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INTRODUCTION

One afternoon at my home on a remote Yukon trapline , I felt a question arise

within my heart. It
had long been in my mind but not at the forefront where it would haunt me.

But on that afternoon in 1984 I was captivated. It was as if my spiritual

growth would not
proceed until this question was answered. In my heart I knew the only way to
find the answer
search into God's word but how? Volumes had been written on this issue
,thousands of hours of
research had been done, and millions of stories told marvelous subject. It
seems that everyone
experiences it, yet no one really defines it.

Arguments about it tend to defy intelligence; yet the very purpose of this
function is to draw us
together in unity with one another. Without it the kingdom will not exist.
Without it we couldn't
even experience love.

I John 4:19 says, "we love Him because He first loved us."

So I decided that since there was plenty of time that day, I would write out
every verse in the
Word onto paper and then I'd pray over the collection to see if the Holy
Spirit would quicken
something to me. That is how this pilgrimage into God's amazing Grace began.
Truly, grace is
as amazing as the song says and more.

The more I wrote, the clearer a pattern of definition emerged. The functions
of grace appeared
in a distinct manner and yet even though defined, it keeps it's wonderment and
freedom to be
what our spirits know it to be.

Over the past fifteen years, although this study hasn't stopped, the purpose
of grace definitely is
clearer to me now. Yet, it proves itself to be indeed infinitely
unsearchable.

My prayer became "Lord, why would you show this revelation of your grace to me
and not to
someone more qualified or recognized?" Then this scripture came to my mind
and I could see
what His answer to my prayer was. Even Paul felt highly unqualified to
expound on what he was
called to teach.

"Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that
I should preach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: and to make all men see
what is the
fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been in
God, who created
all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent that now unto the principalities
and powers in heavenly
places might be known unto the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to

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the eternal
purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness
and access with
confidence by faith in Him.

This scripture ("for this cause") , then is my prayer and intent of this
study. For this cause I bow
my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in
heaven and
earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your
hearts by faith, that ye,
being rooted and grounded in love, might be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ,
which passes
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God .

NOW unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according
to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the Church by Christ
Jesus throughout all
ages, world without end. AMEN." Ephesians 3:8

His Word makes bold statements, and this scripture was given to me as I wrote
this introduction.
I am not a good scripture memorizer, and this passage did not come from a
list. I inserted it here,
because it came the same way this whole study came. It came by inspiration.
So as I write it out,
it appears that He has a bit to say about this book, too. Thank you Lord.

Quotations are from the King James Version. Word meanings are taken from the
Online Bible
and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.

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THE FALL FROM GRACE

OF
HAS GRACE FALLEN FROM THE CHURCH?

This study begins in the word of God and remains in the word of God. If the
reader does not
enjoy reading the word, then this study could be very boring. If the reader
loves the word, much
wealth will come from it.

In the beginning God spoke to Adam and Eve, Cain, Noah, Abram and Lot. At
this time he only
spoke to his chosen ones. Keeping the law and obeying God's voice as
delivered through his
anointed, was the only way to remain in the kingdom of Israel. After
hundreds of years, Israel
became accustomed to this and tradition developed out of the laws. It
compounded until the
Pharisees and the Saduccees, the religious leaders of the time became
exclusive clubs that
worshiped the law. This led to self pride and condemnation. You'll notice
that God moved less
and less on behalf of Israel as time wore on.

Eventually Jerusalem was in Roman hands and Gods kingdom was in pretty sad
shape. For
centuries all that Israel had to hold on to was tradition and the hope of a
Messiah. Some were
tired of the way the system was governed. It was certainly not like it was in
the old days, but it
was all that remained. You just go the temple and buy your sacrifice. If you
had foreign
currency you had to exchange it at the going rate which could be whatever the
money changer's
decided at the time. Next you had to seek the best price for buying and
offering to be sacrificed.
One had to work there way through this wringer of commercialism to get to
church. But you
dared not complain though: Its God's best. How long would this continue?
Does this sound or
feel familiar in your Christian environment? Shouldn't Gods people have a
better hope than
this?

Of course we know this is where Jesus Christ entered the scene, but the Holy
Ghost started a
little earlier to pave the way for the son of God. He started with the priest
in the Holy Place.
One of Gods faithful servants named Zacharias, spent much of his time in Gods
presence. His
son was to be raised up to move in the spirit of Elijah. He would break
through all the religious
and traditional barriers and awaken the nation again to righteousness. Hearts

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would be prepared,
softened, and cleansed to receive the Messiah.

John the Baptist carried the message of repentance and renewal and many tasted
new hope in his
words. Hope for a Godly nation, prosperous, powerful, and free from Roman
rule.

We know that Jesus' goal wasn't to fulfill this hope and most of them believed
because we get to
read it in history. It's easy for us to see. Jesus made it clear exactly
what he came to do. But
there image of a messiah didn't match up and many resorted to the old life.
This Jesus was a flop
to them. Except for the miracles....................

Gradually Jesus was able to reach the hearts of those who were still holding
onto a better hope.
His love, power, and knowledge stirred something inside of them and many left
all to follow him.
When he ascended into heaven he left the promise of the fulfillment of this
hope. Even though
he had proven himself as Messiah, this hope was yet to be made stronger.
Christ in or among us
is our hope and as we're taught of this, then we can be presented perfect in
Christ Jesus. Christ
means the anointed one. The anointed on in us, the Holy Spirit, will bring us
to perfection or
maturity in the anointed Christ Jesus. What a better hope! Heb. 7:19 tells
us "For the law made
nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by the which we
draw near to God."
Now we can be like Zacharias. Even better, we don't have to wait our turn
like he did. Luke
1:8,9 says, "And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest office
before God in order of
his course, according to the custom of the priest office, his lot was to burn
incense when he went
into the temple of the Lord." That better hope that Jesus brought was further
described by Paul.
Col. 1:25 "Whereof I am made a minister according the dispensation of God
which is given to
me for you, to fulfill the word of God: even the mystery which has been hid
from ages and from
generations but is now made manifest to his saints; to whom God would make
known what is the
riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles which is Christ in
(among) you the hope of
glory; whom we preach...... that we may present every man perfect in Christ."

The old saints in Heb 11 tell us that they "all died in faith, received a good
report, received not
the promise; God having provided (foreseen) something better for us that they
without us should
not be made perfect." Here we see that word perfect again.

So now we have the Holy Spirit, its wonderful (full of wonder) powerful,
interesting. How
would this wonderment that we sense bring a whole group of believers to
perfection. Anytime

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Jesus moved in any way it was because of Gods grace moving upon him and his
response that
was of willing obedience. Any time God moves: it's through grace. Think of
the word graceful,
we think of beautiful birds flying, horses running, ballet dancing, figure
skaters all graceful in
what they do. Well, anything God does is full of grace, he's not limited in
his expression to us.
A bird only flies to be graceful, a horse only walks or runs to be graceful, a
skater is only graceful
while skating. Everything God intends to do or does is full of grace. So as
we move in response
to his grace to us, we too are graceful. As we limit ourselves to only move
in grace, both
individually and corporately, we approach the place of being presented perfect
in Christ Jesus.
Moving in God's grace requires relationship with him. He makes the first move
to draw us into
this relationship. John 6:43 "No man comes to me, except the father which
hath sent me draw
him." This is the first movement of grace. It's very subtle, it undermines
mans pride and self
image. It works deep inside our soul where Satan doesn't go. Satan loves to
keep areas of
emptiness into our lives which leads us in constant pain. God loves to go in
and fill the
emptiness giving an peace in the subconscious level.

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind , but now I see.

As you will see this study is not a collection of concepts. God guided me
through his word using
scriptures in their context. Therefore I will be very liberal in the use of
THE scriptures that he
used to impress his heart upon my heart. Please read the scriptures
carefully. They are the fine
print if you please of this study.

Grace as we are looking at it didn't enter until Jesus Christ came with it.
In the Old Testament
grace refers to the kindness and graciousness as in Gen. 6:8 "Noah found
grace in the eyes of the
Lord." Gen 19:19 "Behold now thy servant hath found grace in thy sight and
though hast
magnified they mercy which thou hast showed unto me in saving my
life:........" The word for
grace here is the Heb word chen. In Ezra 9:8 grace (techinnah) means
graciousness, entreaty, and
supplication. "And now for a little space grace hath been showed from the
Lord our God, to
leave us a remnant to escape and to give us a nail in his holy place that our
God may lighten our
eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage."

The grace of the new testament is introduced with Jesus Christ. Timothy
describes it in II Tim.
1:19 "who hath saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to

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our works, but

according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world
began but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who hath
abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the
gospel: Whereunto I
am appointed a preacher, and an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles."

The Greek word generally used for grace in the new testament is charis. It
means gracious as in
gratifying or divine influence on the heart and the reflection on the life, or
gratitude. Charis is
used 126 times and the word euprepeia is used once in James 1:11 "For the sun
is no sooner
risen with a burning heat but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof
falleth and the grace of
the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his
ways." The word charis we
are concentrating on and the biblical context of this word unlocks the pattern
which envelopes
the purpose and richness of the word grace. The old timers in the scriptures
knew what grace
meant and we are about to explore the "manifold grace of God."

I Peter 4:10 "As every man hath receive the gift, even so minister the same
one to another, as
good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

Rom 3:24 "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is
in Christ Jesus."
This context uses grace as a legal term that gets us out of big trouble.

Rom 5:15 "And the gift of grace.......abounded to many." So grace is an

abundant gift, it got us
out of trouble and it gets us out of trouble. This is where the concept of
greasy grace shows up.
Oh yes, Gods's grace is abundant, but should we consider in sin so grace may
abound? Rom 6:1

Paul teaches that: Moreover the law entered, that the offence (sin) might
abound. But where sin
abounded grace did much more abound and even as sin reigned (past tense) unto
death, even so
might grace reign (present tense) through righteousness unto eternal life by
Christ Jesus.
(Romans 5:20:21)

Having predestinated us unto to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to

himself,...To the
praise of the glory of his grace , wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved.
Eph. 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of the grace wherein he hat made us
accepted in the
beloved."(Ephesians 1:5,6)

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men......."
(Titus 2:11)
In Acts 18:27 we see that the people believed in the gospel through grace.

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We're justified freely through his grace through the redemption ....Where is
boasting then?
(Romans3:24,27)

"The gift of grace abounded to many." Rom 5:15

So grace is an abundant gift, it got us out of trouble and GETS us out of

trouble. This is where
the concept of "greasy grace"shows up. Oh yes, God's grace is abundant. Grace
abounds so
freely that Paul in Romans said, "Shall we continue in sin that grace may
abound?" (Romans6:1)
Abounding grace can be turned into rebounding grace,"greasy grace," just as
the Canadian
welfare system can be misused. Many people find it easier to live on welfare
rather than finding
a way of improving their lives through education and hard work.

For the grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared unto all
men....(Titus 2:11)
Grace is a description of the covering we can move under whether we are
regenerated or not .
This is why Christians (so called) seem to be getting away with "murder".As an
undeserved
"benefit" we can see grace as God's welfare system in his Kingdom.

It is God's will that none perish, but that all come to repentance. I call
this stage a facet because
there are times when we all need this type of grace in our lives whether we
are "good Christians"
or not. People tend to believe that they're "above" and "beyond" a stage. A
facet can show up
continuously at any time. Sinners saved by grace are not better than anyone
else on this planet.
We are simply sinners saved by grace.

"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus......"(Romans
3:24)

"But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the
offense of one many are dead,
much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace which is by one man Jesus
Christ......"(Romans 5:15)

"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace, which was bestowed
upon me was not
in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I but the grace
of God which was
with me."(1 Cor. 15:10)

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men....."Titus 2:11

Grace is the description of the covering we can move under whether we're
unregenerated or not:
But especially if we are regenerated. Gods grace is never ending.

"That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in
his kindness

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towards us through Christ Jesus."( Eph. 2:7)

This means that grace gets us out of jail and puts on the street a free man.
It's much like free
legal aid. I'm free, but how do I stay out of jail? I'm liable to slip up
and end up back in prison
and have to start the whole redemption process all over again .(This was why
the Israelites had to
sacrifice constantly to stay out of trouble with God).

ON THE CONTRARY, we're EXPECTED to move on in faith with initiative and God's
grace
is there to lead us on.

2. POWER The Second Facet of God's Grace

The next facet of grace is defined in Strong's concordance as "the divine

influence on the heart
and its reflection in the life."

We need POWER on the inside to keep us out of trouble, not rules on the
outside to read all the
time. We would surely forget a few and eventually slip up. We need a friend
who sticks closer
than a brother to warn us before we err. We need a divine influence on our
heart. We need
grace.

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
teaching us that denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly
in this present
world. ........"Titus 2:11,12

"That he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham or to his seed
through the law, but
through the righteousness of faith. If, the law made heirs; then faith is
made void. There then
would be no pleasing God. You can't abuse a system that goes strictly "by the
book." There's
no faith in following "the book" (Romans 4:13)

This divine influence of the heart and the reflection in ones life produces
the average citizen in
the kingdom of God. This is the moving of the Holy Spirit as we see it in the
charismatic type of
church. The church comes alive and people now have testimony of the power of
God in their
everyday lives.

"And great grace was upon them all." (Acts 4:33)

Rom 5:27 refers to this "grace in which we stand."(access by faith)

Rom 11:6,7 refers to works(mans' plans and rules) vs. grace: .

Israel never could attain to the fullness of their promise through the law.

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"But their minds were blinded: For until this day remaineth the same veil
untaken away in the
reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even
unto this day when
Moses is read the veil is upon their heart. (2 Cor. 3:14)

"Christ is no effect if we're justified by the law" (Gal.5:4)

"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is
good to the use of
edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."(Eph. 4:29)

So we see that we are to minister grace to those that hear it.

We are to sing with grace in our hearts to the Lord. (Col 3:16)

God gives us more grace to combat lust, to envy. (James 4:5,6)

Teaches that his is the true grace of God in which we stand. (I Peter 5:12)

3. GRACE AS DIVINE GOVERNMENTB ecoming part of God's Kingdom.

After grace influences you long enough, it begins to govern you. After that
God uses you to
govern in the kingdom. Remember governments are really servants or a type of
tool to maintain
a health, prosperous living standard. Governments use words such as election,
offences, law ,
throne, administration, justification, and charity. Also , governments are
servants or you might
say tools.

When the law of Moses came it appeared from Mt. Sinai, Moses brought it down
in glory, but it
only brought condemnation. Notice that God left the law when Moses died or
disappeared on the
mountain. When Jesus disappeared in glory he left the Holy Spirit behind to
administer grace. I
also believe that Jesus on the Mt. Of Transfiguration talked with Moses and
Elijah about the new
covenant or governmental system that was about to begin.

2 Peter 3:18 says" grow in grace". We must start our experience with God with
his unmerited
favour (his welfare system). Spiritually we are a type of refugee coming
into a new kingdom.
Then, being justified by grace through faith, we move up to the realm of
experiencing the leading
of God in our life. This is the divine influence of God in our heart and the
outworking of that
influence in our life. Moving in grace by faith brings us into the ability to
be actually governed
by God through the Holy sprit which should be the foundation for church
government. Because,
we are ultimately called to rule and reign with Christ.

The last two facets of grace are harder to misuse because now we can see that
it takes more use

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of faith. To ensure we use this grace properly, the church needs a balanced
constitution and so
we see the phrase...... GRACE, MERCY AND PEACE

Grace is the unmerited favour, the divine leading or influence, and

government.(personal)
Mercy is love, forgiveness, truth. (Terms of the covenant) "Speaking the truth
in love."
Peace involves love, fellowship, food "take eat, this is my body."
(Communion)

" Grace, mercy and peace" is found in four places:1&2 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4,
2 John 3 " Grace
shall be with you in truth and love."

Revelation starts and ends with the exhortation of grace to you. In other
words John is saying
through all the times ahead. Walk in the Spirit.

So if this facet of grace has to do with government , then we must be

able to get instructions
from "above".
Here are some scriptures which explain this statement.
Isaiah 9:6 -- the government will be upon his shoulder ".(God
talking in his ear
and ours too.)
Luke 2:40 -- tells us the grace of God was upon Him.
Romans 1:5 -- says that believers receive grace and
apostleship for obedience to
the faith among the nations.
Romans 11:5 Grace elects people!
Romans 12:6-8 Grace gives different gifts!
1 Corinthians 3:10 People help build in the kingdom according to
grace .
2 Corinthians 9:8 -- Grace that you abound unto every good work.
Titus 2 :11 -12 Grace teaches us.
Hebrews 4:16 There is a throne of grace .
Hebrews 12:28 Grace to serve God.
.Hebrews 13:9 Established with grace.
2 Peter 3:18 Grow in grace.

STUDY OF ORDINANCES

1. WHAT DOES GRACE REPLACE?

There is a great controversy in protestant theology concerning the law of

Moses and how much
of it relates to our walk in Christ. Some say all, some say most, and some
say a lot and some say
none.

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Included in the law are ordinances (Heb 9:1) written which pertained to the
ways of living and
worshiping. That definition can hardly be used accurately as you will see.

Ordinances here is the Greek word dikaioma (Strongs 1345) and is used ten
times in the New
Testament. It means...
1) that which has been deemed right so as to have force of law.
1a) what has been established and ordained by law, an ordinance.
1b) a judicial decision, sentence of God-either favorable by which
he aquits a
Man and declares him acceptable to him or unfavorable: a
sentence of
Condemnation.
2) a righteous act or deed.

The word ordinance used elsewhere in the New Testament had other meanings.
Dikaioo (strongs 1344) to justify one or ones self as righteous

Dogma (Strongs 1378) Doctrine of public decrees

Doctrine of roman senate
Doctrine of rulers

Rules and requirements of the law of Moses carrying

suggestion of
severity and threatened judgment.

Certain degrees of the apostles relative to righteous

living

Dogmatizo Decree, command, enjoin to lay down an ordinance (from

1378)

So we see that these definitions include every ruling given in the old
testament. Truly and
respectfully it is the Old Testament!

The apostles, when they wrote of Christ's actions and message on earth, they
didn't record much
on whether they or Christ adhered to the Mosaic laws. They followed keeping
the feasts and
worshiped on the sabbath. But any records of strict adherence were omitted.
Was this
intentional or were they so taken up with following the son of God that it
didn't matter anymore?

Paul in Romans 7 speaks to people knowledgeable in the law and shows how
Christ legally
changed our commitment from one law to another.

Paul being a Pharisee of the Pharisees knew the law with extreme accuracy and
we are fortunate
that it was he that explained in legal terms the new covenant.

But Christ even alluded to a change several times when he called it "your
laws" in John 8:17 and
John 10:34. Christ says in John 13:34 "a new commandment I give unto you."
Now, are we not
told to follow him? Did he not say except ye hate father and mother and all
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cannot be my disciples? Is our ear to be cocked to anyone but Him? Whose

words are spirit and
life? Who is the way, the truth, and the life? What else blends or enhances
the appearance, the
mind, the light, the word, and the revelation of Christ himself?

One would say that anyone after him, aligning with him would be an imposter.
Anyone with him
and beside him would not have equal rank and authority as him. Even John the
Baptist bowed
out of the spotlight to make way when Christ stepped forward. One then, could
only say that any
authoritative power or legislation instituted before Christ came could stand
and blend with his
teachings and commandments. But if Christ is truly the son of God then we
should take a fresh
look at his words and see if we are missing something which up til now has
left the church in a
controversy. We won't worry about this controversy now, but first we'll look
at the word and
then any controversy will fade out of sight.

Romans 7 is written to those knowledgeable in the law. A woman is bound to

her husband by
the "law of her husband" verse 2. If she marries another while he is still
alive she is an
adulteress. When he dies, though, she is no longer an adulteress when she
marries again. Note
that she may not marry while her husband and HIS law lives. That is adultery.
Having a second
husband with HIS law is impossible. The point I'm making here is one can't
live by two laws.

Christ, the son of God's death looses us from the law of Moses. Christ
respected the law until
his death and fulfilled the law by bringing in a better hope by his
resurrection. We are now
espoused to another with His law, even him who is raised from the dead.

Verse 6 says we were held but delivered from that law to serve God in newness
of Spirit.
Chapter 6 tells how we were crucified with Christ, dead to sin, so let not sin
reign anymore.
Verse 14 sin shall not have dominion because we are under grace not law.

LAW IS THE SECURITY OF SIN

Yield your members servants of righteousness unto holiness (fruit unto

holiness) and the end
everlasting life.

Now sin is seen in a new perspective. I do what I hate, I hate what I do.
Its no longer I doing it
but sin dwelling in me. Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Romans 7:25, I thank
God! Romans 8:2 for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me
free from the law
of sin and death. Note that it's the law in Christ Jesus, not the law in us.
Stay in Him, get in
Him, run into Him for refuge. Sin cannot follow you into Him. Old Israel had

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cities of refuge.
In certain crimes you were safe in a city of refuge as long as you stayed
inside of the walls.
Remember, sin is condemned in the flesh........ but paid for....."behold the
lamb of God who
taketh away the sin of the world."

All sin past, present, future is condemned by His death. Sin can only leach
onto our flesh, or
carnal nature and tends to death. The Spirit is life because of righteousness
and lives in us to
quicken our mortal bodies. The word quicken here, used in proper context with
the rest of the
verses is present tense. Romans 8: 12 - 14..... for as many as are led by the
Spirit of God they are
the sons of God and we cry abba father.

Getting back to being espoused to another: when our old marital relationship
ended, a new
covenant came into being. Most assume that most of the old covenant
resurrected with Christ.
Not so. It was nailed to his cross. 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.

Not only did he take away the ordinances, he spoiled principalities and powers
making a show of
them openly in triumph! No question now who is King!

All rules which were contrary to us in any way, whether of God or Satan were
taken out of the
way and SPOILED.

Did I say all the rules? Definitely. You say, "back that up with scripture."
Paul says in second
Cor. 3:7, "but if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones,
was glorious, so that
the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the
glory of his
countenance: which glory was to be done away: how shall not the ministration
of the spirit be
rather glorious?
Rather in Greek Mallon, meaning: more, to a greater degree
a) much by far
b) rather, sooner
c)more willingly, more readily, sooner

First of all, how could Paul call the stones the ministration of death? He
said that the purpose of
the Law was to expose sin, and the wages of sin is death. The Law made nothing
perfect but the
bringing in of a better hope did.

Gal. 3:10 says, "for as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse:
for it is written,
cursed is everyone that continueth not in all the things which are written in
the book of the Law
to do them. V13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law.

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Paul told the Galatians that they were bewitched. Someone in the fellowship
sneaked in and saw
that some weren't circumcised. But, he gave them no subjection not even for
an hour.

To give subjection to these concepts is to frustrate the grace of God and to

embrace these
concepts is to push grace out of the church. Hence, the fall of
grace.

We have been given a relationship and a walk of faith. It was ministered by

the Holy Spirit
having nothing at all to do by the works of the law. It was heard by ears of
faith just as Abraham
heard centuries earlier. No law had been written yet and other religions
abounded. God just
called Abram to separate himself, family and servants to a journey with a
promise.

The law was added afterward because of transgression (Galatians 3:19) to keep
things in order
til the seed should come to whom the promise was made! This is the exact
point in history
where the law finishes its purpose and has no more use.

We're talking about the seed of Abraham from whom the promise was made.
Galatians 3:16
says that the seed (singular) is Christ. First came the promise and 430 years
later the law
appeared. The promise was shelved and the scripture (verse 22) concluded
(held) everyone under
sin.
We were held under a covering! Instead of a promise (to Abraham).

According to Paul the law shut us up unto the faith which should afterward
appear. After many
centuries the faith we were shut up unto became obscured and absorbed into a
mechanical
religion. Generations passed and the hope of the promise faded into a dream
for tomorrow: for
some other generation.

The law became a school master to keep us on hold til Christ and our faith in
him should come.
This scripture makes it quite clear that Christ's revelation has ended the
mandate of the law.
Hearing by faith and embracing Christ has brought us into a walk of faith
whereby we can please
God. Galatians 4:3 says we were in bondage under the elements of the world,
under tutors and
governors (priests, teachers, and pharisees) needing redemption even though we
were under the
law. The elements or rule of the law were weak and beggarly, therefore we
needed a better hope.
Galatians 4:10 includes observing days, months, and years and times as part of
the bondage and
this brings fear to Paul that this mixed worship made his labour in vain!

He exclaimed to the Galatians that Abraham had two sons, one of bondage which
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Hagar or Mt. Sinai! What could Mt. Sinai have to do with children of bondage?
Hagar had a
child to Abraham because he couldn't wait for the promise. The son was a poor
substitute
compared to Isaac who was born to a woman beyond the age of child bearing. A
woman who
even laughed when she heard the news of her conceiving. But laugh or not it
still happened. The
plan still proceeded because it was predestined to happen.

Did God's promise to Abraham fail even though his hope faded? No way! Did
Abraham's
impatience cause trouble down through time? Absolutely!

What then should we learn from this? Well, to God, the creator of all the
earth, a promise is a
promise. He will have his plan carried out and finished to perfection in
spite of us. Our
impatience will only cause trouble for us. God's solution to Abraham was to
cast out the
bondwoman and her son! Cast out Agar, Hagar, Mt. Sinai, the law?! You bet!
All the problems
in the middle east today are form Abrahams impatience. Our church today and
the controversy
are stemmed from the same problem.

Mt. Sinai has to be cast out. Her work and her son are of no use to the
kingdom of God. In fact
they bring bondage and kill faith. When faith is dead, God cannot be pleased

If you have ever felt that God is not happy with you it is because there is
something or someone
pointing an accusation at you. That accusation will pronounce you guilty and
fear results.

This is the lifestyle of the Jerusalem below. Galatians 4:25. This speaks of
the church of the
world. Agar speaks of the church following the law to which Jerusalem answers
to. So todays
church follows the rule coming from Mt. Sinai and keeps itself in bondage.

Whereas the Jerusalem from above or the church birthed by the Spirit is free
and is the mother of
us all!

Which would you want to be part of? I see no sensible conclusion but to let
go of the one and
embrace the other. In fact Galatians 4:30 reminds us to cast out Mt. Sinai in
order to be free.

To be a part of the Jerusalem from above we through the Spirit are to wait for
the hope
(something we can taste, it is so real) of righteousness by faith. This faith
works by love and
nothing else. Works to relieve your conscience won't do it. Works of faith
by love fulfill the
law of Christ. Just one work by the law from Sinai demands a thousand more
accurately carried
out as dictated to you. This eliminates spontaneous works of the spirit
through faith.

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In Gal 5;13 Paul now explains a facet of our liberty that the church doesn't
want eliminated.
Moving in liberty unlocks the ability to do things according to our carnal
nature without an
accusing finger, pronouncing us guilty of the infractions of the rules.

The argument is that there has to be some boundaries established or the church
will disintegrate.
Paul answers this simply, yet authoritatively by saying in
Gal. 5:13 but by love serve one another
Gal 5: 16 walk in the spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the
flesh
" " 18 but if you be led by the spirt you are not under the law!
" " 24 and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the
affections and lusts.
" " 25 if we live in the spirit let us also walk in the spirit
What does Jesus say about this walk in the Spirit? In John 3:6 he says "That
which is born of the
flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit (v.7) marvel
not that I say unto thee you
must be born again. (From above) (the heavenly Jerusalem instead of Mt.
Sinai). (v8) the wind blows
where it lists and thou hears the sound thereof, but cannot tell where it
comes from, and where its
going: so is everyone that is born of the spirit.

NOTE: EVERYONE!!! Do you see a church like that? Anywhere?

A church like that may not have any boundaries written down to keep it from
straying but it sure
would be a church actively serving neighbours fervently with a mysterious love
and source of
direction and strength.

Think about it!

Matthew 1:21 "And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name
Jesus for he shall save
his people from their sin."

Luke 1:32 "He shall be great and he shall be called the son of the highest:
and the Lord God shall
give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the
house of Jacob forever: And
of his kingdom there shall be no end."

Luke 2:10 "And the angel said unto them, fear not for behold I bring you good
tidings of great joy;
which shall be to all people."

Luke 2:13 "and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and
saying, Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men."

Luke 2:30-32 "For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared

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before the face of

all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people
Israel."

Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and
behold a voice out
of the cloud which said "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased,
Hear ye him."

Matthew 5:1-16 Beattitudes and Commandments of Jesus

Matthew 5: 17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law (the disciples were
obviously led to
believe that Jesus was dictating new commands and that the law was done) or
the prophets; I am not
come to destroy but TO FULFIL."

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, til heaven and earth pass, one jot or
one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, til all be fulfilled! * Notice he said he would be the one
fulfilling the law. It
would be done by his resurrection power giving us a new nature, enabling us to
do what Christ taught
in Matthew chapter 6 and 7.

Now after reading all his beatitudes and commands: Jesus (The King of Kings)
says in Matthew 7:24
"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will
liken him to a wise man
which built his house on a rock:"

Luke 6: The commands and beatitudes are repeated and in verse 46 Jesus said
why call ye me Lord
Lord and do not the things I say?

If we believe what God said (about listening) to Jesus: "Hear ye him", and if
we believe what Jesus
said ("The law will be fulfilled and I will fulfill it")(do what I say). I
can't repeat that phrase enough
"do what I say."

Luke 6: gives us the mind of Christ. This must be the foundation of our
Christian mind set.

Many teach that tithing came before the law and so it must be maintained
today. Abram in Gen.
14:20 "Gave Melchisadec tithes of all. (Allis referring to the spoils which
Abram's men took back
from roving kings.)

Notice the word there is gave. When God included tithing into the law , it
became something to be
paid. Thus , the law ,which previously in this study we saw that it only
points to sin and guilt,is
backed up in Malachi. He prophicies that not tithing is robbing God. We've
seen that Jesus nailed all
ordinances which were against us to his cross . That includes this one.

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So, how do we fit Abram's 10% gift into the new covenant ?

Well, Abram gave a tithe only once! It was something he did in faith to bless
the priest Melchisadek.
It was a one time deal and Melchisadek turned around and bless Abram. Genesis
14:19, Heb. 7:7.

Heb. Tells us in chapter seven that Levi, being in Abrams lions payed tithes
in Abram. Abram (pre
law) gave while Levi (law era) paid. When Levitical priesthood took over Levi
took (Heb. 7:5) tithes
according to the law.

This scripture says that Levi paid tithes while in Abrams loins. This was to
show that God sanctioned
the concept of tithing into the Mosaic law to support the new priesthood. A
whole tribe would be
dependant on the other eleven tribes for their livelihood in the promised
land.

When the new covenant came in the old was disannulled ( Heb 7:18 ) due to the
weakness and
unprofitableness of it .

That didn't stop the old from being practiced .Hebrews 8 says that there are
still priests who offer
(present tense) gifts according to the law .

Jesus told the scribes and Pharisees that they pay tithes of herbs (according
to the law) which shows
how detailed and legalistic their religion had become. The Lord was actually
showing how their
legalism sidetracked the whole spirit of Gods initial plan in the first place.
That was to keep Israel
upright until Messiah should come.

When the law was fulfilled in Christ there was no written instruction on how
tithing fits into the new
covenant. First and foremost, notice that the Levites are out of a job in the
new covenant. In fact
there are no earthly priests ordained to be mediators anymore. Hebs. 8:4 says
that Jesus couldn't be
a priest because he was from the wrong tribe and God told Moses to build
everything according to
the pattern shown on the Mount (Sinai, Agar, Hagar, Bondwoman, Law Gal. 4:24)
which
Bondwoman (Gal 4:30) we are to cast out.

So while God brought tithing into the Mosaic law and Paul made an explanation
of how it was
sanctioned (Heb 7), there is no such explanation to show us how to tithe now
that faith (Messiah) is
here.

Paul having been very legalistic would surely have mentioned something if it
were as important as
the church makes it out to be today, but he didn't. So the only reasonable
explanation to include
tithing in the new covenant would be to resort to being spontaneous in giving

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a tithe when the Holy

Spirit inspires one to do it. Notice Abram gave ten percent of the spoils, he
got back all his peoples
belongings, all his allies belongings plus the belongings of his enemies. But
he only tithed of the
spoils.

Heb 7:4 spoils - in Strongs Concordance Greek word number 205 definition a
heap, top of the heap,
best of the bootie, spoils.

He didn't keep any spoils for himself or his people, he just took what they
lost in the first place, plus
some food to eat. All the rest he gave to the Kings which were his allies at
the time, less 10 per cent
of the bootie. After that, God said to Abram "I am thy shield and thy
exceeding great reward."
Gen. 15:1

So what Abram gave was not out of his livelihood, but out of his blessing or
profit. This would be
contrary to Moses law and to show how pleased God was with Abrams heart and
attitude he spoke
in Gen 15:1 to let Abram have a say in the reward he would want from God. He
wanted an
heir........period. Not riches or fame just an heir was what his whole heart
desired.

In Exodus 23:20 - 26 we see how God sent an angel before the Israelites to
bring them into the land
of promise and defeat the inhabitants. Then came a promise of bread, water,
health, prosperous herds,
flocks and children being born and fulfilment of days in every ones life. All
this if they warily obeyed
the angel and didn't provoke him. How much more should we warily follow and
obey the Holy Spirit
today? Our enemies would have fear (respect), our jobs prosper, our dollar
stretches farther, our
home and families are stable and happy, our debts are paid off, crops do well
and weather behaves
itself! All our resources prosper when the Holy Spirit administers true
divine Gov't or grace in the
church. Notice I have described all these things in the present tense and not
the future. I'm not
dreaming of a day ahead. These are facts that my family and people we've
lived with in Community
have experienced. It almost became common place to see miracles occur into
moving the way we felt
the Spirit of God showing us to proceed.

We've since left the community way of church life and still our God does all
of the above. He is
waiting to show the church as a whole the exceeding abundance of his mercy and
grace. He
recognizes no denominational boundaries. All who call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
Our reasoning minds set up these boundaries and our misconception of grace
keeps the veil over our
eyes. Instead we should learn to hear what the Holy Spirit is speaking in our
hearts, personally and

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with others. Just as the apostles would get supernatural instructions to go

here or not to go there, so
will we. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would lead us into all truth.
He also made a strong
statement that we would do greater miracles than they had seen him do! All
this happens as we trust
and obey. The Holy Spirit waits for us to exercise our faith to listen.
There are believers everywhere
who can sense the true moving of the Spirit because of humility. They just
commune with the Lord
and follow his instruction for their lives at the time. They don't see
themselves raising the dead or
healing the sick making a spectacle for the Lord. In fact that is how to
chase the gentle dove away.
These people are pillars who can't be shaken by winds of doctrine or fears of
wars and rumors of
wars. They are instructed in the scriptures as they are quickened by the Holy
Spirit and are able to
(minister grace to the hearers) the perfect Word at the right time. They
bring peace because they are
at peace.

In Communist countries these Saints have been the ones the believers gathered
around for strength
and guidance. In those situations pet doctrines don't give you strength.
Rules have no place. Many
times the underground church would only gather to worship when and where the
Holy Spirit called
them. Eventually the secret group of believers would just know where and when
to gather so that no
Government persecutors would ever find out. Talk about amazing grace!

If our Bibles were ever seized and our churches torn down would our churches
survive? Of course!
How? By raising up of Godly men, woman and children first hearing from and
moving out in the
Holy Ghost. Could the Holy Ghost keep the church alive without Bible Schools,
Universities,
Denominations and (God forbid) even our Bible? Yes, absolutely! ! ! How
much more could this
work of the Holy Spirit be unleashed with the (help) of all these things?
Maybe I should say How
much more should this work of the Holy Spirit be unleashed with the "help" of
all these things?

I've experienced many miracles in daily life, simply by listening to the mind
of the Lord. As a church
we've seen healings, protection, storm clouds parted at harvest times, words
of counsel, wisdom and
knowledge. The Holy Spirit tells us how much money to give and to whom it is
to be given.
Sometimes he tells us not to give or not to go somewhere only to find out
later the wisdom behind
the instructions.

After years of walking this way we've seen our dollar stretch beyond belief.
We find we can't afford
not to live this way. Luke 6:35 says "But love your enemies, and do good and
lend hoping for nothing
again, and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the children of the

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Highest for He is kind unto

the unthankful and to the evil.

Hoping for nothing again. To me that means to give or lend or do good you
expect no pay backs.
This word lend in the Greek means to loan on interest see Strongs 1153.
Another word in Luke 11:5
talks of lending in the context of supplying a need Strongs 5531 from 5530 to
furnish what is needed.

The point I'm making here is that we are instructed what to do with our money
and not to ask for
extra money or advantage in return. Luke 6:35 shows us to be lenders, not
borrowers. If we profit
from that then we are not children of the highest! I personally believe that
includes not to expect a
tax receipt in the mail for income tax purposes. If I give to an
organization and receive a receipt I
don't throw it out. On the other hand when I put money in the offering I
don't use a numbered
envelope. When the Lord tells us to give to someone in need the money goes
into a blank envelope
with their name on it. They don't know what is in it until they open it. We
often get thanks, rarely
we don't.

This scripture in no way means to lend your money, tools, car, or house etc
and never expect to see
them again. It means to be ready to help someone in need and get them on
their feet without charging
them interest. When it comes to someone needing bread, Luke 11:5 we should
have plenty of bread
on hand to bless the needy with what they need. That makes us like our Father
who is good to the
unthankful and the evil.

If the church is blessed with bounty then with the help of the Holy Spirit the
church should be the
chief administrator of charity in the world. Notice Acts 6:5 that Steven was
one of the seven
appointed who was full of faith and the Holy Ghost. Act 6:8 says he was full
of faith and power and
did great wonders and miracles among the people! How many more Stevens are
there suppose to be
in the church today? Are you one?
Of course as was mentioned earlier there are those who abuse the worlds
welfare system. I'm sure
abuse would show up in a church system also. But Paul made it quite clear
that if a purpose won't
work neither should he eat. He also said to only help woman who are widows
indeed.

His teachings may not have been politically correct but they are effective.
Anybody can do something
to earn his or her keep . There is always a place for you in the kingdom of
God. Some can teach,
pray, repair electronics and others can lift heavy furniture. No one should
be out of a job and hungry
in Gods kingdom. With Stevens around to administer this type of system it
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outreach all on its own. This may all sound far fetched but if believers each
did their little part to add
into the Kingdom little by little Christs initial plan would take effect.
Miracles would show this to
be from Gods hand and not from mans finite brain. Both the giver and the
needy would be blessed
and rejoice together in Gods bounty. Yes, there would be those who would
rather be hungry than to
fit into where God wants them. That would be their choice but I tell you
there would be very few
professional bums in Gods plan. His grace would save, feed, warm, teach, and
give you an
occupation.
Titus was told by Paul to let ours ( our people) learn to maintain (translated
- profess honest trades
) good works for necessary uses that they be not unfruitful .

Galations 6 talks much about these concepts

V 4 Let everyone prove his own work
5 everyone should bear his Own burden
6 when you are taught in the word then teach others who teach in
all GOOD things .

This includes natural things and spiritual things . We're to be productive

and fruitful.
V 9 Let us not be weary in well doing : for in due season we shall
reap if we faint not
10 and as we have therefore opportunity let us do GOOD unto all men
, especially unto them
who are of the household of faith .
Here we see the practical aspect of a healthy group of believers in a
community .

Looking down the rest of this chapter we see how these truths are corrupted by
those who want you
to conform to their way.

Folks , we're exhorted to STAND FAST IN THE LIBERTY GAL. 5 !!!!!

We're called to be a church without spot or wrinkle : washed in the Blood of
the Lamb. Christ won't
return for a Church that constantly feels unworthy ,insecure ,and not up to
standard .
His Blood makes us worthy, secure in Him , and makes US : YES US ; the
Righteousness of God
in CHRIST.
When the Church gets hold of this , THE LORD HIMSELF THEN will be
free to RETURN
AT ANY TIME ! It's up to us. 1 THESS 3:13 5:23

Back then the Church had it's members who didn't want to let go of the old
covenant . There were
too many comfortable doctrines that had crept in and would be exposed by the
new covenant.

Titus 1:9 gives us the first example . Some of the circumcision especially
were gainsayers, unruly,
vain talkers and deceivers. They needed to hear exhortation and sound
doctrine. Down in verse 14
we hear of Jewish fables , commandments of men which turn from the truth. The

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next verse (15)

shows the context of the turning from the truth . This turning must be a list
of do's and don'ts which
will protect you from being defiled before God.

Over the centuries there have been rules instituted which keep the believers
safe from worldly
hazards. Most of them evolve from the old covenant and seem safe and harmless.
For instance, there is no danger of becoming an alcoholic if you never
touch a drop of alcohol .
Nothing wrong with that . Done in FAITH ,it's an honest , admirable
resolution. GOD honors such
a pledge.
But when one's own resolution made in holy covenant with God becomes a
commandment for all
others to follow , then this becomes error or a deviation from the truth.
TITUS 1:15 says " to the pure all things are pure".

Jesus himself was pure. We can't argue that point .So how could the pure and
holy son of God make
more wine for the wedding?
Jesus' disciples ate without washing their hands according to the Law of
Moses. These laws became
unprofitable to life and Godliness. Religious man needs rules which can be
kept in order to feel
justified and therefore feel the good favour of God . Then, with a whole group
of believers who
follow the same rules ( some call it persuasion) one feels the good favor from
the group which
becomes a tangible method of being socially accepted. Basically this is a
religious form of peer
pressure which is all well and good until someone either falls from the rules
by slipping , rebellion
, deception, or they simply depart from the rules when they realize that
they're only man's rules and
bondage.
Everything is fine until one of the rules are broken and condemnation sets
in . The others see that
this one is defiled and he or she feels wretched .
Realize that the Law only points to sin and brings condemnation. The Holy
Spirit convicts of sin and
brings repentance and restitution without condemnation.
John 3:17-21 shows that we should not be afraid to have our deeds reproved
that they are wrought
in God.

Jesus has no ministry of condemnation. We can be free to miss His direction

as long as we're ready
to be reproved , to repent and be restored.

The Law won't let you be restored at least until you've suffered sufficient
punishment to pay for
your sin. In many cases the church may never see you as fully restored.. Once
you've done certain
sin you can never be spotless again.

Just look back at King David . He had one of his most loyal commanders
killed just so he would
be able to marry Bathsheba . Not only that, but he got her pregnant and wanted
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Bathsheba, his wife , while he was home from the battle . That way David
couldn't be caught in his
adulterous act with Bathsheba. The child born to them died, but later Solomon
was to be born from
this relationship.
Now, can you imagine Jesus Christ ,The Son of God being called the son of
David? After all David
did?
Even back in the Old Testament because God promised that David's linage
would never depart
from the throne of Israel.

All this was pointed out to show the new covenant leaves no condemnation.
But to he who believes
not ( in the new covenant) is condemned already!!!!!
No matter how many rules you follow ; one slip ( which is inevitable ) and
you're condemned.

It's very difficult to comprehend that we can be restored and spotless

without any condemnation.
Yes, when we're convicted we will feel a sense of shame and remorse. But we
are just as readily
be able to sense the love of God restoring us and the cleansing power of the
washing of the water of
the Word.

More importantly we should be ready and willing to see it happening and

accept happening in
others around us . We must forgive and forget just as our Father in Heaven. No
Peer Pressure.
"And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against
us."

It's clear now to see that the Law of Moses is quite different than the
Law of the Lord spoken
of in Psalms ." The Law of the Lord is Perfect Converting the Soul"Psalms
19:7
The Law [of Moses] made nothing perfect Hebrews 7:19 but the bringing
in of a better hope
Christ and His Law Romans7:4 did.
His law is to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , soul, and strength
and thy neighbour as
thyself.

Grace ministered by the Holy Spirit is the empowerment to the fulfillment

of this Law.
The Apostle Paul wrote that all he learned before meeting Christ he counted as
dung compared to the
beauty of the nature found in Christ.

King David was a man after God's own heart because he was given a taste
of the Law of the Lord.
He wasn't hesitant in expressing what he knew and felt about it, either. We
are to express what we
know and sense about it, too . Just as David was loved and honoured by God so
is everyone follows
in his footsteps.

Now for the bottom line. This has been an unveiling of sorts of the practical
method of living a godly

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life by the new covenant, there is much joy and blessing. The catch is from
the words of Timothy (II
Timothy 3:12) "All who live godly will suffer persecution." Satan is
satisfied to allow religious man
to function, but when grace takes over Satan will try to shut you down. Jesus
said that a persons
enemies would be those of their own household. That word household can mean
your immediate
family or a church family. It was the church of the day that called for the
crucifiction of Jesus. He
cam to his own and his own received him not. He was shamed by the church
(Israel) he loved. But
he despised the shame and endured the ultimate persecution for the joy set
before him.

That joy was to bring a church into a vision of and the complete expression of
his Fathers grace on
earth as it is in heaven.

Why would he teach us to pray for Gods will to be done on earth as it is in

heaven if it were not
attainable? The church so far hasn't come very close to this ultimate
request. The reason is grace has
fallen.

Let us be cleansed and washed by the word and persuaded to embark in faith and
respond to the grace
we've seen in this study. It's here. Lets go!

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