Researched. Rightly Divided and Compiled

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Rev. Dr. James L. Smith, B.A.S.G.

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  INTRODUCTION

  
  
  
  This epistle is based on a true story of the awesome blessings of God when you 
   
  follow 
   
  His rightly divide word, in its accuracy, integrity and simplicity.
  
  Back in the 1980’s I was involved in a small business with a couple of non-Christian 
   
  people. We owned an auto detail shop, an oil spray rust protection company and a 
   
  fold-down camper rental business. We were trudging along day to day trying to make
   
  ends meet. Then as God willed it I had a chance to buy my partners out at a fair price. 
   
  I did and I was left all alone to run these three businesses.
  
  But wait I wasn't alone, I had God and His Word!
  
  So, I knew of principles of running a business in His Word. So, I thought I’d try them. 
   
  Boy did I get a surprise – they worked to a Tee. I’ll quickly share the results –
  
  First, I got blessed with a new drive on vehicle lift for the oil spray business at no 
   
  financial cost to me
  
  Secondly – In the first nine months of operation doing things God’s Way I generated 
   
  more cash flow than my three competitors on a  combined basis in twelve months.
  
  Thirdly – When I retired, I walked away with five times my initial investment.
  
  
  What a set of guide lines to follow - What a God
  
  Before we jump on the road of How To be completely complete success in business or
   
   profession, which is guaranteed by God Himself
  
  
  
  and completely addressed.
  
  
  
  
  There is something that needs to be properly explained
  
  Step One - 1 Corinthians 2:14 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the 
   
  Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because 
  they are spiritually discerned. because they are spiritually discerned.
  Matthew 3:11 - I (John) indeed baptize you with water unto repentance (the changing of your mind): but he (Jesus Christ) that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost (Spirit), and with fire:
  
  Fire is the God Given Power from on High
  
  John 3:3 - Jesus answered and said unto him (A Pharisee, named Nicodemus) Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again (saved), he cannot see (enter into) the kingdom of God.
  
  John 3:5,6 - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water (natural birth NOT water baptism) and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
  
  1 Peter 1:23 - Being born again (saved), not of (satan’s) corruptible seed, but of (God’s) incorruptible, by the (instructions in the) word of God which liveth and abideth forever.
  
  Matthew 7:14 - Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way (only one way), which leadeth unto (eternal) life, and few there be that find it. (Which are not manmade ways - The Sinner’s Prayer, Slain in the Spirit, or praying the spirit into someone or Water Baptism which stopped with John the Baptist)
  
  GOD’S ONE AND ONLY WAY TO BECOME BORN-AGAIN/SAVED
  Romans 10:9.10 -That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
  
  DON’T FORGET FOR YOUR HEAVENLY POWER - James 2:26(a) - For as the body without the spirit is dead Thus, when you have completed the instructions in Romans 10;9,10 then take in a deep breath and receive the Holy Spirit God’s way!!! (God already gave the Holy Spirit unto the complete world it is not necessary for God to give it again, but for you to find out how to receive it)
  
  John 14:26 - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, (Spirit) whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you (Through holy men of God) all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  
  THUS - Galatians 4:7 - Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:18,19 - And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by (through the physical death and spiritual resurrection of) Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation
  
  
  
  Step Two – The guarantee that you have the spirit in you and the Power from on High that you can understand God’s word and be a complete success in business and profession.
  
  Isaiah 28:11 - For with stammering lips and another tongue (Speaking in tongues) will he (God) speak to this (his) people. To whom he (God) said, this is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
  
  1 Corinthians 14:21 - In the law it is written, with men of other tongues (Speaking in tongues) and other lips will I speak unto this people (born again believers – God’s way); and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. speak to this people
  
  EXPOUNDING MORE PERFECTLY -
  
  Mark 16:16 - Whoever believes and is baptized (grad of Romans 10:9,10) will be saved/born-again, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  
  GOD BLESSES AND DOES THINGS O N L Y FOR HIS OWN!!!
  
  God Also puts a hedge of protection around his People and ONLY His People – The Grads of Romans 10:9,10!!!
  
  ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED
  John 10:27-29 - My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
  
  Ephesians 1:13-14 - In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation - having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
  
  Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
  
  Your ONLY personal proof that you are in fact born-again/saved and going to
  
  Heaven along with completely complete success in business and profession
  
  is found here
  
  https://speakingintongues13.blogspot.com
  
  
  
  
  STEP ONE - Seek God First
  
  Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  
  The New Testament Greek word from which the word ‘seek’ was translated from is ‘zeteo’ meaning to seek after to the end of obtaining or having that which one seeks after.\ln other words, we are to obtain the Kingdom of God.
  
  
  Which you already Have
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Believing is a mental process inseparably linked with about all that we do or say. You cannot see, touch, smell, or hear it, but, it is there.
  
  You see, believing is taught.
  
  Keep in mind that there are two types of believing, Negative and Positive.
  
  Negative believing consists of three major parts.
  
  1) WORRY - which is to cause us to feel disturbed or depressed, especially
  
  through fear" of something that only "MAY" happen. This usually
  
  causes some form of action to be taken to try and prevent that
  
  which "MAY" happen.
  
  2) DOUBT - is to disbelieve or to distrust something or someone, usually caused
  
  by a "bad" experience that has happened in the past, or by
  
  someone telling you not to trust this thing or person because
  
  MAYBE it MAY hurt you. .
  
  3) FEAR - is the instinctive emotion which is aroused by impending or seeming
  
  danger — A likelihood that something ONLY MAY happen.
  
  Negative Believing is the Sand in the Machinery of Life
  
  More lives, particularly "Christian" lives, have been utterly destroyed by it.
  
  In psychological terms, worry, doubt and fear are classified as an emotion or a
  
  strong feeling often accompanied by a physical reaction.
  
  Psychology teaches that new born children have only two fears:
  
  'l) Of Falling 2) Of Loud Noises. Thus, man's multiple fears have to be taught.
  
  Fear is based on the unknown. lf you have never been taught that there is no
  
  such thing as a "bogeyman" when you were a child, then that is what you will
  
  believe, and thus you will have fear of the "bogeyman" until someone teaches
  
  you different. When you were a child, if you believed in the "bogeyman," and
  
  that he was in a dark place waiting for you, and that he would get you, then you
  
  would sleep with the light on. lt worked because you could see that there was
  
  nothing there to be afraid of. Our whole society is based on negative believing.
  
  lf you don't buy this product or that product, this will happen. lf you smoke you
  
  will get cancer, and die. Well, come hell or high water, one thing is for sure;
  
  with or without cigarettes you still are going to die.
  
  Remember the cliche "You can bank on two things: death and taxes".
  
  Even our newspapers, T. V. Shows and radio all carry negatives which cause worry, doubt and fear every day of our lives. We eat it, we sleep it and we breathe it.
  
  Whatsoever a person believes is directly reflected in what they confess.
  
  What they confess in their innermost being (MIND/HEART)
  
  is what they bring into manifestation in their life.
  
  
  
  If a person confesses, he is sick, he will continue to be sick because of the law that what one believes in the depth of one's mind, absolutely appears in one's life. If a person says that at the age of thirty that he will be dead, if you’re are a gambling person wager all you have, because you’re going to win. That person will be dead at the age of thirty.
  
  There is a simple formula to express this written law of believing -
  
  "Confession of what one believes, yields receipt of one’s confession."
  
  Proverbs 23:7(a) - For as he thinketh in his heart (mind), so is he:
  
  Job 3:25 - For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
  
  However, there are ways to overcome this negative believing.
  
  
  
  Thoughts capture men, not weapons.
  
  The human mind can only think one thought at a time. lf you are thinking negatively, then change your thinking to positive thinking (believing), which results in three basic things.
  
  1) CONFIDENCE - which is a feeling of hope which a person can rely on.
  
  2) TRUST - is to believe in something or someone without reservations;
  
  3) FAlTH - The word Faith comes from the New Testament Greek word "PlSTlS"
  
  which is a verb and connotes or conveys action. You can act on what you believe without fear of reprisal of some sort.
  
  As we have been growing up from our childhood, we have been taught a multitude of different things. We have tried a lot of them. When we did, they worked like we were told they would. Thus, we believe them. We have unleashed the awesome power of believing that we have in us, our "Worldly Faith."
  
  Now that we have established that we do in fact all have "Worldly Faith," or believing, most of it negative, because of our surroundings, let's find out How To obtain
  
  Biblical Believing, which is the most positive believing in the world;
  
  The believing or faith that God desires for us, that we may be pleasing unto him.
  
  This believing, I call "Pistis Power." The only difference between Worldly Faith
  
  and "Pistis Power" is its source of information.
  
  Romans 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
  
  The word ‘by’ in this scripture was translated from the New Testament Greek
  
  Word ‘ek’ meaning out of or from.
  
  Thus,
  
  Romans 10:17 should accurately read - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing from the word of God.
  
  Did you notice that it didn’t say from Church Doctrines, Theological Aspects,
  
  Or some body's commentary, It says from God’s Word.
  
  And what is it that we are to do with God’s Word 2 Timothy 2:15 ring a bell - Rightly Divide lt. ln other words we are to get our believing from God’s Rightly Divided Word of Truth.
  
  The action is the same - we hear, we apply, we get results, we have faith -
  
  
  
  Over the years I have heard people from behind the pulpit say that we are ‘to have believing the size of a mustard seed This is simply ‘not true.
  
  What size of a seed? That's right; no size is mentioned.
  
  The Word of God says FAITH AS OF A MUSTARD SEED.
  
  Genesis 1:1 1 and 12 tells us that ALL seeds have life in themselves.
  
  Matthew 13:31 & 32, Luke 13:18 & 19 and Mark 4:30-32 tells us
  
  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field
  
  As you can see, to have faith the size of a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds,
  
  would not give you enough faith or believing to get out of bed in the morning. Furthermore, "a grain of mustard seed" is what is called a proverbial phrase or a figure of speech meaning the "smallest particle".
  
  Actual size of a mustard seed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Now, when you have faith or believing As A Mustard Seed, you have the Potential, within yourself, to let your believing or faith grow to unbelievable
  
  Heights as recorded in -
  
  Matthew l3:3l& 32, Luke 13:18 & 19, and
  
  Mark 4:30-32 - And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it
  
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  Approximately Fifteen Feet High
  
  
  
  As the mustard seed needs to be nurtured by water and sun to help it grow,
  
  so we, in a like manner, need to be nurtured by the Word of God. We hear, we
  
  apply, we get results, we believe, and we become pleasing unto God. Furthermore, a
  
  person must build their believing to the state of what is recorded in the following verse:
  
  Matthew 21:22 - And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
  
  Why should we listen to the Word of God?
  
  1 Corinthians 2:5 - That in every thing ye are enriched by him (God), in all utterance,
  
  and in all knowledge;
  
  Col 1:10 -That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every
  
  good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  
  Faith occurs 247 times in 231 verses in the KJV. throughout the scriptures.
  
  If you are not pleasing God, ‘you cannot tap into the over 9O0 promises that God has
  
  made to HIS PEOPE, without having faith or believing, this includes the hedge of
  
  protection.
  
  ‘BY BELIEVING YOU SHALL RECEIVE.’
  
  Mark 5:34 - And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
  
  peace, and be whole of thy plague.
  
  Romans 1:17 - For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
  
  Romans 3:22 - Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ
  
  unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
  
  1 Corinthians 16:13 - Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, (do things God’s way) quit you
  
  like men (the old way you lived and acted), be strong.
  
  James 1:6 - But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a
  
  wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
  
  This only skims the surface of just how important believing or faith is.
  
  Build your believing on a daily basis, by simply putting it into practice.
  
  What did you do in ligament and harmony with God's Word, to become saved/born-
  
  again God's Way? You simply believed what God's glorious, matchless Rightly
  
  Divided Word of Truth stated -
  
  1 You confessed that Jesus is your Lord, whether silently or audibly,
  
  2 You believed in your mind that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead.
  
  This wasn’t complicated at all, was it?
  
  You see, God's instructions throughout His glorious, matchless, rightly divided Word of
  
  Truth are never hard to follow.
  
  Mankind in his mind, (had added thoughts from Satan, because of the lack of
  
  knowledge on man's part, has made God's Word complicated. Satan, by doing so, has
  
  confounded people and kept them from the truth.
  
  2 Corinthians 4:4 - In whom the god of this world (satan) hath blinded the minds of
  
  them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the
  
  (spiritual) image of God, should shine unto them
  
  
  
  What you have done here, by becoming saved/born-again, God's way, is that you have
  
  proved, not only to God, but to yourself, that you in fact are pleasing unto Him,
  
  because
  
  Now, you have Biblical Faith;
  
  the faith God requires of you.
  
  Praise God!!!
  
  When you became born again God's Way, which is to receive the Holy Spirit
  
  of Promise lN YOU, you also receive the God Given Guarantee that you are
  
  going to go to heaven when Christ comes back, and all "Hell" can't stop you;
  
  not to mention being able to tap into the over nine hundred promises that God
  
  has made unto His ids or People, and complete protection rom Satan and his
  
  satanic spirits.
  
  Before we continue, let me clarify something for you. Many a person has
  
  taught that the minute you become saved, that you receive the Holy Spirit of
  
  Promise, which of course is being born-again/saved. lf it is true, then you would
  
  have to throw out the following pieces of scripture.
  
  Acts 19:1-7 - And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having
  
  passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He
  
  said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said
  
  unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he
  
  said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
  
  Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the
  
  people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ
  
  Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And
  
  when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they
  
  spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve.
  
  Galatians 3:26-29 - But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a
  
  schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many
  
  of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor
  
  Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all
  
  one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
  
  according to the promise. ye be Christ's
  
  That's why we are all called the Son's of God, without distinction
  
  By becoming an heir of God and joint-heir with Christ you are entitled to so
  
  many things that it's almost unbelievable. The more important things is that, God
  
  has put that hedge of protection around you and your belongs and family and your
  
  business or profession. Talk about a leg up on the competition.
  
  Not to mention the availability of you obtaining any or all of the nine hundred
  
  promises God made unto HIS PEOPLE.
  
  
  
  You are living in what is called The Grace Period which started on the Day of
  
  Pentecost when the Holy Spirit of God was given unto the world, and ends when
  
  Christ comes back to collect the born-again/saved Believers.
  
  You see, the Law Period which consists of many, many rules and regulations
  
  including tithing and the Ten Commandments do not apply to the Born Again
  
  Believer who is to live under the grace period rules and regulations.
  
  Romans 6:14,15 - For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the
  
  law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but
  
  under grace? God forbid.
  
  Romans 10:4 - “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that
  
  believeth.
  
  Galatians 3:11&12 - But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is
  
  evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that
  
  doeth them shall live in them.
  
  There are a only four major instructions to follow in the Grace Period. By
  
  following them to the best of your ability, you will be abundantly blessed by God
  
  Abundantly above all that you ask or think
  
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  Two of these major regulations are found in -
  
  Matthew 22:35-40 - Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question,
  
  tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus
  
  said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
  
  and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like
  
  unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour (brothers and sister in Christ) as thyself. On
  
  these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
  
  After all, we learn in
  
  2 Corinthians 6:14 - 18 - “Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what
  
  fellowship has righteousness with un-righteousness? And what communion has light
  
  with darkness. And what agreement has Christ with Satan? Or what has he that
  
  believes with non believers? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols?
  
  For you (the Born-Again/Saved Believers) are the temple of the living God. As God has
  
  said, l will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be
  
  my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be separated, said the Lord,
  
  and touch not the unclean, and l will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and
  
  you shall be my sons and daughters, said the Lord almighty.”
  
  Obviously, Christ was not talking about those who live next to you or your fellow
  
  countrymen, but rather, your brothers and sisters in Christ.
  
  In Summation -
  
  Step one is to Love God Almighty with all your heart, soul and mind.
  
  This is how you do it -
  
  Ecclesiastes 12:13 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear (respect) God, and keep his commandments (instruction in the Grace Period in which we live) for this is the whole duty of man.
  
  God's Word, the Bible is divided into seven different time Periods, Administrations, Zones consisting of the past, present & future Each with their own rules and regulations to follow!
  
  1) The Alpha Period - covers the beginning when God originally created the Heavens and earth, plus Adam and Eve. Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 6:1
  
  2) The Patriotic Administration - From Noah to The Ten Commandments
  
  Genesis 6:1 to Exodus 20
  
  3)The Law Period - Covers the Ten Commandments until the receiving of the Holy Spirit in man on the Day of Pentecost Exodus 20 to Acts 2:1
  
  4) Christ's Administration - It overlaps the last half of the Law Period until the Day of Ascension. Matthew 1:1 to Acts 1:9
  
  5) The Grace Period - Began on the Day of Pentecost, Acts 2:1, and ends when Christ comes back. This is the Period we are now living in, at present with new set of Heavenly directions to live by.
  
  6) The Appearing Administration - When Christ comes back to collect his saints (those who have received the Holy Spirit of Promise by following the step-by-step instructions in God's Rightly Divided Word of Truth.) This is the Future
  
  7) The Judgment or Omega Administration - The time when everyone except the born-again believers, are is judged. Some will go to hell and some to life eternal on the new earth. The Future
  
  The time or administration in which we live is The Grace Period. There are only certain
  
  rules and regulations that apply to different from the Law Period plus the books of the
  
  Bible that apply to this Grace Period are Acts to the end of Jude. These books are our
  
  guideline to live by. Anything that was written before this was written for the general
  
  knowledge of who, where, why and how as recorded in –
  
  Romans 15:4 - "For what so ever things were written aforetime (before the Grace
  
  Period) were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the
  
  scriptures might have hope."
  
  If you do God’s will, which is to follow His instructions, then you will automatically do
  
  step two which is to love your “brothers and sisters” in Christ as yourself.
  
  Expounding More Perfectly -
  
  This does not give you a licence to “hate” your neighbour/competitors. This simply
  
  means that you put God first, your brothers and sisters in Christ second and then your
  
  neighbour/competitors
  
  The greatest thing you can do for your “neighbour” is to share the truth of God’s Rightly
  
  Divided Word with them.
  
  Let me explain a couple of truths -
  
  1) Not every one is going to believe what you say. As a matter of fact, only half
  
  of them will -
  
  Matthew 24:40 - Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
  
  left.
  
  Luke 17:34, 35, 36 - I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one
  
  shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the
  
  one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be
  
  taken, and the other left.
  
  If You share The Rightly Divided Word of Truth with them, you did your part. You will
  
  not be held accountable because they did not believe. On the contrary, God will bless
  
  you abundantly because you are holding forth His Word of Truth to others.
  
  
  
  Don't dismay if your “spouse” or children don’t believe like you do -
  
  1 Corinthians 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the
  
  unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now
  
  are they holy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  START DAILY with FELLOWSHIP
  
  
  
  Acts 2:46 - And they (your brothers and sisters in Christ), continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
  
  WHY is daily fellowship so important?
  
  To teach basic Principles of God's Word so as to:
  
  - Manifest a more than abundant life John 10:10 - The thief (satan) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (JC) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
  
  - Be living epistles and read of men
  
  2 Corinthians 3:2 - Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
  
  - Renew your mind
  
  Romans 12:2 - 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.
  
  Ephesians 4:22-24 - That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
  
  - Learn financial giving and receiving –
  
  Malachi 3:6-12 - For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore, ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
  
  2 Cor. 9:6-8 - But this I say, (Here in the Grace Period in which we live) He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
  
  1 Cor. 16:2 - Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
  
  - Operate believing
  
  Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
  
  Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
  
  1 Peter 1:8, 9 - Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
  
  - Meet the personal needs of those present
  
  Philippians 4:19 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
  
  - Develop a great love for the "Family of God" and those outside of the family
  
  Galatians 6:10 - As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
  
  - Develop Christian character, spiritual growth, and leadership ability
  
  Ephesians 4:14-16 - That 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; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From 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.
  
  
  
  - Expose new people to a knowledge of the Living Word
  
  Ephesians 2:12-22 - That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
  
  More importantly you are putting God first. By doing so, God will put you first
  
  and bless you and your business or profession abundantly
  
  above all that you can ask or think.
  
  Ephesians 3:20 - Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power (believing) that worketh in us,
  
  
  
  HOW do you accomplish this?
  
  - By sharing God's Word
  
  2 Timothy 4:2 - Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  
  - Always being positive in the fellowship
  
  Galatians 5:22-26 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
  
  - Avoiding criticism
  
  1 Corinthians 1:10 - Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
  
  
  
  - Under shepherding people (NOT RUNNING THEIR LIVES)
  
  Galatians 6:1-5 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.
  
  - Witnessing as a group or individually
  
  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
  
  - Developing a group of strong believers
  
  Ephesians 4:14-16 - That 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; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From 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.
  
  - Operating the manifestations of the Holy Spirit
  
  1 Corinthians 14:1-5 - Follow after charity, (the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation) and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
  
  - Praying together
  
  1 Corinthians 14:15,16 - What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, (speaking in tongues) and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
  
  - Singing together
  
  Psalms 100:2 - Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
  
  Nehemiah 12:27 - And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
  
  Isaiah 35:2 - It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
  
  - Being honest -
  
  Philippians 4;6-9, con Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. siderate, prompt, and loving
  
  - Having fellowship with the Heavenly Father
  
  1 John 1:3-7 - That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that 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.
  
  John 4:23,24 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit (Speaking in Tongues) and in truth.
  
  - By not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together...
  
  Hebrews 10:23-25 - 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.
  
  Acts 1:14 - These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
  
  Acts 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
  
  WHAT does a fellowship consist of?
  
  Three or more believers with one leader.
  
  The reason for this is that if you are having manifestations of the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy, we are instructed in -
  
  1 Corinthians 14:27 - " If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course;
  
  You can have as many people in your fellowship as you wish.
  
  However, you should have three people only doing manifestation and one leader
  
  over all.
  
  This leader is the person sharing the Rightly Divided Word of Truth in its\ accuracy, integrity, and simplicity free from religiosity.
  
  WHERE to have these daily fellowships -
  
  Colossians 4:15 - "Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house."
  
  Romans 16:5 - "Likewise greet the church that is in their house."
  
  1 Corinthians 16:19 - ...Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.”
  
  As you can see, we are instructed to have fellowship in the house or at your business or profession
  
  .The word "house" used in these scriptures is the New Testament Greek word
  
  "OlKOS" which means house as in a group of persons having a common interest or
  
  corporate activities, or a dwelling place of people.
  
  The bottom line here is that wherever there is a group of people is where a fellowship
  
  should occur, preferably in the comfortable surroundings at your home, business or
  
  profession location.
  
  Proven Suggestion - start your daily fellowships, open with a word of prayer thanking God to protect and bless your employees. Then claim it in the name of Jesus Christ to come to pass. After your opening prayer, share some of this manual, then end your fellowship with a prayer thanking God for the fellowship. You might want to thank God for abundantly blessing your business or profession. End your prayer by claiming these things to come to pass in the Name of Jesus Christ.
  
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  Run Your Business or Profession to the Glory of God
  
  
  
  1 Corinthians 10:31 - Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do (Run
  
  your business or profession), do all to the glory of God.
  
  To "Run Your Business or Profession to the Glory of God" simply means that
  
  whatsoever you do, you are to do it in such a fashion that people who see it will
  
  know that you are a man or woman of God, and that by God's divine design you
  
  organizations accomplishments have hit your mark of excellence.
  
  In other words, we are to be an example unto others as recorded in
  
  1 Timothy 4:12 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
  
  believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
  
  Now, let's Rightly Divide this scripture.
  
  The word ‘word’ was translated from the New Testament Greek Word ‘logos’
  
  meaning speech.
  
  The word ‘conversation’ comes from the New Testament Greek Word
  
  ‘anastrepho’ meaning behaviour
  
  The word ‘charity’ comes from the New Testament Greek Word ‘agape’ meaning
  
  Love
  
  The word ‘spirit’ in this usage refers to the not contaminated with the evil of this world
  
  that is in you.
  
  Faith comes from the New Testament Greek Word "pistis" which means believing.
  
  Believing is a verb which connotes or causes action.
  
  The word ‘purity’ comes from the New Testament Greek Word ‘hagneia’ which
  
  means to be not contaminated with the evil of this world.
  
  Thus, 1 Timothy 4:12 accurately reads - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an
  
  example of the believers, in speech, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in believing, in
  
  not being contaminated with the evil of this world.
  
  Colossians 2:8 - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
  
  after the tradition of men, after the rudiments (ways) of the world, and not after Christ.
  
  This is summed up in -
  
  Ecclesiastes 12:13,14 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear (respect)
  
  God, and keep his commandments (His Grace Period instructions) for this is the whole
  
  duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
  
  whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  
  lf you are following God's instructions in your business or professional life
  
  it will automatically spill over into your personal life!!!
  
  Thus, when this becomes a way of life, then everything you do, you will do unto the glory of God.
  
  
  
  
  
  Build and Develop People from the Word
  
  Colossians 1:28 - Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:"‘
  
  Let's rightly divide this scripture so that we may get the full impact on what is
  
  being said.
  
  "Whom we preach" refers to Jesus Christ.
  
  The word "preach" comes from the New Testament Greek word "kerusso"
  
  meaning to proclaim.
  
  Warning comes from the N. T. G. word "nou" meaning "bringing to mind"
  
  Teaching comes from the N.T. G. word "didasko" meaning "to give instructions"
  
  Wisdom comes from the N.T. G. word "sophia" meaning "skill or a right
  
  knowledge of"
  
  Present comes from the N.T. G. word "paristemi" meaning "exhibit"
  
  Perfect comes from the N.T. G. word "teleios" meaning " completely completed"
  
  The second "in" comes from the N.T. G. word "ev" meaning " being or
  
  remaining within.
  
  Christ Jesus is used here as the object of spirituality.
  
  Thus, the rightly divided form of
  
  Colossians 1:28 – Jesus Christ we proclaim, bringing to mind, and to give instructions
  
  in all right knowledge of"; that we may present every man completely completed in
  
  Christ Jesus:"
  
  ‘The key word in this scripture for step four is "bring to every man's mind BY
  
  INSTRUCTION."
  
  There are ten basic Biblical Instructions or principles to build and develop people from
  
  God's Word as follows -
  
  l) By sharing the Word of God with them as recorded in –
  
  2 Timothy 4:2 – Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
  
  exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  
  
  
  2) By always being positive -
  
  Galatians 5:22-26 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
  
  gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And
  
  they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in
  
  the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking
  
  one another, envying one another.
  
  
  
  3) To be living epistles known and read of all men -
  
  2 Corinthians 3:2,3 - "Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all
  
  men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by
  
  us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in
  
  fleshy tables of the heart.
  
  
  
  4) To teach and practice the renewed mind -
  
  Romans 12:2 - 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.
  
  
  
  5) Meet their personal needs from The Word. This does not say their Greed.
  
  Philippians 4:19 - But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory
  
  by Christ Jesus.
  
  
  
  6) Matthew 6:30-34 – Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day
  
  is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little
  
  faith? take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
  
  Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
  
  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that
  
  ye have need of all these things.
  
  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
  
  be added unto you.
  
  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
  
  things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
  
  
  
  7) By operating the worship manifestations of the spirit. The more these are
  
  operated the more their believing will grow.
  
  1 Corinthians 14: 1-5 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye
  
  may prophesy.
  
  For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for
  
  no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
  
  But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and
  
  comfort.
  
  He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth
  
  edifieth the church.
  
  I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he
  
  that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the
  
  church may receive edifying.
  
  
  
  8) By under shepherding new people from the time you first talk to them. this
  
  does not mean to take over their lives.
  
  Galatians 6:1-6 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
  
  restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be
  
  tempted.
  
  Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
  
  For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
  
  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself
  
  alone, and not in another.
  
  For every man shall bear his own burden.
  
  Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good
  
  things.
  
  Acts 20:28-30 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the
  
  which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he
  
  hath purchased with his own blood.
  
  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not
  
  sparing the flock.
  
  Also, of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away
  
  disciples after them.
  
  
  
  9) By witnessing God's Word to others, by yourself and with your people.
  
  2 Corinthians 5:18-20 - And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by
  
  Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
  
  To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their
  
  trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
  
  Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we
  
  pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
  
  Titus 3:8-ll - 'This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly,
  
  that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These
  
  things are good and profitable unto men.
  
  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the
  
  law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
  
  A man that is an heretick (Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikos) meaning schismatic, factious, a
  
  follower of a false doctrine) after the first and second admonition (Greek νουθεσία
  
  (nouthesia), meaning exhortation or communication emphatically urging someone to
  
  do something. ) reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being
  
  condemned of himself.
  
  
  
  10) By having daily fellowship with the Father, who is God Almighty
  
  l John 1:3-'lO -“that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also
  
  may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his
  
  Son Jesus Christ.
  
  And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
  
  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that 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.
  
  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  
  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
  
  from all unrighteousness.
  
  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP FIVE
  
  Don't Get to Busy for The Word
  
  2 Timothy 22>25 - Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity,
  
  peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
  
  But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strife’s.
  
  And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach,
  
  patient,
  
  In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give
  
  them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
  
  
  
  ln today’s society it is very difficult not to get tied up in the hassles of each
  
  and every day. However, when we take time out for God, He can then bless us
  
  abundantly above all that we ask or think.
  
  - Always Put God First -
  
  This is done by spending a few minutes in His Word first thing in the morning
  
  A good suggestion, would be to put His Word, The Bible on the top of your
  
  toilet.
  
  What is the first thing that most people do in the morning, when they get up?
  
  That's right, they go to the bathroom.
  
  Usually if they sit they read something, right? Why not read or study God's
  
  Word? Put God First.
  
  When we start putting God second in our lives, then He puts us second.
  
  lf you can't take a couple of minutes first thing in the morning, then you are to
  
  busy for God, and you will suffer the consequences
  
  So, sit down my friend and put God first.
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP SIX
  
  Be Honest with Your Fellow Man
  
  Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
  
  honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are
  
  lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any
  
  praise, think on these things.
  
  It is imperative as business or professional person that you do not
  
  "Rip off" your customers or clients -
  
  1) By over charging them -
  
  Luke 6:38 - " Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
  
  shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
  
  measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
  
  This scripture is based on an Oriental Custom or Orientalism, which is the Thought,
  
  Culture and Philosophy of Biblical Times.
  
  Whenever a person would buy grain from an honest merchant, they, the customer,
  
  would hold their robe away from their body, forming a "cradle shape". Then the
  
  merchant would dip his measuring cup into the grain, when he lifted it up from the
  
  grain, he would pat or press down his measuring cup from the top, then he would
  
  dump it into the "cradle" of the customer. Then the merchant once again would dip his
  
  measuring cup back into the grain and when he brought it out he would shake it over
  
  his grain supply, to make sure the cup was full. The excess grain in the cup would run
  
  over; falling back into the merchant's supply. Then the merchant would empty this
  
  second measuring cup into the customer's "cradle". The reason he would give the
  
  customer the second cup-full was to insure that the customer would receive the fullest
  
  measure possible for his money.
  
  Obviously, most merchants back then were honest. '
  
  Furthermore, God tells us in -
  
  Leviticus 19:35>37 - Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard,
  
  (meteyard - Hebrew מִדָּה (midâ), measured portion, extent) in weight, or in measure.
  
  Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, (Hebrew הִין (hîn) meanings
  
  meaning a unit of measure) shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought
  
  you out of the land of Egypt.
  
  Therefore, shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am
  
  the LORD.
  
  Proverbs 11:1 - By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by
  
  the mouth of the wicked.
  
  Then God gives a warning to those who do not have a "true balance scale"
  
  Amos 8:4>1O - Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of
  
  the land to fail,
  
  Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that
  
  we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying
  
  the balances by deceit?
  
  That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell
  
  the refuse of the wheat?
  
  The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their
  
  works.
  
  Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it
  
  shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of
  
  Egypt.
  
  And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to
  
  go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
  
  And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will
  
  bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as
  
  the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
  
  
  
  Obviously, it is best to run your business and profession God's way
  
  or you will do a lot of unnecessary suffering
  
  .
  
  2) By Giving Second Rate Products Instead of The First Class You Advertised -
  
  Mark 11:15 >18 - And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and
  
  began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of
  
  the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
  
  And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
  
  And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all
  
  nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  
  And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for
  
  they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
  
  Expounding More Perfectly -
  
  1) The reason Christ kicked the money changers out was that they were
  
  overcharging the people for changing their money.
  
  2) Those that sold doves and animals for sacrifices, were selling second rate
  
  instead of first rate as instructed by God throughout the Old Testament.
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP SEVEN
  
  Don’t Waste Time on Petty Things
  
  Proverbs 22:29 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before
  
  kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
  
  Let’s Rightly Divide this scripture to get its full impact.
  
  The word "diligent" comes from the Aramaic Word "mahir" meaning to be hasty
  
  or doing the best.
  
  The word "stand" comes from the Aramaic Word "yatsab" meaning that one
  
  shall come before another – having a good reputation
  
  The usage of the word "kings" in this scripture is used as a figure of speech
  
  meaning "that which is well known of all men."
  
  The word "mean" is the Aramaic word "chashok" which is to be obscure as in
  
  one not attracting attention to them selves, or not being known to people at
  
  large or in general.
  
  Thus, Proverbs 22:29 actually says - "Seest thou a man doing his best in his business,
  
  he shall have a good reputation of men he shall not be attracting attention to himself.
  
  
  
  Now let’s look at more references -
  
  Proverbs 10:4 - " He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
  
  diligent maketh rich
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP NINE
  
  DON'T STAGNATE YOUR BUSINESS OR PROFESSION, LET IT GROW
  
  Proverbs 14:23 - In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to
  
  penury.
  
  The Aramaic word from which "penury" was translated is "machsor" meaning
  
  lack or want.
  
  In other words if you sit and talk about what you should do and don't get it
  
  done, then you are going to lose.
  
  One of the main reasons that a person or persons get involved in owning
  
  their own business or profession is that they have a strong desire to succeed
  
  above and beyond a 9-5 job working for someone else. lf your business or
  
  profession is starting to grow beyond what you had originally thought was
  
  available, let it happen.
  
  You see, as a born-again believer with God in Christ in You, you are a joint-heir with
  
  Christ. You are a Son of God.
  
  God's Word says in -
  
  3 John 2 - Beloved, (the born-again believer) I wish above all things that thou mayest
  
  prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
  
  lf God's Word says above all else His desire is for you to prosper then obviously
  
  it must be available. How do you prosper in business or profession? Simple, do
  
  God's will and then let God bless it and watch it grow.
  
  After all we are told in -
  
  Ephesians 3:20 - Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
  
  we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
  
  That power is our believing, believing connotes action on our part. so work at
  
  your business or profession, follow all of God’s instructions and God SHALL
  
  bless it abundantly above all you can ask or think.
  
  1 Corinthians 3:7 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that
  
  watereth; (You or you employees who work at your business or profession) but God
  
  that giveth the increase.
  
  1 Thessalonians 3:12 - "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one
  
  toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: "
  
  Colossians 2:19 - ,,, increaseth with the increase of God.
  
  Who gives the increase? That's right God.
  
  Why
  
  Because you are doing what God instructs you to do in His Word. Up until now, you
  
  have become Saved or Born-Again according to your believing and God’s gracious
  
  mercy. By your own believing you have “earned” a great hedge of protection around
  
  your business or profession, your family and your personal possessions. Not to
  
  mention the fact that you are going to go to Heaven when Christ comes back and all
  
  hell can not stop you.
  
  However, the blessings of God, to HIS TRUE PEOPLE, do not stop here. God
  
  has made it available to supply them with abundant blessings above all that
  
  they can ask or think in the physical, mental, material and financial realms.
  
  God has set forth simple steps for you to follow so that He can bless you
  
  abundantly in these realms.
  
  God started life based upon the sowing and reaping principle as recorded in -
  
  Genesis 1:11,12 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,
  
  and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and
  
  it was so.
  
  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree
  
  yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
  
  
  
  As you can see, God placed seed after its kind in herbs, grass and fruit trees so
  
  that life could continue when the seed was given forth.
  
  In order for a plant to grow and live, it must give forth seed to produce new
  
  life. This same principle remains true with people. All of life revolves around the
  
  principle of sowing an reaping. Everything that is alive must operate the sowing
  
  and reaping cycle or it will die.
  
  Procreation among humans is a good example of how all sowing and reaping
  
  works. God made it available for mankind to reproduce by the act of sexual
  
  intercourse. When the man gives forth his seed and the woman's ovum receives
  
  it, there will be a new life. The act of sowing is usually enjoyable for both
  
  parties, and afterwards the results are to be enjoyed - the baby is the reaping.
  
  lt is very important to understand and to apply the principle of sowing and reaping, if
  
  we want to have continued blessing from God all the days of our lives and watch God
  
  abundantly bless our business or profession.
  
  As God's Children,
  
  We Must Learn How to Master This Principle
  
  You see, the natural man, who is not born again of the incorruptible seed of
  
  God, on the most part, is selfish. He usually gives nothing away, except at
  
  Christmas or when he is pressured into it, and he never does anything for
  
  nothing.
  
  God, in His glorious, matchless, rightly divided Word of Truth, often uses the
  
  comparison of sowing and reaping to giving and receiving, so that the reader
  
  can more easily understand the Cycle of Continuous Prosperity.
  
  Mark 4:26>29 - And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
  
  into the ground;
  
  And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he
  
  knoweth not how.
  
  For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full
  
  corn in the ear.
  
  But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the
  
  harvest is come.
  
  
  
  We learn in verse 26 that, first, the seed is sown, which is the giving.
  
  ln verses 27 and 28 is recorded the period of time between the giving and
  
  receiving which is the growing time. Any farmer knows that after the seed is
  
  planted, it takes time to grow.
  
  Verse 29 is the reaping or the receiving.
  
  So it is with the principle of giving and receiving in all categories of life. You
  
  first plant, give it time to grow, and then reap it.
  
  Another piece of the "Cycle of True Prosperity" is found in -
  
  Psalms 126:5,6 - They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and
  
  weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his
  
  sheaves with him.
  
  Here we learn, that regardless of how you feel,
  
  if YOU do not sow YOU cannot reap.
  
  YOU must start YOUR sowing TODAY, regardless of how YOU feel, if YOU
  
  want to receive anything from God in the future.
  
  QUTURE BLESSINGS ARE PLANTED TODAY
  
  This is best illustrated in -
  
  Proverbs 20:4 - The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore, shall he
  
  beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  
  God is the one who gives the increase to His People as recorded in:
  
  1 Corinthians 3:6 - ". I have (Paul) planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase
  
  Who GAVE THE INCREASE? – That’s Right GOD.”
  
  l know that by now you must be wondering "what must you sow, and how
  
  must you sow it in order to reap profitably." To simply answer this question is
  
  not enough, you must have the full understanding of the answer to operate the
  
  principle properly. '
  
  We learn in -
  
  Malachi 3:7,8 - Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
  
  ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith
  
  the LORD of hosts. But ye said, wherein shall we return?
  
  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed
  
  thee? In tithes and offerings.
  
  Throughout the Old Testament God's People were instructed to give to the
  
  "storehouse" of God ten percent of ALL their increase. For the most part, this
  
  consisted of the seed of the ground, fruit of the trees, herds, flocks, corn, wine,
  
  oil, and honey. '
  
  The word "offerings" was translated from the Aramaic (Old Testament Hebrew) word
  
  "terumah" which means "heave offering." A heave offering was done by lifting their
  
  offering up towards heaven in their arms, so that, that which they held might be
  
  blessed by God. These consisted mainly of rams, meat, leaven bread, grain off the
  
  thrashing floor, dough, the best of their oil, wine, and wheat, the first ripe fruit in the
  
  land, cattle, asses, sheep, and their first born son.
  
  They also had what is called "Free Will Giving" this was given unto the church of the
  
  time. This consisted usually of jewellery, gold, chains of silver and gold, bracelets,
  
  rings, earrings, and money. The money giving started in -
  
  Nehemiah 10:32 - Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the
  
  third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
  
  ln today's society the giving and receiving cycle has not changed. But the instructions
  
  on how, when and where have.
  
  From the giving of the Ten Commandments until the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was the
  
  time period called the Law Period with the last part of it overlapped Jesus Christ
  
  administration or L. Under the law period the rules and regulations for God's People
  
  were very stringent.
  
  Under the law period You tithed or gave 10% of every increase. Because you did, God
  
  would bless you and then you would have more the next time it was time to tithe. Thus,
  
  the second time you tithed, third and the fourth, and so on, would be larger than the
  
  first, because of the additional blessings of God. Not only did you have more to give to
  
  God, but you had more money for yourself, plus, you also had more to give to the
  
  charitable organizations you supported. Isn't God great?
  
  This concept has not changed, nor will it change until Christ comes back.
  
  
  
  However the time period has changed, and with it, new rules and regulations. The time
  
  period in which we live today is called "The Grace Period". lt started on the day
  
  of Pentecost, when mankind first received the Holy Spirit of Promise, and ends
  
  when Christ comes back. Everyone born in this time frame, which is right now,
  
  automatically lives through it, but, those of us who are born again God's Way,
  
  not only live through it, but we take part in it. ’
  
  Romans 6:11 - Likewise reckon ye (the born-again/saved believers, God's way) also
  
  yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our
  
  Lord
  
  Galatians 5:18 - But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
  
  The Law Period, and its rules and regulations set forth by God, have been
  
  temporarily put to rest. They just simply do not apply to the Grace Period. Mind
  
  you, because of the lack of knowledge, thousands upon thousands of people are
  
  still taught to live under the law and fulfil its obligations. And many a religious
  
  organization still teaches tithing.
  
  Now, lets examine "The Grace Period" rules and regulations pertaining to
  
  Sowing and Reaping.
  
  Christ instructed his disciples to give or sow as found in –
  
  Luke 6:38 - Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
  
  shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
  
  measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
  
  This scripture is based on an Orientalism, which is the Thought, Culture and
  
  Philosophy of Biblical Times.
  
  Whenever a person would buy grain from an honest merchant they, the
  
  customer, would hold their robe away from their body, forming a "cradle
  
  shape". Then the merchant would dip his measuring cup into the grain, when he
  
  lifted it up from the grain, he would pat or press down his measuring cup from
  
  the top, then he would dump it into the "cradle" of the customer. Then the
  
  merchant once again would dip his measuring cup back into the grain and when
  
  he brought it out he would shake it over his grain supply, to make sure the cup
  
  was full. The excess grain in the cup would run over; falling back into the mer-
  
  chant's supply. Then the merchant would empty this second measuring cup into
  
  the customer's "cradle". The reason he would give the customer the second
  
  cup-full was to insure that the customer would receive the fullest measure
  
  possible for his money.
  
  The reason that Christ shared this custom was so that his disciples would
  
  understand that when they gave, they would receive back the fullest amount
  
  available. ln other words when they gave they would receive double their giving
  
  in return.
  
  This still rings true today. Give and get back double. This does not mean
  
  that you are always going to get back cold hard cash. What about the accident
  
  you didn't have, or the sickness you didn't get? How about the time left on the
  
  parking meter that just happened to be enough for what you needed?
  
  Remember the great deal you got when you made that purchase?
  
  Whenever God does bless you, large or small, there is one thing that you
  
  must always do -
  
  1 Thessalonians 5:18 - In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
  
  Jesus concerning you.
  
  As l said earlier, the Grace Period books that pertain to the Born Again
  
  Believers are Acts to the end of Jude, unless of course, any part of another
  
  book is directed to The Believers. Luke 6:38 was directed at who? That's right,
  
  the future Born Again Believers –
  
  
  
  What To Sow or Give:
  
  Mark 12:41 - And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast
  
  money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
  
  Acts 4:34,35 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were
  
  possessors of (extra) lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things
  
  that were sold
  
  Acts 4:37 - … and laid it at the apostles' feet.
  
  What was given into the "treasury"? That's right, money, only because the times and conditions had changed considerably since the Law Period.
  
  This still rings true today.
  
  How Much To Sow or Give -
  
  2 Corinthians 9:7 (a) Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, …
  
  Here again, we are told to give as we desire in our hearts. NOT as someone
  
  dictates to us, but as we so desire. ln other words, tithing is dead to those of
  
  us who are Born Again Believers, God's Way.
  
  ln the same vain, we are told in -
  
  2 Corinthians 9:6 - But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;
  
  and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  
  How To Sow or Give:
  
  2 Corinthians 9:7 (b) - so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a
  
  cheerful giver.
  
  Let's say that you are sitting in a congregation and the "collection plate" comes around.
  
  You look at it and say to yourself, "Well, l suppose that l should put something on the
  
  plate to make it look good." According to God's Word this is the wrong attitude to have.
  
  You can still give under this attitude, but it won't do you any good. The only thing it
  
  does, is relieves you of your money.
  
  Let's say that you need something, so, you give. DO NOT expect anything in return
  
  because you will not get it simply because you gave out of necessity.
  
  ln the same vain, keep in mind, that under the Law Period God's People were
  
  to tithe, and in the end times they will go to the new world, which is paradise,
  
  and live forever. You, as a Born-Again/Saved Believer should take into consideration
  
  all that God has done for you, when you make your decision on how much to give.
  
  After all -
  
  John 3:5 - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of
  
  water (natural birth NOT water baptism) and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
  
  kingdom of God.
  
  ln other words, we, the Born-Again Believer’s - God's way - do not go to the new earth,
  
  which is paradise, but instead, we go to heaven, and all hell can't stop us!
  
  isn’t God Great???
  
  If you decide to give a percentage of your income, there is a written law that you must
  
  follow.
  
  You always put God first in everything you do, and in turn, He will put you first.
  
  Now, if you take your percentage, for your personal free will giving, after the
  
  government has already taken their share, then are you not letting God become
  
  second, instead of first?
  
  Thus, the proper way of giving is by taking the whole amount of your pay cheque,
  
  before deductions, and give your percentage from that.
  
  
  
  Business People Free Will Giving -
  
  Things work a little different.
  
  In order to make money, You have to spend money. Thus, if an item that they are
  
  going to sell costs them, let's say, $5.00 and they sell it for $8.50, then their profit or
  
  increase is $3.50. You should be taking your percentage off of the increase of
  
  $3.50, before your business operating expenses. This is where true honour and
  
  discipline comes into play. lf you cheat on your giving, then you are cheating
  
  God. if you cheat God, do you think for one minute that God is going to bless
  
  you?
  
  
  
  Profession Free Will Giving, it works a little different yet. Because
  
  you are supplying, on the most part, only what is in your mind, and the
  
  purchase of saleable items are not required, then your percentage should come
  
  off the total amount generated, before your operating expenses are paid.
  
  Don't forget your personal free will giving.
  
  
  
  CAUTION
  
  Galatians 6:7 - Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
  
  that shall he also reap.
  
  And, it does not matter who they are -
  
  Acts 10:34(b) - … God is no respecter of persons
  
  Romans 2:11 - " For there is no respect of persons with God.
  
  Colossians 3:25 - But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons
  
  You see, before now, you did not know these truths. Now you do. You do not have any
  
  excuse not to follow God's instructions as verified in -
  
  Acts 17:30 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all
  
  men every where to repent: (Change their minds unto God and His Ways)"
  
  
  
  Expounding More Perfectly -
  
  If you live in another country, outside of Canada, you would give your Free Will
  
  Giving not in Canadian currency but in the currency in which you receive your
  
  financial increase. Do not cheat God because of man-made exchange rates.
  
  
  
  When To Sow or Give:
  
  I Corinthians 16: I,2 - " Now concerning the collection for the saints , as I have given
  
  order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let
  
  every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no
  
  gatherings when I come.
  
  In other words, give or sow weekly.
  
  The way I set mine up was - I considered God my Top Employee - Thus, once a
  
  week I have to pay my employee, regardless of my financial situation. Even if I
  
  had to take a little less. It works.
  
  
  
  To Whom to Sow or Give:
  
  Malachi 3:1O - Bring ye all the tithes (Your Free Will Giving’s) into the storehouse, that
  
  there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of
  
  hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that
  
  there shall not be room enough to receive it.
  
  Expounding More Perfectly
  
  A true storehouse of God is not just any “religious organization”.
  
  God's Word tells us that God cannot lie, and will not lie
  
  Thus, a true storehouse of God is any organization or even any person who
  
  teaches God's Rightly Divided Word of Truth in its Accuracy, Integrity and Simplicity
  
  FREE From Religiosity.
  
  How do you know whether or not you are being taught the Truth in God's
  
  Word, by your "Religious’ Leaders?" Simple, if you have been taught the
  
  following truths, then the storehouse for you to give to is obviously your
  
  religious group.
  
  - Jesus Christ gave up his own life on Wednesday and got up on Saturday.
  
  - Four were crucified with Christ, Two on the left and Two on the right, and
  
  Christ in the Midst of them.
  
  - Jesus Christ DID NOT touch his "cross" until they nailed him to it, at Golgotha
  
  - The major cause of Spiritual Death is Religion.
  
  - God DID NOT make the heavens and earth in six days.
  
  - NO human being goes to Heaven until Christ comes back.
  
  - ONLY those who are Born Again God's Way are Heaven Bound.
  
  - That there were seven male and seven female of the clean kind, and of the
  
  fowl of the air, and two male and female of the unclean animals that wan on
  
  Noah's Ark.
  
  - That Judas Iscariot was alive and well forty days after Jesus Christ got up
  
  from the dead.
  
  - that Judas Iscariot DID NOT hang himself on a tree.
  
  - That one hundred and twenty people did not receive the Holy Spirit in the
  
  upper room where they lived, on the day of Pentecost.
  
  - That the "Wise Men" never saw Jesus Christ in the manger.
  
  - That Jesus Christ was NOT born on December 25.
  
  - That there were "two stars" of Bethlehem.
  
  - And all the truths that you have been taught in this Manuel of Total Prosperity.
  
  Now, if you have not been taught these simple truths, found in God's Word,
  
  by your “religious organization”, then, do not waste your Free Will Giving by
  
  giving it to them, because you are giving it to a storehouse which does not
  
  belong to God, and God cannot and will not bless you abundantly. '
  
  l know that most of these truths are opposite to what most of you have been taught.
  
  The Rightly Divided Word of God Says what it Means and Means what it Says
  
  
  
  NOTE:
  
  Recently l was channel surfing and I ran across a "Religious Group" that was
  
  telling their viewers to send them money to keep them on the air, and that they
  
  needed money so they could purchase a new TV camera. What a damnable
  
  thing that was. Why didn’t they simply teach the giving and receiving cycle from
  
  God’s word. lf they had God would have made sure that they would of had
  
  enough capital to purchase what they needed if they were teaching the truth.
  
  As l was sharing this story with you, another story came to mind about the
  
  Southern TV Evangelist that said that God would take him away if he didn't
  
  raise ten million dollars. What a damnable lie that was. Obviously, he did not look
  
  at the eight steps of determining what revelation, he was listening too - God or
  
  Satan. His statement makes you think that God is a gangster wanting a payoff
  
  of some kind.
  
  Then there was the TV Ministry that said to put your "financial gift" on your
  
  credit card. Yet the scriptures state in Romans 13:8 - Owe man no anything..." If
  
  you use your credit card, are you not owing someone something? Not to
  
  mention, you have to pay interest on your card.
  
  Do Not Be Conned by The Phonies.
  
  The reason a lot of “Ministries” thrive on and off the air, is that, in most
  
  cases, they do not teach the Rightly Divided Word of Truth in its Accuracy,
  
  Integrity, and Simplicity, Free from Religiosity.
  
  They teach some truths, but not enough to get you into heaven, God's way.
  
  lt sure looks good and it sure sounds good, but it doesn't do you any good.
  
  After all, the worldly realm belongs to Satan. Can you think of a better way for Satan to mislead people than by letting those who do not teach the complete Truth in God's Word to be on TV reaching hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting "Christians"? You might say that this is a prime example of the blind leading the blind. This is why it is so imperative that we do what those in Berea did, as recorded in -
  
  Acts l7:11 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
  
  Remember-
  
  2Timothy 2:15 - "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
  
  
  
  FOR YOUR BENEFIT –
  
  that you may give to a True Storehouse of God so that you can be abundantly blessed by God, l suggest that you send your weekly FWG. (Free Will Giving) to –
  
  
  
  THAT YOU MAY BE ABUNDANTLY BLESSED on a continual basis.
  
  When you ARE NOT operating the principle of giving and
  
  receiving you are stepping on the “Hose of Prosperity” from God.
  
  
  
  Malachi 3:7>12 - Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
  
  ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith
  
  the LORD of hosts. But ye said, wherein shall we return?
  
  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed
  
  thee? In tithes and offerings.
  
  Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
  
  Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,
  
  and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the
  
  windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough
  
  to receive it.
  
  And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your
  
  ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD
  
  of hosts.
  
  And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith
  
  the LORD of hosts.
  
  Did you notice that AFTER you give Then God opens the flood gates of Heaven
  
  Matthew 6:1>4 - Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:
  
  otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
  
  Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the
  
  hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men.
  
  Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
  
  But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
  
  That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall
  
  reward thee openly.
  
  ln other words, when you receive and use a tax receipt for your weekly FWG.
  
  The only benefit you will get, is, to use it as a tax deduction. That would be
  
  your "reward" - No blessings from God
  
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  Your Free Will Giving will be dispersed according to God's Word -
  
  Matthew l7: 24- And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute
  
  money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
  
  Matthew 22:15 - 22 -"Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
  
  \entangle him in his talk.
  
  And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know
  
  that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any
  
  man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
  
  Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
  
  But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
  
  Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
  
  And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
  
  They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar
  
  the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
  
  When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
  
  In other words, the proper tax will be paid on your Free Will Giving, in
  
  alignment and harmony with God's Word. The balance of your FWG will be
  
  distributed in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth in God's Word
  
  of Truth.
  
  A few years ago I ran across the following poem that says it all
  
  
  
  Alice Frances (Mabel) Moss, (1868 - 1948)
  
  The bank had closed; my earthly store had vanished from my hand;
  
  I felt that there was no sadder one than I in all the land.
  
  My washerwoman, too, had lost her little mite with mine,
  
  And she was singing as she hung the clothes upon the line.
  
  ‘How can you be so gay, I asked; Your loss don't you regret?‘
  
  ‘Yes, ma’am, but what's the use to fret? God's bank ain't busted yet!‘
  
  I felt by burden lighter grow; her faith I seemed to share;
  
  V In prayer I went to God's great throne, and laid my troubles there.
  
  The sun burst from behind the clouds in golden splendour set;
  
  I thanked God for her simple words; ‘God's bank ain't busted yet! ‘
  
  And now I draw rich dividends, more than my hands can hold
  
  Of faith and love and hope and trust and peace of mind untold,
  
  I thank the giver of it all, but still I can't forget
  
  My washerwoman's simple words ‘God's bank ain't busted yet!‘
  
  Oh, weary ones upon life's road, when everything seems drear,
  
  And losses loom on every hand, and skies seem not too clear,
  
  Throw back your shoulders, lift your head, and cease to chafe and fret,
  
  Your dividend will be declared; ‘God's bank ain't busted yet!’
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP TEN
  
  
  
  Be A Person of Truth
  
  PROVERBS 12:17 - He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false
  
  witness deceit.
  
  ln other words, DO NOT CON your customers or clients.
  
  Being a person of truth also refers to employers, employees, parents and children.
  
  This is best illustrated by a parallel with a couple of scripture references
  
  found in the Book of Ephesians as recorded on the next page -
  
  
  
  
  
  CHRISTIAN EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
  
  EPHESIANS 6:4-9 THE PARALLEL TO EPHESIANS 624-9
  
  
  
  
  
  Ephesians 6:4>9 –
  
  4 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
  
  The Parallel
  
  4 - And employers, do not deliberately irritate and aggravate your employees: work with them as a loving father with a child, keeping in mind your actions as a born -again/saved believer.
  
  
  
  5 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
  
  The Parallel
  
  5 – Employees. listen and carry out your employer’s wishes, in detail and respect with the simple purity of your heart as if your employer was Christ.
  
  
  
  6 - Not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
  
  The Parallel
  
  6 – Not just when your employer is watching you, so at that time you please him; but as a Christian Employee, who is a slave of Jesus Christ You will be doing the will of God in your work for your employer with all your ability and strength.
  
  
  
  7 - With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
  
  The Parallel
  
  With a mind to work, doing your work as a believer would do it for the Lord, and not just because he is your employer.
  
  
  
  8 - Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
  
  The Parallel
  
  Knowing that if you work in this manner. The blessings of your Christian employer will be yours, as a Christian employee.
  
  
  
  9 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
  
  The Parallel
  
  9 – And, you employers also do the same with, and for your employees, reframe from
  
  Promising things to your employees you can’t or won’t keep; knowing that you as an employer are responsible to God knowing God is no respecter of persons between employee and employer.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP ELEVEN
  
  Don’t Be Partners with Non-Believers
  
  Here is an example about one of God’s Old Testament people becoming
  
  partners with a non-believer
  
  2 Chronicles 20:35-37 - And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with
  
  Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
  
  And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the
  
  ships in Eziongaber.
  
  Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat,
  
  saying, because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy
  
  works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
  
  Obviously, being a partner with a non-believer is not such a good move, is it?
  
  Not to mention, what we are instructed to do in -
  
  2 Corinthians 6:14-18 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
  
  fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light
  
  with darkness?
  
  And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an
  
  infidel?
  
  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the
  
  living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their
  
  God, and they shall be my people.
  
  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch
  
  not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
  
  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord
  
  Almighty.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  STEP TWELVE
  
  Stand Boldly on the Rightly Divided Word of God
  
  Ephesians 6:13 - Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be
  
  able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  
  AND HAVING DONE ALL, TO STAND."
  
  To stand on God's Glorious, Matchless Rightly Divided Word of Truth, is to simply
  
  stand behind what it says, instead of the World’s Religiosity.
  
  

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