Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
God chose Abraham and the nation of Israel and then the NT church to be HIS own, as a marriage in the Spirit.
In Jeremiah 3, God spoke of adultery against Himself.
Jeremiah 3 ... Jeremiah said ... The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
Those chosen by God made other gods for themselves and followed guides other than God.
Jeremiah 3:4 ... God says ... Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Our relationship with God is like a marriage "in the Spirit". To remain faithful to God, we must pay attention to that spoken by the Spirit of God. We must rightly divide the Word of God. To misuse scripture is a very fearful thing. And only by the Spirit of God can we rightly know the Word of God. And the Spirit of God is given to each one who believes in God today. Eph. 1
Jeremiah 3:9 ... And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 3:12-14 ... Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. 13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. 14Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Jeremiah 3:20; 22 ... Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD...Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Jeremiah 3:21 ... for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
perverted means: having been corrupted or distorted from its original course or meaning.
In some churches today, their way is perverted by withholding portions of scripture from the congregation.
There is a church group in USA which loves a portion of Acts 2:38 ... and they quote it frequently ... but they remove a portion of that scripture.
Acts 2:38 ... Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
They remove the end portion of Acts 2:38 ... Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
My own cousin attends this denomination and a few months ago she said they know they have omitted the part about receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and they do not quote this part of that scripture because they do not want to hurt the faith of the older people in that denomination since they have taught it another way for so long.
This is terrible. I believe this is a form of adultery against God as HE spoke of in Jeremiah 3.
When we add to or take away from the Word of God to suit ourselves, we depart from God and make our own preferences our lover. And we set up our own idols in our heart.
It is a very fearful thing to cast away scripture you don't understand or to cling to traditions taught by your ancestors when the Bible teaches something else. How can this not be adultery against God?