8 November 2010
What is the problem with all great past reformations and restorations of governments and religion? What is the most common negative trait? From their inceptions there are always men who creep in and try to control the direction. They have always succeeded and have always led the original toward degradation through perversion of the truth of the original.
Let’s use the Church as the example. The original intention was that inclusion into the Church was based on the individual hearing the word, the rhema, and then receiving the Holy Ghost, being born again through the indwelling life that come from the Spirit of God directly. The rhema is the Gospel, the good news that Jesus Christ came as the forerunner and first fruit showing us this new and living way.
Let’s look at God through the Holy Ghost and the preaching of His messenger enlightening Peter’s mind to this. Peter was already saved himself, had already received the Holy Spirit but was now being influenced toward adding other requirements for new converts.
Acts 11 (read the full chapter)
13And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
14Who shall tell thee words (rhema), whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
We can next look at the “beginning” and how it happened. The Greek word here is arche as in commencement or first principle. See my letter of 30 July 2010 - Arche is (or can be) translated - begin, beginning, corner, first (estate) (in Jude 6), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
Acts 1 & 2 is the conception.
Several things that are worth noting; first, in 1:20 both Psalms 109 and 69 are quoted and therefore the pattern and basis of Judas’ removal and replacement. The next point is that there is no one person chosen as the head and they even go on in choosing another to be one of the twelve overseers that would be witness (martyr) of the resurrection of Christ. This can also be seen in 2:41 where the words “unto them” aren’t in the Greek text.
Acts 2
37Now when they heard this, they were pricked (pierced) in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added
42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Remember, if anyone claims to be the head of the Church that person is a false Christ.
You need to read 2 Peter. Understand this leading away happens right from the commencement. This is what Paul is describing in 2 Thessalonians 2 when he tells you that the gathering will be to the Lord Jesus Christ. He tells of those who will restrain you and tells that this is already at work.
This is a lesson for the Church and for all governments and those who govern.
Do you understand how quickly the degrading from the perfect can happen, how it happens? Do you understand the working of Satan that is described by Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2?
Mark 8
29And He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto Him, Thou art the Christ.
30And He charged them that they should tell no man of Him.
31And He began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32And He spake that saying openly. And Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him.
33But when He had turned about and looked on his disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind Me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34And when he had called the people unto Him with his disciples also, He said unto them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
Everything is on course and going according to the plan. There is still much to be done. Times are going to get harder and the troubles are going to increase over the coming years but all things are moving the direction they need to for the correct conclusion. He didn’t bring US here to leave US here. It is very important that you understand this and trust in The LORD.
It is going to be a while because these guys refuse to be led. They refuse the correction as children and chose the darkness.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24For John was not yet cast into prison.
25Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
In the name of
Jesus Christ My Lord
Thank You My Father
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