Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and save your nation! Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and save the nations! Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and see your loved one(s) come to the Lord!
It is obvious to many Christians that the devil and his demonic forces are enemies of God, enemies of God’s kingdom, and enemies of His Church. Many Christians also understand that the flesh fights against the things of God. What is not properly understood by many Christians is that the Church herself is oftentimes a hindrance to God and His purposes.
To one with true spiritual discernment it may be obvious that the Church is a hindrance, even a major hindrance. Others may nod in the affirmative but see from spiritual prejudice rather than from true discernment. For example, they may castigate those who are not part of their group and/or don’t see things as they see them. This perspective in itself is a major contributor to the Church being a hindrance.
At this point, I must acknowledge that I cannot communicate to you what the Holy Spirit is saying to me if I lean to my own understanding. Neither can you understand what is being communicated if you lean on your understanding. Therein is a major crux of the problem in and with the Church: too many Christians are leaning to their own understanding of God, His kingdom, His Word, and their reason for existing, rather than listening to the Holy Spirit and rightly discerning Scripture.
Before you become defensive and turn me off, do an intensive study of the Church at Ephesus and our Lord’s message to her in the book of Revelation. Ask the Holy Spirit to be your Teacher. You will see that this Church received a high revelation not only of the Lord but also of His Church. In a few short years, however, the Church at Ephesus was the first church corrected by our Lord in His letters to the churches. She had many good works and programs, as it were, but she received a stern warning to repent, or else. She needed restoration! She needed to return to the Lord and His biblical truth and pattern.
Recently, I was listening to a well-known minister on TV as he was teaching about certain world conditions. Toward the end of his message, he said that nothing was lacking that needed to be done before the rapture of the Church. It did not upset me to hear what he said, but it deeply concerned me. There are so many ministers who love God, His people, and the lost, but they just do not see or understand that the Church is in desperate need of restoration. Now, I do fully understand that our Father can send Jesus Christ for us whenever He decides to do so. But, presently, we are coming up short in carrying out God’s biblically-revealed will in some vital areas. You might ask, what are those areas? There are several areas that are obvious to the discerning mind; I will name only five at this point. First, we are lacking in holiness and obedience. Second, we are lacking in maturity. Third, we are not unified in faith. Fourth, we have not forsaken all to follow Jesus. And lastly, we have not witnessed the gospel of the kingdom as biblically directed.
I have been praying for and calling for the restoration of the Church for many years. What do I mean by restoration? In brief, what I mean by restoration is that the Church needs to be fully restored to Jesus Christ and His biblical truth and pattern. What is involved in becoming restored? Among other things, true humility and repentance, full surrender to the Holy Spirit, and sanctification by truth. Sanctification by truth (washing of water by the Word—Eph. 5:26) will remove all traditions of men and private interpretations of Scripture that have infiltrated and captivated the various parts of the Church over the centuries. These two major culprits—traditions of men and private interpretations of Scripture—have been greatly instrumental in producing a Church that is in a mess for the most part. They are major contributors to the five areas listed above where the Church is lacking. I will list them again. The Church is lacking in carrying out God’s biblically-revealed will in:
1. holiness and obedience.
2. maturity.
3. unity in faith.
4. forsaking all to follow Jesus.
5. witness of the gospel of the kingdom, as biblically directed.
What is involved in becoming restored? Among other things:
1. true humility and repentance.
2. full surrender to the Holy Spirit.
3. sanctification by truth (His Word is truth—John 17:17).
We are given free will to humble ourselves, repent, and surrender to the Holy Spirit. When the Church is restored to holiness and obedience, moving in maturity and true spiritual discernment, united in faith, forsaking all worldly interests to follow Jesus, then His supernatural power will enable us to preach the gospel of the Kingdom as a witness.
If restoration seems too monumental for the Church, then consider the alternatives. A future alternative is to weep before the Lord because of the realization that we really missed fulfilling His will while on earth. A present alternative is that we are going to experience unnecessary devilish storms. We are already experiencing those storms, but darker clouds are gathering. I have been warning for years that we either have Godly restoration or there will be devilish storms. This short message is another call for restoration, which includes revival and awakening. Who am I that you should listen to me? I am just an unknown voice out in the wilderness. Who are you to hear what I am crying out? That is between you and God, but the stakes are high.
Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and save your nation! Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and save the nations! Restore the Church to Jesus Christ and His truth and see your loved one(s) come to the Lord!
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“Love Not The World”
”For the WHOLE world(not just a portion) is under the control of the evil one”.......(I John 5:19)
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 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. And the world will pass away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of The Only True GOD will abide for ever.”(IJohn2:15-17)
“If you were of the world, the world would love it’s own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater than his Master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.” (John15:19-20)
“Where do wars and fighting among you come from? Do they not come of your lusts that war in your members? You lust, and have not: you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: you fight and war yet you have not, because you ask not. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts. You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is to be at enmity with The Only True GOD? Therefore whoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of The Only True GOD.” (James 4:1-4)
“The world cannot hate you; but the world hates Me, because I testify that the works of this world are evil.” (John 7:7)” and “The Messiah gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of The Only True God, Our Father.”(Gal 1:4)
The Messiah testified: “If the world hates you know that it hated Me before it hated you.”(John 5:18) Truly, Truly, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die it brings forth much fruit. He that loves his life in this world shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall have it unto life eternal.” (John 12:24-25)
John testified: “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hates you.” (I John 3:13) “ James testified, “Whoever would be a friend of this world is the enemy of GOD”(James4:4)
The “earth and it's life forms” are The Creation of The ONE and Only True GOD, Father of ALL! The “worldly” systems are the creation of, and under the dominion of “the god of this world”, he who is “the father of lies”, he who “has blinded the minds of those who believe not The Messiah”! All the nations of this world are under the dominion of, and serve, the “god of this world” for he provides the fuel that feeds mankind’s “imag”ination. And sadly, mankind’s “imag”ination is destroying Creation(air, water, land vegetation, creatures) and perverting that which is Spirit(Truth, Light, Life, Faith, Love, Peace,, All that is Truly Good) ;-(
Once again, the “earth and it's life forms” are The Creation of The Only True GOD, Father of ALL! The current “worldly” systems are the creation of, and under the dominion of “the god of this world”.
Those who “love this world” all serve “the god of this world”, and have their portion in the processes that are progressively destroying The Creation of The Only True GOD. “And The Only True GOD will destroy them who destroy the earth.” (Rev 11:18c)
Global warming, polluted air, land and waters, toxic wastes, sexual perversion, evil inventions of destruction, greed, hate, carnal warfare, dis-ease(no-peace),,etc,, are all destructive processes that have their root in “the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life” all of which fuel the fires of mankind’s “imag”ination ;-(
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Thankfully The Truth Is Alive in those who have been born of The Spirit for “they no longer love this wicked, evil world and it’s things, nor do they love their own lives in this world”. They but seek and desire The Will of GOD, their Father and Creator, as they await their final transformation. “Corruptible to Incorruptible" indeed and Truth! Home, Home at last!
Now “the ground was cursed(notice that the ground was cursed not Adam) for Adam’s sake” because he “hearkened unto the woman”.
Adam listened to a woman rather than obeying The Only True GOD. Yet because of Faithful Noah, The Only True GOD “no longer would curse the ground for man’s sake” because Noah obeyed The Only True GOD rather than a woman! (Genesis8:21-22) And the Faithful today are exhorted to “love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.”
Be not of those who deny and defy “The One GOD, Father of All”. Be not of those who are destroying Creation(water, air, land, vegetation, creatures) and perverting that which is Spirit(Truth, Light, Life, Love, Peace, Hope, Mercy, Faith, Wisdom, Grace, Faith, Miralces,.etc.) ;-(
“Set your affections on things above”. Desire Heavenly, eternal things. Be not joined together with those serving ‘time’ in the prison that is this world! Take heed unto The Call of "The Only True GOD" to ”Come Out of her, MY people!”
“Come out” from among those who are destroying Creation and perverting that which is Spirit. Be of those who follow The Messiah on The Way to The Truth of The Life.
“Come out” of the worldly systems, which are but the product of mankind’s “imag”ination, and especially this world’s systems of theo’ry’logical religion.
"Pure religion and undefiled before GOD The Father is this, to visit the fatherless(those who know not their Father[Creator]) and widows(those who have not been joined together as One with The Messiah and Our Father) in their affliction and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the world." (James1:27)
Simply, all other religion is impure, defiled and of this wicked, evil world.
"Pure religion and undefiled" is declared to be personal(oneself), not corporate.
Faith will not create a system of religion!
Faith is Family, not "religion", and The Brethren of The Messiah yet seek and desire that which The Messiah sought and desired above all else:
"Father, not my will, But THY Will Be Done"
Peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world and it's systems of religion, for "the WHOLE world(not just a portion) is under the control of the evil one" indeed and Truth......
Truth IS, that which is of a lie is not.......
Abide in The Truth....... francis
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