Romans 14 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 

4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
 
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 

7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.  8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.  9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 

10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
 
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 

13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
 
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 

16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
 
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 

20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith:  for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Put on the LORD Jesus Christ

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

How do we put on the Lord Jesus Christ?

Jesus Christ is the Word ... Put on "the Word" ... and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

If you are worried about the US Presidential election and you don't care for either candidate and you are concerned over what will happen to this world ... if you will put on the following scriptures and live by these scriptures you will free yourself from these concerns.

First, Jesus said ...  My kingdom is not of this world:if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews:but now is my kingdom not from hence.  Jn. 18:35

If Jesus' kingdom is not of this world, how can my kingdom be of this present world?  If this world was Jesus' kingdom then would we, HIS servants, fight over things of this world.

Like the great men and women of the Bible, we are just strangers here, to this world, and pilgrims here ... just passing through ...  Heb. 11 ... 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly:wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God:for he hath prepared for them a city.

Live in peace while you are here.  You cannot fight for this world and live in peace.

Don't you know this world is ordained to pass away?

Peter says ... II Peter 3 ...  10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.  

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.


But you want this world to be a "better" place for your grandchildren.

What does the Bible say concerning this world and concerning the end times?

II Tim 3 ... 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth:men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further:for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured:but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them (You learned from God the way of God); 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
 
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 

Therefore if you want to leave your grandchildren a better world, live a godly life in Christ Jesus ... this will help them ... and they will know also that this world is not the answer... the people of God set themselves to please God.

There is a new heaven and a new earth coming down from God.  This present world will never be righteous.  Our goal is to recognize these truths from the Bible.

John saw a new heaven and a new earth coming down from heaven and that is the new Jerusalem where righteousness will dwell.

Revelation 21 ...  1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

These fleshly bodies will not go with us into heaven.  God will give us new bodies as HE wills.  I Cor. 15  Therefore all this focus on your fleshly body will avail nothing.  Our fleshly bodies will see corruption ... Paul says in a twinkling of an eye, we will be changed out of these fleshly bodies that we know today.  We will be given a new body for the new heaven and new earth.

I Cor. 15 ... 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh:but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial:but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars:for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory:it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy:the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy:and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
 
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 

We will not have these current bodies in heaven.  God will give us a new body before we leave this present earth.

So all this fretting over such things as presidential elections and these physical bodies is foolishness.

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Word, and live by that.  

Our kingdom is not of this world.  This present world will pass away and be destroyed.  We will live in a new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.  We will never be able to make this present world righteous.

Revelation 21 ... 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:which is the second death.

I Cor. 6 ... 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived:neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you:but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

You cannot live in these past sins after your are born again.  After we are born again, we are"dead" to this world and to the flesh we once were and we are changed into a new creature, a person who now desires God and wants to serve God and wants to please God. 

At the end of our lives on this earth our flesh will die or if Jesus returns before then, our present flesh will be changed instantly and the spiritual body given us by God will go into heaven.

Therefore ...1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:6 For which things 'sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:  Col. 3

We put on Christ when we reject the will of the flesh and choose to go in the WORD of God, counting our flesh as dead, crucified with Christ.
 

Ezekiel 16 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture

1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 

(This is basically the role of the prophet and the things all prophets of God are equipped to do.)

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
 
6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. 

7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments:thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. 

8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness:yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. 

9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers 'skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil:and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. 14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty:for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.
 

15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. 

16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon:the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. 

17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, 

18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them:and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 

19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour:and thus it was, saith the Lord God. 

20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? 

22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood. 

23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord God;) 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. 25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. 

26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. 

27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. 

28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 

29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 

30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; 31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; 32 But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband! 33 They give gifts to all whores:but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. 34 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms:and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord:36 Thus saith the Lord God; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. 

38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places:they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 

40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women:and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 

42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God:and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.
 
44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children:your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand:and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 

47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations:but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 

48 As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 

49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 

50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me:therefore I took them away as I saw good. 

51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 

52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they:they are more righteous than thou:yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. 

53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 

55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. 56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, 57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. 58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the Lord. 

59 For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
 
60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. 61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger:and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord:

63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

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Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Antichrist in the Churches

Here is another thing Paul said we would see in the last days in the church:

II Thess 2 ...

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first (They would fall away from the scriptures and set up another doctrine to please themselves and to exalt themselves.), and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

He was going to act as God as he sat "in the temple of God, showing himself to be God.

(I've seen many pastors do this as they add to word of God, take away from scripture, and reject all godly correction on the matter, thus making themselves into gods.)


Antichrist is a spirit that operates in many people.

That spirit was already working in people in the day of Paul and John.

John says the following about antichrist …

I John 2 … 18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.


These antichrist people will leave the real people of God but they will go to churches where false doctrines are established to please humans and they will stay with churches that fall away from scripture.

This, I see when pastors and others make up things that are not in the Bible and set up doctrines of men which are not true and not by the Bible and not by the Spirit of God.

Notice that not only will they end up being destroyed but all who refuse the truth and continue in unrighteousness will be "damned".

An amazing thing in the examples I have given: in both church groups there were hundreds of people listening to these pastors, yet so far as I know I was the only person who went to the pastors with truth. The congregations seemed to be dead people, though they stared at preacher and had smiles on their faces and seemed attentive to that being spoken.

They are like the people shown me in a dream where the speaker in the church was poisoning the congregation with his words …

The poison gas dream … Several years ago, God gave me a dream which was very shocking. I believe this dream shows what is going on in many churches today.

In the dream ... a meeting was going on. There was one vacant chair on the aisle. I went into the room and sat down and began listening to the man who was speaking to the group. Then another man came in and rushed up to the platform and said ... "Wait ... stop ... can't you see? It's too late. It's already begun." (The first man resumed speaking) I looked out the window to see what was happening. I was shocked! There was a tall, yellow civil defense type speaker on top of a tall pole. It was supposed to warn the people. But out of our own speaker was coming a gas that would poison us and kill us. I looked at the man sitting next to me. This man was sitting upright and seemed to be paying attention to the speaker. His eyes were open and he had a smile on his face but this man was a corpse, he was dead. I looked around the room at the other people and they were all dead, though they looked alive. And as I sat there among them, I began to fall asleep and I knew that I was being gassed to death also as I sat among them and it would kill me if I remained there.

This is what happens in the churches today when the preachers preach a type of "I'm okay, you're okay”, gospel without warning the congregation.

Or when pastors take scripture and twist scripture thereby eliminating the rules for the church. The people fall asleep, die.

This is what I saw when I visited the churches in those two examples. As far as I know, I was the only person awake enough to recognize the error being spoken by the pastors and to take these errors to the pastors. The rest of the people just sat there with approving faces of "love" and worship toward the pastors.

In such cases, these people are worshiping the pastor rather than God for when the pastors twist the word of God and people accept such, those people have left worshiping God and are worshiping their pastor.

The speakers who should be warning the church are often killing the church.


For several years, I sat in church group where preacher taught that all good is from God and all bad is from devil, and he taught we, as believers, have power over the devil.

The problem was everyone assumed that we (of ourselves) could tell the difference between good and evil.

This is a problem Eve faced ... Gen. 3 ... Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.


God showed me the truth with the following example: We would have called an earthquake bad for it destroys property and often kills humans. Therefore we would say earthquakes are from the devil. But the following scripture concerns an earthquake and this earthquake was from God.

Mt. 27 ... Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

By this, God showed me that we, humans, don't always know the difference between good and evil.


Another problem, weather events, such as hail storms are very destructive. Roofs of houses are destroyed. Crops are destroyed. Animals and even humans can be killed by hail.

Yet hail is from God... as is thunder, lightning, rain, snow, sleet, wind, tornadoes.

Also when God chooses to send a judgment, that is of God. It can seem evil to us. The children of God at Jerusalem, the nation of Judah, sinned greatly against God many times though God, in His mercy, sent them prophets to warn them against their sins and to tell them to turn from those sins. They would not hear but continued in sin.

God sent the king of Babylon to destroy Jerusalem and to kill and take captive the people of Judah and to carry those persons who remained into captivity in Babylon. God put a sentence of 70 years captivity on the people of Judah.


Ezra 5:12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, HE gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. 

And the Babylonians destroyed the wall around Jerusalem ... they burned the temple ... they burned the houses of many of the noble people of Jerusalem.

It was all ordained by God and set in motion by God. God even chose the king of Babylon to do this destruction against Jerusalem and against the people of the tribe of Judah.

And in the book of Revelation we read …

Revelation 16 … 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.


In the church I attended in the early 80's, a faith movement church, they would have said this destruction was from the devil. They said we were to "take authority" over the devil and forbid the devil from touching our property.

During that time, a tornado struck one of the southern cities of USA. I wondered why those great men of faith in the faith movement didn't take authority over the tornado and stop it from striking.

They didn't because they couldn't. 

Their doctrine was false. 


Psalm 148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: 


Psalm 147:18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.


And God says ...

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

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Romans 13 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. 

But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 

6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.  7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
 
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 

9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet;  and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Debt is a very serious trap

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Debt is a way of the world, not a plan of God.

Bible issues many warnings against "covetousness" which is often road to going into debt.

It is not a wise way of life.  It is a wisdom of this world.  It is a trap.

Heb. 13 ... 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have:for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

When a person applies for mortgage, the lender takes information from the person and tells that person "how much house he can afford".  Often people will borrow as much money as possible, stepping into danger and trap.  For a Christian this can really end up being deadly, for if something happens to salary, debt can trap Christian into making unwise decisions concerning jobs and what he does to meet that debt.  It is far better not to yield to that desire for "more".

I Tim. 6 ... 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness:from such withdraw thyself.
 
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
 
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Ezekiel 15 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture

1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work:how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
 
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them. 

8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord God.

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What We Are To Do When We Come Together As The Church

I Cor. 14 ... How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. 

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. 30If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. 31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. 32And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 

34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 

36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 

38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 

40 Let all things be done decently and in order.


The first point for the gathering of the church, is: when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation

The Holy Spirit was to be free to speak in the church as God wills through whom God wills. 

Instead, in most churches today, speaking is restricted to a few approved men. This was not the plan of God. Any person in the meeting having a word from the Spirit of God was to be free to give that word. Certainly that word would be judged, especially by the prophets in the church group. Nevertheless that word could come forth. In an attempt to control that which was spoken, church groups set themselves up by their own thinking so only a few on the platform were free to speak.

I have often visited church groups where the pastor spoke things that were incorrect and no one corrected pastor. After the service, in each case, I spoke with the pastor when there was error. But the other people seemed to sit there as dead people.

One shocking example occurred in a church I visited in Clovis, NM (USA). It was a Wednesday night gathering and about 200 people were in the congregation. The pastor began speaking. He said, "In John 8 ... when the woman who was taken in adultery was brought to Jesus, she was naked from the waist up." I was shocked. I grabbed my Bible and reread this scripture.

Jn. 8 ... Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 

After the service, I talked with pastor about this teaching. I asked him where in Bible it says the woman was naked from waist up. Pastor replied, "Well ... I can't think of where it is just now." I said to pastor, "Would you please look it up and have your secretary call me and tell me where it is. It is very important to me." Pastor replied angrily with loud voice ... "Well all right. It's not in the Bible ... Where do you go to church (trying to accuse me.)"

At another service, at another church group, pastor was teaching from Genesis and he said Sarah and Hagar were half-sisters. Again I was shocked. When I asked pastor where that was in Bible, he became angry and finally said it was not in Bible. He tried to strike out against me.

In neither case did pastor repent of adding to the Word of God this way.

I have seen this type of thing many times as I have visited church groups. I never look for wrong doing but when it was there, I spoke to the person who taught incorrect things to the church group. I have never yet seen anyone who did this repent.  Nor did any pastor show any sign of shame over misuse of scripture.  I believe this is antichrist in the church.


Paul warned us of such in the last days. Paul said ... This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. II Tim. 3

I believe Paul is speaking here of what would happen in the last days in the church. For Paul says it will have "a form of godliness" but denying the power thereof. They deny the power of the Holy Scripture and think nothing of misusing scripture and changing scripture and even deleting scripture. They have no real fear of God. For if we fear God we will not change scripture.


Consider the fearful consequences of adding to or taking away from the word of God as pertains to the prophecies of Revelation 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.


And Paul said for us to turn away from them when they seem godly but deny the power of God. (II Tim. 3) 

I just leave that group or person where there is no repentance.


There was a young man who came to my house to do a secular job. He began quoting scripture to me. I’ve never before met anyone who could quote more scripture. But as he quoted scripture, he would add things to that scripture which was not there. I began showing him what he said was not in that scripture. He didn’t object and he seemed to realize I was right, what he said was not in that scripture … but it didn’t seem to matter to him that what he was quoting as scripture was not correct. He showed no shame at all. He just thought it was a mistake. He might not even be born again. Before I was born again I was making what I thought to be “mistakes”. I was born again when the Holy Spirit said to me, “Joan … you know all those mistakes you’ve been making all these years? Those weren’t mistakes. Those were sins.”

“Sins.” I exclaimed. “I thought they were mistakes.”


But even before I was born again, I was afraid of scripture.

By my fear, I was acknowledging scripture had a power of God attached and was not to be dealt with lightly.

Concerning this young man who quoted all that scripture, he begged me to associate with him. He said he could be corrected. But if he would not correct himself and he thought so little of the Bible to add to it at will and take away at will and then feel no shame over what he did, he would simply end up draining me from the work God had given me and we would both go down. So I separated from him, knowing this from the Holy Spirit.


Do not deceive yourselves. The Holy Spirit explains to us as follows:

Lk. 16 … 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

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Romans 12 ... Reading through the Bible

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 

4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry (serving), let us wait on our ministering (serving): or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
 
9 Let love be without dissimulation (pretense). 

Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 

10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 

11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 

12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 

13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
 
14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 

15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 

16 Be of the same mind one toward another.  Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.  Be not wise in your own conceits.
 
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. 

Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 

21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Learn to walk away

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II Peter 3 ... 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Make your goals compatible with the Bible.

This present world will get worse and worse, not better.

II Tim. 3 ...  13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

You will not be able to make this present world a better place for your grandchildren.  Instead teach your grandchildren the truth.  The whole world lies in wickedness.  I Jn. 5  But we live by God and it is God who will deliver us from this world.  And God will destroy this world and there will be a new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth rightousness.  II Peter 3  The people of this world will not be righteous.  We must not let them change us to unrighteousness.  Cling to God, to the word of God.  HE delivers us from the unrighteous.

Learn to be content with such things as you have ... not seeking more.  For that is a trap.

Heb. 13:5 ... 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have:for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Ezekiel 14 ... Viewing the works of God through scripture

1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face:should I be enquired of at all by them? 

4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; 5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
 
6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity:the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord God.
 
12 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
 
15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
 
17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
 
19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 

21 For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
 
22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters:behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings:and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings:

and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God.

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Jesus Gives Ministers To Help The NT Church

Eph. 4 ... When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.  9(Now that HE ascended, what is it but that HE also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 HE that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that HE might fill all things.)

11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into HIM in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.


It is difficult, if not impossible, to speak of the NT church without understanding the 5 ministry offices appointed by Jesus after the crucifixion and the resurrection … ministry offices of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher.


So much of the NT church hinges on these offices and their working together for the good of the church. If you remove one part, it is like removing an arm or a leg from the natural body. It might function to a degree but not in the fullness intended by God.

Many times God has had me speak and compare scripture with scripture to give "ruling" on issues in the church.

Paul warned the church as follows: Acts 20 ... 28Take 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. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


At the end time, before Jesus returns, Paul said there would be a falling away ... II Thess. 2 ... This falling away is not people leaving church but rather the falling away is churches leaving doctrine and setting up new doctrine, twisting scripture along the way to justify their new doctrine.

One of the most damaging twisting of doctrine in the churches today is the following word from Jesus ...

Mt. 5:32 ... Jesus said ... But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

What Jesus is saying here is:

- If a man divorces a faithful wife and that faithful wife remarries, her husband who divorced her will be the cause of her adultery which she would commit when she remarried after the divorce.

- The divorced woman would commit adultery upon remarriage

- The man who marries this divorced woman will commit adultery

Many churches twist these scripture into a doctrine which says it is OK for divorced woman to remarry if her husband was committing fornication. This is not what Jesus said but this is what many churches teach today.

Paul sets this straight in I Cor. 7 when he says ...

10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.


This is the type of work God uses apostles for in NT church. To work through doctrine, rightly dividing the word of God in the doctrine and setting forth doctrine that is true to the faith and the scriptures, comparing scripture with scripture, by the Holy Spirit

There are many things that have become doctrine by the flesh of man which were not authored by the Spirit of God for the church. (Just as Paul said would happen in Acts 20:28-31

NT apostles have an authority (anointing) given by God to search through doctrines, comparing spiritual things with spiritual by the Holy Spirit and therefore setting truth in the church, removing false doctrines which are taught by fleshly men.


One example: There is a church group in USA which forbids the use of instrumental music in the gathering of the church. They base this doctrine on the following scripture: Eph. 5:19 ... Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;  They say only unaccompanied singing can take place in the church service ... no instrumental music. They use above scripture to set this doctrine. But if this were the case, they would not utter any sound from their mouth because it says speaking to yourselves and make melody "in your heart". Their doctrine is false and was set up by men who saw things by their own minds and not by the Spirit of God. It is not against scripture for churches to have instrumental music in the service if they so desire.


Another example: Churches all over the USA pass around crackers and grape juice teaching their followers that this is the Lord's supper. There is no power in crackers and grape juice. So what is the Lord's supper? The Lord's supper is the word of God from the Spirit of God. As we partake of the scriptures properly, applying instruction to our own lives by the Spirit, we see great power. But if we take a scripture and "eat" it incorrectly by our own eyes and not by the Spirit, we do harm to ourselves and to others.


Another example: Today many ministers call themselves "Reverend". But there is no example in the Bible of a man calling himself "Reverend". The basis for the acts of the church today must be grounded in the scriptures. In the Bible, for the NT church, we see Jesus giving apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to the NT church. (Eph. 4) These are the ministers who are given to the NT church by Jesus the head of the NT church. It is proper to identify yourself as apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher ... but not as "Reverend".


Apostles will deal with matters such as this in the NT church.


After Jesus arose, HE gave to the church ... apostles, prophets evangelists pastors and teachers. (Eph. 4)

Apostles exist today and so do prophets, though many church groups try to eliminate these offices.


Prophets in the NT church carry the word of God by the will of God. Often prophets are used by God to bring correction to individuals in the church. Sometimes prophets are used by God to warn the church.

In the Bible, Agabus is an example of the NT prophet in the church.

Acts 11 ... And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.


Acts 21 ... And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.


To show me the work of a NT prophet, God took me to

Hosea 12:13 ... And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Prophets are used to help churches and people in churches see various traps. And to help them to get free from traps. Sometimes God will give a prophet a single word concerning a problem and when that word is done, the problem begins to unravel and the church is set free.

While today all who belong to God have the Spirit of God in them to lead them and guide them, prophets are still used by God today to help the church just as Agabus was used in the NT church as an example of a prophet working in the church after the crucifixion and resurrection.

And even as great a man of God as the apostle Paul, still Agabus was used by God to show Paul what would happen to him. (Acts 20)

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Romans 11 ... Reading through the Bible

1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? 

God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. 

Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 

4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 

5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 

6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
 
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
 
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
 
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? 

God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 

12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
 
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
 
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
 
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. 

Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 

23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graff them in again. 

24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
 
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 

26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
 
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 

30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
 
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
 
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

God has never failed me ...

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Has God ever failed you?

Sometimes we might have wanted something and God did not give it to us because it would not be the best thing for us or it did not fit into the plans God had for us.

Did you as a parent give your child everything he asked of you?  I suspect there would times you withheld from him because it would not be the best thing for him to eat that second piece of candy.  But you did not fail him.  You protected him.

Heb. 13:5 ... 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have:for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

When we were born again, we died and were resurrected.

We died with Christ.  

We were once under the law as the world is under the law. But when we were born again, we died to flesh thus we no longer had to live under the law for now we do not want to sin.  We are now made perfected another way with a desire to do good.  

Our flesh does not please God.  The law shows us right from wrong.  But we don't want to do wrong.  So now we live in the spirit and not in the flesh.

Grace is greater than sin.  Now we live by the grace of God.  We don't want to serve sin.  But if we do serve sin grace is greater. 

But we know we do not want to do wrong now.  And it grieves us if we do wrong.  But we overcome even that knowing that grace is greater.

We did many things wrong in ignorance even after being born again. 

When God showed us HIS way, we then saw the wrong we had done in ignorance and we repented of that wrong doing and went the way of God.

Would we do that same wrong today after being enlightened by God to the right way?

No, we would not.  For it is wrong.  And we want to do right.

God gave me a dream where I checked into a hotel and was taken to my room.  The room was a mess.  It had not been cleaned.  I went to the desk and told them the room had not been cleaned.  I expected them to clean the room.  But they did not clean the room.

Later I saw the truth of the following scripture. 

I Jn. 5:19 ... the whole world lieth in wickedness.

II Peter 3 ... 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness 

Revelation 21 ... 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

I saw the connection of these 3 scriptures.  I saw this present world will never get better.  This present world will never be righteousness.  You can't make this world righteous although you can help those individuals chosen by God.  The people of this world will lie, cheat, steal.  I was no longer disappointed when they did this.  I no longer strove to make them righteous as I once did.  I focused on the people of God.

And if a person of this world defrauded me, I no longer tried to correct that person.  We expect the unrighteous to do unrighteous acts.

God will repay me ... and looking back on these things, God has always repaid me.

You cannot live in peace and be striving with this world to make them righteousness.

Those chosen by God will be righteous.

I Cor. 7 ...   7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

We cannot strive with them.  Rather know God will repay.  Just walk away.

This heaven and earth will be destroyed.  All the things (works) will be destroyed.

II Peter 3 ... 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.