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THE HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS OF GOD'S Our beloved apostle Paul puts forth the edict, that all who would wish to be part of God's one heavenly Church, MUST BE WILLING TO EXAMINE THEMSELVES, TO EXAMINE THEIR CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, IN ORDER TO SEE IF THEY ARE OF THIS ONENESS, AND ARE WALKING IN IT.
Look very carefully at what our apostle Paul is saying about this Holy oneness of Christ and His Church.FOR This is THE HOLY UNITY ONENESS OF WISDOM ABOVE THAT ONLY THE HEAVENLY SPIRITUAL CHRISTIANS ARE OF. Here in this treatise on the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, we will find, Fallen symbolical ceremonial carnal earthly Christianity is not of this oneness. And if anyone who is in fallen symbolical ceremonial carnal earthly Christianity, wishes to be part of GOD'S ONE AND ONLY HEAVENLY CHURCH OF HIS WISDOM ABOVE, then they must first be willing to repent of their fallen symbolical ceremonial carnal earthly Christianity spirit, which has covered the whole world.For as we shall see by our beloved apostle Paul's teaching on THIS HOLY ONENESS OF WISDOM ABOVE, the fallen symbolic ceremonial carnal earthly Christian doctrines of this world below, have NO PART IN IT.
THE LAWS OF ONENESS In this great evil time when so many
For, as we know oh Christians, it is commanded that this oneness, this unity, be amongst the sons of God. For it is written,“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity (oneness) of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”Ephesians 4:1-6 And again, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity (oneness)! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.” Psalms 133:3What is this Dew that DESCENDED UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION? It is the dew of God's heavenly wisdom. As Enoch, the seventh from Adam, the scribe of righteousness tells us. Let us all then oh Christians, who desire the blessing of this unity, this oneness, (which is life evermore FROM THE heavenly spiritual LAWS OF WISDOM ABOVE), take a moment to look at the doctrines of the holy unity of Christ and His church.So that if, while doing this, we find that we have been believing and/or teaching a way that is ‘outside’ of the holy oneness of Christ and His church, we may repent with our whole heart before the one holy Lord and His one heavenly church, and seek to unite with those who are in the oneness, so that we may cease to be against it, and ourselves come to dwell in it, now and for evermore. For we see from scripture oh Christians, that this is the thing to do. For when the brethren who were ‘outside’ the unity of Christ and His Church repented, and came to those who were in the unity, and said, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” They, because they did this, were brought into the holy unity of Christ and His Church, and they all were of singleness of heart in regards to this unity, this oneness, and because of this; the Lord added to the HIS church daily, Acts 2:37-47. Here we see how the Lord honored ‘His holy ONENESS’, by adding to His Church daily.Let us not then oh Christians be not ashamed to examine ourselves in regards to the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above. For our beloved apostle Paul said, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.
Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be
reprobates?" Let us now take a moment to examine ourselves
oh Christians. THE FORMULA OF UNITY IS WISDOM ABOVE For this treatise on the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above , let us look oh Christians at the complete formula of the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, as it is found in Ephesians 4:1-6.In Ephesians 4:1, we see that the apostle Paul entering into the formula of this oneness, said that he was “a prisoner of the Lord.”
As we know, the
Lord Jesus Christ and His Church
are wisdom, God’s wisdom,
And we know that God’s wisdom is not earthly, but heavenly, not wisdom below, but pure wisdom above, as it is written, “Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet
not the wisdom
of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:” And again, “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.” James 3:15-17 And so, Paul was a prisoner of God’s wisdom above, as we should all be, for we should all put ourselves into wisdom’s fetters and chains, as it is written, “For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many. Give ear, my son receive my advice, and refuse not my counsel, And put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chain. Bow down thy shoulder and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds. Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power. Search and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee; and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go. For at the last thou shalt find her rest, and that shall be turned to thy joy. Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her chains a robe of glory.” Ecclesiasticus 6:22-29. Paul then, being a prisoner of God’s wisdom above, was letting us all know that in regards to this treatise on the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, he was going to speak wise-judgment (which is what the word wisdom means), about the unity of the one body of wisdom above - the one Spirit of wisdom above - the one hope of wisdom above - the one Lord of wisdom above - the one faith of wisdom above - the one baptism of wisdom above - and the one God and Father of wisdom above.It is wise judgment then for all of us oh Christians, to know that these things that make for the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, are heavenly, AND not earthly.
With this wise judgment in
mind, let us now go on looking at
the
HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's
heavenly Church of wisdom above. THE VOCATION In Ephesians 4:1, this prisoner of wisdom above, Paul the apostle, beseeches us all to walk worthy of the ‘vocation’ in which we are called. For it is written,“ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.” The word "vocation" used here means invitation. And as we know oh Christians, we are invited inBut as said before, if anyone of us has been involved in heretical
or “And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain,
but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.“ THE LOWLINESS OF WISDOM Let us now go on looking at the oneness. In Ephesians 4:2, the wise-judgment says, “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” Oh Christians, as we know, this is not your lowliness, or my lowliness, not your meekness, or my meekness, etc., that is being spoken of here. This is the lowliness, meekness, longsuffering, etc., of God and His wisdom. For meekness is the Spirit’s fruit. And for example in regards to the lowliness of wisdom, it is written,“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 It is only through the lowliness of God and His wisdom that we are allowed in baptism, to put on the wedding garment of His wisdom above, which is only one garment, one unity. Without this lowliness of God and His wisdom, we are naked of His Spirit, naked of His one body, naked of His one hope, naked of His one faith, naked of His one baptism, naked of His one righteousness, etc.Therefore, being naked, we would suffer unspeakable shame in His presence. And so, in Ephesians chapter four, the apostle shows us that God in His wisdom above, gave gifts unto mankind, which gifts are called apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, and that all these gifts have the same lowliness, meekness and longsuffering of their father and mother, which is working in them all.Working for the one single purpose only, to bring mankind into the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, as we see in Ephesians 4:13“Till we all come in the unity (ONENESS) of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.”Also, since we know that all the prophets of
Christ, that spoke throughout all ages had But if any evangelist, pastor, teacher, lay person, etc., works in any way against this holy oneness, it is written in many places that they will suffer shame, because they are against it, and have not been sent by God and His heavenly wisdom Church, to bring mankind into this oneness. And all of us, no matter what we have called ourselves, or others have called us in the past, if we have not given the people the doctrine of this oneness, but have spoken in anyway, doctrine that is contrary and divided against it, then we, as said before, need to repent and come to the holy oneness OF CHRIST AND HIS HEAVENLY CHURCH, AND THOSE WHO ARE IN IT.
Let us now go on looking at this unity. In Ephesians 4:3, it is written, “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Oh Christians, here we see that the one holy unity, and the things which make for it, are not of this world, but come to us only from God the Spirit, for it says, “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit...” From this statement we see that the holy unity of the one faith, one hope, one body, one baptism, etc., does not come from, or belong to you or I, but that all these things come from and belong only to God the Spirit.
And so, if we want to be sons of God, dwelling in
the
HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's
heavenly Church of wisdom above,
we need oh Christians, to
look into the things
of the Spirit
that can make us sons of God; i.e.,
we need to look into
the one holy hope,
the one holy faith,
the one holy baptism,
etc., very carefully to see if our hope, our faith, our baptism, etc.,
For example the peacemakers, i.e., those who are to be called the sons of God, must have the mind of God’s Spirit, for it is written, “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” But we must ask, what peace is it speaking about here? For even the heretic systems that are running contrary to the Holy unity oneness of Christ and His Church, say that they have peace. So what peace is it speaking about here? And where do we find that peace? We only find it by entering His one baptism. For it is the only place where mankind can have this peace that is in unity with God's Spirit. As it is written, "For He
is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new
man, so making peace;
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body
by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to
them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto
the Father." Here we see that only in our Holy Lord's baptism of His water and blood that He gave on His cross, only in that baptism is this peace found. But let us notice that it reads: "...Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances..." And again, let us notice that it reads:
"...by the
cross, having slain
the enmity thereby..." Let us ask, what enmity law of commandments is that? It is the laws and commandments of the carnal wisdom below. For the carnal mind with its carnal wisdom laws and commandments, cannot possibly submit to God's heavenly Spiritual laws and commandments of eternal life, as it is written, "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." Or, as the early English (A.D. 1560) Geneva Bible, and other early English Bibles would have it:
“For the wisdom of the flesh is death:
but the
wisdom of the Spirit is life and peace. Because the wisdom of the
flesh is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the Law of God,
neither indeed can be.” Rom. 8:6-7 Geneva Bible For the earthly wisdom of the flesh, "STEALS" the heavenly Words of the Spiritual law of the PURE FOUNTAIN of wisdom above, and wraps these stolen waters (i.e., the Words of the Holy Spirit of wisdom above), with its own carnal flesh doctrines, and brings forth these Words as her own. That is why it is written what carnal wisdom proclaims, and where she leads: “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.” Prov.9:17-18 That is why carnal wisdom below, causes all who are under her power, TO STUMBLE AT THE LAW OF WISDOM ABOVE. And for that reason, the Lord of wisdom above, and all those who are in His Church of wisdom above, condemn the works of the bondwomen wisdom below, and her children (Mal.2:8, Isa. 8:13-15, Rom.9:32, Proverbs 4:19, Gal.4:30). And we must understand that our Holy Lord Jesus Christ, who is the true priest after the order of Melchisedec, was not raised up after the law of any carnal wisdom commandment, but only after the law of the Spirit. As it is written, "For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda;
of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far
more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec
there ariseth another priest, Who
is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of
an endless life. And so we see that if we want His peace oh heavenly soul, then we must be willing to enter His one baptism that makes peace. So that our carnal mind of death, can be taken away, and we can enter His Spiritual mind of life and peace. For the scripture tells us where the death is, and where the life is. As it is written, “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is
life and peace.” From this we can see that there can be no spiritual mind of the life and peace of God the Spirit, if we are outside the holy oneness of the peace of God the Spirit. For we saw earlier, that only in the one holy unity oneness of God the Spirit, can we find the peace of God the Spirit.
As it is written, “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” The word ‘bond’ being used here means a joint tie.And so, from this we see that it is only in the unity of the Spirit, i.e., only in its one holy hope, one holy faith, one holy body, one holy baptism, etc., only there oh Christians can we have a joint tie with the spiritual mind of peace of God the Spirit. But here we see that there can be no bond of peace, outside of the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above. Therefore, if
any one of us oh Christians has been believing, and/or teaching a carnal doctrine
of religious peace, that is outside
the spiritual bond of peace, that
is found only in
the
HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's
heavenly Church of wisdom above, let us repent and
come to the holy unity of peace, and to those who dwell in it. Let us now go on looking at the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above. In Ephesians 4:4, it is written, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;” Here we see that in the HOLY UNITY ONENESS LAWS of God's heavenly Church of wisdom above, there is only one holy body.As we know oh Christians, this one holy body, is the very flesh and bone of the only begotten Word of God’s wisdom, God’s only immortal, heavenly Son, who now goes by the name, Lord Jesus Christ. For of Him, it is written,“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace
and truth.” From this we see that there is now a holy body of flesh and bone, a body that is full of God’s grace and God’s truth. And we know that this one holy body of flesh and bone is not your carnal body of flesh and bone, nor my carnal body of flesh and bone, but the divine heavenly Spiritual body of the holy Word of God; the divine Word, which is in Heaven.For as we now know, the Word of God, the divine Word of wisdom, is now permanently clothed, with its own body of flesh and bone, as it is written,“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. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many
crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
And
he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called
The Word of God." Here we see that ALL the holy divine scriptures of heavenly wisdom are NOW clothed with a vesture, a body of flesh and bone.Here we see that
the heavenly Word of God can only be approached (read), with one flesh
in mind,
These different SPIRITUAL NAMES, have been totally misunderstood by false carnal Christianity, and this misunderstanding, has kept so many people bound up in the carnal dead interpretation of the gospel of life, and has not allowed many to come, and find the TRUE HEAVENLY GOSPEL OF LIFE, SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME HEAVENLY MINDED.For example, we see that in 1 Peter 2:2, it is written, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye
may grow thereby:” Here we see that our beloved apostle Peter is calling ALL BELIEVERS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN SPIRITUALLY BORN ANEW, ‘BABES’, according to their SPIRITUAL RANK.Here we see that "babes" are all those who require gospel milk as the starting of THEIR SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT.It is very clear that he is not speaking of persons who might be in THE NATURAL FLESH one or two months old, but he is speaking of those who IN THE SPIRITUAL FLESH, THE SPIRITUAL BODY, ARE JUST NEWLY BORN.
For example again it is written, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church,
and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should
be holy and without blemish.” Our beloved apostle Paul IS NOT speaking to natural carnal fleshly husbands, and their natural carnal fleshly wives here in Ephesians 5:25-27, FOR WHAT NATURAL CARNAL FLESHLY HUSBAND CAN SANCTIFY HIS NATURAL CARNAL FLESHLY WIFE? For we know that scripture tells us in many, many places, that only Christ can sanctify the people by HIS BAPTISM, for exampleBut we must see the SPIRITUAL TRUE MEANING of Ephesians 5:25-27.THE HUSBANDS AT THAT TIME, WERE THE BISHOPS OF THEIR CHURCHES, AND THE WIVES AT THAT TIME WERE THEIR CHURCHES. For heavenly Spiritual Divine Scripture does not know how to make a separation of natural (carnal) men and women according to sex. For indeed natural (carnal) sex is no distinction in the presence of the Holy Spirit of God, but a person is designated either a man or woman according to the diversity of THEIR SPIRITUAL RANK IN THE SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST.Our beloved apostle John writes similar things about this diversity of the spiritUAL ONES IN THE CHURCH.Referring to this diversity, John writes and determines in his epistle which deeds are peculiar to each individual SPIRITUAL ONES.For it is written, “I write unto you, little children (infants), because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.”1John 2:12-14 And again our beloved apostle Paul writes, “Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I
suffer not a
woman to teach, nor to usurp authority
over the man, but to be in silence.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.” Who’s the woman being spoken of here? Who’s the man? What does it mean to learn ‘in silence’? All these things MUST BE SPIRITUALLY UNDERSTOOD. For these things DO NOT belong to carnal mankind at all. These things DO NOT belong to carnal earthly households at all, but only belong to THE HEAVENLY SPIRITUAL HOUSE OF GOD, THE CHURCH HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, for after our beloved apostle Paul said these things to HIS SPIRITUAL SON Timothy, our beloved Paul said,“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to
behave
thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the
pillar and ground of the truth.” “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto
the city of the living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
To the
general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,
and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” Here we see that all these things refer to those who are in the HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, THE HEAVENLY CHURCH.Here we see that all these things, the woman, the man, the children, the babies etc., refer to the teachings that are to be found in THE NEW HEAVENLY COVENANT LAW, WHICH IS SPIRITUAL, NOT CARNAL AT ALL (
Once we enter scripture in the way of darkness, if we strive to walk in
this way of darkness in scripture, then after awhile we become professional
thieves and robbers, and we are able to teach other souls how to enter
scripture
And then all these souls who have entered the laws of God THE WRONG WAY, will come to us for professional teaching on how to rob and steal, and we will think that we are really something, because all these souls have come to us for teaching. But all this will happen because we did not understand what is written, "Who gave Jacob for spoil, and
Israel to the robbers? Did not the Lord, He against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in His
ways, neither were they obedient unto His law." For only Christ's flesh and bone, only His body, oh Christians, is the Light. For He, i.e., His flesh, was given as a covenant, and as Light, as it is written,“I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.” Isaiah 42:6-7 This is the light, in which we can behold the light of God’s law of Light, as it is written,“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” Psalm 36:9 This is the Light, oh Christians, in which no darkness dwells, as our beloved apostle John tells us,“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”1 John 1:5 And all who will not come to the Holy Light scriptures (body of Christ), to be reproved by its law of Light“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men
loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every
one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his
deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that
his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” For His flesh only, is the flesh of life that He gives And this
oh Christians, is exactly how
And if we have been involved oh Christians, in approaching the heavenly Word of wisdom in a heretic or schismatic way, i.e., in a way that is outside of His own body of flesh and bone, let us repent with our whole heart before the Lord and seek to unite with those in His body; those who have clothed themselves with His holy body of wisdom. For only in this one holy body of flesh and bone is found the one Holy Spirit, the one holy hope, the one holy Lord, the one holy faith, the one holy baptism, and the one Holy God who is Father of all. And this“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” Ephesians 5:29-32 And again, “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18 And again, “Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:” Colossians 1:24
Our Lord's Church IS NOT A NATURAL BUILDING, but IT IS HIS VERY OWN LIVING IMMORTAL SPIRITUAL FLESH AND BONE BODY.And THIS BODY IS CALLED THE SECOND MAN (1Cor.15:47).When our Lord shoots HIS SPERM, HIS SEED, HIS IMMORTAL INCORRUPTIBLE SPIRITUAL WORD (1Pet.1:23-25), into us, we become a living stone of HIS Church (1Pet. 2:5).
For our Lord "THE WORD", loves none of the things of our natural carnal dead bodies, because He is not of such a nature as to be contented with any of the things of our carnal dead fleshly bodies, as our natural hands, or face, or feet, or eyes, etc. For our Lord "THE WORD", LOOKS UPON AND DELIGHTS ONLY IN HIS OWN IMMORTAL AND SPIRITUAL FLESH, AND IT'S OWN SEED. For let us LOOK AT THE LAW OF SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP (DELIGHT) BETWEEN OUR LORD AND HIS CHURCH. For it is written about our Lord speaking to His Church, i.e., His Spouse,
"Thou hast RAVISHED MY HEART, my sister, MY SPOUSE; thou hast
RAVISHED MY HEART WITH ONE OF THINE EYES, WITH ONE CHAIN OF THY NECK." Do you see THE BODY (flesh), THAT OUR LORD LOVES? Do you see what BODY (flesh) DELIGHTS HIS HEART? And what is the "one eye"? And what is the "one chain"? These are the things that one must be willing to come to HIS CHURCH, HIS BODY, in order to find out. And again,
"Thy lips, O MY SPOUSE, drop as
the
honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy
garments is like the smell of Lebanon. A GARDEN ENCLOSED is my
sister, MY SPOUSE; A SPRING SHUT UP, A FOUNTAIN SEALED." What is "the honeycomb", what is "the milk"? Let us notice that THE GARDEN OF PARADISE IS ENCLOSED IN ONLY HIS FLESH AND BONE, I.E., HIS CHURCH, HIS SPOUSE. And let us notice that
THE BAPTISMAL FOUNTAIN OF HIS LIVING WATER (The Song
of Solomon 4:15),
" In Song of Solomon 4:11-12, it is showing us that THE SPOUSE OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH, IS A GARDEN ENCLOSED, AND THAT WITHIN THIS ENCLOSED GARDEN, IS THE SPRING, THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS. A Church that is enclosed, and living water within it that is sealed up, cannot be open to strangers and profane persons. The Church, and the well of living water, if it is one and the same within, then he who is placed without cannot be quickened and sanctified from that water of which it is only granted to those who are within to make any use, or to drink. Here we see that there is only one holy Church of God’s heavenly Word of wisdom.And, this Church of wisdom is the very body, the very flesh and bone of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it was prophesied long ago, that this very thing would happen; that the Spiritual Church of God’s holy wisdom would unite and dwell forever with mankind in a house of flesh and bone. For it is written, “Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:” Proverbs 9:1 And again, “To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the
faithful in the womb. She hath built an
everlasting foundation with
men, and she shall continue with their seed.” Since she only is the holy foundation, the one holy body of the Lord Jesus, the only foundation that man must build on, we see that in her only, i.e., only in the Church the flesh and bone of Christ, can anyone truly find the power of God’s saving grace and truth.The Lord calls mankind to only one Church, i.e., the Lord calls mankind, to only one body of flesh and bone. HIS! as it is written,
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful." Let us now go on looking at this unity. In Ephesians 4:4, it is written, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling,” Here we see, that in the holy unity of Christ and His Church, there is only one Spirit. This is the manifold Spirit of wisdom, the Church. And because she is one only, all the things of her unity, that make mankind new (a new creation), and make them friends of God, remain in her only, as it is written,“For wisdom which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an under -standing spirit, holy, one only, manifold, subtil, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good, kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits.
For wisdom
is more moving than any motion: she passeth and goeth through all things by
reason of her pureness. For she is the breath of the power of God, and a
pure influence flowing from the glory of the almighty: therefore, can no
defiled thing fall into her. For she is the brightness of the everlasting
light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, in the image of His
goodness. And being but one, she can do all things: and
remaining
in herself, she maketh all things new: and in all ages entering
into holy souls, she maketh them friends of God and prophets. For God
loveth none but he that dwelleth in wisdom.” This is the Spirit whereby we have access to the Father, as it is written, “For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” Ephesians 2:18 This is the Spirit through which Christ offered himself, as it is written, “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14 This is the Spirit that offered itself in the body of its unity, once and for all, as it is written,"By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Hebrews 10:10 The many carnal doctrines of heretics and schismatics teach that the things which may be offered up to God, which make for the unity between Christ and His Church, may be offered up outside His body of flesh and bone. But from these scriptures oh Christians, we see that these things were all offered up in His body two thousand years ago, once and for all time. And so, from these scriptures oh Christians, we see that nothing can be offered up to God, outside of His body of wisdom. Only in Christ and His body of wisdom, i.e., His Church, can the things of holy unity, i.e., THE ONE HOPE, THE ONE FAITH, THE ONE BAPTISM, etc., be offered up to God.For Christ being a high priest, had to make His offering in performance of the law, as all priests must do. He Himself being wisdom above, had to make an offering in a body of wisdom, in performance of the law of wisdom. As it is written,“The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of His omnipotency.” Ecclesiasticus 19:20 And we also
oh Christians, if we are to be priests, in the
Church of God’s
wisdom, must know (as we shall see later on in this treatise) that it is
unlawful, (i.e., against the law of wisdom above) to offer anything
outside of the performance of the law of wisdom above, which is found
in the holy unity of Christ and His
Church. |