MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, GO TO SCHOOL DAILY TO GET AN EDUCATION, SO THAT THEY CAN PROSPER IN THIS PRESENT WORLD, IN THIS PRESENT LIFE. THIS LIFE TIME IS AS A VAPOR, WE ARE HERE BUT FOR A SHORT WHILE. BUT MANY PEOPLE, THOUGH THEY HAVE BIBLES AVAILABLE, STUDY VERY LITTLE THE LAWS OF GOD. WHICH ARE ABLE TO GIVE THEM WISDOM, SO THEY CAN PROSPER IN THIS WORLD, AND THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE WHEN THEY ARE JUDGED. LISTEN AS THE LORD GOD, SPEAKS TO ISRAEL, BY THE MOUTH OF HOESA.

Hos:4:1: Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hos:4:2: By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hos:4:3: Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Hos:4:4: Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

Hos:4:5: Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

Hos:4:6: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Hos:4:7: As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

CHILDREN OF LIGHT, I BELIEVE KNOWLEDGE COMES INTO THE BRAIN THREE WAYS. KNOWLEDGE COMES INTO THE BRAIN THROUGH EXPERIENCE. THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, AND THE THINGS YOU SEE DONE. SECONDLY, I BELIEVE THAT KNOWLEDGE COMES INTO THE BRAIN THROUGH PERCEPTION. THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE, HEAR, TASTE, SMELL, TOUCH. BUT, I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, IT SHALL BE THROUGH REVELATION. FOR THIS REASON A MAN MAY BE HIGHLY EDUCATED, BUT NOT BE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR LORD, AND SAVIOUR JESUS THE CHRIST. ON THE OTHER HAND, A MAN MAY HAVE VERY LITTLE EDUCATION, AND YET BE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH CHRIST. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO,

Mt:16:13: When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Mt:16:14: And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Mt:16:15: He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Mt:16:16: And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Mt:16:17: And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Mt:16:18: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

BELOVED OF GOD, I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE. I BELIEVE THAT EXCEPT THE LORD JESUS OPENS A PERSONS UNDERSTANDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, THEY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES. AFTER THE DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION, OF THE LORD JESUS, HE CAME TO HIS DISCIPLES AND OPENED THEIR UNDERSTANDING TO THE SCRIPTURES.

Lk:24:44: And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Lk:24:45: Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

HOLY CHILDREN IS IT NECESSARY FOR A CHILD OF GOD, THAT HAS BEEN BAPTIZED OUT OF THE WORLD, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND HAS RECEIVED THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST, TO ATTEND SOME COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, AND BE TAUGHT THE HOLY SCRIPTURES? NO IT IS NOT. WHEN THE HOLY GHOST COMES TO DWELL WITHIN A CHILD OF GOD, THE GREATEST TEACHER THIS WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN COMES TO DWELL WITHIN HIM. AND WILL TEACH HIM, AND BRING HIM INTO ALL TRUTH.

1Jn:2:27: But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. (KJV)

THINK ON THIS SAINTS OF GOD, WHEN A CHILD OF GOD IS CALLED TO REPENTANCE, JUSTIFIED, GLORIFIED, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE WORLD, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. THEY BECOME A SOLDIER IN THE ARMY OF GOD. AND A SOLDIER DOES NOT HIS OWN WILL, BUT THE WILL OF HIS COMMANDER. JESUS CHRIST IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST. WE ARE CALLED, "CHRISTIANS" WHICH MEANS TO BE CHRIST LIKE. CHRIST JESUS DID NOT HIS OWN WILL BUT HIS FATHER'S WILL. AS CHRIST DID HIS FATHER'S WILL ; WE ARE TO DO THE WILL OF CHRIST. JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD, PRAYED THIS PRAYER JUST BEFORE HIS CRUCIFIXION. READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

Lk:22:41: And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Lk:22:42: Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Lk:22:43: And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

Lk:22:44: And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

LITTLE CHILDREN, THE QUESTION MUST ARISE, HOW DOES A PERSON KNOW THE WILL OF GOD? WE, AS SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF GOD, ARE COMMANDED TO STUDY THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. FOR, IT IS THROUGH THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, THAT GOD SPEAKS TO US. TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD, FIRST, YOU MUST DETERMINE IF THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO DO IS SCRIPTURAL. FOR GOD WILL NEVER COMMAND YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS AGAINST SCRIPTURE. SECONDLY, IS THERE A DESIRE IN YOUR HEART TO DO THE THING. FOR GOD PUTS THE DESIRE IN THE HEART OF HIS CHILDREN TO DO HIS WILL. THIRDLY, IS THE DOOR OPEN SO THAT YOU CAN DO THE ACT. IF THE ANSWER TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS IS YES, THEN IT IS GOD'S WILL. I PREACH AGAINST FOOTBALL; BECAUSE, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A GAME THAT PRECEDED FROM SATAN, A VIOLENT GAME; THAT BREAKS THE ARMS, LEGS, AND NECKS, OF THOSE THAT PLAY THE GAME. BUT, WHEN I SEE YOUNG MEN PENALIZED FOR MANY MISTAKES, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY HAVE STUDIED THE RULE BOOK. AND WHEN I SEE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY HAVE STUDIED GOD'S RULE BOOK, THE BIBLE.

2Tm:2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (KJV)

I BELIEVE THAT THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, ESPECIALLY, THE KING JAMES TRANSLATION IS THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD. THE LORD HAD HOLY MEN OF OLD, RECORD THESE WORDS THAT WE MIGHT KNOW GOD'S WILL. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WERE WRITTEN BY MEN, BUT THE MEN WERE INSPIRED OF GOD.

2Tm:3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2Tm:3:17: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (KJV)

AND WE ARE NOT TO GET SO INVOLVED IN THE THINGS OF THE WORLD THAT WE CANNOT SERVE THE LORD GOD THAT CALLED US TO BE A SOLDIER.

2Tm:2:1: Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2Tm:2:2: And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

2Tm:2:3: Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2Tm:2:4: No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

2Tm:2:5: And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

CHILDREN OF GOD, WE ARE IN A WAR WITH A MOST CUMMING ENEMY, SATAN THE DEVIL. SATAN, OUR DEADLY ENEMY, FOUND ALL MANKIND IN ADAM, AND WITH ONE TEMPTATION, AND WITH ONE TRANSGRESSION, DESTROYED, MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILD, FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. AND, BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE, THE SLAUGHTER GOES ON THIS VERY DAY. UNDER THE OLD TESTAMENT, BECAUSE OF THE ORIGINAL SIN, MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILD EITHER DIED, OR WERE KILLED, AND THEIR SOULS FED TO THE FLAMES OF HELL; ONLY A FEW ESCAPED. THE WORD "FEW" DEFINED MEANS THREE ARE MORE.

Is:24:5: The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Is:24:6: Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

BELOVED OF GOD, IF YOU ARE A NEW CONVERT TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, YOU MAY NOT KNOW HOW THAT SATAN DESTROYS THE CHILDREN OF GOD. SATAN USES THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AS A WEAPON TO DESTROY THE CHILDREN OF GOD. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. THE LORD GOD GAVE ADAM A COMMANDMENT THAT HE COULD EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN, BUT THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD, AND EVIL, HE WAS NOT TO EAT OF THAT TREE. FOR IN THE DAY THAT HE ATE OF THAT TREE HE WOULD SURELY DIE. WHEN ADAM TRANSGRESSED THAT COMMANDMENT, SIN WAS IMPUTED TO ADAM, BUT NOT ONLY ADAM BUT ALL MANKIND. FOR ALL MANKIND WAS IN ADAM AT THE TIME THAT HE TRANSGRESSED THE COMMANDMENT.

1Cor:15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (KJV)

NOW WHEN A CHILD IS BORN INTO THE WORLD HE IS ALIVE PHYSICALLY BUT DEAD SPIRITUALLY. THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL MUST BE BROUGHT TO LIFE. FOR IT IS THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL THAT SHALL LIVE IN ETERNITY. THE FLESHLY BODY THAT YOU SEE SHALL PERISH, BUT THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL IS RENEWED EVERY DAY. IT NEVER GROWS OLD AND DIES.

2Cor:4:16: For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. (KJV)

SATAN USES THE FALSE PROPHETS AS HE USED THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. SATAN, HAS PURPOSED IN HIS HEART TO SEND ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN INTO THE FLAMES OF HELL. AND, SATAN USES HIS CHILDREN TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PURPOSE. IN A WAR SOME OF THE ENEMY ARE READILY RECOGNIZED BY THEIR UNIFORMS. BUT SOME OF THE ENEMY ARE NOT EASILY RECOGNIZED SUCH AS SPIES, AND SABOTEURS, AND TERRORIST. SOME OF THE CHILDREN OF SATAN ARE EASY TO RECOGNIZE, BECAUSE THEY CURSE, BLASPHEME, AND DO THE WORKS OF THE FLESH. BUT SOME OF SATAN'S CHILDREN ARE NOT SO EASY TO RECOGNIZE AS FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE EVANGELIST, FALSE PASTORS, AND FALSE TEACHERS. THE BIBLE, THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD, SPEAKS OF A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE; AND IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT WE ARE IN THAT TIME NOW.

2Tm: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;

2Tm:4:4: And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

THE PEOPLE LOVE THE FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE PASTORS, AND FALSE TEACHERS. BECAUSE, THEY A PREACH, AND TEACH, SMOOTH THINGS. THEY PREACH, AND TEACH, THINGS THAT ARE PLEASANT TO THE EAR. SOME THINGS MAY BE TRUE. OR, THE THINGS THEY PREACH, AND TEACH, MAY BE FALSE. AS LONG AS IT ACCOMPLISHES THEIR PURPOSE. LISTEN AS I READ WHAT GOD SAID ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.

Is:30:9: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:

Is:30:10: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Is:30:11: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

KEEP THIS IN MIND, SAINTS OF GOD, AS YOU WAGE WAR AGAINST SATAN. FIRST, COMES THE TEMPTATION TO TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD, IF YOU YIELD TO TEMPTATION, THEN COMES SIN, THEN THE CURSE, THEN DESTRUCTION. HOW DO WE FIGHT AGAINST SATAN. WE FIGHT AGAINST SATAN WITH TRUTH, AND WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, AND WITH THE BREAST PLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND WITH THE HELMET OF SALVATION, AND THE SHIELD OF FAITH, AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT WHICH IS, THE WORD OF LORD. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO BECOME AND AUTHORITY, ON THESE SUBJECTS. REPENTANCE, FAITH, BAPTISM, THE LORD'S SUPPER, OBEDIENCE, AND THE RITUAL OF THE LAYING ON OF HANDS, AND THE RECEIVING OF THE HOLY GHOST, AND THE RITUAL OF THE WASHING OF FEET, AND GOOD WORKS. BEFORE GOD CALLS HIS CHILDREN TO REPENTANCE, ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN RUN WITH THE CHILDREN OF SATAN. DOING THOSE THINGS THAT ARE AGAINST THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. BECAUSE THE CARNAL MIND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF GOD. THE FLESHLY MIND OF SENSE AND REASON, WITHOUT THE HOLY GHOST IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF GOD.

Rom:8:6: For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom:8:7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Rom:8:8: So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Rom:8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 2466

WHEN GOD CALLS A PERSON TO REPENTANCE, JUSTIFIES THEM, GLORIFIES THEM, TRANSLATES THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST, BY BAPTISM. AND GIVES THEM THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST. THE WATER OF THEIR BAPTISM WASHES AWAY THEIR SINS, AND THE HOLY GHOST BRINGS THE INWARD MAN TO LIFE. THE PERSON BECOMES A MEMBER IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. WHEN WE ARE BAPTISED WE DIE TO SIN, WE ARE DEAD TO THE LAW THAT GOD GAVE TO MOSES' WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE LAW OF SIN, AND DEATH. BUT WE ARE ALIVE UNTO GOD. WE, AS CHILDREN OF GOD, ARE NEW CREATURES, A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST.

1Cor:2:11: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

1Cor: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.

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

1Cor:2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.