The church

“I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,

 because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

Ekklesia is the Greek word for the church and we need the renewing of our mind in this area, because if you get it on this area, will it lead to fruits on all the others. If you have a renewed mind in all the other areas, but not in this, you’ll never get the harvest God has for you.

Here are some bibleverses who talks about the church:

Matt 5:13-16. Rom 12:4-5. 1Cor 6:15. 10:17. 12:12-27. Eph 1:22-23. 2:11-22. 4:12, 16. 5:22-32. Col 1:18, 24. 1 Tim 3:15. Heb 3:6. 1 Pet 2:5, 9-10.

But now I will pay special attention on something that is so to speak lost revelation, which should be a matter-of-course. A Revelation we have to fight for, something Paul also did. But he fought so that it shouldn’t be as it is today. We have to fight so that it can be as it was on his time. His ‘house’ was standing, but was near to fall. Our ‘house’ is fallen, and we have to rise it again. With this we understand that it is a much greater and heavier work than what Paul had, Paul had to prevent fleshly thoughts to take form and place in the mind of humans. We have to fight against those thoughts that already have taken form, and tear down and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Jesus Christ. But Paul did also see that what he fought for was going to be destroyed of those that came after him, but we know that it shall be good, so that Jesus can come and get his bride without spot or wrinkle.

Elder? –or a wolf.

 2Co 10:1(-6)  Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2  But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) 5  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6  And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

They that thought that Paul walked according to the flesh, was most surely the same as those that tried to get some of the flock to follow themselves. And remember: these ‘elders/pastors/shepherds’ are never interested in the hole flock. They are satisfied with that some are following them. They haven't care about the flock, but only want followers and are managed of there own flesh with the devil as the steering-man.

What I am writing about here is that it is one church in each city (i.e. it can't be more in the same city). It shall be one flock with one counsel of elders!

Something we have to distinguish, in a time as this, is between false and real apostles, prophets, teachers and shepherds. I will tell more about each one of this and the evangelist in another teaching.

But now I want to tell something about elders, so you can understand what biblical elders is and not become fooled to follow a wolf. Elders occur always in the plural form in the new testamentary ministry. But we have given it functions which the bible never has done, and we call them pastors. This idea is without doubt from the devil or the flesh, concerning how deep you will go, and are given to bring division in the body of Christ. But thanks to God for re-establishing ministries that unveil this lie.

4166. poimen, poy-mane'; a shepherd (pastor). 18 times in 17 verses.

Except from usual shepherds is it just Jesus that is refereed defined as a shepherd in the New Testament Joh 10(here is it talking about Jesus!) 1 Pet 2:25. You find it in the new testamentary ministry too, but then only in Eph 4:11. I.e. that we don’t get to know what the shepherds in Ephesians is, but we understand which function it has because it is called SHEPHERDS. A shepherd looks after the sheep and the other words that bible uses on this function and ministry shows us how a shepherd shall be:

1985. episkopos, ep-is'-kop-os; from G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983); a superintendent, i.e. Chr. officer in gen. charge of a (or the) church (lit. or fig.):--bishop, overseer. Acts 20:28. Phil 1:1. 1 Tim 3:2. Tit 1:7. 1 Pet 2:25. 5 times.

G4245 πρεσβύτερος presbuteros, pres-boo'-ter-os Thayer Definition: 1) elder, of age 1a) the elder of two people 1b) advanced in life, an elder, a senior 1b1) forefathers

2) a term of rank or office 2a) among the Jews 2a1) members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men) 2a2) of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice 2b) among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably 2c) the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God Part of Speech: adjective. 67 times, here with the sense of a ministry in the church: Acts 11:30. 14:23. 15:2, 4, 6, 22f. 16:4. 20:17. 21:18. 1 Tim 5:17, 19. Tit 1:5. Jam 5:14. 1 Pet 5:1, 5. 2 Joh 1:1. 3 Joh 1:1.

We see clearly that elders and bishops are the same (when it is talking about a ministry in the church): Act 20:17  And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. And when it is talking about the same humans those it stand in verse 28: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

That which is placed as a demand is the same: 1 Tim 3:1-7. Tit 1:5-9.

Tit 1:5(-7)  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7  For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

… here do we see clearly that elders and bishops are the same.

1Pe 2:25  For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

1Pe 5:1(-4)  The elders which are among you I exhort …  2  Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight … 3 …  being examples to the flock. 4  And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

This doesn’t only show us that bishop is the same as elder, but also that they to are the same as a shepherd. It isn't anything in the bible that shows us that shepherds and elders are to different tasks, but this passage on the other hand shows us clearly that it is the same!

What we read is that Paul and Barnabas, after being a place, ordained elders there so that they could take care of the flock Act 14:23, but we also see that Paul did ask someone else to do it for him Tit 1:5.

The demand to become poy-mane

Act 20:28. 1 Tim 3:1-7. Tit 1:5-9. 1 Pet 5:1-5.

1. Blameless (anepileptos, not arrested), unrebukeable 2. The husband of one wife 3. Vigilant (nephaleos), circumspect 4. sober (sophron, safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion), discreet, temperate 5. Of good behavior (kosmios), orderly, i.e. decorous 6. Given to hospitality (philoxenos), fond of and generous to guests 7. Able to teach (didaktikos), apt to teach 8. Not given to wine 9. No striker (plektes), a smiter, that is quarrelsome 10. Not greedy of filthy lucre (money) 11. patient (epieikes), seemingly, suitable, equitable, fair, mild, gentle, patient 12. not a brawler (amachos), not peaceable, not to be withstood, invincible; not contentious;  abstaining from fighting 13. not covetous; not loving money, not avaricious 14. One who rules his own house well 15. Having his children in subjection with all gravity (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 16. Not a novice(one who has recently become a Christian) (lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil) 17. Not self-willed (authades), self-pleasing, arrogant 18. not soon angry (orgilos) irascible, not quick-tempered; prone to anger 19. A lover of good men (philagathos), a lover of what is good, fond of good, that is, a promoter of virtue 20. Just (dikaios), equitable (in character or act); by impl. innocent, holy (absol. or rel.):--just, meet, right (-eous) 21. Holy (hosios) undefiled by sin, free from wickedness, religiously observing every moral obligation, pure holy, pious 22. Temperate (egkrates), strong in a thing (masterful), i.e. (fig. and reflex.) self-controlled (in appetite, etc.), controlling one’s self, continent 23. Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught (that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers)

- Feed(shepherd) the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Paul warned against the false elders that should come. And today is it many that operate as a false elder without knowing it, because they think it is normal and okay. But it speaks against the word of God.

Act 20:28(-30)  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse* things, to draw away disciples after them.

* 1294. diastrepho, dee-as-tref'-o; from G1223 and G4762; to distort, i.e. (fig.) misinterpret, or (mor.) corrupt:--perverse (-rt), turn away; to turn aside from the right path.

Those in verse 29 and 30 don’t necessary need to be the same, but I call them both for wolves, so we know whom I’m talking about. Some of the false elders, can be like those in verse 30 in the beginning, but they will become like those in verse 29, if they don’t repent. Those in verse 29 are worst, but those in verse 30 are worse, because they can get more sheep with them.

Act 20:31  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. I’m walking in the footsteps of Paul when I warn against wolves, and refuse them to be among the people of God. Show me someone else and I shall be glad to stand together for God’s case!

2Co 13:3  Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

I have a question. If you think that it can be several churches on the same place, who is like a wolf? And who draw disciples after themselves? I will answer the question. It’s not the ‘Jehovah’s Witness’, the Mormons or other heretics, but it is all the leaders that is not working for one church with one counsel of elders. Today is it so acceptable to lead disciples after yourself(and your co-workers), as long as you call it a church, so it’s no wonder that the sheep are fooled in to it. But when Paul talked to the elders in Ephesus, did they understand what he meant: That ALL who draw disciples after themselves and ‘their thing (congregation, church)’ and not keep one flock with one counsel of elders, are false elders(leaders). And you don’t work for one church today, by saying that everyone have to come here. As long as there is two ‘churches’ who believes in one church on one place, is something very wrong! Because they say it, but don’t believe it, i.e. they don’t obey it. But when God has build one church, then will God lead those that becomes saved to the church.

“But isn’t this just to start a new church then?” NO, and that you ask such a question shows me that you don’t quite understand what I’m talking about. The whole thing is that the different congregations isn’t churches, they are heaps which God will remove. He will not remove the humans, but that it is some that builds a heap as a substitute for His church. So when this happens, that God builds HIS church, will it not be a new church, but then it will really be a church.

Congregation = a gathering of people, is it right that it is several according to the Scriptures, but not when they behave like churches. Then I call them heaps, and that I do right (Is 65:7 – here hills). Haggai calls them ceiled houses, but I call them heaps to really give that picture that it is not positive.

Amo 3:15  And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

A false elder will misinterpret the scripture and teach things that build up his own imaginations and thought-buildings in gain for himself. The false elders have turned away from the right path as we find it in the New Testament, and speak about the derailed way as the right one. So an elder that is like an wolf is the one that says that the sheep can't go to the other elders in the city.  It is also the one that hinders that it shall be one church, that is one ‘counsel of elders’ with one flock, in a city. A false elder(some anyway) will say, if someone removes a sheep from him, that he is a wolf, but in truth is it the one who removes the sheep from the flock and the rest of the elders, that is a wolf. A wolf supports another wolf. Therefore does it not sound good when one say: “he/she/they don’t have to go here/to me, he can go another place (congregation)”. For Paul didn’t say that it should come one wolf, but several.

You will maybe say: “But I’m faithful to my organization(leaders who behaves as wolves).” Sure, and by this you form the teeth of the wolf that devour you and the others. Then you maybe say about a ‘pastor’: “Yes, but he is so wonderful and has so great growth.” Equally and more is he a wolf if he keeps ‘his’ sheep away from the rest of the flock. Besides doesn’t he have a great growth in the view of God. He hasn’t growth, he has more sheep to devour. And it is evident that you have good time to build your own house and make sure it is growth there, when you don’t build on the house of the Lord, but it is wrong. In the bible is it written that the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

“I submit to ……(that person)” Yea, it sounds so good, but it is sickness in the ears of God, when you in the same time don’t give heed on the body of Christ. What do you think Paul wanted to say with 1Kor 1 and 3? Yea: Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?   I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.   So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.   Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. … Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;   Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; God (through Paul) wanted an end on such saying (thinking and acting) as: “I keep to Paul”, I belong to Cephas(Peter in Jerusalem)”, “I obey Paul” or I am of Apollos” Those that don’t see that what Paul is talking about isn’t only concerning inside every heap(‘menighet’), but that it is concerning God hole (church), is carnal, and don’t know themselves what they speak about when they talk about ‘one church’.

Jud 1:16-19  These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 17  But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18  How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19  These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

Those that are like wolves want to have as little as possible to do with those that preach this, not because it is herecy(they hasn’t one bible verse on their side), but that isn't a surprise, because they are afraid of ‘losing’ some of the sheep they have thought to build themselves big on and to devour. Of course, it is said with all those ‘pastors’ which without sincere acknowledgment is like wolves, but the sad thing is all the sheep they got after themselves, and it is those we have to save!

Some words to ministers:

Are you willing to give up everything for Jesus?

Phi 3:7  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11  If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

I’m perfectly aware of that Paul is talking about the righteousness here, but that doesn’t take away what he says in verse 7-9a.

Are you willing to give up:

   Your ministry-office in the risen to see if it is from the Lord? They who can't do that, have most surly not received it from him. You know, Abraham knew that Isaac was the son that the promise(among other things that Abraham should become many as the stars) should come true in. And when he was near to sacrifice him, he didn’t do that with the thoughts that he should loose his son, but he sacrificed him with the thought that he shouldn’t get the fulfillment of the promise on his own way. The sacrifice was that he was going to ‘loose’ the promise for some time, but since he knew that the promise was to be fulfilled and because he was obedient, he was willing to sacrifice.

Gen 22:5  And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Heb 11:17(-19)  By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18  Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19  Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

 Your salary? (I’m first of all speaking of those that are paid of the different ‘churches’.) Or are you so dependent of you salary that you can't obey Jesus? The scripture takes about “Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn”. But today is the salary such that those that receive it, only tells what those that gives it want to hear.

   Your reputation among those brethren that don’t have a renewed mind in this area? You will have opposition, because it is few that have the concern of Jesus, but Paul fought the same fight: Phi 2:20(-21)  For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21  For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. But we shall win the victory!

Phi 1:15  Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16  The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17  But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel. 18  What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

We rejoice because Christ is preached, but you have to take care that you don’t preach with wrong purpose, as: envy, strife, selfish ambition or not sincerely. If you want to be great, you fall in this group and not among those that will do everything for Jesus. The last are such that will do EVERYTHING for Jesus, regardless of what it would be and bring. Paul was among those who served Jesus out of a whole hearth. 2Co 6:4-10 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5  In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6  By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7  By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8  By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9  As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10  As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

But greatness will fall easily on those that want it; what I mean is that they don’t have to be real servants just because they look great.

It can be smart to have one leader in many cases and contexts and then you can use the old testament as an example. But it is always very important that we don’t misuse the old testament in that way that they change something that is written in the new testament(which they can't, because they are only going to confirm, if interpreted correctly). Original, did God never want to have one leader over is people, Israel. And now doesn’t he want one leader over the church, regardless of what the person is naming himself (leading elder, pastor, priest, apostle, shepherd, prophet or anything similar). And the person is false and speaks false if he wants to be such a one-ruler (with co-workers) in the church.

The smallest in the kingdom of God is greater than John the Baptist, and he was the biggest(among prophets. And remember: there weren’t apostles in the OT). Luk 7:28  For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.  The least in the kingdom of God is greater that Moses and so on. If a leader want to be like Moses(in this: to lead alone / be on top), will God make him to the least. If the leader doesn’t repent, then he will not inherit the kingdom of God. He will be smaller than the least in the kingdom of God.

One church in each city

That means that it can't be more, and it can of course not be more in a little built-up area either. The thing I’m talking about here, isn't that we can't have several buildings. But I speak about one church that gives its expression in one flock and one ‘counsel of elders’. This doesn’t mean elders that work together, but each has its flock. No, it has to be one flock! But we read about churches in plural, but that is first when it is a area over several cities. And we never read about one church in this areas, but churches in plural. Global are we also one church. Today is every church being judged (good or evil)(see Rev 2-3), but one day will Jesus come and get the global church.

“Give me 20 bibleverses”, you will say. I will give you much more. I shall show you in the word of God that it is objectionable with several churches in the same city. It is strictly speaking impossible, in spite of that we speak like it isn't. Something that also it sad, is that someone is so up-grasped in their denomination or ‘church’, that they mention it before Jesus. Jesus is the one that you shall be proud of, it was him that died for you!

Psa 127:1  … Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Mat 9:38  Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.

It is one thing to pray about workers to carry chairs or to be administrator (and similar). But the harvest shall inn the house and we have to pray to God that he will send workers to build the house which he is working on, not on our little houses.

The scripture is talking about one church in each city:

Act 2:47. 5:11. 8:1, 3. 11:22, 26. 12:1, 5. 13:1. 14:27. 15:3, 4. 15:22. 18:22. 20:17. 20:28. Rom 16:1. 1 Cor 1:2. 11:18. 14:23. 2 Cor 1:1. Col 4:16. 1 Thess 1:1. 2Tess 1:1. 1 Pet 5:13. Rev 2:1, 8, 12, 18. 3:1, 7, 14.

Never do we see that it is more than one church in a city, but only in a area, e.g. Galatia:

Act 9:31. 14:23. 15:41. 16:5. Rom 16:4, 16. 1 Cor 4:17. 7:17. 16:1. 16:19. 2 Cor 8:1. Gal 1:2, 22. 1 Thess 2:14. Rev 1:4, 11, 20.

We also see that all the churches global are called church (singular):

1 Cor 15:9. Gal 1:13. Eph 1:22. 3:10, 21. 5:23-25, 27, 29, 32. Phi 3:6. Col 1:18, 24.

We can have several places where we assemble, i.e. houses where we meet. But it is one church, and this has to be shown!

The bible speaks against anything else!

 The bible speak against anything else than one church in each city. You can read parts of the start of the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians and learn a lot of good things, but if you read the connection carefully and with an open ear to the holy spirit, you will notice what Paul really is fighting for to get the Corinthians to understand.

1Co 3:1  And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

This applies to most people in Europe. Not because they want it, but because they have grown up to it and it is no one that tell them the truth…yet, but now does it come more and more people that want to see those foundations that are laid, be restored!

2(-4)  I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3  For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4  For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

For while one says: “I am of Pentecost” and another: “I am of that pastor” Are you not then carnal!!!

- Someone asked me: “Do you find this other places than in 1Corint?” Yes, you find many similar sayings in the Scripture, but you don’t find precise the same as in 1Cor. But it is 31 verses in the first part of the letter that speak about this! Imagine how sad it would be for the Corinthians if they would have said: “It isn't written in any other letter.” And because of that, not listened to Paul. I have understood if it only had been one weak verse. But this is something Paul is taking up as the first thing in 1Cor, and he continue with it when it get to the teaching about spirituality, and says: And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. And the reason was For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

1Ti 5:21  I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

Unity

This doesn’t speak against that it is some, that call themselves brethren, who we shall not have fellowship with. Neither is it speaking against that it is some preachers that we shall not receive. And it is some that we shall spear the flock for and that is those that speak evil against the Way:

Act 19:9  But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

Three biblical reasons and three carnal reasons

It’s three biblical reasons for division; sin, anti-christ’s teaching and leaders who accept carnal division(Rom 16:17).

The carnal reasons for division is; envying, strife and unagreement.

It isn’t the biblical reasons  for division today

1Jo 4:1(-4)  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

They that don’t preach heresy, but who is of a wrong opinion or teaches wrong, shall we instruct and guide. And not at all separate us from each other because of disagreement, but pray and teach in patient.

2Ti 2:24-26  And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25  In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Tit 1:13  This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

2Ti 2:14  Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

This shows us that it was disagreement, but the more did the apostles fight for unity(i.e. that they should remain one, and not be split up into several ‘churches’).

3Jo 1:7  Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8  We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers to the truth. 9  I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 10  Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 11  Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Imagine that John the apostle met such a resistance (of one that loved to be a ‘pastor’).

Paul also talk’s about ‘there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you’.

Tit 3:9(-11)  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10  A man that is a heretic after the first and second admonition reject; 11  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Rom 16:17-18  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18  For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

1Co 11:19  For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

Purge the profane from you.

1Co 5:6(-8, 12-13)  Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7  Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8  Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

12  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13  But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

The brother that it is speaking about in this chapter came back, but he would have to leave again if had continued in the same way as before. Read the teaching about “These you shall stay away from.” All this shows us that it is only one church in a city, and that they that aren't within are outside the church, and live without God.

Joh 17:20(-22)  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21  That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Someone says: “It’s a global unity” and thinks that it doesn’t need to be showed on each place. That’s as wrong as it could be; if they (the world) can't see the unity among to brethren locally, how can they see it globally. If they don’t see this unity on every place, is there no global unity.

And this doesn’t mean that we are just supposed to be agree on the most important things, but that we shall become one. And it shall not be a political unity, but of hearth.

But when this happens! … that we become one, then will the world believe that God has sent Jesus. If you believe the word of God, you believe that when the unity is there, will all the bad arguments against Jesus fall down! “It’s so many religions” – is a saying I’m sure God hates to hear, and the reason to the argument are the Christian. When the believers become one, will this saying die, because then will they understand that Jesus was sent of God!

Joh 13:34-34  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Even a second time do we have a promise of what will happen when we join together. And I say when, because it is going to happen, the question is only if you want to be part of it! We have several powerful promises about what will happen when the church becomes what it is supposed to be; I’ll write more about that later.

1Co 1:10(-13)  Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Is there any doubt about which unity it is talk about!

11  For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 12  Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13  Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

Here we see that those who say: “I keep to Christ”, gets the same judgment as those carnal party- makers (dividers). “I am of Jesus (without obeying the leaders that God has appointed)” is impossible, since Christ Jesus ask you to live in responsibility in the face of your brethren. By saying: “I keep to Christ and not that one or him” are you carnal and tries to divide Christ. We are dependent in each other and have to live according to that. Else will the body of Christ never become what it shall be.

“My church”, what lie from the devil! It’s not your church, but God’s! Notice those that speak like this “my church” or “the pastor’s church” and look how they act (surely they build for ‘their church’ i.e. for their stomach). Those that really believe and understand that it is God’s church and not their own, will also understand that God doesn’t want several churches on the same place. “Does he want that on a bigger area then (i.e. Galatia)?” Yes, because he needs one body on every place.

“But we can reach different people with different churches” …. First of all is it not right according to the scripture and secondly is it not wisdom to say such a thing. It is not out of love to Jesus that something like that is thought. Is Christ divided? Maybe you mean that Christ should have been several, so he could have reached several different people when he walked on earth? No? Why do you want to divide Christ now then?

Eph 4:3(-6,13)  Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4  There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5  One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

13  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:

Notice that unity of the spirit is written before the unity of faith.

Phi 1:27  Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

In 1 Cor 3 it’s written about gold, silver and precious stones, and wood, hay and stubble. I wondered a long time; what this could be. I asked a leader and he didn’t know it quite he either, but said: I guess it is the word of God that is gold, silver and precious stones. But I wasn’t satisfied with the answer. After a long time, God explained to me what it was. And actually, it should be easy to see it. You read this very clearly in the context, and this is the only place where it is written about the quality we are building with: gold, silver and precious stones or wood, hay and stubble. Paul says that he has been a wise masterbuilder and that they should continue to build. Gold, silver and precious stones are to build unity and to rebuke division. Wood, hay and stubble are to don’t care about the division(to stay in one ‘church’) and to maintain the wrong groupings. And those that do the last, will be reviled on that Day by the burning of his work, EVERYTHING will burn up. With other words: Everything that doesn’t leads to unity among the people of God is waste of time.

Mat 12:30 …he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

1Pe 3:8  Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Haggai in light of all this

Rom 15:20  Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

1Co 3:10-11  According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

It is one foundation in each place and on it shall it be build one temple, a habitation of God through the Spirit.

If you shall build a new house, you need a new foundation, because of that among other things wasn’t it even in the thoughts of Paul to build a new ‘house’ where Christ was preached. Because if you build a new house, you have a new foundation, but there is only one foundation and that is Jesus Christ. Therefore is strictly speaking every thought and attempt to build a new ‘church’ in a place where there already are believers, a attempt to build another foundation than Jesus Christ.

The foundation in a place is maybe not as it should be, but you don’t build a new foundation, but restore the one that is! With other words: you don’t build a ‘new congregation’, but fix the one that is there. Therefor is it few apostles that have gone and started ‘new congregations’ in our days. It’s rather elders with a mind like a wolf.

Paul doesn’t even want to build further on a foundation that someone else has laid. But he writes to Rome and think to go there, but because of this: But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;   Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. And he doesn’t think to go there to build (lay done hard work), but to share blessings and (charisma) spiritual gifts.

Since it’s just one foundation: Jesus Christ, and I don’t mean that those in the different congregations isn't saved; is that what have happened, that we have build many small houses upon one foundation. This must change!

1 2(-11)  Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built. 3  Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4  Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste? 5  Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 6  Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 8  Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. 9  Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 10  Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. 11  And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.

This describes the situation today very good. You can read this and think that; that was then, but no, not only that: It’s about now!

1Co 10:6, 11  Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 11  Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

2Ti 3:16-17  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

It was, in the time of Haggai, a temple of wood and stone, now it is a temple of humans, so much more those it count today.

Eph 2:20-22  And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord: 22  In whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

It’s not yet like that, but it is like that it shall become.

2Co 3:10-11  For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 11  For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

So we must not think that God is less content with this house!

Hopefully does everyone see that it shall be one church, one flock with one counsel of elders, takes it serious, and are obeying the prophetic word. But some is maybe saying, when they look at the situation with the human eyes: “The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built.” With other words; they realize that (to build towards one church) is biblical and that it is what God wants, but they see only that it is impossible to make it accomplished in humanly power and wisdom, without understanding of that it shall happened by the spirit of the Lord. Now is it time to build the house of the Lord, not our little congregations.

We think that the situation was terrible her, but it stands that they had ceiled houses. And God had to remind them of how it went with them, and said: “Set your heart on how things are going for you!” And not enough with that, he had to tell them how the situation was so that they could see it. The same way is it today also. The reason that we don’t seek God in prayer(real prayer), is because we don’t understand how bad our condition is. “You have sown much, and bring in little” You evangelize much, but it is little of harvest that remains in the house. Few of the saved ones remain christian. “You eat, but you have not enough.” It is teaching, but the people don’t get satisfied. We shall have a hunger after the word of God everyday, but we shall be satisfied everyday also. And with that food shall we have strength to fulfill what God has for us. “You drink, but you are not filled with drink” You are filled and drink of the spirit, but still are you unsatisfied and do the works of the flesh. “You clothe you, but there is none warm.” Many tries to do good works, but they aren't becoming in-clothed with the deeds, so that they become warm humans that naturally do well. “And he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.” They who works in the church, becomes exhausted and doesn’t receives the wages of God to continue with strength.

Remember: it isn't each single that is exposed for this that has the guilt. But the reason it is this way, is because the Lord of the host does it like this because you are not building in his house, one church (in each place). But when we start to do what we can do to build on the house of God, will he be glorified. Also in verse 9 are we right into the situation today: “You looked for much, and, lo, it came too little.” How many times have this prophecy come true in our time. And it isn't going to change as long as you are building on your little houses. “And when you brought it home, I did blow upon it (I blew it away).” And as incomprehensible as it was for Israel (that God took away the food of those that was blessed), is it for us to understand why God is blowing away the new converts. So God answer our lack of understanding: “Why? Says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house is waste and you run every man unto his own house.”   “Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that, which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.”

I could have said more about the rest of Haggai, but now we have to pray to God of forgiveness because we have build upon our congregations and not on his church.

As long as you dwell/build on your congregations, and not on the church, will you not get all that God has for you. Without regard to if it looks fine and people are content with it, is the truth that you are never going to become what God has thought for you, before go out of your houses and start to build on the church of the place.

It’s no hope to build on your small houses. It’s neither any hope to just build planks between the houses (to bind the ‘church’-towers). Both attempts will lead to that God either tear down the houses or takes away all form of candlestick from its place, that in practice is the same. The only thing that helps and is the right to do, is to quit to build on your own and start to build on the temple of the Lord, the church on the place. And if a leadership in a congregation decides for the last mentioned, will it lead to that them and ‘their house’ becomes a big blessing in the Lords temple. But on the other hand, if a leadership is standing against this work of the Lord, are they going to hinder the work of the Lord until God has torn down ‘their house’.

A brother sent me some verses by the spirit after he had read a draft of what I’m writing about here. And when I had read the verses, I started to prophesy the beginning of the chapter that came after the verses he had sent me:

Eze 33:31-34:10, 15-22, 31  And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. 32  And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 33  And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. 1  And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2  Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3  Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4  The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5  And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6  My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 7  Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8  As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9  Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 10  Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 15  I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16  I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. 17  And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 18  Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19  And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 20  Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21  Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22  Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 31  And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Go will take the sheep out of the different congregations that acts like being church. They aren't church and they are never going to be that. It’s only one church (on each place). That means that the different congregations (gathering of people) have to stop acting like a church, since they only is a part of the church! And God will destroy the leaders that don’t repent when the truth is laid before them. God will raise his church! And you can read about the things that happen to those who stand against it, in Rev 2-3 among other places.

Amo 6:11  For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

He has done it before and will do it again!

Other thoughts that we have to bring into captivity to the obedience of Christ

Ë      “You have to be under a pastor.” This is a lie from the devil. You find one pastor just as little as you find one elder. I.e. you will not find it in function. Of course can you be one elder, you aren't becoming any more, but as I have said, you will not find that one elder is operating alone. The only example you find anything like that is in Paul’s warning against false elders (Act 20:29-30), and there is the single elder the false elder he speak about. “What about James among the twelve then?” you say. 1. It isn't written that he was the leader, he had only the last word one time. 2. He was an apostle, and can't be taken as an elder only. 3. In Galatians (2:6-9) isn't James described as chief leader at all. You maybe say “Apostles must have someone over themselves.” 1) The last point above shows the opposite. 2) No, they don’t have to, but it can be smart, especially in the beginning of the ministry. I tell more about this in the teaching of the apostle. It is important to know that you shall submit to the other…Holy ones! Eph 5:21  Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. And also the leaders of the church. But in the situation today is it no elders (that I know) who is established on biblical conditions. I.e. Act 14:23. 1Ti 3:1-7. Tit 1:5-9. 1Pe 5:2-3. But when that happen, can't you say that you only want to obey one of them. Then you have fallen into carnality again, see 1Co 1-4.

Ë      “You must be in a ‘local church (one of several ‘churches’ on the same place)’.” You who believe the word of God, why don’t you obey it? It’s not just that you don’t find ‘local church’ in the Scripture, but something that make the saying even worse, is that it is totally wrong according to the Word, and as written: the scriptures speak against it!

Ë      Someone said when I was in a congregation: “You can't come here and tell about another way of building church” It's no other way of building church! It’s only one way of building church, … and that’s the way of God! Of course will it look a bit different from place to place, but it will mostly be alike and it is no other way!

Ë      About the apostle. He has authority but isn't a ‘king’ on the top of the mountain in a church. (When I was little we had a game upon some snow-heaps, and the winner was the one that remained alone upon the top by throwing all the others down.) – 1 & 2 letter to the Corinthians shows us that Paul didn’t act like one that decides, in spite of that it was him that founded the church. He didn’t say: “I have laid the foundation, therefor do you have to listen to me.” But he said: “According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.” I also doubt every apostleship that don’t let ‘their’ congregation be together with the rest of the flock and only have concern for ‘their’ own flock in a city, and not the real flock, the hole church, all the believers in the city! I also believe that apostles know how God want to have the church and spontaneous start to work toward that! Remember: the apostle doesn’t decide how the church shall be, rather is it doubtful that he is an apostle if he tells that he church shall be something else than the bible shows us! The apostle doesn’t only know what the church shall become, something everyone can know, but he also knows how we shall come there. The apostle doesn’t own the church, but the church own the apostle, se 1kor 3:21-22.

Ë      2Co 13:10  Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. An apostle has received authority to build up the Christians, not to tear them down. Such an apostle will allow other apostles to work where God sends them.

Ë      Paul didn’t want to baptize anyone (1kor 1:14-19), since he didn’t want that someone should follow him in preference to other servants. Paul was spiritual. Today we often see the opposite, ‘leaders’ will often do anything so that others shall follow them instead. These are carnal.

Ë      God decides which church you shall be in (remember it is only one church in each city). Then it means of course that God decides which city, or in which place you shall live. Don’t go out of the city (or place) without that it is the will of God. And now am I not talking about holidays (but of course shall that also happen in the will of God). But I’m talking about when you move to another place in the reason to live there, even if it is only for one year. Jam 4:13(-17)  Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15  For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16  But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17  Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.  It’s neither biblical to move the people (out of the city) to the preacher, but the preacher (in to the city) to the people. In these days we have to get more moving preachers and lesser moving usual (those that don’t preach) saints on their way to the preacher.

Ë     2Co 8:18(-19)  And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches; 19  And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: Paul, which church did he belong to? “Antioch” That’s not true, not in the way many means. Yes he was in the church in Antioch, … when he was there! But not else. Did he quit as a member in his earlier church when he was gathered of Barnabas? Paul was not responsible before the church in Antioch or in any other church when he was out on his journeys, that weren’t the other apostles, prophets or evangelists either! But of course, did they not live in darkness, but they lived openly before all the churches. Agabus would have great difficulties to come with his message today, since no (without those God have touched) denomination would accept it, because he wasn’t in any of them.

Rom 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. It doesn’t mean that you must hear something all the time. But it means that when you feel the leading of the Spirit; that you obey it! If you fall and are lead by the flesh one time, you don’t loose the right as Gods child immediately. But if you live out from the flesh and don’t repent; will you not inherit the kingdom of God. So it is also with this; God will be merciful for some time, while you tear down imaginations (such as have been raised in the world for about 1900 years). But if you never repent: such like (strife(variance), emulation(envying), sedition(disunion, division), heresies (that which is chosen, a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party), dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims), 1Kor 1:10-11 & 3:3: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I recommend that you repent immediately!

1Co 12:27  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. We are one body of Christ in each place, where Christ is preached and received. Today, with the many parties (congregations), is the body very divided. Let us imagine that a body is laying on the street. First of all: it is laying because of being bad. The main reason is that the hand isn't connected with the shoulder and both feet are separated from the body. (In fact; each part tries to approach near to the head, because they don’t understand that they are just one part, but they think that each one of them is a body.) What do you do when you see such a body? … As God does when he looks down into the many cities. It would be meaningless to just start to help on one arm …or a foot. You are naïve if you think it's going to help. No, you have to do what you can do to get the body-parts together again, on the right place. And explain to those who are mislead, that each member, is not a body. 1Co 12:12-27  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14  For the body is not one member, but many. 15  If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16  And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17  If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18  But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19  And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20  But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21  And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22  Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23  And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24  For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked: 25  That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26  And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

This is written to one place.

Eze 37:1-14  The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2  And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 4  Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5  Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6  And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7  So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8  And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9  Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10  So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11  Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. 12  Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13  And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14  And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. First did Ezekiel just know about what is written in verse 4-6, but when he start to prophesy  wasn’t it that which happened first. First it came a noise. Then a shaking (earthquake), … then it happened something, but not what the prophet have heard, something happened before that: the bones came together! This is a vision that fits for Europe. Oh, how I’m looking forward to that army is raised up! That it is one body in every place.

Ë      “I want to see the fruits first, before I give myself to this.” Yes, see the fruits in our life Gal 5:22-26  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26  Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. But before you see the fruits that you are looking for, will it maybe be too late. How long time did it take before Israel saw the fruits of David, even he did the right? He got a little army, and with that he raised Israel up again. 1Sa 22:2  And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. That’s the reason I say: The church(one in each place) will be raised up by caring and taking care of the suffering.

What shall we do to get this unity – a biblical church?

Ø       Start to gather in prayer. “We have tried to gather in prayer before.” Yes, and I know the reason you have given up. It's because you don’t see so far as I see – one church, one flock with one eldership.

Ø       Think differently (i.e. as the bible shows us). Understand that your brethren and sisters are exactly that, and don’t make distinction!

Ø       Act differently. Help those that God place you with and not desist from it because of different denomination (lordship, really is it only one lordship (domination), but sad enough have we made several).

Ø       The lie that is closest to the truth is most dangerous. And the second best is the best’s biggest enemy. But in the reason to come from something bad to the best, we have to get past the second best. But if we only see the second best, are we never going to come to the best. Therefore is it that some of those that apparently works a lot for unity today, are those that are going to be the greatest adversaries for one church to morrow. “The first shall be the last and the greatest the smallest.” So we have to understand that the aim isn't cooperating, but one flock with one leadership.

Ø       Preach the word. After Israel had maid the golden calf, as an substitute(an image on the real) of God (something we also have done with our many congregations, as a compromise on the one in each city), we read a glories story about what those that repented did Exo 32:27(-28)  And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.28  And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. We shall not kill with a physical sword, but we shall kill those thoughts which have build themselves up in our brothers and sisters mind, with the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God!

Ø       Not split again because of disagreement, but pray to God for guidance without taking tradition in the picture.

Ø       Not establish elders (leaders) true election, but accept those that God establish true chosen apostles. But remember that to get a seal on the apostleship is a bit difficult today since most cities have a foundation. But the apostles are just important and real today. And they shall accomplish that which the apostles in the bible didn’t get to finish. And we are going to see who that is apostles by the signs that we read about in the bible. I am going to give out teaching about this in the future.

Ø       Have meetings together where all are gathered, without someone who is withdrawing because of style.

Ø       Have smaller gatherings where we don’t go where we want, but there it is closest and most practical without taking carnal selection to consideration, this way we can be a light in the nearest environment.

All the time is the question: Do you build on Gods church or only on something that looks like it? The question is: Do you build on Gods church or only on something corresponding; as Israel had many offering-places as a substitute for Gods one offer place. It was many similarities, but totally wrong. For about 2000 years ago, there were a people of God that had the call, choosing, the covenant, the gifts of grace and the history with God. I’m speaking about Israel. They had zeal (was burning) for God, much more than we can say that the Christians has today (in Europe, whom I know), but they, Israel, was not zealous with true acknowledgment. And because of that, did they become a people whom called themselves for God’s, but didn’t knew the scripture, Jesus(Messiah, God’s son), the Father or his power. (Rom10)

It's the same way today; they can call themselves for God’s, but many ‘Christians’ has nothing to do with God. Many are the warnings about a big fall away in the last time, which is now. Especially in the Revelation we read about Jesus’ prophetically words: “If you don’t repent, will I take away the candlestick!”: And if you don’t build the church as I want it, in my way and precise as I tell, you won’t longer build on the church.

It's two ways it is possible to be saved in, but it is only one way that last in the length: The one is best and the second is objectionable: Warm and lukewarm. “Therefore, because you are lukewarm, will I (Jesus) spew you out of my mouth.” The warm takes instructions from Jesus, and builds as he is told. All shall not be master builders, only those that are, but all shall add something to the body, Gods temple. What do you want? Do you want to build on his building? Or do you want to build with your own imaginations on something that only seems to be his work?

Heb 6:9-12  But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 10  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11  And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12  That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Is this the case with you?

Heb 3:14  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

It's important that we in a time as this receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save our souls (Jam 1:21). Because it is many who want to fake the word of God and seduce many (Act 20:30). We must not be like those that can't handle the sound teaching and take teachers after there own lusts. 2Ti 4:3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

This time was strongest in the time around 300-1800, but the time is NOT AT ALL away. So we have to go to those that are like Paul:

 

2Co 2:17-3:1, 4:2  For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. 1  Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 2  But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

A brother said: “You have a ‘missing-link’”, when I told the truth about the church, Gods church. But I don’t believe in any ‘missing-link’, big-bang or monkey-theory, which altogether comes from humanly wisdom. I have neither any ‘missing-link’, nor this preaching. The only ‘missing-link’ that someone ‘sees’, but which doesn’t exist, must be all the difficult humanly solutions to become one church. I believe that God created the monkeys and then he created the humans. I know that today we have many congregations (that thinks they are churches) and that it is carnal and that God wants it to be one church in every place.

Yes, God will lead us from where we are now to the place we shall be, but it is not going to happen by being carnal: that we keep to ‘our congregation’. We can in the same way not become one church by keeping our ‘churches’, as we can become spiritual by being carnal. We must repent from our carnality, so we can be spiritual. We must repent from having many ‘churches’, so we can be one church!

God is not against congregations (gathering of Christians), but he is against that one part of the body tries to become a body.

Tree things that will lead us unto becoming Gods church (exact as he wants us): Light, truth and Love.

Light: We have become so good to do things in the dark. Where is the admonition? If your brother sins, where is the rebuke? What we have of this is mainly from the platform, but it isn't meant to be that way. Furthermore do I find that what is said from the platform is not lived. I.e. that you can be as radical as you will on the stage and people like it, but if you say the same thing when you are down from the stage, is it no longer allowed. And preachers tell something from the platform, but the opposite down from the platform with their life. 1Ti 5:20  Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. (this is about elders). In contrast we hold things in the darkness. It is rarely or never confrontation of sin among leaders, and the case isn't that they don’t sin. I know that leaders are rather cowardly and hide it when someone of the leaders sin. They work in the darkness. Therefore we have learned to be coward. It's like it's easier to talk to others about the faults we see at our siblings. And I understand that it is often done with concern, but it is wrong. “But I don’t think I’m the right person to talk to him/her about that.?” OK, but you think you are the right person to spread it to others? Coward! God will help you to do the right according to his word. Rebuke your brother in the light, don’t tell about him to others in the darkness.

Pro 28:23  He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Pro 27:5  Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Pro 10:17  He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

1Jo 1:5-7  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1Jo 2:9-11 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10  He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11  But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

To live in the light is also to confess your sins.

1Jo 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

“Isn't this talking about confessing to God?” Yes, but not only that, something James is showing us. Jam 5:16  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. We, who are the child of the light, must get the filth in the light so it can disappear. Satan can't accuse you from something which is in the light.

Truth: We must walk in truth. 2Jo 1:1-4. 3Jo 1:4    The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 2  For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever. 3  Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4  I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 4  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

They who don’t love the truth will fall away. 2Th 2:9-10  Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. You open yourself for seduction at ones when you don’t keep the truth.

We must fight for the truth. Gal 2:14  But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?  If you preach with ulterior motive will that go on the cost of the truth (Phil 1:18). God want all to come to the acknowledgment of the truth and you have to stay with it. 1Ti 2:4  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Love: Joh 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

1Jo 2:15-16  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

1Jo 4:20  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

We must not be surprised if it takes time and if we get opposition. The other things that have been revealed (from the bible after the ‘dark-time’) had to fight its way true into ‘day-light’, that to. It have always taken time before something revealed from God has broken true, and it have never happened without opposition(unfortunately of ‘Christians’, who has too hard hearts to adjust themselves after God, and too little wisdom and maturity to understand that it isn't any reason to take distance). That which has happened is that those that have received revelation from God in his word have become ‘pushed’ out of the congregation.

Gal 4:16  Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

My maternal grandfather had to go out of Inner-mission (Luther’s congregation) because of the baptism, out of the Baptists because of the baptism in spirit, out of the Pentecostals because of faith and preaching about healing. He ended in Mara-nata, but went back to the Baptists, because they were his previous friends on the place he moved back to when he was old. And then the Baptists had the same belief as him. My grandfather didn’t go from congregation to congregation, but was involved from the beginning of all these revelations that had opposition. He told: “I’m concerning salvation an Lutheran(righteous by faith)(Luther also had opposition!), baptism an Baptist, baptism in spirit a Pentecost(Assembly of God), healing the “healing preachers” and holiness an Methodist (this happened in Trondheim, Norway, and surroundings). I want to add in the footsteps of my grandfather: that concerning the preaching of faith I am in the faith-movement and concerning that it is just one church in each city; that which is raising up now! This isn't only a movement, but something that God want before Jesus comes to bring back his church.

Gal 5:7-10  Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 8  This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. 9  A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 10  I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

In this case I’m not sure that ‘you run well’ fits on many, but it stand firm: “those who hinder you to obey the truth, don’t come with persuasion from Him that call on you”. And since “a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump” is it very important that remove every leaven (don’t have fellowship with those that are wolves). 1Co 5:6-8  Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? :7  Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8  Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

“I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded(than the truth): but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.”

The situation is different today than on the time of my grandfather. Because today it is many that believes in all this in the different congregations, and it isn't any adversaries (few anyway) of that which have come in the light. And that which I write about here is different, because when this comes to daylight, will we get a much better result: we will get all the good gathered together! The goal is of course not to be ‘pushed’ out, but with total surrender to the word of God it happens, sad enough. This wasn’t written with the desire that any should go out of a congregation, but that we should go into the others, with one church as aim. And each one has to watch out for wolves and go to the fellowship of sheep that have ‘elders’ with concern for the flock. So if you repent from your carnality will it be shown in that you also go to your other siblings you have on your place.

God’s men against authority

You get resistance when you walk with God: 2Ti 3:12  Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. If you only want to live godly are you promised persecution. And you have to be obedient in spite of resistance of the authorities.

I have been hit before, because I was a witness (martyr) for Jesus, but it was after I started to preach the word of God about the church that I got my first stranglehold. The man who did it, said: shall I squeeze harder and kill you?” I couldn’t manage to answer anything special, but I only thought that this is just the beginning of the life I want to live. And when he let go, could I testify that I have been dead for some time when I was young, but that God wanted me alive.

2Co 1:9-11  But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10  Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11  Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

Someone will use this against me, but they used the teaching of Paul against him also. Someone will also say that I’m speaking against so-called leaders, and I do, but you can read about the same in the scripture and find out that I don’t say anything more than them that God used to write it. Read 2Cor 7:2-11 and verse 12: 2Co 7:12  Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

If you remember that you shall submit to God more than humans, you will submit to humans, but not when you must chose between God and them.

I will come back to this later, while you wait, you can start to read yourself in the word about the men of God whom God raised up and forced to go against the authority in that time. You can start and see how the saved ones went against the authority that was given of God to Israel. They went against a system that didn’t walk with God. And John the Baptist. We shall not speak about the mistakes of our siblings to the gentiles, but we shall tell our siblings that they are going wrong, even if we shall be thrown out of ‘their congregations’, something that have happened to me. Some call it unwise, I call it that I can't keep silent about the truth.

Job 32:7-22  I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8  But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9  Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10  Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 11  Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. 12  Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: 13  Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man. 14  Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. 15  They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16  When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 17  I said, I will answer also my part, I also will show mine opinion. 18  For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19  Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20  I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21  Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. 22  For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

2Co 11:11-15  Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 12  But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 13  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

If it's possible to transform to an apostle, will I tell you that it is easier to transform to an elder, pastor etc.

Confusion? And fear?

It hasn’t been greater confusing than it was when Jesus hung on the cross.

Uncertainty? Yes those that aren’t planted in the truth should become uncertain! Why should they stay in their certainty?

God makes people uncertain? Yes, they must become uncertain. Why? Because they haven’t been build up as they should. They are building up with a certainty on themselves. Are you building like this? They you must become uncertain, and let the uncertainty drive you to repentance. Go from dead works to faith towards God, that is the first part of the principle doctrines of Christ. But some can fall away. Was Jesus anytime afraid of this? What happened to Peter, didn’t he start to doubt? Oh, what a saving plan, to do people uncertain on the salvation, that can’t be right? It isn’t our fruits, the responses we get to the message. If it would be like this, Jesus would neither have good fruits, but when believers are built up in a humanly way, and not after the right rule according to the new testamentary documents, it will be reactions.

Hallelujah and honor to God. He shall build the house. Hallelujah and honor to God, he will send messengers filled with the word he will accomplish. What else that resistance can you then expect?

It is always some that will do it in another way, to go a ‘better’ way. But aren’t they also captured by the wolf? So they should to its will`? A servant of the Lord must not strive, of course. But he war for the Lord, and it is important that he have a sharp two-edged sword, else he will soon be sticked; of a false and evil.

Didn’t Jesus fight? Matt 10:34. Rev 2:5, 16, 22-23. 3:3, 16.

Didn’t Paul fight? Act 13:0-11. 2Cor 10:4-6.

And the other, who came with the same message? 1Tim 1:18. 6:12. But they didn’t war (strife); we are placed in the war of God.

If I or like-minded get the possibility to serve in a congregation, over time, you will see the fruits, but how each one receive the truth, is resting on their own responsibility.

The Christian life is more than to go on meetings and be entertained. The meetings are there to perfect the saints and to build the body; and that isn't it much of. But a normal Christian life is that you long and want to be together with the other Christians. But it is also important to remember that we don’t only gather, but that we must have holy fellowship.

Act 2:42(,44,46-47)  And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 44  And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 46  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47  Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Act 5:12  … and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

1Co 14:26  How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

And with this understanding of the congregation and the church which I write about here, the verses in Hebrews also become sound, strong and important words:

Heb 3:13  But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Heb 10:24(-25)  And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25  Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

F When we have reached there, that we are one church, one counsel of elders with one flock, will we see a release in healing, growth that last, satisfaction among the saints and that Gods holiness comes down over us. We will see more that we have longed for and be capable to build the church that Jesus is coming to fetch. We will also be part of a world wide time where God’s glory fills the whole earth!

2Jo 1:12  Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

I have also much to say, but I don’t want to do it with paper and laser. But I hope to speak openly to many so that God can use me as his spokesman in this time.

Written by Erik Voldrønning, web: joints.calltolife.com mail: joints@calltolife.com.