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Christ's New Covenant does not include the Old, not even its Ten Commandments. The New Covenant is not a new law, it is a new nature!
The New Anointing

  'As an eagle . . .'  
     
   
  Authority Restored - the Destiny of Christian History  
   
• Ultimate Authority: For every Christian believer – in all aspects of life and conduct.
• The Christian Church: The New Testament Perspective as a corrective to common misrepresentations today.
• The Continuity of Authentic Christianity: How do we know? Apostolic succession, or true doctrine, or neither?
• The Mystery of the Kingdom: The distinction between the presence and the appearance of God's Kingdom.
• The 'Body of Christ': This metaphor of the Church is highly significant and unique to the apostle Paul's letters.
• Christian Baptism: A very brief overview of the subject.  
• Christian Fellowship: The sign of belonging.  
♥ The Sign of Identity!: The essential central factor of Christian identity.  
• God Our Role Model: A very brief overview.
 Most Sacred Celebration: 'Access Reserved' often stands at the doors to the Lord's Supper. — Is this right?
• Symbols that Strengthen: Three symbols with profound significance for the meaning of our Christianity.
 The Attitude of God! His example awaiting our application today!
Hear the voice of the martyrs today for the sake of the unity of Christ's Body!The Voice
of the Martyrs

PLEASE HEAR THEM!
• Elect in Jesus Christ: God's pre-creation election of the believer and its implications, put briefly.
• Christian Discipline: The healing discipline within the Church family. What? Why? When? How?
Her Heart's Unknowing: An intense and intuitive poem of the indescribable ultimate union.
• Church Meeting Dynamics: How should our services be? Or is there no 'right' liturgy?
• Church Leadership: The pastoral office is not a chaplaincy! It is a mirror of Christ's shepherding role.
• The Structure of Church Ministry: Ministry Financing – Church Organization – Leadership Structure?
• The Christian Pilgrimage: A growing chronology of the Christian journey through history. (Always unfinished).
♥ A short poem of the Cry of God among His people: They Are Lost Lord – Hear Them!
"From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh.
Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer"
[His Jewishness1/ His maleness2] (2 Corinthians 5:16)
[1. Let Messianic–Judaism take note! 2. Let the Roman Catholics take note!]
"For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
(Galatians 3:27-28).
Therefore, there is neither Jew nor Arab, neither male nor female, or any other distinction allowed among Christ's people,
for in God's sight they are all undivided by any kind of human/cultural factor whatsoever, and we are to behave accordingly.
 THE BIBLE  A detailed chronology of the English translation of the Holy Bible: from 735 AD to 2001 AD, with important warnings...
Bible Bible    Understanding the Bible: How to understand this Book of books, as it was meant to be understood! Bible
• The Bible in Africa: A century of translation.
• Misused Scriptures: Bible verses abused – sincerely, or otherwise.
• Biased Translation: A sampling of bias in the English translation of our Bible.
  • Bible Codes?: Irrefutable rebuttal of a modern deception!
• Falsified Bible Texts: Our Bible's oldest manuscripts show the scars of human failure, and expose deliberate scribal corruptions.
 The 'Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research' exposed!: Exposé of a disturbingly perverse attempt in Bivin and Blizzard's book, 'Difficult Words of Jesus', to discredit the New Testament by pretended scholarship.* (Zipped PDF file of 25 page pre-publication copy).
Remember:  Jesus confronted the religious leaders of His time with – "...have you not read what God spoke to you" (Matt.22:31)
concerning Scripture written more than a thousand years earlier, which is a powerful statement concerning the relevance of Holy Scripture to all following generations.
   Christianity Has No Rules  The essence of the way that Jesus saw the Christian faith, given in the Bible for our understanding today.
  Evolution of Doctrine  Newness in knowing His Word. Should doctrine really develop?
  Casting out Demons  What, and how, with practical guidance: Akathartos Pneuma – Yes? / No?  
  The Trinity of God  A deeper view of the God who loves you!
  Bizarre Behaviour  Unusual phenomena sometimes associated with Christian ministry.
  Encouragements  Short words of spiritual encouragement on various issues.
  New Wineskins  A brief look at the serious need to continue adjusting church liturgy.
  Head Covering  Doesn't it just reflect female subservience in antiquity? Or what?
Predestination  A very short biblical definition.  
Christ's church is light which exposes the works of darkness (Eph.5:11). Giving to God  Tithes, offerings – the 'yes' and 'no' of Christian giving and its abuse.  
Reconciliation  The restoration of fellowship between God and humanity.  
Laughter?  Hilarity in church services? – unruly behaviour? Or worse?  
Intrusion!  Corruption of Christ's Church through that which seems good and right in each time and place.
Miracles  Where are they, today?
Hell  The basics, without myth and speculation.
:: SPIRITUAL MINISTRY IN ALL FORMS IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE LIFE OF GOD'S PEOPLE AS CHRIST'S CONGREGATION, HIS BODY, AS REPRESENTED IN ITS LOCAL INSTANCE ::
:: SO, BECAUSE THERE IS ONE HOLY SPIRIT, NO INDIVIDUAL MINISTRY CAN EVER BE INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCAL FELLOWSHIP OF GOD'S PEOPLE ::
– including Mr Camping's misleading Family Radio Inc.
 Note:  Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit – the church increased in numbers. Acts 9:31.  
 Click for A Church Behaviours MENU  Chronologies of strange Church behaviour (the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox, etc.).
The Rev. John Philip: Social-Activist Missionary  A South African Missionary of the London Missionary Society.
Animist Deception in Christ's Church  Animism in Christ's Church today as taught by misleading teachers!
 The 2nd Temptation Is Among Us  The Words of Christ's Second Temptation are among us today!
   74 Common 'Christian' Fallacies  A very brief correction of some sincerely held myths among many Christians.
  The Serpent's Dual Deception  A coordinated double-deception to disable the confidence of God's people in Holy Scripture.
  Your Church's Raison D'être Do Christian denominations have a right to exist, or should we leave them? If not, what next?
  Politics of a Seduced Bride  A spiritual flirtation that has ruined many lives and ravaged Christianity's historical character. 
  Augustine's Corruptions  A disturbing corruption of Christianity which still stains church life today.
  Calvinism's Corruptions  A legacy that still misleads the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ today.
  The Serpent's Subtlety  The half-truth methodology of the enemy of God.
  Why Am I Not Healed?  If God heals and I believe, why does He not heal me?
  Slavery in Christianity  An issue of social morality that reflects the state of the Church at that time.
God's Word says:
        "For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us –
what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?"         
1 Peter 4:17.
  Pageantry in Worship  Flag-waving and banners in church worship which have become in-vogue among some.
Ordination of Women  Liberals say yes; conservatives say no. What does the Bible really say?
The Church & HIV/AIDS  The world-wide plague to which the Church has sadly made a significant contribution.
  Apostolic Succession  Does it exist? What does the Bible say?
Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing among God's people (Matt.7:17; Ac.20:29).
The Evangelical Lie  An exposé of Christian misrepresentation concerning the State of Israel and Christ's return!
Remnant Mentality  A misunderstanding which negates the liberty of Christ's Church.
Church Ordination  The religious event of appointing to church oversight, which does not confer authority.
The Hagee Heresy  His crude zionism is a serious violation of God's impartial love for all; apart from his twisting of the Word of God!
Law versus Grace  Conflicting, or combined, or neither? Remember, the New Covenant is not new because the Old is old!
The Israel Heresy  The insidious error that has enchanted many evangelicals today and is making a fool of many of God's people.
The Cell-Church  Ralph Neighbour's erroneous diagnosis of Church life and his therefore misleading remedy. 
The Sabbath  Why? When? How? And much misrepresented, for It was never meant to be a religious day!

— The Christian Church is responsible to fully represent God to the whole world! —
Individual salvation is simply the personal side-effect of this revelation!

   Jesus warns us: 'Truly I tell you, in that you did it to one of the least important of these My brothers, you did it to Me'.  Matthew 25:40, 45. 
And in 
necessary correction of Pastor John Hagee's deception – these "brothers" have no racial identity whatsoever (they are not Jewish) for, as Jesus Himself had previously explained, not even His own mother qualified as His family unless she lived in obedience to God's revelation in Him!
Matthew 12:48-50.
Please read it!
   So consult 'Ministry Watch' before donating to any Internet or TV broadcast ministry!
A WARNING: — AND BEWARE OF THOSE WHO FARM THE PEOPLE OF GOD! —
•  See also: Emergent Church and Spiritual Transformation Issues
Contemplative Spirituality'
 
A belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of 'contemplative spirituality' is essentially pantheistic (God-is-all) and panentheistic (God-is-in-all, such as in the teachings of Baal Shem Tov). Common terms used for this movement are "spiritual formation," "the silence," "the stillness," "ancient-wisdom," "spiritual disciplines," and others.
  'Spiritual Formation'
   
A movement which provides a platform and channel through which 'contemplative' prayer enters the church. 'Contemplative spirituality' is the heartbeat of the 'spiritual formation' movement.

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To combat liberal 'scholarship' affecting the church in his time (e.g. Bishop Colenso), Samuel Stone wrote twelve hymn-lyrics based on the so-called Apostles’ Creed.
Described as the poor man’s pastor, Samuel Stone spent much of his time ministering to the underprivileged in London’s East End.
This particular hymn of seven stanzas refers to the 9th article of that Creed concerning the unity of Christ's church as an essential of its identity.
 In appreciation of these 1866 words 
of Pastor Samuel J Stone (1839–1900)
 
Read: 'The city on the hill'
The Church's one foundation  is Jesus Christ Her Lord.
She is His new creation  by water and the Word...
Elect from ev'ry nation,
 yet one o'er all the earth;
Her charter of salvation,
 one Lord, one faith, one birth...
Though with a scornful wonder,  we see her sore oppressed,
by schisms rent asunder,  by heresies distressed.
Yet saints their watch are keeping;  their cry goes up, "How long?"
And soon the night of weeping
 shall be the morn of song.
Though there be those that hate Her,  and false sons in Her pale,
against or foe or traitor  She ever shall prevail...

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