T#086 THE SEPARATION of THE CHURCH and THE STATE!

IF WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT

• WE - THE CHURCH was

• as founded by THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST

before our predecessors got corrupted and

eventually ORGANIZED

by men

• ..... world-wide started from Rome, going well thereafter as an organization

• .... nations-wide in Germany & England, failing as an organization elsewhere

• .... localized thereafter practically everywhere

• ..... and now(!) practically everybody wanting & working to get
• "international" -

THE DEVIL is

all-winning 
in every separation of
church and state

interpretations
and controversies.

• Every man and woman lacking

• in this knowledge of what THE CHURCH was --- as established in A.D. 33

• [and we are vulnerable to destruction for our lack of knowledge on this matter >>Hosea 4:6]

• ---- most particularly the religious, the businessmen and the politicians among us

• have and will only contribute to further muddling the issue of separation

AND GET US ALL EVENTUALLY DESTROYED

• --- IF, the ideas or points they bring into the discussions

• come outside THE NEW COVENANT!

The truth
consistent with
>>Matthew 16:18
is that

• JESUS THE CHRIST established ONE & ONLY ONE (1) CHURCH!!!!

• There being only (1) ONE CHURCH

• ---- all these organizations claiming to be the very one

• (even if they bear HIS NAME)

• has just by their claim

• ---- ceased to be THAT of THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST!!!!

Since HER establishment
on Pentecost Day A.D. 33,

• THE CHURCH has remained only ONE

• despite the different places and generations / times

• they found themselves meeting with one another;

• whether gathered, assembled or not.

• (>>Ephesians 4:4, >>5:23; >>1st Corinthians 12:12; >>Colossians 1:8).

In all cases,
THE New COVENANT
cites THE CHURCH

• as always a people (>>1st Corinthians 1:2)

• meeting either in their homes (>>Romans 16:5, >>1st Corinthians 16:19, >>Philemon 2) or

• in The Temple Courts of their previous religion

• were they taught daily,

• teaching and proclaiming

• THE GOOD NEWS to their fellow Jews

• (>>Acts 2:46a, >>5:20, >>25)

• even at the hour of prayer for their fellow-Jews

• (>>Acts 3:1).

Yes, THE CHURCH

• met where they choose and can

• from occasion to occasion

--- as an organism

that should never have become organization

>>>T#022

• for the good of one  another

• as well as for the world.

They did not meet together
in one specific or permanent
place they call theirs

• as ALL DENOMINATIONS (religious organizations) do now(!)

• By doing that,

• THE NICOLAITANS who lead them

• are giving the devil that continuing opportunity

• to fool people to believing

• the place they assemble, rent or own

• as “the church”

---- A BUILDING
and not a people!

• Intra among these organizers & their respective members

• ---- clergy & laity

• as they refer to themselves

• (with all kinds of different names)

• ---- are clear irreconcilable disagreements.

• Even within their very own organization are differences

• now and then erupting without notice.

• Even for this fact alone

not any of
these organizations
for as long as they remain
organizations
can pass without question

• as THE CHURCH JESUS THE CHRIST established

• --- an ORGANISM ---

• since HER founding, --- only ONE.

NICOLAITANS
(>>>T#026)
among us

• have made organizations out of THE ONE (1) CHURCH

• that we all really ought-to-become part-of

• as many as we are

• as in the process of being sanctified and staying holier

• ---- but are on the contrary, increasingly corrupted by THEIR actuations and teachings!

Under THEIR LEADERSHIPS

• ---- things are accomplished through surprises, sweet-talks, pressures, compulsions, organizational structures, hierarchial mandates and

• even threats of punishment for violators & recalcitrants to THEIR existential methodologies and strategies.

THE CHURCH -- the
organism, however

• operates on ELDERSHIP (>>>T#009)

• as HER FOUNDER - THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST

• (>>Hebrews 2:17, >>3:1, >>4:14-15)

• HER CHIEF-PRIEST conceived HER

• with absolutely no one to find significance

• (>>Luke 14:26)

• in-between OURSELVES

• [including our very own interests and life]

• and HIM!

NICOLAITANS
dichotomized
THE CHURCH

• to various kinds of organizations, missions, councils, ministries, schools, divisions & subdivisions, splittings & consolidations even by umbrella organizations

• under different styles of LEADERSHIPS

• of those come-and-go leaders

---- our CHIEF-PRIEST HIMSELF

disregarded by THEM

• on this SPECIFIC MATTER

• of ORGANIZATIONS!

The word "churches"
occurring more than 30 times
in THE New COVENANT

(>>>T#021)

• was never meant to designate different kinds of denominations, sects, assemblies, geographical assemblies, etc.

• ….... NEVER!

• Where one finds the plural “churches”

• reference is made to THE ONE (1) CHURCH

SCATTERED
not to be grouped by
GOD's PURPOSE

>>Acts 8:1, 4, 11:19;
>>James 1:1,
>>1st Peter 1:1

• as salt (>>Matthew 5:13)

• as to be applied for efficacy

• by spreading in small amounts and

• never should have been grouped &

• never should have been organized

• by those NICOLAITANS

because such
particular corruptions
THEY THEMSELVES
brought into

HER ---- are called

to be
corrected, changed
and to-be

OVERCOME
(>>>T#027)
o
by HER as they all

ought-to-be
OVERCOME

as purposed by
THE CHRIST!

• THEY as the called out people

• are not different kinds of churches but

• THE ONE CHURCH

• called out by THE LORD JESUS @ those different places & circumstances

• subjected to different kinds of corruptions

• by THESE NICOLAITANS

• which remaining uncorrected

• as they are even until now(!)

• have naturally resulted to different kinds of religious organizations

• and are kept by THESE NICOLAITANS around

• as THEIR "planted" "local churches"

• as we in this Christendom of ours

• have become.

NOW(!) in our >>>TIME

• --- and even dating way back to the last few days of the last apostle John

• --- THE DEVIL has become more shrewd and subtle as to

• corrupt THE ORGANISM CHURCH from within

• her own ranks (>>Acts 20:30)

• started merely by the “deeds / actuations (behaviors) of NICOLAITANS”

• as recorded for us in >>Revelation 2:6.

• When those deeds then by those NICOLAITANS then, remained uncorrected

• those corruptions progressed shortly thereafter into "doctrines of NICOLAITANS"

• and passed on in steadfastness to us NOW(!)

• ---- as recorded for everybody's reckoning in >>Revelation 2:15 to overcome

99

This is the rationale
for JESUS
call for OVERCOMERS

• (they who put to no adverse --- or at least minimize

• ---- the adverse effects in their individual lives

• those corruptions) within those corrupted churches.

• The various corruptions make their churches appear naturally different from each other

• and their organizations and leaders

• are making those corruptions

• thrive and proliferate!

THE LETTER care of the angel
or messenger to
the 7 churches

• written by

• & for John to pass on

• ---- is a chronology of these corruptions

• IN The Church from her LEADERS

SO THAT SEEING

HOW all Christians
 OUGHT-TO-SEE

THE LORD JESUS
THE CHRIST NOW(!)

• we eventually will become

• ONE as established by HIM!!!

IT was history written
in advance in A.D. 96 yet

and we are now(!) in
that portion inclusive

>>Revelation 2:18-3:22
(>>>T#089)!

• The alterations and

• additions to and

• subtractions from

• THE New COVENANT

by PEOPLE WHO know
better THE BIBLE
than THEIR members

• but are LEADING THE CHURCH therein

• instead of ELDERING them

• as simple co-discerners of GOD’s WILL

• as brothers' keepers therein (>>Genesis 4:9)

• and among (>>Matthew 23:8-10)

HAVE GIVEN RISE TO

• DIFFERENT & INCREASING IN NUMBER RELIGIONS

• whose different practices, groupings, traditions, laws, rules, regulations, codes of conduct, constitutions and by-laws which are

HEAD-ON COLLISIONS

TO THE COMPLETENESS OF THE BIBLE

>>2nd Timothy 3:16-18

• because of their lack of knowledge how to dispense IT.

• >>2nd Timothy 2:15

• >>>T#033

   

RELIGIONS

OUGHT NOT TO
 FIND ITS WAY

into THE CHURCH

• and .... as THEY are proliferating NOW(!)

• through those alterations, additions and subtractions mentioned above

THE LORD JESUS
is currently JUDGING us

ALL claimant-Christians 

INDIVIDUALLY

(>>1st Peter 4:17)

• every time we listen to our conscience

• prodding us to get obeyed from our spirit inside

• ----- the details in >>Revelation 2:18-3:22)!

This is JESUS-THE WAY
(>>Ephesians 5:26-27)

getting us in urgency

• --- to becoming HIS unblemished Bride

• before HE comes back!!!

THE HEADSHIP of
THE CHRIST and

• the various roles we are to play after

• understanding and knowing who we are

• >>>T#032

• as individual-parts of HIS BODY

• >>>T#020

• ought to be every Christian’s concern(!!!)

• because ---- of what use is it

• IF HE is our HEAD yet we don’t move

• according to HIS thoughts, dictates, & instructions

• which specifics are

• in Revelation 2:18-3:22

• depending on --- where we find ourselves among.

The historical
JESUS should NOW(!)

• be more for learning by the unbelievers in JESUS yet 

while >>> THE RESURRECTED
JESUS NOW(!)

• IN HEAVEN is FOR ALL CLAIMANT CHRISTIANS

• TO HEED WITH EXPEDIENCY!

DENOMINATIONS
have earthly HEADS.

• The Holy Spirit Himself refers to THEM

• as NICOLAITANS in >>Revelation 2:6 and >>15.

• NICOLAITANS & THEIR supporters

• are giving THE LORD’s CHURCH

• those denominational governments & models of governances they created

• and are continuing to create offices, positions, titles, committees, tasks, missions, even geographical limits and boundaries, etc.,

• which have worldliness as their very roots.

They all corrupt
the pure functioning
of THE CHURCH

as AN ORGANISM
concerned primordialy with

THE WISDOM to contrive
THE STRENGTH to support
& THE BEAUTY to adorn
HER

• while THEY oppositely split

• THE TOTALITY of GOD's CONCERNS

• to various smaller concerns

• into THEIR own various "ministerial kingdoms"

• IN-CHARGE of just THEIR own PERCEIVED CONCERNS

• to the disregard of what otherwise should have been

• THE TOTALITY of GOD's CONCERNS

• FOR HIS CHURCH!

By being organized,
THEIR churches
have become no different

• from the various states' governments

• from business enterprises, corporations

• from NGOs, philantrophic ventures, civic clubs, fraternities, political parties, etc....

These religious LEADERS  
and members

often find themselves
in trouble

• with THEIR own-instituted constitutions and by-laws

• with THEIR own-imposed obligatory financial contributions

• budgets, plans and activities, shows, regular and special assemblies, fund campaigns and solicitations

• acquisitions of worldly assets, power and influence, even winning elections

• AND all these compete with those of the state

BECAUSE The Christian
is inseparably a dual citizen
of both

• the worldly state where he/she belongs irregardless of what religion he/she professes

• as well as of the heavenly kingdom he/she is a part of

• ---- THE CHURCH (>>Philippians 3:20).

WHY civil governments
are weary
of these denominationalists

• is because of THESE NICOLAITANS’

• actuations/behaviors/deeds and teachings

• ..... ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO

• GOD's COVENANT!

THE CHURCH
depends on HER

ELDERSHIP methodology
and
THE BIBLE only

---- without the need(!)
for LEADERS(!),

nor ORGANIZATIONS(!)

nay organizations' OFFICES(!)
& POSITIONS(!)

because of

the wisdom,
the strength & the beauty

of THE LEADING of
>>>T#030 

The HOLY SPIRIT
resulting from HIS 

INDWELLING
>>>T#029
us individually

upon our AMNESTY!
>>> P#183

The denominations’ leaders on the other hand, capitalize on their charm, benefactors, bank accounts, offices, positions, titles, holds and contacts and get more established through them in their buildings where they keep & continue to control from.

Yet, it is very common
occurrence seeing them in
trouble with their peers and
members also because of
their very wealth, offices,
investments,
positions, titles behaviors
and contacts.

Many are even witnesses to seeing members of many of these denominations fire out and terminate the services, salaries, reduce allowances and privileges and demote their pastors, ministers, evangelists, missionaries, workers!

BECAUSE of
their own - style

• of undeniably half-hearted-because-of-fear-of-failure advocacy

for THEOCRACY

• they have made their churches

• ... pseudo-DEMOCRACIES

• ... autocracies under them

---- while they are unquestioned --

• holding on to that,

• but acceeding to their members

• when they anymore cannot!

ALL ELDERS in THE CHURCH

• have equal responsibility as brothers' keepers to one another

• >>Genesis 4:9

• according to THE UNCHANGING WORD

• reiterated in >>Matthew 23:8-10.

• Early believers in our LORD JESUS

• particularly in Corinth then

• departed from this plan of GOD

• as recorded and sought to be corrected

• in >>1st Corinthians 1:10-13.

•  In fact, Peter called himself just a fellow elder in speaking to the elders

• >>1st Peter 5:1

• So different from the ways we observe these NICOLAITANS in our midst.

Every Christian
---- according to

THE UNIVERSAL
PRIESTHOOD

(>>1st Peter 2:5, 9 &
>>Revelation1:6)

of Every Believer in

THE LORDSHIP &
THE CHRISTHOOD
of JESUS

• are to function rightly for one another's spiritual growth

• as each brother's keepers

• ---- ought to participate in the mainstream of society

• primarily to make full use of the strategic opportunities

• in business, employment, farms, industrial plants, academe, mass media, in socials and government functions

• to share THE GOSPEL MESSAGE (>>>blogBOOK 2)

• to associates, friends, relatives, customers, clients, competitors, subordinates, bosses, government officials, politicians and acquaintances.

We are to work
in secular jobs

• primarily as a strategy for evangelism

• in a GOD-honoring lifestyle

• at the same time as well for our living.

• NICOLAITANS are particularly reminded of

• >>1st Timothy 5:8

• Even Paul, a bachelor at that

• set the example for us to follow by living a disciplined lifestyle

• earning a living as a tentmaker in quiet fashion

• so as to eat his bread without depending on the brethren

• >>2ndThessalonians 3:6-12

So unlike MANY today
WHO wield boldly
THE BIBLE

• claim to work full-time for THE LORD

• (yet announces the whole day Monday as their day-off

• and want not to be disturbed that day!)

• and excuse THEMSELVES from earning a living THEIR whole lifetime

• and still claim to be biblical in THEIR living

• despite they do not follow the example and teachings

• of Paul on this matter!

THUS, practically all
"perceive the need"

for the separation of

The Church
from The State

• yet, cannot find a way to assuredly establish that separation,

• even if the constitution and the laws of the state

• have established that already!

Under THE ELDERSHIP
of the apostles then,

THE CHURCH

did not run into conflict with
The Roman Government.

• If it were otherwise

• the epistles written by Paul

• should have been filled with political theories and instructions

• to guide every Christian while living

• under such as the despotic Roman imperial system of government then

• at that particular period of history.

On the contrary,
Paul enjoined CHRISTIANS

• to be subject to the powers that be

• >>>because they are ordained of GOD per Romans 13: 1-6).

• Just like they did then,

• THE CHURCH that we are ought to behave

as the organism for good

(and not as organizations

in this world)

• under the guidance & leading of The Holy Spirit

• >>>T#030

--- instead of by these clearly
failing THE LORD

--- RELIGIOUS LEADERS

• (NICOLAITANS) among us NOW!  

“MY kingdom is not of
this world.

If MY kingdom were of
this world,

then MY subjects would be
fighting that I might not be
delivered up to the Jews;

but as it is,

MY kingdom is not of
this realm.”

• Thus, said The Very Builder of THE CHURCH

• The Very Author of CHRISTIANITY in >>John 18:36!

The application of the
principles

which JESUS taught
and are recorded in

THE NEW COVENANT

had political consequences.

• BUT, neither HE nor HIS disciples then

• were revolutionists or agitators.

SO SHOULD WE ALL
OVERCOMERS BE!!!

• Paul himself, whose Christianity should not be doubted by us now(!)

• stood assertively on his political rights as a citizen

• on at least two (2) occasions

• and demanded recognition for them

• as recorded in >>Acts 16: 36-39 and >>Acts 22: 24-29.

But most importantly,
he was able to say that
he had never been guilty of

subversive activities
or of insurrection

(>>Acts 24:12).

• THE CHURCH

• that we all ought to be a part of

• ---- and not be a member thereof

---- ought really to follow that
policy of peaceful assimilation
and penetrating influence
into society

http://umpg.blogspot.com/2012/10/t050-god-willed-that-good-and-evil-will.html

• with THE WORD of GOD

• as the-all-sufficient-guide!

• >>2nd Timothy 3:16-17

Behaving and teaching

those behaviors, living out

and teaching those teachings

from THOSE NICOLAITANS

• (>>Revelation 2:6, 15)

• is continuing to corrupt THE CHURCH.

If only ---- these churches
we see around

remained uncorrupted

• as established by THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST

• there would not have been any necessity of legislating

SEPARATION OF
THE CHURCH & THE STATE!

• By virtue of their having organized THOUGH,

• these organized churches have put themselves

• and their LEADERS' "powers"

• under the subjection, whims and caprices

• of THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

even in the matters of
AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE for
LEGALIZATION-VOIDING-
ANNULMENT of MARRIAGES
& closely related topics

such as ABORTION

• because THEY ought to have known better

• .... not even anymore to pray & plead for support

THEY cannot anymore get
away from such subjection,
whims and caprices by the
government over THEM

• .... because THEY have surrendered what otherwise was of GOD

once under THEIR
predecessors' care

• ----- GOD's executive, legislative and judicial POWERS (>>Isaiah 33:22)

• with THEIR OWN ADDITIONS, SUBTRACTIONS, INNOVATIONS to THE BIBLE developed through the years started with just their behaviors

• --- by THEIR having registered with THE GOVERNMENT's Securities & Exchange Commission

• THEIR organizations "as existing under and by virtue of R.A.# _____ of the Republic of The _____ "!

These Churches
[organized from the different
local churches who cannot
agree among themselves
to be one]

and

THE STATE
[formed from the organized
political parties & regulatory
bodies for religious &
business concerns who
desire to be one but cannot
behave as such]

• are constituted of the one and the same people from the same WORLDLY REALM.

• As they are,

• they cannot be separated from each other.

They can only be alternately
ignoring each other yet
increasingly suspicious
of one another.

THIS IS OUR
PRESENT & LONG
STANDING
STATUS QUO
WITH EACH OTHER!  

FOR a T.R.O.
however from
additional sufferings ....

ANSWER
THE CALL FOR
OVERCOMERS from

THE LORD JESUS HIMSELF --

as you find yourself
being corrupted
by the corruptions in:

•    >>> THE CHURCH in unceasing sacrifices in Thyatira
since around A.D. 313

•    >>> THE CHURCH in remnant status in Sardis
since around A.D. 1517

•    >>> THE CHURCH in the opinions of men in Laodicea
since around A.D. 1530

which are
respectively:

•    wherever in the world of religions the influence & control of THE Roman Catholic Church IS CONTINUING NOW!!!!

•    where in the world of religions the influence & control of THE Protestant Churches in Germany and England ARE CONTINUING NOW!!!!

•    wherever in the world of religions the influence & control of THE DENOMINATIONS ARE CONTINUING NOW!!!!

then ....

you will NOW (!)

have formed part of

• THE ONE UN-ORGANIZED

• yet-not-disorganized

• ORGANISM CHURCH

• behaving in brotherly love

• like them in Philadelphia then

• and continuing to the present as

• you individually determine

• not to be organized

instead be
THE ORGANISM

for the common good
in this world:

•    Behaving as of little strength --- paupoy-upoy lang vis-à-vis ALL THE KINDS OF LEADERSHIPS in this world (>>Revelation 3:8)

•    Keeping THE CHRIST's WORD (v.8)

•    Not denying HIS NAME --- allow ourselves to be simply referred to by others as CHRISTIANS but not assert to be called CHRISTIAN and do away with all other names (v.8)

•    Keeping THE WORD of HIS patience to keep us going (v.10)

•    All the time holding fast that faith in THE LORDSHIP & THE CHRISTHOOD of JESUS we are told to have & live! (v.11)

•    Living exceedingly wise on earth according to >>Proverbs 30:24-28, refer particularly to the last paragraph of >>>Treatise #019!

YES, OVERCOMERS
to all these
organizations and corruptions
in THE CHURCH

are individually
and inseparably

dual citizens of

THE NATIONS in THIS WORLD
and of HEAVEN
(>>Philippians 3:20)!

And there is absolutely
no conflict of interest

between the two 
citizenships

as declared

 by JESUS HIMSELF to:

•    THE RELIGIOUS ---- >>Matthew 22:15-22

•    THE CIVIL SERVANTS in GOVERNMENT --- >>John 19:11

•    and by Paul to EVERY CHRISTIAN now(!) ---->>Romans 13:1-2.

!?! STILL BOTHERED
HOW COME THIS
GOVERNMENT BEING
OF GOD IS THIS
PROBLEMATIC and IS
IN FACT DESTROYING
US !?!

1.    THEOCRACY ought to govern us INDIVIDUALLY, IT has been shown INEFFECTIVE when meant:

(a) to govern then THE families during the Patriarchal times

(b) to govern then THE nation of Israel during the Mosaical times

(c) but NOW(!)

assured of 100% EFFICACY

during this period

of INDIVIDUAL
-based-DECISION-MAKING

• exclusively though only to the WHOSOEVER-WILL among us

• --- TO PREPARE US,

• when @ The 2nd Coming of THE CHRIST,

HE --- will hold us INDIVIDUALLY ACCOUNTABLE

• to HIM for the things we have done and involved in while in our bodies!

• (>>2nd Corinthians 5:10)

2.    >>> HUMAN GOVERNANCES are just the result of GOD’s PERMISSIVE WILL

• after man insisted of IT,

• despite GOD’s forewarning of consequences

• they shall reap from IT!

• Refer to >>1st Samuel 8:4-9, >>19-20, >>10-19, and >>12:17-19 & >>Hosea 13:4-11.

3.    Those HUMAN AUTHORITIES over us

• WILL ONLY continue TO BURDEN US,

• and that’s why we are suffering now!

• Refer to >>1st Samuel 8:11-18.

HIS COMING

[>>2nd Thessalonians
1:5-7]

is

our TRUE & present
HOPE of relief ---

as we await for
HIS coming!

• Any change in form of set-ups of men's --- governances, leaderships, election laws, constitutions,

• even from philantrophic private organizations - public/private partnerships etc. ....

• CANNOT BE TRUE RELIEF for us!

4.    GOD does not and will not

• deny HE granted men their wish for self-government;

• so, HE still sticks to HIS having sanctioned

• self-government by men as coming from HIM

• (>>Romans 13:1-7)

• and not escape or lie about that!

• Refer to >>Titus 1:2.

5.    BUT, GOD is still in full control ....... if & when

• .... we INDIVIDUALLY live THE LIFE with JESUS THE CHRIST as our

• SAVIOR, KING, JUDGE, CHIEF-PRIEST, OWNER, BOSS, COMMANDER

• in every situation ----

• which is THE TOTALITY OF HIS LORDSHIP & CHRISTHOOD over us!

Trust in the collective

executive, legislative,
& judicial

authority of GOD
in preference to
those of men;

• more importantly

• not in the separation of powers of men’s governments!

• Refer to >>Psalms 146 and >>Isaiah 33:22.

6.    We will continue to reap what we sow

• UNLESS WE >>>REPENT!

• Refer to >>Galatians 5:7-8.

7.    GOD’s people na unta;

• yet, still running the risk to be DESTROYED

• for LACK of  KNOWLEDGE pa!!!!

• Refer to >>Hosea 4:6, >>Leviticus 5:17!

                                                  ~~~#~~~

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