First
Bible Lesson: Mark 16:16
"He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
Second
Bible Lesson: Acts 2:38-39
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is
unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as
the Lord our God shall call."
Golden
Text: John 3:5
Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter
into the Kingdom of God."
First
And Second Baptism
Brethren, the
texts above have summarized this sermon. You have been reading these portions
for years, yet you could not understand what they meant. This sermon is meant
to reveal to you that those who practice the injunctions of God must be
saved. It is also meant to reveal those who are qualified for the kingdom
of God.
There are two
major things needed in the Kingdom. The first is to repent and refrain from all
manner of sins, and the second is baptism by immersion in water. This will
qualify you for forgiveness and remission of your sins by God. We have two
types of baptism in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star; via, Baptism for
forgiveness of sins, and that of the Holy Spirit. If you undertake one and
fail to take the other, it avails you nothing. If you had committed any sin, no
matter how grievous that sin was, once you are baptized into Brotherhood,
you are washed clean. Since you have repented and refrained from your sins, our
Lord Jesus Christ and the Father will forgive all your sins. That is the first
baptism. The second baptism is that of the Holy Spirit. If God bestows you with
the gift of the Holy Spirit, your heart will be pure. Consequently, there
will be no judgement against you anymore. You will be completely free from all
problems.
If you are
bestowed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, yet your sins are not forgiven due to
the fact that you are not baptized, you are not saved. If you have received the
baptism of the Holy Spirit but do not accept that of immersion in water, there
is no salvation for you. On the other hand, if you receive baptism of immersion
in water but do not receive that of the Holy Spirit, you are not saved.
Though
you may have received several baptisms from all corners of the world, if you
fail to receive that of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star your sins will not be
remitted; which indicates that you are not saved. This is because this baptism
is preceded by repentance. This is the judgement.
Whoever knows
that he/she is a sinner, such a person has to go to Christ by repenting and
refraining from those sins and then, get baptized. Apart from this, there is no
salvation for him or her. Salvation eludes so many people who refuse to be
baptized into Brotherhood of the Cross and Star having been baptized in their
previous denominations. They do not know that any baptism without a proper
confession of sins is no baptism. Let it be known that whoever baptizes with
all his sin with him is not a baptized member of any church; and in such a
case, he cannot be saved.
However, if
after receiving the aforementioned you still believe in and continue to prepare
diabolical substances, go on marrying so many wives and in fact, indulge in any
sin, it means that what you had received was not the baptism of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ said that whosoever, "believeth and is
baptized is saved". He, however, did not add that, after the baptism
whoever goes back to his sinful ways shall be saved. If you realize that you
are a sinner and repent of your sins and accept this baptism, it means you have
died and resurrected with our Lord Jesus Christ. Through this way, all your
sins are forgiven. These two types of baptism are necessary because through
them, the true children of God which are scattered all over the world can
easily be identified.
It should be
noted that not all the inhabitants of the world are bestowed with the gift of
the Holy Spirit. The second lesson reveals that you should repent and be
baptized so that you may receive the Holy Spirit. This promise is for you, your
children and your great grand children. All those who do not possess the gift
of the Holy Spirit, are not His true children. Though you may be baptized (by
immersion in water) and your sins forgiven, if you do not receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit, it means you are not His true follower. This is why you cannot
sing, preach or heal. This indicates that the Father has not elected you for
His glory.
Do not blame
any person who has received baptism, but, does not receive the Holy Spirit, for
he has not yet been chosen. Such a person can neither surrender himself to God
nor believe that God is the one doing the work in Brotherhood of the Cross and
Star. Whenever such people receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, they will
believe fervently. That is why we have these two types of baptisms. You can now
understand why the golden text emphasizes on the point that one must be born of
water and spirit otherwise he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. If your
sins are not forgiven, and you have not received the Holy Spirit, then you are
not worthy of this Kingdom. If you leave any sin unconfessed, you cannot
receive the Holy Spirit. Do not forget that the confession, baptism and
reception of the Holy Spirit constitute the first death and resurrection. Revelation
2:11 states that "..He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death." Therefore, it is mandatory that you confess all your sins
before baptism; for if you did not die with our Lord Jesus Christ, you will not
resurrect with Him. On the other hand, all those who participated in the first
death shall not "taste" of the second death.
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The
Essence Of Confession Of Sin
Whosoever
does not believe in the truth cannot be saved. Believing connotes refraining
from former vices and involvements in vices. When this is done you are free.
Also, once you receive the two baptisms as practiced in Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star, you live a problem free life, because you are one with the
Father. In fact, you will become a new person in our Lord Jesus Christ.
A lot of
people who claim to be church goers are still plagued with various illnesses.
The reason is that, they were baptized with their sins in them; which
tantamount to no baptism. As earlier has been said, there is no meaningful
baptism that could be effected when a person has not denounced his cults and
all the vices he or she had been practicing. It is not confession of sins alone
that matters. The crux of the exercise is repenting and refraining from sins.
Take the case of a man from Eniong who came to this place, for instance. When
the book, "First Step to God" was given to him, after going through
it, he left with the excuse that he had to complete his rounds of medication in
the hospital first. Meanwhile, this man was receiving treatment in the
hospital, but the sermon in that book abhors that. And for that reason, he fled
and till now, he had not returned. He did not realize that if he had confessed
his sins and got baptized his sickness and problems would have been over.
If baptism
were to be of no importance, our Lord Jesus Christ could not have requested
John the Baptist to get Him baptized.
Read
Matthew 3:13-15.
Then
cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John,
forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh
us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Our
Lord Jesus Christ was baptized at the age of 30 (thirty) in the month of
August. That was the day He died the first death, and for that reason,
the second death had no dominion over Him; and so He resurrected. That is
what is applicable to all the children of God. Death has no power over them.
What you call death is no death but a spiritual transfer. The first death
is that day you repent and completely refrain from all sins and get baptized.
When you are baptized (by immersion) and do not go back to your former vices,
but surrender yourself to the service of God, you cannot die anymore. This is
because, you have no more association with the agents of death. What are the
agents of death? They are fornication, lies, stealing, murdering, backbiting
and many other vices.
All those who
are still lustful of the world and the fullness thereof, in spite of their
baptism, shall be damned. Our Lord Jesus Christ, for instance, was a qualified
carpenter from His youthful age to the age of thirty. All along, He was doing
the carpentry work, but after His baptism, He received the Holy Spirit without
measure; and since then, he did not go back to carpentry. He continued with the
work of God having surrendered Himself fully to God. Up till this moment,
He has been in active service without slumbering. This is the model for all
believers.
You may
recall that when our Lord Jesus Christ was not baptized, He was not tempted by
satan. Immediately after His baptism, He was taken to the Wilderness where He
fasted forty days and nights. There and then Satan tempted Him. (Read Matt
4:1-10). It should be noted that our Lord Jesus Christ could not succumb to
these temptations because He was led by the Holy Spirit. Note very importantly
that this Holy Spirit was bestowed upon Him just after His baptism. Therefore,
when Satan departed from Him, He was ministered unto by the angels. (Matt
4:11). Similarly, all those who had decided to forsake all forms of sins
and get baptized shall also be ministered unto by the angels. On the other
hand, those who have refused to forsake all forms of sins and get baptized
shall be damned.
Henceforth,
before any person is baptized, he must read this sermon and be prepared to
refrain from all vices and evil practices which are not in consonance with the
tenets of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. If this is not done, your baptism
should be regarded as an ordinary bath in the water. However, if you hearken to
this teaching, you will be free from all bondage of sin and satanism. You will
then become the real Child of God. Romans 6:2 asks: "How shall we, that
are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" Our Lord Jesus Christ died
once and thereafter He lives. Those who are dead and can never resurrect are
those who have never been baptized. The root of death without resurrection
can be traced to the wrong preaching given to new converts - that once they are
baptized, all their problems are gone. They are not told to repent and refrain
from sins. These new converts therefore, go in for baptism as though they are
going to the hospital or to the necromancer. Whosoever knows and confesses his
or her sins, repents and is baptized is saved. This is because his sins, having
been forgiven on earth, are forgiven also in heaven. Whether you are a royal
highness, king, queen, pope, archbishop, millionaire, billionaire, general or
field marshal in the armed forces, you have to abide by His teachings. Apart
from this, you have yourself to blame.
Denounce
Your Old Ways Before Baptism
The
two baptisms - Repentance and Holy Spirit - are very important. If you
undergo these two types of baptisms, you will have nothing to do with anger,
fighting, bearing malice or anything that will cause discrimination, discomfort
and segregation. This is why some people say that they are baptized into
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, yet they can neither pray, preach nor
practice any sermon. In addition to baptism of repentance, if you had received
the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you will not gossip, backbite, tell lies,
indulge in idolatry, commit adultery, smoke tobacco and take all types of
drugs. Do not ask any person to rush for baptism so that his sickness, court
case or other problems may be cast away. Let the person confess all his or her
sins; repent and refrain from such sins, then receive baptism. Thereafter such
a person is washed clean and free from all judgement in heaven and on earth.
If
you know you have committed too many sins and cannot bear the burden of them
any longer, take refuge in our Lord Jesus Christ. This could only be done
through repentance, refraining from, and abhorring sins. After this, you
will have to accept baptism as administered in Brotherhood of the Cross and
Star. No prayer or fasting can save you without the above stated method. This is
confirmed by the words of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in Matt 11:28:
"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest".
Most people
in various denominations baptize converts with the least opportunity. This
should not be so. In Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, for instance, I did
not baptize any person from 1956 to 1957. It was just a month to our
departure to 26 Mbukpa that I started baptizing people. This was because, I did
not want to baptize just anybody, that is, those who do not believe in our Lord
Jesus Christ. The first set of converts were baptized between the end of
July, 1958 and August of the same year. On this note, therefore, no
baptism should be administered to any person who has not believed in God, and
does not know what is sin and cannot accept having ever committed any.
Before 1958, all the people who came for prayers and to attend services, had to
denounce their various churches, cults, secret societies, and other sources of
power they believed in. How then could I have baptized such people? It was at
26 Mbukpa Road, Calabar that some people started discarding their rings,
bangles, charms, and amulets. If God did not apply His great wisdom, He would
not have had any follower on earth. At that time, I could not place my hands on
people's head for any reason if he could not confess all his sins. If he had
begrudged any person, he had to go first to make peace before I could pray for
him. At that time, whoever did not denounce his charms and cults, I did not
pray for such a fellow.
The
Gift Of Holy Spirit
The
spirit, blood and water move and work in unison. (1 John 5:8). Most people
in the prison yard and those in different precarious situations are being
disturbed by the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit is in you, you will be
punished for any sin you commit; and if you continue in sin, your end is death.
In this wise therefore, once a sick person confesses all his sins truly and
repents wholeheartedly, all his sicknesses will vanish completely.
Many people
are plagued with various problems. The cause of their mishaps could be traced
to the fact that they are not baptized. This fact could be confirmed in Acts
2:38 where Peter advised the men of Judea during Pentecost to "repent
and be baptized everyone of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost". Similarly any
person who does not possess the Holy Spirit must be baptized. So that he may
receive it. The churches do not possess the Holy Spirit, yet, they claim to be
God's children who are serving Him. How can you be a child of God or serve Him
without the Holy Spirit? Those who must serve God satisfactorily, must serve
Him in Spirit and truth (John 4:23).
Most people
say they do not want a spiritual church, but they crave for the "real
church" or what they call orthodox churches. Consequently, you can see
their failure and perdition and how they die daily. As you go about praying for
people and giving them money and other gifts, can such things save them? Though
you may buy a car, a house or other things to a person or even train him in the
university, he cannot receive salvation unless he confesses, repents and be
baptized as is done in Brotherhood. Someone may pray for another and all his
sickness, poverty and his hardship vanish; but if he does not possess the Holy
Spirit, he is not saved. It was for this reason that our Lord Jesus
commissioned His disciples to "go ye therefore and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost...." (Matt 28:19). Therefore, anyone who realizes his or her
sins and repents and gets baptized is saved and will be free from any
judgement. On the other hand, he that feels he or she has no cause for
repentance and subsequent baptism is condemned and nothing can save him. If he
likes, he may distribute all his wealth to the poor and be charitable to all.
At the end, he must perish because he believes not in God.
The
gate-way to this Kingdom is by confession, repenting and refraining from all
sins, and then baptism (by immersion). As you emerge from the water, you have
received the Holy Spirit. If anybody had not confessed, repented and refrained from all his
former vices and evil ways, do not baptize him. If you do, it will be of no
use, because the new spirit will be at war with his "customers"
(sins). He therefore, will not stand fast in faith to God. From today, if any
person desires to be baptized, ask him or her to confess about all his cults,
secret societies, different sources of power and wealth. In other words, all
his sins must be confessed before you baptize him. Any person who does not
accept that he is a sinner, do not baptize him. On the contrary, all those who
realize their sinfulness and seek for baptism should be baptized. Do not beg or
plead with any person to accept baptism. The first lesson below emphasizes this
point.
First
Bible Lesson: Mark 16:16
"He
that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall
be damned."
Holy
Spirit Is Got Through Baptism
Our
Lord Jesus Christ died because of our sins. If you realized that you are a
sinner and believe in the fact that confession, repentance, refraining from all
your sins and then baptism (by immersion) is the only way to Him, He will never
disappoint you. For those who claim to have been baptized somewhere and that one
does not baptize twice, leave them alone for judgement shall be against them.
When you read in the Bible that children of God will judge the world this is
that judgement.
Read
1 Corinthians 6:1-5."Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law
before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints
shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy
to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much
more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgements pertaining to
this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to
your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall
be able to judge between his brethren?"
The baptism
of John the Baptist signified repentance; so that people may believe in our
Lord Jesus Christ. This baptism was also for the remittance of sins. Did you
know that this is judgement, and that any person who has no cause for
repentance and baptism is condemned? It is said that "they that are
Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts". (Gal
5:24). This can only be achieved through confession, repentance and
finally, baptism. When once you are dipped into the water, all your charms,
juju, evil desires and lust, die completely. Nothing rules over you apart from
the Holy Spirit.
When the
churches fast, they do it between 6 am and 8 am actively. Beyond 9 am and 10 am
many will fume. By 12 noon, food is kept all round so that they will eat and
live. They cannot fast effectively for long because they have not crucified the
flesh. They therefore, had not received the Holy Spirit which could have
empowered them to fast.
The entire
world is still in the flesh. Whenever the Holy Spirit has taken dominion in
your body, no power can either threaten or push you about. When any power or
force hits at you, it breaks and cannot penetrate, for a local axiom has it
that, "two cocks cannot crow on the same roof". Similarly the Holy
Spirit and elementary (evil) spirits cannot stay in the same temple. That is
why people change from bad to good and good to better and finally to best when
they baptize and keep to the tenets of Brotherhood as taught by the Supernatural
Teacher.
All the
powers and forces in the entire universe put together, cannot remove any child
of God from Brotherhood. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is an unshakable
Kingdom. The moment you are baptized, you become one solid being having been
possessed by the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit alone that controls your
actions and operations. From the day you accept Him, all your problems are gone
and there is no judgement for you. Do not be afraid of either death or any
power.
When people say
that a Brotherhood member is poisoned, charmed or shot with a gun, I normally
conclude that such a person is not a true member of this fold. A Brotherhood
member cannot be killed by any weapon, whether spiritual, physical or otherwise.
He is above destruction. Remember the promise of our master and Lord Jesus
Christ that those who believe and be baptized shall not be hurt by anything
whatsoever. (Mark 16:16-18). If you know that you are not really
baptized, go immediately for baptism so that you may no longer be in tears.
It is out of
mercy that the Holy Spirit is changing the entire humanity from evil to good.
He who does not experience this transformation cannot know the difference
between good and bad. This is because, under the influence of evil spirits,
murder is not a sin, likewise charms and amulets. Those who indulge in these
things believe that it is a way of protecting oneself. However, let it be known
that there is no salvation in any other place in the entire universe.
You have read
that we were shaped in iniquity and in sin did our mothers conceive us
(Psalm 51:5). Consequently, from the first man, Adam, till now, we have all
sinned and have fallen short of this Kingdom. God, the merciful Father knows
this and so He opened the only available channel. This channel is this baptism
which procedure had earlier been explained.
He who
continues to pray for money and wealth should stop seeking for such things, but
for his salvation. Neither government, your parents nor other power or person
can help you. You cannot help yourself either, because we have all been clothed
with sins. Only our Lord Jesus Christ can help us through the above stated
method. Forgo everything you know that will not give glory to God, so that you
may be able to please Him. God does not want anyone to perish, that is why He
has opened this way unto the entire world. No other baptism can forgive and
remit your sins. You can be a worshipper in any church denomination, but first
come here and be baptized in the proper way; so that your sins will be forgiven
and remitted. Only the Almighty God can forgive the sins of any man or human
being. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is the real Kingdom of God, where the
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit (the trinity God) dwell. NO ANGELS CAN
FORGIVE OR REMIT YOUR SIN. IF THE ALMIGHTY GOD FORGIVES YOUR SINS, NO
OTHER PERSON CAN JUDGE YOU AGAIN, AND YOU WILL BE FREE FOREVER. THIS IS NOT
BECAUSE OF YOUR GOOD QUALITIES BUT THROUGH HIS GRACE.
Formerly,
when I tell members of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star that they were with
the Holy Father, they had always been left with some doubts. They doubted the
possibility of any person staying with the Holy Being. However, today the
scales have fallen out of their eyes and they have seen the truth of the issue.
The songs rendered here and all the wonderful testimonies you give in this
place are not heard in any other organizations. The sins you have refrained
from, are those which the world enjoys most. The type of life you live, people
outside may regard you as a fool, for not leaving Brotherhood to work for money
and other mundane wealth. Little do they know that here, you have seen what the
world has never seen; and that where you are is the Kingdom of God. You cannot
be snatched out by anybody.
As a member
of Brotherhood, you have "put on" Christ, though the world accuses
you for worshipping a man. They also say that you have been given something
which protects you wherever you may be. This is true. You have been given what
is not in the world, because you have been freed from judgement. Consequently,
our Lord Jesus Christ had taken dominion in your body, and so, you are
defeating all powers of death, poverty, sickness or lamentation.
If any person
prepares charm or diabolical substances so as to harm you, he or she is wasting
his/her time. Whatsoever they do against you, instead of harming you, will
return to them as a boomerang. That is the cause of all the sufferings amongst
them. Anybody that gets baptized and receives the Holy Spirit, his/her eyes will
be opened and he/she will realize his former folly.
For you to
administer holy oil or water, prayers and visions to someone who neither
believes nor baptizes is a futile effort. He or she cannot be saved. There
is not much time left to be wasted. Help yourself now, for the time is short.
Members of Brotherhood have cause to rejoice immensely with the Father for
giving them such a Kingdom and glory, which cannot be shaken when they did not
even believe in it. Consequently, there is no sighing, crying, tribulation,
suffering and lamentation for them anymore. All adverse conditions have been
removed from them.
When
it is said that the kingdom of the world has become that of God and His Christ,
(Rev 11:15), you are the ones being referred to. Formerly you
were idol-worshippers but today, you are a Brotherhood member enjoying the full
protection of the Almighty God. This is because from the very day you believed
and got baptized, you had received the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Kingdom of
this world has become that of the Almighty God and His Christ. A true child of
God in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star serves God 24 hours without any
complaint. Those of the world cannot stay awake one night without complaint.
It is said:
"fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell".
(Matt 10:28). Today, all members of Brotherhood are free from the above
warning because they are not under any law. Nothing can kill you anymore. It is
very pathetic to see a Brotherhood member going to a necromancer, juju doctor,
or taking any form of medication. This is because, Christ having taken
possession of you, no other power works in you. If you are involved in any
diabolical practices against any person, it cannot be effective. It should be
known that, you are not what you think you are. All Brotherhood members are
not just human beings, they are "Spirit". It is this
"spirit" that does all things. You are only witnesses to the work of
the Holy Spirit. Any person who points an accusing finger at you, does so
to Our Lord Jesus Christ. To prove this, if you go back to eat the former food
which you discarded, you will not be comfortable. Thus, the choice of food to
be taken is the entire prerogative of the Holy Spirit indwelling you.
But rest
assured that you are in the new world and in the Kingdom of God. You are
therefore, free to go about preaching, singing and testifying about it. Read
the second bible lesson again.
Second
Bible Lesson: Acts 2:38-39
"Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that
are afar off, even
as many as the Lord our God shall call."
The
Need For Repentance
The above
lesson is applicable to Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. As stated earlier, the
baptism of John was for repentance, while that of Brotherhood is for
forgiveness and remittance of sins. I thank God for the baptism of John the
Baptist, because it brought man to the knowledge of the true God. Through his
baptism, people believed in our Lord Jesus Christ. After the Baptism of
remittance of sins, the Holy Spirit is given to such a believer. In fact, this
promise has been made manifest in the children of Brotherhood. Whoever
baptizes you, be he a child or an adult as long as he is a baptized
Brotherhood, your sins are remitted. However, if the baptism is administered by
any other person who is not in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, it changes to
that of repentance. Every other baptism in the world is undertaken for
repentance; so that those who accept such baptism may believe in Brotherhood of
the Cross and Star as the New Kingdom of God.
Simon
Peter was baptized seven times before he met our Lord Jesus Christ. If he had not received the
baptism of John, he would not have known our Lord Jesus Christ. After the era
of our Lord Jesus Christ, I have not seen or heard of anybody who truly
baptized people for the remission of his/her sins. Every person seems to be
baptized so that their problems may vanish. Henceforth, let it be known that if
you force someone, by much persuasion to be baptized, it means that you are the
one who had accepted the baptism and not him/her.
The best thing
to do is to preach the word of God to someone. When the person listens, and by
what he hears, asks how he/she can be saved, you then have the chance to inform
him to confess, repent and refrain from all sins; then he will be baptized. Let
him know that after the baptism, he will receive the Holy Spirit. Consequently,
if he believes and accepts baptism, he is saved. Somebody who is entangled in
so many secret societies and cults, and who is deeply involved in traditional
medicine and occultism may become bored about his situation. If he comes to you
to know what he may do to be saved, you can tell him that, unless he forgoes
all those former entanglements, repents and baptizes, he cannot receive
salvation. If he believes and baptizes his sins will be remitted and he will be
saved.
A Brotherhood
member is not expected to sue somebody no matter the offense. He is not
supposed to kill. He must not be a liar, fornicator, adultery, idolater or
quarrelsome. A Brotherhood member must not be an immoral person or laden with
iniquities. In those days, if you have a case pending in the court, you will
not be prayed for or baptized unless you have withdrawn the case from the
court. One woman who has a land case with her brother came to me then and I
told her to forgo the land for him but she vowed that she cannot do that: and
so was not baptized. She had since been transferred to the world beyond. Many
other people perish in the same way. A Brotherhood member does not take any
part of medication, neither does he administer such to other people. He
must not initiate into any tradition or custom of the world. He must not count
or impute sins on others and should not bear malice. Brotherhood is the new
heaven and the new earth where righteousness reigns. (2 Peter 3:13).
There are two
things our Lord Jesus Christ holds and is ready to give free to whosoever
merits them. If any person confesses his sins, He will first wash the person
clean and also give him the Holy Spirit. Take note of the fact that people from
all races have committed various and numerous sins. Read Romans 3:9-10.
"What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise; for we have before
proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written,
THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE." (Rom 3:10). However,
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star had been established so that these sins maybe
remitted.
Brotherhood
is love, peace and goodness. The forgiveness and remittance does not stop the sins of this
generation. It covers the sins of different generations such as those committed
in the era of Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Melchizedec among others, and other
generations yet unborn. Do not direct any person to Calabar, Biakpan, or give any person
holy oil or water. Rather, when they ask how they could gain salvation, tell
them to confess all their sins, repent and refrain from such sins, and then
receive baptism. This is the only sure way to salvation. Do not hearken to
those who are out to deceive you; that they will give you "spirit" at
the bank of the water, in the forest, hills or mountains. Come to Brotherhood
of the Cross and Star and receive the Holy Spirit free. The spirits you
receive in any other place are elemental which later turn to destroy you.
A lot of
people have problems in this Kingdom because they have refused to forsake their
former cults and secret societies. This group of people could be likened unto a
man that sent away his old wife to marry a new one. After a short while, he
rented a house outside the matrimonial home for the old wife. He secretly goes
to the old wife; sleeps and eats with her. Gradually, the old one draws nearer
until she comes back to the home. Immediately she enters the home again,
trouble sparks and the entire family becomes disorganized. This is how some
members of Brotherhood go back to their former societies which they had earlier
abandoned. One of our brothers from Trinidad who said he was a member of 36
secret societies for instance had gone back to them. Such people are bound to
have problems; for "no man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old
garment.. (Matt 9:16-17).
The
memorandum of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star makes it clear that a
Brotherhood member has no association with the world. Similarly, the Holy
Spirit has nothing to do with weeping, lamentation, fornication, murder, wars,
and all manners of sin. The Holy Spirit brought peace because He is the King
of Peace. He also brought joy and everlasting life to mankind.
Any
Brotherhood member who does not possess the Holy Spirit is an unbeliever. Such members
are faithless. Faith cometh by hearing the words of God. Give the
people the words of God and they will ask you what to do in order to attain
salvation. That was what happened to the Ethiopian Eunuch. Read Acts
8:26-38. Immediately he was baptized, all of Eunuch's sins were forgiven
and he received the Holy Spirit. Accordingly, whoever rejects baptism, his sins
will ever be on him in this generation and the one to come.
This
is the last chance given to all children of God to practice love, humility,
charity, patience and all virtues of Godliness. Our Lord
Jesus Christ said, "If ye love Me, keep my commandments. And I will pray
the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you
forever. Even the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but you know Him; for He dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you." (John 14:15-17). Accordingly, the Holy
Spirit is the one doing all the great works in Brotherhood of the Cross and
Star.
Formerly, the
world claimed that Brotherhood's leadership is satanic. Now, they have seen
love, righteousness, peace, patience, meekness, joy and holiness in the Leader
Himself. Their eyes are now opened. This is because if satan can have true
love, righteousness, holiness and all virtues of Godliness, then it ceases to
be Satan but God. Read the golden text again.
Golden
Text: John 3:5
Jesus
answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water
and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."
The
Necessity Of A Spiritual Rebirth
In order to
gain entry into the Kingdom of God, you must crucify the body and its lusts;
for you cannot serve God and Satan at the same time. You must forsake all sins,
repent and be baptized; then you become a newborn child in the Spirit.
The children
of the world cannot do any good because they will be directed by one mind to do
good and the other takes the opposite stand. They end up doing the wrong thing
which is evil. On the contrary, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star members
believes in good deeds.
There is
peace, love, meekness, righteousness, joy and all Godly virtues expressed by
only one individual. That is why they usually comment that all Brotherhood have
one voice.
Our
Lord Jesus Christ has fulfilled His promise as stated in John chapter 14 verses
15-16. That Comforter is now with us. We therefore have nothing to worry about. We all live
unto God and not the world. We have nothing in common with the world. What we
do is help the world, just to fulfill the principles of love which is in us.
The Holy
Spirit has already revealed that any person who has any type of charms or
diabolical substances should throw them away. Do not keep any such things in
your house. The Holy Spirit is the force that is doing all things in this
Kingdom. May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.
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