An Answer to the Pentecostal Systematic Theology of the Assemblies of God

An Answer to the Pentecostal

Systematic Theology of the Assemblies of God

Edited by

Stanley M. Horton

~ Revised Edition ~

Contents to be Examined and Answered:

By Rev. G. L. Boyett

Of

Lord’s Way Ministries International & Bible College

Professor/ Dean Rev. G. L. Boyett

 

List of Contributors to Systematic Theology (5) /

Edited by Stanley M. Horton

Preface / 7

Historical Background / 9

Gary B. McGee

Theological Foundations / 39

James H. Railey, Jr.

Benny C. Aker

God’s Inspired Word / 61

John R. Higgins

The One True God / 17

Russell E. Joyner

The Holy Trinity / 45

Kerry D. McRoberts

Created Spirit beings / 179

Angels: Carolyn Denise Baker / 179

Satan and Demons: Frank D. Macchia / 194

The Creation of the Universe and Humankind / 215

Timothy Munyon

The Origin, Nature, and Consequence of Sin / 255

Bruce Marino

The Lord Jesus Christ / 291

David R. Nichols

The Saving Work of Christ / 325

Daniel B. Pecota

The Holy Spirit / 375

Mark D. McLean

The Holy Spirit and Sanctification / 397

Timothy P. Jenny

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit / 423

John W. Wyckoff

Spiritual Gifts / 457

David Lim

Divine Healing / 489

Vernon L. Purdy

The New Testament Church / 525

Michael L. Dusing

The Mission of the Church / 567

Bryon D. Klaus

The Last Things / 597

Stanley M. Horton

Glossary / 639

Selected Bibliography / 657

Scripture Index / 676

Subject Index / 701

This concludes the pages in their book’s Contents;

List of their Contributors:

Benny C. Aker, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament and Exegesis at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary:

Carolyn Denise Baker, M. Div., Instructor in the Bible and Theology at American Indian Bible College and National Appointed Home Missionary:

Michael L. Dusing, D. Min., Professor and Department Chair,

Theology and Philosophy as Southwestern College of the Assemblies of God:

John R. Higgins, Th.D., Educator, Missionary to India:

Stanley M. Horton, Th.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Bible and Theology as Assemblies of God Theological Seminary:

Timothy P. Jenny, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministries at North Central Bible College:

Russell Joyner, MATS, Associate Pastor of West End Assemblies of God, Richmond, Virginia:

Byron D. Klaus, D. Min., Professor of Church Leadership at Southern California College:

David. Lim, D. Min., Senior Pastor of Grace Assembly of God in Singapore:

Frank D. Macchia, Th.D., Associate Professor of Theology at Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God:

Bruce R. Marino, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at Valley Forge Christian College:

Gary B. McGee, Ph.D., Professor of Church History, Chair, Bible and Theology Department at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary:

Mark. D. McLean, Ph.D., Professor of Bible at Evangel College:

Kerry D. McRoberts, M.A., M.C.S., Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at Trinity Bible College:

Timothy Munyon, M.A., Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Greek at Trinity Bible College:

David R. Nichols, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies at North Central Bible College:

Daniel B. Pecota, D. Min., Professor of theology, Greek, and Bible, Divisional Coordinator for Religious and Ministerial Studies at Northwest College of the Assemblies of God:

Vernon Purdy, Ph.D., Candidate, Assistant Professor in Bible, Central Bible College:

James H. Railey, Jr., Ph.D., Candidate, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary:

John W. Wychoff, Ph.D., Professor of Bible and Theology, Chair, Church Ministries Division at Southwestern Assemblies of God College:

Rebuttalist’s Qualifications and Preamble:

Reverent Servant to the Most High God, Jesus Christ, by revelation only as seen in Lk.21:14-15! (Seen in verses: 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

 

13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

 

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

 

15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.)

Rev. Gary L. Boyett of Lord’s Way Ministries International and Bible College:

I stand alone against all these and the Word of God as my testimony against them and their so called “Holy Trinity of Catholicism”!

I a Oneness Monotheistic Jesus Only, God called and commissioned (Apostle) of Jesus the Christ. I alone stand against all these named above in defense of TRUTH!

QUOTES: From Their Story: 20th Century Pentecostals by Fred J. Foster, pgs. 20 & 21,

First by Emerson who said this, “The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.”

The second is by Stopfard A. Brooke who said this, “If a thousand old beliefs were ruined in our march for Truth, we would still have to march on.”

Here is the main reason why; Jesus is Grace and Truth Jn.1:17, and if we are ordered to Love Him and Keep His Commandments Jn.14:15, then we had better have a firm grip and knowledge and a clear understanding of His Grace found only in His words to us Ac.20:24 & 32, by His Holy Spirit Baptism (Ac.11:1-18) so we can have His mind in us 1 Cor.2:1-16 so we can be one with God and be His Holy Vessel (2 Cor.6:14-18) seen in 2 Tm.2:19-22, that has a pure heart, Mt.5:8 for only they will see God, they who are cleansed by the very words given to us by Jesus, Jn.6:63 & 68 seen in Jn.15:20 and His Apostles to us as called forth for a testimony in Eph.5:26 & 27, of those who are taught of God by Himself in us lk.21:14-15 seen in Jn.6:45, Jer.31:31-34, Is.54:13, for they are taught of God by Him; and are in no need of a teacher 1 Jn.2:20 & 27, for they are a True Saint (mono hagios 2 Pt.1:21, apo Theou Antropoi!) Holy One’s of God’s Work and Word in us Jn.1:12-13 of God’s doing!

Indexes and Contents will be built as we go and pages noted in the final drafts:

Any references that will be used by others will be duly notes and cataloged in the proper place by an * and noted at the bottom of the current page:

My Preface will be as seen by the existing references and abbreviations used by the preface in the writings we are examining today most we use Thayer’s Lexicon and Concordance as well as BDB as well as Wigram’s Englishman’s Concordance and Lexicons, as well as Strong’s Concordance, for any Hebrew or Greek references needed:

Systematic Theology of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God; in review:

First Edition of Lord’s Way Ministries International & Bible College Systematic Theology 101:

By Rev. Gary L. Boyett

Written in the Last Days, 4/24/2016!

An Answer to Assemblies of God Systematic Theology, Creed and Dogma!

As far as the History of the Assemblies of God and their preface by Stanley M Horton and General Editor; I will not spend much time with, due to the fact the History of any organization is subject to real justification and verifiable facts, otherwise it is all subjective to dispositions of memory of how one perceived them to be! Look at Josephus for example, and even Philo, not to mention all the mistakes found in Eusebius as well. So I will not spend any time with this but move right into this thesis:

An answer to Assemblies of God, Systematic Theologies by Rev. G. L. Boyett. No comment on chapter one. It was mostly history of the Pentecostal Movement and a review of as to what they believe and why. Much has to be said about this section as to their beliefs but we can move into that in chapter 2; it is most likely to be redundant at this time to enter into a debate on anything said in chapter 1; only to say this; that none of them up to this point has entirely left the Roman Catholic Church or the Dogma of three gods being co-equal and co-eternal of the same substance which is oxymoronic and is un-defendable pre or pro-supposition to try to debate, let alone base a Creed of Fundamental Axioms on: At least as far as I am concerned! I will show why later on, when we study their own theology, by the way is their Christology as well; let us begin.

Chapter 2; Theology or theological foundations: by James H. Railey, Jr. & Benny C. Aker

Every paper of theology or philosophy that are nothing more than the existence of idealism or beliefs, regardless if realism plays a major fact or not, some things must be taken on faith, or there is no religion or beliefs at all to begin with; as well as no pleasing God, Heb.11:6! So let us get to the first of their main points or axioms: (page 39 paragraph 1): We see here that they need two persons to defend their three god system of theology. Can two walk together unless they agree? No! Otherwise they go separate ways. This is why the churches in general lost their power, they have to return to their first love and that is Jesus Christ, who is both “LORD” and “The CHRIST” Ac.2:38 who is LORD of ALL Ac.10:36! See Rev.2:4-5 as to what those churches need to do!

Chapter 2 second paragraph page 39:

 When starting a Systematic Theology paper we need to set definitions or axioms also called a maxim, to terms used in the paper; we see here that they start off with the subject of God and that God does exist and has made Himself known to mankind; so far I too am in agreement, so far; but in the case of the Assemblies of God, they have their gods as well; namely three (1.) The Father (2.) The Son of God, Jesus the Christ, (3.) The Holy Spirit, (The power of God and responsible for gifts of the Spirit. Stated by Melvin L. Hodges speaking at the Congress at Wheaton College in April 1966, where he recognized the importance of the Kingdom for understanding a New Testament Theology of Mission, he declared the Church to be “The present manifestation of the Kingdom of God in the Earth, or at least, the Agency that prepares the way for the future manifestations of the Kingdom. Its mission therefore is the extension of the Church throughout the world…It is the Holy Spirit that gives life to the church and imparts gifts and ministries as well as power for their performance.” Page 33.)

But in all fairness the first paragraph is trying to set a maxim or an axiom for a foundational thought in which to lay stones, and foundation in which to build upon: So the belief in God, not “An” or “A” God but just God for them is safe to say here: To my estimation they are making a safe call here; they say He, God has revealed himself to mankind and made Himself available to mankind of anthropology and to anthropologists! Unfortunately to the AOG! See Mt.11:27; Lk.10:22; and Jn.6:45. The true children of God, have seen Him and know Him as seen in 1 Tm.3:16 and Jn.1:1-18 when the Holy One manifested Himself in a seed of a Levite girl called Mary, whose mother was sister to Elizabeth also from the tribe of Aaron and married to a High Priest Zechariah in the English translation and written as Zacharia in the Greek, Englishman’s Interlinear, Lk.1:1-fs. Verse number 12 looked at here for example. But we true Pentecostals see Jesus manifested in the Spirit without measure is placed in the seed of Mary (Jn.3:34), as seen there. Thus making the Holy Spirit which is the Father that is inside Jesus who doeth the works (Jn.14:7-9), and is the very God seen and told to us by Jesus Himself to us by Godly men of Old 2 Pt.1:19-21, who have a more sure foundational theology than of those men of the Assemblies of God, that they are trying to establish here and now; but back to see who God is, in the very eyes of Jesus, for He told us God is a Spirit, Jn.4:24! The same God that told us to be Holy because He is Holy (1Pt.1:13-16 and Ex.19:6)!

We left off with God being the Holy Spirit, because Jesus told us who God is, just that simple Jn.4:24, everything the Hebrews have known and understood from the Zech.14:9, That God is One Deu.6:4! Imagine that True Monotheism; just as Jesus told us all along that the Father in Him is One Jn.10:30! And when we see Jesus we are seeing the same God “ONE-HIMSELF (Jn.16:28 & 1 Tm.6:13-16)” Who sent (Manifested Mt.1:18, 20 and 23; Lk.1:35, who can do all things Lk.1:37 & Mt.19:26) in and by Himself, Jn.12:45, when you see Me we have seen the Father the very one who sent Him! Even as Jesus has explained to us Himself in Jn.8:58; that He alone was before Abraham in the Spirit, see Heb.12:9, for God is the place, “Thee Place” from which all spirits originate Heb.12:9, and to which all spirits return Ecc.12:7 to Jesus Christ, seen in Phil.2:10 to which every man who is to know God. Will return to for judgment, Mt.16:27, Phil.2:10-12 and Rev.14:13: Where we must work out our own salvation by His requirements not a religious council! Or a Systematic Theology Course! But here is the main subject matter that needs to be brought forward in this Thesis; if they fail on the first axiom on which they try to build upon as here and miss the mark as they did not knowing the God-man Jesus the Christ is God with us our Immanuel, that is the Holy One, who was, and is, and is to come; Rev.4:8, God Almighty Himself as seen in Is.9:6, they lost their chief corner stone of their foundation to begin with and all the rest they have to say is pure conjecture and Heretical Hearsay!

The End

Rev. G. L. Boyett

Lord’s Way Ministries International & Bible College

Written in the Last Days 4/26/2016!

Truth is not always pleasant, but it will keep you from going to Hell!

 

Truth is not always pleasant, but it will keep you from going to Hell!

Jn.4: 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

By

Rev. G. L. Boyett

Written in the Last Days 4/14/2016!

Quote by Stopfard A Brooke, who said this:

:If a thousand old beliefs were ruined in our march to truth, we must still march on!”

Emerson Said this:

“The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it!”

 

Amos 3:3, read it and understand or perish by His word to us, not mine, His He said it and I think He means it! Is.66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. Given by the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Mt.12:31-32 & 46-50 very important, verses here because of the Holy Spirit cannot be blasphemed or you have crossed that imaginary line that cannot be crossed back over, it will not be forgiven unto you if you do not keep His words to us, Jn.12:45-50 as seen in 2 Pt.1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

 

20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

 

21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

This is also seen in Lk.21:5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

 

6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

 

7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

 

8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

 

9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

 

10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

 

11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

 

12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

 

13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

 

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

 

15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

 

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

 

17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

Some us are because we do not sugar coat this word of God to His people, we give it to you straight between the eyes and you can’t handle it; you want baby food or meat and potatoes? Most of you can’t even handle the real meat and potatoes of the word of God that bring real fruits of the Spirit! You just want to play church; it would scare you to death if there was a real busting out of the Spirit in an actual miracle, where someone grew a leg stood up and ran around the church, you would fall out! Everyone wants just another feel good sermon, go to lunch, or eat dinner, take a nap, and maybe an evening sermon, go home and off to work in the morning as usual. Well if that is what you think being a Christian is, I have news for you, you’re not even close!

The Bible, and better yet Jesus says, leave them alone: Here it is in His own words! Mt.15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

 

8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

 

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

 

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

 

11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

 

12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

 

13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

 

14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

 

15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

 

16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

Are you? Are you all still without understanding? You cannot do what you want and keep pleasing the flesh, because the flesh wars against the Holy Spirit Gal.5:17! Only they who have Overcome the flesh can pick up their cross daily and follow Jesus, as he told us to Mt.5:48 and remain perfect on word and deed until we have a Spiritual Awakening, by being Born Again of His Holy Spirit seen in Jn.3:3-8 and Lk.24:47 and done in Ac.2:1-4 seen in Ac.2:37-40, then and only then can you too be taught of God, unto Salvation! Jer.31:31-34, Is.54:13, Heb.8:8-13 & 10:16-17 and Jn.6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

 

45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

 

46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

 

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

If you do not know who Jesus is, as even He Himself continually showed us in the scriptures, that He is the glory of God that will not be given to another Is.42:8 & 48:11-12 seen in Jn.11:40; 2 Cor.4:6 and Lk.17:18; and 1 Cor.2:8 the Lord of All Glory, that has the power to lay His life down and to pick it up again of Himself Jn.10:1-18! Who is both LORD and the CHRIST Ac.2:36 who is LORD OF ALL Ac.10:36 the One True God 1 Jn.5:20, who by the Spirit said in Zech. 12:10 that they will look upon Me, whom they have pierced, the One True God, manifested in the flesh, Jn.1:1-18 that they, the Apostles could behold Him and touch Him, for they had seen His Glory on the mount of transfiguration, Matthew chapter 17! That even Paul beheld in the heavens the day of his calling, which blinded him 1 Tm.6:13-16, because he had to be lead around from then on by others to start churches all over the world as seen and talked about in the book of Gal.4:11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

 

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

 

13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

 

14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

 

15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

 

16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

Truth of the whole matter is this: If you do not know Jesus as the I Am, you will die in your sins! Just that Simple! All because He said this not me but Jesus! Just as He told His own brothers of the seed of a Levite Mary His handmaiden who was the vessel the Lord chose to perform His miracle birth, was of the same seed that Elizabeth was, the seed of an Levite, for only a Levite could marry another Levite and to a High Priest on from another High Priest’s daughters, most likely the daughter of Aaron’s lineage, the sister of Mary’s mother was of that stock and grafted into King David’s lineage by marriage to Joseph of the adopted father here of Jesus, who was of the seed of King David but Mary was still of the seed of Aaron and of the Levites even if she was cousins, their mothers were sisters!

Jesus had High Priesthood genes in Him as well as His very own! That is how He can be God and man who is High Priest, and King of Israel as well as LORD of lords and KING of kings! Jesus is God of EVERYTHING Col.1:16-17!

Unless we know Him as seen in 1 Tm.3:16 and Jn.1:18 the Begotten God the God manifested in the flesh of man’s seed and now our very own Deity, and the fulness of all Divinity come to mankind in Jesus Christ, we can truly be made in His image!

Unless we know Him in this way; we too will die in our sins! Why you ask? Here is why, we are to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, Jn.1:17, Grace is God’s Favour, His blessings, His imputations, His forgiveness, His repentance, His own Spirit being imparted into us with our Spirit united as One, as he teaches us all His Truths, Ac.20:24 & 32 seen in Jn.6:63, which are the very words of life, Eternal Life, Jn.6:68! That only come from Jesus, who received them for the Holy Spirit which is God, in Jesus without measure Jn.3:34! This too is seen in Jn.4:23-24, that God is a Spirit, the Holy Spirit who has continually called His children called by His name to be Holy as He is Holy, from the beginning, Jn.5:39-44, all of this because the words of God cannot be broken, Jn.10:35 and Is.55:1-13 as well as Mt.24:35!

Jesus is the I Am that was before Abraham, Jn.8:58, and He has come to us time and time again to give us His own words and help, Ex.33:19, seen in Ex.3:14, he is the I Am who gave the very word and law to Moses as seen here in Jn.1:17, for grace and truth came by Jesus, well so did the Law, because He is the word that became flesh Jn.1:1-18, the One True God the I Am, that is in Jesus, as even He told us form the clouds in Mt.3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, in Him, I AM, well pleased to be! Because He is our Immanuel, meaning “God with us!” Mt.1:23! This brings me to my very last verse and if you do not get it, you are still blind being led by the blind to the ditch that leads to Hell’s Eternal Fires where your worm will never die!

Jn.8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

 

24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I AM [HE], ye shall die in your sins!

Unless you are born again of the Spirit and of the water in Jesus’ name you will die in your sins, Lk.24:47, is a commandment of Jesus Christ, Jn.14:15 that we are called to obey if and I say again “IF” you are called by His name, you have put Jesus on in Baptism Gal.3:26-27 for it is a Must that we do this, because he told us to in the Spirit as well, as seen in Ac.4:12: There is no other name by which Salvation comes to us but in the very name of Jesus! 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. LK.24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. This is the answer to Mt.28:19, that verse says to baptize in the name of the Father (Title), the name of the Son (Title), and the name of the Holy Spirit (Title), the Father is the Holy Spirit seen in Jn.4:24, that was made flesh told to us time and time again in the scriptures of God who cannot lie Tit.1:2 and Heb.6:18, because He is a God who needs not to lie or to repent, Num.23:19, who is the same yesterday, today and forevermore, Heb.13:8, seen in Mal.3:6, who changes not and is looking for obedient children who will obey every word out of His mouth Mt.4:4; Lk.4:4 Jn.8:51, Jn.14:15 and 15:1-3-14-20-26 because we have come from Him and will return to Him for He is the Father of all Spirits Heb.12:9 seen in Ecc.12:7, who is looking for this out of us: Ecc.12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

 

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

 

12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

 

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

 

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

This is done again in Mal.3:16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

 

17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

 

18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

 

We cannot do anything unless we abide in Jesus and He abides in us: Jn.15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

 

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

 

3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

 

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

 

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

 

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Unless we abide in Him we cannot have His blessings and His Grace or His forgiveness! Only when we abide in His Will and seek Him in His Righteousness, can we have all things added unto us, Mt.6:33; or ask and it be given to us, only when we know what is His will for us and all His children can we even begin to ask for what we deserve! Mt.7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

 

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

 

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

 

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

 

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

 

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

 

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

 

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Very few will find it, because it is only found in the scriptures, not behind the pulpits of America! If you do not believe me ask the Lord look to Mt.20:16 and 22:14, He tells us the same thing here too in the same gospel of Matthew! Very few will find the way to His Kingdom through the straight gate called Jesus Christ and His way, His Truth, and found by living a Life He has shown us to live in our own, Jn.14:6, and then He Himself will reveal Himself to you just as He said He would in Mt.11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

 

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

 

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Lk.10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

 

23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

Jn.6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

 

45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

 

46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

 

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

 

24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Jn14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

He reveals Himself to us right here in this chapter: 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

 

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

 

9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

 

10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

 

11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. All because the Father and Jesus are One in the Same Jn.10:30!, Jesus is filled with the Father without measure, Jn.3:34! Because God the Father is a Spirit Jn.4:24, that became flesh 1 Tm.3:14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

 

15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

 

16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Jesus is the Head of His Church, because He purchased it with His own blood the very blood of the Holy Spirit made flesh, Ac.20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own Blood! The Royal Blood of King Jesus, our Lord and Saviour who purchased us with His own blood, 1 Cor.3:16-17, and 6:19-20, and has called us to be perfect as He is perfect Mt.5:48 born again of an All Powerful God who can do anything even through us, His children if we will obey His words to Him! If we are found doing what we are supposed to be doing when He comes for us He will prepare a table and serve us Himself! Lk.12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

 

22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

 

23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

 

24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

 

25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

 

26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

 

27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

 

28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

 

29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

 

30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

 

31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

 

32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

 

33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

 

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 

35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

 

36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

 

37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

 

38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Are you going to be one of the Blessed Ones? Called by Jesus’ name and have put on Jesus in Baptism? Born Again of His Holy Spirit in you? If not, you will be rewarded for your very own works be it good or bad, Mt.16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Seen in Mk.8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

 

35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

 

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

 

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

 

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Lk.1425 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

 

26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

 

27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

 

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

 

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

 

30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

 

31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

 

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

 

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

 

34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

 

35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Do you think you will get to Heaven if you are not a Disciple of Jesus Christ? Well to be a Disciple you need to know what is going to be required of His Disciples! Or how are you going to be one? The only way to know how to be a Disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ is to have His mind, 1 Cor.2:16 (1-16) in fact. This cannot be done unless He gives it to you, by allowing His Spirit to become one with yours, Jn.1:12-13 seen in 2 Cor.6:14-18, then and only then will He be your God! Otherwise you are only imagining a god you can worship your own way, 1 Jn.5:21 the way you imagine him to be that one you can serve your way! All the way to the broad gate where many will enter in there at! Even those preachers you love to listen to that just tickle your ears to get in your pocket book, you will see them there too: Mt.7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

 

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

 

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

 

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

 

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

 

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

 

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

 

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

 

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Jesus quoted Psalms chapter 22 and verse 1, while He was on the cross: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Well Jesus is God, robed in the flesh, and he knew exactly why He was there suspended between heaven and earth. Before the first, “Let There Be” was ever uttered by His Holy Spirit, who hovered over the deep, being He is Omnipresent, He hovers over everyone’s deep things! Even when Jesus was on earth and in heaven Jn.3:13 being His omnipresent self, while proving His omnipotent self, healing every sickness, and walking on water defying physics, and the laws He established Himself, they too must bow to Him, who can do anything Lk.1:37! The One True God Zech.14:9, this Jesus the Christ, the Holy One of Jacob, and the Eternal Father the Prince of Peace, Is.9:6! The One True God who demands our Love and Worship and to worship Him only, Deu.6:4 the One and only God: Who is a Jealous God, who will chastise those who worship any other; Ex.20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

 

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Jesus allowed His own Disciples to worship Him: Mt.14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son, One who is (That is the way he, ho, to: the definite article is supposed to be translated, see #3588! one who [is]), God.

See St. John in the book of Revelations, for example Rev.19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy (2 Pt.1:19-21 From the Holy Spirit, who gave the Prophecies to the Holy men of God! The very same Spirit). Jesus is and was without sin 2 Cor.5:19-21, and has called us to be Righteous and He is Righteous! Without Righteousness that is of God being in us we will never enter into His Kingdom, Mt.5:17-20, tells us so as well as without His Holiness in us we will not be able to enter into His Kingdom either, Heb.12:14, without the Love of our brother as we would have him love us, our brother now is Jesus, and it is His agape love, that we must have if we are going to be one with Him in word and deed Col.3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.

So you see if we worship anyone but Jesus, the One True God 1 Jn.5:20! As even St. John did by ignorance, was told to get up and worship God only, Him being Jesus, who continually came to us time and time again, in many various ways, Ex.3:Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

 

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

 

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

 

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

 

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

 

6 Moreover he said, I AM the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Josh.5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

 

14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?

 

15 And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

Jug.13:18 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret (Wonderful)? See Is.9:6; Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor (Our Parakletos! One who comes alongside, Jn.14:26 & 15:26!), He is our Eternal Father, Jn.10:30; 12:45! The I am Jn.8:24! Jn.20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Thomas finally figured out who Jesus is and came into the truth, Jn.4:23-24! Will you? If not it is Hell’s fires for you because you are still in your sin for worshipping man’s definition of God and not our God’s own of Himself! If Jesus were not God, he would have had to correct Thomas right here and now in from of all His Disciples soon to become Apostles the sent out ones of God, filled with all power and authority, Jn.15:20 as we too are commandment to keep their doctrines and not them who came after them! St. John Sealed this word of God in Rev.22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

 

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

The same way it was sealed by Moses in the Old Testament, Deu.4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. (These scriptures are for another Bible Study; Deu.4:2; 12:32; Prov.30:6; Deu.5:31-33; 17:20; 28:14; Josh.1:7; Prov.4:27, Gal.1:8-9 and Rev.22:18-19!), and the Kingdom of God is sealed up in these! We either keep this and pass it down to our children or they end up as those in Judges 2:10! Jug.2:And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:

12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.

13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Sounds a lot like today doesn’t it? Our children are worshipping other’s gods of the Roman Catholic, the Universal Pagan Church, for one and for all; that the Roman Catholic Church made up after those 225 years after the last official Apostles was dead (St. John in Ephesus)! That is when the Universalists, who were tired of all the world wars tried to get everyone under one umbrella or religion (Constantine’s Church and State Religion!)!

One religion that even the pagans can worship in, with their Christmas trees and Easter fertility eggs and on and on it goes till we are where we are today! Not even offended when the things that the Apostles died for are brought even into our houses of worship! Well if that is your religion keep it and explain it to Jesus Phil.2:10, when you see Him; and I will guarantee you will one day very soon! You will have to explain to Him why you kept not all His words to you, Mt.4:4; Lk.4:4; Lk.11:28 and even Mt.12:46-50, Jn.12:45-50, Ro.3:1-4! Let God be true and every man a liar! Is that going to be you too?

Or are you going to return to the One True Living God, Jesus the Christ, the Holy One of Jacob!

Lasts words for a dying nation: Rev.2: Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent!

Jesus said it and so am I, His messenger in a world spiraling out of control and no one even notices or cares; it is all about me, me, ME! So that is where me is headed along with all those who like to have their alters filled with worshipers who will not question anything they tell us, just go along with the program all the way to Hell’s fires and their own hungry worms ready to devour them! I am not going that way! Lk.6:46!

I will call Jesus Lord of All for that is who He is, Ac.10:36 and to Him will I obey and I will not fear what man will do to me either! I am going after One Master of my eternal soul, that is governed by His every word to us, out of His mouth, not some talking head behind a pulpit of a seminary near you! If we are truly Jesus’ He will teach us and we too will have no need for a teacher, If it is His Holy Spirit in us teaching us His ways and His Truths 1 Jn.2:20 & 27 TELLS US THIS ALONG WITH LK.21:14-15!

Well this is getting to be a book, so I will head it off here: Walk with the Lord according to all His words or perish walking in darkness, being deceived believing you are in the light! If you are not in the word of God you have gone to the right hand or the left off His narrow path to His Straight Gate! Learn the words of God or perish believing anything anyone tells you!

Repent, be baptized in Jesus’ name, and be ye filled with His Holy Spirit, Jn.3:3-8 so He can blow you where He needs to you to go for Him or you are not in His will for your life! You are in your own will and will perish, with all the others in their own way too! Practicing religion their way instead of the Lord’s way, with His Truths, as He lived His life for us to see and follow after Him His way! That is how we stay in His will and will be His children called by His name who have put Him on and not the culture and religions around us!

Lord’s Way Ministries International & Bible College

Servant and Rev. Brother G. L. Boyett,

Written in the Last Days 4/14/2016!

No Such Thing as Say It and Claim It!

No Such Thing as Say It and Claim It!
Unless You Are God!
by
Rev. G. L. Boyett
Written in the Last Days 4/3/2016!
True Saints of God Serve Him in Word and Deed, Col.3:17!
What I would like to know is this: Are the true children of God going to sit in a church building listening to another tell them how to live and walk in the Lord? or are they going to get off their own rear ends and go do what the word of God actually tells all of us to do for Him; such as Mk.8:34-48 and here is for those too lazy to go dust off the Bible they are supposed to be reading every day drawing closer to Him so He can be closer to them, here is that scripture:
34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
If you are ashamed of Him He will be ashamed of you, that is how grace works, it is Grace for Grace Jn.1:16 if we obey not His words to us we have no right to His grace! His favor, His blessing, His covenants! See how far it got King Saul when he disobeyed God and His words to him! 1 Sam.15:23-24 the same things goes for us today as well because God changes not, Mal.3:6 seen in Heb.13:8 as well! He is looking for His Children who keep all His Commandments Jn.14:15, this and everyday of our lives! That is what I preach and teach, do the word of God or perish walking in your own truths! Serving a god you have made up in your minds 1 Jn.5:21; to know the real God who still asks us to serve Him in Spirit and in Truth, Jn.1:17 Jesus’ Truths Jn.14:6 His way!
Lord’s Way Ministries International & Bible College
Servant of the Most High God and His name is Jesus!
Rev. Brother G. L. Boyett
Written in the Last Days 4/3/2016!