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The false gospel of antichrist; teaching mankind to deny GOD'S ETERNAL SPIRITUAL LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, has filled the whole world.
But, even in this time of great doctrinal darkness, if
anyone will
For if we are truly willing to hear the true gospel of Jesus Christ, then let us hear the WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS say to us, that mankind is saved, i.e., that mankind ENTERS INTO THE ETERNAL LIFE, BY THE LAW; as it is written, “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: BUT IF THOU WILT ENTER INTO LIFE, KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS.
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said,
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I
kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, IF THOU WILT BE
PERFECT, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.” Here we see that THE WORD OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS says, that by keeping the law one enters into eternal life. For we must understand that the perfect law converts the soul unto God’s righteousness, as it is written, “The law of the Lord
IS PERFECT, CONVERTING THE SOUL: the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making
wise the simple.” Also, we must see that it is by the commandments, i.e., the precepts of God, that one becomes quickened, saved, born again, as it is written, “I will never forget
thy precepts:
for with them thou hast
QUICKENED (quickened means =
save, give life) ME.” Psalms 119:93
We must come to know that man is sanctified (washed) by the Truth, and that God’s law is the Truth; as it is written, “Sanctify them through
thy truth: THY WORD IS
TRUTH.” And again, “Thy righteousness
is an everlasting righteousness, and THY LAW IS THE TRUTH.” And we must come to believe that all of God’s commandments are righteousness, and only those who are doing righteousness are born of God, as it is written; “My tongue
shall speak of THY WORD: FOR ALL THY
COMMANDMENTS ARE RIGHTEOUSNESS.” And again, “If ye know that he
is righteous, ye know that every one
that DOETH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BORN OF
HIM.” From these scriptures we see that man is made ETERNALLY RIGHTEOUS BY THE LAW. For even Abraham, a patriarch of righteousness, was declared righteous by God, and received God’s blessing, because he kept God’s commandments, statutes, and laws, as it is written, “And there was a
famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham.
And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the
Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land,
which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee,
and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these
countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy
father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and
will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham OBEYED MY VOICE, and
KEPT MY CHARGE, MY COMMANDMENTS, MY STATUTES, and MY LAWS.” And we must understand that without GOD'S ETERNAL LAW OF HIS ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, one cannot enter the kingdom of God. As it is written, “For I say unto you,
That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes
and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” For the scribes and Pharisees, DID NOT BRING FORTH, NOR DID THEY KNOW GOD'S LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, as it is written, “But Israel, which followed after the
law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.” And again, “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer
to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that
they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. FOR THEY BEING
IGNORANT OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and going about to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:1-3 Also, in regards to ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, we must see that it is in ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, that God does both judge and make war against the great whore, and her kings (pastors) that have corrupted the whole earth, as it is written, “And after these things I heard a great
voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and
honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
For true and righteous are his
judgments
(the word 'JUDGMENTS'
used here, means=Divine law): for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth
with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her
hand.” And again, “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and
IN RIGHTEOUSNESS he doth judge and make war.” So, by these
scriptures, we are made aware that it is absolutely necessary that mankind
come to an understanding of
ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS and walk
in it, in order to avoid the righteous judgment that is coming upon the
whole earth, because of the
great whore and her children; Now as to this ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW, we see from scripture that the natural earthly mind of man cannot possibly understand it. For, let us look at the scribes and Pharisees. Who studied scripture more than they? Who studied the law more than they? Who applied their natural earthly mind to the study of the doctrine of the prophets more than they? And yet, as we saw in Matthew 5:20, they did not understand the law and its ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, nor did they walk in it. Now someone might ask, “Should we not study scripture then? Should we not study the law? Should we not study the prophets to find righteousness; seeing that the scribes and Pharisees didn’t find eternal righteousness in these things?” We know that such a thought as this is foolish. For He who said, '...Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter the kingdom of Heaven:' is the same one who said, “Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” And again, we know that THE SCRIPTURES, THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS that have been given to mankind by the inspiration of God, have been given in order to instruct mankind in “The Way of Righteousness”; as it is written, “All scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, FOR
INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:” But let us ask, “What went wrong?” For we know that the scribes and Pharisees, and the rest of the unbelieving Jews, all had a zeal for a law of righteousness. They all had a zeal towards learning scripture in order to find righteousness. They all went to Bible studies with this goal in mind. So, what went wrong? Why did they not attain unto the law of eternal righteousness? Because, they entered the Bible, i.e., scriptures, the law, the prophets, THE WRONG WAY! They entered on the WRONG PATH! For the Word of righteousness, when He came and put on flesh, and walked among mankind, said that there are TWO WAYS to enter into scripture. One way leads to destruction, i.e., perdition, and death; the other way leads one to eternal life. As it is written, “Enter ye in at
Here we see that there are actually, TWO WAYS TO ENTER INTO LAW. But this was not the first time that THE ONLY BEGOTTEN WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS told mankind about these two ways. For God’s Son, i.e., His only begotten Word, has told mankind about these TWO WAYS since He first created mankind. Scripture shows that throughout all the ages of mankind, Christ has told mankind about these two ways. For example, as we pointed out earlier, when the Word of Righteousness, spoke to Isaac, Abraham’s son; the Word of Righteousness told Isaac, that if he would enter the law as to obey the same heavenly voice, the same heavenly commandments, the same heavenly laws of righteousness, as his father Abraham did, then Isaac also would receive the blessing of the eternal righteousness that these heavenly commandments, and laws bestow upon all believing and obedient mankind. As it is written, “And there was a famine in the land,
beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto
Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared unto
him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land, which I shall tell
thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee;
for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I
will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will
make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy
seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth
be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my
commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” And, as we know, Isaac obeyed God, for we see that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all LOOKED FOR A CITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHOSE LAWS AND COMMANDMENTS ARE HEAVENLY, and whose builder and maker is God. As it is written, “By faith Abraham, when he was called
to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance,
obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned
in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles
with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
FOR HE
LOOKED FOR A CITY which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is
God.” For as we know, they
looked for
“ The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz
saw concerning Judah (Christ, see Hebrews 7:14) and Jerusalem (the
church, see Revelation 21:9-10). And it shall come to pass in the last
days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top
of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations
shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go
up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he
will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
shall go forth THE LAW, and THE WORD of the Lord from Jerusalem.” Also, when the Word of Righteousness came through Moses, the Word of Righteousness set these TWO WAYS before mankind, as it is written; “See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;” Deut. 30:15 And again, “I call heaven and earth to record this
day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed
may live:” From these scriptures then, we see that from the beginning these TWO WAYS were set before mankind, and not just once, but many times. So, let us ask again, “What went wrong?” For surely the unbelieving scribes and Pharisees, and the rest of the unbelieving Jews read about the Law of righteousness in scripture, yet they didn’t attain to the law of righteousness. For it is written, “But Israel, which followed after the
law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.” Here we see that they didn’t attain to the eternal law of righteousness of eternal life. So, let us ask again, “Why?” Because, as said before, they entered the law “the wrong way”. They entered the law in order to establish their own righteousness, as it is written; “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. FOR THEY BEING IGNORANT OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:1-3 Once again, we see that even though these people had a zeal for God, even though they were seeking after a law of righteousness, they could not be saved, because of their “ignorance of the knowledge of God’s law of righteousness.” And so, being ignorant of God’s Word (law and doctrine), of ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, they tried to establish their own righteousness. But now, let us ask,
“What caused their ignorance?
What caused them to try to establish their own righteousness? What caused
them to strive in the cleaning of the outside of the cup, but totally
neglecting the cleansing of the inside of the cup? What caused them to
error, so as not to have correct knowledge of the scriptures, the law and
the prophets (see Matthew 22:29)?” Let us question again, “What caused their
error, so that they could not find the knowledge of the law and the
understanding of God’s eternal righteousness; God’s eternal sanctification
in the scriptures, the law, and the prophets?” The answer is WISDOM! Now, someone may say, “But, is not the law with its statutes, judgments and commandments, WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING?” We know the answer is, “Yes!” For it is written, “But ye that did cleave unto the Lord
your God are alive every one of you this day. Behold, I have taught you
statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should
do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; FOR THIS IS YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING in the sight of the
nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great
nation is a wise and understanding people.” And yes, it is true that one finds ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS ONLY BY THE WORD OF WISDOM, as it is written, “ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? ALL THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH ARE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.” Proverbs 8:1&8 And again, “I LEAD IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
in the midst of the paths of judgment:” Seeing then all these things to be scripturally sound, let us ask, “Why then did they not have the wisdom of the eternal law of righteousness?” Because they entered into the scriptures, the law and the prophets, in THE WRONG WISDOM. For there are TWO KINDS OF WISDOM, as it is written, “THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. BUT THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM ABOVE is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” James 3:15-18 Here we see that there are TWO WISDOMS, and that the fruit of eternal righteousness only descendeth (flows down) from wisdom above. Here we see that wisdom below is, “sensual”, i.e., natural, carnal, earthly, that which is separate from the spiritual, as it is written, “These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the spirit.” Jude 19 Such an earthly wisdom like this, could never know or understand God’s Heavenly wisdom, God’s Heavenly laws of eternal righteousness, for “THE LAW IS SPIRITUAL”, as it is written, “ For we know that the LAW IS SPIRITUAL: but I am carnal, sold under sin.” Romans 7:14 And so, in regards to the ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE ETERNAL LAW, we see that it was impossible for the natural, earthly (carnal) wisdom minded scribes and Pharisees to understand the only begotten Word of Righteousness. For it is written, “But the natural man receiveth not the
things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him:
neither can
he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” And again, “ For to be carnally minded is death;
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is
enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed
can be.” We see then from these scriptures, the scribes and Pharisees, being of the wisdom of the great harlot, were at war with THE ETERNAL LAW OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.” And so is every one today, who is trusting in the dark doctrines of the carnal earthly pastors of this world, to save them. For the carnal pastors do not bring the heavenly wisdom of light that saves, but they bring the dark earthly wisdom that kills, as it is written, “ To deliver thee from the way of the
evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; Who leave the paths of
uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice to do evil, and
delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Whose ways are crooked, and they
froward in their paths: To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from
the stranger which flattereth with her words; Which forsaketh the guide of
her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. For her house inclineth
unto death, and her paths unto the dead.” And again, “Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ
from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye
subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to
perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?” And again, “ For she hath cast down many wounded:
yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Her house is the way to hell,
going down to the chambers of death.” But, the wisdom from above calls out, saying, “Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will
pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.” And so, for anyone to be able to hear the heavenly wisdom of the scriptures, the law, and the prophets, and their ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS, they must come to hear WISDOM ABOVE, and this they cannot do, without coming to Christ and His Church, for there only is such wisdom made manifest, as it is written, “To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be KNOWN BY THE CHURCH
THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD.” So, from these scriptures we see that antichrist, with his false gospel, does not give mankind the true gospel of Jesus Christ. For in the true gospel of Jesus Christ, THE WILL OF GOD: is to be found, which is the ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW, written in the heart of man, for it is written of Jesus and His gospel, “Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume
of the book it is written of me, I DELIGHT TO DO THY WILL, O MY GOD: YEA,
THY LAW IS WITHIN MY HEART. I have preached righteousness in the
great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou
knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have
declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not
concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great
congregation.” Here we see that the WILL OF GOD, is to have HIS ETERNAL LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS written within the heart of mankind. Here we also see that the true gospel of GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOD’S FAITHFULNESS, GOD’S SALVATION, GOD’S LOVING KINDNESS, AND GOD’S TRUTH, is preached from the eternal law that is written in the heart of man. For as we know, this scripture in Psalms 40:7-10, refers to Christ, and the preaching of His gospel. And, so if one does
not know GOD’S ETERNAL SPIRITUAL
LAWS, how can one preach God’s
gospel? Seeing then, these things to be scripturally sound, let us leave the
false congregations of antichrist and his false gospel of darkness, which is
the false image of the Word of Righteousness, and let us come with all of
our heart to the great congregation (Jerusalem
above) with its true gospel of
God’s Word of Righteousness. Let us come to the great congregation to hear King David, and his faithful companions. For as we know, scripture says that David was a man after God’s own heart. And when we come to God’s true Church, let us ask within it, “What was the one thing that King David desired?” And we will be given scripture that says, “
One thing have I desired of the Lord,
that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the
days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his
temple.” And when we ask, “What was the one thing that King David and his likeminded companions inquired (sought) after in God’s temple?” We will be given scripture that says, “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things OUT OF THY LAW.” And again, “Give me understanding, and I shall
KEEP THY LAW; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.” And again, “Blessed art thou, O Lord:
TEACH ME
THY STATUTES.” And again, “Make me to understand
THE WAY OF
THY PRECEPTS: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.” And again, “Thy hands have made me and fashioned
me: give me understanding, that I may LEARN THY COMMANDMENTS.” And again, “Thou art good, and doest good;
TEACH ME THY STATUTES.” And again, “Deal with thy servant according unto
thy mercy, and TEACH ME THY STATUTES.” So, let us come now to God’s great CHURCH of light, so as to be made ETERNALLY RIGHTEOUS BY THE LAW OF LIGHT. For it is written, “For
the commandment is a lamp; and
THE LAW IS LIGHT; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”
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