Talents given by God

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

God gives "talents" to the church as HE wills, to help the church.

These are "spiritual gifts".

Paul explains:

II Corinthians 3:5-6   Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

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In the body we have hands, eyes, legs, feet ... all the parts of our human body perform a different but needed function in our body.

Paul said the body of Christ has many members needed by the body.

I Corinthians 12:18    But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased Him.

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There is a woman who was among our church group.  

I looked intently at her emails with great expectation for I had seen, what I believed to be God, speaking through her with insight which was very helpful.

But this woman held back though I continually encouraged her to share her insights.

She kept insisting that God had not told her she was a prophet ... I continually saw in her gifts given to a prophet ... so I kept encouraging her to share.

I don't believe this woman was a fortune teller for they are trying to see something.

Often when I would speak with her and a subject came up about something we were going through a month earlier, she would say:  "I thought of that."  But she spoke a month too late to be of benefit to me and to others in the church!

Therefore, I kept trying to get her to speak in a timely way.

But she saw my efforts toward her as "throwing rocks" at her.

I think of the time the man, Shimei, who threw stones and dirt at David ... and David said:  
II Samuel 16   It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.  And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

David put himself in God's hands when a human did wrong against him.

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The woman in our church group finally railed at me before a church witness and we had to put her away, as Paul instructed.

I Corinthians 5:11; 13   But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Railer is defined as one who complains bitterly or vehemently against.

(Her railing was against me in front of a church witness, accusing me of dealing incorrectly with her for past decades.)

Her bitterness showed that she had not settled these matters with God but had harbored evil in her heart against me, in unforgiveness.

Even with this, I have never changed my view about her having in her gifts of the Holy Spirit with information inspired by God which went unshared with the church.

Even while writing this I prayed for God to show me if I was wrong about this woman having gifts from God.  Immediately I was reminded of three other people who had words from God only to turn away from God later.

I have had multiple opportunities to turn away from God to please humans and to be exalted in ministry circles and to gain money and fame in radio work and in church gatherings.

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Concerning talents from God ... Jesus gives the following parable.

Matthew 25:14-30    For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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When we yield ourselves to God, HE shows us how to use our gift.

I Corinthians 12:8-10    For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Romans 12:6-8    Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

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.

I Corinthians 14:28     And God hath set some in the church (to care for the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 

Ephesians 4:8; 11-12    When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men... And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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Just as our natural body has many parts, God has given to the church many parts.

Each part is important to the body of Christ, but I don't believe each part develops as it should, due to poor nourishment or careless attention or slothfullness. 

After I was born again and baptized the second time in Church of Christ group, my uncle said to me:  "If you would come to Church of Christ you could do so much."

If I had gone to Church of Christ I would have had to deny:  The Holy Spirit, apostles, prophets, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, supernatural happenings in my life, the call of God on my life, and a great many scriptures in the Bible.

See writings:  Blog archive on right side of home page:

- Letter to cousin  (May, 2019)

- Follow up letter to my cousin  (May, 2019)

- To follow my cousin (May, 2019)

- Women speaking in the church? (May, 2019)

- The enemies of God who fight against us who are in God, will not win.  (June, 2019)

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Even at the church that I attended from approximately 1978-82 (Word of Faith),who professed to believe in gifts of Holy Spirit and the ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher, I had to turn to God for HIM to teach me how to operate in the callings on me: apostle, prophet, gift of exhortation

I had to follow God, doing all that HE showed me to do and following specific scriptures shown me by God in Bible ... and heeding word spoken by angel telling me call letters to radio station, KWJS, and to act on that word, going on radio ... and heeding word in dream showing me to start publishing a blog and sharing exhortations to the church on blog and to arrange to publish on blog and to do the writings for blog ... and to write books, published on Amazon.

And it was important for me to heed words of God that came through individuals.

*  One woman shared this word over me:

"God says HE will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist."  Luke 21:15  (Interestingly she became one of the adversaries against me!)

*   A man who identified himself as a prophet, said the following would happen to me ... 

John 21:18-19    When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow ME.

*  And a woman said to me:  "I don't know how I know this but you are going to be mightily used by God.  You are going to have to stay very close to God."

*  And many times church people said to me:  "We know the hand of God is strongly upon you."

*  And shortly after I was born again, I was transported into heaven.  I was with God, and Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  There were no visual images.  It was a spiritual thing, in the Spirit.  At that time I was merged into the body of Jesus, made one with The Word of God, God and Holy Spirit witnessing.  

The exact same thing happened to me a few nights later.

I didn't know what this meant. 

I'm sure I needed these things and words to help me to enter into the ministry offices and the gifts of the Holy Spirit and to endure the many attacks against me during the 40 years of church work.

God calls us and equips us and we endure through HIM.

It takes faith to enter in.  And faith has action.

James 2:17   faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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Hymn:  Beneath the cross of Jesus



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1.  Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
The shadow of a mighty Rock
Within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.

2.  Oh, safe and happy shelter!
Oh, refuge tried and sweet!
Oh, trysting place where heaven’s love
And heaven’s justice meet *.
As to the holy patriarch
That wondrous dream was given,
So is my Savior by the cross
A ladder up to heaven.

3.  There lies beneath its shadow,
But on the farther side,
The darkness of an awful grave
That gapes both deep and wide;
And there between us stands the cross,
Two arms outstretched to save,
Like a watchman set to guard the way
From that eternal grave.

4.   Upon that cross of Jesus
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One,
Who suffered there for me;
And from my smitten heart, with tears,
Two wonders I confess,
The wonders of His glorious love,
And my own worthlessness.

5.  I take, O cross, thy shadow
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of His WORD;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross.


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* where heaven’s love And heaven’s justice meet : heaven's love is shown by God sacrifice of His Son, and Jesus' willingness to die for us.  Heaven's justice requires payment for our sins for it to be just.  The only payment sufficient to justify our sins is the blood of Jesus. 

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

Hebrews 9:22 ... and without shedding of blood is no remission.

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Instruction in Righteousness: Acts 11

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,³ Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

⁴ But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
⁵ I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
⁶ Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

⁷ And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

⁸ But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

⁹ But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

¹⁰ And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹ And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

¹² And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:

¹³ And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;   Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

¹⁶ Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as He did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

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¹⁸ When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.


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¹⁹ Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
²⁰ And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.


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²² Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.


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²⁵ Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people.

And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷ 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.

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No Darkness in God ... No Darkness in Children of God

Book:  Exhortations For The Church
Vol. 9, Chapter 31
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet 


I John 1:5-7 ... God is LIGHT, and in HIM is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with HIM, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:  But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ HIS Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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We, who are of the children of God, must not walk in darkness.

We once lived in darkness but now we are light and as there is no darkness in God, we, as HIS children, have no darkness in us.  We are kept continually by God as we wait for the return of Jesus as did Paul and those who went before us.

Jesus talking to God said ... As THOU hast given HIM power over all flesh, that HE should give eternal life to as many as THOU hast given HIM.  And this is life eternal, that they might know THEE the only true God, and Jesus Christ, WHOM THOU hast sent.  (John 17:2-3)

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Acts 2:47 ... the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.  

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All given to be saved are kept by Jesus ... by the WORD ... by HIS Spirit. 

John 17:6-8 ... Jesus speaking to God ...  I have manifested THY name unto the men which THOU gavest ME out of the world: THINE they were, and THOU gavest them ME; and they have kept THY word.  Now they have known that all things whatsoever THOU hast given ME are of THEE.  For I have given unto them the words which THOU gavest ME; and they have received them,

...  9-10  I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which THOU hast given ME; for they are THINE.  And all MINE are THINE, and THINE are MINE; and I am glorified in them. 

11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to THEE. Holy Father, keep through THINE own name those whom THOU hast given ME, that they may be one, as WE are. 

12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in THY name: those that THOU gavest ME I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 

13 And now come I to THEE; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have MY joy fulfilled in themselves. 

14-17  I have given them THY word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.  I pray not that THOU shouldest take them out of the world, but that THOU shouldest keep them from the evil.  They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.  Sanctify them through THY truth: THY word is truth.  

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Jesus said:  John 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. 

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John 10:27-29 ... MY sheep hear MY voice, and I know them, and they follow ME:  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of MY hand.  MY Father, which gave them ME, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of MY Father's hand.

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We, who belong to God, can wait for HIS return with full assurance that as long as we live on this earth HE will keep us.  The Holy Spirit that is in us will remind us of a word from God and we keep that word.  Or if we do slip into darkness, God will cause something to happen to open our eyes so we can leave that darkness.

I John 4:4 ... Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is HE that is in you, than he that is in the world.

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In 1979, God gave me the following terrifying dream:

Destruction was everywhere.  

A meeting was going on.  A man was speaking to a room filled with people.  I went in and began to listen.

A second man rushed in and said:  "Stop ... Wait ... 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 had "already begun."

There was a tall pole with a yellow civil defense speaker at top of the pole.  A gas was coming out of the speaker.  I knew it was poisonous and would kill the people.  It was coming directly toward us!

The shocking thing was the speaker that was set there for the purpose of warning us was being used as the instrument which dispersed the gas that was poison and would kill us!

I looked at the man seated next to me.  He had a big grin on his face and was looking directly at the man who was speaking to the group.  But then I saw this man was a corpse, though he looked alive.  He was already dead!

I looked about the room at the other people and realized they were all dead.

As I sat back in my chair and listened to the man speaking I began to feel sleepy and I knew as I sat there among them this was killing me too.

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God was showing me the anarchy that was already going on in our church groups in 1979.  Even then destruction against the scriptures was everywhere in the churches.  Now it is much worse.

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II Thess. 2 ... NASB ... Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the day of the LORD) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed

The restraint was the scripture.  When portions of scripture were removed from the church, lawlessness moved into the churches ... thus the apostasy in the churches.

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Chapter 31

Joan Boney



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They sealed the tomb of Jesus but they could not keep HIM from rising.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Wicked men killed Jesus ... They sealed the tomb where Jesus lay because they did not want to give his disciples a chance to steal Jesus' body and then say Jesus rose from the dead.

But their efforts were in vain.

They were unable to defeat God's plan and God's will.

When the women came to Jesus' tomb with precious spices to anoint the dead body of Jesus, they had one concern.  Who could they get to roll back the great stone which sealed the place where Jesus' body had been placed.

Everything was already worked out and was done by God!


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Matthew 28:1-4    In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

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And the angel of the Lord said to the women:

Luke 26:5-6    Why seek ye the living among the dead?

He is not here, but is risen:

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Just as the enemies of God fought Jesus, the enemies of God will fight us ... but they fight in vain against us as they fought in vain against Jesus.

Romans 8:31   If God be for us, who can be against us?

If God appointed us to the task, the enemies of God who fight against us will fail just as the enemies of God who fought against Jesus failed, even though they killed Jesus' body.

As Jesus arose and was victorious in the battle, we, too will be victorious against the enemies of God.

Encourage yourselves in the faith by this which we know happened.  For victory is ours as it was Jesus' for we are of God.

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Hymn:  Up From The Grave HE Arose  
 

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1.   Low in the grave He lay —
Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day —
Jesus my Lord!

Chorus:

Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes.
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever in His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!


2.   Vainly they watch His tomb
Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead—
Jesus my Lord!

3.  Death cannot keep his prey—
Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away—
Jesus my Lord!


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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

Matthew 27:59  And when Joseph had taken the body (of Jesus), he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Matthew 27:62-66  Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.  Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night, and steal Him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.


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Matthew 28:1-4  In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

(These women also prepared and brought to the tomb fine smelling spices, for when the body decays there is a stink and they wanted to cover up that odor.  They didn't know there would be no decaying body where Jesus was concerned for God would not "suffer" Jesus' body to see corruption as other flesh saw corruption.  Jesus' body and soul were removed by God from the tomb.) 

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

His (the angel's) countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.


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Luke 24:1-7  Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, 

Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen: 

remember how HE spake unto you when HE was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.


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Acts 13-35-37   Wherefore he (David) saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
But HE, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

When they entered the tomb of Jesus, His body was gone as well as His Spirit.  God did not allow Jesus' body to decay the way of normal flesh.

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The enemies of God, who fight against us who are of God, will not win.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

The past two weeks, I've had two very strong attacks, by enemies of God, who would stop the work of God which I am appointed to do.

In both cases, the Spirit of God rose up in me to give me God's judgment and stabilize me in the matter.

Here are the 2 stories:

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Attack by devils though my Church of Christ cousin:

Reprinted from 5-29-2019

Jeanne:

To follow you and your thinking ...

First I would have to denounce:

Ephesians 4:8; 11-12 ... Wherefore HE saith, When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

... HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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I would have to denounce the Holy Spirit of God and the work Jesus said HE (The Holy Spirit) would do in the believer. 

John 14:26   Jesus says:     But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13   Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.


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I would have to give up part of Acts 2:38  ... the part marked in red ....

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.


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One of the gifts of the Holy Ghost is the spiritual gift of exhortation, whereby the person exhorts the church in ways of God.  I would have to denounce that gift and these scriptures concerning that gift.

Romans 12:6-8    Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;  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.

Then I would have to stop doing the following two scriptures:

Hebrews 3:12-14   Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Hebrews 10:23-26    Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for HE is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

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I would end up having to give up God, faith in God, the Holy Spirit, faith in the work of the Holy Spirit, Jesus and faith in His heavenly calling and all that has been done for me to prepare me for the work I do for Him and the church in edifying the church.

If I gave up these beliefs, then I would  have to return to the world and the way the world thinks and lives.

I have fought very hard to hold onto God (for the past 40+ years) and I continue to fight by immersing myself in the Word of God and the actions of God.

I just don't want to give up the things of the Bible.

 
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Paul said, Acts 26:19-20

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

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I'd rather do as Paul did and cling to that heavenly vision and calling given to me by Jesus with God and Holy Spirit witnessing.

Joan, 

apostle and prophet of Jesus Christ by the will of God

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To the church:  From Joan Boney

In a battle like you have witnessed with my Church of Christ cousin, you either come out of that battle more established in God ... or you are swept away from God

This is the 3rd letter to that cousin.

To view the other letters, go to right side of home page of blog and look under Blog Archive:

* Letter to a cousin (letter # 1)

* Fighting when attacked  (letter # 2)

I Peter 4   Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part HE is evil spoken of, but on your part HE is glorified.

15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.  17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 

19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to HIM in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

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Attack # 2:  From a member of our own church group

6-4-2019

This attack came by phone.  This woman was so evil speaking that I had to call Pam Padgett to extension to witness and mediate the phone call.

Afterwards, the following 2 scriptures ruled on the situation.

* Hebrews 13:17     Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

(This is what should have ruled over this woman and that which she failed to do.)

The following scripture shows me what I am to do concerning this woman who rails against me.


* I Corinthians 5:11; 13    But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 

... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. 

Railer:  to complain bitterly or vehemently against another person

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Revelation 12:12    Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

It should be no surprise devils will be rampant and will be speaking through us if we allow it.

When we are offended, we must take that matter to God in prayer and allow HIM to establish us and settle us.

Instead this woman just seethed until she finally exploded like an over heated kettle under a raging fire.

This church woman carried grievances against me for decades.

To do this is a sure path to personal destruction.

As soon as the phone call ended, I cried out for God to judge me and the situation, for I had no memory of saying those things for which she accused me.

I was given Hebrews 13:17 & I Corinthians 5:11;13 which show what I believe to be God's judgment in the matter.


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If we persist in evil and harbor evil in our hearts, there is a strong possibility that God will turn us over to a "strong delusion" as we are shown in the following scripture. 

II Thessalonians 2

3-4    Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

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. 

8-12  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:  

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.


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None of us want to see another person damned for all eternity, therefore we speak godly things to that person and we even pray for God to allow the deluded person to see again.

But the time will come when accusers will be damned unless the Holy Spirit gives the person the sight to be ashamed and repent of their evil.


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Witness from Pam Padgett (concerning phone conversation)

6-5-2019

On the telephone yesterday, I heard the woman from our church group strongly express bitterness and resentment for things she claims Joan had said years ago. This woman has been harboring these things in her heart.

 As she started telling something she said Joan had done years ago, it was very confusing.

It was so obvious that devils are involved in all of this, bringing thoughts to this woman that she is believing and acting on.

At one point I kept having the thought that this woman needs to take each thing she thinks Joan has done against her to God, laying it out before God, letting HIM sort through each matter.

 I told this to her, and asked her if she would do this, but she didn't respond.

Toward the end of the conversation Joan again encouraged this woman to follow this counsel, but, again, there was no response from her. 

(JB ...Of course God would have to give her a good heart and soften her heart to do this.)

The railing accusations, bitterness, and resentment she brought forth against Joan were terrible. 

She never showed any shame for the evil she brought forth.

She showed herself to be a railer and wicked, just as we are told in 1 Corinthians 5:11-13.

I Corinthians 5:11;13    But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat...

Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Railer: to complain bitterly or vehemently against another person


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Comments by Joan Boney ... The thing that frightens me the most is this woman, in our own church group, harbored bitterness against me for decades without forgiveness over her perceived problems with me, and without even telling me of her bitterness against me in a timely way so we could deal with each issue before God.

As is so often the way when devils are involved, the issue is cloaked and even the offence is unclearly stated. For timely issues can be dealt with. Vague accusations are much more difficult to bring truth to light. 

But God can pinpoint truth to allow her to repent if HE chooses to do so. 

I certainly expect God to correct me as needed and to reveal truth to me in issues.

My job is to keep myself in a position whereby I can go forward, exhorting the church in truth and especially in the right Spirit.

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God makes a way where there is no way!

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

In 1979, God showed me to close my business in Dallas, Texas, and "go into the ministry" full time.

I had no income, no contributors, and no prospect of an income.

I closed the business on July 31, 1979, and stayed at home in my apartment in Dallas and waited.

6 months later, I was asleep in the night when a very loud trumpet-like voice sounded 3 words in my ear:  Hartford, Seattle, KWJS

Within about 3 days, I had a contract to broadcast on station KWJS which cost "me" $800 per month.

But with radio came some offerings from radio audiences.

In 1985, I moved to Clovis, NM (USA), to help my mother who was in her late 70's.

I had terminated the radio broadcasts in 1984, but still had several radio people contributing money.

I was able to build 2 apartments on a lot owned by my mother.  This cost $45,000 for each apartment.  ($90,000) for both.  No mortgage.  I used my mother's money and ministry money and barely had enough to build there.

I was not happy in that neighborhood.

Some money was still coming in from former radio audience.

1988, I was able to buy a lot on the golf course for $13,800, again paying cash.

In 1990, I decided to put the apartments up for sale and build house for myself  and my mother on that golf course lot.  

One apartment sold for approximately $50,000  and the other apartment rented.

I  used my mother's money and ministry money spent $100,000 cash to build on golf course lot which I owned.

In 2001, my mother died and I put house on golf course up for sale.  That house sold for $227,000.

(The apartment which we still owned, had brought in $40,000 during the decade of rental.  I had all that money plus the apartment sold for another $40,000, so the apartment money was $80,000 which I used along with the golf course house sale of $227,000 to build the Lubbock house paying cash no mortgage.)

I moved to Lubbock, Texas, and bought a lot for $30,000 and built house to live in paying cash, no mortgage.

2018, I fell and God said to me as the ambulance people rolled me on gurney out front door, "You'll never see this house again."

In 2018, while I was in a rehabilitation hospital in Lubbock, Texas, we had 7 members of former radio audience still contributing to ministry needs.

One of those contributors left at the end of December, 2018.

Then there were 6 contributors from former radio audience.  

(Several of former radio audience had grown old and died.  No new contributors, although I am publishing books and blog and more than 890,000 people have viewed the blog, no offerings from anyone.  I am currently 81.  Of the 5 remaining radio audience, two are in their 60's.  The others are in 70's.  Everyone is retired.)

February 24, 2019, I was able to leave the hospital and move to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to home of Pam Padgett from our church group, putting Texas house up for-sale.

We lost another contributor in June of 2019.  

That left 5 contributors!  But we still owned the debt free house in Texas!

From 1985 through the move to Lubbock, Texas, in 2001,  I have been building debt free houses.

People often criticized me for building the house in Lubbock, saying it was too big for me.

Had I not built that house, I believe all the ministry money would have evaporated and we would now have nothing for potential income with contributors dying and leaving.

So now what do I do with our largest contributor, of only 6 being gone and no prospect of additional contributors that I can see?

At the end of my life, there is still that house in Texas which has the potential of clearing $300,000 cash!

God keeps making a way when there is no way!

People reduce in number without my trying to entice more people by cunning speech or by begging for offerings.

Offerings decrease with no potential of income.

We are a ministry, not a business!  

But there continues to be a way ... because God makes a way ... all I have to do is what I see to do along the way, which I have done, by faith.

I never tried to get money when I began in ministry in the late 1970's through current date.

I do not believe money should be focal point of a real ministry of Jesus.

God just keeps making a way.

It is still very exciting to see the way God provides, even in loss of income as people leave or die and I keep living and doing the work of the ministry, exhorting the church people wherever they live, through blog and books world wide!

I love the work I get to do!

And God makes a way, both to exhort the church through blog and books, and also financially.

I have "no want" and haven't had any "want" since I became a minister of Jesus Christ in 1979.

When God calls you, HE also provides the way and the money!  No begging!

*****

After we have been attacked by enemies of God.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Here is an instruction for us:

Psalm 37:1    Fret not thyself because of evil doers.

* do not fret ... do not be worried, anxious

Instead pray.

Trust God to show you want to do.

Trust God to deal with the evil doers as HE wills ... some to repentance and salvation ... and some, like Pharaoh, to damnation.

We can't live in vain imaginations.

We have to be willing to receive God's truth and take appropriate actions based on God's truth.

*****

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Hymn:  Amazing Grace



(Click forward arrow > to play music:)


1.   Amazing grace!
how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2.  ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3.  The Lord hath promised good to me,
His WORD my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4.  When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

(Click pause symbol,  "  ... at beginning of hymn, to stop music)

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

v. 2 ... ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear:  By the grace of God, we are taught to fear God and to honor the Word of God. 

Psalm 111:10    The fear of the Lord (The Word) is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments:

When we fear God above all others, we will obey God above all others.  We honor the Bible, by doing the Word of God, the Holy scriptures.

II Timothy 3:16-17     All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

v. 2 ... And grace my fears relieved:  By the grace of God we have the solution to our problem brought to our minds, and when we hear from God, by HIS Spirit, our fears and doubts and dreads vanish as we believe, and focus on, that Word brought to our minds by HIS Spirit. 

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Romans 4:1-6     What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 

Romans 4:13-15    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.  (Believing what God has said and that which Jesus has done.)

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

(We can try to follow the law but fail to be saved by our works in trying to follow the law.  Instead we believe in the worthiness of Jesus and HIS blood for our salvation.  We are worthy only through that which Jesus did.)

16  Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

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Revelation 5    And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.  

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And HE came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne.

And when HE had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 

And the four beasts said, Amen. 

And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Hebrews 9:22    without shedding of blood is no remission.

God showed it to me this way:  

"You didn't shed your own blood to pay for your sins.  But Jesus shed HIS blood to pay for your sins."

Therefore when I recall that which I have done in past, and am ashamed, I focus on HIS blood which paid for that sin.

I can't do anything by my own works to pay for my sin but by faith I believe in the power of Jesus' blood to pay for the wrong I have done and as I believe in Jesus and what HE did, I am freed from those thoughts concerning my past sins.

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