Each of us will give an accounting of what we have done or should have done, but didn't. We are, however, to expose the wolves in sheep's clothing.It is true we are not to peddle the good news. It is the responsibility of the church (body of believers) to care for the widows and the orphans.Where is the True Church? The one who recognizes that Christmas is a lie, that Halloween has no place among believers to be observed, that the word "Easter" was mistranslated in lieu of "Pesach" which means Passover. It is the Church that recognizes that it's not the "membership" in its church that counts, but as Paul wrote when we accept Christ as our Savior and that faith and works go hand in hand (the fruit of the disciple in support of his faith) and that the membership is recorded in the Book of Life, that the church has no constitution for the New Covenant is the Constitution of the True Church.The True Church doesn't have church sermons constrained to the "clock" for the convenience of its hearers. The True Church recognizes that Baptism is by immersion unless due to health reasons making it impossible (the disciples were given discretion to make amendments). The True Church recognizes the body of believers and that those who have been baptized in water must also be baptized with the Holy Spirit which seals their redemption.Paul recognized that was a requirement. Many are called, but few are chosen. It is God, Himself, who chooses us. The True Church does not quench the Holy Spirit. The True Church are those believers who go out to help others because it is the right thing to do, when no one else is looking, who do those things that they are able to do because it is the right thing to do. The True Church are those believers who read the Bible regularly ... Thy Word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against Thee.The True Church are those believers who, when they do sin, confess it and if it is in their grasp to make amends to another person, do so. The True Church are those believers who forgive their brothers who have erred knowing the devices of Satan will overtake one who stumbled and of a contrite spirit. The Lord, Himself, said to forgive 70 times 7 (490) meaning we don't keep score. We forgive others because we ask the Lord to forgive us when we fall short. We will all stand in the Judgment Hall before the Mercy Seat and without Christ as our Mediator and our Savior, we cannot make it into the Kingdom.The True Church of believers give the Lord glory in all that they say and do because it is not by our might nor our strength by the Will and Spirit of God that we are able to do as we are reminded when we say the Lord's Prayer and any prayer after the model the Lord taught us. The True Church of believers are those who, when planning anything, say "If the Lord wills it."The endtimes will not come until the love of the greater number cools off. It is near at hand. Hosea prophesied after the second day, the Lord see their heart and that they think His anger is past and decide on the Third Day to rebuild the Temple. Daniel gave the details when the angel Gabriel gave him instruction on the endtime visions and Daniel asked how long it would be. 2300 days from the time the Messiah is cut off, not of his own, until the daily sacrifice is taken away and the Abomination of Desolation sets himself up in the Temple. We were told to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, but Christ said only the Father knew the day and the hour. We do know when the endtimes will begin the Tribulation Period. The false prophets are those whom the Lord said He would send great delusions.Abraham was the patriarch of the True Church, as was Enoch. We know the True Church as defined by the Seven Churches identified in Revelation. Elijah and Enoch are two of the seven candlesticks (which represent the True Church), and they are the two Olive Trees. We know that the True Church of believers do not follow the 613 mitzvahs (the Levitical Laws) as Abraham without law was considered righteous because the law was written in his heart, but we are under grace -- we are to use it wisely redeeming the time.The true prophet is one who sees the visions that are supported by Scripture and not contrary to Scripture that glorifies God and not that man or any man -- the visions do not come because a man wants to know what car he should buy or what stock plan he should purchase.All those preachers asking you to buy this or buy that, tsk, tsk, tsk. We are not to peddle the Good News. We shouldn't be thinking about adding on to our houses or building new ones. We are as blades of grass. We brought nothing into the world and will take nothing out of the world. Only our works will follow us. To ask for food, shelter and clothing is scriptural and a true believer ought to be content with that. The world teaches a believer ought to be blessed with comfort, prosperity -- not according to the Beatitudes. We don't look for the wealth of this world to bring us happiness. Christ said He would give us His peace and not as the world gives.We are all journeying -- some travel faster, some travel far, all of us should be changing as we come into more accurate knowledge. Christ told the disciples I have much to teach you, but you are not able to bear it all. When I go away, I will send the Comforter to you. The Holy Spirit will teach you all things and you will receive gifts from the Holy Spirit, not to edify themselves, but to edify God and their Redeemer.When you see your brother err, go to him and tell him. If he does not listen, return with one or two elders so that the words between you be established. If after that he does not listen, mark him and have nothing further to do with him.There are many wolves. There are many denominations. There is only One Shepherd, One Faith, One Lord, One Baptism, One Birth, One True Church.May we help each other get to where Christ would have us be. The True Believers are those who love each other, who upbuild, encourage, exhort with all longsuffering and patience, those who endure to the end.Shalom.For your information, the new Yerushalayim coming down out of heaven will be called Hephzibah which means "She is my delight." Yisroel will no longer be called Yisroel, but Beulah because of the reproach brought upon the city and the land.John 17 sums up the true believer and what we are up against. Commercialism and inventions are not part of God's Divine Plan for man. The Watchers, who are fallen angels, came down and taught man things that were not to be known to us. Wearing mascara, making jewelry and artifacts, the mining of metals from the earth. We are told in the Old Testament Scriptures that man left off the natural use of the earth and went off doing things that were not commanded for us to do. Babylon is symbolic of that evil nature that we see the world pursuing today. It is a madness that will bring the ruination of the world except that Christ will intervene at the appointed time and bring to ruin those ruining the earth.Something to keep in mind, however, is that there is praise given to the Seven Churches before the Lord sets apart the condemnations. God never destroyed a people without warnings first. There will always be a true prophet until the Lord comes and then there will no more be a need for prophecy for He will have fulfilled all things. If someone says the "Burden of the Lord" he is marked as a liar for the Lord has no burdens. But should the prophet say "The burden of the Word of the Lord" take heed to listen to what he has to say.The majority of the television evangelists promote financial prosperity, but the author of Ecclesiastes (Solomon, the son of David), the preacher had much to say about the prosperity of the wicked coming to an end and the good man struggling knowing that his good reward was awaiting after his death.A true prophet is not happy when he sees that sin is abounding, he is grievous for he knows man's days are numbered and that there is an accounting and that the judgment of a sinner is perdition. That is the eternal lake of fire. Hell and death are cast into the lake of fire and brimstone (sulphur) that shall never be quenched.The Book of Enoch was withheld from the Holy Bible, but Jude, Paul and John quote his writings. Without the Book, you would not know that they quoted verbatim. The reason it wasn't put it in there is that exposes what is going on today. The swear on a Bible in court before giving testimony when, in fact, Christ said in Matthew 5:33 and James, the Just, wrote not to swear at all. The arm of God is stayed over America to allow for repentance, but that is why the Ten Commandments is being taken out of the public squares. God said that man has profaned His Name.His Name is not HaShem, not Jehovah, not Adonai. His Name is Yahweh. Christ's name is Yeshua which means Salvation. There was no "j" in the Hebrew alphabet and there was no "y" in the Greek alphabet.Keep me posted on your journeying. Now more than ever we need to be bold.Shalom.Charlene.
