THE VOICE...
 
    June, 2002  
 


Praise the Lord Everyone,

 

I do hope the last letter on justification was well worth the read to everyone, I got a few testimonies from it; of course, to God be the glory:

“Great to be able to see an email sent by you again! I'll have a good read at home and share it with my wife, because she does enjoy print-out email from you too. It's a wonderful thing to hear a news from a far, as the book of Proverbs says: Proverbs 25:25 - As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”

Ming, Australia

“Love the testimony. I've always felt/believed that if the devil can control our mind that we live in a state of "I'm not good enough, " to do what God wants you to do then. We'd have lost the fight. Justification should be taught more in our churches, spoken about in our conversations, so that those of us with ministries that needs to be brought to birth can do so without the feeling of insufficiency Excellent!”

D M London, Europe

 

“I am sorry I am just replying to your letter. My life lately has been so confusing and it still is to a great extent. I am encouraged by your letter and thank God for it. Hope to hear something really soon from you.”

C. G, Europe

“Thanks for the e-mail…God Bless”

Carolyn Drummond, Fl, USA

“Pretty interesting newsletter; congrats".[LATER] "Where is my mail? I though the newsletter was a weekly issue...” [No everyone, it's monthly for now ]

Wayne Tulloch, Caribbean

“hello there I’m grateful for your email” “ if u want a collection of people [friends] to send to, here are some, ok : a@hotmail.com, b@atlas.kingston.ac.uk, c@ntlworld.com etc" [24 persons in all; you can do the same]

Patrick Brown, Europe

The subject of justification has long been silenced in the Apostolic Church and has resulted in fears, insecurities, doubts and all sorts of mental chaos. Therefore, foster plenty of room for the devil to work with and thus torment you, even though you’re saved. One famous preacher had this to note:


“For many years, I tried to please God with my works. It seemed as if I was living on a performance treadmill—always trying to do something to feel good about myself and feel like I was in right standing with God. In the process, I became weary and worn out, lacking peace, joy and power in prayer.”

 

It’s not that born again Christians cannot grasp the concept of justification, but rather, it is not been taught as much as water baptism. I believe we are a people of the whole book and should therefore teach the 66 books to its fullest extent. I found out by reading the Old testament that majority of the types and shadow was pointing to justification or Christ finish work in us. I found out how justification has made things relatively easy. For instance, Look at what you had to do when you wanted to speak with God:

 

“And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all [things] which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. And thou shalt offer every day a bullock [for] a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. Now this [is that] which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine [for] a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. [This shall be] a continual burnt offering throughout your generations [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee” (Ex 29:35-42).

 

But now look what Christ did,

 

“And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these [is, there is] no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Heb 10:17-20).

 

Also, “having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight”(Col 1:20-22).

 

We have failed to realize the beauty and privilege God gave us as born-again Christians. Not understanding that we are assured salvation no matter what, through the one-time-done-deal of becoming born again. For the bible clearly tells us that “For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” (Heb 10:14).

 

Being baptized and receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost is not all to salvation. You have to know who you are in Christ. It’s important that you come to the fact that no matter what you’ve done before or after salvation, you’re still pretty much saved and accepted into the beloved.

 

Don’t you dare as a born again believer allow ungodly fears and doubts to foster because you’ve fallen. One of the main reasons is because your heart condemns you. Did you know that “God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”(1 John 3:20).

 

I remember a brother sometime ago, who I heard was mighty in the scriptures and anointed to the bone; but apparently he was sidetracked. He sometime came to church ragged, his hair twisted and basically not the most pleasant ways of carrying one’s self. I decided to have dialogue with him. Surprisingly, he was one of the most intelligible man I’ve heard spoken from that area. I proceeded to find out his situation and I got to realize, like the best of us, he was deceived by the enemy. However, he told me that he now prays more and fast more regular. I then ask him, why don’t you come back to church and take back your position. You know what he told me, “He cannot because of how he felt and probably the Lord would not restore him to such an anointing.” He also mention the fear of some of the saints to utilize their tongues, “un-justly.”

 

I was grieved in my spirit, especially when the spiritual ones secretly laugh at him, behind his back and then to be men-pleasers rush to lay hand on him in service, claiming to cast out devils.

I didn’t understand what all this meant because I had recently gotten saved. However, for the pass 2-3 years the Lord has had me at his feet fine tuning the first oracles of our faith and certain strong meats. And let me tell you, this brother is saved, sanctified, justified, holy, pure, at the right hand of God, apple of his eye and all that. Once you’re born again, you’re forever his, in belief; “For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” (Heb 10:14).

 

“Since our works had nothing to do with meriting grace in the first place, there is nothing we could do that would cause us no longer to merit it and thus "fall" from it. Works determine reward or punishment—not one's salvation.”

 

Saint of the most high God the devil is out to rob your image. He doesn’t need your car, clothes, house, money or sweetheart. He wants to rob your image. If he can use these things against you to rob your image he will. He wants you to think you’re lower than you really are. He doesn’t want you to know that you are washed, cleansed, sanctified, made higher than the heavens, join-heir with Jesus Christ, equal to God in holiness, king, ruler; and some of you are teachers, Pastor’s, Evangelists, gifted musicians, prophets, writers, gifted in government and administration and I dare to say that so many of God’s Apostles are ostracized and rejected because of the enormity of the call; though it will rise. The devil wants to do more than blow your mind, he wants to have what he lost - God’s image.

Time and space would not allow for me to explain more on the image of God, so again we have prepared an unedited pre-internet broadcast, featuring a sermon by my dear elder and friend, E. Campbell . It’s entitled, “The show must go on.”

 

My friend hold your head high in godly assurance, knowing who you are. Regardless of the state you are in, remember, “he that begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”(Php 1:6).


Click here, "for The Show Must Go On"

 

Grace be unto you,
Oneil

www.ThreeQ.com (Our site is up, Thanks be to God. You'll hear more about that later)


P.s I was going to the computers, but somehow I went and took a ride. I ended up at the borders book store. On approaching the store, two people caught my eyes, who were starring at me in awe. Why? Because in the middle of the night I was jumping around and dancing while I was going to the store. Why? While in the car, Donnie Mclurkin song, "we fall down..." was playing. In his narration he said, "the bible said a just man falleth seven times but get back up again." Then it hit me like a two ton brick. Being justified or justification doesn't give you the right to fall, rather it gives you the right to get back up, after you've fall. Believe you me, you don't what a privileged it is and what grace God has shown to born again believers. 


If 'sinners' falls down they have no right to get back up again. In fact, he cannot, because the bible said, "The Lord knoweth how to ... to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment"(2 Pet 2:9). But we, "we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" that bringeth forth fruit in our season! I excited about this! You know what, if any of you see that brother whose life I was sharing with you, please compell him to return if he hasn't, after all these years. Give Bro. P**ry my regards.

 

Believe it or Not?!
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"A New South Florida Company hopes to cheat death by freezing dying clients - or just their heads - in liquid nitrogen. But is cryonics,  science or science fiction? [One client said that] He's not absolutely convinced that he'll return, but schaerer, who is now 75 and lives in Lake Worth, says it beats the alternative. "No one knows whether it's possible," he says. "It many be a billion to one. But if you're going to gamble in Las Vegas, why not gamble on this?" Schaerer says his cryonic arrangement have given a glimmer hope. "Who wants to look forward to dying?" He asked. "It's not very appealing."

A new Company in South Florida hopes to raise the profile of cryonics even more. Last month, Suspended Animation Inc, which plans to offer a new process in "cryonic suspension," registered with the state's Division of corporation. So far, the company has purchase [U.S] $950,000 worth of cryonics equipment and plans to lease a building in Broward or Palm Beach county within a few months" -- citymagazine.com    




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