the revival you have been praying for? Well if you have correct congregations with power to bring them into when they are saved, guess what. Yes expect a revival and God will add to your numbers as those that are to be saved. Expect to see the dead raised, the sick healed, limbs grow back, the blind (the real blind) see, the real deaf hear. There will be dreams, visions, prophecies, everything. It is all there waiting for you, just get right with God. The road is straight and narrow, get on the road, very easy. It is a narrow road and not too many will find it. The prophet is the one who drops the hammer down. These fellows are serious. They lower the boom and if no repentance doom and gloom. But guess what around you guys they will be like teddy bears, they are of you and will not come out from among you, they will love being with you, they are you. There was a reason they lived in caves during the old testament times. Some people (the evil) did not enjoy the fruits of their work. It is a nice idea to use the house you meet in as a place to bring the poor for some coffee, cake, food , tea, hot soup, cold water whatever. There they can be treated with respect and dignity and witnessed to. Some of these new converts may be in need of a place to sleep, clothes, place to bathe, food, whatever. Meet needs as you are able but focus on the saved. People may want to take turns keeping the meeting house open all day, everyday to pray with those who just have to be prayed with and for right away, it happens. Someone may need fast counseling. Others may just want to hang out in fellowship. Women can do a great job of keeping the house open and things on the stove like coffee, tea, soup, cookies, etc. There will be interactions with other congregations. Ministry office holders from other congregations will come and share, preach, teach. Hey this is how it is supposed to happen. You are all in this together. Even sharing with other congregations is correct so be prepared. The next section will cover spiritual warfare. This fits in with all so enjoy. ConclusionThe work covers many other points. I just hit on a few here in this section. If you work through the entire work you will see many more things which indicate a false church. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17 This scripture above is of paramount importance. Come out from among them and God will receive you. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:14 Please note it says few will find the way. So cut off your ties with the false church. Be on guard for fellowship with those you shouldn't be fellowshipping with. And be careful about who you meet with early on. Remember there are individual believers behaving out of order you should not be in fellowship with as well. Pray much. Read the word much. Be of good cheer God has overcome the world.
Just get out of the sinful church and get ready to engage the enemy according to your rules of spiritual warfare. He has no choice in the matter <smile>.
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