1520 TRUE BIBLICAL BAPTISM unto JESUS CHRIST and PCG article on SPECTACULAR BAPTISMAL COVENANT
10th Oct 2026
Sabbath
Days of FEAST OF TABERNACLE as U.B days, Eze. 45. 25
Eze 45:25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.
COMMENTS for THE ABOVE ARTICLE—of PCG –SPECTACULAR BAPTISMAL COVENANT and baptism unto CRUCIFIED CHRIST to receive HOLY SPIRIT and INHERITANCE due to THOSE IN COVENANT with ABRAHAM
PCG wrote of BAPTISM to WATER, to receive BLOOD OF NEW COVENANT--
By Gerald Flurry
From The October 2026Philadelphia Trumpet
Gerald Flurry wrote—
If we truly saw the passion He has for His Spirit-begotten sons—
You see that love in the baptismal covenant.
He is deeply grieved when one of His begotten children breaks that covenant with Him.
He wrote further—
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” (verse 3). Paul says we were baptized into the death of Christ. He pointed out in the preceding chapter that we are justified by Christ’s death and saved by His life (Romans 5:as9-10h).
Comment—
BELIEVER has to RECEIVE SPIRIT of GOD
By BAPTISM unto HIS DEATH as DID Paul
Proclaiming Christ Crucified
1Co 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1Co 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
1Co 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Wisdom from the Spirit
1Co 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
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:
1Co 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1Co 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.
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 Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co 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.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
· Paul who wrote many books in NEW TESTAMENT did BAPTIZE to CROSS of JESUS CHRIST
Proclaiming Christ Crucified
1Co 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1Co 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
1Co 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Wisdom from the Spirit
1Co 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
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:
1Co 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1Co 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.
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 Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co 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.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
· Even after WATER BAPTISM we all had in WCG –MANY PEOPLE had FALLEN OUT OF SABBATHS, recently a DEACON who was in WCG phoned my husband, and TO SEE—HE DOES NOT READ the BIBLE EVEN, we do not keep company with such called “brethren”!!
· Why?—why?---MANY had fallen out BECAUSE they ALL FOLLOWED the LIE—of baptism unto Water WHICH NEVER GIVES SPIRIT of GOD!!
WATER BAPTISM DOES NOT make you SPIRITUAL
TO KNOW THE MIND OF CHRIST
To JUDGE AND UNDERSTAND HIS INSTRUCTIONS
To be MADE HIS WIFE as NEW JERUSALEM
1Co 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.
· People who were in WCG to understand –WE WERE NEVER TAUGHT OF NEW TESTAMENT
· I studied NEW TESTAMENT by my OWN thinking that WCG had FINISHED TEACHING NEW TESTAMENT before I JOINED WCG in 1988.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
· BECAUSE I JUDGE ALL THINGS—I EVEN RESIGNED from being Deaconess when I saw some irregularities, but I PRAYED to GOD that I would CONTINUE to SERVE GOD.
1Co 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
· To HAVE MIND of CHRIST you should know the WHOLE BIBLE—how LORD Judges, WHAT SINS HE HATES, how He punishes –HE PUNISHED EVEN DAVID,
2Sa 12:12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
2Sa 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
2Sa 12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
OUR BAPTISM should be FULLY UNDERSTANDING our SINS, to TAKE THEM BEFORE the CROSS of JESUS CHRIST---to be CRUCIFIED with HIM, to share His sufferings with our DEEP GRATITUDE, SEEING HIS BLOOD, AND WOUNDS, –SHOULD FEEL THE AGONY caused TO HIM because of our sins, and the SINS of the WORLD, for He died for SINS of WHOLE WORLD,
Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified
Joh 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
Joh 19:2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Joh 19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
Joh 19:4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Joh 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
Joh 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Joh 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Joh 19:8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
Joh 19:9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Joh 19:10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
Joh 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
· JUDAS was the BETRAYER—
· LORD’S own disciple!
· IF LORD’S servants DO NOT LOOK to SPIRIT OF GOD, all are IN TROUBLE!
Jhn_17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
· THE MIND of CHRIST SAYS—SCRIPTURES FULFILL!
2Th_2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Read in PART 1 of No. 1513
FULFILLMENT OF Day of Atonement FOR MINISTERS and WITNESSES
From SPIRIT OF LORD, 2 Co 3;17
? Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Me.
Act 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
? GW 1 Kicks against PRICKS OF LORD as an example to Gerald Flurry KICKING LORD’S PRICKS, as gentiles are a lesson for life of ISRAEL, Isa. 43;3,4 –read in Part 1
? Believe Isa. 51; 1, Rom. 8;17 on Day of Atonement and receive INHERITANCE
Read in Nos. 1506, 1507, 1508 explanations of --Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Please read those numbered for perdition in No. 1513
Luk 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot
? SO SONS OF PERDITION have SATAN in THEM
? They become FALSE CHRISTS and SERVE against words of JESUS
· They WOULD NOT PREACH BAPTISM unto JESUS CHRIST TO RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT and NOT PREACH Rom. 6 as REMOVING SINS of people
· For SINS as FORNICATION is against CHURCH AS TO BE MARRIED TO LAMB, JESUS CHRIST, Rev. 19; 7-8
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
1Co 5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
· Could WATER BAPTISM wipe out FORNICATION a SIN against GOD’S WIFE the CHURCH
If you are DEAD to SIN, you cannot LIVE
TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?
JOHN baptised with WATER--Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
JOHN CAME BAPTIZING with WATER to MANIFEST (to make known) JESUS CHRIST -- Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
JOHN SAW SPIRIT descending on JESUS CHRIST like a DOVE--
Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
· SO WATER BAPTISM introduced by JOHN was to MAKE KNOWN JESUS CHRIST, as SON of GOD, Jn. 1;34 –make known to ISRAEL, Jn. 1;31—and JESUS CHRIST received SPIRIT of GOD from HEAVEN, Jn. 1; 32.
WATER BAPTISM introduced by JOHN was to MAKE KNOWN JESUS CHRIST, as SON of GOD, Jn. 1;34 –make known to ISRAEL, Jn. 1;31—and JESUS CHRIST received SPIRIT of GOD from HEAVEN, Jn.1;32. And LORD baptizes with HOLY SPIRIT, Jn.1.33
BAPTISM to WATER made LORD’S PEOPLE as DEAD—
They the PCG broke COVENANT, Eze. 44.7, and MADE A COVENANT with DEATH—LORD DISANNULS their COVENANT with DEATH by making them to be BAPTISED unto CRUCIFIED CHRIST,
SO LORD SENDS His Judgments, and overflowing SCOURGE Day and Night, Isa. 28; 16-19
Isa 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Isa 28:17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Isa 28:18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Isa 28:19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Rom. 6 is the ANSWER where ONE COULD BE FREE of SIN
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:
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
1 Co 5;1 sin against Father--
1Co 5:2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
1Co 5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
1Co 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Now is DAY OF LORD---1Co 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
· Read No. 1513 on Day of Atonement
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Act 1:16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
? Sons of PERDITION betrays JESUS CHRIST
Act 1:17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
The END OF JUDAS--Act 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Act 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
Gentiles and PCG SHEPHERDS cut off for they HAD NOT
RECEIVED HOLY SPIRIT by BAPTISM to BE FORGIVEN,
AND their THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER as price for betraying
Were CAST INTO POTTER’S HOUSE
Zec 11:13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
·
· THAT MEANS they WOULD BE TAUGHT and PARDONED as in Isa. 28;18, IN POTTER’S HOUSE
Psa_2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Isa_29:16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Isa_41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isa_64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Isa 28:18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Zec 11:8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Zec 11:9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
Zec 11:10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
Zec 11:11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
Zec 11:12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
Zec 11:13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
Zec 11:14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
· So brotherhood of Judah and ISRAEL are AS CUT OFF
· And the HOLY SPIRIT TEACHES—JESUS CHRIST came from Judah, Heb. 7 –
Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Heb 7:15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
Heb 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Heb 7:17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
· So HOLY SPIRIT has many things to TEACH
· Gen 49;8-12 says JUDAH would be PRAISED BY OTHER TRIBES
· But Heb. 7; 17 MEANS MUCH MORE---for AS HIGH PRIEST OF MELCHISEDEC ORDER ---HE WOULD BE THE HIGH PRIEST of MELCHISEDEC for EVERLASTING COVENANT, which is made with NOAH’S descendants too, as A COVENANT with ALL FLESH
PCG is to be MADE IN EVERLASTING COVENANT ---
Eze 16:59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Eze 16:60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Eze 16:61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
Eze 16:62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
Eze 16:63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
H. W. Armstrong’s BOOK on WATER BAPTISM, Page 17—
He wrote—
COMING OUT OF WATER PICTURES CHRIST’S RESURRECTION
AND A SPIRITUALLY resurrected person walking henceforth in NEWNESS OF LIFE
Half of Page 16 to first 1/3 of page 17 says of WATER BAPTISM comparing to Rom. 6 –which H. W. Armstrong says it is a BEAUTIFUL ORDINANCE, full of MEANING.
Comment—
But, baptism unto Rom. 6 has to be UNDERSTOOD from ALL IN COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
· How to become SEED of ABRAHAM by PUTTING ON BAPTISMAL WORDS of JESUS CHRIST
Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
· Rom. 6 BAPTISM had PUT ON CHRIST
· (SO UNDERSTAND THAT WATER BAPTISM cannot PUT ON CHRIST)
THEREFORE
ALL CAPTIVES/ MALE or FEMALE
BOND/ FREE
JEW/ GREEK
Are ONE IN CHRIST WHEN BAPTISED unto
JESUS CHRIST, Gal 3.28
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
SO AS HAVING PUT ON CHRIST by BAPTISM
They BECOME SEED of ABRAHAM
Because GOD promised inheritance to ABRAHAM
Those who PUT ON CHRIST BY BAPTISM
Are HEIRS according to PROMISE to ABRAHAM
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Thus you become SONS AND DAUGHTERS of NEW COVENANT
Rom_4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Gal_3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Gal_3:18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Gal_3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Heb_6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
LORD GIVES INHERITANCE TO KEEP
HIS LAWS
Psa 105:42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
Psa 105:43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Psa 105:44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
Psa 105:45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
TO KEEP HIS LAWS
LORD GIVES CIRCUMCISED HEARTS
Alive in Christ
Col 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Col 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Col 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
· When you are BAPTISED unto CRUCIFIED CHRIST, Rom. 6 –you go to HOLE OF PIT where LORD is LAID-- sins of the flesh REMOVED by the circumcision of Christ: -the SPIRITUAL CIRCUMCISION is done there IN the HOLE OF PIT--- Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged
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.
FORGIVENESS GIVEN in the HOLE OF PIT,
YOU ARE QUICKENED, Isa. 51.1
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;
QUICKENING is NECESSARY
Psa_119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa_119:149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
Psa_119:154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
Psa_119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Psa_119:159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Psa_143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Rom_8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
The Resurrection Body
LORD KNOWS TO QUICKEN the BODY
1Co 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
1Co 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1Co 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
1Co 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
1Co 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
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;
PEOPLE were counseled as DEFILED, Eze. 22;1-11—
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;
· All defiling sacrifices –ARE NAILED TO THE CROSS
· And in Col 2;15—
Spoilt H. W. Armstrong and
Gerald Flurry with ministry
WHO HAD NOT UNDERSTOOD MANY
COUNSELS of LORD’S BAPTISMAL WORDS
As they DID NOT RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Let No One Disqualify You
When CHRIST OUR LORD had given
CIRCUMCISED HEARTS to KEEP HIS
LAWS AND Commandments
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
LAWS KEPT EARLIER ARE SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME--Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
· ALL THINGS IN TEMPLE OF GOD
· TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO ALMIGHTY CHRIST THE ONE GOD, 1 Jn. 5;20
· WHO MARRIES CHURCH, when HE RAISES, Rom. 7; 4
· So the wife has to get ready, Rev.19; 7, 8
Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
· DO NOT be baptised to water!
· BUT BE BAPTISED to receive HOLY SPIRIT, Ac 2;38,39
Col 2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Col 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
· BAPTISM unto WATER is DOCTRINE of H. W. Armstrong
· And it has TO PERISH with H. W. Armstrong
Col 2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
· When GOD’S SERVANTS do not honour WORDS OF LORD they betray GOD OF WHOLE EARTH who CAME DOWN made as A SON OF GOD to die for THEIR SINS!!
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Luk 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luk 22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
SPIRITUAL Scriptures MAKES us UNDERSTAND that ONLY the SPIRIT
That would LEAD us for SALVATION
Baptism unto WATER never GIVES us SPIRIT
We are ACCOUNTED as sheep for slaughter
Rom 8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
· We are killed--FOR HIS SAKE
· Where is that SLAUGHTERING DONE—
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Find the place where HE, the ROCK, 1 Co 10;4 LAY DEAD
Rom.6;8--be dead with Christ to receive ETERNAL LIFE
1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
· SPIRITUAL ROCK calls us to HOLE OF THE PIT where HE LAY to DIG US from THERE—Read in NO.1506 –Isa. 51. 1-5
· Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
The Lord's Comfort for Zion
Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Isa 51:2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Blessing to SARAH--Gen 17:16 -And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
· Ps 45;16—princes of earth may be made by servant of Ships of Tarshish, Ps 45; 9-16
· Isa 10:8 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
· Then KINGS AND PRIESTS are REDEEMED by LAMB, Rev. 14;4
· Thus when HIS SERVANTS serve from RIGHT HAND OF LORD they become USEFUL to LORD’S COVENANT with ABRAHAM
Isa 51:5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth
Isa 51:3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Isa 51:4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
Isa 51:5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isa 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Isa 51:7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Isa 51:8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Therefore the TRUTH is—BE baptised TO CRUCIFIED CHRIST
By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
BY FAITH in CRUCIFIED CHRIST we become SEED of ABRAHAM
IF YOU RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT you will KNOW
And PETER SAID to RECEIVE HOLY SPIRIT BY BAPTISM
UNTO JESUS CHRIST, Ac 2;38
Page 18 of “ALL ABOUT WATER BAPTISM written by H. W. Armstrong” WROTE the words of Ac 2;38, WITHOUT MENTIONING the SCRIPTURES of AC. 2.38,39 --
H. W. Armstrong wrote MEN’S WORDS
NOT SPIRITUAL WORDS of BIBLE
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But there is no PROMISE that anyone will receive the Holy SPIRIT until Baptized in water even though God in His wisdom and love may on rare occasions make an exemptions The command is “Repent and be baptised”—and then “ye shall receive the gift of the Holy SPIRIT.
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Where DO WE SEE the WORDS ““Repent and be baptised”—--this is WHY we in Ships of Tarshish write SCRIPTURES—WORDS OF GOD—
· H. W. Armstrong and PCG leader and ministry write their own words as PROPHECIES!
· The “LIE”—and Led TO SECOND DEATH, Rom. 1; 25-32
THE TRUTH—is BAPTISM UNTO DEATH OF CHRIST Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
THE LIE is WATER BAPTISM taught by H. W. Armstrong DISHONOURING CROSS OF CHRIST
Gal 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Gal 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Gal 3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
THEY SUFFERED SECOND DEATH
By FOLLOWING the LIE, Rom.1;25-32
Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
· Marriage is natural, but neighbours’ wives, Eze. 33;25,26, Eze. 22; 1-11 is UNNAURAL
Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
· SO THEY JOINED DEVIL to FIGHT GOD—Rev. 20; 8
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
The Defeat of Satan
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Judgment Before the Great White Throne
Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Gal 3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
THE MIRACLES for SPIRITUAL LIFE is through
The Light of the Gospel
2Co 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
· We know LORD’S MERCY for us, so WE FAINT NOT when we see TROUBLES
2Co 4:2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Lost people DO NOT UNDERSTAND GOSPEL
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Devil had BLINDED--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.
· When DEVIL BLINDS—they have VANITY, and become LUSTFUL-- 2Pe_2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
2Co 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2Co 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Treasure in Jars of Clay
HAVE POWER FROM DYING LORD working in us, 2 Co 4;10
2Co 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2Co 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
2Co 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
2Co 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
· When we are BAPTISED to TRUTH of CRUCIFIED CHRIST, Gal 3: 1, always BEAR ABOUT THE BODY OF DYING OF LORD –then LIFE of JESUS CHRIST manifest in us.
2Co 4:11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
2Co 4:12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
2Co 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
2Co 4:14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
2Co 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
2Co 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
2Co 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
2Co 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
· Water baptism caused people to LOOK to the WORLD and PROPHESY to the WORLD.
2Pe_1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2Pe_1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Rev_1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
WHEN WE ARE BAPTISED TO TRUTH of CRUCIFIED CHRIST
We KNOW TO BE HUMBLE
FOR OUR LORD SUFFERED to
BRING US TO HIM the ONLY GOD
(He was made as A SON of GOD, who had NO BEGINNING of days, Heb.7; 3)
Heb 7:3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Rom_12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
1Co_12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1Co_13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
· SCRIPTURES foresaw----GOD would JUSTIFY GENTILES--
Gal 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Eph. 2 explains how gentiles were made nigh to GOD OF ISRAEL
PCG continued to attain SALVATION by LAW, but Gentiles (Us) BY faith in CHRIST AS FAITH in ABRAHAM Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Eph 2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
By Grace Through Faith
Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
One in Christ
Eph 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Eph 2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Eph 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Eph 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Eph 2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Eph 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Gal 3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Gal 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Gal 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Future Glory
Rom 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Rom 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Rom 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Rom 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Rom 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Rom 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Rom 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Rom 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Gerald Flurry wrote---
At baptism, we are fully plunged under water, which is a symbolic burial (e.g. Matthew 3:16; Acts 8:36-38). The old, carnal man dies with Jesus Christ. Paul explains further: “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” (Romans 6:4).
Gerald Flurry and ministry to Learn of JESUS CHRIST –
Why symbolic, when we are ASKED TO BE CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST, to receive NEWNESS of LIFE, without SIN, Rom. 6: 3-7
John baptised in water –so that CHRIST would be MANIFEST to ISRAEL --Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
--------Gerald Flurry WROTE---At baptism, we are fully plunged under water
Isa_45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Isa_41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Isa 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
WORD OF GOD
Required ALL TO RUN A RACE
When PLENTY OF Revelations seen in
CLOUD of WITNESSES
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,
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
· The CROSS made JESUS CHRIST to ENTER to RIGHT HAND of THE THRONE of GOD
Then HIS RIGHT HAND of RIGHTEOUSNESS
Would uphold His servants
WHO SAW HIS RIGHT HAND?
Isa 41:5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
· LORD’S DECISION of HIS RIGHT HAND of RIGHTEOUSNESS —
Psa 45:9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
· A WOMAN stood at RIGHT HAND of RIGHTEOUSNESS, Ps.45;9
· Isa_45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Isa 41:1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Isa 41:2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
· LORD GAVE that WOMAN many works --That Man a COLT, Job 11.12, Man of East Eze.30:3, Ravenous bird, Isa. 46;11,a man 1 Ki 2; 2-5, keep Sabbath, Covenant, Isa.56, cleansed by Blood of Christ Eph.2.11-13, learn from LORD, Isa.17;7, has Ink pen, Eze.9, scribe of Kingdom, Mt.13;52 Read in No.1446
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 25; 31-40 discusses FINAL Judgment –HE WHO GIVES to POOR, is as GIVING to LORD
· GW 1 had given me plenty of things, Mt. 25; 30-40, but one problem, SHE HAS TO UNDERSTAND IT IS LORD who MADE ME POOR
· GW 1 was made as Hagar, GW 2 as SARAH, Gal 4; 22-31
· H. W. Armstrong and Gerald Flurry as TYRE, Isa. 23;15-18, Gerald Flurry AS TYRE, Eze. 26, 27,28
Isa 41:2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east
Isa 41:3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
· See, I had not visited PCG, but LORD sends our articles to them!
Isa 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
· There is ONLY ONE GOD
· LORD called us from Gen 2
Gen 2:13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Gen 2:14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Gen 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
FOUR RIVERS in SRI LANKA flows from ADAM’S PEAK
Gen 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Gen 2:11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Gen 2:12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
· READ IN 1226 A gift is as a precious stone Prov. 17.8 and Gold of Ophir as stones Job 22. 24 OPHIR is an ISLAND Job 22.30 they serve in building temple Zec. 6.15 Queen of Ophir a WHITE STONE Rev. 2.17
No. 1226 in www.restoringcaptivity.com
ARTICLES ON ADAM’S PEAK SRI LANKA
Nos. 1421 TO 1424
1421 END from BEGINNING Isa.4.10 proves PCG leader made as TYRE and CHERUB placed in garden of Eden Eze.28.13 and EDEN is ADAM’S PEAK in SRI LANKA taught by Isa.18
No. 1422 Truths to the world even as PCG as True church of God would be revealed through Revelation of Adams peak as Garden of Eden Eze.28.13
1423 LOUVRE HEIST verifies gold precious stones in four rivers flowing from Garden of Eden Gen 2.10 where PCG Leader as Cherub and PHARAOH Rom. 9.17 worship a man H.W. A.
1424 LEVI to Return to Mountain of God Isa.30.29 as butterflies come to Adams Peak for Passover and F.O.T. Assyrian Isa.14 and Leviathan Isa. 27 Tyre Eze.28 NO MORE
Ships of Tarshish, Ps 48;7-14, saw --Isa 41:5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isa 41:6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
Isa 41:7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners
1Ti 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
1Ti 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
1Ti 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1Ti 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
1Ti 1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
1Ti 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Isa 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Isa 41:9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isa 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isa 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isa 41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Isa 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
LORD’S DECISION—
Psa 45:9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
· Therefore servant of CHRIST OUR LORD in ISLES, Isa. 41;5, standing on RIGHT HAND of LORD would HELP ISRAEL, (PCG , Rom. 9; 4-7) to KNOW THE TRUTH of LORD’S BAPTISM unto HIS DEATH.
Psa 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
· Servant of Ships of Tarshish HAD TO FORGET her OWN PEOPLE!
Psa 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
· All would Know –until now I HAD WRITTEN more than 1500 writings on HOLY DAYS, when WE WORSHIP GOD on HOLY CONVOCATIONS, witnesses were required 1260 HOLY DAYS to win the RACE, Rev. 11;3-4.
1Co_9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. LORD too RAN THE RACE-Psa_19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Ecc_9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Psa 45:12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
Isa 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Isa 45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Isa 45:25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Ecc_1:7 All the rivers run into the sea
NAAMAN was asked to WASH in RIVER, to be CLEANSED of LEPROSY, but he was angry -2 ki 5;10-12- 2Ki 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
2Ki 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage
- Today we see MANY PEOPLE WASH their CLOTHES IN RIVERS, AND THE UNCLEAN WATER goes to SEA—
- Therefore NEITHER RIVERS or SEA is clean--
Moreover---there are LAWS to WASH BODILY DISCHARGES, as LORD DOES NOT WANT any UNCLEAN PERSON TO COME TO CHURCH before HIM--Read in Lev 15
· Could we assume BODILY DISCAHRGES are NOT in RIVERS, OR SEA—when people BATHE OR WASH in rivers and sea??
Then as Gerald Flurry WROTE--- At baptism, we are fully plunged under water---
DO WE GET Rom. 6, AND ALL other blessings OF HEAVENLY JESUS CHRIST who BECAME A MAN to TAKE AWAY SIN from DIRTY water of Lev. 15 ---WHEN we are fully plunged under water????
The Mystery of Israel's Salvation
Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Isa_9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
- IF YOU HAD RECIEVED PEACE from WATER—WHY did you DISFELLOWSHIP INNOCENT PEOPLE---Gerald Flurry disfellowshipped ALL OF US –and JESUS CHRIST LEADS US, as WE in Ships of Tarshish, Ps 48: 7-14, HAD HNOURED BAPTISM UNTO CRUCIFIED CHRIST!!
Our EX.MINISTER was DISFELLOWSHIPPED first—WHEN THE WORD OF GOD says THAT HE IS GIVEN LIFE—Jer. 38; 7-13 says EX.Minister came in the SPIRIT of EBDMELECH to save Gerald Flurry (who was as Jeremiah in mire) –he came in the strength of 30 members of India and SRI LANKA –AND Gerald Flurry was saved because of our prayers to be pardoned for COVENANT breaking sin of BAMAH, Eze. 20;29, and Ex.minister was given divine words, HOLY SPIRIT TO BE COMFORTED-- Jer 39:16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
Jer 39:17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Jer 39:18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
- PCG LEADERS DID NOT PROVE PEACE of GOD in HEARTS!
- PCG had VERY STRICT RULES for people!
- I was a DEACONESS, and my husband a DEACON and we HAD WONDERFUL FELLOWSHIP in WCG, (where we too had water baptism)--BUT THEN WHY did PEOPLE FALL AWAY?
- Why did MINISTRY fight WITH MINISTERS?
- PCG Leaders who boast of water baptism, HAD WARNED MINISTERS NOT TO ALLOW people to MEET, TELEPHONE, they feared that we would speak ABOUT CHURCH MATTERS!! –SO MUCH SO, when I needed to get some knowledge about TANZANIA as my nephew needed to know as a student—our Ex.minister said he is NOT ALLOWED to SPEAK to minister in TANZANIA!
- My dear ministers, ALL WHAT PCG does as EPHRAIM is RECORDED in prophecies, and all over!
- ALL OF PCG ministry are to BE BAPTISED TO CRUCIFIED CHRIST Rom. 6, and PUT ON CRUCIFIED CHRIST to be SEED OF CHRIST to be SEED of ABRAHAM, Gal 3; 26-29, and to get CIRCUMCISED HEARTS by BAPTISM unto CHRIST, to keep ORDINANCES in truth, Col 2;11-17.
Think why LORD gave BAD STATUTES, Eze. 20; 25, when PRINCES OF ISRAEL SHED BLOOD and DEFILED SABBATHS, Eze. 22; 1-14
HOLY SPIRIT is GIVEN BY BAPTISM unto JESUS CHRIST said JOHN who baptised with WATER--
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.
- NOW LORD JESUS CHRIST is THROUGHLY PURGING the FLOOR of HIS CHURCH, which has to be MARRIED TO HIM, Rev. 19;7,8
- And PEOPLE are to BAPTISE unto HIS DEATH –CRUCIFIED with HIM to receive NEWNESS OF LIFE, Rom. 6; 3-7
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.
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:
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Eze. 33; 25-26, Eze. 22; 1-8 says of SINS of PCG princes of ISRAEL
THEREFORE--- Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Jhn_5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Jhn_8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
LORD DOES NOT CONDEMN sinners---because HE KNOWS HE WOULD FORGIVE all WHO HAVE FAITH in HIS CROSS which was counseled to FORGIVE,
JESUS CHRIST AS LAMB was counseled before WORLD BEGAN, 1 Pe 1;19-20
THEREFORE LORD redeems firstfruits, as LAMB, Rev. 14; 4
Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
· They were defiled by women, Eze. 13;17-20
Rev 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
LAMB makes KINGS AND PRIESTS—Rev. 5; 9, 10
Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
You are to Put On the New Self
Understanding
Col 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Col 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
· Rev. 22
Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Col 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Col 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Col 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
YOU MAY READ WHAT Gerald Flurry WROTE
ON baptism and UNDERSTAND LORD’S COUNSELS
ARE MUCH DEEPER through HIS BAPTISM
For LORD SEES THE ENORMOUS WORKS IN WORLD TOMORROW
AND HE IS PREPARING PCG MINISTRY
AS KINGS AND PRIESTS, Rev. 5; 9, 10
ALL THOSE BLESSINGS WHAT Gerald Flurry had written
Are GIVEN THROUGH HOLY SPIRIT received by BAPTISM UNTO
CRUCIFIED CHRIST for SALVATION is NEAR.
Are you honoring your commitment?
By Gerald Flurry
From The October 2026Philadelphia Trumpet
We do not grasp God the Father’s love deeply enough!
If we truly saw the passion He has for His Spirit-begotten sons—and for the people in this world—it would drive us to our knees in humble gratitude. It would inspire more love and devotion in us to serve Him.
You see that love in the baptismal covenant.
Baptism is the most important, meaningful ceremony in life. It is a glorious, inspiring covenant between a human being and the Almighty God!
When we are baptized, we receive a whole range of promises and blessings from God. It is difficult to fully comprehend the investment God makes in us at that moment.
God does not take this lightly. From that moment, He is committed to our eternal spiritual success in an intense, personal way! And He is deeply grieved when one of His begotten children breaks that covenant with Him.
Sanctified by the Father
God the Father is the one who calls us. John 6:44 tells us, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him ….” The Father must draw us to Him before we can truly come to know Him and Jesus Christ.
Do you realize how selective God is in calling someone? How much effort He puts into deciding whom to draw?
The first verse in the epistle of Jude gives insight into this process. This letter is addressed “to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.” That word called is better read as invited. This word is quite different from how it is used in Matthew 22:14, where Christ says that “many are called, but few are chosen.” This is God personally inviting someone to be part of His Family. And this verse shows that before God calls an individual, God the Father sanctifies him or her.
The Father is carefully selective, setting that person apart. He then gives Jesus Christ the job of preserving that person. The individual must be protected from the devil and his demons who seek to destroy him.
During that period, God is evaluating to gauge that person’s likelihood of successfully entering His Family. Surely He is watching to see how he or she reacts to His truth, or to His correction, or to a challenge or trial He allows or sends.
Only after that person has passed such scrutiny does God extend that invitation—the greatest invitation God will ever give for all eternity! This undoubtedly means many who are sanctified are not invited.
When you understand just how special and exalted that calling is—and as you recognize the eternal stakes—the fact that the Father is so careful and selective makes perfect sense.
Every person God works with is super special to Him! He knows and loves that individual profoundly.
And when that individual is baptized into His Family, entering a covenant with God, that increases his or her spiritual stature tremendously!
Begotten by the Father
After baptism, a minister of God lays hands on the person and prays over him. With that prayer, the person receives the greatest gift in the universe. God imparts a small portion of His spiritual power, the Holy Spirit.
That is what makes a person a Christian: the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9).
At that moment, the Father begets that person as His own son! That Spirit is like a sperm cell fertilizing an ovum: It is the start of a new spiritual life!
Only the Father begets us—not even Christ does that. How amazing to be begotten by God the Father!
Can you understand how important this is to God? When the Father begets a son, that means everything to Him! That is at the heart of His master plan. That was why He created man! The Father is reproducing Himself in human beings, creating more God beings in His own spiritual character image.
There are no accidental sons—like an accidental pregnancy—in God’s Family. God calculates it to the smallest detail!
The Father has yearning love for every individual in whom He has planted His Holy Spirit. We are His Family, and He makes sure we are taken care of if we are loyal to Him. He is not about to let His sons be neglected or mistreated.
God does allow trials in our lives, but even those are blessings: “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him” (James 1:12). The Father wants to give you a crown of life! This is in stark contrast to the fading flower of this life (verses 10-11). If you love Him—which means you love His law and the government that teaches it—then nobody can break God’s promise of eternal God-life to you!
Do you love God like He loves you? Are you proving that love each day?
Our Burial at Baptism
The Apostle Paul knew that we are all sinners (Romans 3:23). He knew there was nothing we could do, by ourselves, to erase that penalty of death. We all need a Savior. By God’s grace, after we repent, He removes the penalty for our sins against God’s law.
Paul was also clear that, after we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we need to live by God’s law. This too requires a miracle.
After explaining in Romans 5 about grace and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, Paul says, “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” (Romans 6:1-2). Is the law done away because of grace? Paul answers with an emphatic no!
He then explains the inspiring symbolism of the baptismal ceremony. We must understand this symbolism to comprehend why we need the Holy Spirit and why Christ must live in us.
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” (verse 3). Paul says we were baptized into the death of Christ. He pointed out in the preceding chapter that we are justified by Christ’s death and saved by His life (Romans 5:9-10).
At baptism, we are fully plunged under water, which is a symbolic burial (e.g. Matthew 3:16; Acts 8:36-38). The old, carnal man dies with Jesus Christ. Paul explains further: “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” (Romans 6:4).
Now we begin to see the importance of the Holy Spirit and why it is Christ’s life that saves us! Just as Christ was resurrected, or raised from the dead, we arise from that watery grave and proceed to walk in newness of life by the power of God’s Holy Spirit.
We agree to bury the old self, and when we are baptized, that old self dies. Paul makes this plain: “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection” (verse 5). Baptism symbolizes both a death and a resurrection. At baptism we die as Jesus Christ did, and when we come up out of that watery grave, we live as He does—not by our own power but by the power of God’s Spirit!
Our sins have been forgiven. But does our baptism excuse sin? Does it cover future sins? Paul continues, “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin” (verse 6). Baptism symbolizes a complete break. It is a line between death and life, between sin and righteousness!
To “walk in newness of life” so that we might “not serve sin,” God gives us His Spirit by the laying on of hands immediately after repentance and baptism. Walking in “newness of life” means we now live a life led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8:14).
The Holy Spirit by which God begets us as His sons after baptism is the very power by which we begin to overcome sin and actually take on the divine nature of God Himself. It is by that power that the resurrected Jesus Christ lives in us!
Led by the Spirit
Many of you reading this likely made this baptismal covenant because of the teachings of the late Herbert W. Armstrong. Remember what he taught about this.
The down payment of God’s Spirit imparts the mind of God. Mr. Armstrong said in a July 1983 sermon that this means God injects “His life [and] also His mind, also His character, also His attitude of love, of cooperation, of giving, of concern for others just as much as concern for yourself. Selflessness instead of selfishness.”
When we are led by the Holy Spirit, it produces spiritual fruit in our lives that comes straight from God—His love, joy, faith and other qualities (Galatians 5:22-23). That Spirit also gives us spiritual understanding (1 Corinthians 2:9-14). What an unparalleled gift!
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). The very mind of God comes through the Spirit. We must let His mind be in us. He will not force it.
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Romans 8:14). If we are to be born as God’s sons, simply having God’s Spirit is not enough: We must be led by it!
This is a big reason why there are so few in God’s “little flock” (Luke 12:32), His true Church. God leaves it up to you.
If we do not follow the direction of God’s Spirit, we are quenching the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19)—and we risk losing it!
The Father wants to lead His sons. He wants us to follow Him the way His Son Jesus Christ does. Christ said, “And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him” (John 8:29). This is one of my favorite scriptures, if not the favorite. What a beautiful attitude Christ had! No wonder the Father called Jesus “my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”! (Matthew 3:17; 17:5).
If we love our Father, we will use His Spirit to keep His commandments willingly and cheerfully (1 John 5:3). That is how we show Him that we love Him.
If we are led by the indwelling Spirit of God, always striving to please our Father, then He will do everything for us! “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” (1 John 3:22). The Apostle John is discussing an attitude of wanting to do anything possible to please your Father! That attitude gets your prayers answered! Of course, you will be asking for the things that please God.
Obviously, God will only give us what is good for us. But this verse shows that we should not put limits on what God could give us—as long as we are obedient and ask Him in a right attitude. That is the formula for success that Christ followed.
Would a father leave a child alone who had such an attitude? No—he would smash a battalion of soldiers to save that son! Take on that attitude, and your heavenly Father will intervene in your life and make splendid things happen for you.
This is the loving family relationship God opens up to us when we enter that baptismal covenant with Him!
Repent and Believe
The Father wants to give these glorious gifts generously, but there are conditions we must first meet.
When the New Testament Church began on Pentecost a.d. 31, the Apostle Peter said, “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 [Spirit]” (Acts 2:38). Repentance is prerequisite to being baptized and receiving God’s Spirit. And, it must be noted, continued repentance is key for us to keep God’s Spirit (e.g. Psalm 51, especially verse 11).
Before baptism, God leads us to repent of the way we have been living—a life contrary to His law (Romans 2:4). We repent not only for what we have done but for what we are.
Mr. Armstrong wrote that repentance “is a total change of mind and heart and direction of life. It is a change to a new way of life. It is a turning from the self-centered way of vanity, selfishness, greed, hostility to authority, envy, jealousy and unconcern for the good and welfare of others to the God-centered way of obedience, submission to authority, love toward God more than love of self and of love and concern for other humans equal to self-concern” (Just What Do You Mean … Conversion?).
Many misinterpret repentance to mean sorrow. Repentance actually means change. Merriam-Webster defines repent as “to turn from sin ….” Turning from sin—changing your former way of life—means turning to obeying God’s law.
In addition to repentance, we must “believe”—know and accept that Jesus Christ died for us (e.g. Mark 16:15-16; Acts 8:12, 36-38; 16:30-31). This means He paid the death penalty for our past sins (Romans 6:23). This belief, or faith in Jesus Christ’s shed blood as payment for our sins, is outwardly manifested by baptism.
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). We must have faith in that blood and the fact that He paid the penalty for “sins that are past” (Romans 3:25).
During the baptismal ceremony, God’s minister will ask the potential member of God’s Family the following question: “Have you repented of your sins and accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?” After the individual says yes, he is baptized.
Wholehearted Commitment
Baptism is only the starting point of a lifetime of conversion, striving to become more and more like God. It is a commitment to obey God and to replace our carnal thoughts, emotions and desires with the very thoughts of God Himself! We must think like God! That is very difficult to accomplish. We must constantly grow in our conversion. And we must endure to the end. That is all part of our baptismal commitment.
Jesus Christ said, “If any man come to me, and hate not [or love less by comparison] his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26).
Do you understand the seriousness of the commitment you make when you enter this covenant with God? You promise that whatever burden He gives you, you will bear it and follow God no matter the cost. You must be willing to give up anything for this cause, including the closest members of your own family. You may even have to die for it!
God must know that we will never allow anyone or anything to take priority over Him. “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple” (verse 33). At baptism we tell God that we will give up anything, do anything and go anywhere to obey Him and keep Him first in our life!
You cannot enter that covenant lightly. Before you are baptized, you must count the cost.
God’s part of the covenant is sure. Ephesians 4:30 says you are “sealed unto the day of redemption.” At baptism, God “seals” you. He will not withdraw His calling. If you are led by the Spirit, you are as good as saved—that is how God views it. God “calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Romans 4:17).
At baptism, we are “sealed with that holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13). It is a “promise” because God’s part is sure! However, we can break that seal by our actions. Nothing is guaranteed until we are born sons—not just begotten.
Covenants can be broken by men. But God’s Word cannot be broken. This is the character we must build to become members of God’s Family. We must uphold our part of that covenant!
Our Father is dedicated to our success. He would not have chosen us if He didn’t believe we could make it. He yearns to consummate this covenant with us—and He can only do that if we faithfully carry out our part of the agreement.
Kings and Priests
Again, Ephesians 1:13 calls what we receive at baptism “that holy Spirit of promise.” It is a promise from God of something greater.
Verse 14 calls it “the earnest [meaning pledge or down payment] of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” That small measure of Spirit God implants in us at baptism is a down payment of our future inheritance—God giving us the full measure of His Holy Spirit when we become spirit beings—born sons of God!
God gives His Spirit to His sons to empower us to overcome and grow. But that gift represents even more. Our Father has magnificent plans for His sons! When He makes that covenant with us at baptism, He is committing Himself to placing us into supremely exalted offices in His eternal Kingdom!
1 John 2:20 says, “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” The New King James translates unction as “anointing.” Receiving the Holy Spirit means you have an anointing from the Holy One, from God Himself!
In the Old Testament, priests and kings were anointed with oil when God put them into that office (e.g. Exodus 30:30; 1 Samuel 16:13). When you are baptized and receive the Spirit—pictured by that oil in those ordination ceremonies—God anoints you as a king and a priest in embryo!
John says “you have an anointing,” present tense—not “you will receive an anointing.” God sees it as though it is complete.
That is why Revelation 1:6 and 5:10 use the present perfect tense when saying that God “hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father ….” Once we are baptized, we are there and then consecrated into the highest offices in the World Tomorrow! In His mind we are already kings and priests, though we are yet to assume those offices. Following baptism, we are being trained and prepared to rule this world.
God has such a positive, hope-filled approach to His sons. If we remain faithful, our eternal king-priesthood is assured!
This too shows you how deeply invested God is in every Spirit-begotten saint. Think of the Father’s emotions in individually choosing each one of us as a member of the royal, priestly Family that will rule the world with Him in the Kingdom of God.
Jesus Christ told His disciples, “In my Father’s house are many mansions [or offices]: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:2-3). God has many offices to fill in His future temple, and He is preparing those offices right now for His firstfruits! These same king-priests will later have offices in new Jerusalem! Revelation 3:12 promises that those who remain faithful will “go no more out” of God’s temple. We will work from the Father’s house forever!
This destiny ought to stir us more than anything in our lives! The reward for these pillar-priests is magnificent beyond words! And it starts with the spiritual anointing we receive at baptism.
If you can believe it, there is an even more awesome, inspiring aspect of the baptismal covenant.
A Marriage Covenant
Few understand this truth, but the Old Covenant was a marriage covenant. The covenant God made with ancient Israel on Mount Sinai in Exodus 19 and 24 was a marriage agreement. Read Ezekiel 16, which describes God’s marriage to Israel. Verse 8 reads: “… I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.”
Sadly, Israel broke its “wedding vow,” so to speak. As verse 32 says, it became “as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!” In Jeremiah 3:14, God pleads, “Turn, O backsliding children … for I am married unto you ….” That history shows how human beings can fail God, even when He offers them such a special and glorious opportunity.
Ezekiel 16 does describe the Old Covenant marriage with ancient Israel, but it is mostly a prophecy about a New Covenant marriage with God’s Church today. That is the focus.
In verse 8, the expression “spread my skirt over thee” is a sign of marriage. God says you became mine—you became my wife. When does that happen? On the individual level, it happens the moment we are baptized.
This is perhaps the most electrifying aspect of the baptismal covenant. At baptism, the firstfruits make a marriage covenant to obey God and be born again as Christ’s wife.
Only the firstfruits—those called before Christ returns—are offered that noble reward! This is the most exalted reward ever offered to any human being at any time! It will not be offered to people baptized in the Millennium and beyond.
Verse 9 says, “Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.” Water and oil are symbols of God’s Holy Spirit, which was never offered as part of the Old Covenant marriage made with ancient Israel. This is describing God’s firstfruits today.
In verse 10, God says, “… I girded thee about with fine linen ….” Revelation 19:8 says Christ’s Bride is “arrayed in fine linen,” which represents “the righteousness of saints.” God is clothing His Bride with the fine linen of righteousness.
Even though we are not officially married to Jesus Christ until He returns, God already views the Church today as His wife. Unlike the Old Covenant, we who are under the New Covenant must prove ourselves before the marriage. Nevertheless, Revelation 19:7 says Christ’s “wife hath made herself ready.” The time frame here is during the preparation stage, before our marriage—but it doesn’t use the term bride-to-be or fiancée. Christ sees that fabulous marriage as already being consummated! This lady was His wife while she was getting ready for the marriage. This is what God’s Word says.
To expand His Family, the Father will first give His Son a helpmeet who can assist Him in raising the rest of the Family, those who will be invited during the Millennium and beyond. This invitation is given to only a tiny few!
This is the best and finest the Father could ever give us. We have been invited to be Christ’s Bride forever! Eternal majesty awaits us! We are the lowly of the world, but we are the elite of God—we will have unequaled stature for all eternity!
The more deeply you ponder all these thrilling truths, plainly spelled out in the Bible, the more clearly you see what a spectacular covenant God makes with an individual at baptism!
Think of it! In that moment, He begets you as His own son. He gives you a down payment of His spiritual power, His nature, His mind, His life. He anoints you as a king-priest in embryo. And He draws you into a marriage agreement with His Son Jesus Christ!
God looks upon us as Christ’s wife, and if we do what He says, that is our destiny. His part of the covenant is absolutely assured, because He is God (e.g. Numbers 23:19; Psalm 119:89-90).
The lesson God is trying to teach us is that a covenant is a promise to keep your word. Our word should never be broken. And if we manifest God’s character, then our word will be fulfilled!
Considering the magnitude of the reward God is offering, isn’t He justified in expecting total, unqualified commitment from us? You would have to say that God is offering us the greatest bargain we could possibly have!
Eternal Life or Eternal Death
God’s part of the covenant is sure—but we must be tested first. It is very possible for us to fail and never be a part of that wedding!
Once God gives us His Spirit, then our eternal life is at stake. He holds us to our promise. He holds us accountable for what we do with His Spirit and whether we fulfill our calling.
Most people do not realize this, but the Bible clearly shows that this world is not being judged today. God is preparing to offer them salvation after Jesus Christ returns, and His people are going to teach them. That is when all people will be judged.
But God is judging His Spirit-begotten people now! (1 Peter 4:17). Once we are baptized, we are under God’s scrutiny in everything we do! Eternal life hangs in the balance.
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy [Spirit], And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame” (Hebrews 6:4-6).
What incomparably majestic blessings God’s people receive! We have been enlightened. We have tasted of the heavenly gift, and tasted the good Word of God and the powers of the world to come! We have partaken of the very Spirit and power of God! Once you have experienced these things, God holds you accountable.
Isn’t He justified in doing so? You cannot simply walk away from those glorious gifts without terrifying consequences!
Your baptismal covenant is a life-and-death, eternal decision!
God is trying to reproduce Himself in you—and He keeps every word of every promise. That is what He needs from us. How could He give us eternal life if He couldn’t count on us to honor our word?
When you meditate on all that God the Father has invested in this relationship, and all that He has given to each of His sons, and all that He is offering us—surely you can understand why He has such high expectations of His firstfruits! Surely you can understand why He wants to see wholehearted devotion—total commitment—just like a father wants from his own children, or a husband wants from his one and only wife.
And surely you can see why the Father is so emotionally upset when one of His Spirit-begotten sons treats his calling lightly or neglects his relationship with his Father or turns away from Him!
Yet we live in an age when the great majority of God’s people have done just that.
The Father Cries Out
Revelation 2 and 3 are a prophecy of seven eras of God’s true Church starting from its founding by Jesus Christ in the first century until His Second Coming. We live in the seventh and final era, right before Christ’s return, called the Laodicean era.
Read Christ’s heartfelt message to His precious people in this era in Revelation 3:14-22. It is heartbreaking. This is a time of horrifying spiritual tragedy—when most of God’s own people, His Spirit-begotten sons, have become spiritually lukewarm.
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth” (verses 15-16). Christ would only say such harsh words to those who should know better and be honoring their promise to Him.
Is Christ speaking to you?
In verse 17 He describes how these people have become carnal in their thinking, fixing their minds on physical things, becoming worldly and self-satisfied—and have unwittingly become “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked” spiritually! What a disaster!
Sadly, this describes nearly all of God’s people in this lukewarm age. Spiritually, this is the greatest crisis on Earth!
Have you neglected God? Have you allowed the disease of spiritual negligence into your life?
You can turn back to God—even at the very end of your life—and finish your race strong. Read the rest of the passage, and again you see the depth of God’s love, even when His people go astray! These are the earnest words of our Husband reaching out to His Bride! He isn’t just criticizing and condemning. He is crying out to remind us of our commitment—to show us how to get back on track—to express His devotion to us—and to make beautiful promises to any individual who will hear and heed!
“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” (verse 18). God wants us to be spiritually rich! He wants us to be clothed with righteousness, to be getting ready for that spectacular marriage. He wants us to see where we need to repent and change, to open our eyes to the magnitude of our calling.
Every one of us must heed our Father’s cry to His errant sons.
The Father Corrects in Love
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent” (Revelation 3:19).
Yes, God rebukes those He loves. Our Father chastens us because He loves us. Even the Great Tribulation—the worst suffering in history that is about to befall the whole world—is loving correction from God. This and other passages make clear that most of God’s people will not be protected during the Tribulation.
But God’s “rebuke” is coming now, before the Tribulation! God loves His people and is pleading for repentance now. Anyone who is zealous and repents today will not need the chastening of the Tribulation—God will protect him from it!
Think deeply on your baptismal covenant. Consider it through God the Father’s eyes. Realize just how important every Spirit-begotten son is to Him, and how determined He is to help every last one of us make it into His Family.
Promises Fulfilled
Christ’s loving message to the Laodiceans continues: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). He is on the outside, beseeching them to let Him into their lives! They are throwing away the most beautiful relationship a person can ever have!
Christ doesn’t want to see anyone go through the Tribulation. But the Laodiceans must “hear His voice.” He is reaching out to them through His human messenger. What more can Christ do? What can you do if, for example, your older teenager goes astray?
God will never let you get into a spiritually fatal situation as long as you are listening to His Spirit.
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne” (verse 21). What an incredible promise!
God makes so many promises to His precious Family.
Our baptismal covenant is a series of promises. God gives us the Holy Spirit of promise, the down payment of a spectacular inheritance. We can be “confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6). God finishes what He starts. Even when we fail Him, He does not give up on us. He rebukes and chastens us when we need it—in an intense effort to turn us around. Thank God for that chastening! He has said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).
God fulfills His promises. The question is, will you?
Each one of us must remember the promise we made to God when we covenanted with Him at baptism. We each must use the Spirit of God to examine ourselves and to see ourselves honestly.
Think deeply on the profound, passionate love of God our Father and Jesus Christ our Husband—and on all they have done to prove that love for you. “We love him, because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The more you understand God’s love, the more moved you will be to fulfill your promise to Him—to love Him and serve Him with greater devotion.
If you remain faithful to God and Christ, they are going to consummate that covenant, glorify you, fill you with the Holy Spirit, crown you as a king and priest, and let you share Christ’s throne as His eternal wife! What spectacular rewards await if we fulfill our baptismal covenant!
Read some articles that relate to BAPTISM UNTO CRUCIFIED CHRIST
No. 1381 H. W. Armstrong taught Water baptism But TRUTH Gal 3.1 is baptism to be forgiven Ro 6 ALL POWERS who ERRED are spoiled made a SHEW openly Col 2.15
1382 The STRENGTHS of HOLY SPIRIT cannot be given by WATER BAPTISM as H.W.A. wrote
No. 1177 quotes of H. W. Armstrong prove not understanding BURYING into baptism unto DEATH of CHRIST but LORD grants SALVATION to ISRAEL to inherit desolated heritages Isa 49.8 through faith of gentiles Gal.3.14
No. 1384 CHRIST has Everlasting Life and he who has NO BELIEF in Baptism to SON shall NOT see LIFE and the WRATH of GOD is in him Jn 3.35 and If anyone SINS after forgiven A WORSE thing comes Jn 5.14
No. 1329 HOLY SPIRIT by baptism Acts. 2 makes known times of restoration Acts. 1. 7 HOLY SPIRIT witnesses in Jerusalem and Judaea and in Samaria represented by PCG and ALL FLESH Acts.1. 8 ALL who had plagues of hearts are to take an OATH 2 Ch 6.22
1458 BLOOD of CHRIST our PASSOVER given on DAY OF LORD 1 Co 5.5 that sanctifies Levi to serve living God Heb. 9.14 and serve Congregation Num 16.9
1500 SALVATION in EVERLASTING COVENANT by BLOOD of GOD OF PEACE the great shepherd of sheep who makes us perfect in every good work through JESUS CHRIST Heb.13
Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1458 BLOOD of CHRIST our PASSOVER given on DAY OF LORD 1 Co 5.5 that sanctifies Levi to serve living God Heb. 9.14 and serve Congregation Num 16.9
1470 CHRIST OUR PASSOVER 1 Co 5.7 for PCG and for all who did NOT HONOUR baptism to remove SIN Rom. 6 by faith in Gal 3.1 to keep ORDINANCES of LORD as David did 1 Ch 23
852 AND 853 BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST DEDICATES EVERLASTING COVENANT SPRINKLING BOOK OF COVENANT AND SPRINKLING PEOPLE UNTO OBEDIENCE
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In Ezekiel End time prophet book of Gerald Flurry –he wrote in page 136—Para 6—CHRIST gave HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD FOR US! He won’t accept a lukewarm response to such a majestic, total sacrifice-- He sweat blood for His church, Lu. 22: 44.
No. 1125 Witnesses of His Cloud Heb.12.1 contains witnesses of HIS FLESH as HIS SPIRIT Jn.6.63 and HIS BLOOD as DRINK Jn. 6.56 we are to know them HIS WORDS, when we PASSOVER to HIS Holy Mountain Isa 30.29
· This article is for preparation of PASSOVER
1313 EVERLASTING COVENANT promised to Noah demands a reckoning from hand of brother of every man who had shed LIFE BLOOD, Gen. 9.5 defiling the wife of neighbour Eze. 33.26 that wife as an adulteress shedding blood Eze. 23.45 they all to Repent and submit to chastening of LORD
969 CAPTIVES WHO WOULD COME OUT BECAUSE OF BLOOD OF COVENANT WOULD RECEIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS THROUGH HIS BAPTIZM TO WORSHIP HIM in SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH
966 GENTILES as LITTLE CHILDREN in nations a BURDEN TO LORD are helped by ADVOCATE while PCG CAPTIVES are helped to come out of CAPTIVITY by BLOOD OF COVENANT Zec 9.11
745 MINISTRY OF ALMIGHTY SERVING IN PCG HAD BEEN SHARING BLOOD OF MESSIAH AT PASSOVER WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE BLOOD OF EVERLASTING COVENANT
All praise and thanksgiving to I AM, God of Israel , in a memorial to ALL GENERATIONS, Ex.3.15; the Saviour and Redeemer of ISRAEL AND ALL FLESH, To THE HUSBAND AND REDEEMER OF ISRAEL, Isa 54: 5, TO THE ONE TRUE ALMIGHTY AND LAMB MESSIAH, Rev. 21: 22, 1 Jn. 5: 20, HIGH PRIEST MELCHISEDEC OF EVERLASTING COVENANT, Amen and Amen.
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