No indecisiveness in true Christianity; it is either the Creator or creation. Joshua 24: 14, 15, 1 kings 18:21. No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and man. Matthew 6:24 There are never two present realities in a person’s mind at one time. Hence the present ideal in one’s mind will be based on who he or she is giving service profession to, Romans 6:16; either to the Creator God by glorifying him as God alone Psalm 29:2 or to creation which are many. That is why Matthew 6:24 is highlighted in the bible to deal with such folly that has taken root in false Christianity. Good and evil, righteousness and unrighteousness, sin freeness and sinfulness cannot coexist, for Lucifer would truly be right in his argument and rebellion against the most high God Isaiah 14: 12-14 and we would be all men most miserable. A person can neither claim to love God and love and hold on to evil false principles at the same time Psalm 119:104, nor can one love evil and claim to love God at the same time. In simple terms just like how a man cannot claim to love his wife and hate her at the same time, also can he never claim to love his wife while holding affections for another that is supposed to be regarded for his wife only. The two realities are separate and different in nature. The holiness of God is his God aloneness Psalm 86: 10 and he shares not his glory with another, Isaiah 42:8. There is none like him Isaiah 46: 5,9. Having this YHWH consciousness in one’s mind can only breed a holy, sinfree experience 1 John 3:9, and the evilness of Satan which is the constant idea of claiming to be god with God or putting creation on the same level with God in one’s mind, only brings about a sinful, rebellious experience. Romans 8:5-8, 1 Samuel 15:23 God does not want this for his creation for no man can hold on to his idols and be saved. God wants to give us a genuine holy experience 1 pet 1:15,16, so that he would be exalted as God alone all the time. In achieving this, we must believe, repent and give up any indecisiveness or double mindedness for a double minded man is unstable in all his ways, James 1: 8. Most importantly we must give up every false, deceitful way and our idol values that cause us to sin against God. However, in order to have a single heart in serving God, Luke 8:15, we must understand that great, high and noble holy calling in which we were called, 2 Timothy 1:9 and let God separate us from the evil ranks of sin by changing our heart through justification which will root out any defilement causing us to be sinfree and at peace with God keeping his law, Psalm 119:1-3. This is true purpose and God’s will for his creation. When we make up our minds to truly serve God without turning back, Hebrews 10:38 it’s a great joy, for there is nothing to lose in serving Christ but everything to gain, Philippians 3: 8, 9. We could now be used in God's service, 2 Timothy 2:21, having genuine love one to another helping each other, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Timothy 4: 13, 15, 16, even aiding in his work and bringing others to Christ by our born again experience. What a privilege! Matthew 5:16. For Jesus himself said, “ No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”, Luke 9:62. Also as Christ had emphasized again, he that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad Matthew 12:30. Wow may this never be us. Let all wavering stop instantly and all second guessing. No more playing Christian. Let all idols be broken down. But may we with firm resolute purpose be committed to the truth, continue in it and receive all the wonderful spiritual benefits and development in the truth, even our sanctification, that we may even receive the latter rain and if it is God’s will be part of the 144, 000 and pass safe in the investigative judgment. True Christianity is truly only for the sincere at heart. May God bless us all with purpose in the truth. Love you all in Christ Jesus. Sis. Vanessa Simmons
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The world needs "The Good Tidings of Great joy"We are living in a world with great political intrigue, with decay of moral in our society. All sought of problems we face, on our jobs, family, in school, everywhere we turn is grave selfishness; creation being exalted as god with God and men walking according to the multitude of their idols or false gods. Yet, we are told in the Holy Scriptures of an angel that brought good tidings of great joy to the shepherds, and not to them only; this good tiding of great joy was for the benefit of all. “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” Luke 2:10. This good tidings we are told is about “Christ the Lord.” “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 Why do we need the good tidings or the Gospel? Because without it, we will remain mad upon our idols, we will continue to further the lying claims of Lucifer which say creation can be God with God. We will continue to sin. So to be freed from this satanic deception which keeps one in bondage or slave to sin we need the good tidings. What about man that causes him to be in bondage? We are told that he is without Christ, He is Godless. “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world.” Ephesians 2:12 As a result of being Godless, He is alien from the common wealth of Israel or not under the reign Of YHWH. This therefore means that his life is ruled by another. If we consider Ezekiel 14: 2-5, we will see that idols are set up in the heart, causing the man to be estranged from God. So instead of having the true and living God in his mind, he has idols (values) in place of God. “And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols”. But what are these idols? David tells us that they are false gods. ”For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.” Psalms 96:5 The originator of creation exalting creation as god with God is Lucifer himself, when he said in his heart, “ I will be like the most high.” This is the very same rebellious idea he presented to Eve, which caused the fall of man. (see Isaiah 14:12-14 and Genesis 3:1-6) Therefore, the good tidings or good news of Christ is Christ; His character is the good news. The Character of Christ says to us all behold your God.” O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Isaiah 40:9. Christ is the good tidings and through Him we receive God in our hearts. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith…” Romans 1:16, 17 (emphasis supplied). So, “being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" Romans 3:24, we receive God in our hearts. "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference” Romans 3:22 This justification that gives us God in the heart in place of false gods, causes us to keep the righteousness of the law. “Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” Romans 3:30, 31. Therefore we need the gospel which is the good news of the character of Christ revealing God and causing us to keep the commandments or the righteousness of the law. This experience of sinfreeness exalts YHWH to be God alone; it causes you to have psychological peace. This sinfree experience will create world peace. Without this good tiding we will continue to be Satanist and be in utter ruin. Sis. Karima Parris THE HOPE THAT IS WITHIN ME (THOU ART MY DESIRE) I desire no rubies, diamonds, silver or gold but to do thy will, O my God. There is no safer place to be than in your loving care. You comfort me and help me to grow from faith to faith, in the riches of your glory let it be my sweet embrace. Ever to know thee and love thee is to do and teach thy law forgetting not the everlasting covenant that shows that thou art GOD. One GOD, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, Divine, Nature, Love. Oh the sweetest truths of thee are better than silver or gold. May thy word forever remain in my heart where I know that you shall dwell. Ever leading from day to day, my steps, my words, my thoughts and deeds you'll guide, that I may shew forth your God Aloneness that I shall not dare to hide. O, if the world could only see the love of God manifested, the CREATOR of the Universe, what he had to do to reconcile the world unto Him. How swiftly would they accept the good news of glad tidings and Christ would be today. But men love their idol values and I know, I used to, too. O but thank God for my Jesus for He made me anew. O how my loving Saviour washed me with the water of the word that my carnal mind is no more. For truly there is life and peace that comes only through faith, not of works that I have done or else it won't be a gift. My loving Saviour He is, the one who justified me and now like Job I am innocent and clean without transgression, now can I give glory to my LORD but what can I bring? What can I give to the King of Kings who has given me life, who has redeemed me from the bondage of sin? No amount of riches, gold or sweet incense could I ever give. But if I give thee my life, my heart and my all, let this be my sacrifice for this is all I can give. It is my most treasured possession because it was given from you to me. So Lord I will return to thee that which is rightly yours. Please use me to do your will so that I can proclaim, my LORD, MY SAVIOUR, YHWH, He is the KING of Kings! May I see you coming in the clouds with all your GLORY and forever worship the King of Kings for all ETERNITY! I pray that you will help my Thusian brethren too, that we may all proclaim the three Angels messages and tell the world to come out of Babylon. Oh for she has fallen just like her father, Lucifer and the Kings of the earth hath committeth fornication with her, because they loved their idols more, and creation more than thee. I pray that they would repent and see the horribleness of sin and thus become sinfree. So they would worship thee for thou art GOD Alone who justifies us by washing us with the washing of the Word that we know is revealed. That is the faith, the revealed truths of the word of God that contains your righteousness. The same righteousness you impute unto us which is to esteem, for that is the inner transformation that occurs inside of us. Ah yes Luther saw it and Jones and Waggoner too, they understood what it meant to be justified, to be forgiven of our sins by Jesus the Crucified. But this is not the end of the story because good works must follow to prove that you are really changed. And one day in the judgement, when Jesus calls our name He would say "Righteous" and after declare he that is righteous let him be righteous still and he that is filthy let him be filthy still. For at that time in the judgement every case will be settled and the worse shall come our way, a global Sunday law. That shall be the greatest test to one and to all. WILL you stand up for Jesus or compromise for food, job or material wealth? Will you be like Daniel and the three Hebrew boys who no matter what stood for God alone, even if it means death? Lord if my life be required of me by you, then gladly take it because I know I have naught to fear. You are the life and the resurrection and may I always remember your words "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake...Rejoice and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in Heaven:..Well done good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over few things, enter into the joy of the Lord." Matthew 5:10,12, Matthew 25:23 Sis. Alyssa Jugmohunsingh MARRIAGE- A SACRED INSTITUTION The marriage institution was created by God himself with the noble purpose for husband and wife to glorify him as God alone, as the true creator of all, and to keep his commandments, a divine principle that was in existence from eternity for all generations to observe, Ecclesiastes 12: 13, 14. Both men and women were created with rights and freedoms that are enshrined in the Law, to truly express their humanity or primary duty to God's service and their fellowmen. Marriage is the social unit that is based between a man and woman which is the building block of the family and by extension the society and therefore deserves great respect and honour, when one decides to enter this spiritual ceremony. The success of this union can only rely on God's divine counsels and wisdom. For God indeed had ordained male and female marriages. “The Lord was pleased with the last and noblest of all his creatures, and designed that he should be the perfect inhabitant of a perfect world. But it was not his purpose that man should live in solitude. He said “It is not good that a man should live alone; I will make him a help meet for him.” God himself gave Adam a companion. He provided “an help meet for him” a helper corresponding to him one who was fitted to be his companion, and who could be one with him in love and sympathy. Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signifying that she was not to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand side by side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him. As part of man, bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, she was his second self; showing the close union and the affectionate attachment that should exist in this relation. For no man ever hateth his own flesh but nourisheth and cherisheth it, Ephesians 5: 29. Therefore shall a man cleave unto his wife and they shall be one Matthew 19:5.” Marriage is honourable. It was one of Gods first gift to man and it is one of the two institutions that, after the fall, Adam brought with him beyond the gates of Paradise. When the divine principles are recognized and obeyed in this relation marriage is a blessing; it guards the purity and happiness of the race, it provides for man’s social needs, it elevates the physical, the intellectual and the moral nature. Adventist Home pgs 25, 26 What beautiful thoughts in regards to marriage by YHWH. Marriage is indeed a serious moral commitment where persons should be mature and also sanctified enough to enter therein. One must not just marry for any insignificant selfish reason, but with the intent to fulfill duty to God and their partner in always having a holy influence upon them encouraging them in righteousness, helping each other to maintain their justified born again sinfree experience, never encouraging them to do wrong but always in doing Gods works, being able to endure until the end, thus ensuring each other’s entrance into God’s holy Kingdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10 But it is sad to say that we are living in a world where people have left the holy principles of God and have been in constant rebellion to him holding unto all manner of abominable, satanic concepts and doctrines surrounding the nature of the marriage relationship such as: Sodomite Gay/Lesbian marriages, marriages between Human and Animals, even persons marrying to inanimate objects. This sick and depraved culture which is really Cultural Marxism, takes away the true sacred, moral values for which marriage was established at the Garden of Eden between one male and one female. Mathew 19: 5,6, Psalm 2;1-3 Such cultures uphold ideologies that demoralize society and must be firmly resisted to preserve the family and uphold the right biblical standards and principles that are essential to society. As the bible says we much abstain from all appearances of evil, 1 Thessalonians 5:22. Christ himself likened marriage to himself as the husbandman and the church the bride Ephesians 5:22-25 and therefore this is a perfect example for us that husband and wife should love each other with the knowledge of God and be sanctified by this same truth knowledge. Therefore we conclude Marriage is a holy covenant and can only legitimately exist between a man and a woman. Ephesians 5:25-27 May God bless you all in sinfreeness and holiness, even those who are contemplating marriage. Love you all in Christ Jesus. OUR WEDDING POEM Oh what a beautiful day; A day of sweet reflection With lots of love and genuine affections As I hold back tears of joy from my eyes I thought this blessed day would never arise Today is truly a gift from God to us my love For holy angels are looking down from above For Marriage is indeed honorable and is truly ordained by God Where two hearts unite as one, both male and female To strengthen encourage and influence each other in righteousness Not at all in licentiousness, Looking back 9 years ago, I know YHWH hath set this so. This was Gods will for us my dear husband Through much toil, pain and affliction We have made it; yeah we’ve done it by Gods grace May we never depart from the faith in this our journey, though trails may come But let us continue to let the Creator direct our way, and depend upon the spirit each day Being a witness to the world, continuing in happiness and sinfreeness That in the end we both may enter in the pearly gates Bro and Sis Simmons The Trial of your faith “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:7 God wants to bring us to a state in our experiences where we exalt Him as God alone, so at times to humble us, to prove us, to know what is in our hearts, whether we will keep all His commandments, which is to have him as God alone, our faith is tried. What we do, when we are tried and tested will either exalt YHWH as God alone or exalt creation as god with God (This is the depth of Satan-the very first sin in the universe). But Christ has already shown us, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24. As the children of Israel were tested in the wilderness for forty years, YHWH preserved and sustained them. We are told, “Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.” That YHWH “brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint… fed thee in the wilderness with manna…” Deuteronomy 8:4, 15-16. While YHWH proved them for forty years he was very nigh them. He did not forsake His people; He was ever there to uphold them with His right hand. So likewise when we are tested and tried YHWH is very near to keep and sustain us. The Children of Israel made many mistakes throughout their journey in the wilderness. So much they exalted creation as god with God and forgot to keep His commandments, they forgot God. This prevented them from receiving the blessing of entering into the promise land. They failed of the saints’ reward. Your testing might not be like that of the Children of Israel. However, whatever is the nature of your trial, the same principles are set forth. Will we keep all God’s commandments exalting Him as God alone or will we break the commandments, thus exalting creation as God with God? The former we must ensure is our experience during the trial of your faith. This is based on reading Deuteronomy chapter 8. By Sis. Karima Parris Glorifying God as God alone. When we keep or exalt Sunday as the Lord's day we are saying that Lucifer is God with God. But when we keep the whole Law which God gave and commanded us to do we are glorifying and exalting God as God alone which includes the keeping of the sabbath holy in sinfreeness. This ideology ought to be every christian's reign of purpose, exalting and glorifying God as God alone (prethesis) and viewing creation as (subthesis). Sis. Rachel J SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD YHWH God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth; He has created man upon it for His glory. YHWH therefore is the source and originator of all knowledge, wisdom and as it relates to humans he fills the heart with understanding, in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship all for His glory and for the preservation and development of man. A study of the writing of Moses testifies of this great fact. God educated the children of Israel about the preservation of the right to life through health laws which lead to medical science and the treatment of diseases. He educated them concerning the Rights and freedoms of man or civil behavior. He also gave them the principles of good governance or political science. Agricultural science, business studies, and fashion design, architectural drawing, counselling to deal with the mind, Mathematics, measurement; the source of all these knowledge is YHWH. Many believe to have success in these areas they must set aside their duty to God and give themselves over to these studies, putting God on the back burner. But to have success in any field we are given the formula, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua I: 8. The servant or child of God must continue to witness of God as they keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus Christ, even in a period where his knowledge has to be tested at an academic level. Many have thought that putting aside the meditation or studying of the word of God for the study of secular knowledge is the grounds for success but according to YHWH that is not the formula for success. You see, YHWH is the source of scientific knowledge and spiritual knowledge and from scripture we understand that He is the one who imparts scientific knowledge to man. Exodus 35:30-31 tells us of the account where YHWH chose Bezaleel and filled him with the spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, and in all manner of workmanship. “ And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.” (You can read down to verse 35) Also YHWH blessed Solomon with wisdom and understanding, “And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore” so that he can govern the nation properly-1 Kings 4:29. He opened up the understanding of Daniel so he can learn Prophetic History and certainly He has opened your and my understanding of the words of faith for our salvation. There is no doubt that when you put YHWH first you will have success. Daniel and the three Hebrew boys were students in Babylon; they were chosen as being among those “Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.” Daniel 1:4 Brilliant students were they all, but Daniel and the three Hebrew boys were highly exalted by the king Nebuchadnezzar because of their obedience and loyalty to YHWH. They exalted YHWH’s standard in the courts of Babylon while as students and so did YHWH exalt them. We are told, “As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.” Daniel 1:17 God blessed His servants and caused them to excel above all the other students in their class. “And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.” Daniel 1:19, 20 YWHW the giver of wisdom and understanding caused His faithful servants to excel, as they were faithful in their duties towards him, He caused them to have quick understanding all for His glory. As David said,” I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.” Psalms 119:99. Our duty to God- the acquiring of faith is our first duty. This is so because without faith it impossible to please God. The just shall live by faith. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart, to exalt YHWH God alone as God. Shrink not from your duty to God to acquire the things of this world. For although you attain them they cannot give you salvation. They are not the pass to enter into the Kingdom of God. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 Amen. Sis. Karima Parris THE CHANGE OF JUSTIFICATION IN order to be saved one must be justified this is a putting off of the old man and putting on of the new man who is renewed in all things. Ephesians 4:22-24: "22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.. The question now rises in my heart is this, how is this done? We are told in Ezekiel 36:25-27, verse 25, "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you." What we are seeing here teaches us the way of JUSTIFICATION- the putting off of the old man. Note that it is firstly a work of God. He is doing the action he is doing the sprinkling of the clean water (God action direction). The clean water is the doctrine of Christ, the plan of Salvation, the word of God. John 15:3, "Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you." Also Ephesians 5:26, "That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word." The word is being used to cleanse. Thereby we are sure the water spoken of is indeed the word of God. The sprinkling of it is a washing taking place in the heart /mind of man and this takes away all idols and filthiness which we can identify as sin in the heart. The work is not yet completed. God then must give to us a new heart which we can identify as the putting on of the new man. Ezekiel 36:26, "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." This is the imputation of God's own Righteousness or God himself which given into us, causes a real change in the man- MAN's TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE. This is the work of true justification and the experience which is sinfreeness in the man. We are then able to live in faith and thus we are not only justified but we are sanctified by God's own truth, the Spirit of Truth that continues sanctifying us as we continue in a sinfree experience. 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." Grace and peace! By Sis. Ashaki Johnson |
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