Saturday, July 11, 2009

Man's enlightenment to the true Gospel and the gift of righteousness by Grace...

The Apostle Paul did use the Law of Moses “lawfully” under this present Grace Dispensation to point men to Salvation through the person of Christ. The Law of Moses pointed men to Christ. During Paul and Timothy’s day and hour there were no New Testament scriptures (as we have them recorded today). Holy men of God used the Old Testament Scriptures to teach and preach the person of Christ from.

All Scriptures (Old Testament Scriptures) that Paul referred to in his letter to Timothy were given for doctrine, correction, reproof, and instruction of righteousness. (2 Tim. 3:16) These scriptures were the Old Testament records passed down from Old. Within these Holy Scriptures there are many prophecies contained in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms that could point sinful men to Christ. This revelation of the Gospel is what convicts and saves men in this Grace dispensation. Most of the Torah taught Israel to have the righteousness of the Law by their works. New Testament records teach men to have the gift of righteousness because of the works of Christ. Paul understood the difference between the righteousness of the Law of Moses and the God given righteousness that comes from our Saviour who purchased the Church with His own blood. …so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous (Rom. 5:19) Two different types of righteousness, two different time frames… the first (during Mosaic Law given to Israel) before Christ’s redemptive work, and the second (under Grace) after Christ’s redemptive work at Calvary.

By Divine Revelation…The Apostle Paul understood New Testament truth about the Grace Covenant. By Divine Revelation Paul understood the miracle of the Church that Christ brought into play through His death at Calvary. Paul a Pharisee was a previous teacher of the Law of Moses before the Spirit revealed Divine Grace to his heart. When Paul wrote his letter to Timothy there was no New Testament records as we have them today. Holy Apostles and Prophets of God used the Old Testament records derived from the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms… to point men to Christ. This is the true Gospel that Christ commanded “us” to preach. …that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, (Luke 24:44-47)

Revelation of the Gospel that comes from the Old Testament records enlightens sinful men to the truth about God’s Salvation through Christ. In this present Grace Covenant Justification by Grace is a declaration made by God upon the heart of a believer because of Christ’s shed blood. Justification by Grace is a pardon from God that a sinful man receives by trusting Christ’s shed blood alone for his own personal forgiveness of sins. Justification is granted to the penitent because man turns from sin and…believes and trusts in Christ’s redemptive work at Calvary for personal forgiveness. Man’s Justification is not obtained by obeying the Law of Moses or by being convicted by the Law of Moses. Christ however; can be revealed from the Law of Moses and Christ will bring reproof, correction, and instruction in the truth about righteousness. Here’s what Paul wrote to Timothy concerning Old Testament Scriptures …And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2 Tim. 3:15-17)

Paul knew and realized (after conversion by Christ) that when an unsaved man (like himself) is enlightened to the truth about Christ (through the hearing of faith) he cannot be justified by his own personal works to keep the Law. Paul was a keeper of the Law of Moses and described himself to be blameless according to the Law… …Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. (Phil. 3:6) According to Law of Moses Paul made claim to be blameless… but He still missed Christ and the God given gift of righteousness by Grace. The righteousness of the Law of Moses could not produce salvation of the human soul. Therefore in this present Church Age it’s not necessary to use the Law of Moses to convict men of sin when the Holy Spirit under Grace does such work. …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? (Galatians 3:2-5)Using the Law of Moses to convict the sinner only teaches men indirectly…to keep the Law of Moses by their own works. If a man comes to Christ by the Law of Moses he would therefore be obligated by the same Law of Moses to obey it! Paul said…Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (Galatians 3:10-13) James said…For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
(James 2:10)

Christianity is built upon what Christ did and is doing now from the Throneroom! Religion is built upon what men do to reach God. When you leave human works out of the picture...then you can see the work and person of an invisible Christ... through belief. ... But before (the) faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. (Gal 3:23) "The faith" in the Greek text came through the Gospel message in the Grace dispensation we now live in. All this was revealed when the Holy Spirit became omnipresent in the Church.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Biblical facts on the Anti-Christ, resurrection of the body, and the Judgment Seat of Christ (conclusion)

Righteous judgment made by Christ will take place at the beginning of the one thousand year reign. Tribulation saints will likewise reign with Christ until the one thousand years expire.

*Please note at the Judgment seat of Christ…Saints (who have no evil works) are rewarded according the good works they have done in this life. Sinners (who have no good works) are punished according to the evil works they done in this life. Punishment begins in Hell and is further condemned by God at Judgment seat of the Great White Throne.

· Rom 14:10-12…for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

· 2 Cor 5:10…For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.


· 2 Tim 4:1…I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom*.


*This Kingdom on Earth is where the saint’s reign with Christ for a thousand years. This Kingdom is Biblically termed as the “Kingdom of Heaven”. The Kingdom of Heaven is a future Kingdom upon physical Earth where Christ and the saints reign. The Kingdom of God is already here spiritually, in the hearts and lives of those who trust in Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

In relation to the Divine Judgment of God, two significant resurrections are taught in the Bible. These are the resurrection of the righteous dead and the resurrection of the wicked dead. Both resurrections are an execution of Judgment made by Christ upon the just and the unjust. The first resurrection called the resurrection of life, are those taken out from among the wicked. Like Christ these are the firstfruits.

· John 5:27-29…And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

· Acts 24:14-15…so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Secondly, the resurrection of damnation upon the wicked dead is the Eternal damnation pronounced by Christ upon the physical bodies of the wicked dead. All the wicked dead in the history of mankind since Adam are resurrected at the end of the one thousand year reign of Christ. All souls from Hell are united with their physical bodies through bodily resurrection. These are condemned by God into a physical and everlasting damnation, called the second death. All those who partake in second death are cast by God into the Lake of Fire for everlasting and final punishment and torment.

· Rev 20:11-14…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. 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. 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. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

· Jude 14-15…And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him


“Final Judgment” takes place upon the wicked dead from the Great White Throne. Why final Judgment? After final Judgment there is no more need for redemption of the soul or physical bodies of men. The Devil is judged at the Great White Throne. Death and Hell is judged at the Great White Throne. All men and women upon the entire Earth will be holy and physically eternal after that Judgment. There will be no more sin, no more sickness, and no more sorrow.

Then, the Bride of Christ descends from Heaven to Earth where Christ will unite with His Bride (the Church in Heaven) and reign as King from His earthly Throne in Jerusalem. At that time Eternity will be restored (like in the Garden of Eden) and time as we know it, will cease to exist.

· Rev 19:7-8…Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

· Rev 21:2-5…And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new


Inspired by the Spirit of God, foundation laid by Hubert Lindsey, an Apostle by the resurrection of Christ

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Biblical facts on the Anti-Christ, resurrection of the body, and the Judgment Seat of Christ (pt.3)

At the resurrection of Christ, He was called the firstfruits of many that rose from the Grave. Note the fact that many bodies of the saints were resurrected when Christ resurrected.
• 1 Cor 15:20… But now is Christ risen from the dead,and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

• Matt 27:50-53…Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
*Biblical resurrection is seen in relation to the Hebrew people and nation of Israel as God continues to redeem those who accept Christ as Savior. Remember, the Church is a living testimony to Israel “Now” and the Church is a testimony to Israel “when it’s removed from this world in the Rapture”. The testimony of the Church that changes the moral make-up of man is a great factor that provokes Israel to jealousy and, her acceptance of Christ before the Great White Throne Judgment. All redeemed saints within the body of Christ receive a holy heart in this present life; but in final redemption there is a reward of Eternal life beyond the grave. Bodily resurrection with a glorified body is Christ’s final redemption.

At the Rapture of the Church a child of God’s body is changed and glorified by the redemptive power of Christ in bodily resurrection. The perfect work of God’s redemption is not limited to the present life only (through deliverance from the bondage of sin). Redemption permits the soul of a believing saint entrance into eternal life in Heaven*. Through the righteous Judgment of a Living God the physical bodies of all believing souls in the Rapture are subsequently changed and glorified into bodies like Christ had after His resurrection.
• Phil 3:21…Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
*For saintly men and women that die before the Rapture of the Church, Heaven is the Eternal abode of all regenerated souls. For those redeemed, natural life passes and the body goes to the grave, thus Eternal life begins “On the other side, in Paradise”. Jesus from the Cross told the penitent thief on the cross beside Him, “Today you will be with me in Paradise”. For those who are not redeemed by the blood of Christ, torment awaits that soul in Hell's Fire of Eternal damnation. In the resurrection of the wicked dead the bodies and souls of the wicked dead are eternally condemned into a second death at the Judgment seat of the Great White Throne. Jesus spoke more on the subject of Hell and damnation, than He did Heaven.

After natural death a saint’s physical body goes to the grave and remains sown in corruption until redemption of that body takes place in glorification. In this operation of God’s redemption of the physical a resurrected body is, “Raised from the grave and changed by God…incorruptible”.
• 1 Cor 15:42-50…So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

• 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.
Through a righteous Judgment of Christ’s redemption of the soul and body, the Rapture of the Church and; the resurrection of the body are seen as an eternal reward received by the child of God. This reward will touch every believer’s soul and body (since the death of Christ), from the “Church in Heaven” where Christ presently makes His abode. The Apostle Paul looked forward to this reward and called it, “the Prize of God’s high calling in Christ”.
• Phil 3:11-15… If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
From the Hebrew basis of the Bible, the firstfruits, the harvest, and the gleanings were various offerings made to God for the redemption of Israel through their worship of God and obedience to the Torah. In contrast to grain offerings and worship made by Israel, living offerings are likewise made by those who receive and accept the Messiahship of Christ.

1. The Firstfruits were Christ himself and all saints that died believing in Him. Like Christ, these Firstfruits were resurrected when Christ rose from the grave.

2. The Harvest, which will happen at the closing of the Church Age are those taken up by God in the Rapture of the Church.

3. The gleanings are those martyred for Christ’s sake during the Great Tribulation and are raised from the grave at the righteous Judgment of Christ. These men and women died for the cause of Christ during the Seven Year Tribulation where the Anti-Christ and satanic activity reigns without the mercy of God. At the end of the seven year Tribulation and the beginning of the 1000 year reign of our Lord the gleanings are glorified, or perfected in a bodily resurrection. That’s why John said, “Blessed and holy is He who has part in the first resurrection on such the second death hath no power”. Revelation 20:4-6

*Bodily resurrection is God’s redemption of the physical body and a righteous Judgment of believing saints. It takes place at various times in the Bible. Calvary was the first resurrection recorded, then the Rapture, then at the end of the seven year Tribulation. These resurrections which are likened to Hebrew offerings to God are summarized as the Firstfruits, the Harvest, and the Gleanings.

The Firstfruits consist of Christ and those that rose at His resurrection from the tomb.
• 1 Cor 15:20… But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept
The Harvest is the dead in Christ that rise from the graves in the Rapture of the Church.
• 1 Thess. 4:16...For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first
The Gleanings are the Tribulation Saints, who were martyred for the cause of Christ. These men and women are those who accept Christ after the Rapture has taken place. The gleanings are called the first resurrection and are those who would not receive the mark of the Beast during the Great Tribulation. This bodily resurrection for Eternity on Earth takes place at the righteous Judgment seat of Christ where the redeemed saints will reign with Christ for 1000 years.
• 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 20:4-6 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Biblical facts on the Anti-Christ, resurrection of the body, and the Judgment Seat of Christ (pt.2)

The Bible makes a clear distinction between:

1. The Rapture of the Church and;
2. the Return of Christ with all the Saints.

1. The Rapture of the Church is when all saints alive and dead are taken to Heaven and removed from Wrath of God’s Divine Judgment predicted to come upon the Earth after the Church is taken out.
· 1 Thess 4:16-17…For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
God’s mercy removes the saints from this predicted covenant of Satan’s Kingdom under the directive of the man of sin. The Rapture provides an escape for the child of God from the Wrath and Judgment of God that will occur during the seven year Tribulation period.

2. The return of Christ with all the saints is distinctly different from the Church being caught up in the Rapture to meet with Christ in the air. Why? When Christ returns with all the Saints, two things take place that are different than in the Rapture.

A. Christ comes back in Divine Wrath to Judge an ungodly world without mercy.
B. After Divine Judgment is executed, Christ brings all the saints from Heaven with him to establish His Kingdom on Earth.

· 1 Thess 3:13…To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

· Jude 14-15…And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints

· 2 Thess 1:7-8…when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

· Rev 19:11-15…And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
In the Rapture, the Body of Christ is removed from Earth before the man of Sin takes over. When the Church is taken out so likewise is the mercy of God from upon the earth. The hinderer of Gods mercy (The Holy Spirit) steps aside after the Rapture of the Church, which in turn allows the man of Sin to step in and confirm the Covenant as prophesied in Daniel 9:27. From the Apostle Paul’s knowledge of the Old Testament he understood the return of our Lord in Divine Wrath. Having converted from Law to Grace by the power of a resurrected Lord, revelation of the Church which was a mystery in other Ages was thus revealed to Paul by the Spirit of God.
· Eph 3:3-5… How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
The Anti-Christ foreseen by Paul and predicted by Daniel provides a basis for the Tribulation that takes place after the Rapture of the Church.

The next verse is a highly misinterpreted verse however contradiction is taken away when timeframes are established correctly. The Holy Spirit that held back the powers of Satan* through the ages, thus steps aside and the man of sin steps in. The falling away mentioned is present tense activity as the closing of this Age prepares the child of God for the Rapture of the Church. By looking to Christ the child of God has a God given escape from Tribulation that is yet to come. When the Church is caught up to meet with Christ in the air the wickedness of Satan’s Kingdom allows Great Tribulation to take place, as never known before to man. During the Gentile reign of the Anti-Christ the Abomination of Desolation (like placing swine on the alter as a sacrifice) spoken of by Jesus (Matthew 24:15) will take place in the Jewish Temple. The Anti-Christ will thus exalt himself above God.
· 2 Thess 2:3-10…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; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth* that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,* until he be taken out of the way*. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
*Two more things occur during the Great Tribulation. Both follow the Rapture of the Church: First, is during the Tribulation there's a war in heaven when the Devil is cast out of heaven to the earth* and is no longer the accuser of the Brethren in the presence of God. Second, is the remnant of Israel’s seed** that will keep the commandments of God and have a testimony of Christ. Both occurrences happen during Israel’s Tribulation which follows the Rapture of the Church. Neither of these events have happened yet and won't until Christ takes the Church out of the picture.
· Rev 12:7-17...And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth*, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ**.
The Rapture which is the Churches final Judgment also points to the resurrection of every child of God’s body placed in the grave, since the death of Christ. The physical bodies of all redeemed saints will rise from the grave in the same manner as Christ’s bodily resurrection before His Ascension. At the last trump, when Christ descends from Heaven, to remove the Church from this present world… bodily resurrection occurs… and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then, all saints which are alive in Christ will be caught up to meet with Him in the Air. The Rapture is the closing of this Church Age.

· 1 Cor 15:52…In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

· 1 Thess 4:16-18…For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hubert Lindsey preached the Gospel and testifed to the Grace of God

Many people, (evangelists, open air preachers, and ministers) across this nation seem to be curious about Brother Lindsey's holiness message about the Grace of God. Why did he base everything on the Gospel of Christ? Certain people question why Brother Lindsey condemned sin. Other people wonder if Brother Lindsey used the Law of Moses to condemn sin. This writer spoke to a couple brethren who were discipled under Brother Lindsey's teaching. I also pondered this ideal but concluded with the following words. May the words of this edification for Christ bless you the reader as much as it has this writer.

The subject of condemning sin has gone on throughout the history of humanity. God condemned sin when He condemned the Devil in Genesis 3:15. He promised that a Savior would bruise the persuasive authority of the serpent that beguiled Eve. Even Abel condemned sin by offering a righteous sacrifice unto God. Noah condemned sin as a preacher of righteousness for 120 years. Noah’s preaching saved eight souls from the Judgment of God in the flood. The word “Noah” means “preacher of righteousness” in Hebrew. Condemnation for sin came upon man in light of “death” which is fallen man’s spiritual separation from God’s holy and eternal presence. Since the fall of man in the Garden…mans separation from God has always allowed God to reveal “guilt to the human conscience”. Guilt is revealed through the holy presence of God to any man that wants to do right. God told Adam and Eve that if they disobeyed His command they would “surely die” or be eternally separated. They disobeyed the command, and death’s separation from God came into existence and cursed all of humanity through the pages of history. Man’s natural separation from God has reigned throughout humanity even until “now in 2009”.

Through one of Israel’s greatest miracles God gave the Law of Moses and 613 commandments to condemn sin and to give Israel the knowledge of sin that would allow them to be a “holy nation with a holy priesthood”. During that dispensation, the sin of man was condemned in light of Israel’s knowledge and Israel’s obedience to the Law of Moses. Only Israel knew about the Law of Moses contained in the authority of the Torah. Among the Gentiles throughout the world (who were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel)…Gods Law that condemned the sin of the Gentile was only the human conscience. Romans 2:14-16

During the earthly ministry of our Lord…Christ condemned sin in light of the holiness of the Torah. Christ’s message of holiness taught Israel the moral requirements of the Torah. Israel had deviated from God’s authority contained in the Torah. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount took Israel away from traditional Talmudic teachings and took them to the proper moral requirements to keep Mosaic Law given to Israel on Mt. Sinai. Jewish Elders, Teachers, and Rabbi’s pointed men to the Law of Moses (the Torah) to condemn sin and to bring Israel to the knowledge of sin!

Everything changed after the Jews and the Romans had slain the Lord of Glory! Man’s enlightenment to God’s plan and the blessing of Divine Grace came into play for all humanity…in both Jew and Gentile alike! This miracle is the Church, the spiritual body of Christ that purchased through the shed blood of Christ. The Law of Moses and the 613 Commandments pointed Israel to holiness according to the records of the Old Testament. In the New Testament after the resurrection of Christ…the Law of Spirit of life in Christ Jesus pointed man to a different type of holiness. Unlike Old Testament holiness through keeping Law, New Testament holiness was not obtained by the works of man…but by the work of Christ in the human soul. New Testament holiness is Grace given holiness to the heart and soul of the believer who trusts in Christ’s shed blood at Calvary for personal forgiveness of sins. The Law of Moses told men to do good works. The Holy Spirit’s truth… speaks to the heart of a believer about a God given holiness that comes through belief in the actual person and power of Christ.

The Holy Spirit reveals to the heart of man a form of holiness greater than a holiness that could be obtained under the Law of Moses. How could this be? Holiness under Grace is given to a penitent sinner through the operation of God. Holiness under Law was given to man by his works. Holiness under Grace is not obtained by “works” or “human effort”. Holiness under Grace is received through the person of Christ! Holiness under Grace is the action of God given to a believer because of man’s personal trust in Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Holiness under Law was obtained by the works of man in keeping the Law. If Law was brought to the knowledge of man…man had to obey every thing he knew about the Law to be holy in the eyes of God.

The truth about Divine Grace that keeps the Spirit present in our lives condemns sin by the action of God. How! The Holy Spirit reveals the person of Christ to the human soul! Man is enlightened to Christ when he hears the Gospel! The Holy Spirit shows sinful man what he really is…which is morally depraved. In light of a Saviour at Calvary a different condemnation for sin other than a condemnation from the Law of Moses comes upon fallen man. God’s condemnation for sin under Law was revealed by the Torah. God’s condemnation for sin under Grace… is revealed through the light of the glorious Gospel. Enlightenment to Divine Grace is different than enlightenment to the Law of Moses. The Holy Spirit reveals the condemnation of man’s sin through the presence of Christ. The Gospel message points people to Christ. The Spirit of Truth points people to Christ. The Blessing of God’s Divine Grace in this present Church Age delivers man from the condemnation of sin.

None of the Apostles after the resurrection of Christ used the Law of Moses to condemn sin in the Church Age. All the Apostles were Christ sent. They were commanded by Christ to tell the world about Christ who suffered, died, and was resurrected for the sins of humanity. Man’s enlightenment through the Spirit of Truth condemns sin within the conscience of sinful men. All this transpires when the Gospel message is preached and heard. Guilt is shown in light of Christ through the Gospel. Guilt is removed by the Grace of God and the hearing of faith! The Law of Moses could never remove the guilt of sin! So, why point people today to the Law of Moses that can never save; when you can point them to the blessing of God’s saving Grace in the person and presence of a living Christ!

If you use the Law of Moses to point out mans sin…indirectly this work points men to look to the Law of Moses and perhaps teaches them to keep the Law. If you use the Gospel Message (about the death burial, and resurrection of Christ according to the Prophets) it points men to a Saviour and His finished work at Calvary. The Holy Spirit’s ministration upon the soul of man does the convicting work. Not man! New Testament Scriptures do not indicate that the Law of Moses should be used today in this present Church Age to convict a sinner. Scriptures do indicate under this blessed Grace Age we live in …preaching the Gospel opens the door for the Holy Spirit to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and Judgment.

Brother Lindsey never used the Law of Moses to convict the sinner nor did he point any man today in this Church Age toward the Law of Moses for any reason. He adamantly taught the New Testament Grace of God in light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ. Behind Brother Lindsey’s words that condemned sin was only…the power of a living Christ that shows sinful man what they really are.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Jim Elsman testimony... founder of the "Churches on Trial" radio broadcast...

"JESUS SAVED ME AT A METHODIST SUMMER CAMP VIA AN EVANGELIST. HE KNOCKED ME OFF MY HIGH HORSE AND SENT ME TO THE BEST SCHOOLS----MICHIGAN AND HARVARD, MAKING ME A LAWYER & TELLING ME TO USE IT FOR HIM. FOR ABOUT THE DECADE FROM 1986 TO 1996, I HOSTED DR. HOLY HUBERT LINDSEY, WHICH WAS A GREAT BLESSING TO ME FROM JESUS, AS I WAS ABLE TO BE A BIBLE STUDENT & UNLEARN THAT WHICH I HAD LEARNED AT HARVARD DIVINITY."
07/04/2009