One from the archives
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I am not trying to offend babes here. If you are a babe in Christ, please find something you can readily digest. You need not read this. You will learn soon enough. I am going to declare something that is not popular. I am good at this because this is what GOD has given me to do... He lets me do some of the so-called "dirty work", the stuff most people dare not touch lest they upset the applecart or rock the boat. I am honoured. Though it is not my desire to bring strivings and divisions among my brethren, it is written in the Volume of the Book, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." (Proverbs 27:17) Much of what I share touches on the strong meat of the true doctrine and I realize that the hard sayings of true doctrine are often more than what babes in Christ are able to bear. Howbeit, at some point, the servants of the Living GOD are called to mature in Christ. They are to grow up in Christ. They are required to establish the law, says the Word. Men, this means you. You can see that the present state of our nations in the world is not good. Through the licentious lies of pastors and politicians alike, man has wrought this folly on his own head. Yea, not even the said "rulers" and "authorities" of our nations obey those laws that they feign to uphold. Their constitutions are compromised and hypocrisy reigns in the proposed pinnacles of power. As Christians we should be clear on this: “There is no power but of GOD”. How is it then that corruption reins throughout our nations, even though it was so long ago declared that "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds"? Yet, as mature men of GOD (and not necessarily as babes in Christ) is it not abundantly clear that far too many of us have failed to cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ? Our so-called "rulers" and "leaders" also exalt themselves against the knowledge of the Lord. Wherefore are these sons of Belial not a terror to good works? And if these devils are not a terror unto good works (though I hardly see how not) why then, do they exalt themselves against the knowledge of GOD? Do these "leaders" proclaim Christ?
Mature, Christian men ought to be ashamed if they disagree with these findings. Think of your children and your grandchildren if my words fail to ring true for you. Rather it would seem too easy for the self-congratulatory to war after the flesh and zealously support those war-mongers who do likewise; but bear with me gentlemen, as I beseech you in all good sincerity in the gospel of Liberty. Our burden is not grievous to be borne if we are indeed the children of GOD. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. GOD has called us to peace. Obey them that have the rule over you indeed. If you do well and are faithful, you needn't fear the power. Alas, how many forget that those who are a terror unto good works are no leaders at all! GOD did not call us to be sissies but to stand up for the things that are true and amen. Obey them that have the rule over you indeed. Never obey a pretender in service to an immoral law, which is contrary to the Word of GOD. I trust that some of you already know what I’m talking about: Just because the world follows their favourite puppet does not mean that Godly men and women must also follow suit. We do not obey powers, principalities, and the rulers of the darkness of this world, but follow them that walk in the true light of the Everlasting Father. We do not empower evil. We are not the servants of the anti-Christ. We must be prepared to lay down our lives, if need be, for truth’s sake and we are not to deviate or to waver: “For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." (James 1:6) Do not waver in the ways of the LORD; but let thine eye be single unto the purpose!
“Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God”, says the scripture. (1 John 4:3) Now I must ask you frankly, what power hath Satan over your lives? What rule do the powers, principalities, and rulers of the darkness of this world hold over the saints of the Most High GOD? Brothers, are we not called to establish the law? Wherefore do we give heed to seducing doctrines and commandments of men who so boldly exalt themselves against the knowledge of the Lord? Are we then so bewitched to declare that the faces seen on National Television are the faces of them that have the rule over us? Rather, let us purpose in our hearts to set our faces as flints before the enemy and to declare the full Bible truth! Is it not already apparent that too many pastors have sold out to the enemy and are already caught up in the snares and lies of perverse politicians? Did Paul and Peter apply to the secular government of their day for a license to preach? PREACH IT! Don't wait for the pastor's permission to preach the living truth of the only wise GOD, just preach it. Our present day leaders (so-called) are corrupt. Our rulers (so-called) care not for the things of GOD, nor do they confess Christ. PREACH IT! Why fear ye, except your works are not good? Yea, but we would be distracted by those false-dignities who are a terror to good works!
Where are the Godly rulers today? The ones who openly lift up the name of JESUS today? I will tell you where they are: They are lying in the gutters, whipped, battered, bruised, and bleeding. They are in the jail houses and are cast out of their communities, they are spat upon, ostracized, and despised of this world while so-called pastors and imposters pontificate over them to give them "a word" that they should obey them that have the rule over them. Hypocrisy! These churls have sold out to the system! They are licensed to take tithes of you because they are contracted by men who declare things like, "America is not a Christian Nation" while they proceed to mock the Word of GOD. Yea, these pretenders are a terror to good works! They exalt themselves against knowledge of the LORD and they shall be brought down to the pit for their lies. They have no power but that power granted them as a result of GOD's people allowing themselves to be misled by the very men that sign contracts and make covenants with secularist (that word "secularist" means "godless") government. Yet it should be stated that even the powers of the darkness of this present world will play into the Hands of the Living GOD in the end. Amen. I look forward to that day and I shall be glad and rejoice in it.
Hallelujah! Now as GOD’s people, let's take a closer look at this so-called "LAW OF THE LAND" thing whereby so many have suffered themselves to be brought under the yoke of bondage to the LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. What do you suppose the Law of the Land is? Is it, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do?" GOD forbid. Where is this false commandment found in the Holy Word of GOD? I encourage my brethren to read carefully what Paul and Silas did and the things they declared to the magistrates in their day in the Book of Acts, Chapter Sixteen; for they boldly spoke before the magistrates that chastised them and even withstood them! (See: verses 35 through 38). Think not that the injustices committed by magistrates against the true saints of GOD are so readily printed in your local evening news. But what is the LAW OF THE LAND? Does anyone really know? Is it, "observe all the customs and all the laws of the people do them"? Some would say yes. Nay, this is not the word given by Paul to the saints of GOD. To understand the Law of the Land, one must turn to the Law of the Lord. Turn with me to The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 24, and verse 4:
“Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
Please allow me to elaborate:
"…thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance."
You see that “Thou shalt not”? One more time:
Thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
This is the LAW OF THE LAND: Every time someone causes the land to sin, they have broken the LAW OF THE LAND. Every time a man takes an adulteress into his bosom, he causes the land to sin. Every time a man forgives a fornicating wife and takes her back into his marriage bed “because he has forgiven her” he causes the land to sin. Let him forgive her and let him let her loose; for after that, she is defiled saith the Word. Now I know what some of you are thinking. Some of you want to say, "Oh, but that was Old Testament Law! We don't do it that way anymore!" No? Well then, that would explain the main problem.
Considering the majority of souls alive today are still living under the Old Testament law (whether they know it or not) these having failed to repent and remain unwashed, unclean, and dead in their sins, they surely don't "do it that way" and never did. In fact, I don't think there's really that much about the whole of the Old Testament they actually care about. (Sort of like our illustrious "leaders" - so-called.) They are condemned under the law. Rather, we've all been “well-informed” that it's time to burn the Ten Commandments and to cast them out of our court rooms in favour of the NEW WORLD "Ten Suggestions", so yes, "we" (meaning the world) don't do it that way and "we" never did ... But GOD's people do. GOD's people don't fornicate. GOD's people don't commit adultery. GOD's people don't cause the land to sin! Amen. GOD's people obey the LAW OF THE LAND because GOD’s people know the LAW OF THE LAND belongs to GOD. Yes indeed, this is the Old Testament Law: The Ten Commandments. Are you with me on this? The Ten Commandments are the LAW OF THE LAND!!!
Why do GOD's people obey the LAW OF THE LAND? A: Because the LAW OF THE LAND is in truth, GOD's Moral Law. GOD's Moral Law (among other laws) commonly called Common law, is found written in the Book of Deuteronomy. Now admittedly, some of the laws written in the Book of Deuteronomy are already fulfilled to them that are in Christ Jesus; but this does not mean that Christ abolished all of GOD's Moral Law. There are overlaps in the Book of Deuteronomy, such as the dietary laws wherein the laws of Levi were also regarded as GOD's Moral Law at the time that Deuteronomy was written. The Apostle Paul graciously explains to the Church which of these laws were abolished in fulfilment as these pertained to the Law of Sin and Death, which was nailed on the cross with Christ, the Son of man (our High Priest) Who became the perfect sacrifice, the old covenant being completely fulfilled in Christ Jesus. Christians need not burden themselves with such laws because Christians are not called to follow the Levite Priesthood the Israelites were commanded to follow. The New Covenant concerns the Priesthood of Melchisedec of which even the Levites paid tithes in the loins of Abraham. One need not be surprised that there are no dietary laws, or even laws concerning the circumcision addressed in the Ten Commandments. Howbeit, GOD did not abolish the Ten Commandments even though Christ fulfilled the whole of the law never falling short of the slightest jot or tittle.
Paul said of Christ, "For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh." (Ephesians 2:14-17) Praise GOD. And again, in another place, "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." (Romans 7:6 - I trust it should be evident that those who are not born again live "under the law" unto this day.) And again, "In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away." Hebrews 8:13. But GOD's Moral Law does not change.
Yea, we can have bacon for breakfast if we are able to eat it in faith, but we may not faithfully have our neighbour's wife in marriage: It is sin! "Thou shalt not commit adultery". In other words, (GOD’s words) Thou shalt not cause the land to sin! Now all things are fulfilled in Christ Jesus and we are to establish the law; for it is written: "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31) All things are lawful unto them that are in Christ Jesus, but not all things are expedient, or even convenient; for no person transgressing GOD's Moral Law is found in the Body of Christ; but only them that have fully repented of their sinful works and turned away from all iniquity (lawlessness). “And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 1:1-2) The LAW OF LAND is the LAW OF THE LORD. Don't ever think otherwise. To whom does the land belong? Why, it belongs to the LAND LORD! Those who breach the LAW OF LAND also risk being evicted by the LAND LORD. I can think of a few so-called "rulers" and "leaders" that stand to get evicted for having caused the LAND to sin. We need not obey imposters. An imposter is no dignity; but a thief and a liar. Brothers and sisters, we must be diligent. Obey only Godly rulers and obey Godly laws; by all means, obey the Law of the Land: Obey GOD's Moral Law.
May JESUS, the only wise GOD, bless you in the knowledge of full Bible truth.
