POST SCRIPT
Words
inside blue square brackets [
] are not part of the authors writings and have been
added by the Editor of the website.
At
times, this practice does not represent the
thinking of the author and may leave the impression
that the writer is saying or meaning something which
he
didnt say or mean at all!
However,
it is my primary concern to be faithful to unpopular and often unheard
teachings of Christ no matter what the cost:-
It was no easy matter for Caleb and Joshua to stand out
against the other ten spies. For six
weeks these men had been their close companions. No doubt to many of them they were under obligations. Indeed the dangers of the work in which they
had been engaged would tend to foster the spirit of comradeship in quite an
exceptional degree. It was not easy then, when the time for giving the report came, for the
two men to contradict the ten, and to recommend a course the opposite of theirs. It is never easy to break away from ones own
set, but that at times we must be
prepared to do if we would live to any purpose.
Many go down to destruction simply because they cannot say no.
(See The Teachers Guide.)
He will judge the world in
righteousness and the peoples in his truth (Psa. 96: 13b).
The
editor believes many Scriptural doctrines are ether being ignored or misinterpreted
today. These are:-
(1) The Intermediate Place and State of the Soul in Hades - from the time of Death until the time of Resurrection, (Acts 2: 27; Matthew 16: 18; Luke 16: 23, 31. cf. Revelation
6: 9-11; Hebrews 11: 35b; 40.)
(2) A
Selective Resurrection of Reward - for those only: Considered worthy of
taking part in that Age, (Luke 20: 35); cf. Luke 14:
14; Philippians 3: 11; Heb. 11: 35b; Rev. 20: 4-6.
(3) A
Selective Rapture (or translation) of Saints - able
to escape all that is about to happen, (Luke
21: 36) cf. Rev. 3: 10.
(4) Entrance
into The Kingdom of the Heaven[s] Conditional. That is, to those only whose personal
righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and teachers of the law, (Matthew 5: 20, N.I.V.). 1 Cor.
6: 9, 10; Gal. 5: 13: 21; Eph. 5: 3-7).
(5) The
Unity of the Redeemed From All Ages.
That is, all who are called out of the world by the Holy Spirit are true
members of the
(6) Christs
Bride is taken out from amongst the members
of His Body. That is, those selected to rule and reign
with Him are taken out of the Body (Gen. 2; 22, 23), which is the Church - the redeemed members of His family, (Gen. 24.). In Revelation, the Bride of Christ is described
as having Made herself ready by righteous acts and invited
to the wedding supper of the Lamb (Rev. 19:
7, 8) they represent a SELECTION of saints, taken out from a previous
selection, to rule with Christ during His millennium.
(7) The
threat of loosing the crown of life (Rev.
2: 10), which is not the loss of eternal life
- the free gift of God (Rom. 6: 23, R.V.), but the loss of life with
Christ and all other overcomers in the Age to come, Rev.
3: 21; 20: 5. cf. Rev. 20: 15; Jas. 1: 12; Matt. 16:
25; 19: 17; Luke 22: 28.).
The
editor believes that if he were to compromise in any way,
with what he firmly believes to be the plain teachings of Christ and His
Apostles, his actions would be detrimental to his stewardship at the Judgment
Seat of Christ, (2 Cor.
5: 10; 1 Cor. 4: 2) - hence his use of
additional words inside square [ blue ]
brackets.
He
is also aware of his need of a clear and true understanding and interpretation of
other statements of Christ, His prophets and apostles: even Peter found some of
Pauls teachings difficult to understand!
But if we neglect to make use of what we are certain of
having received from the Holy Spirit of Truth, we may lose what we presently hope to receive - (not the salvation we share, [Jude
3]) - but the future salvation of our souls (1 Pet. 1: 13, 9,), which will be revealed in the last time (verse 5).
Yours
in His service,
W.H.T.