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It’s all a satanic agenda to turn people against each other, to begin a civil war so the vile communists can step in and take over!

The examples are plentiful: Recently a white man defended himself against two white attackers and was called a “white supremacist” for exercising his 2nd Amendment right. Then, days later, a black man who verifiably lived his life hating white people used his SUV to run over and murder six innocent white people and injure a dozen more. And Satan’s MSM said it was a “red SUV that ran over” those people. Are you awake?

The idea that “all these white people are racist” is just another hoax perpetrated by CIA project mockingbird MSM (mainstream media). Satan’s design in this hoax is to turn people against each other just because of skin color – and the Salvation Army has now joined that diabolical endeavor.

Personally, I know at least hundreds, more like thousands of people who were born with white skin by divine design, who are not racist at all. In fact, most if not all of them desire to see others, including people with different color skin, to prosper. Oh, and there are people of every skin color who ARE full of hatred. Hatred/racism is not a matter of skin but rather of sin – sin in the heart.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12

This is not about color of skin. It’s about a devil who seeks to turn mankind against each other. Only ungodly people are participating. And, speaking of ungodly people, let’s talk about the God-less devils who are currently running the Salvation Army.

The delusion being perpetrated by Satan’s world system and the Salvation Army, is to isolate “racism” to just one skin tone, which is laughable. And the Salvation Army is completely backslidden. They went “woke” which means they have been turned over to “strong delusion” by God Himself for not loving and obeying His truth (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12). What they are doing is “after the working of Satan” (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).

Beware of the propaganda which is designed to turn people against each other. This is a divisive tactic of Satan himself.

“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” 2 Corinthians 2:11

Jesus promised that:

“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:11

The Holy Ghost promised that “in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” (1 Timothy 4:1).

“William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army) embarked upon his ministerial career in 1852, desiring to win the lost multitudes of England to Christ. He walked the streets of London to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute.”

It’s more than obvious by their fruit, that the modern “Salvation” Army is not preaching the Gospel of Christ’s salvation to all of mankind. No, now it’s being run by unrepentant, demonic frauds, who are enriching themselves as they use the name of the LORD in vain (Exodus 20:7). They are cursed at the root (Job 5:3). The vile wolves now running the Salvation Army are among other things, spineless moral cowards. Think: Have they exposed the antichrist terrorist groups BLM, Antifa, Islam? No, instead, they are attacking the whole population of whites – who have made them rich. Oh, and the founder was white. I assume he was a racist also, right? 

“The chief danger that confronts the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, heaven without hell.” William Booth

The current leadership of the Salvation Army are now preaching a social gospel which is “another gospel.” This means they are “accursed” as they deny Christ though they use His holy name in vain to collect billions of dollars (Galatians 1:6-9). They no longer preach that “ALL” men have sinned against God and must repent to be saved, forgiven, and go to Heaven instead of hell. No, instead, they’re so deep in spiritual darkness that now they’ve brazenly turned to a certain segment of God’s human race and are blaming it all on them.

“The greatness of the man’s power is the measure of his surrender.” William Booth

Instead of being surrendered to the LORD Jesus and preaching His original Gospel, today’s false prophets of the Salvation Army have surrendered to Satan, to his world system, and have departed from the faith of the Gospel and are now condemning God’s people, disparaging His creation, instead of preaching His Word to them as Holy Scripture commands (Mark 16:15; 2 Timothy 4:2). These wolves are now isolating one segment of God’s one human race and attacking them, instead of living and operating biblically and preaching the Gospel of Christ to the whole of mankind which is universally fallen (Romans 3).

It’s now crystal clear that these demonic men who now run the Salvation Army have spent more time watching TV and being indoctrinated by Satan than they have reading God’s Word.

You’ve been warned: If you give to this organization or buy from them, you are bidding Godspeed to Satan’s agents and will be judged with them (2 John 10-11).

A mere glimpse at a few quotes from the beloved William Booth will clearly show just how far the devouring wolves who now run the Salvation Army have fallen. They are now an organization, army of Satan’s new world order.

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” Matthew 7:15-16

The current Salvation Army chief executive officer (CEO) is General Brian Peddle. Salvation Army false prophet Colonel Richard Munn wears the title of Director, International Social Justice Commission. Unbelievably, the Salvation Army has ceased preaching Christ’s Gospel and are now touting that they are social justice warriors. Total frauds. Notice on the official Salvation Army graphic below: International Social Justice Commission

UPDATE FROM THE GATEWAY PUNDIT:

“Get Woke, Go Broke: Salvation Army Quietly Removes Guide Telling White Donors To “Sincerely Apologize” For Their Racism After Intense Backlash

The Salvation Army is asking for more than donations this year.
According to recent reports the Christian charitable organization is asking all white donors to reflect on their racism this year.
Wow.

As a result of the guide becoming public, donors and supporters across the country have been rescinding their support of the organization en masse, which prompted the Salvation Army to discontinue the guide pending “appropriate review.” But despite removing the documents – for now – nothing in their statement indicates that they are going to back down from pushing woke ideology upon donors.

In fact, it’s quite the contrary. The charity now attempts to shift the blame by claiming that nefarious individuals are making “false claims” and misrepresenting the content to suit their own agenda, while simultaneously reaffirming the Salvation Army’s support for woke ideology.

Completely shameless.”

 

As you can see, the Salvation Army is now perpetuating the evil doctrine of CRT (critical race theory).

Anyone who apologizes for the skin tone GOD made them with is a total coward! ALL lives matter and anyone disparaging ANY part of God’s creation is accursed. 

“We know that we have passed from death unto life (here’s the proof), because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” 1 John 3:14-15

Did you catch that? Any person who hates ANY other person is a “murderer” in the holy eyes of the Almighty and does not have “eternal life” which means he’s as sure for hell as if he were already there. Repent now, sinner.

Dear Salvation Army Leadership,

It is with great sadness that I write this.

Amazingly, racism today is confined only to and exclusively attributed to those of just one segment of the human race. The false notion of “all white people are racist” is perpetrated daily via Satan’s minions, which now includes the Salvation Army. Notice here below in this statement from the Salvation Army that they are attacking and accusing only people with white skin as being racist.

This open letter would have been written regardless of the people group of a certain color of skin you attacked.

CRT (Critical Race Theory) is the lie that perpetrates the notion that all white people are racist. This is of the world and would be understandable being that they are clearly under Satan’s dominion. Yet, now we see the Salvation Army, instituting this same heretical system within their company and now coming out publicly to accuse all white people as racists. It is nearly understandable to see this evil coming out of the world system and yet not understandable to see it coming from the Salvation Army being that they claim to be a Christian organization.

The body of Christ MUST bring the divine answer to the world! And must demonstrate the love of our God! It’s biblical that sin must be blamed and not skin color. God addressed the sin of hatred in His Word, not any certain skin color.

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35

Racism is hatred in the heart and not a skin color. Racism is a matter of the heart and not the color of ones skin. There is hatred in the hearts of men of every skin color. It’s a shame this self-evident truth even has to be stated.

The Cardinal Characteristic of Knowing God [podcast] 

“And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:20-23

Evil, sin emanates from the hearts of men, not their skin.

Instead of speaking words of affirmation of the truth, of healing, the Salvation Army has stepped to the forefront to bring words of hatred and division.

On the Day of Pentecost, the church began with men from “every nation” which means men of every people group under God’s Heaven. And, Christ’s kingdom will live for ever, for ages and ages to come, having no end, in Heaven with Christ the Creator, and containing men of “every nation.” God made us just one human race in His holy image – from Adam and Eve, then of the three sons of Noah (Genesis).

“And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation (ethnos – ethnic group) under heaven.” Acts 2:5

Jesus died to save a people to Himself out of every segment of His human race and that’s what we will see and be in His holy Heaven! There will be no racists in Heaven!

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation (ethnic group);” Revelation 5:9

In each instance, ethnos is the Greek word here for “nation” … With this in mind, check out what Jesus foretold of these final days leading up to His return:

“But in every nation (people group) he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Acts 10:35

“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.” Colossians 3:11

What you, the Salvation Army, has done, for which YOU are in need of repentance, is to join the hate mongering children of Satan, children of hate, by attacking, by isolating one of the segments of God’s creation, erroneously painting them all with the same sinister brush. 

Name one people group that should apologize for what skin color God made them?! … yeah I thought so!

Increased hatred was foretold for these last days – and the Salvation Army is participating, all while claiming to be Christian. The Salvation Army is clearly on the wrong side of prophecy and proving they are an organization given over to Satan and not Christ’s salvation. “Nation Shall Rise Against Nation” 

Name one part of God’s creation He permits us to disparage?! Yeah, thought so…

Applying the Golden Rule – Jesus Commanded…

“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12

If we don’t want people disparaging those of our skin color, then we must never do it to others. Why would we? Jesus is teaching us here to ALWAYS put yourself in the shoes of others.

Clearly, the Salvation Army has left the preaching of the Gospel, the Great Commission, and is now engaging in Satan’s attempt to instill hatred between races. The Salvation Army is bringing division instead of wholeness to God’s creation. The original Gospel informs us that ALL men have sinned against our Maker and ALL men are in need of a born again, saving relationship with mankind’s only Savior – who bled on Calvary’s cruel cross, was buried, and raised again from the dead for our justification (Romans 1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; 1 Timothy 1:15). Jesus Christ is His holy name.

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15

How is heart hatred (better known as “racism”) dealt with? With the Gospel, the message of Christ, the only cure for man’s greatest and core dilemma!

As a customer for many years, I am appalled at the Salvation Army’s racist attack on all people of a certain skin tone (white people in this specific case). The Salvation Army foolishly painted a whole segment of God’s creation with an ugly brush – which clearly reveals that your own hearts are full of racism. This was completely unwarranted. Apparently, the Salvation Army projected their own hearts’ darkness on every other person who has their same skin color. Romans 2:1-3 tells on you. In doing this, it seems they have projected their own racist hearts upon others.

FACT: There would be no Salvation Army without white people as their founder happened to have white skin and 80% or more of their donors and buyers are of a light skin color. Yet, the apostate Salvation Army forgot these simply facts in their drive to conform to the communist push to divide the nation, wrongly accusing a whole and entire people group of God’s creation. Communism is clearly Satan’s form of Government – to steal, kill, and destroy the people and the Salvation Army is now pushing it along with the rest of Satan’s kingdom (John 10:10). They clearly followed demonic dictates and we know this 100% because the stated NWO communist agenda is to divide and conquer using race. The Holy Spirit did not lead the Salvation Army to do this – demons did. And that proves that they are the ones in need of repenting (Matthew 7:1-6).

“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20

This racist underpinning and content of the Salvation Army was previously hiding from the public eye – where they are erroneously assuming and accusing all white skinned people as being racist. But now, by God’s grace, they are exposed publicly as being racists.

Sin is universal. Romans 1-3. God is uncovering the iniquitous underpinnings of the Salvation Army, which is now publicly manifest for all to see. Jesus promised He would bring all our darkness to the light – and He’s doing this to bring us to repentance before it’s too late (Matthew 10:26). 

The Salvation Army’s leadership clearly doesn’t understand that the sin of hatred, including racism, is not a skin color. They never once addressed hatred as being of the wicked hearts of all men. It hides behind men of every skin color. No, rather they pinned it all down to just one specific race.

The Salvation Army predicated their whole argument on the false notion which assumes that “ALL white people are racist.” They are apostate and that’s why this is in their company’s employee workbook. Then they attempted to justify this racism they have instead of coming clean. This plainly reveals that those misleading the Salvation Army are following the world instead of Christ. Instead of preaching the original Gospel which clears this all up by the preaching of itself, they now use their position divisively with false accusation. According to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the reason He came to the earth to die for us all, we are one fallen human race in need of the salvation He alone died to mercifully grant us (John 3:16; Romans 2:11; Galatians 3:24; 1 Timothy 1:15, etc.).

Also, the evidence makes it observable that much of the hatred we see today comes from people other than white skinned people, yet the Salvation Army attacked all people of a certain skin color, isolating this sin of hatred to just one segment of God’s creation. This seems to reveal their own darkness (Matthew 7:1-5; Romans 2:1-3).

“For there is no respect of persons with God.” Romans 2:11 

The divine command to “love one another” appears 13 times in the New Testament and applies to ALL men, not just those of any certain skin color.

The Salvation Army has now openly joined the ranks of Satan’s stooges such as the race-baiting devils of our day which include racists like Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James, Je$$e Jackson, and Al $harpton. Have you noticed that the Salvation Army and these other dupes never speak healing but rather division? This alone clearly identifies them as having the fruit of their father the devil (John 8:44; 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8). In contrast there are men and women who are exposing these lies and speaking truth, speaking words of healing such as Jason Whitlock, Larry Elder, Morgan Freeman, Professor Thomas Sowell, Candace Owens, Diamond and Silk, The Hodge Twins, Black Conservative Patriot, etc.

DEAR Present day Salvation Army: The founder of the Salvation Army, William Boothe, is ashamed of your sinful apostasy.

While you call “all white people” to repent, it’s actually YOU who are the ones in need of repentance, hypocrites.

“Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5

It’s ungodly, it’s the fruit of an evil heart to come against any whole segment of people based on the color of their skin, foolishly presuming you know the HEARTS of every person of any certain SKIN color. We see no such stereotyping in God’s Word where He addresses ALL men as sinners in need of the one Savior and not any specific segment. This is because we are all of one God and race. We all came from Adam and Eve and then Noah and his sons (Genesis).

God made just one human race and He said He looks at the hearts of men, not the color of their skin (1 Samuel 16:7).

“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

OPEN CHALLENGE TO THE SALVATION ARMY: Please produce one Bible verse which states that people born of any certain skin color are hate-filled racists. Also please show where God’s Word tells us that people born of any certain skin tone are wrong, are in sin, must apologize for such. Waiting.

Skin color is of God’s doing, not man’s, and while the sinful Salvation Army pretends to be defending people of one skin tone, they simultaneously and hypocritically attack and wholesale disparage those of another skin tone. The skin color people are born with was God’s choice, not theirs, and so they have nothing to apologize for. And all are to be loved as there is “NO respect of persons with God.” (Romans 2:11)

Furthermore, now that America has come so very far in race relations, you, the Salvation Army, claiming to be Christian, are now causing great injury to such progress. Instead of speaking a word of further healing, you re-introduce injury, you have attacked, you are seeking to divide people by their skin color which the Gospel never does.

America is just ONE nation under God and we are seeing straight through your hypocrisy Salvation Army. You are the ones in need of repenting.

ALL men are under sin and the LORD commands all men to repent, not just those of a certain color of skin:

“Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth ALL MEN every where (from every people group) to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.” Acts 17:29-31 

Included in the evils Jesus detailed and foretold would be transpiring just before His soon return, is racism – ethnos (a people group) attacking another people group.

“For nation (ethnos) shall rise against nation …” Matthew 24:7

By this alone we can conclude that the Salvation Army, while pretending to be Christian, is participating in the evil Christ promised would exist leading up to His return. We are just one human race, and one America. The memes on this page, directly from the Salvation Army’s own employee handbook, makes it clear that the Salvation Army is fulfilling prophecy as they have joined the minions of Satan to attack one segment of God’s creation. Their apostasy is clear in that they are not addressing mankind’s universal sin problem, but instead have chosen to attack just one segment of the human race. Oh, and that part of God’s one human race actually started the Salvation Army and is responsible for the wealth and hard work of it.

Personally, I have more good, godly friends who happen to have darker skin color than anyone should be blessed to have. The truth seems self-evident that not only are white skinned people not privileged above other races, facts seem to reveal that the racism is largely aimed at the white skinned population.

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Those presently in leadership at the Salvation Army are in need of repentance and we hope they will hearken to the LORD and do just that.

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Sinlessly Perfect? I Doubt it [podcast]


Yes the LORD commands His people to “Be ye holy; for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16)  Yet we should ask whether or not His desire is for His people to tout to others that they are “sinlessly perfect” or does His Word rather reveal that His people are to be dependent upon Him through the humility of Christ and crucified life He ordained us to walk in? Did the apostles walk around telling people they were sinlessly perfect? No. Didn’t Paul confess his own utter poverty of spirit outside of the saving, present grace of Christ? Yes. (Romans 7:18, 24, etc.) Are there biblical warnings about claiming that one is sinlessly perfect? Yes. (Job 9:20; Proverbs 20:9)

“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16

Saints, would it be accurate to observe that we cannot possibly begin to appreciate this “so great salvation” that is Christ until we understand how lost, helpless, and alienated we were in our sin? (Ephesians 2:1-10; Hebrews 2:3) We must pray and study to understand the biblical doctrine of inherent sin, fallen mankind, and the holiness of God …. in order to begin to be able to appreciate the redemption that is in Jesus Christ.

“If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.” Job 9:20

Solomon said:

“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?” Proverbs 20:9 

Speaking of king David’s imperfections, even nearing the end of his life on earth, one commentator writes:

“Surely there can be little ground for the doctrine of perfectionism, otherwise David, whose religion was so earnest and so deep, would have been nearer it now than this chapter shows that he was.” Expositor’s Bible

“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” Ecclesiastes 7:20

I am not a good person, neither are you – “There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10). Admit it. The sooner we become HONEST with that which is more than obvious, announcing freely and transparently – that there is “NOOOO good thing” in us except CHRIST, the sooner God will begin a new, deeper work in us! (Romans 7:18, 24) The Cross!

God is able to establish our hearts in His grace and to multiply His grace to us (Hebrews 13:9; 2 Peter 3:18)

ALL of our deeds are not perfect (1 John 1:8-10). “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life” (Proverbs 6:23). The truly righteous remain humble, teachable, and repentant. Note verse 21 saints:

 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” John 3:19-21

Saved by Divine Grace and Yet Now Made Perfect by Your Flesh?

“Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” Galatians 3:3

The Galatian believers had begun their walk with Christ by responding to the conviction of the Spirit, repenting, putting their faith in Christ, and being regenerated. Yet, now they were allowing false teachers to seduce them back under the law, law-keeping for righteousness – to attempt to please God by their own self-will and performance.

Jesus’ disciples must live a set apart life. Living sinless? Well, it can be done: Here’s the key – “In him (Jesus) is no sin. He that abideth in him sinneth not” (1 John 3:5-6). We whom Jesus has saved must “cleanse ourselves from ALL filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1). Yet, the only way to be sinless is in presently abiding in Him and that begins with the essential of announcing our own poverty in self which is being poor/desperately dependent on Him in spirit (Matthew 5:3, 6). Yet some insist that they are perfect by their own will, ability, and doing. This is the exact error of the Galatians which caused them to fall from saving grace (Galatians 5:4). They left Christ for something else – law keeping. Leaving Christ, departing from faith, and casting off trusting fully in HIS saving grace,  is deadly. Realizing there is “NO good thing” in us except Christ, is essential to abiding saved in Him (Romans 7:18, 24; John 15:1-6). Galatians 3:3 says it all – “Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3). The great apostle of Jesus was desperate for the LORD, ever seeking His holy face and dreadfully not wanting “to be found having mine own righteousness which is of the law” (Philippians 3:9-10).

“The great secret of abiding in Christ is the deep conviction that we are nothing, and He is everything.” Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ

Heart purity and a sinless life emanate only from intimate union and abiding with a holy God. This occurs as we consent to the cross and not by human effort alone. Jesus raises up those who are truly bowed down – crucified with Christ (Psalms 145:14; 2 Corinthians 4:10-12; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3, etc.). One cannot possibly “stop sinning” until they come to Jesus and He saves them, making them new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). Only then can the regenerated disciple “put off the old man” and “put on the new man” (Colossians 3:9-10). There MUST be something to “put off” …. that inherent sinful nature, otherwise no such language would be in Scripture (Colossians 3).

Beware of the sinless perfectionists who speak of overcoming sin outside of the daily cross and the saving, enabling grace of God. It’s only possible by God’s enabling grace in and through a true abiding relationship.

If we claim we are sufficient in and of ourselves and because of our own “natural ability” to do right, and can be perfect (which God requires) without Christ and our total trust IN HIM, we are apostate. Memorize Romans 4:4-5.

We cannot be “made perfect BY the flesh” or by means of our own self-will and effort alone. If that were possible WHY then did Jesus come? We are only perfect in the sense of Christ’s perfection AS we abide in Him (John 15:1-6). As we do, we will “walk in the light, as he is in the light … and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Here’s the whole verse:

“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.” 1 John 1:7

Yes, we are “new creatures” in Christ and must humble ourselves before Him, put off the old man, put on the new man, and walk in the Spirit with Him. Yet, the victory Christ has wrought and ordained for us to walk in daily all begins with acknowledging instead of denying that there is something to deny and die to and “put off” (Colossians3:5; 2 Corinthians5:17-18). Denying that we have inclination toward sin is not the answer. Crucifying the deeds of the body by the power of the Holy Spirit is the answer (Romans 8:12-14). Many are getting hoodwinked by this self-righteous “I can do it with my own ‘natural ability’” spirit. This is a Christ-denying devil-exalting heresy, doctrine of devils (1 Timothy 4:1-3). Many who are not grounded in the grace and Word of Christ are adopting this error of Pelagianism which fosters self righteousness. They are aggressively teaching this sinless perfectionism (in the flesh) error to others. These people seem to have one common denominator – they have studied the teachings of Charles Finney or Mike Desario. Beware!

Many of those who preach sin without saving, rescuing, enabling, overcoming divine grace are perhaps still trapped in their own sins. They have no answer for others and therefore we should wonder if they have the LORD’s answer for and in their own lives. If they did, would they not be full of His great joy and sharing with others how to be delivered? Why are they content with condemning others in sin? Is God willing that ANY should perish? See 2 Peter 3:9.

Never forget to make a decision to be deepened in the essential truth that it’s “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us.” 

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:5-7

WHEN we realize that God is “Holy, holy, holy,” we will no longer wrongly condemn others if they sin, just because the flavor of their sin differs from that sin which we’ve committed, knowing that the sin we committed was no less evil in the eyes of He alone who is “Holy, holy, holy” (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8).

G.R.A.C.E. = God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense

It’s only by God’s grace that we are found and saved by Him and kept and enabled to please Him which includes participating in holiness, separated unto the LORD, as He is holy (Hebrews 12:14-15; 1 Peter 1:15-16; Revelation 4:8, etc.).

Titus 2 tells us that we are only saved by divine grace and only kept to the end by His enabling grace.

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.” Titus 2:11-15

Deliverance from sin/sinning is only possible through faith, loving, worshiping, and obeying our LORD, that is, moment-by-moment abiding in Christ, the crucified life, being raised up by His Spirit (Romans 6; 8:13-14, etc.).

“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.” 1 John 3:3-6

Perfection is the perfect forgiveness and justification of the LORD which God brings about by His Spirit and our faith which always brings our adherence to the daily cross (Philippians 2:12-13). It’s divine perfection worked out in the abiding disciple as he walks in the Spirit abiding in Christ (Galatians 5:16, 25, etc.).

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“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 

Today’s priesthood of wolves, who falsely claim to be the LORD’s elders, nearly all insist that they MUST have and operate out of a physical so-called church building (Jeremiah 12:10; 23; Ezekiel 34; Matthew 24:11, etc.). Well, wouldn’t that mean that Jesus and His holy apostles weren’t legitimate eldersbecause none of them raised a penny for, or built a physical building?

A temple is a holy place, a sanctuary of worship. The temple the LORD had Moses construct was in order that He might dwell among His people. “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8). Why was there a tent of meeting? “That I may dwell among them.” We must never lose sight of the original and perpetual purpose for a templefor God and man to abide together in relational communion and that the Creator’s will could be advanced in the earth (Genesis 1:26; John 14:15, 21, 23; 17:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18).

In the divine economy, a temple is a place where God dwells. And, just where is that temple today?

The temple of God is the place He chooses to dwell—to reside. Where did the LORD tell us He chooses to dwell?

“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for (now) he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also … Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient (better) for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” John 14:17-19; 16:7 

When Jesus spoke these words He had not yet ascended back to Heaven. The Son of God here promised that when He went to the glory of His Father He was going to send the divine Person of the Holy Ghost to dwell inside every born again believer (His temples). This is why Jesus tells us in John 16:7 that it was expedient” or better for them His disciples (and us), that He went away—so that upon re-entering His Father’s heavenly throne of glory, He could send into the hearts of every saint, the divine Person of the Holy Spirit. Apparently, up until this point the Holy Spirit was only with His saints and not inside of them in the special way He dwells with us under this glorious New Covenant (read the book of Hebrews). Christ here foretells that soon, when He rose again from the dead and ascended up on high, He was going to send forth the Holy Ghost and though now “he dwelleth WITH you,” soon He “shall be IN you” (John 14:17). But not everyone can receive the divine presence, the divine Person of the Holy Spirit. There is a qualification to receive the very presence of the Holy Spirit— Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:17). Only those who know Jesus and have been cleansed by His holy blood will receive the Holy Spirit and be His temples—the place He dwells. Now that His blood was shed to take away the sins of the world, the divine presence of “the Spirit of truth” was now going to dwell in those temples whom He had regenerated and cleansed in preparation for His abiding (John 14:17).

There is a shadow of this in the law and days of Moses. This truth (that one must be washed in the blood to receive the Spirit) is a prophetic prefiguring of what Christ become the reality and fulfillment. Jesus Christ has become the substance of what this was a mere “shadow of things to come.” Hebrews 10:1 says, “For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.”

The blood of Jesus has provided for us much better things in our relationship with God, including the truth that we are His temples —the place He has chosen to dwell. The sacrifices under the Old Covenant were infinitely inferior to that of the supreme and matchless perfection of Christ’s sacrifice through which He has granted us a “better covenant.” —“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant (far superior), which was established upon better promises” (Hebrews 8:6).

The shadow: Do you remember that under the law, the blood was first applied to the priest and then the oil? The substance: There is order with the LORD—one must first be cleansed of all unholy contamination (sin) by the blood of sacrifice before the oil of God the Holy Spirit will come and dwell there.

“And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.” Exodus 29:21 

With these truths at heart and for a deeper understanding, let’s peruse through a larger portion of this vital passage recorded in John 14, even the words of our LORD:

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide (dwell) with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:16-26 

The Holy Spirit is now dwelling in us as His temples—“he abideth (dwells) IN US, by the Spirit which he hath given us … greater is he that is IN YOU, than he that is in the world” (1 John 3:24; 4:4).

“Ye are God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 

The person who does not understand what God’s Word teaches concerning the identification of God’s real church”“God’s building”—is prey for a wolf to make him loyal to his own cause, diverting and intercepting his focus and funds from the LORD God (soul-damning idolatry –  Ephesians 5:5-9).

Did Jesus ever build a physical building to further His heavenly kingdom? No. So what does He mean by the declaration “I will build my church”? See Matthew 16:18.

“Many have no idea that 1 Corinthians 3:16 means God dwells within us. They pride themselves on how often they attend church. It becomes a ‘holier than thou’ attitude (Isaiah 65:5). And they believe they are morally superior because they attend ‘church.’ God forbid you leave their apostate building and become the real church! At our last ‘church’ we were ostracized for that. Because according to them, when you leave their physical building, you have now left God. They believe that Jesus is only in those buildings and not in us! But those church buildings are only made of wood. And Jesus does not dwell there because of the defilement, self-righteousness, and sin. He dwells in us. We are the temples of the living God! And we are to carry His Word and shine His light into the world and not to hide it behind a fake, lukewarm, religious building!” Karen Cochran

How does the Bible define His “church”? Greek – ekklessia, which means called out ones (people)

What Jesus is building is “a spiritual house” (1 Peter 2:5). This is transpiring as His Word is sown into the hearts of men.

The Carpenter from Heaven promised to build and work on His “building” causing it to prevail against all hell could offer (Matthew 16:18). His people are the “church” Jesus promised to “build.” We are each lively stones— “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5). Each one of His people is a living stone making up His “building,” His “temple,” His “spiritual house” (1 Corinthians 3:9, 16; 1 Peter 2:5).

“And I (Christ) say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock (the revelation that I am the Messiah) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 

Jesus says “I will build my CHURCH” (Matthew 16:18). His “church” is HIS PEOPLE, not a physical building but rather He is building His kingdom in the hearts of His PEOPLE. Are you STILL wasting God’s money on physical buildings many erroneously call “church” ?

The revealed divine goal is to “build” His family by saving and changing lives that are houses of clay and being conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29). Christ didn’t come to give license to sub-leaders to build their own little kingdoms using His name. He is orchestrating all things to this divine and holy end—it’s all about Him and not us. This is why He has redeemed us and come to dwell in us—to do what He promised and is doing, build His church. Any movement, leader, or organization that does not own and communicate this foundational truth through the Gospel, is preaching another gospel and is false (Galatians 1:6-9). Defining the true Church as the LORD has in His Word is ultra important, especially in this late hour of epidemic apostasy (Matthew 24:3-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; Revelation 12:12). Jesus Christ told us that His kingdom was “not of this world” and that His kingdom was within His people and not an organization of mere men or physical buildings— “the most High dwelleth NOT in temples made with hands” (Luke 17:21; John 18:36; Acts 7:48).

Just as the blood of an animal sacrifice preceded the application of the anointing oil, so the precious blood of Christ made it possible for His Holy Spirit to dwell inside each and every one of His saints. This is why Jesus told us that it was “expedient” for us that He go to Heaven after paying the full price for our sins on the cross so He could send the Spirit into each heart (Acts 2:1-4).

Did you catch that? — “The most High dwelleth NOT in temples made with hands” (Acts 7:48). God is holy and cannot dwell in any place prepared by the hands of sinful men. As God would have it, only the divine blood of His only begotten Son via His nail-pierced hands and feet could have possibly prepared the place in us for His holy presence to dwell.

This “so great salvation,” wrought by the very blood of Jesus, provided for the indwelling Spirit to inhabit us as His temples and gives full access and blessed provision to every disciple for communion and any need (Hebrews 2:3; 4:14-16).

JESUS WANTS THE GATHERINGS OF HIS PEOPLE CLEANSED FROM THE HIRELING WOLVES WHO MONETIZE HIS NAME AND HIS CHURCH! They refuse to emphasize the divine desire for God’s people to have pure hearts nor the cardinal doctrines of the doctrine of God.

God is all about people and yet cannot bestow His blessing until there is true repentance and humility (Isaiah 1:18-20; Acts 3:19; James 4:6-10). We should ask His forgiveness for the idolatry of having other gods before Him and therefore aggrandizing self, physical temples, organizations, programs, and mere men.

“For the LORD taketh pleasure in HIS PEOPLE (not physical buildings, organizations or leaders, etc.): he will beautify the meek with salvation.” Psalms 149:4

The Father sent His only begotten Son for people. The earth and everything else is only in existence for His highest creation for which He came and bled. The eternal Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, ultimately purchasing our redemption with His own blood in order to wash away all our sins and grant us intimate relationship with Him who is “holy, holy, holy” (Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 26:28; Revelation 4:8). Christ did not come to the earth so that men could use His name to amass organizations to their own glory, ruling over the people—such is the occupation of “evil workers” (Philippians 3:1-3, 17-19). Jesus told us that those who truly followed Him would be the greatest servants (Matthew 20:24-28). Any person in leadership who does not strive to be “servant of all” is in direct disobedience to the command of Christ and will inevitably become a wolf operating among the sheep if he does not repent and lay down his life (Mark 9:35). Hirelings are those who are in ministry positions for their own personal gain—they serve their own carnal appetites (Philippians 3:17-19). As we were repeatedly forewarned, there are “many” who erect physical monuments and perpetuate the existence of religious organizations of mere men while claiming to be Christ’s leaders. This they do while simultaneously rejecting His words (Matthew 7:21; Mark 8:38).

The LORD is all about “HIS PEOPLE” and not physical buildings, organizations, religious politics, or the undue and idolatrous worship of human leaders, etc. Those who do not emphasize this truth that Jesus Christ is “Head” and is building His people—His Church—His building, are those who are “not (up)holding the Head (Christ), from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God” (Colossians 2:18-19).

Oh yeah to the naked and untrained eye it looks like Christianity is growing in America with all the church buildings that are being constructed. That’s a picture of the organized, visible apostate church world. As Elijah and the apostle Paul were taught and reminded of, God’s remnant people are not always readily visible to the physical eye (1 Kings 19:14, 18; Acts 18:9-10). But we must ask ourselves if the growth of the kingdom of God is parallel with the construction of brick and mortar buildings and the numeric growth of organizations or local churches.

According to history, organizations, properties, and numbers of people can be thriving while men are simultaneously departing from the LORD.

“For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.” Hosea 8:14

“Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples” —From this telling statement it seems that as men forget God, they tend to migrate to the idolatry of self by building physical structures as a way to make up for what they lack spiritually and what they would otherwise be receiving from God if they were worshiping Him “in Spirit and in truth” (John 4:23-24). The innate tendency in the man who has a mere form of godliness yet does not know the LORD, is to construct physical things, believing that he is contributing to the building of God’s kingdom. For this sin the LORD promises to send the “fire” of His judgment which must begin at the house of God (Isaiah 5:20-24; 1 Peter 4:17-18).

Those who understand the biblical truth about the true Church and that we are His temples, will cringe when we hear a pastor stand up and say “Welcome to the house of God.” We are the Church (called-out ones) and therefore cannot go to church as many insinuate. We are the temple or house of God and therefore cannot go to the house of God. Now we can fellowship with those in “the household of faith” yet the house of God is not a physical building where we gather (Galatians 6:10). Any leader who misleads people to believe that his little church program or business is “the house of God” simply does not possess a foundational knowledge of the kingdom of God.

Like apostate Israel, in America we see the exponential proliferation of “church houses” at the expense of the advancement and spread of the kingdom of Heaven. Wasn’t this the case with the Laodiceans? They appeared to have substance with all their material wealth and yet God saw them as ready to be rejected out of His body because they were “lukewarm… wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked…” (Revelation 3:14-22). Let’s freshly read these vitally important words of Christ and examine our own hearts in this light:

“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Revelation 3:14-22 

One deceived pastor of a large and financially affluent church here in the Dallas area attributes the financial increase and his accumulation of real estate properties to the growth of God’s kingdom. Is that biblically accurate?

“Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.” Isaiah 66:1-5 

The LORD is not impressed with physical buildings and organizations of religious men who don’t know Him. The Almighty told us that He only chooses to commune with that redeemed person who is of a “poor and of a contrite spirit” and therefore trembles at His holy Word (Isaiah 66:2).

Being His dwelling place requires that I obediently keep His temple clean. (God be praised for repentance, His holy throne of grace, and the restoring love of Christ.) Such is a condition for remaining His son and receiving His blessings:

“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Corinthians 6:15-7:1

PRAYER: Father, please do a fresh work in my heart. I ask You in Jesus’ holy name. Grant a heart of flesh and please remove all stony places in this heart. Bless this vessel to please You in all thoughts, meditations, and acts in this short life. Please dig in deep, probing the depths of this heart. Please test the substance of my life and reveal the true value or lack thereof. Grant repentance and the holy fear of the LORD. Let me be clothed with Your righteousness through the precious blood of Jesus. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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