Do not be deceived

There is still a great deal of false doctrine spreading in Christian ministries. This letter is to clarify one of the great misconceptions.

The covenant that the Lord made with Abraham is replaced. It is no longer valid. It is outdated. It is replaced with a better covenant.

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Hebrews 8:13

By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

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The new covenant was made with first the Jews, then the Gentiles. It was brought to them in person by God through His Son. It is the good news of the Kingdom being available to all who believe in the authority the Father placed in His Son. The Kingdom supplies all righteousness, which is God then living among us. Within the true Tabernacle is the living body of Christ. He is the only one who had been in the presence of the Father and then returned to His presence. Once a human is called, they are by faith part of the body of believers who are in Jesus as he is in them. Jesus sits as authority, he is in the Father and the Father is in him. So through Jesus, God is among us who carry His Truth.

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Hebrews 8:10-12

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This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord.

I will put my laws in their minds

and write them on their hearts.

I will be their God,

and they will be my people.

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No longer will they teach their neighbor,

or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’

because they will all know me,

from the least of them to the greatest.

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For I will forgive their wickedness

and will remember their sins no more.”

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The Kingdom is the Holy Conscience of God. This is what is meant by "I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts."

And this is why Jesus spread the good news about the Kingdom. Through the Kingdom, no amount of distance, nor state of being can separate God from one who loves Him. This is why Jesus said to his disciples:

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Matthew 21:31

"Which of the two did what his father wanted?" "The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.

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Because through faith in Jesus as the final sacrifice for sin, we no longer face the consequences for what the Law brought into being. The Father wanted us to see the error of sin that is not repented and denied. And that error is that it repeats itself until it is corrected. The Israelites under the old covenant repeatedly fell away from obedience:

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Hebrews 8:7-9

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For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.

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But God found fault with the people and said:

“The days are coming, declares the Lord,

when I will make a new covenant

with the people of Israel

and with the people of Judah.

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It will not be like the covenant

I made with their ancestors

when I took them by the hand

to lead them out of Egypt,

because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them,

declares the Lord.

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To this very day, Jews who deny Christ Jesus are still waiting for the new covenant, because they did not believe Jesus. And with them, all those nations who fall into this deception. This is why the current president of the United States, who claims to be a Christian, is in error in empowering a nation of non-believers who deny the new covenant. By continuing to consider the Israel as still waiting for God to fulfill the old covenant, is to deny that promise made in Christ exists.

The covenant between God and Jews is the basis for the idea of the Jews as the chosen people. The first covenant was between God and Abraham. Jewish men are circumcised as a symbol of this covenant.

Now the circumcision is spiritual. Our faith that Jesus is the Son of God and full authority is our spiritual circumcision.

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Colossians 2:9-12

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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

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and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

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In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ,

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having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

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The true children of Abraham are based on faith, not genealogy or geography. This was explained in detail by Paul the Apostle:

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Galatians 3:6-9

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So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 

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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

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Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

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So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

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The faith ministry and the good news about the Kingdom were first shared directly with the Jews and then to the rest of the world. The Jews who accepted in faith that Jesus was the Messiah, were of the Law then also of the new covenant. The Jews who denied and still deny that Jesus is the Son of God, are blind and separate from the Truth. The covenant they still wait on, has already been replaced with a better covenant which had been prophesied about in the Holy Book of Jeremiah 31, then readdressed in Hebrews 8.

They still love their neighbor and hate their enemies. They believe in an eye for an eye. They consider themselves as righteous. They consider favor to be worldly. They cleanse the outside and not the inside. They do not repent and deny themselves. They are centralized on embracing the flesh, as it to them is perfect. There are numerous differences between those who believe in Christ and those who deny him. I mention all these things only because the influences of false doctrine are openly embraced by Satan. Those who deny Christ but remain under the Law of Sin, are furthering themselves from the Authority of the Word of God and instead defending the lesser authority of the prince of this world.

Peter mentioned 'it will soon disappear.', speaking of the old covenant. To clarify, that timeline is in conjunction with the completion of the ministry of faith making its rounds through the provinces via the disciples. They received the Holy Spirit at a time called Pentecost. The Holy Spirit enabled them till the work was done. Since then, miracles, healings, raising the dead, and acts such as these have not been seen. When the head of the body, Christ Jesus, returns and claims the Kingdom, the fruits and gifts, treasures, crowns, and even other kingdoms will all be set upon those who are co heirs with him of God. Until then, this is a day to day growth in the Lord through faith. Learning and acknowledging the unseen qualities of God.

The new covenant has been in effect for almost two thousand years. Do not let false teachings tell you otherwise. 

Clothed in Truth

Matthew 7:21

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“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

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Having faith that Christ Jesus is the ascended Son of God is what evangelism works towards all over the world to this very minute. It is the foundation of belief for many, alive and dead. But when belief is not acted on, that faith is like having eyes but keeping them closed.

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James 2:26

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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

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Belief in Jesus as the ascended form of the Son of God means you recognize that he is the authority over all authorities, and has the ability to bring this authority into works that do the will of God through his spiritual family. If a servant is told by their master to treat others as they would have themselves be treated, the servant, acts on their master's authority, and treats others how they would have themselves be treated.

The purpose of acting on faith is to bring the will of God into manifest. If our faith instead is secondary to our own will, the authority of Christ is not working in us. What that means is, we are not open to the Kingdom, which is the Holy Conscience of God. Our belief in Christ's authority leads us to deny ourselves in order to have holiness come through us in this humbled state. Only then do the true acts of holiness come through us.

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Galatians 5:22-25

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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These qualities of the power of God, are qualities of the Holy Spirit that are in heaven. The Holy Spirit grants these qualities to come through us because of the faith we have. We deny ourselves the reactions we would normally have to act on our faith. And what replaces these human reactions is these holy qualities. This is what taking faith and serving with it means.

Once we hated, now we put that hate aside to be loving. Once we acted on our lust, now we put aside that lust to show self control. Once we were evil in our acts, now we sent that evil so by our faith we can have goodness come through us. Once we took vengeance, now we seek in faith to have peace with our enemies. Once we were driven with bitterness because of our place in life, now our faith supplies joy that others will witness and not understand. Once we were cruel and harsh to show we had strength, now we deny ourselves this pettiness and are gentle with those who are at our mercy.

It is through faith that all these unseen qualities of God can manifest through us. And this is the key to our role as the individual parts of the body of Christ. Our acts of selflessness separate us from the world, because they honor the Father through the authority He placed in His Son.

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Matthew 22:10-14

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So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

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He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.

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“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

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Is belief enough? When we have holiness come through us because we denied ourselves for the love we hold to, we are learning and earning our place in the body of Christ. We are becoming what God intended us to become, a part of Him through His Holy Authority. See?

If all we do is say we believe yet do not act on it, we are naked and without understanding. Meaning our belief was simply based on our desire to gain eternal life, not to be a part of something we love.

There is a very important aspect that must also be recognized. Faith is based on love. If you truly love the Father, you want to do the work He set out for us. The work of the Father is to believe in the one He sent. If you truly love others, you want to treat them as you would have yourself be treated. And that means you would have yourself be acknowledged with holiness, because holiness is what comes through you for others.

God is love. Love is the foundation of Truth and all the unseen qualities of the Spirit. Faith itself is a quality of this love.

In summary, belief in Jesus as the ascended form of the Son of God must be recognized with obedience to his authority in order for holiness to come through you. Under his authority there are two commandments; Love the Father and love one another. You cannot say you truly believe if you do not serve in this way.

Love and Conflict

To love someone, do you ignore the trouble or hurt they cause you or others?

To love someone, do you stay silent because you may cause them trouble or hurt?

No, being loving means we do not avoid conflict. Instead we are to gather our strength and meet it head on, fearlessly. Because we know that love is perfect, even though we are not.

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Luke 22:49

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When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

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And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

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But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

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Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?

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Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”

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Jesus did not ignore the trouble his followers created. He rebuked their actions against the High Priest's servant, and healed the man of his wound. Jesus did not stay silent when he was being detained by the Jewish people who came for him. He instead questioned their motives openly, fearlessly.

Love and all the states of love, come at a cost to self. It is unnatural for our flesh to love, and this world does not understand selfless love. Truly, the world loves what empowers or enables it, as does the flesh of each human being. Without Christ, what the world and the flesh consider to be love is what honors itself.

"I love how you make me feel."

"I love my job and my home."

"I love what makes me feel good."

"I love how giving makes me feel."

"I love you because you complete me."

Self self self. The children of the world, (which is who you and I were raised as), love what honors us. None of it is holy, all of it is meaningless. Love is an unseen quality of God. Love is selfless, meaning there is a cost to self to have it come through us. Love is the foundation of all the fruits of the Kingdom, the holy conscience of God. Everything else serves ego, pride, vanity, covetous, and/or worldliness.

Love is meant for honoring the Father and/or serving others. For believers, love is born of our faith. It allows us to supply holiness in situations where we would otherwise revert back into our worldliness. Love has Truth as its authority, and that Truth is in all things. This is how we know we can act on it with fearless confidence. We enter a conflict with others no to empower or enable ourselves or them, but to glorify love in its holiness.

In any situation, love is the only way to raise truth. Otherwise the situation will always carry division, separation, and bias. Even if two parties agree to disagree, this is self involved and a lie. The only way to have the truth in a situation is to let love bring light into the circumstance. And the truth will show what honors love, and love will glorify the truth.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-6

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

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Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

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Love is the root of everything good and holy. God is Love. As children of God and believers who carry the Truth in them, we can approach every circumstance as an opportunity to humbly set ourselves aside and seek first the holiness of the Kingdom to come through us. This might mean conflict, but only in a way that raises the truth as the light in the darkness.

Do not avoid circumstances for the sake of ease, or fear. We are the Body of Truth. As we are in him, he is in us, just as he is in the Father, and the Father is in him. The Father is Love, Christ Jesus is the living Truth. The Spirit of Truth is with us, all we need do is love.

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Secrets of the Heart

As we grow up, we are visited by desires. It is profound the beauty of our design really, none who are born healthy can escape these visitations, the darkest thoughts enter the minds of all who have walked this earth, including Jesus.

The biblical texts call it temptation. It is of the human conscience to experience these moments, and they are then set upon each unique soul. Our flesh, this vessel, is a combination of our emotions and the incomplete knowledge we rely upon that then mingle with our primitive instincts.

The combination of these things defines our actions as we develop in our blindness. I say blindness because before we were aware of God, more specifically, aware of Christ, we were in darkness, blind to what is in front of us, therefore reliant on our flesh to guide our actions. Actions that are led by temptation.

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Matthew 5:27,28

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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Anything outside of faithfulness is a sin. What that means is profound. As faith itself is a holy attribute of the Conscience of God that we label the Kingdom. We can live by faith, because of the love we have for the Father. This is proven in the life and death and ascension of Christ Jesus. He conquered the enemy, having been in the likeness of man, host by this flesh, knowing it's poverty. Yet he had to be destroyed to overcome his love for God. This world and this flesh are in bondage. The lesser kingdom, the conscience of the prince of this world, will not recognize the truth, because the truth does not honor him. So anything outside of holiness, is sin, as he is the father of sin- the lie upon the world, the darkness of our blindness.

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Jesus said our sin begins in our heart, and he also said what a man keeps in his heart is what type of fruit he bears.

If I am tempted, and I cherish that temptation because it comforts me, makes me feel whole, I am in my heart already guilty of the sin it leads to. This is very concerning. I have felt hurt on such deep and immense levels that I have harbored thoughts in my mind and desires in my heart. From theft to adultery to murder. And this wickedness although never acted on, is certainly waiting for me at judgement. I have since confessed these sins, and acted in ways that support my sincere confession to the Lord. But bait is designed for it's quarry, as temptation is unique to each of us.

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1 Corinthians 16:13

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Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

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There is no doubt in me, when I say to you that the enemy is constantly working to topple you and I from our place. This world and the very flesh you are housed within, will continue to search for cracks, for weaknesses in your armor.

And to this I would add, that if there is one thing I will be commended for in heaven, it will be that I gave myself no escape from repent. I spent hours confessing everything I could possibly confess. And to this very day, I add to the list, totally humbled by it, ashamed, and aware I am truly nothing without my place in the body of Christ. I could only pray that you too would find this humility, and sincerity. My biggest sin is vanity, and so my greatest strength is my humility.

Seek with the Holy Spirit the deeper things of your heart. Truly let yourself be laid bare before all of heaven. Although I do not fully comprehend what is in store for us, I can tell you with certainty, everything hidden will be brought to light.

I love you. Confess everything. Let it be your foothold. Do this because you want to put the Father first, like Christ did. The Holy Spirit be your guide, he will guide you in prayer, he will show you what to pray, and this because faith is our path.

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Deliberate and Sincere

Sirach 34:28-31

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One builds, and one tears down. What did they gain more than hard labor?

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One prays, and one curses. To whom will the master listen?

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When one bathes due to a corpse, and when one touches it again, what did he gain by his washing?

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So is a person, when he fasts for his sins, and goes again and does the same things; who will listen to his prayer? And what did he gain by humbling himself?

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John the Baptist made straight paths in his ministry. He ministered the repent and bearing fruit worthy of that repent. Yes, under Law he still did water cleansings we call water baptisms. He did this because it was those under Law that sought him out. But the traditional ceremony of the water baptism, was used to cleanse the body, symbolically like the flood washed away the iniquities by the Lord's hand. The ministry of John was done at the water's edge, and his ministry was more than what tradition called for. He instructed those who came to him for cleansing, to repent their sinful ways, and then not return to them. This was the straight path to the ministry of Jesus that was the good news of the Kingdom and the gospel of faith.

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Matthew 3:5,6,8,11

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People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.

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Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

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“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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The Holy Spirit baptism, is the only baptism. The Holy Spirit baptism is based on Jesus being the Son of God and the Father's Holy Authority. By this authority, you confess your sin, in seeking forgiveness. Your sincere faith is all that is needed for forgiveness to be granted. But from that point forward, you must seek to replace your sinfulness with holiness. This is what denial of self means.

The Holy Spirit guides and provides from the Kingdom, that which you need. Whether is be self control, love, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faith, goodness, or joy. These holy attributes are what replaces the reactions of sin that we grew into and relied upon growing up, such as; anger, rage, jealousy, pride, envy, doubt, lust, sexual immorality, bitterness, and malice.

Most of us believers have a clear understanding of this. But what is unclear to some is that, there is a time of development that becomes a maturity as we progress. It is not easy for those who were not raised under Law, as we were raised within our transgressions. All have to be born again, born anew in this idea that denial of the desires of this host flesh, gives us the capacity to have holiness come through us instead.

The commandments of sin such as idolatry, murder, theft, covetous..these are easier to put aside then the others reactions we have grown accustom to. Being envious for example is driven by greed, and most cultures these days actually are founded on greed. We are raised to compete for meaningless positions and possessions, and this creates all sorts of cost in those around us as well as in ourselves. To deny ourselves our emotions and reactions, must then be based on something of greater value.

This is the premise of Love.

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Matthew 22:36-40

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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

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Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, your soul, and your mind.’

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This is the first and greatest commandment.

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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

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If we sincerely love someone, we strive to overcome any obstacles in our way. The blood of the Son Of God was shed so we could overcome ourselves to grow close to the Father through grace from our sinfulness. The same is said for loving others. Jesus ascended into the presence of the Father and the Holy Spirit was sent down to provide believers with guidance and access to the holiness of the Kingdom, so that we could be beacons for others to witness.

The belief of not only confessing our sinful desires but seeking to replace them with holiness, honors the Father through the Son. What we ask for is always in full supply and overflows, meaning what we need, we can be confident is more than we could ourselves supply alone.

It is humbling. We remain in a world, and in a flesh host that does not recognize the Spirit of Truth. Our actions in love are met with reactions. It is a sufferance that each and every sincere believer contends with.

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Gospel of Thomas 14:1-3

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Jesus said to them, "If you fast, you will bring sin upon yourselves,

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and if you pray, you will be condemned,

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and if you give to charity, you will harm your spirits.

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The world and this flesh are bound and oppressed by the prince of this world and this flesh. Although Jesus is King and all authorities answer to him, they are in place for a purpose. To develop without conflict is to gain nothing. But to develop by overcoming conflict is to gain wisdom and confidence. Yes, we suffer. But are suffering has purpose.

Confess your sin. It is a recognition of them that show you and the Lord that the light in you is valuable to you. Produce holiness to replace the sin of your confession. This is proof that not only do you recognize your sin, but that your love for the Father, others, or both, sincerely deserves your effort spiritually.

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Matthew 6:33

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But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

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Persevere. Believers all over the world, alive and dead, suffer, or have suffered to glorify the Son in the Father. Your specific battle, is vital, and every sincere effort you make to bring forth holiness through you is celebrated in heaven.

Be genuine in your walk. Stay alert. Pray constantly. Focus on deliberately seeking to replace your reasonings and emotional reactions with holiness from the Kingdom. The Holy Spirit is not only there for you, but waiting.

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Becoming Holy

I received a gift of understanding through the Holy Spirit which has brought light to some actions of Jesus, Peter, and Paul which used to trouble me. I give you this gift in the following manor.

1 Colossians 1:16

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For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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Paul and Peter both, understood the power of God in was that have been lost to us. Specifically one way that the power of God works is having the knowledge that Christ Jesus in his authority, has always ruled over the lesser authorities. This includes Satan.

The prince of this world, master over it, Satan answers to Christ Jesus. And before Jesus came into being, as Lord of Hosts, the Holy One, was known as the Word of God, and again, he was before all things, as all things came to be through him. Not only this, but all things were created for him, as his authority is the foundation of all other authority.

Paul mentions that he gave a man over to Satan. Peter charged Ananais and Saphirra with lying to God and they were also given over to death. These two examples are similar to when Jesus went for a fig from a tree that had no fruit, and he cursed it to never bear fruit again, and it immediately withered.

The power of God is fully of Christ's authority.

As believers, if you truly have faith, you are considered part of the body of Christ. And as part of him, you are part of the Father. And as you are within Christ, he is within you. The Spirit of Truth is the power of God by Christ's authority. Christ is the Truth.

Having said all this, there are understanding that are not complete, and remain as a mystery. Our knowledge of God is less than our predecessors. But, as each of us grows in faith, and acts on good works, our knowledge of God increases, as does our understanding. So there is a maturity, and by that maturity, our capacity to have the power of God works through us grows from service.

I do not curse people, because to do so seems unloving, and a fruit of rage or anger. Instead, I pray for my enemies, and have grown in the knowledge that asking that my enemies be blessed is my best resolution. The very idea of handing someone over to Satan, to me seems beyond my reckoning. The "do unto others as you would have done unto you", keeps me from it.

So why did our Christ and our forefathers of faith act in such a manner?

Holiness.

If I am confident in my ways, and my path is a day of the Father's righteousness, what in creation do I fear? Nothing. If I am confident in my judgement because my judgement glorifies the Father through the authority of His Son, then any use of power is celebrated as the will of God through me.

I am not there yet. I can say that I am becoming aware. I can say that what I share with you, is holy and true. I can say that each day has its own trouble, which although I become conflicted by, I end up relying on the light within me for guidance. I am not yet willing to judge, so that in having myself judged by God, I would be confident it honors the Father through the authority of His Son. I am not there yet.

It is now more important to me to grow in the light, and become more learned. I desire to see faith healings, share holy understandings, serve and act in loving ways. But I know in time I will see more of the power of God. And when that time comes, it will serve to glorify the Father through the Son.

I pray for you that each day in faith, you meditate on what good you were witness to, and what holiness came through you, amd that in time you will also find your days filled by holiness, and capable of handling more knowledge of God. AMEN

Text is good for instruction, but this is a spiritual life. It is important you begin to look with unseen vision, using your mind to isolate the unseen qualities of God in the moments they happen. It is important you begin to listen for unheard of understanding that speak to your heart about the holiness placed before you. Our knowledge of God and our understanding are both best sought through the Holy Spirit who is with us forever.

The power of God is fully of Christ's authority.

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John 15:4

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Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.