TEXT OF DISCOURSE: MATTHEW 16:1-END
Re-examine verses 1-12
Beloved, the main point, considering our text of discourse is on
the empty, and indeed, misleading inventions and teachings of man. Various
misleading teachings have been brought into the world by different church
denominations, religious organizations, and some so-called secret societies.
Therefore, beware! Else you would be misled. There is no eternal life in the
church denominations
that abound in this world. The teachings imparted there are
counterfeit, empty and void. Aside from the teachings of the Holy Spirit that
the Father imparts to you here in the kingdom, there is no other place such
teachings abound. Therefore shun all other teachings and hold firm to the
teachings of this kingdom.
The leaven of the Pharisees, you must note, does not mean the
bread you eat, but the diverse misleading doctrines that existed by then, which
are increasingly imbibed today.
Read John 10:1-8
Know from now that the church denominations, the world over are
indeed worldly. This is because none of them preaches and practises the
doctrines and teachings of Christ. The teachings and doctrines of Christ
require exemplary lifestyles. That is, a person who has love and mercy should
express these attributes for others to emulate. In order to be worthy of
Christ, you must live by examples. One who proclaims Christ only with his
lips without emulating His footsteps is not worthy of Him. In fact, such a
person is not a true disciple of Christ. The teachings of Christ requires
abhorring segregation, anger and other vices. Or simply, it requires leading a
righteous life. What exists in the world today is the spirit of division and
segregation. That is why a member of one religious group would find it
extremely difficult to embrace and receive a member of some other religious
leanings. This is not practised in B.C.S. We are bound by the Spirit of love
and oneness. This is the teaching of Christ which you must adhere to at all
times. Do not imbibe any other teaching that is at variance with this;
else, you will find yourself ejected from God's kingdom. All the church
denominations and their members are carnally minded therefore do not harken
unto them. You must not adhere to societal norms and traditions that are at
variance with
the teachings of Christ, if you expect to have a share in God's
kingdom. In the world, you are taught to be violent and vindictive, hence, anyone
who acts contrary to these ways is said to be a coward. Shun such teachings and
turn to the teachings imparted by the Holy Spirit in this kingdom.
The world argues that the issue of man not eating meat and fish
has no spiritual support. They would even refer you to what is nominated in: 1
TIMOTHY 4:1-5: "Now the spirit speaketh expressly, that in latter
times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared
with a hot iron. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats
which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe
and know the truth. For every creature of God is, and nothing to be refused, if
it be received with thanksgiving. For it is sanctified by the words of God and
prayer."
This is a biblical excerpt which they do not even know the actual
meaning of. It is high time you refrained from eating of fish and meat and all
other acts which defile the body. The time is nigh for us to purify our bodies
for the Holy Spirit to indwell us. Note that it is only the teachings taught
here that qualify the entire inhabitants of the world to come into the kingdom
of God. Shun other teachings from churches, traditionalists and patriarchs of
old for such will not lead you to any useful purpose.
KEEP TO THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST. Read JOHN 14:6-12
Beloved, the entire world, churches and other secular
organizations in it are without God's teachings. The true and sound teachings of
God can only be obtained in B.C.S. and these are the only teachings that would
salvage the entire world.
Earlier, Christ's teaching was seasoned with division and
carnality as He commanded His disciples not to go among the Gentiles but to
restrict their activities only to the lost sheep of Israel. However, in His
subsequent teachings, He clearly told us that His mission was to come and die
as a ransom for the unity and salvation of the human race. The death of Christ
put an end to the works of darkness and paved the way for sound teachings, the
concept of love and oneness. Christ knew that His work was not perfect, hence,
He emphatically said in John 16:12-15: "I have yet many things to
say but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when He the spirit of truth is come,
he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of Himself, but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and He will show you things to
come.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine and he shall
show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I,
that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you."
Beloved, it is only the Holy Spirit that can lead the world
aright. Read 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-8: "This know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, dispisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers
of pleasure more than lovers of God.
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from
such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead
captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning
and never able come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres
withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds,
reprobate, concerning the faith."
Are the things read to you not happening in the world today?
Hitherto, people criticized B.C.S. for observing fasting and abstaining from
eating of meat and fish. But what is the situation today? Have the worldly
people not emulated these practices by B.C.S? It was seventy years after the death
of Christ that the people of Israel sought a republic from the Roman Empire. As
a result of this, fierce war broke out between the two sections, the people of
Israel on one hand, and the Roman Empire on the other. The tide of the war was
so high that the majority of the Israelites were exterminated. Only ninety
thousand were left. The said ninety thousand were those who climbed up, and hid
on the mountain tops, who never knew anything about God. This ninety thousand
people were dispersed to form different nations like Russia, Germany, Ethiopia,
and America and the rest of the nations. And three hundred years later, Roman
Catholic started to operate. This story is very symbolic when you refer to what
the scripture says in
2 TIMOTHY 4:1-5: "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus
Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Preach the word; be in season and out of season, reprove rebuke, exhort with
all longsuffering and doctrine.
For the time will come when men shall not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lust shall heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears. And they shall turn their ears away from the truth, and shall be given
unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of
an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
God is all knowing. He is the master planner who knows how best to
design His affairs. He knows all things that will happen in the next two or
three thousand years. Nothing had ever taken God unawares. This is why it is
said that if you are spiritually minded, you will be ready for whatever is
coming ahead. If you live in the flesh and you are not cautious, you will be
overtaken by events.
Brethren, after a period of three hundred years, the Roman Catholics
came into existence. It was Boniface and other Roman Catholic people who
founded Roman Catholicism although they did not know the doctrines or teachings
of Christ, for people like Peter and other close followers of Christ, who would
have taught them the ways of Christ had been killed. Thus, they did not have
those who will guide them to the true path of Christ. You have now seen that
the system and doctrines introduced by these early founders were adulterated
and so confusion set in.
The religious system fomented chaos and caused untold havoc. The
entire teachings of Christ have been destroyed and this has plunged the world
into her present and lamentable state. What is found in Timothy 4:3 has
manifested today. The people of today no longer endure sound teachings. None in
the world knows what would happen in the next century because nobody has
reached the accurate knowledge of the truth. The teachings imparted to you
here, lead to the accurate knowledge of the truth.
You are enjoined to adhere to them in order not to be taken
unawares in the future, for you do not know what will transpire in the next two
or three thousand years. Adhere to these sound teachings for they are meant for
the children of God. All other teachings are too deceitful and dangerous for
your consumption.
DISTORTION OF THE DIVINE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST:
There also emerged Martin Luther, a German who once went to Italy
to acquire knowledge in the Seminary, as they called their institution of
learning. During the holidays, he went into the remote areas of Italy and
there, he realized that the people he discovered there were the remnants of
Christ's followers and that the teachings they embraced were unique compared to
the ones he studied in the Seminary which were also said to be teachings of
Christ. These remnants of Christ's followers practised abstinence from fish,
meat, and killing, they embraced the doctrine of oneness and love as are
obtained in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. These teachings astounded
Martin Luther because they were unique compared to what he was taught in the
Seminary. And on this note he framed the ninety-nine questions, and threw same
to the Roman Catholics who could not provide answers. This generated
disaffection among the people and it later resulted in what was called
"The Holy Wars." These wars led to the killing of many Christians.
It is now claimed that Peter was the most intimate disciple of Our
Lord Jesus Christ, but why did they have to kill him, the only person who would
have shown them the way? This is the cause of the untold chaos now prevalent in
the world. The teachings that abound in the Roman Catholic sect are at variance
with that of Christ. If critically examined, it would be realized that the
Roman Catholic Church has teachings that have to do with the worship of
mermaid. They have to a great extent, disorganized things in the religious
system, but for the fact that God is Omnipotent, it would not have been so easy
to streamline things again in the system.
THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FORETOLD IN ISLAM:
If you take your mind back the lane of history you would recall
that when Mohammed, the founder of Islam, was about to die, his followers asked
him to tell them what their fate would be when he died. Mohammed told them
that he was empty and void, hence, he could not save himself, talk less of
saving his followers; but when the Holy Spirit comes, He will lead their path.
This statement is still fresh in the minds of the Moslems. Therefore, any
Christian who is not serious shall be overtaken by the Moslems who are coming
in great numbers. The Moslems have accepted the Holy Spirit because His coming
marks the manifestation of what their leader told them centuries ago. And
according to the scriptures, it is this Holy Spirit that would lead the entire
world to the accurate knowledge of truth. We are now in the tail end of the
twentieth century, the age in which all spoken words of God have fully
manifested. No wonder all roads of various religions such as the Bahai Faith,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism now lead to B.C.S, the base of the Holy Spirit. Very
soon, we shall have in the world, ONE FLOCK UNDER ONE SHEPHERD.
Let my peace and blessings rest and abide with the entire world,
now and forever more, Amen.
Thank You Father.
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