For Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
This site is dedicated to those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the fruit of which is peace - quietness and confidence forever. To those poor in spirit, who seek a much closer relationship with God and Christ. To those pilgrims in a strange land, who know there has to be something more. To those who mourn under the burden of sin; to be truly clean in thought, word, and deed. To those who long to serve the Lord, according to his direction and will. To those wayfaring men and women who have been searching for their Beloved, turn in here. We proclaim the Holy Way to find the water so you never thirst again - to find Bread from heaven- to find fullness and completeness in Christ - to hear and see and know your Beloved - Christ in you, the hope of glory.
From the Voice of the Lord
(All the below words in this box are direct messages to the readers of this site from the mouth of the Lord.)
"Welcome to my site.
Are you ready to see your sins?
The cross is offered to all. Are you ready to suffer the shame,
the pain, and the blood of the cross -
or do you cry out with indifference?
Yes, it is your birthday -
as many as are at their savior's feet.
There are six things I will put in order in front of your eyes:
1-how evil proceeds out of the heart,
2-and goes forth out of the mouth.
3-how your heart longs for evil.
4-how your feet are swift to run to evil.
5-how your heart builds a strong tower as a bulwark of defense.
6-how your heart is a mirror of the world.
As many as I love, I chastise.
This is the Word of the Lord to you all:
You, who hunger and thirst, are God's chosen people.
The early Quaker writings are a rich heritage, which all must strive to fully understand. Who have become Quakers are an anathema. They blot my efforts. They cumber the ground.
Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Make no provision for the flesh. A man without sin has the power and life given to him. I give favors to he who is pure. See myself - thus no sin has a place in me. The perfection of man frees from death. Sin is until salvation, leaving holiness and purity. The end is sympathetic judgment and release from sin.
Draw your arms around Him - take heed you incarnate. Every man should retire to his own house until the foundations of the world are destroyed.
The sons of the fathers went to sleep. I am against your fathers, being in the presumption.
Beware of false prophets. How can the ministers claim to be mine, when inside they are full of deceit and hypocrisy? They do everything for show. Those who preach against perfection have a lack of earnest faith. I am against the shepherds, who have prophesied a false salvation. They gutted what Jesus had to say.
Your thoughts are not my thoughts. Think on His name. Those who follow their own brain will weep and mourn; there will be great pain.
What is necessary for salvation? -- obedience to commands heard. Hear the word of the Lord from within. Ears must hear -- Faith within purifies. What's going to happen, you might hear. Believe you are hearing the Son of God. When you sit and wait, hope for purity, hope for change. I will show you the secret sins of your heart. The words I speak to you impart life. Hear you incarnate.
My word is in your heart and mouth.
When you have heard the dead words in the Bible, and recall them, heed what is said. If those who hear will obey, their progress will be swift. You are my disciple, if you do what I say. Listen to and obey my voice, and I will be your God. If you love me, you will obey me. And to those who obey, he will appear like a magnificent star in your heart.
The gift of God is himself - a measure of his Spirit; to each man a measure. If you pay attention and obey, it results in union with God. He joins with our cleansed nature. He wishes to make you like Him. There are very few people who, when they see what God is, would turn down union with him. The family of God dwells in their temples.
When you cast my warnings behind you, this erases the fear we must have. Pay not attention, heed not, and I will come upon you as a thief in the night. He was in them, but they obeyed not his voice. He shall shut the door on those not holy. There will be no solace.
Strive to enter through the narrow gate. Few will find it. Men have stopped trying. They have plunged themselves into iniquity. Fat men of increase would have a god fat of increase, so they can use God to become holy or to become fat. Seek his face. Seek his face in ever increasing glory. Heed and obey.
Prepare for the flight. You shall suffer persecution, when you lead a godly life. Stand your ground. When you see the abomination of desolation, do not be afraid. Six attestations prove the reign's existence. The King is where he is king. If all that profess me, would possess me. True followers bring forth fruit.
Just like Judaism was taken over by the enemy, so has Christianity, which is corrupt, through and through. Like Daniel, you are captive of the Chaldeans. Your place of worship is filled with unclean birds. Babylon is great and mighty. Your heart cannot reach those who wonder after the beast. Woe to those who try to bring good from evil. Little children, this is the seventh day of the kingdom. Nobody else has the answers, nobody but He.
Jesus is a mighty name to be declared in all the worlds to come. Guard and protect his name. You will hear the truth at final judgment. Truly, I say to you, all the truth is magnificent; you will marvel when you see it.
Gather the prophets: Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and all. You can find out what is pleasing to God. Proverbs: we must all believe the hidden comforts in those proven words. The Bible has been made hollow through the years and therefore blamed. Ratify James. And then they read again, and saw the law applied to them too. Ephesians 5:5-6: This the void of the earth, made perfectly clear.
Little children, thy garments are spotted. Little children, take heed unto me. Unless you hear and see, there will be no progress. God helps not the proud. He assists the humble. He who has my words and keeps them, serves the Son. Feel Christ, the Way.
The sacrifice of life has been given to the few who would lose their life to save it.
The Spirit of Grace both charges and removes, just like Jesus said 'repent,' and also healed. I stand with those freed from sin. We go to him, and he rains help on us; well does this exercise of God purify those who do. Blessed are those who are set free from the bonds of imprisonment.
Salvation is not expectation. Salvation is to be delivered from sin. Your past evidences are a failure. Witness salvation. Make every effort, for the days are few. Saved by grace? But what about the rest of that chapter? You have not experienced grace until you have been raised with Him. However well meaning you are, you must read and see if your life measures up.
There has never been a time like now; all men will twist in the earth. Listen everyone! There is a time coming when everyone will hear the voice of the Lord; heed and obey. The Lord will give recompense to his enemies.
Revelation foretells the future. Those who have no light, I will destroy. I will put my law into every man's heart. I will betray those who are happy in their sins. I will fill the whole earth with the dead. All those who destroy will be imagined to be my authorities. Whoever does wickedly and unjustly will be punished. Clearly there are some who will be greatly preferred. I will make men more precious than rubies. Your wickedness lies in shame. Every man was his own king. Then there were those who lived openly in sin with no shame.
I will make obedience the fruit of righteousness. The Lord shall establish righteousness throughout the earth. It will be done.
The children have lost the inheritance of God. I will devour those who do not follow, and snatch the righteous from the fire. O seek the Lord you mighty, while you still have strength.
Come to me, and I will guide the meek and lowly. Turn and be strengthened."
Thus said the Lord God. |
To attain the available fullness, one needs to know, and then believe what is possible. The writings of George Fox testify to thousands of men and women who became one with Christ and God and exhibited their moral ethnicity, and how this joy is available to all who hope and believe in the power of his name, and the true hope: purity through the inward cross of self-denial, the power of God. And after purity, to enter paradise, the Kingdom of God within and among us; our consciousness and sight being translated to the spiritual dimension, to live in union with Christ and God in their presence, while walking on earth by the light of God, as children of the light. For God is light and nearby; in him we live and move and have our being.
From the Voice of the Lord: "These writings show the true character of the church of Christ as well as the way out of darkness to light. Within these writings, you may attain the way to salvation and disprove others, while discovering the hidden depths of the gospel that Jesus came to deliver."
For those of you unfamiliar with Bible terminology,
click here for a plain speaking summary of this page.
This is repent to enter paradise on earth - good news, not bad news. For God is good and wishes us to be with Him as a partaker of the divine nature. But to be in his presence, we must become pure through death of our sinful nature on the Missing Cross to Purity - the inward cross of self-denial that leads to purity - missing from, and forgotten by Christianity today. These writings show the way to purity and union through the inward cross of self-denial.
If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
You follow Jesus by listening to His word in your heart, hearing Him, and obeying Him.
How else are you going to follow Jesus? You can't follow him reading the Bible. He can only lead you with instructions tailored to your individual circumstances. To be led you must humbly get quiet to listen, then you must wait to hear Him, then you must obey Him. Jesus tells us six times that we must pick up our cross and follow him. Self-denial with obedience to the Lord's voice is the cross. Until you can hear and obey him, you must do your best to obey the moral core of the law: don't steal, don't lie, don't covet, don't commit adultery, forgive, do for others as you would have them do for you, etc. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, [and obey] and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies promised to David. . Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. .
A great darkness has perverted salvation to be instant, supposedly actuated by various forms of heathenish ritual, leaving us captive to our sinful natures; confusing the Kingdom of God, within you and among you, which does not come with signs to be observed or visible display, to be an after-death-only heaven; and then again confusing the return of Christ with his Kingdom to individuals purified from their sinful natures, to be a future one-time return of Christ to the whole world. This site's purpose is to unravel the knot of lies blanketing Christianity and scripturally correct the confusion, in hope of inspiring you to seek the available union with Christ and God in the Kingdom while on earth, which comes to individual persons by repentance to purity.
There are those in Christendom who are content to find the minimum requirements to escape Hell; for them there is the broad, easy way that seems right to a man, but ends in destruction. Then there are those in Christendom who are ready to give their entire life's energy and direction to please God to the maximum possible; to those this site is directed.
From the Voice of the Lord: "This is the day of your visitation, regarding the business of obedience feared and repentance required."
When he appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is.
Everyone who has this hope in him
purifies himself,
just as he is pure.
For we are saved by hope.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
If you die without a pure heart,
you will be banned from heaven.
For of this you can be sure,
that no sexually immoral, or impure,
or covetous person, who is an idolater,
has any inheritance
in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Let no man deceive you with vain words.
For because of such things
God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
Woe to the inhabitants of the earth,
who stand forth without repentance!
Your covenant with death will be annulled,
and your agreement with hell will not stand.
For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.
Without holiness, no one will see the Lord.
As he who has called you is holy,
so you be holy in all manner of conduct.
( holy, like Jesus is holy, in all your conduct)
Those who are living the life of the flesh
cannot please or satisfy God,
or be acceptable to Him.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh
(the godless human nature)
with its passions and appetites and desires.
Most who claim to be Christians would have
a Christ who
excuses them to do nothing;
a fake pearl of zero price.
The few Christians committed to truth
would have the Christ
to change them
to live pleasing to God, whatever the price.
The false gospel of grace says Jesus came to set you free from the guilt of sin, lulling you to have no fear of God's disapproval and to remain in your sinful nature until death, thereby missing any chance to inherit the Kingdom of God. To suppose that Jesus erases guilt for continuing to sin, changes grace (God's love) into a license for immorality and makes Jesus a promoter of sin. The true gospel says Jesus came to set you free from sin, by destroying the sinful nature within you, through obedient repentance and change by grace, the missing cross, the power of God, which produces purity and union with Christ and God, in the Kingdom of Heaven; walking by his light in his perfect will, while on earth, and then forever. Read John 14 and John 17 to understand the true promises of Jesus, the real hope that can release the power of God to purify your heart and soul.
Repentance and Remission of Sins
should be preached in His name to all nations.
God, having raised up his servant and Son Jesus,
first sent him to you to bless you,
in turning away every one of you from his iniquities [sins].
Jesus does not just forgive your past sins, he promises to bring you out of darkness to a sinless state, through repentance. Most deficit sects preach instant salvation by grace, never mentioning repentance; some deficit sects speak of repentance, but without a clue as to how to achieve it. Whatever their various heathenish rituals employed, all of the deficit sects' instant salvations are without repentance to life, leaving you still captive to sin and without salvation. Jesus tells us that few will find the narrow gate to heaven, because of false prophets [with a false salvation], so that many who claim to be Christians, even having done miracles in His name, will be rejected, because they still sinned; and then he tells us the formula for success: hear his sayings, and practice them - [come, listen, hear, and obey].
Jesus said he will deny all who continue to disobey him (sin),
even those who claim to be saved Christians.
But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’
and not do [practice] the things that I say?
Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but [only] he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.
Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name,
cast out demons in Your name,
and done many wonders in Your name?
And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you; depart from Me,
you who practice lawlessness!’
Whoever commits sin
also commits lawlessness,
for sin is lawlessness.
The Son of Man will send out His angels,
and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend,
and those who practice lawlessness,
and will cast them into the furnace of fire.
Where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
..Let him who has ears be listening,
and let him contemplate, discern,
and understand by hearing.
Jesus said, 'I tell you the truth,
everyone who sins is a slave to sin.'
If you still sin, you are slave to sin,
and Jesus cannot be your Lord.
Jesus said himself, you cannot serve two masters!
As Paul said, "cursed is anyone who brings you a different gospel," a different gospel and different Jesus from what Paul preached. Per Acts, Paul was sent to open their eyes, and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness and release from sin's slavery, and an inheritance and portion among those who are sanctified and purified by faith in Me.
Different Jesus, different gospel? How?
- One Jesus excuses a life of sin in a believer; the other Jesus says to believers:
Why do you call me Lord, and not do what I command you. Depart from me you workers of iniquity [sin].
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- One Jesus offers a free ticket to heaven after you die in your sins; the other Jesus says the Kingdom of heaven is within you, and which must be entered while still on earth so you can avoid being banished in the next life.
- One Jesus leaves you miserable in your sins the rest of your life; the other Jesus destroys the sin that is in you, freeing you totally.
- One Jesus excuses all past, present, and future sins; the other Jesus forgives but then says: Sin no more! and Repent or perish!
- One Jesus requires no works; the other Jesus requires perfect works.
- One Jesus judges people on whether they believe or not; the other Jesus judges people on their works and words.
- One Jesus is remote in heaven who doesn't speak to you or teach you; the other Jesus dwells in your heart to teach you, command you, cleanse you, purify you, make you holy, love you, unite with you, glorify you.
- One Jesus saves anyone who says the sinner's prayer, gets wet, and eats bread/grape juice; the other Jesus is the author and perfecter of salvation to all those who listen to him and obey him.
- One Jesus saves instantly with little or no effort on your part; the other Jesus says strive to enter the narrow gate that leads to life (salvation) that few will find and many will try to enter but be unable.
- One Jesus requires no cross to be carried by his followers; the other Jesus says you must deny yourself and pick your cross daily to follow him.
- One Jesus accepts you just the way you are; the other Jesus says you must lose your life, to save your life.
- One Jesus requires you to give up nothing; the other Jesus requires you to forsake everything.
- One Jesus encourages sin by freeing you from guilt; the other Jesus delivers and frees you from sin, making you fit for union and fellowship with Him and the Father in heaven.
- One gospel forces you to die before you discover if your salvation was true or if you were lied to, (when it's too late to remedy);
the other gospel lets you hear God speak to you, frees you from sin, (ample proof along the way),
and then lets you see Jesus, bringing your salvation as he is resurrected in you, and as you are translated into the Kingdom while alive on earth.
- One gospel presumes you are favored by God; the other gospel results in God demonstrating his favor regularly.
- One gospel asks for your money; the other gospel forbids preachers to solicit money, and sudden disaster overcomes any who do.
Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, and he who has no money, come, buy and eat;
yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? And your hard-earned money for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Incline your ear, and come to me. Hear [and obey], and your soul shall live;
and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies promised to David.
So which of the two Jesus are you depending on? Not that there are only two Jesus; there is a different Jesus for each sect, estimated at 30,000 and increasing.
Each sect takes a subset of the scriptures and creates their own opinion as to what Jesus demands, what he will accept, and what he will not tolerate. Even former choir boy, Adolph Hitler claimed to be saved because he believed.
Answer this question: which Jesus is likely to be Satan imitating Jesus; he who excuses guilt-free sin and promises heaven to those still sinning, or he who insists everyone sin nor more, repent or perish,-- deny yourself, carry your cross daily, forsake everything, and lose your life to save it?
Christians today are like the Jews, who had the scriptures and believed Moses, but failed to hear, see, and obey what he commanded. Do you believe Jesus enough to be obedient to his commands and advice. Faith comes by hearing the word, which is in your heart; faith is hearing Jesus, who is the Word of God, speak from within, and to believe it is the Lord speaking to you; this is to believe in Jesus. By hearing and obeying Him, Jesus will destroy even your desire to sin. John tells us who really believes that Jesus is the Son of God: he who has overcome the world, by fighting the good fight of faith, to victory over sin.
The Sabbath is a mere shadow of the Christian's rest, but Christendom doesn't have a clue as to what is the rest. Yet the rest is a major part of what Jesus promised: Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. . This is the rest with which you cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. . The book of Hebrews severely warns us against failing to enter the rest: Since a promise is left us of entering into his rest, let us fear, lest any of you should seem to come short of it. This is a serious warning to all who name themselves Christians: to avoid losing your soul and being banned from heaven, as the Jews were killed in the desert and banned from entering the promise land because of unbelief in God's promises, you must zealously labor in faith to attain the promised rest of the spiritual Sabbath, which is union with God and entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven, within you and around you. We are raised together with Christ to sit in the heavens in Christ, as a new creature, to sit down at rest, to enter the rest from fighting our enemies, like Israel entered the rest from fighting and purging their land of the surrounding heathen peoples; only the Christian rest is to rest from fighting spiritual enemies within themselves: lust, rage, pride, selfishness, envy, greed, covetousness, jealousy, lying, cheating, stealing, sexual immorality, profane language, and evil thoughts, etc. We rest from our own thoughts and works, to live according to God's supplied thoughts, words, and prompted works. Salvation is to be delivered from sin and be protected from evil, sanctified from our enemies of sin. To be freed from sin, you must believe and hope in God's promise to set the captives free, to become free of sin; otherwise, you too will perish in the spiritual wilderness without ever entering the promise land - heaven. Don't be like the Jews who said they could not conquer the giants and refused to cross the Jordan to do battle, even with God fighting for them; don't say sin can't be conquered, even with God's promised mighty help; don't say who can war with the beast? Because victory over sin, our enemies within our heart, is the promised salvation. Sin, the world, and the devil must and can be overcome. Therefore let us diligently labor with every effort to enter into that rest, lest any man fall from the same kind of unbelief [and resulting disobedience] . You enter the rest simultaneously when you are delivered from your enemies, when you are freed from sin, when your salvation is brought to you by Jesus, when you see and witness salvation, the end of grace.
Zacharias prophesied about Jesus, the Savior, saying: That he would grant to us,
that being delivered out of the hand of our enemies we might serve him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
By which exceedingly great and precious promises are given to us,
that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Corruption does not inherit incorruption.
He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself .... He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life, 1 To have the Son, is to possess the Son and Father in your heart, in sufficient measure to be eventually to be free from all sin. Believing is not salvation, as Paul nine times emphasizes addressing believers in the churches:
- now is our salvation nearer than when we believed, ,
- continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
- But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
(While in the inward cross of self-denial, you will see the sin slowly disappear from your life until you are free of sin.)
- godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation, .
- do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed to the day of redemption [future happening]. .
(Paul is speaking to believers in the church who have not yet been redeemed.)
- For we are the sweet aroma of Christ unto God, to those who are being saved.
- we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold firm the beginning of our confidence to the end.
- we desire that every one of you show the same diligence in realizing the full assurance of hope to the end.
So that you are not slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. .
And Peter echoes the same message that salvation is not just believing or faith, rather salvation is the end of faith's obedient journey:
Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a time, if necessary, you may have to suffer griefs through many trials,
So that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried with fire, might result in praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; though you do not see him now, but believe in him, you rejoice with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls. .
Simon the magician believed and was baptized. He tried to buy the power of laying on of hands. .
Peter said to him, "Repent therefore of your wickedness, and pray to God that perhaps you may be forgiven the thought of your heart.
For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and the bond of iniquity.".
Is it not obvious that Simon had not been "saved" by believing and baptism?
Ananias and his wife Sapphira were members of the Church in Jerusalem. Great grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them who needed anything for many who possessed lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, to lay them down at the apostles' feet; and then distribution was made to every man according to his need. Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price; pretending they were donating the entire amount. Both Anianias and Sapphira were immediately slain by the Holy Spirit; in effect they were lying to God. Their death was an example that brought great fear on all the church.
Now few would argue that these believers with great grace on them had been "saved" if they were slain by the Holy Spirit for lying.
Jesus told five out of seven churches of believers in Revelation that they were lost, on the way to destruction. The Smyrna believers were about to enter tribulation, whom he encouraged. Only the church of Philadelphia was doing well because they had kept [obeyed] his word [from within their hearts] with patient endurance. Notice again! Jesus said that five out seven Christian churches of believers were on their way to Hell. Massive error had already taken hold 2000 years ago, until today the false church is pervasive with grace supposedly being a license to continue to sin.
Salvation is to be delivered from sin, and it occurs when you experience the grace of God (Christ) bring it to you, when Christ destroys the selfish spirit in you by the spirit in his mouth and by the brightness of his coming, when he crushes the head of Satan under your feet, To believe is to obey; if you are not obedient, your belief is only the hypocrites' lip service. Obedience leads to receiving the Holy Spirit. Obedience leads to righteousness. Obedience leads to salvation.
Christendom's false instant salvation from an altar call and/or water baptism is a colossal lie to fool you.
Read the fine print of God's contract: the warnings of exclusion, the requirements, and qualifying conditions.
I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.
Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Truly my soul silently waits upon God; from him comes my salvation.
And it will be said in that day, "Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." .
To wait, is to sit silently and listen: Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. .
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly.
And none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. .
Christendom does not even believe purity is possible; they do not understand and therefore continue to sin [do wickedly].
Christendom denies the cross is necessary, and so Christendom is perishing for the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing; their end is destruction, their God is the belly and whose glory is their shame, and they think on earthly things. .
The acts of the sinful nature include adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like, etc.
...those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
All with sexual immorality, pride, hatred, lying, envy, wanting more, partying, foolishness..etc., will be banned from heaven.
Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor oppressive cheaters; these will not inherit the kingdom of God. . They will be banned from heaven.
You can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person..has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
Anyone who is impure, immoral, or greedy will be banned from heaven.
Regarding the above warning (Eph 5:5-6), the Word of the Lord within said: "This is the void of the earth, made absolutely clear."
Jesus said, .. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
All these evil things come from within and defile a man.
Notice, until your heart has been cleansed, you are defiled - a ravenous beast who serves yourself, rather than others.
The Lord's prayer of: deliver us from evil,
means to be delivered or freed from the evil in your heart, which is salvation.
John said, Anyone who hates his brother has committed murder in his heart.
Jesus said, But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart, ; and in the very next verse Jesus tells us how consequential such lustful looks are: If your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your body parts should perish, rather than your whole body should be cast into hell. .
So, just restraining your desires is not enough - the desires have to be crucified - destroyed - removed - purged.
But, these sins do not make you unfit for God's help to eliminate them from your heart.
So kill (deaden, deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members:
sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry...put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy communication out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another.
Strip yourselves of your former nature that controlled your conduct, which corrupts itself through lusts and desires that spring from delusion; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and put on the newly created nature [of Christ], which is created in God's image of true righteousness and holiness.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged [from the heart], and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump.
Jesus is eager to destroy sin and the works of evil in us - if we go to him.
For this purpose the Son of God was revealed [in us], that he might destroy [in us] the works [sin] of the devil.
As Jesus told Paul: I am sending you to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan to God,
so that they may receive forgiveness of sins, release from sin's slavery,
and inheritance among those who are sanctified and purified by faith in Me.
Do you not know.. you are that one's slaves whom you obey,
whether of sin leading to death,
or of obedience leading to righteousness?
If you are still sinning, you are still under the power of Satan.
Salvation is not to remain enslaved to passions and pleasures.
Salvation is to live free from lusts and rage.
He promises control of our emotions -
and everlasting peace.
Jesus never said you could be saved if you say the sinners' prayer, or are baptized with water, or eat bread and drink grape juice; this is just heathenish ritual, the wide and broad way that leads to destruction. Today's deficit sects, still captive to sin and the power of Satan, believe in a God whose favor is presumed to be granted due to their heathenish ritual and form of godliness. They deny a God of power, who can and is eager to free us from the oppression and captivity of sin, so that we can secure his promises, which require our holiness and purity. These deficit sects have defined a false gospel that promises heaven to those still sinning, and a false Jesus, who supposedly accepts sin, disobedience, and disregard of his own commands. Jesus said, he who doesn't love me will not obey my teaching. The deficit sects falsely preach a different hope, totally ignoring, totally dismissing, and failing to believe the Good News that Jesus announced he had been sent by God to proclaim:
Are You Really a Disciple of Christ?
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
And whosoever does not bear his cross,
and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
He who finds his life shall lose it,
and he who loses his life
for my sake shall find it.
Just as I have loved you,
so you too should love one another.
By this shall all know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.
When you bear (produce) much fruit,
My Father is honored and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true disciples [followers] of Mine.
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
He who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood dwells [abides] continually in Me,
and I in him.
All who are determined to live godly in Christ Jesus
will suffer persecution.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
If anyone desires to come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. |
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to preach the gospel to the poor;
he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
to preach release to the captives [of sin],
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to deliver [free] those who are oppressed [by sin],
To open the blind eyes,
to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor;
he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim deliverance to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
And you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.
Therefore if the Son makes you free,
you are truly free.
Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.
These deficit sects don't understand the Kingdom or how to crucify the sinful nature by repentance, necessary to be set free from sin and to enter the Kingdom. Yet that was his message, and the reason why Jesus said he was sent to the world!
I must preach the good news
of the kingdom of God,
..because that is why I was sent.
The kingdom of God does not come with signs
to be observed
or with visible display,
Nor will people say, Look! Here ! or, See, there!
For behold,the kingdom of God
is within you and among you.
The time has come,
the kingdom of God is near.
Repent, and believe the good news.
Notice, he said, the time has come, the Kingdom is near. He is not talking about a Kingdom thousands of years later. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus is recorded saying that some then standing with him, 2000 years ago, would see his glorious coming with the Kingdom before they died. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus is recorded saying all the end times prophesies would be fulfilled before the generation of 2000 years ago died, (click here to see all).
2000 years ago, he told us to Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
We are supposed to ignore the pursuit of food and clothing so that we can dedicate ourselves to seeking the Kingdom of God.
2000 years ago he told us to pray the Lord's Prayer, including pray: Thy Kingdom come.
These commands make no sense if the Kingdom of God is only coming to a generation thousands of years later.
But Jesus is neither guilty of cruelty, or stupid, for telling every generation for 2000 years to make this their first priority;
for every generation has the opportunity to enter the Kingdom, which is in them, and does not come with outward or visible sign.
He said: For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels;
and then he will reward every man according to his works. (Not just a particular generation.)
Some standing here shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom. .
Those not purified, to see Jesus' coming in them before death, see him as they die, as all peoples, all nations, all generations do.
Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye will see him, and also those who pierced him; (also, the Jews 2000 years ago)
and all kindreds of the earth will wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
2000 years ago, to the Jewish High Priest and the Pharisees at his trial, Jesus said..
you will see the Son of Man sitting
at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
This is not a particular generation in our time or later. (See Howgill for more on those not purified).
Heaven appears to our spiritual eye as in a mist or in clouds - so, his coming is on the clouds of heaven, within the hearts of purified believers.
He will appear the second time, not to bear sin, but to bring full salvation to those who are waiting for and expecting him.
Notice he appears to bring salvation. But he doesn't bring salvation to the whole world - only to those waiting for him.
Neither is his appearance to the whole world, only to those who are waiting for him, and who love him by obeying him.
Salvation occurs when He appears within to bring salvation to those who have waited, listened, heard, and obeyed him - those who love him, and who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"
Jesus replied, "If a man loves me, he will keep my words [obey me, practice my teachings];
and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. [home in the heart of those who obey]
This is to possess or have the Son, and who has the Son, has the Father also, making their home in your heart.
He who does not love me will not obey my teaching.
On that day [when he appears in you] you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me.
He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and will show myself to him," .
So he only appears to those who have heard him speak commands to them, and have obeyed him -
only to those who love him, as evidenced by those who listen to his voice and keep his commands - only to those who are obedient.
I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.
This is the return of Christ. The world does not see it. He returns with the Father. They become one with us - union.
It is a personal experience. This is not His resurrection after death. He is talking about becoming one with the disciples.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you will keep and protect them from evil..Sanctify them.
So, Jesus wants to keep us in the world, but to protect us from evil, while in the world- to be sanctified.
Father, I desire that they also whom you have entrusted to me may be with me where I am,
so they may see my glory, which you have given me - your love gift to me - for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
If any man wants to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant will also be.
We are physically still in the world, but our consciousness and sight translate to the Kingdom of heaven, a higher dimension.
God is in this same higher dimension; in him we live and move and have our being; who is over all, in all, and through all.
And there we have fellowship with the Father and the Son.
So with obedience to the cross, we can enter paradise while alive on earth, to be there forever, even after the second death.
When he appears, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.
Everyone with this hope purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Only those who are like him, pure, will see him appear. Call on the name of the Lord out of a pure heart.
Your souls are purified in obeying the truth, through the spirit. Your heart is purified by faith.
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly.
And none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. .
The deficit sects teach that you don't have to be pure, you don't have to be perfect, you don't have to be holy.
If, as they incorrectly teach, he did come back to the whole world, none of them would see him, because they are not pure.
The world will no longer see me; but you will see me. .
Because if one has the hope of purity and seeing their savior, they will purify their hearts, by faith and grace, to see God appear within their hearts.
This is the second appearance, the revealing (revelation) of Christ, in the hearts of individual believers;
in those
who have prepared the way for him in their hearts for the Lord to enter, be revealed, and rule as Lord.
He, who has been hidden within, is revealed. As Paul said: it has pleased the Father to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Without a pure heart, you are now, and will be, banned from heaven.
He appears to the purified heart of a believer - he is seen. This is his second appearance - this time to the purified in heart.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face of Christ. Christ is revealed in your heart; you see, and have knowledge of, the glory of God.
The morning star rises in your hearts.
Jesus is resurrected in us to be our true Lord.
Paul said Jesus was resurrected in him: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
So, seek his face, and keep on seeking until he appears.
Until the light rises and Christ appears, you must listen, hear, and obey the word within your heart.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Who do you think James was writing to? He was writing to those in the churches, still captive to sin.
Notice he says draw near to God. God is not found in sect meetings. God is not found in reading scriptures.
You must go to him. You must wait on him - listen silently, with the humility of a sinner in need of his changing power - grace.
You must listen, hear, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. .
The Lords' voice is kind, gentle, pure, easily understood, easily accepted, peaceable, complete, morally correct, encouraging - never with even a hint of sarcasm, bitterness, or condemnation - never incomplete leaving you guessing what he wants; instead His words are full of love itself - his spirit of Love - for he is Love. He will tell you things about Himself. He will encourage you. He is kindness. He will tell or show you things about yourself; some will be things that are ugly. But since he is your friend, you know that he is showing them to you for your own good. So you listen and watch. And you don't run; you stand before the Son of Man; and you repent of what he shows you. And sometimes he gives you commands. You are hearing the Word of God, the living Word. And hopefully you will obey his commands and show him you love him by being obedient. You may not hear for days to weeks of patient daily waiting, but if you are sincere, you will eventually hear; and with obedience, you will hear with increasing frequency.
So seek, listen, obey..seek, listen, obey.....seek, listen, obey. You must endure to the end, when Christ brings salvation.
You must abide in him. Now little children abide in him, that when he shall appear you may have confidence in him.
Jesus said: Not everyone who calls me Lord will enter heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father.
And how do you do the will of the Father? Then there came a voice out of the cloud, saying,
"This is My Son, My Chosen One or My Beloved; listen to and yield to and obey Him!”
To be purified, you must come to him, listen for him, hear him, and obey him - repetitively, over time.
He [Jesus] became the Author and Source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey Him.
You are purified by faith in Jesus - faith in hearing his convictions of you to be true, and faith enough to obey his commands.
When Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you will also appear with Him in glory.
The glory in which his saints appear is power; power, like the Apostles and early church had power.
Other than the fruit of the Spirit, the world does not see Christ;
for such a person's life is hidden in Christ Jesus.
This mystery .. is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
I will dwell in them, And walk in them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith..that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
The Father is in you all, Christ is in you, and the Kingdom of Heaven is in you; there, in your hearts, is where you will find them all. Know him there searching your hearts, and find him there trying your minds and hearts; incline your ears, and give ear to him there, who will render to everyone of you according to your words and works whether they are good or evil. BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
When Christ, in union with you, controls your every thought, word, and deed — then you are part of Christ's body of believers — the bride of Christ, his church. Each member of His body acts according to the head, Christ. Christ's body cannot have each member acting independently; otherwise each foot will go according to its own will, each hand, each eye will be out of control of the head, without singleness of purpose, without unity of spirit, without Christ in control. Each part of Christ's body or church must be totally controlled by the head — just like the parts of your physical body are all controlled by your head. When you are filled with the fullness of God, then (and not until then) Christ is truly your Master, the Lord, and King in mind, word, and deed. Then and only then, you are in Christ.
The end of grace is to bring the completion of salvation, at the second appearance of Jesus Christ, but only within those who have purified themselves and who have been looking for the blessed hope of his coming. His appearance within us, union with God, salvation, and entrance to the Kingdom of God, all occur simultaneously. Salvation is to be witnessed by seeing Jesus bring it, and when Jesus crushes the head of Satan under your feet, Rom 16:20. Over twenty men and women on this site, write of seeing their savior, receiving a new name engraved on a white stone, and having fellowship with Christ and the Father. Think about it: God would never leave our salvation subject to conjecture, some other person's opinion, reading scripture to see if you qualify, trying to guess which ritual is important, etc. God is not a god of confusion. God would make our salvation absolutely clear, without any doubt, without any reservations, with no questions left. So he has created a salvation to be experienced; which includes purity, holiness, perfection, judgment, being freed from even the desire to sin, destruction of the residual man of sin within one by the brightness of his coming, seeing their name written in the Book of Life, union with Christ and the Father, entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven, seeing the Glory of God, themselves also appearing in glory, fellowship with past saints made perfect, and fellowship with the Father and Christ - an unmistakable salvation, clearly seen, clearly felt, clearly understood. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself,’ 1 John 5:10-12. ‘and he who has the Son, has the Father’ - to see the Son and the Father reigning in their hearts - the union.
And from George Fox's Journal: written in 1656 (Click to see who Fox was.)
While I was in prison here, the Baptists and fifth-monarchy-men prophesied, that this year Christ would come, and reign upon earth a thousand years. And they looked upon this reign to be outward: when he had come inwardly in the hearts of his people, to reign and rule; these "believers" would not receive him in their hearts. So they failed in their prophecy and expectation, and did not have the possession of him. But Christ has come, and does dwell and reign in the hearts of his people. Thousands, at the door of whose hearts he has been knocking, have opened to him; and he has come in, and does sup with them, and they with him; the heavenly supper with the heavenly and spiritual man. So many of these Baptists and monarchy-people became the greatest enemies to the followers of Christ, but he reigns in the hearts of his saints over all their envy.
And from the writings of another early Quaker, William Dewsbury: (written in 1655)
“Thus through the righteous law of the
Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus," Dewsbury says, "I
was and am made free from the body of sin
and death; and through these great tribulations, my garments are washed and made
white in the blood of the Lamb, who has led
me into the new Jerusalem, where no one
enters that works abomination or speaks a lie,
but those whose name is written in the Lamb's book
of life. Here my soul now feeds upon the
tree of life, which I had so long hungered and
thirsted after, that stands in the paradise of God. Here there is no more curse nor night;
but the Lord God and the Lamb are my light
and life forever and ever! And I witness that
I am regenerated and born again of the immortal seed, and having partaken of the first
resurrection, over such the second death has no power."
Dewsbury clearly speaks above of: 1) having gone through great tribulations, 2) Christ being resurrected in him, 3) being translated into the Kingdom of God, 4) being in New Jerusalem, and 5) feeding from the tree of life that stands in the paradise of God. Thus all the promises of the scriptures he witnessed as having been fulfilled.
From the writings of yet another early Quaker, Francis Howgill: (written in 1676)
By this Light all the righteous, who have waited on God’s appearance, come to see Him. As it is written, “Lo! This is our God, we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice and be glad in his salvation.” Does he indeed come that you have waited for? Yes, come, “and his reward is with Him;” and they that see Him find contentment in Him, and in his reward. And what is his reward? Joy, gladness, peace of conscience, assurance of God’s love sealed in the heart by the pure Spirit of the Lord, the streams of Life flowing forth continually from the great deep, which refresh and keep cool in the greatest extremity and heat of temptation; and this is enjoyed by those that have waited and do wait for it; even in the body they bear witness of Him and his coming. What was the witness of his disciples? "The Son of God has come and has given us an
understanding." Of what? Of God, of his day, of his appearance, of his power, of his wisdom,
of his kingdom, of hope, of faith, of assurance, of peace, of joy, of comfort and consolation. What? In this life? Yes, a cloud of witnesses I might bring in former ages, and also in this
age, blessed be the Lord; but my witness that
gives me assurance, is nearer me than all their
witnesses, although they are all true. Abraham,
the father of the faithful, and of the righteous,
who believed in God and was accepted, saw
Christ’s day and was glad; that is, by faith;
yes, he and all that ever saw Christ’s day, or the Father, saw Him by faith; by faith
they saw Him who is invisible: "Behold! God
is my salvation." Isaiah 12:2. What! Do you enjoy it already? Yes, He has become my
salvation; and Simeon, who waited for the consolation
of Israel, said: "Now let your servant depart in peace, for my eyes have seen
your salvation." Luke 2:30. And this he said,
who knew comfort and consolation: "As the
sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation abounds by Christ." They were made partakers of his Divine nature, and sat together
in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: and they
that are in Him, and enjoy Him, who is the
power of God, and the wisdom of God, know
rest; and peace, and salvation, both from guilt
and acts of sin. . . Those, who have not come to the day, do not know God’s
work in themselves; and those, who have not yet
heeded that in themselves, which manifests all
things reprovable, and which reproves, have not yet come to know the appearance of the glimmering of light or of the day in themselves,
which the saints witness in themselves, even all of
those that are sanctified.
From George Fox's Letter #172:
So everyone of us, that has come to the seed of God, that bruises the serpent's head, that led man from God, who is the prince of the world, the prince of darkness, and the prince of the air, the father of lies, a murderer from the beginning; the corrupter of mankind, the author of the separation from God, and the original of sin, the beginning of it, which led man from his dominion over the handiworks of God; which the royal seed Christ, destroys, and renews man again in the image of God, and brings him again to his dominion over the handiworks of God. And this hundreds of thousands are now witnessing; by which they come to be kings, and redeemed from the earth and come to be made kings upon the earth, in the image of God, over the handiworks of God, in the wisdom by which they were created....Among these Christ is king, which thousands witness. Among these he is king.
And the Apostles further testified to living in his Kingdom too:
Paul said: Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
Paul again: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ who lives in me. .
Paul said he received the gospel through the Revelation of Jesus Christ, and God was pleased to reveal his son in me.
So Paul (and others) had been delivered from sin, had been translated into the Kingdom of Christ;
and Paul further
had the Revelation of Jesus Christ within himself, and was
living in union with Christ.
All the great promises, experienced by Paul while alive, and witnessed for our benefit.
John said: I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ.
(John had been in tribulation, and was in the Kingdom)
For his return is to purified believers, in all generations, who have prepared the way of the Lord, making his beaten paths straight, by repentance through grace, to crucify the sinful nature. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,
Nor will people say, Look! Here ! or, See, there!
For behold, the kingdom of God is within you and around you.
Repentance and the cross yield purity and then to see God!
He, who has been hidden within, is revealed; the Revelation of Jesus Christ, within the purified believer.
The second death exerts no power or authority over those who have crucified the sinful nature; they shall be ministers of God and of Christ (the Messiah), and they shall rule along with Him a thousand years.
The cross is bearable, but not easy. It is not easy to lose your life. It is not easy to forsake everything. It is not easy to find the narrow gate to heaven, which entry many will try and be unable pass through. It is not easy to suffer. So any alternative to the cross, which supposedly allows one to escape Hell, is eagerly received; and false doctrines and lies have quickly become pervasive. (See Suffering and Tribulation for more on suffering.)
For the time will come when men will not endure sound doctrine, but they will gather to themselves teachers after their own lusts, who will say what their itching ears want to hear; and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.
The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
The ministers of the deficit sects tell their members that they are righteous, even while they are still sinning, sin being wickedness.
He who says to the wicked, 'You are righteous;'
him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him.
All the pastors and ministers shall be cursed, who lied, saying that with belief in Jesus, you are righteous while still locked in sin.
In effect, the ministers of today tell their members: don't seek, don't obey, don't fear, don't strive -
saying there is no need, because of grace, your supposed license for immorality and excuse for remaining in sin.
Yet Paul instructed ministers thus: "Rebuke those who continue in sin before everyone, so that others may fear also." .
Paul also pleaded for repentance: remember that for three years I did not cease warning everyone night and day with tears.
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? . So now ask yourself: have you overcome the world? Because John has just told us who believes that Jesus is the Son of God - it is he who overcomes the world; and to overcome the world is to fight the good fight of faith, to have victory over sin, and to bring forth fruit to perfection — which occurs by your faith through repentance on the inward cross of self-denial.
The Jews, incorrectly interpreting the Scriptures, rejected Christ, expecting a physical King to appear. Similarly, one hundred generations of Christendom, incorrectly interpreting the Scriptures, have rejected listening to and obeying Christ within them, expecting an outward appearance; expecting Christ to physically appear to be King of the whole world, thereby missing the possibility of preparing for his inward, individual spiritual appearance in them. This is a major deception with disastrous consequences to those so deceived. Prize your time; use it wisely, for it is finite. For more on this subject, see The Second Appearance of Jesus.
The gospel, promising release from the captivity of sin and entry into the Kingdom by repentance, has been ignored. Instead, life-long sin is preached, which is a devastating deficit in all the sects; a 180° departure from righteousness; not even aiming at, much less approaching John the Baptist's righteousness, of whom the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater. Let no one think themselves unworthy to enter the Kingdom by repentance, for even the prostitutes and tax collectors were entering in Jesus' time, .The Holy Way...the simple ones and fools, shall not err in it and lose their way. . His grace is sufficient for all men and women to enter, but first, we must all repent.
In the past God overlooked ..ignorance,
but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
We must be brought under the control of God by repentance.
Awake to righteousness, and do not sin;
for some do not have the knowledge of God:
I speak this to your shame.
Everyone talks about how Jesus is so forgiving; true, but after forgiveness he says, sin no more!
To the adulteress: I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and sin no more.
To one healed: Behold, you are made whole: sin no more least a worse thing come unto you.
The worse thing to come unto you is called Hell.
Christendom doesn't have a clue how to be freed from sin, and pretends it is impossible.
But Jesus said: Sin no more! And Repent or perish! [to lose you soul ]
Jesus said, If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell. .
He doesn't want us to maim ourselves. He is only illustrating how serious continuing to sin is.
Jesus is desperately trying to tell us that to enter the Kingdom and escape hell, sin has to go.
He knew false ministers with false gospels promising freedom to continue to sin would arise after he left.
Changes in our heart through the missing cross to purity can take away the desire of the hand, foot, and eye to cause us to sin.
Sinners can't live in heaven, or heaven would be Hell. Only former sinners go to heaven. Until all sin is removed from you heart, until you are purified; you cannot be in the company of God-
for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness?And what communion has light with darkness? . No one wants children, who lie, or steal, or envy, or get angry, or constantly want something more, or are drunken, or are violent, or wrongfully use others, or cheat - or are disobedient to one's commands. God expelled the fallen angels from heaven; he expelled Adam from Eden, and so he will ban men who still sin from heaven. Corruption does not inherit incorruption.
Everyone has to be purified first, and it cannot be instantly done on earth or in the next life. We must learn to loathe and hate our selfish motives and desires before they can be removed to purify us; or else we would drift back into the same selfish patterns of sin. Everyone is going to be purified; voluntarily in this life by the cross, or involuntarily in the next life with far greater pain, difficulty, and loss. See Is there Hope for All for details.
The Kingdom's availability to us has been forgotten; and godless men's false doctrines deny the necessity of repentance, which prevent our entry into the Kingdom and leave us captive to sin. For today's deficit sects have a form [shell] of godliness, but are without power, even denying the power of God to change us to a sinless state. The deficit sects have lost the true gospel of Christ and the cross of Christ, both of which are the power of God. So, all of the deficit sects are in the ditch, led by there by blind guides. Christ's blood sacrifice and gospel have been trampled under foot by these deficit sects that have made peace with the enemy; some even denying there is an enemy; but all surrendering their members to sin as inevitable, without fighting the good fight of faith; sin being licensed by false grace. Jesus said, 'I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.' . By betraying their members to a life-long slavery to sin, these deficit sects crown sin the master, excluding Christ as Master, for one cannot serve two masters. Within the deficit sects, the man of sin rules. -- Come out of her my people, and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.
These 30,000 so-called Christian sects are Babylon painted to look like Zion, deceiving all the nations into her spiritual adultery and fornications. The whole world follows this beast with horns like a lamb, with many names, and power given him to extend his authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. Just as the Bible predicted, today the whole world worships the dragon (Satan), pretending to be God, who supposedly ignores and excuses sin, falsely promising heaven to those still enslaved to sin. As the Bible predicted, the church adulterated with the kings of the earth, the sainted Roman Emperors Constantine and Justinian the despot, thus eliminating the true gospel by 390 AD. The deficit sects pretend that Christ is their husband; but these false churches are the whore of Babylon, drunk on the blood of the saints. This whore embraces the lusts of the world and substitutes superstitious ritual for obedience to Christ's commands to repent, his teachings, his requirements, his warnings, his required holiness, his gospel, his Kingdom, his promised freedom from sin, and his cross of self-denial - the Missing Cross to Purity. This mystery of iniquity is permitted by God to test the elect's commitment to truth; for the elect cannot stand listening to lies. (See Babylon and Apostasy for more).
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light,
and light for darkness.
They have seduced my people saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace. ..
with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, ..,
and have strengthened the hands of the wicked,
so that he does not turn from his wicked way, by (falsely) promising him life.
To walk after the imagination of your own heart is worse than worshipping idols.
Yet they say to everyone who walks after the imagination of his own heart,
"No evil shall come upon you."
Jesus died in his love for us, so that he could purify us for himself a peculiar people,
zealous for good works, who show the power and love of God to the world;
so he could free us from sin, to truly be our ruling Lord and King in word and deed;
so we could be changed to be like Him, in this life, by the way of the cross;
and so we could participate in the divine nature, in union with Him and God,
in His Kingdom of Heaven, while on earth, and then forever.
All of these wonderful promises require repentance to purity,
for it is only in likeness that union can occur.
Almost everyone in Christendom missed it. But for us, it is not too late - to believe the power of the true good news, and realize the power of the cross,
to enter the Kingdom of Heaven in this life through repentance:
to realize the good news that Jesus came to preach! Victory over sin and death is available.
Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.
Rouse yourselves and keep awake,
and strengthen and invigorate what remains
and is on the point of dying;
for I have not found a thing that you have done
meeting the requirements
of My God
or perfect in His sight.
Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Paul said: "to become wise, one must first acknowledge they are ignorant."
Unless you know that you are a slave to sin, you will never get free.
So the first step to freedom from sin is to look at your slavery.
From the voice of the Lord: "Those who refuse to look at their slavery say, 'Church me.'"
It comes down to a choice of how you want to live, and what you want from the next life.
- As a selfish human in slavery to your anger, pride, lusts, passions and pleasures with no lasting satisfaction, subject to the fury of God's painful correction, or
- rather be dedicated to actions and words that are pure, true, noble, clean, peaceful, joyful, beneficial to others around you, and full of love for your creator - while in union with your creator in his Kingdom- with him loving and treasuring you in return, to your eternal satisfaction.
And thanks be to God, the record is preserved for us how George Fox and hundreds of thousands of "children of the light" uncovered the true good news, always before us, but hidden by lies, and claimed the power again to enter the Kingdom of God. George Fox reestablished the true gospel, the power of God, that had been lost for 1260 years and was later lost again, even by the Quakers he founded. For those of you who want to see and hear your Savior teach you personally, leading you through repentance and the cross to union with God in the Kingdom of Heaven, the below is presented. For he calls us all to repentance, Christhood, and the Kingdom of Heaven. Let those who can hear, hear! Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
The hope of repentance and remission of sins to the Kingdom, with the missing cross, the Power of God, is:
1) God's peace to you. Jesus Christ, the savior of all men, but specially those who believe his true message, does not condemn us, but with our sorrow for the past and resolve to do better, rather says peace and extends to us forgiveness for whatever the past. If you seriously wish to please God, whatever the price, he asks you to trust Christ to lead you to purity and then heaven on earth; for the Kingdom of God is within you and does not come with signs to be observed or visible display, in which is everlasting peace and joy.
I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
He forgives past sins, gives us a new heart, and destroys the sinful desires in us - if we let him and trust him.
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, [revealed in us] that he might destroy the works [sin in us] of the devil.
We are led through repentance to the truth and the Kingdom of Heaven by the teaching, purifying process of grace.
Grace, the unmerited favor of God, is not instant and is not salvation, as widely believed.
From the Voice of the Lord, regarding instant salvation by grace: "It is twisted, pernicious lies."
Grace is a teaching process of repentance from lusts to godly living in purity, bringing salvation and seeing God.
Grace is correctly defined by the Apostle Paul in Titus 2:11-14:
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world,
looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing
of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from every lawless deed ,
and purify for himself his own special people, zealous for good works.
(Whoever commits sin practices lawlessness; for sin is lawlessness.
One who still sins might mistakenly argue they are redeemed from every lawless deed, but not that grace has purified them!
And when the true grace has purified from all iniquity, you see God, because the pure in heart see God.
From the Voice of the Lord: "Where there is obedience, there is righteousness; without it, you have World War II."
Even Adolph Hitler said Jesus was his Lord and Savior.
Does anyone believe Hitler, saying Jesus was his Lord, made him his Lord? I pray not. Saying does not make it so.
Does anyone believe Hitler was a sinner saved by grace? I pray not. To be saved, is to be purified by grace. Tit 2:14
See True Grace vs. False Grace for additional doctrine regarding grace.
If you think saying or believing Jesus is Lord, or baptism is all that is needed, see the Missing Cross.
Let everyone who names the name of the Lord give up all iniquity and stand aloof from it.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Having these promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God, (The task is to perfect holiness! But trust Christ to lead you perfectly!)
The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for the redeemed;
the wayfaring men, yes, the simple ones and fools, shall not err in it and lose their way.
That he would grant to us, that being delivered out of the hand of our enemies we might serve him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. (Perfect love expels all fear. )
He has given us his very great and precious promises,
so that through them you may participate in the divine nature
and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (The reward for completion of the task.)
This is the way, walk in it.
You will show me the path of life;
in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
2) Repentance to purity and union with Christ and God in the Kingdom while on earth by:
- You must seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all else will be added.
Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or, 'What shall we drink?' or, 'With what shall we be clothed?'
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need these.
You must make this your life's first priority- to obtain the Kingdom and His righteousness within you,
and then all your material needs will also be supplied by God.
Further Jesus said: Do not labor for food which perishes, but for the food that endures to everlasting life,
which the Son of man shall give to you; for God the Father has authorized and certified him with his seal.
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. I am that bread of life.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
To seek is to listen for his words to be spoken to you from the word in your heart, and then to keep what you hear.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, .
Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek His face, to be in His presence continually!
His strength is the power to purify you, so you can see his face - see God. In the Kingdom, you are in his presence continually!
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Those who seek me early and diligently shall find me. (The younger you start, the less difficulty.)
If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Keep on seeking and you will find. Seek the face of God to appear within you.
To seek God, find him, and be united with him is the single and sole purpose of life. He [God] has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in you all.
..Seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- For at least an hour, on a daily basis, in private, get quiet,
and think on the name of Jesus
So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.
But as many as received him, he gave to them power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
Before Christ, to receive the favor of God, you had to closely follow the Law; God ignored those who ignored his Law.
Jesus made it possible for all with regret for whatever our past sins and belief in Him to approach God to receive his purifying power.
John says receiving him or just belief on the name of Jesus gives us the power to become sons of God, not be sons of God.
He who overcomes [the sinful nature, by repentance on the daily inward cross of self-denial] .. shall be My son.
This is how to use that power to become a son of God. His name is the power to access purification and then his leading.
Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Why Silence? Because he said after praying the Lord's prayer: Do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Be still, and know that I am God;
It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. .
- Listen,Watch. Be quiet to hear the Teacher, the living Word of God, Jesus.
To learn from Him, get cleansed by Him, be led by Him, and come to know Him.
Faith Comes by Hearing the Word of God - Jesus speaking to you, not someone reading the Bible.
If any man hear my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
He does not talk to you through the Bible. You have to hear his voice, the Spirit.
The Bible refers to Bible verses as scriptures. The Bible refers to the Word of the Lord or God as spoken or spirit.
You search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
But you are not willing to come to me that you may have life.
The letter kills, the Spirit give life, See My Sheep Hear My Voice for details.
For everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and does [practices] them, ...
He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; securely..
He can't make it any plainer: Come to Me, listen to My words (not the Bible), and do [practice] them.
Doing his words, is to obey his spoken orders. If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching.
My Father will love him,
and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Their home is a Kingdom that comes without outward signs or visible display, where you live in union with them.
You must listen, hear, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jesus said, It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.'
Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
Jesus said: "There is only one thing needed.
Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her" —
to sit at the feet of Jesus and hear his word. .
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
All your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.
Take heed therefore how you hear. For whoever has will be given more.
If those who hear will obey, their progress will be swift.
Christ is the Light that enlightens all men and women in the world.
If you obey His spoken-to-you commands, you show your faith and love for him;
and the light (Jesus) will change you and purify you,
as you repent, carrying your cross.
Believe in the light, that you may become the children of light.
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
He will guide the meek in what is right and he will teach the humble his way.
I the LORD search the heart, I try the mind.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you shall go; I will guide you with my eye.
This is what the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel says:
I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you by the way that you should go.
Grace (Jesus) will teach you how to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts,
and how we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; .
The Comforter .. I will send to you. When he comes, he will convict and convince the world of sin, about righteousness, and judgment.
A man cannot see the depth of sin in his heart until the Spirit shows it to him.
The beginning of truth is to learn from the spirit about the sin in yourself, and then to learn what is righteousness.
Said the Lord: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you have rejected knowledge, .
Unless a man goes to wait silently on the Lord, he will never obtain knowledge of the truth to then become free.
However when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.
For he shall not speak of himself, but he shall only speak what he hears; and he will show you things to come.
When you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free; and if the Son makes you free, you are truly free.
But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit and whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, .
But you have to listen silently. You cannot pray with words, talk, or read the Bible, and hear. You must be quiet to hear.
But the anointing that you have received from him abides in you, and you do not need any man to teach you;
but as the same anointing teaches you all things, and is truth, and is no lie;
and even as it has taught you, abide in him.
And eventually - because you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
That which may be known of God is manifest [revealed] within them, for God has shown it to them
(Note: Paul is saying, whatever is to be learned about God is to be revealed within a man.)
He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit...(love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, etc. )
Unless you abide in me, you cannot produce fruit.
If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered;
and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
By your producing of much fruit, my Father is honored and glorified, and you show that you are truly my disciples.
To abide in Christ is to wait, listen, watch, and remain in his Light and Living Word, (not the Bible).
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
See Jesus Wants to Teach You Himself, How to Receive Cleansing, and Fox's outstanding Why Silence? for more.
- Obey what you already know and any new commands received
Jesus said: he who loves me, obeys my commands - what you hear him tell you to do
Conduct your life in obedience to what you already know, in obedience to God;
you will not be condemned for what you don't know, but only condemned for what you know and choose not to obey.
George Fox
Jesus said, As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
(Zealous - Ardent, enthusiastic in pursuit of an object) When rebuked, work hard to repent from whatever he shows you.
If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching.
He [Jesus] became the Author and Source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey Him.
(And how do you obey Him to attain salvation?)
Listen to and obey My voice,
and I will be your God and you will be My people;
and walk in the whole way that I command you.
This was John the Baptist's simple message of beginning repentance:
Repent: think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct.
Share from your excess with those who are without the necessities of life.
Be honest in all your dealings, never exaggerating or overreaching anyone.
Don't oppress people or frighten anyone, don't lie, don't want more, don't complain.
Other simple rules to start are: flee from sexual immorality, don't take oaths (i.e. swear to tell the truth),
don't look back, prize your time and the love of God above all. (See Coming Out of the World for more detail.)
Until you are guided by the Spirit of God, with personalized commands, the Law is your schoolmaster.
See Obedience is Still Required for more.
- Practice generous acts of LOVE and kindness energized through faith
Defer (yield) to other's wishes unless it is dangerous, immoral, or of major consequence
(this is a major giving up your own will to others -denying self - increasing Him)
From your excess, practice generously giving to others -- particularly the poor.
Don't accumulate treasure on earth which is not lasting, rather lay up everlasting treasure in heaven. For where your treasure is, there is your heart.
Give, give, and your Father will reward you secretly.
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The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Forgive the unjust offenses committed by others against you. "Mercy triumphs over judgment."
Above all, love each other deeply, for LOVE covers a multitude of sins.
- Don't witness, teach, or preach until you are directly ordered to!
He did not want man to bear witness about him, because he knew what was in their hearts.
Even Jesus did not judge, speak, or act without the Spirit's specific prompting.
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear,
whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.
the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord);
but He [the son] is able to do only what He sees the Father doing,
He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory,
but he who seeks the glory of the One who sent him,
that man is true, and there is no unrighteousness is in him..
Any man who speaks of God or Christ without the Spirit's specifically supplied words is seeking his own glory,
and he is estimating himself to be greater than Christ,
for Christ said: The disciple is not above his master, but everyone who is perfect [purified, restored to the spiritual image of God, specifically authorized, and perfected] will be like his master. .
The preachers of Christendom stand condemned for seeking their own glory and then accepting pay for their worthless words; when to even charge for true words of life like Balaam, spoken from the spirit of God, is expressly forbidden by Paul, Peter and Jesus. Seeking their own glory, the preachers of Christendom speak from their carnal minds, the nature of death, and preach their vain opinions from the imagination their evil hearts.
Jesus said: Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen.
(Not what you have read about, not what you have heard from others.)
Paul asks: Are [you] confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law? You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? .
You are stealing the words from the saints, quoting the Bible from your carnal mind, with your evil imagination's opinions .
To witness, preach, or teach without the Holy Spirit's specific promptings, is to estimate yourself above Jesus.
Until you are purified with the Spirit speaking through you,
your witnessing, teaching, and preaching
will not
reach the holy part of each person;
and your spiritual growth will be retarded or stopped.
People, who teach without specific authority by God, can't hear God's voice, reach purity, or enter the Kingdom;
because they are in spiritual captivity, having led others into spiritual captivity by teaching errors.
My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment;
For we all err in many things; and if any man does not err in his words, he is a perfect man...
(James is saying, until you are perfected, what you teach will have errors; and errors will be strictly judged.)
He who does not gather with me scatters. (To gather with him, is by his direction).
When you witness, teach, or preach for him, not with him, you are scattering the sheep.
To gather with him, is to gather with his specific promptings, and words supplied at that moment.
If you lead someone to the Lord without his specific instructions, your convert is twice as fit for Hell as yourself.
Only be ready to tell someone if they ask about your hope.
(But only if asked! Then you answer because you have to be truthful.)
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not stir up nor awaken love, until it pleases.
(Don't even talk about God or Christ until you hear him authorize you to. Instead give to, and love those, around you.)
From George Fox's Letter 316: (written in 1600's)
Such as talk of Christ, and do not walk in him,
such as profess him, and do not possess him,
such as live not in the religion that was set up above sixteen hundred years since,
such as profess Christ the way, and walk not in the way, the truth, and the life;
all such talkers, and not walkers, are dishonorers of God,
and cause his holy name to be blasphemed among such as make no profession.
Don't do anything for God, until you are told exactly what to do, and told precisely when to do it.
If so ordered, do only that, nothing more, nothing less; and return to your home,
to silent waiting on the Lord.
(And yes, the Lord commanded we publish this web site, with His frequent corrections, additions, and specifications.)
- Trust Him to lead you to purity and the Kingdom of God within you.
Enjoy the good things of this life with thanks and praise to our great and wonderful God.
Be happy! You are showing your love for God by picking up your cross daily. He will increase in you.
The same grace that shows you your sins, cleanses you of them, washing them away one at at time, over time.
Jesus said, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” . By mercy and truth iniquity is purged from the heart.
Be patient. It took the disciples over three years, but you will be encouraged and thrilled by Him.
Along the way, you will be sifted and tested;
passing, you will receive a significant additional measure of His spirit.
Soon after, he will return within you in glory for final judgment and lead you to paradise, another dimension, the Kingdom of Heaven within and among you.
This is the power of his name and the power of the cross to change us on this side of the grave and make us like Him; he can be resurrected in us to be our true Lord, and we can enter his glorious Kingdom, paradise. This Christ and gospel destroys sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, greed, hatred, lying, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, envy, drunkenness; who have these cannot inherit the Kingdom of God . You cannot please God continuing to live in the flesh. You must let Christ change you through repentance and replace them with the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Change occurs through the power of the cross and the saving, changing grace of God, accessed by faith in the name of Jesus Christ. When you bear (produce) much fruit,
My Father is honored and glorified,
and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of mine. John 15:8
Belief in the true hope and the cross, to realize the promise, releases the power of God to purify you and make you one with Him. The cross of Christ, which is the power of God, crucifies your sinful nature and selfish will through repentance as follows:
- seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, as 1st priority, is an act of repentance and a cross to your selfish will
- turning away from evil, as you understand it, is an act of repentance and a cross to your selfish will
- you don't want to sit quietly every day to listen and watch, but if you do - it is a cross to your selfish will
if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
- you don't want to obey his commands that you hear, but if you repent- it is a cross to your selfish will
- you don't want to forgive injustices done to you, but you repent and forgive - a cross to your angry self
- you don't want to admit and regret what the Light shows your condition to be, but if you repent - it is a cross to your will
(In the Light, is where you get changed, where your peace increases, as you repent. This is where you abide in Him.)
- you don't want to give to others from your excess, but if you repent from your selfishness and give- it is a cross to your will
- you don't want to defer (deny self) to others, rather than insist on your way, but if you repent and defer - it is a cross to your will
This is the Inward Cross of Self-Denial
Jesus said: except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.
If any will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
This is the beginning of the cross. There is also suffering with the cross, for when you have been prepared sufficiently by his grace and teachings, you will enter tribulation, to further the death of your sinful nature. Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude,
because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires,
but rather for the will of God. . The same sufferings are being experienced by all your brothers in the world. . For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. . Christ in you, the hope of glory.
And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps
Those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
For we know that our old self was crucified
with him so that the body of sin might be done away with,
that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
For if we are dead with him, we will also live with him.
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him.
I am the Light of the world.
Whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness,
but will have the Light of Life.
Rejoice, you have found the narrow way that leads to Life that few find.
If you think you are exempt from the cross because you "believe" or have been "baptized,"
See: Just Believe? and then read Ambrose Rigge's Guide
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart for They Shall See God.
And soon after, you enter the Kingdom of Heaven to experience everlasting joy and peace.
That he would grant to us,
that being delivered out of the hand of our enemies we might serve him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
He is the Rewarder of those Who Diligently Seek Him!
Diligence - continually attending to and striving to achieve a goal; laborious; persevering.
He Awaits You!
This good news of hope comes from the Bible, confirmation from one-on-one teachings from Christ, (See Jesus Wants to Teach You Himself), and the validity of attainment testified in the Journal and Letters of George Fox, and others, all on this site.. (See the side bar).
They show us adoration for Christ and God, a
spiritual path of how to meet with fellow seekers, how to conduct our
lives, and
for those who hunger
and thirst
after righteousness, brief descriptions of the forgotten rewards : (NOW! In this life, not after the grave!)
- first to become free of all sin; not just forgiven, but the inclination removed,
- to become one with Christ and the Father,
- fellowship in heaven with Christ and the Father,
- fellowship in the spirit with fellow believers' spirits,
- being the
grateful
possessors of the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience [longsuffering], kindness, goodness, faith, Gentleness [or meekness], and self-control.
- to live in paradise, the Kingdom of Heaven within you, and still be on the earth too.
From George Fox's Journal:
True religion is the true rule and right way of serving God. And religion is a pure stream of righteousness flowing from the image of God, and is the life and power of God planted in the heart and mind by the law of life. This brings the soul, mind, spirit, and body to be conformable to God, the Father of spirits, and to Christ; so that they come to have fellowship with the Father and the Son, and with all his holy angels and saints. This religion is pure from above, undefiled before God, leads to visit the fatherless, widows, and strangers, and keeps from the spots of the world. This religion is above all the defiled, spotted religions in the world, that keep not from defilements and spots, but leave their believers impure, below, and spotted; whose fatherless, widows, and strangers beg up and down the streets.
and:
Sometimes there would be two hundred of the poor of other people to come and wait until the meeting was done, for all the country knew we met about the poor; and after the meeting, Friends would send to the bakers for bread, and give everyone of those poor people a loaf, however many there were of them; for we were taught 'to do good to all, though especially to the household of faith.'
and:
Declining followers, he said: this showed that they did not really understand us or our principles very well; but when I heard of it, I said, ‘it was time for me to be gone; for if their eye was so much to me, or any of us, they would not come to their own teacher.' [Christ within: the True Light, that gives light to all men coming into the world]. For this thing (hiring ministers), had spoiled many, by hindering them from improving their own talents; whereas our labor is to bring everyone to their own teacher in themselves.
George Fox's writings clearly document the hope of purity and the Kingdom realized through the changing grace of the Light. With increased hope, we can once again seize the promise - Christ can not only forgive
our
sins, but he is powerful enough to bring us from darkness to a sinless state (in
this life on Earth) like Christ, and in Christ, and with Christ, and Christ in us.
OH COME, LET US ADORE HIM (Christ our LORD)!
When we first read George Fox's words, we were reminded of the Jewish Temple guards who were told by the Pharisees to go and arrest Jesus, teaching there. They returned without arresting him; and when questioned why, replied: Never has a man talked as this man talks! -- No mere man has ever spoken as He speaks. George Fox's writings are from the same Authority, he lived in Christ; and as Paul, Peter, and John, he writes to us while in the Kingdom, in the presence of God, but in English, with no need of a translator and therefore more clearly stated.
George Fox's Journal is a wonderful
autobiography
describing his journey to perfect union with Christ, and his incredibly powerful lifetime ministry of accomplishment, hundreds of thousands with the fullness of Christ and Life in the Kingdom of God; the most powerful ministry in recorded history. His letters are spirit breathed words of beauty, breath-taking words of admonition and praise.
What had been lost was the true hope and true promises of God - as
it has been
again today; for if it were alive, we would see shining examples of Christians walking in the power and spirit of God. For we know that Christ does not hide a light under a bushel. He certainly did not hide George Fox.
George Fox was the most famous man in England during his time.
Even Oliver Cromwell, the revolutionary "Lord Protector," who deposed King Charles I, was awed by George Fox.
He accomplished all of this "while living in paradise." If you are new to George Fox, start with Wikipedia Article on George Fox's Life and his letters to get a feel for the maturity in Christ that he manifested, and then his Autobiographical Journal, especially the first part on his Early Life and Translation to the Kingdom. Also see: George Fox Selections on True Faith.
Fox and the Early Quakers had three testimonies to the validity of their message of purity:
The Journal and Letters of George Fox,
This site features the writings of George Fox, the 17th century English founder of the original Quakers, who was clearly controlled by the Spirit of Christ. His ministry covered 48 years. Reading the first parts of his autobiographical Journal, you will get a good understanding of the true church of Christ.
His inspiring translation to paradise is detailed and concludes with being raised by Christ up to the state of Adam and Eve before the fall, still capable of falling to temptation and then raised to the state of Christ, beyond Adam's state and not subject to falling to temptation.
His later ministry is the most powerful in recorded history.
He started and guided a movement that resulted in hundreds of thousands of men and women reaching full maturity in Christ, living in the Kingdom of God. At his death there were 650,000 Quakers in England, (10% of England's population), and many more throughout the world. Within two hundred years of his death, the last substances of true Christianity had disappeared into the wilderness again.
Fox left us three books of doctrine, full of very solid, Biblical explanations; which are primarily addressed the world of Christendom, the world's rulers of the people, and the people in general. These serve to correct the many misunderstandings so pervasive in Christendom today.
He also left four hundred ten letters to the church of the living God, which letters are an inspiration, a road map, and a challenge to all who seek the maximum possible relationship with God. They are excellent reading for hope, understanding of the true character of the church of Christ, and how to live a godly life. They are filled with adoration for our wonderful, almighty, powerful God and deep love for his fellow believers in Christ.
Fox was arrested over sixty times to be taken before the courts; he spent six and one half years in deplorable prisons, unjustly persecuted by those who wanted to silence his holy words and put out the light of Christ that exposed their nakedness. He was critical of the religious leaders of his time, just as Jesus was critical of the hypocrites in his day. He, along with thousands of early Quakers, were viciously persecuted by the Calvinist Puritans [Congregationalists], Presbyterians, Baptists, and Episcopalians.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the great poet and philosopher, who along with William Wordsworth was one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England, wrote of Fox the following:
"One assertion I will venture to make, as suggested by my own experience, that there exists folios on the human understanding and the nature of man, which would have a far more just claim to their high rank and celebrity, if in the whole huge volume there could be found as much fullness of heart and intellect as bursts forth in many a simple page of George Fox." ( from his Biographia Literaria).
His dear Friend, William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, described him as "civil beyond all forms of breeding " and "he was in his praying the most awful, living, reverent frame I ever felt or beheld." Penn summarized the life of Fox with this epitaph, testifying to his prominence in Christ:
"Many sons have done virtuously in this day, but dear George, thou excellest them all."
William Penn's biography with several of his famous books are also on this site, including his wonderfully inspiring Introduction to George Fox's Journal; with an excellent description of the true church of Christ; and his personal witness of Fox's incredible possession of Christ in words, power, strength, and humility. Penn inspires us with a melodious and enlivening account of the glorious outbreak of the true church, its simplicity and innocence; being established through God's chosen instrument, George Fox.
OTHER EARLY QUAKER NOTABLES
 There are several more eminent early Quaker's writings also on this site. In the fifty years after the start of George Fox's ministry, 528 Quakers wrote 2800 books and pamphlets. They all testified to the gospel of purity through the cross of Christ, which resulted in union with God through Christ, and entering their Kingdom, while still on earth.
Biographies, memoirs, and letter collections are included for several giants in Christ, including Margaret Fell, William Penn, Isaac Penington, Francis Howgill, Edward Burrough, William Dewsbury, George Whitehead, Stephen Crisp, Ambrose Rigge, John Burnyeat, John Gratton, Will Caton, and James Parnell. Their lives and letters are all inspirational and a clear testimony to the validity of the true gospel of Christ, showing the way to be free of sin and to experience true deliverance to holiness and purity, by and union with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Each person has the same message, but with individual wisdom and counsel to bring to all pilgrims, seeking the face of their Beloved, to the true path to union with Him in the promise land, the Kingdom of Heaven. As you read their writings, you realize you are reading words given from the Holy Spirit of God - the same as Peter's, Paul's, and John's writings. The early Quaker writings were all in English, avoiding any vagaries introduced by translations - actually making the Bible more understandable and acceptable. Truly they were magnificent in their measure of Christ, as their writings show the love they had for each other, for God, and the grievous persecutions they all endured. In a prophecy from the Lord declared by Mary Howgill, the Lord said: "they shall leave a more clear and heavenly declaration upon record, than my servants heretofore have done, and it shall stand to ages, and in generations to come, that they may see how God manifested himself unto his people in a day of great suffering".
Edward Burrough wrote of the Lord's purpose for the Quakers in England: He will have his name, exalted and reverenced in this island, [England] and his terror shall be sent out of it through the world, and his branch from it shall spread over the earth.
Quakers were named "Quakers" because they "trembled" when the Lord spoke to them. They trembled at the Word of the Lord.
This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word. Isa 66:2
Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word. Isa 66:5
Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Psalm 96:9
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Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
He will guide the meek in what is right and he will teach the humble his way.
This web site's purpose is to show how to become
free from sin
by benefiting from the changing power of God through the cross,
which leads to union with God in his Kingdom.
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From the Editors