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Go and Preach the Gospel

January 6, 2026January 17, 2026 Rohnel

Destroying the Wisdom of the Wise

Rohnel and Peter, the servants of Jesus Christ, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Php 4:20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Psa 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

Keep My Commandments and Live

Jer 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light [Commandments]:

1Pe 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Go and Preach the Gospel

As Christ’s chosen people, we are being blessed with the innumerable blessings of preaching the Gospel. The time of the end [our carnal age] IS come as we heard and are hearing the Gospel being preached to us. Christ commands us to preach the Gospel. The Kingdom of God is the Gospel, which is Christ in us, the Hope of Glory.

Mrk 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

1Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

2Co 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

After the Comforter IS come to us, we immediately preach the Gospel. We are young and being reborn. Paul writes this to Timothy, which is a parable telling us that, although just being born, we immediately preach the Gospel:

1Ti 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Here is the witness Paul leaves us as he immediately preaches the Son of God, that is to say, Paul immediately preaches the true Gospel, which is Christ’s Commandments.

Act 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Act 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Act 9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

Act 9:20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

The mystery of the true Gospel of Christ Jesus is being revealed. The Scriptures are being opened before our eyes as the Lord sifts His people in the time of harvest and brings the remnant out and onward to maturity in the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord is the end of the age of the natural man within us.

Dan 12:4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Rev 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

Many Scriptures confirm that the true Gospel is a mystery until the time of the Lord’s spiritual harvest in our Day of the Lord. Only a few in this age and in every age since Christ understand this mystery being revealed to them. Here are a few witnesses below about the secret that was kept secret from us, but now is being made manifest:

Mrk 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

Rom 16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

1Co 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Eph 3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; as I wrote afore in few words,

Eph 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ

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:

Spiritual Gentiles, those whom the Father through Christ IS chosen in this age and every age since Christ, are fellow heirs with the true spiritual Jews who are circumcised in heart. Spiritual Gentiles have the Commandments of Christ in their hearts and minds. This is part of the mystery being revealed.

Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Spiritual Jews and spiritual Gentiles now grow in Grace and Knowledge of God, the Father, through Christ, being one, being knit together in love. Love is the Commandments.

Col 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

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 the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

As the children of God, we are being quickened by the Power of His Commandments. From now on, Grace is upon us as we die to death, the second death on the tree with Christ. The tree is the cross [Acts 13:29]. This is our new way of life, and the only way to partake of the blessed and holy resurrection.

Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Act 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

We are entering into a New Covenant with the Lord via the law of faith [the Law of Liberty], which is the faith of Christ, that is being worked in us by the fiery trials [grace] that are bringing about death to death within us, which is the second death.

Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Heb 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Php 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

This is the true Gospel of Christ that is being preached unto all the inward nations and cities, as well as the outward nations, that is to say, preached to those who have Christ’s Name in their foreheads. Christ’s Name is His Commandments, the Words of Spirit and Life. The preaching of the Gospel divides the city. Christ comes to bring division when the Gospel is preached, heard, and understood.

Joh 7:43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

Joh 7:44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

Luk 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

Luk 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with [lake of fire] and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Luk 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

The Gospel and the sons of God preaching it separate us from brethren who can only walk so far with us. This is by the Lord’s design. Joseph is an Old Testament type and shadow of this separation.

Deu 33:16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

Rom 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God.

Being told we have to eat His flesh and drink His blood by dying on the cross with the Lord is not desirable to flesh and hence many walk no more with Christ and His Christ. Unless God, the Father, gives us the understanding to eat His flesh and drink His blood, we are not able to receive Christ.

Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Joh 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Joh 6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Joh 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Joh 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Carrying our cross results in the loss of many people and things we once knew. There is a remnant coming out of the chosen, and they are those who are being made faithful in this age. The greatest blessing is to be made like Christ. We do not fully comprehend what it means, but we see Him as He is, the further Christ causes us to walk with Him. All our lovers are now forsaken. Who are our lovers? Our lovers are the idols of our hearts; it is none other than mystery Babylon where we trade a great trade, making us rich and increased with goods, not knowing we are poor, wretched, blind, and miserable. Our great spiritual riches do not save us in the Day of the Lord. Only His Commandments change the inside of the cup.

Luk 18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a [spiritually] rich man [with knowledge that does not profit] to enter into the kingdom of God.

Luk 18:26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

Luk 18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Luk 18:28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

Luk 18:29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left [spiritual] house, or [spiritual] parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

Luk 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

The way to live Christ is to die daily with Him. Hence, we are in the fiery furnace of Christ’s Commandments, knowing it is the end of our faith, saving our souls in the great Day of the Lord. Sons of God are the slain lambs of God, shadowed in the Book of Revelation. Think within and discern spiritually.

2Ti 2:11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him [dead to death Heb 2:14], we shall also live with him:

Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

We joy knowing that our sins are forgiven and the Lord showed mercy to us and is showing mercy to us every day by opening our ears and our eyes to hear and see. This is abiding in age-abiding life that is also called life eternal [John 17:3].

Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

We grieve, yet we rejoice as we take hold of the Promise of age-abiding life that has been given to us. We live all these experiences as Paul writes about. We live this spiritually.

2Co 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

2Co 6:5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

2Co 6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

2Co 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

2Co 6:8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

2Co 6:9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

2Co 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Knowing what the second death means and that the new man, Christ in us, the Hope of Glory, is the result of going through the Lake of Fire brings great clarity to what the Lord and the Apostles meant when they said, ” Go and preach the Gospel”. The second death is the Lake of Fire [LOF], and the new man is not hurt by it.

Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized [with the fire in LOF] shall be saved; but he that believeth not [no LOF for me or you] shall be damned.

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

We have the Baptism of John, where we are given the water of the Word, the Commandments, and the true knowledge of God, that washes us and causes us to seek repentance. Paul and all of Christ’s disciples in every age are now being sent to preach the Gospel after the Comforter comes to them.

1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

We receive the Baptism of John and give birth to the man-child in us. The man-child is the mind of Christ. The Commandments of Christ is the mind of Christ. One greater than John, the Lord from heaven, IS come and now quickens our Spirits and opens up the revelation of His Word. The Comforter coming to us is the revelation of Christ Jesus, which was a mystery but is now made known to the sons of God in this age and in every age since Christ.

Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

Rom 16:26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

Christ’s second coming spiritually is the Lake of Fire coming, which is the event that henceforth saves and raises us with Christ.

Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin [spiritually] unto salvation.

The coming of Christ the second time to open our eyes to see and ears to hear brings the fire that is, was, and will be, saving us from now on.

1Co 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

The Gospel is the fire of God’s Living Word, operating within us. It is Christ in us, the Hope of Glory, performing His Work in us. Such is how our minds are being renewed day by day, and we put on the mind of Christ. The natural man, the first Adam, is being destroyed in order for us to become like the wind, that is to say, to be born again. The Gospel, Christ the Lord from heaven that we preach, is tidings of great joy.

Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Nah 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

The preaching of the cross, that is to say, the preaching to die daily with Christ, is the preaching of the true Gospel. There are many false gospels in the world.

Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Gal 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Gal 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

It is dying to self, dying to our carnal minds, abiding in the Lake of Fire that is the judgment necessary to destroy the man of sin within us and raise up Christ in his stead. Preachers of the Gospel are the angels of the Lord who receive the rain ordained for them, who now faithfully preach the Commandments, the Good News. Life through the second death [dying daily] is the heart of the Good News that the angels bring. The angels pull people out of the strange fire that is spiritual Babylon within, preaching life through the second death message, which torments and ultimately kills the first Adam within, that is to say, the carnal reasoning of accusing and excusing within ourselves [Jude 1:21-23].

Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

Rev 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Rev 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them [Babylon], and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

We are beyond blessed in this age when we hear His Voice, His Commandments, from heaven and follow Him to death on the cross, which is the second death, which is the Lake of Fire.

Rev 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Heb 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

Heb 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

We are drinking from the cup of the wrath of God on the first Adam and die to death. This is the everlasting Gospel. Now hearing the Gospel of Life through death, we hunker down, knowing what has already come upon our earth as we abide in the Lake of Fire in this age.

1Pe 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

1Pe 4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

1Pe 4:5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

1Pe 4:6 For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are (spiritually) dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

1Pe 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

It is a lonely road, and few travel on it. The Gospel we preach is the same unchangeable Gospel that always brings much contention from carnal men [the lies within] and the outwardly religious.

1Th 2:1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

1Th 2:2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

1Th 2:3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

1Th 2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

1Th 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

1Th 2:6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

The Apostles’ authority to preach the Gospel is always challenged and rejected by the chief priests of Jerusalem, who reject those who speak truth in love and, in turn, persecute those who bring the Gospel.

Luk 20:1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

3Jn 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

3Jn 1:10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

Like our Lord, Christ Jesus, sons of God are being rejected even by those who are near and dear. The natural man within every man cannot receive the things of the Spirit. The Psalmist writing in Ps 41 is a shadow of what the sons of God are experiencing to this day, being rejected by all men [by the lies within] and by carnal men without.

Psa 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Psa 41:10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Mar 10:33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

Mar 10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

Those who have not been given eyes to see and ears to hear reject the true message of the Gospel of Christ that is being preached to them. Christ experiences it in His day:

Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Mat 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Mat 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Heb 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Sons of God no longer walk by sight and no longer know any man after the flesh. They are about doing the Lord’s work and striving to obey all of His Commandments and to preach the Gospel of Life through death to our inward nations and to all who receive us without.

2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

2Co 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

We pray that we stay faithful to preach the Gospel to every living creature under the sun, within ourselves and those without. Like our Lord, children of God are being sent; you, the reader, if you have eyes to see and ears to hear, are being sent.

Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

Luk 4:44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

Mar 16:20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Go to the www.truthinscripture.com website and to the heading: Commandments. Do not forget to know and do the Commandments of Christ Jesus. It is life aionios.

Receive ye the Gospel, receive ye the Holy Spirit.

Studies

Spiritual Lessons on Fire and Wood Burning

October 13, 2025November 23, 2025 Peter

The Lord’s Ways Revealed in the Natural World

We sing praises and give glory to our heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May the Lord use these words to edify and draw near those called by His name. Peace and grace to the scattered brethren, may the Lord strengthen your faith.

The physical world reveals how things work in the spiritual realm. Over the years, burning firewood to warm our homes in winter has reinforced this understanding. Understanding the lessons shared can help all who wait for the Lord to grow and be prepared for the coming of Christ to them for salvation. Let’s start by reminding ourselves what the Lord has made.

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

The things seen, the physical world, were framed by the Word of the Lord, which is higher than our thoughts and ways. The Lord’s ways are consistent; thus, physical creation shadows the ways of the spiritual realm.

Heb 11:3 Through faith we understand that the [physical] worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

The Kingdom of God comes without observation, yet the invisible things of the kingdom are revealed in the Lord’s physical creation. The further we walk with the Lord, the greater our understanding of this connection.

Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Using the physical to ascertain things in the Spirit is valuable for studying Scripture and reveals some of God’s mysteries. This wisdom helps bring us to our appointed day of Christ. When the Comforter comes, one of many terms for the Holy Spirit, what is Perfect has come to us. When the Living Christ comes, the importance of such knowledge and the speaking of tongues [the parables/mysteries] diminishes.

1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

1Co 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

When the Living Christ comes, the indwelling Holy Spirit teaches us a new way by comparing spiritual things with spiritual. In our day of Christ, God’s hidden wisdom and deeper mysteries are revealed to us.

1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

One can take almost anything in the physical and outward world and, with the mind of Christ, apply the Scriptures and sound principles to rightly divide the Word and prove the macro truth of Romans 1:20. In this study, we look at the realm of physical fire, specifically how wood is burned, and compare the physical experience with how the Lord works the spiritual application of fire and wood. May some who read be edified and provoked to study the Scriptures and meditate more on the Lord.

Physical Fire versus God’s Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in a chemical combustion process, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products and residue such as gases, smoke, and ash. Likewise in spirit, the Word of God is the fire that makes rapid changes when Christ, the Living Word of Commandments, comes with the Promise and dwells in us. The fire of Christ combusts with the carnal-mindedness and worldliness, which is the spiritual wood. All things begin to be made new, the old is burned up, and it all happens relatively quickly.

Rom 9:28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Rev 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

The fire of the Word remakes us from a natural and sinful firstborn Adam into a holy man, a son of God via judgment by the Living Word. All things are made new, the old is burned up, and the new man emerges from the fire.

Jer 23:29 Is not my word like a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Jer 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

1Co 3:15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Fire can be both good and bad in the physical and spiritual realms. Physical fire is used to cook food, warm dwellings, and bring new life to forests and fields. However, it also destroys, kills, burns, and harms what it touches. Likewise, in the spiritual, the Lord’s fire does both good and bad, as the Word of the Lord is a two-edged sword.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

This paper addresses some of the positive and negative aspects of spiritual fire using physical experiences as an example. All things of the Lord work for good in the end, and the destruction of the old man by fire brings forth the new man by fire, Christ in us, the hope of glory. How great are these wondrous works of the Lord to the children of men!

The Fire of God Saves Us

Having our old “natural” way of life burned up is not pleasant to flesh and its desires, yet it is necessary for us to be saved and made partakers of His Holiness. Fire produces heat, and heat is the fiery trials, the grace of God, that burns up all that defiles us and takes away our sins. It is the way of salvation.

Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Mal 3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

The commandments are what judge us and bring correction by the chastening of our loving Heavenly Father. Those who dwell in the devouring fire of the Lord’s Word, the Gospel, are those being delivered from sin and remade into the image of the Son. This is the way in which we should walk, and the Lord teaches us as we abide in His fire.

Isa 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Isa 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Mankind is likened to trees in the Scriptures. In the negative view, trees and wood symbolize our carnal mind and carnal way of life. That is what God’s fire is making combustion with when our day of the Lord, judgment day comes upon us.

Jer 7:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

Joe 1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

God’s spiritual fire, the Living Word that is the Commandments, also known as the Gospel, accomplishes its purposes to whom it is sent. It does not return void; the wood is burned up, and salvation is the result.

What is needed for fire to combust? Physical fire comes from a chemical reaction between oxygen in the atmosphere and a fuel source, which is wood in our spiritual lesson. The mere presence of these things is not enough, as combustion requires a spark and heating of the wood to its ignition temperature. The heat needed to spark a fire can come from many different things: a match, focused light, friction, or even lightning.

The spark that lights the fire of the Gospel is the coming of the Lord, the day and hour, the Promise of the indwelling Holy Spirit comes to make its abode within us. When the Living God lives in you, the fire lives in you, and the consumption of all the wood, representing carnal mindedness and sins, is underway. The Lord has come to the earth for salvation.

Luk 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

Luk 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Our time of many trials has come when the fire within us has been lit. The trials of our faith are precious to the Lord, as they are what save us. It is only by enduring these many tribulations that salvation comes and we enter into the kingdom of God.

Act 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

1Pe 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

When the Lord comes to us, He likened it to lightning in the natural. Lightning comes suddenly with great power and sparks many fires. So, it is in the Spirit when Christ comes and makes fire within us.

Mat 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

The enmity between flesh and the Spirit [Gal 5:17], the living commandments bring friction that starts many spiritual fires needed to save us from our sins.

1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ

Wood fires produce smoke: Smoke is a symptom of a burning fire and contains the trapped gases along with other organic matter. The winds then drive away these pollutants. The winds that are God’s judgments by the Spirit of the Commandments sweep away these pollutants from us.

Hos 13:3 Therefore they [our sins and idols] shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Torment to our old man and beastly nature is a good thing. In our patience and endurance through this torment, we are being saved.

Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Where the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Commandments are, there is always smoke on the mountain, and the fire is hot like a furnace, and salvation from our sins is taking place.

Exo 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Psa 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Psa 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

The burning and smoke define the great and terrible day of the Lord that begins when we experience Pentecost. Joel’s prophecy is fulfilled in our lives. The Living Christ has come, and the fire and smoke are soon seen.

Act 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

Small pieces of wood burn easier and faster than big ones: The size of the fuel affects how easily it catches fire. A larger tree log, for example, requires a lot of heat to ignite and stay burning. Raising a large piece of wood to ignite takes a lot of heat energy. For comparison, contrast a tree log with a toothpick made of the same wood. A toothpick catches fire easily with a simple match after a few seconds. In the spiritual realm, our big sins are like tree logs and take a much bigger and hotter fire to burn up. Our smaller sins can be overcome more readily with a less intense fiery trial from the Lord. The Lord knows what is needed and gives us fiery stripes according to what is necessary to accomplish the task of salvation.

2Pe 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

The Lord deals with the small wood before He moves on to the big logs needing to be burned out of us. We are matured little by little as Christ, the fire, comes to us little by little.

1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

The harder the wood or the more of it, the hotter the fire: Fire burns hotter when the wood is hard and/or there is lots of it. The Lord knows how to create trials to bring us into obedience in our day of the Lord. He dials up the heat and the flames by the indwelling Spirit of Grace to accomplish His work in us. All things are being made new by the fervent heat. Hardened and rebellious hearts take a very big and hot fire to burn the selfish and beastly nature out of us.

Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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.

Eze 24:9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

Eze 24:10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

Softer wood, such as pine, burns more easily and quickly in nature. The Lord knows what is needed to remake us, change our hearts, burn out the wood, hay, and stubble, and perfect us when the time comes. When we know to do right and do not do it, that is hard wood, and the fiery judgment is more severe. To whom much is given, much is expected, and the consequences of disobedience are increased to bring correction.

Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his Lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Seasoned wood is dry wood and burns the best. The Lord prepares us to be burned in His fire by drying us up in a spiritual famine and drought. These famines of hearing the Word of the Lord cause us to be overcome by the flesh and walk in disobedience. The Lord seeks such occasions to humble us, soften our hearts, and bring the fiery judgment to save us.

Jer 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee:

Joh 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Isa 63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear?

The choicest wood is seasoned wood prepared and dried, waiting for its time to be burned. Likewise, the Lord seasons us and prepares us for our day of judgment.

2Pe 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Wood that is not seasoned struggles to be burned; thus, in His infinite wisdom, the Lord knows when to bring the fire to accomplish His purposes. He forebears and long suffers with us, waiting for the time appointed.

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.

The baptism of fire does not come until the Gospel is preached and the man of sin living in all flesh is revealed. When the Gospel is heard and received, the abomination of desolation is revealed, and then the fire of great tribulation comes to work salvation.

Mat 24:14 And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Wet wood does not burn: There are two perspectives to cover on these criteria regarding wet wood, as there are two sides to the sword of God. In the negative sense, water or wetness is associated with the flesh and our walking by that mindset. When we are still wet with that mindset, we have not been prepared for judgment, and the commandments are not yet burning up our old man, and we remain beasts and aliens and strangers to Israel of God. Before faith comes, through hearing the Gospel, the trees of the field stay wet and are not yet ready for burning. We need to have faith and believe the Lord to become seasoned and prepared for the fire to come in our last day.

Joh 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

Joh 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

The other side of wetness is when the Spirit, the Promise comes, and we are drenched in God’s latter rain, which is the Living Gospel. The resulting fiery trials do not harm us and instead perfect us. The lake of fire is our third day, the day of the Lord, when we abide in the fire and fiery furnace, of the lively hope living in us, which is the Commandments. The beast, the false prophet, all that defiles, and even Satan, are burned up as the Lord makes a new heaven and earth where righteousness dwells.

Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

The coming of the Living Christ, after our baptism of John, is the living fire that will totally devour all the adversaries of the Lord’s commandments.

Luk 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

The new man who rests in faith of the Commandments, the Living Gospel abides in the fire and is not harmed.

Rev 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Dan 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

Dan 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Fire brings warmth that gets us through winter. Fire generates heat, which warms us physically and spiritually, helping us endure through periods of cold and winter. The Gospel, which is the commandments abiding in us and our thoughts focused on them, keeps the fire burning through all seasons of life when things get cold and spiritual fruit is scarce. Iniquity is disobedience and brings on spiritual winters in our lives, all part of the seasons of the inward earth the Lord is working. Keeping some fire burning is the only way we endure to the end.

Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

It is easier to survive winter when we abide in the fire that is the assembly of the saints, hearing the Gospel preached and being admonished.

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine

We wash each other’s feet and thus keep the fire of the commandments always in focus as we walk the narrow highway of holiness. Christ gave us the example.

Joh 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.

Fire provides light in times of darkness. Fire is a big help in times of darkness. Before electricity was invented, mankind only had fire as their means for light to see in the darkness. In the Spirit, the commandments, the Living Christ is the only light that guides our feet and brings others lost and wandering about to the light of Christ, which we now project.

Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

The Lord kindles the fire in His chosen ones, and they become the bearers of the light, bringing the flame of the commandments to the rest of spiritual Israel.

Isa 10:16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Isa 10:17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Those who preach and obey the Gospel are the lights unto the world. When we obey the Lord, we are spiritually transfigured and become lights that shine the righteousness of Christ to the world.

Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Php 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Jesus Christ, the Living Word of God, the commandments is the true Light that all men who sit in spiritual darkness see in the appointed time. Christ draws all men to the Light in due time.

Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

The flame color of fire indicates relative temperature: The color of the flames of fire varies depending on intensity and temperature. Blue and white flames are the hottest, which ties wonderfully to the symbolism of colors in Scripture. Blue and white are the apparel worn by the Lord’s ministers who bring the Gospel to others.

Est 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

The garments of salvation, the righteousness that is Jesus Christ is white as is the fine linen of the saints who have the Gospel living inside of them. It takes coming through the great tribulation of intense spiritual heat and fire to be made into a saint and dressed in white garments of salvation.

Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

More air makes a better burning and hotter fire: A poorly burning fire is usually quickly fixed by giving it more air, which brings needed oxygen. Our measure of faith [Rom 12:3] is our earnest deposit of the Lord’s Spirit given solely on the Lord’s determination. When we struggle in our walk, we seek the Lord, meaning to seek the commandments, going to the throne of grace in our time of need. Seeking more of the Spirit of the commandments brings the fire back to life and actively burning in our members.

Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Psa 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

The Lord gives us more of Him, the Living Bread of life, when we seek Him. He promises to answer and give us what we ask and bring the fire back to life.

Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

If we love God, we seek the fire, His coming to live in us, with our whole hearts. We press inward to the commandments, striving to be holy in all our behaviour to hasten His coming.

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 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

The residue of a wood fire is ash: Typically, wood ash is thrown away; however, this fine residue of a fire has many good uses. Wood ash cannot be burned and consists of elemental minerals suitable for fertilizing gardens and trees and promoting new life. Ash is also used in making soaps to wash and clean bodies, and is used to control foul odors [landfills], and even to deter and kill insects. This has great spiritual significance when we apply Romans 1:20 to what the Lord is doing with us in this age, when judgment has fallen on the Lord’s house and the fire of the commandments begins to burn up our carnal thoughts and way of life.

Mal 3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

The commandments, the Gospel, grind the old man, our carnal life to fine powder in the day of His coming.

Mat 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

The ashes of the sacrificed heifer [our bodies, our reasonable service] is the water of separation that purifies us and sets us apart from the world.

Num 19:9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

Num 19:10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Repenting in dust and ashes is giving up our lives for the Lord and obeying Him. It takes the Lord coming with the Fire of Judgment, the Gospel living inside, to grant this to Israel. The old life becomes ashes, burned up in the fire, and replaced by the beauty of Christ and His righteousness.

Isa 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Ashes retain their heat for quite some time, depending on the hardness of the burned wood. The burning process creates an insulated barrier to keep heat in the residue of wood ash. Pockets of trapped air trap the heat to keep the ash warm. So, it is in the Spirit when the grace of God comes to live with us, there is always heat and warmth from the commandments working in us.

Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Lev 6:10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

Fire is made up of many burning pieces of wood. Keeping a single piece of wood burning in a fire is challenging. But if one puts multiple pieces together in building a fire, the fire burns more easily and consistently. This brings to mind the truth that the priests of the Lord, those whom the Lord raises first by His coming to them, are likened unto ministers of fire who preach and teach the Gospel in the assemblies. In turn, the Lord’s ministers of the Gospel set fire to all the other wood that gathers together in Jerusalem.

Zec 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

The fire of Christ is spread by the angels of the Lord, the cherubim, who are also the preachers of the Gospel. Fire and flames is always in view.

Eze 1:4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

Heb 1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

The way to the tree of life, the living commandments, the Gospel, is through the cherubim whom the Lord places in His church.

Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Those who have the resurrected Christ in them, the children of the resurrection, are the mighty angels of the Lord who bring the Gospel and the flaming fire that judges all men in their appointed time.

2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

All born again by the water and the Spirit become the fire, the flaming ministers of the Gospel. With Christ living in them, they have become the saviours who perform the greater works of Christ and bring all mankind to the light and fire that is the Living Christ, the Gospel.

Oba 1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

Dirt and creeping insects are found in and on firewood. If one has worked with firewood, they learn that dust and dirt readily cling to firewood, and there is always cleaning needed where wood is stacked. Firewood is also a haven for many creeping insects, such as ants and roaches, who hide in the crevices and behind the bark and thus can enter our houses unawares. The first man Adam, the carnal man, is by nature filthy and their earth full of creeping things which are hidden sins. A total remaking by fire in the hands of the Potter is required.

Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air …

Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

In Spirit, creeping things of the earth represent our many little sins that defile us and make us unclean. These creeping things are carnal thoughts, reasoning, and arguments contrary to the pure and undefiled Bread of Life that is the commandments of the Living Christ. Creeping things are the little sins that so easily beset us.

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

Creeping things are not to be eaten, meaning taken into our hearts and minds but rather burned in the fire of the Lord.

Lev 11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Lev 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

Lev 11:43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Lev 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The carnal reasonings of men, contrary to the Gospel, are likened to dust that we are to shake off and move on when the Gospel is rejected.

Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

A day of remaking comes to all men when the Gospel is heard and received, and we come to the light of Christ, that is also the fire

Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

A fire goes out when the wood is consumed: The fiery trials endured when the Spirit of Grace comes is how we are caused to learn to do righteousness. When we overcome, the fiery trial has worked its work, and the heat and suffering come to an end. Likewise, in nature, the fire goes out when the wood representing man’s carnality is burned up. God, who is Spirit, is a consuming fire that consumes what is needed, leaving behind only what is pure and undefiled. Only the good, the new man, the faith of Christ, and His righteousness remain when the Lord comes as the consuming fire.

Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

Eze 22:31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

We are not appointed to wrath but for salvation. Yet the way of salvation is enduring the Lord’s wrath, our chastening by our Heavenly Father. This is how salvation is manifested now, and then the wrath is no more.

1Th 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Isa 66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

The wood of our carnal mind is not entirely consumed until these clay vessels are gone. Hence, we endure to the end, always pressing onward to the high calling of being holy in all our behavior. The work of Christ, the living commandments, is finished in the appointed time when judgment by the Holy Spirit finishes its work in perfecting us.

Pro 26:20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer [no carnal mind], the strife [the fiery trial] ceaseth.

One of the biggest lies most of the Christian world believes is that God torments His creation in eternal hell and punishment. Anyone believing that knows another Jesus and their time of coming to the true fire of God has not yet come. Here was an article that covered the egregious lie of eternal hell. The Lie of Eternal Torment

All drawn near to the Gospel should be confident in the Lord to finish the work when their day of Christ comes.

Php 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Those to whom the Living Christ has come with the Promise become the bearers of the Lord’s fire and are always at work to keep that fire burning in the temple of God. Salvation is a process with a lot of wood, hay, and stubble burning, requiring fires and trials of varying intensity. When one trial is over, another follows until our perfection is completed.

Lev 6:12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

Lev 6:13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

1Co 3:13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

Seek the Fire is Seeking Salvation

The Lord’s fire and the resulting judgment they bring should be pursued, as it is how salvation, the most basic promise of the Lord, is manifested. When judgment has fallen on our house, the house of God, we should be glad and rejoice. We are being saved, and the Lord is finishing the job.

Psa 48:11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Eph 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

The old must be destroyed for the new man Christ in us to come forth. For a new vessel to be made, the first one needs to be destroyed in the hands of the Potter.

Joe 1:15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Every man is redeemed unto God in the times appointed by the Father, being born again from the Gospel, first by the baptism of water, and then the baptism of fire. We have been redeemed, bought with a price, and now belong to the Lord. All His works of fire and the resulting sufferings work for the good of making us righteous and holy in the image of the Son.

Isa 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isa 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

The description of the Living Christ, who sees and judges all things, has eyes likened unto flames of fire. Salvation and overcoming are the work of the Lord, the Living Word of God, who reigns in our heaven and watches over our earth, judging righteously by the commandments that are a fire.

Rev 19:12 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.

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God [THE CONSUMING FIRE]

The lesson on wood burning and fire is over. We hope this study stirs one’s zeal to read the Scriptures and pursue the Gospel, the commandments that save them from their sins. By applying a spiritual understanding of what the natural world reveals, we can grow in knowledge of the ways of the Lord. Think about the things above.

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The One True Gospel

June 21, 2025February 8, 2026 Peter

Revealing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

We give thanks and praise to the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for their mercy in revealing and planting the one true Gospel into our hearts. Blessed are the eyes of all who see and the ears who hear this teaching of the Gospel. It is only those chosen of God who are being saved in every generation to whom the gift of faith comes and who see and hear the Gospel.

Few are given to know the truth regarding the mystery of the kingdom of God. The words of Scripture hide the truth in plain sight, and only those whom the Lord opens their spiritual ears and eyes hear and see the mystery.

Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

We spend years searching the Scriptures, gleaning knowledge, and yet we readily miss the real power and mystery of godliness. A day comes when the Living Word, the Lord, comes to our flesh, and we are awakened to the life-changing truth.

1Ti 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh [YOU], justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Jesus Christ came preaching the Gospel, which, in turn, has become the mission of all the Lord’s disciples since Pentecost. Preaching the Gospel has a deeper, more impactful meaning than just proclaiming the “good news” of salvation through Jesus Christ. To be delivered from our sinful ways, we need the second coming of Christ with the fire that begins to change our hearts.

Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Here, the Promise was spoken in the prophets.

Eze 36:27 And I will put my spirit [my Commandments, the Spirit of Grace] within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

The Living Commandments

The Spirit of Christ, His living and active Word, is given in the fullness of time for every man. Thus begins our baptism by the fire of the living Word [The Grace], which is judging us in the last day.

Heb 4:12 ESV For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

The Father’s Commandments are alive in Christ, and so it is for us, His Christ.

Joh 6:57 NKJV As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me [My Commands] will live because of Me.

The Scriptures show that many walk away from Christ when told they need to eat [obey] the Commandments. Christ becomes an affront to the wants and desires of flesh and carnal minds. The living God and His Word, meaning the Commandments, are the fire that takes root within God’s temple. By abiding in this fire, we are abiding in this Gospel, and are receiving the Promise of God. It is very good news.

2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

The Lord’s people are set apart and have been separated unto the Gospel by the Spirit of holiness. We are being raised from the spiritual dead by the living Commandments that live within our hearts and minds. The Commandments awaken us to righteousness and bring us up from the grave. Our life is being made new.

Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Jesus Christ is the resurrection, meaning His Commandments are what is, was, and will be resurrected in us in the times appointed.

Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

While all Scripture is good to make us wise unto salvation, it is specifically the Commandments of the Lord that are life eternal. As Christ is, so are His people [1Jo 4:17]. As the Father sends the Lord, He also sends us to do the same [Joh 20:21]. What did Christ do? The Lord only speaks what the Father gives Him to speak, which are the Father’s Commandments.

Joh 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

Joh 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

This truth has always been there; we cannot see it until the Lord comes and sends us forth as His flaming ministers.

Psa 119:172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy Commandments are righteousness.

The way to the tree of life is through the Lord’s Commandments because eternal life is only found in the Commandments. The angels of God, His Elect, guard the way and hold the swords and minister to those whom the Lord draws to Himself [The Christ, His Body]. The Commandments are the tree of life, now taking root in our hearts.

Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his Commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

The truth is twisted by carnal men throughout the ages. Nobody is saving themselves by the strength of their flesh. It is the Spirit of God, working holiness within by raising up the Commandments in us, His holy temple. The Holy Spirit that is given to us is the Spirit of Holiness; it is the Commandments that make us holy and raise us from the dead.

Rom 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

The Spirit teaches us, working holiness within through His incorruptible Commandments that are mighty Words of power.

1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. [within us]

The simplicity of the Gospel in bringing salvation has always been there, awaiting the Lord to open our eyes of understanding to take hold of it. When we look at these fiery words, we are being saved. Through the Gospel, we partake of the power of His resurrection, as Christ is being formed within us. We endure this process to the end, having no confidence in the flesh. The power of the indwelling Commandments does the work, not our flesh.

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;

We are hated by all flesh when we preach Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. When we speak of the resurrection, we are speaking of the raising up of Christ, His Commandments, within us. It is for our stance on the resurrection, meaning our stance on the Commandments, that we are being spoken of as evil. We are called into question by the religious scribes and rulers of Israel, as was Paul.

Act 24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, touching the resurrection of the dead, I am called in question by you this day.

The real trials and the persecution promised to those in Christ come when we believe and preach the Gospel, which is the Word of Commandments. Then the fire gets hot, and we are being purified as we endure to the end. The living Commandments planted and grown within us are the roots needed to endure; otherwise, weak flesh readily falls away when tested.

Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

The Gospel is Christ, and the coming of His Word to live and dwell within us. It is this Gospel that we are given the faith to believe, which is saving us as we strive with the Body.

Php 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

This Gospel, being the living Commandments taking root in our hearts, is a profound yet simple truth. It is a stunning revelation when our eyes are opened to see the truth. Let’s review some Scriptures that speak to the Gospel, and may your eyes be enlightened to see the Commandments as the centerpiece.

It is for the sake of the Gospel that we are losing our lives. Said another way, it is because of the Commandments of the Lord that we lay down our old life to minister to His Body. Submitting to the Commandments is submitting to the Lord and is laying down our lives to serve Him.

Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

The Gospel is the power unto salvation: It is the Commandments of the Lord, the living Word, planted within us, that is the fire saving us. We now dwell in the fire of the Living God, and He is judging, chastening, and remaking all things in our lives.

Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

It is God’s elect who are given the faith to believe and to whom He comes to make His abode with the living Word, the Commandments ruling in the kingdom of God. The power of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit is come to us.

1Th 1:4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

1Th 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

When the Commandments of the Lord take root in our hearts, the Promise is come. Jesus Christ is now come in our flesh, and the morning star is arisen. The power of God unto salvation and resulting judgment from the Commandments has now fallen on the house of God.

2Th 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

2Th 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

It is known as the Gospel of Grace:

Act 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

We are saved by this grace [judgment] that comes by way of the Commandments that burn up everything defiling His Temple.

Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Tit 2:12 Teaching [chastening] us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

The implanted Commandments are the two-edged sword that executes the grace of God in our lives. It is the fire that seasons us like salt.

Mar 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

The gospel of Christ is the blessing: The good news is Christ, and when we embrace His words, we are being saved and are blessed above all men.

Rom 15:29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

The blessing of the Lord is spiritual, not of the flesh, and is received when His Commandments take root in our heaven (mind).

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:

The Gospel is to be preached. Our preaching is teaching and focuses on the Lord’s Commandments. The Lord gives the increase in due time to those destined to receive it.

Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in my name: [my Commandments, my fire]

Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

We preach Christ, and Him crucified, meaning His Commandments and our dying to them. We no longer corrupt the Commandments by adding to them or taking away from them. We take great care to keep our bread pure and undefiled, not receiving the grace of God in vain.

Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the Commandments of men.

The Gospel is to be believed: Many hear the Gospel, they taste of it, but do not believe the Gospel, as they lack the requisite faith. Thus, the power of God unto salvation does not do its work in this age. We are not entering into the rest of Christ unless we believe His Commandments with our whole heart.

Heb 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Anytime we think of Jesus Christ, we need to be thinking of Him as the Spirit of the Living Word, not the Jesus in the flesh. Christ, the living Commandments, come to make their abode with us in His holy temple, which temple we are.

2Co 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

It is called the Gospel of peace: The subtle confirmations of what the Gospel really means are throughout the Scriptures.

Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

The Prince of Peace dwelling in us is the Commandments that we do not argue or debate, we just do them. We rest in His peace and cease from our own works and carnal reasonings.

Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

The Gospel is to be obeyed. This attribute is a huge confirmation of what the Gospel truly represents. Good news indeed when we are given not only to believe the gospel but also to obey it. Believing and obeying are the same end product of our faith and require our suffering in the flesh.

Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

With the living Commandments in our hearts, judgment has fallen upon the house of God. Thus, we know what happens when we disobey; the flaming fire that is His grace brings judgment and correction.

2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

The Commandments of the Lord are the plumbline that judges us in our day of the Lord. That day is now if we belong to the household of God.

1Pe 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

The Gospel is the power and mystery of God, which had been kept secret since the world began and is now revealed unto us by the Lord’s mercy. With new spiritual eyes, we see this mystery proclaimed everywhere in the Scriptures made known to us to bring about obedience to the faith.

Rom 16:26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

We are commanded to live the gospel and not only preach it, becoming a doer of the Word. We deceive ourselves and are hypocrites when we say one thing and do another. Disciples indeed continue in the Word and live the Gospel by obeying the Lord.

1Co 9:14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

We are warned about many false gospels, deceitful workers, and false Christs. But there is only one true Gospel that Paul preached. The Lord winnows the flock, separating unto Himself the remnant being saved, and uses deceitful workers who corrupt the Commandments to create division by their heresies. The corruption and leavening of the Commandments are the “other gospels” Paul warned about. Many are turned away, and the faithful few continue following the true Christ.

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Gal 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Paul preached the Gospel and did not baptize many people. Paul spent little time teaching doctrines outside of the Commandments. The baptism of John teaches us true knowledge of God and brings repentance as the first step in following the Lord. Yet a second baptism, the one of fire, which changes our hearts, is necessary for salvation and to complete the process of being born again. We now preach the Gospel as the focus of ministry, knowing that embracing and carrying our cross is the way of salvation.

1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words [spewing knowledge], lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

Paul preached the cross, meaning dying daily in the devouring fire of the Lord’s Commandments, laying down our old life. Paul preached Christ (and His Christ) crucified, focusing on the power of God through the living Commandments. To those focused on knowledge [the Jews], this is a stumbling block, and to the carnally minded [the Greeks], it is foolishness.

1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

False gospels do not focus on the cross, the sufferings, the loss, the afflictions, the persecution for the Word, and the many tribulations we endure in becoming a living sacrifice. False gospels do not give glory or focus on the Commandments of the Lord, but rather glorify men and profit the flesh, being about their riches of knowledge.

Dwelling in the Fire:

Believing in the indwelling Commandments is our dwelling in the fire that is the Word. This is how we are being remade into a new creation.

Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

The commands of Christ, the living Word within, is the devouring fire that makes its abode with the people of God. One can study the law and the prophets for years as the Scribes and Pharisees did, and we have in our former fellowships. We can understand all the history, types, and shadows of the Old Testament and still not know the Lord. And here is why.

Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me [my Word, my Commandments], that ye might have life.

Flesh does not like thinking or talking about the Commandments; it is simply too hot. Flesh wants to study or talk about everything else. Yet our abiding in the Lord’s Commandments, the living Word, is the way we attain eternal life and receive the desired overcoming. The living Word, rising within us, becomes the guiding light, making our paths straight.

Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

If we are in the Commandments [Christ], the living Word is judging us now. When we err from His ways, the fire gets hotter when judgment has come upon the house of the Lord. Thus, our hearts are being established with grace and not with meats (doctrine, knowledge)

Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

In the end, all that matters is a new creation, as knowledge and prophecy pass away in due time. Paul often wrote about this singular focus of our walk in Christ.

2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

We are admonished to examine ourselves when we fall so we can hasten the appearing of Christ in all our behavior.

2Co 13:5 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?

When the mystery of this Gospel is revealed in our hearts, we go from warming ourselves by the fire of the Word to being cast directly into the fire. That day is today, as the morning star, the light and fire that is the Spirit of Jesus Christ, His Commandments take hold of our hearts. The Son (the Commandments) is risen upon our earth and in the kingdom of God.

Rev 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Receiving this Gospel, we are resurrected from the spiritually dead. It is the Commandments, Jesus Christ, who has arisen in our hearts. It is the beginning of the blessed and first holy resurrection. The fullness is yet to come, but we have a powerful deposit right now.

2Pe 1:19 NKJV And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts

Paul said the same thing to the Romans. Our obedience, which is the love of God, is being shed in our hearts. This is the work of the living and active Commandments, the indwelling Word of God, that brings salvation.

Rom 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

This day star is the power of God bringing salvation. We struggle to overcome, yet are admonished to be patient and hold fast until this star, the Commandments of Christ, arise in our hearts.

Rev 2:25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

Rev 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.

It is in the Lord’s Body, also known as His holy mountain, and our fellowships with brethren, where the words of Jesus Christ are elevated, and we are looking to Him. We abide in the Lord’s courts, a place of judgment by the Word. It is a far better place to be than anywhere else. It is here in Zion, the holy city of New Jerusalem [not the old Jerusalem that is Sodom], where the congregation of the saints abide in the devouring fire and are sins are being taken away.

Psa 84:9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. [Christ and His Christ]

Psa 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psa 84:11 For the LORD God [via His Commandments] is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

The Gospel is good news, but not to the flesh, as the Words of Christ are Spirit. The good news is the coming of the Living Christ in us, the hope of glory. The Gospel is spoken of as a mystery, as few are given to see the truth in every generation. We are not worthy of the honor the Lord has now given us to preach these marvelous truths boldly. Yet we cannot stay quiet in the face of the Lord revealing the mystery of His Gospel. Our focus is now on the Gospel as we minister among the saints by proclaiming the mystery hidden for ages.

Col 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Col 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

The one true Gospel is only received by the revelation of Jesus Christ. We preach it to those prepared to hear it, and only the Lord gives the increase. Like all truth and good gifts, they come from the Lord. Only the Lord can open eyes to see the depth and breadth of the good news that is His Gospel.

Receive ye the Gospel. We labour and suffer reproach for trusting in these Commandments, the true Gospel of the living God.

The mystery of God is finished. The voice of the seventh angel is beginning to sound. The day of the Lord is upon all who hear, and our redemption draws near.

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