Commandments in the Church: R through W
The Commands of Christ Jesus, the power of an endless Life
Rohnel, and my beloved husband, Peter, servants of God and Christ, unto the twelve tribes scattered in the world beloved of God, called to be saints, to the little children and to the faithful: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Psa 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Psa 103:21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Psa 103:22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Adorning the Gospel of Christ
Deu 26:17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
Deu 26:18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
Deu 26:19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Joh 14:21 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.
Commandments in the Church R-W
Herewith are the Commandments of our Lord, Jesus Christ, as written in the Church and given by His Apostles in alphabetical order [my own] R-W. Some Commandments overlap in other letters; some are left out here, but after reading all the letters written regarding the Commandments of ChristJesus, one will know their sum. These Commandments are the Bread of Life we eat daily, making us wise unto salvation. Also, some Commandments carry a lot of Scriptures, and it is safe for us to read them all, binding them as a sign upon our hands so they may be frontlets between our eyes.
- Receive the Weak in the Faith
- Redeem the Time
- Rejoice
- Remember those in Bonds
- Repent
- Reward
- Run the Race
- Sin no More
- Speak
- Speak no Evil of Dignitaries
- Speech
- Stay in your Calling
- Steadfast
- Study
- Take Heed
- The Day of the Lord
- Think on these Things
- Walk in the Day
- Watch
RECEIVE THE WEAK IN THE FAITH
We discussed this Command in other studies. The short and sweet of it is this: Let us take, for example, the keeping of days, months, and years. Members in our Assembly still struggle with not keeping days, months, and years, and still do not understand the deeper symbolism of engaging in this heathen practice. We receive them as our brothers and sisters in Christ, but do not argue with them that keeping days is wrong. The weak in the faith must accept that the matter is so and that the Lord will open their hearts and minds to truly understand this in their appointed times and seasons, Lord-willing. Wait on the Lord to open your eyes and to open your ears. Wait on the Lord to give you the overcoming, the faith to make a stand, and not to keep days, months, and years, that is to say, not to keep the traditions of men. A recent study on the truthinscripture.com website discusses the keeping of days, months, and years in depth, with many Scriptures explaining what it means. Keeping Days, Months, and Years
The takeaway from this Commandment, to receive the weak in the Faith, but not argue about established truth, is that we belong to the Lord and live and die unto the Lord. Let us rather be joyful to keep the Commandments of the Lord and call His Sabbath [obeying His Commandments] a delight. The elders and rulership that the Lord established in the Church gently lead the flock, and the flock follows because we have the Word of Truth. We all need to examine ourselves and see if our consciences are clear towards God and Christ regarding each other. We do not judge the ones still keeping days, but show and encourage them to overcome, and those keeping days should not despise the ones teaching them. To our own Master, which is Christ, we stand or fall. Thus, we have one clear example of how we deal with each other, receiving each other but not engaging in doubtful disputations about established doctrine.
Rom 14:1 Him that is weak in the Faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Rom 14:2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Rom 14:3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Rom 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own Master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Rom 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Rom 14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
Rom 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
Rom 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Rom 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
REDEEM THE TIME
We are commanded to redeem the time. Why? Because we do not know what the day of tomorrow brings, and the days are evil. Will we have a tomorrow? Will we be healthy enough to do all we set out to do? Will our circumstances change? Will there be another opportunity to study and obey, or will we miss our time of Visitation by the Lord? How much time does the world steal from us, and how quickly are we drawn away by the vanities of this world and by people who do not have the mind of Christ? Be circumspect and count the cost, walk as children of Light. Do business until the Lord comes, do not neglect your earthly duties, and walk honestly towards those outside the Faith of Christ. Be very jealous and zealous with your time because time waits for no man; before we know it, we fly away. The Psalmist writes, Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? And Solomon writes Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment. Are we wise to take heed? Ask the Lord to put a zeal for His Word in your hearts and minds.
Eph 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Eph 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Eph 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
REJOICE
Rejoice in the Lord always, who saves us from such a great death. We rejoice in our salvation. Rejoice because the Lord has given us eternal life [aionios] and forgives all our sins and remembers them no more. Rejoice because He has given us exceedingly great and precious Promises. Rejoice because we are His peculiar people, chosen from all peoples on the face of the earth. We rejoice because we remember Christ and the Father’s love for us. They have given us garments of salvation, and a robe of righteousness, and have turned our sorrow into joy. We rejoice because even if we are hard pressed on every side, the joy of the Lord is our strength. We rejoice because the enemy has no power over us anymore. We rejoice because now we live, if we are steadfast, not moving away from the Faith of Christ, and we are with Christ now in down payment. Rejoicing and giving thanks go hand in hand, and the Father is well pleased when we are thankful.
We are also commanded to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. Why do we rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep? Because we all live by every Word coming out of the mouth of God. We look back at our own walk and remember the blessings and sorrows so we may comfort and rejoice with those coming after us. We know what it is all about on this road, which is far less travelled than one can ever imagine.
Php 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Rom 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
REMEMBER THOSE IN BONDS
To be in bonds is to be in prison, which Paul was physically and spiritually. Spiritually speaking, we are in bonds for the Gospel’s sake. We are bought with a price, with the Blood of Christ Jesus, and as such, when we preach or do the Gospel, we are hated by all men. The natural man in everyone hates Christ, even within ourselves.
We endure many afflictions and persecutions for the sake of Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. We need many prayers to speak boldly and without fear, knowing that we are being counted as evil doers. Paul wrote to remember them who are in bonds, those who are Christ’s servants. Are you in bonds for Christ? Rather be Christ’s bondservant than a slave to the natural man. Paul was always persecuted preaching the Gospel, be prepared to die daily, that is to say, be prepared to lay our lives down for the Gospel’s sake, to do the Commandments of Christ. This is our righteousness before God and Christ. We always fill up what is behind in the afflictions of Christ for His Body’s sake.
1Co 7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.
1Co 7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
1Co 7:24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Eph 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Php 1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Col 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
Col 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.
2Ti 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my Gospel:
2Ti 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
2Ti 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Heb 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
REPENT
Without repentance, the process of being made into the image of Christ does not start. We have to see ourselves as sinners in need of a Saviour before we can stop sinning. If we are blind, we do not know we need a Saviour. The Baptism of John, a Baptism of Repentance, is when the Lord gives us mercy to see ourselves as sinners and how far we strayed from His Commandments, forgetting Him in pursuit of our spiritual riches without Him, thinking we have already arrived. The Gospel preached now is for our salvation and starts with repentance. Breaking Bread is how we see and hear, meaning we study to show ourselves approved. We read and assemble to eat the Lord’s Supper; this is how the Lord appears to us in breaking Bread.
In the Gospels, Christ often tells us to repent because the Kingdom of Heaven, the Comforter, or Holy Spirit is near, even at the door. Today, if we hear His Voice, repent and turn.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:39 For the Promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
REWARD
We have a reward in Christ and many glorious Promises. Our reward is knowing the Father and Son and having life aionios [eternal]. We are being given life now in down payment form, and when we physically leave these vessels of clay, we are immediately with the Lord. We do not die anymore. Our sins are forgiven, and we are given dominion over sin in the Day of the Lord. What a wonderful Promise.
We are commanded not to let any man, symbolic of a lie, beguile us of our reward in Christ. Do not listen to any lies, fables, vain words, imaginings, dreams, and so forth telling you that we cannot obtain salvation by believing in Christ, keeping His Commandments. Salvation does not come through spiritual riches or good deeds we are doing. Yes, it is needful to do good deeds and to have knowledge. We need knowledge to be able to speak with the enemies of Christ at the gate, the gainsayers and liars, and the ability to teach spiritual Jews and spiritual Gentiles the doctrines of Christ. Still, the bottom line is this: Have the Faith of Christ through the Baptism of John and keep Christ’s Commandments, which is what is saving our souls. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. You have been warned to take heed. Christ is doing all; take comfort. The Promises of God will, Lord-willing, be discussed in a later letter/post. Hold fast to your crown, your reward, and hold fast to Christ and His Christ. Tarry in spiritual Jerusalem. The Lord has placed His Name here in our fellowship and on the www.truthinscripture.com website. We are to go where the Gospel, the Lord’s Name, is preached and can be heard.
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Php 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Php 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the Faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by Faith:
Php 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Php 3:15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
RUN THE RACE
Once we have received the Promise, the pistol has been fired, and the race is begun. We run the race, forgetting what is behind, reaching out to the things before us. We have to stay faithful to the end. For those who received the Promise, the true Israel of God, there is no turning back, and the Lord is able to make us stand and not fall backwards. We run the race set before us and are commanded to let go of the sins that so easily beset us. In this Day, we have to guard ourselves more than ever before, to live holy and acceptable unto the Lord. We run to get the prize of the high calling in Christ, which is Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. For those still in the womb waiting on the Promise, enjoy your days being engaged to be married to Christ. Each step of the process is holy and a journey to remember and appreciate because of everything the Lord is doing for us. You have been called and chosen. The Bride is making herself ready for the Bridegroom. See that you have enough oil in your lamp.
1Co 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
SIN NO MORE
When we sin, we are not able to bridle our tongues. We are not in the rest, that is the Commandments of Jesus Christ. To have thoughts running to and fro, speaking evil, judging, and accusing and excusing thoughts within ourselves is sinning; it is lawlessness. Carnal thoughts lead to sin, and sin leads to spiritual death. Do not be fooled; anything that looks evil is evil in the Lord’s Book. We are commanded to be slow to wrath, that is to say, to keep our tongues in check within ourselves and with what we are saying. To keep our tongues in check is to lay our lives down, which is to lay down the pride of life. That is how we love everybody in this world, laying our lives down.
Our biggest struggle is within ourselves, which is to take our thoughts captive and replace them with the Commandments of Christ. We have David, the Psalmist, as an example of always magnifying the Lord in all ways. When evil thoughts come, it is good to stop and start praising the Lord, thanking Him for His goodness to all humanity. It is good to sing Psalms in our hearts. Thankful hearts do not leave much room for evil speaking or judging others within ourselves. Our daily prayer is not to lead us into temptation but to deliver us from evil.
Spiritual murderers and thieves are all of us at first, stealing God’s Glory through our disobedience and murdering the righteous One, that is to say Christ [the Commandments] within ourselves. We are this man, but Christ is giving us overcoming and IS overcome the world every day. Believe it.
Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Rom 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1Co 15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
1Co 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
1Co 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
1Th 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1Pe 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1Pe 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
1Jn 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
3Jn 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
SPEAK
The mouth speaks when the heart is full. After the Comforter comes, we immediately rise and preach the Gospel to ourselves and those who want to hear us. David, the man after God’s own heart, writes: I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
David is a type and shadow of us, showing others the marvellous Gospel of Christ Jesus.
We have heard and believed and therefore speak. Do not be ashamed of the Gospel, speak. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
2Co 4:13 We having the same spirit of Faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
1Ti 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not; a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
SPEECH
Speak the Commandments of Christ, and we can never go wrong. Let God the Father and Christ Jesus be glorified in our speech, which is what we pray for. Worship Them and let praise and song come out of our mouths like David, the Psalmist, a man after God’s heart. Following after David, we pray that no corrupt word comes out of our mouths, that our speech would be acceptable unto the Lord, and that we will speak with wisdom and understanding.
We are living after Christ’s example. Here is how the Lord’s Doctrine/Speech is described in the book of Deuteronomy in a parable:
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
We are the tender herbs and those who hear us [Christ in us, the Hope of Glory]. Newborn babes and the little children of God are those who hear Christ’s Speech.
The Scriptures below speak for themselves. Life and death is in our tongues. What we say comes from our hearts, and we know that our hearts are desperately wicked. Who can know it? Therefore, we take thoughts captive even in our own speeches, we have within ourselves, and replace them with the mind of Christ. These tempting thoughts are the spiritual wickedness, principalities, and powers that exalt themselves against Christ, but we take comfort, Christ has overcome the world, that is to say, our thought life within.
Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Eph 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Col 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Tit 2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
1Pe 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
STAY IN YOUR CALLING
There is the Command not to get circumcised or not to get uncircumcised. What does it mean? To become spiritually circumcised is to become very knowledgeable in the Scriptures through years of study. The reason why the Lord has some of us in circumcision, we are the spiritual Jews, is because by His design, we are the ones looking and watching after the sheep. Thus, we must be able to speak with other spiritual Jews of the false spiritual circumcision, to defeat the lies in them and see that they do not devour the flock of God. For this reason, some of us have this gift. Uncircumcision means not having these years of studies and knowledge under the belt, but these sheep have the name of the Father, that is to say, the mind of Christ in their foreheads.
Now here is the thing: all that counts to become like Christ is to be made anew, and only His Commandments can do or achieve that. Thus, stay as you are; you are perfect in the place the Lord has you, who are reading today. Wait for the Lord, be in His Word, repent and turn from your sins, and ask for the Holy Spirit daily.
Do not try to become circumcised or uncircumcised. All this is saying in a parable is that we have to have the Faith of Christ, proven by our works [obedience] to become new, the Lord doing all. The more you are in Christ, the more you see that there is absolutely no boasting in Christ. He is the Head of His Church, doing all. The cross of Christ, dying daily to keep His Commandments, is all that matters. Peace be on the true Israel of God. Our circumcision is the true spiritual circumcision of the heart. The physical circumcision of the Jews in Israel is a shadow of the true circumcision of the heart. There is also a false circumcision, which are spiritual Jews, much learned, but they are the Pharisees and Sadducees who are hypocrites doing lip service to Christ. Beware of these mockers. We were all Pharisees and Sadducees in our appointed times, but we are set free when the Chief Shepherd appears. Stay in your calling.
Gal 6:12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Gal 6:13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
Gal 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Gal 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Gal 6:16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Gal 6:17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
STEADFAST
Stand fast, stand steadfast, be worthy of the high calling in Christ. We are commanded not to go to the right or to the left [reasoning within ourselves] but eyes fixed on Christ, to move forward, to forget what is behind us, to stretch forth to what is in front of us. We see Paul encouraging Timothy, whom he begat in Spirit, to keep the Commandments spotless until Christ appears [we grow into this appearing of Christ, those of us that were sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise]. The admonition and comfort is to hold fast to what we have heard from the beginning and remember from whom we have heard it. Even as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, reminding them they have many instructors in Christ, though only one father in the Gospel, why is that? Because Christ in Paul begat the Corinthian Church in the Gospel. Thus, remember who begat you in the Gospel and hold fast to what they taught and are teaching you. Do not go to the left or to the right on your own, through your own devices; that is your reasoning. Only our Teacher of righteousness, Christ, can tell us to go left or right, as it is written in the Prophets. This is the positive application of going to the left or going to the right.
We take heed and keep the Commandments unrebukable until Christ appears to us, going from glory to glory. Growing into the Grace of God is a fiery process; we live daily. Not being swayed away from the Commandments, believing and doing them, we live and hold fast unto age-abiding [“aionios”] life. Many fall away at this stage of fighting the good fight of the Faith of Christ. Our adversary, the devil, within each of us, tempts us day and night. We have to watch, and we have to be on the lookout. Stay steadfast in what you have heard from the beginning. The Lord promised to ground and settle us after we have suffered for a while.
1Co 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the Faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Php 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
1Th 3:8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
1Ti 1:18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
1Ti 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Ti 6:12 Fight the good fight of Faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1Ti 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
1Ti 6:14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2Ti 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in Faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
2Ti 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
2Ti 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
2Ti 3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
2Ti 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through Faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Pe 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the Faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
STUDY
We have discussed the Command to study and to be in the Word in other letters. We do it again. It is so important to understand. Whilst the Gentiles do not have to become circumcised, that is to say, become scholars and study the deep things of the Word, as the spiritual Jews do, it is also true that if you do not study or read at home, your poverty will surely come. You will miss and not discern your time of Visitation, that is to say, you will miss the Comforter. The Lord reveals Himself in the Scriptures. He is not coming in the physical clouds. The Lord’s Words are spiritual. How will you prepare and be washed clean from all the false doctrines in your heavens if you do not study or eat at home? Read all this spiritually. The Bride has to make herself ready before the Bridegroom comes. Are you prepared for the wedding feast? Do your own business, eat at home, labour with your own hands, and steal no more are spiritual words to tell us to study and read the Word. Have enough oil in your lamp. Ask the Lord for a zeal to do this.
Eph 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
1Th 4:11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
1Th 4:12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
2Th 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2Th 3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
2Th 3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own Bread.
1Ti 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
1Ti 4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1Ti 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
1Ti 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
TAKE HEED
The Scriptures below warn us not to depart from the Living God, that is, the Gospel we now hear for the first time, our ears being opened. There is no turning back if we forsake the Lord at this stage. Maybe a brother by the Lord’s design can pull us out of the fire, hating our defiled clothes, but if there is a root of bitterness springing up into our hearts, we will be defiled unless we repent. A root of bitterness is not to let go of our previous mindsets, being the rich young ruler that could not enter into the Kingdom of God because he could not let go of his riches in spirit to follow after Christ. There was no fruit leading to godly repentance. It is hard for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God. Think spiritually.
We build on Christ and Christ only, not another man’s foundation. We do not let these things slip; we have a race to run. It is not over till it is over. We have to be faithful. We are commanded to remind each other of this, and this is loving our brothers fervently. Do not deny the Lord, He will deny you. Be obedient to His Commandments; it is the end of our faith and the salvation of our souls. Let these Commandments sink into our hearts and minds every day.
1Co 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1Co 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Co 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Heb 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
Heb 3:7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
Heb 3:8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Heb 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Heb 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Heb 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Heb 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Heb 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jas 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath Faith, and have not works? can Faith save him?
Jas 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so Faith without works is dead also.
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
THE DAY OF THE LORD
Alas, the Day of the Lord. Who is able to stand? The Day of the Lord is our Day of Judgement when the Comforter comes to us and turns everything upside down. Everything we believed in, things we have long forgotten, and things we do not know, are made manifest in this Day. It is a sad Day for the old natural man within us and a glorious Day for the new man being formed in us. The Lord gives us lots of time to repent beforehand and is long-suffering with us. He wants to find us spotless when He comes. This Day comes unexpectedly, and we are told in the Scriptures to watch and not enter into temptation. Much is written about this Day in the Prophets. Think spiritually, not outwardly, about this Day. Think spiritually about God’s Word.
In this spiritual day, the Lord has brought us out of Egypt, from the bondage of sin, to enter into His true Sabbath, where no work is done with the carnal mind, and only glorious rest is in Christ’s Commandments. In this Day, we have become the Lord’s people, and this is the Day He marries us and gives us His Name. His Name is His Commandments living inside of us. No lie teaches us in the Day of the Lord, but we stay in the anointing of the Holy Spirit that now lives in our hearts. In this Day, we are all one in Christ, not before. Before, there is still Jew and Gentile, bondservant and free man in Christ, being under tutors and governors, waiting for the Promise, the anointing of the Lord’s Spirit to come. Once the Lord comes, we are all One in Christ.
The Day of the Lord brings a conscience towards God and Christ, and immediate knowledge when we sin. Sin no longer has dominion over us as we live in the power of the Gospel that brings salvation. We have become the head and not the tail within and without. In the Day of the Lord, we deal Bread to the hungry and cover the naked within and without. Much more can be said about this Day; if the Lord wills, there may be a letter on this soon.
Get ready for this glorious Day. There is none like it. See your sin, repent, study, wash yourself clean, ask for the Holy Spirit, and wait. It is the greatest honour bestowed upon any man, and that is to say to see the Lord’s Face. Even Moses and David could not see the Lord’s Face and longed for it. We grow into this Day into His Grace after the former and latter rain came, and now we truly walk by the Faith of Christ. We go from glory to glory, from Faith to Faith. What blessing! What a delight!
Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from Faith to Faith: as it is written, The just shall live by Faith.
2Pe 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
2Pe 3:4 And saying, Where is the Promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his Promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
2Pe 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
2Pe 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
2Pe 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
2Pe 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
2Pe 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
THINK ON THESE THINGS
We cannot serve two tables. Our hearts can only serve one. We ourselves know for a fact that carnal pursuits draw us away from Christ. Remember Christ cleans us up, and now, after we have been cleaned up, if the wrong spirit enters us, it brings along seven other evil spirits. Read this for yourselves in the Gospels. We rather pursue spiritual riches that endure forever, the treasures in heaven that do not pass away.
What are the true, honest, just, lovely, things of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy things? Is it not even the Scriptures? Consider David, the Psalmist, praising God all day as a song in our hearts. What about the Proverbs of Solomon, making us wise? What about reading of our Bridegroom in type and shadow in the Song of Solomon? Once we read with spiritual eyes, everything makes sense. What about the Prophets? Here we see the Lord speaking to us about forgetting Him. We give heed to prophecies until He comes. What is virtuous to read to you? The Lord will lead you into reading what you need to read. He wastes nothing.
What about all things new, a renewing mindset, finding great peace, understanding, and wisdom in the teachings of Christ? Christ is the Commandments of the Father. We were created for Them, to show forth Their Glory.
Ask Christ to guide you into reading His Word. Stay in His Word, never forgetting to eat the Bread of life, that is to say, never forget about His Law, His Commandments. Meditate upon Christ, and we become like well-watered trees in His Garden, planted by the rivers of living water that bring forth fruit in their seasons whose leaves never wither. Everything we do prospers in the Lord’s hands.
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Col 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
WALK IN THE DAY
Walk in the Day. We have heard the Gospel and are no longer in the dark. We no longer spend our time chasing knowledge that does not profit us. The Lord is near, and the night is far spent; thus, we are clearly instructed on what to do. See your sins, be honest with yourself. You need Christ Jesus to take away your sins, repent, stop doing them, be in the Word, clean and sanctify yourself from all the lies, and wait for the Lord. Ask and it shall be given to you. Ask for the Holy Spirit and do not stop asking. Stop wasting your time with things that cannot save your soul. The Law of Liberty, Christ’s Law, converts our souls. We have no excuse; the Gospel was and is being preached, and the Scriptures teach that the end of the world has come upon us. Once again, spiritual words.
The time for judgment is now on the people of God. We are the children of Light and come out of spiritual Babylon, where everybody sleeps deeply. Be comforted, the Lord works all things after the counsel of His will. The fact that you are reading this is already a great mercy shown to you by the Father and Christ.
Rom 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Rom 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Rom 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
WATCH
To watch and to discern is to watch yourself, and see if you are in the Faith of Christ. Why? Because the Lord is near, nearer than you think. He is standing at the door. Will He find Faith when He comes? Be sober with a sound mind and not be occupied with vain things. The Lord is coming to you, and you will not know the time of His Visitation; thus watch. Do not be carried away with strange doctrines, other Gospels, foolish questions, and endless genealogies. The Gospel was preached to you; take heed, believe, and do. Only a small remnant escapes the pollution of the world.
The Lord has prepared a wedding feast of the best there is to give. He is inviting you. Are you too busy with the world’s cares to hear His Voice? Read the parable of the Wedding Feast and watch. Do not make light of this feast. Are you worthy to sit at His table? Pray for the Lord to make you worthy.
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of Faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
The Commandments of Christ Jesus in the Four Gospels, the Commandments of Christ Jesus regarding our assembling together as His Church, the Commandments of Christ Jesus regarding Marriage, Divorce, Husbands, Wives, and Other, plus the five letters containing the Commandments of Christ Jesus, given by the Apostles in the Church, can be found on Truthinscripture.com at this link. Commandments
Many ask what the Commandments are, and we pray that after reading all of the above, the reader will better understand what the Will of God, the Father, through His Son, Christ Jesus, is, and that is to love, by keeping the Commandments.
Receive ye the Gospel. Receive ye the Holy Spirit.