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The public preaching of the
Lord Jesus Christ was to
reveal the true nature of
God's authority, God's rule
("βασιλεία"/'kingdom'),
a truth which required
significant correction of
its misrepresentation and
daily demonstration in the
character of His Christ
from His Spirit anointing
at His baptism – onward ... |
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Accordingly, even today,
positions of authority
in church and in state
are to be
unconditionally respected,
but they are NEVER to be
unconditionally obeyed
in either of these spheres! |
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For every true Christian, ultimate authority in all things lies only in the Holy Spirit Himself who gave us His inspired written Word to live and to die by . . . (Amen!) |
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♥ God – Our Role Model: A very brief overview. |
| ♥ The Attitude of God! His example awaiting our implementation – t o d a y ! |
| ♦ The Kingdom-Authority of God: The reality of the kingdom of God.... NOW! |
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| ♦ The Lost Perspective: The Unfinished Journey of the Christian Reformation . . . |
| • The Mystery of the Kingdom: The distinction between the presence and the physical appearance of God's Kingdom. |
| • What Happened In Gethsemane?: Its unique intensity of prayer? . . . cold-feet? . . . cowardice? . . . or something more? |
| • Ultimate Authority: For every Christian believer — in all aspects of life and conduct. |
| • The Christian Church: The New Testament perspective on the Church as a corrective to common misrepresentations today. |
| • The Continuity of Authentic Christianity: How do we know? Apostolic succession, or true doctrine, or neither? |
| ♦ Christianity Has No Rules: The very essence of the way that Jesus saw the Christian faith and which applies everywhere today. |
| • The 'Body of Christ': This metaphor of the Church is highly significant and unique to the apostle Paul's letters. |
| • Elect in Jesus Christ: God's pre-creation election of the believer and its implications, put briefly. |
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| • Symbols that Strengthen: Three symbols with profound significance for the meaning of our Christianity. |
| • Christian Baptism: A very brief overview of the subject. |
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| • Most Sacred Celebration: If celebrants are divided from other Christians by its timing, or any other factor, it is invalidated! |
| • Essential Christian Faithfulness: The true nature of Christian unity, both personal and world-wide. |
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| • Christian Fellowship: The sign of belonging! |
| • Church Meeting Dynamics: How should our services be? Or is there no 'right' liturgy? |
| ♦ New Wine-skins: A brief look at the serious need to always continue adjusting church liturgy. |
| • When Scaffolding becomes a Hurdle: the naïvely damaging deviation of the central function of a Christian church meeting |
| • The Structure of Church Ministry: Ministry Financing – Church Organization – Leadership Structure? |
| • Church Leadership: The pastoral office is not an employed chaplaincy! It is a mirror of Christ's own shepherding-role of His people. |
| • Pastoral Appointment Process: OF WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO APPOINT A SHEPHERD TO GOD'S FLOCK? |
| • Christian Ministerial Training: A summary statement of a wise structure of instruction. |
| • Bizarre Church Behaviour: Unusual phenomena sometimes associated with Christian ministry. |
| • The Healing Discipline of Christ's Church: The restorative discipline within the Church family. What? Why? When? How? |
| • Destroy the Divisions: Annihilate the Hypocrisy of Christianity. Open church doors to Christ! (Revelation 3:20). |
| • The Church–State Relationship: The contentious relationship that has cost so many Christian lives, and continues to confuse. |
| • The Christian Pilgrimage: A growing chronology of the Christian journey through history. . . (unfinished, 'till He comes) . . . |
| ♥ The Witness of Suffering: The concluding climax of Christian testimony in this world! |
| ♥ A short poem of the Cry of God among His people: They Are Lost Lord – Hear Them! |
| • ...Not UNTIL... A very brief corrective of the modern imminence-ideology error regarding Christ's return for His Church... His Bride. |
| Her Heart♥s Unknowing – Meditative words on the intimacy of Christ's Bride – as God sees it: to help us understand God's perspective on Christ's Church! |
'FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER, TO BE HIS HOLY BRIDE; WITH HIS OWN BLOOD HE BOUGHT HER, AND FOR HER LIFE HE DIED'* |
| So “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 Roman Catholics take note!] |
“For as many of you as were baptised 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, among true believers there is neither Jew nor Arab, neither male nor female, nor any other distinction allowed among Christ's people,
for in God's sight those in Christ are all undivided by any kind of human/denominational/cultural/racial/economic factor whatsoever forever,
and therefore we are required to act accordingly in all our own personal relationships on His behalf. |
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Sign of New Beginning as
the Spirit upon the Christ at His baptism, as it was the sign
to Noah of God's
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"For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit"
(2 Peter 1:21) |
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| • THE BIBLE |
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• Understanding the Bible: How to understand this Book of books, as it was meant to be understood! |
| • Biased Translation: A sampling of unfortunate bias in the English translation of our Bible. |
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• Genesis Text: in its original structure, with summary commentary. |
| • Revelation Text: according to its own structure, with summary commentary. |
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• The Bible in Africa: A century of translation. |
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• FALSIFIED Bible Texts: Our Bible's oldest manuscripts show the scars of human failure, and expose deliberate scribal corruptions. |
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• Bible Codes?: Irrefutable rebuttal of a modern deception! |
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• The 'Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research' exposed!: Good exposé by Michael L Brown of a disturbingly perverse attempt
in Bivin and Blizzard's book, 'Difficult Words of Jesus', to discredit the New Testament by their pretended scholarship.
This Bivin-Blizzard book has been shamefully supported by Robert Lindsey, Marvin R. Wilson (Gordon College), David Flusser,
Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University), William Sanford La Sor (Fuller Theological Seminary), WT Purkiser (Point Loma College) and Weston W. Fields. |
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| The Lord Jesus confronted the Jewish religious leaders of His own time with – |
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"...have YOU not READ what GOD spoke to YOU..." (Matthew 22:31) |
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. . . concerning Holy Scripture which had been written more than a thousand years before their own time.
This is a powerful statement of the continuing direct relevance of Holy Scripture to all following generations . . . |
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| The Most Neglected Words of Jesus |
Christ's perspective on His Church, lost, which needs urgent restoration if the future is to arrive on time. |
| A Critique of Cell Church Ideology |
A partly-true diagnostic error which leads to a seriously misleading remedy, contributing to the decline in pastoral home visitation. |
| 164 Common 'Christian' Fallacies |
A very brief correction of some sincerely held myths among Christians, including among many church leaders today. |
| The Corruption of Christianity |
Which has delayed the completion of the Church's mandate and therefore of Christ's return, |
| Your Church's Raison D'être? |
Do Christian denominations have a right to exist, or should we leave them? If not, what next? |
| 'Why Am I Not Healed?' |
If God heals and I believe, why does He not heal me? |
| Deacons are not Elders |
Biblical deacons do not lead in that capacity. They only have an individual supportive function, ...if the church is fully Christian. Elders lead! |
| Satan's Primary Tactic |
The history of Christianity gives ample illustration of this sadly successful tactic of the Enemy of God! |
| 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? |
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The Trinity of God |
A deeper view of the God who loves you more than any! |
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“The Works of God” |
Who sinned that he was born-blind? ...Why did God let it happen? ...WHY? |
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Encouragements |
Short words of spiritual encouragement on various issues. |
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Holy Intolerance |
Jesus taught it and demonstrated it! |
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Head Covering |
Doesn't it just reflect female subservience in antiquity? Or what does the Bible say? |
| Predestination |
A very short biblical definition. |
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Reconciliation |
The restoration of fellowship between God and humanity. |
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Laughter? |
Hilarity in church services? – unruly behaviour? Or worse? |
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Intrusion! |
Corruption of Christ's Church through that which seems good and right in each time and place. |
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Miracles |
Where are they, today? |
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Giving |
Tithes?, offerings? – the 'yes' and 'no' of Christian giving and its abuses. |
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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 :: |
"Do you not know that you [plural] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? [the congregation]
If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you [plural] are that temple. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 ESV. |
...So let no one boast in men [their ministry]. For all things are yours – whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas [Peter]
or the world or life or death or the present or the future – all are yours, and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's." |
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:: AND SO, BECAUSE THERE IS ONE HOLY SPIRIT, INDIVIDUAL MINISTRY CAN NEVER BE SPIRITUALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCAL FELLOWSHIP OF GOD'S PEOPLE :: |
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“Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit – the church increased in numbers.”
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| Acts 9:31. |
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"For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us – |
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what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" |
1 Peter 4:17. |
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For its 'mission' is
a vital symptom
of its spiritual life.
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| Christianity's ‘Locked–Steering’ Syndrome |
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'steering' =
'denominational' doctrine |
If the Way of the Lord may be described as a 'highway', then
the Christian Church internationally may currently be described as an association of spiritual communities – |
| squatting in the wrecked vehicles of past moves of the Spirit of God along this highway of history, for |
| its doctrinal-liturgical renewal ('steering adjustment') is never completed UNTIL the Christian Church has completed the mission which completes this Age. |
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In the United States, a 'Christian' sect styling itself as the 'Followers of Christ', preaches faith healing in states, such as Idaho,
which offer a 'faith'-based shield for felony crimes despite alarming child mortality rates among these groups
from refusing medical support for dependent patients, so blaspheming the name of God before the world.
John Erlichman and J R Haldeman (both 'Christian Scientist' sect members) inserted this criminal exemption into law that
those who believe 'prayer' is the only way to cure illness are thereby 'exempted' from the US 1974 child-protection law (Capta).
Idaho Republicans, who enjoy an effective permanent majority in the state house, are reluctant to even consider reform. |
| Rev. John Philip: Social-Activist Missionary |
A South African Missionary of the London Missionary Society. |
See:
The Barnabas Fund
helping persecuted Christians |
 Animist Deception in Christ's Church |
Animism in Christ's Church today as taught by some trusted but misleading teachers! |
| The 2nd Temptation Is Among Us |
The Words of Christ's Second Temptation are among us today! ← |
| The Serpent's Dual Deception |
A coordinated double-deception to disable the confidence of God's people in Holy Scripture . . . |
| Politics of a Seduced Bride |
A spiritual flirtation that has ruined many lives and ravaged Christianity's historical character. |
| Athanasius of Alexandria |
A strategic influence in formulating Christianity's imperfect doctrine of the Trinity. |
| Augustine's Corruptions |
A disturbing corruption of Christianity which still stains church life today. |
| Religious Magic Banned! |
A problem in Judaism and Christianity: for when God prohibits something it is because of the harm that it does to us. |
| The Church & HIV/AIDS |
The world-wide plague to which the Church has sadly made a contribution. |
| Calvinism's Corruptions |
A legacy that still misleads the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ today. |
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| The Serpent's Subtlety |
The half-truth methodology of the enemy of God. |
| Slavery in Christianity |
An issue of social morality that reflects the state of the Church at that time. |
| Pageantry in Worship |
Flag-waving and banners in church worship which have become in-vogue among some. |
| Many forms of Christianity today are no better than the synagogue which Jesus attended, in which "He looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart" (Mark 3:5). |
| The Campus-Heresy in Church Life |
Failure to comprehend the intrinsic character of Christ's Church has repercussions that allow deviants to develop and spread. |
Jewish protest against Zionism |
Ordination of Women |
Liberals say yes; conservatives say no. What does the Bible really say? |
| Apostolic Succession |
Does it exist? What does the Bible say? |
| The Release of Faith |
The vital trigger to open the way for the works of God. |
| 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. |
| The Hagee Heresy |
His crude Zionism is a serious violation of God's Word and of His character! |
| Church Ordination |
The religious event of appointing to church oversight, but which does not confer authority of any kind. |
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The Israel Heresy |
The insidious deception that has enchanted many evangelicals today and is making a fool of many of God's people. |
| Law versus Grace |
Conflicting, or combined, or neither? Remember, the New Covenant is not new because the Old is old! |
| The Sabbath Day |
Why? When? How? And much misrepresented, for It was never meant to be a 'religious' day! |
| The Cell-Church |
Ralph Neighbour's erroneous diagnosis of Church life and his therefore misleading remedy . . . |
| A Pharisee Trap |
It is a subtle deception that has slid into Christian teaching, often associated with the blasphemous Judaizing of Christianity. |
| Local Popes |
The Diotrephës Disease . . . yes, sadly, it is still self-righteously among us today . . . |
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This Gospel |
The key to the future of time and the human race. |
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The Voice
