GRACE GOSPEL CHURCH MINISTRY’S

PASTORAL NEW YEAR’S ADDRESS

Pastor George D. Cutler

December 31, 2006

I Corinthians 6:19-20 (from the Greek Text), “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body.”

"Where Do We Go From Here?"

I feel blessed of God to speak to you on this very last day of 2006 leading into the first day of 2007. I truly thank God for all of those whom He has placed in the Grace Gospel Church Ministry. I indeed thank God for all of you …………….those who have enthusiastically embraced the pure Grace Doctrines ………….as well as those whose progress we are daily praying for according to God’s will. Today, we are positioned on the heels of eight and one half years of: 1). distinguishing the Scriptures according to what we are convinced from our study, to be the seven dispensations and their corresponding covenants, 2). teaching the Sovereign Grace of God in Election to salvation, 3). espousing ontology (actualization of existence) of all things exclusively in God’s Divine Decree in Eternity; with their manifestations postured exclusively in the Time Capsule and 4). exegeting the Scriptures from the various copies of the original Greek manuscripts by the process of utilizing the three-fold scrutiny of grammatically, historically and contextually analyzing their contents. Even though these methodical approaches to studying and teaching God’s Word has distanced this ministry from mainline orthodox Christendom, we are thoroughly convinced that our convictions in executing these endeavors have lead us closer to the truth for God’s Church in the Grace Dispensation. As we are assembled in the sanctuary today, I pray that the majority of you have internalized enough of these approaches to agree that our ministry has been formed to utilize these modes of channels through which the coordination of these glorious truths are gleaned, as we truly believe that this was God’s intent that gave birth to the Grace Gospel Church Ministry.

When our ministry and church organization was formed, soon to be nine years ago, centuries-old traditional, as well as the modern and denominational Church Cultures, were at that time and still presently comprise the structured landscape of the majority Religious Systems today; even as they are propagated in their various formats of religious societies. Concomitant with this, the pangs of genuine spiritual hunger and the anguish of truly scriptural thirst are denied access by the average weekly church attendees. Spiritual Epistemology is for the most part off-limits, due to the average ministries’ priorities on worldly styles instead of scriptural substance. As a result of this, many of God’s people are daily burdened with the mental fatigue of travel through the sphere of time, being continually barred from the highways of peacefully abiding in their minds and spirits in the knowledge of the security that is in Christ. Many are in dire need of genuine spiritual exercises in activities that can allow them to inhale the spiritually fresh air of living in this world by yet abiding beyond this world. Thus, they are in desperate need of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in filling their mental buckets to be privileged to sink deep into the wells of spiritual knowledge, drawn from correct exegesis of the Scriptures, which would exudes a firm "no," as they are constantly confronted with fleshly, sought after aggradations.

As we survey the conveyance of “our Gospel, the Mystery,” which was revealed to the Apostle Paul for the Church in the present (Grace) dispensation, it is continually ringing loud with such denunciations as scriptural "interposition" and "nullification" of all types of conniving methods being utilized in worship services and daily living instructions and directives, which in effect deny an effective walk in God. Instead of basking in the spiritual sunlight of the assurances of the Grace Covenant, all too many of God’s people are still harried by the trials of day and haunted by the uncertainties of night in a corroding sense of fear and a nagging sense of alarm-ness. But things can and must be different, as we persevere in assault after assault upon the sagging walls of Synergism, which inevitably must come tumbling down ………………….yes even in this life but surely in manifestation of Eternal life, which is to come. We currently perceive that during this era of ministry operations, the entire edifice of Synergism must be scripturally challenged, in spite of its tradition, comfort and appeal ….yes, it must be profoundly shaken at its unscriptural roots.

This is the primary goal of our ministry, i.e., the accomplishment of rendering such unrealistic; whose consequences are deeply felt by every instinct of insecurity in this life. It is no longer possible to count the number of religious establishments that are socially open to all yet spiritually open to none. In effect, God’s people seem almost insensitive to the larger society and facts of eternal living; because such is veiled from the majority by their harsh lives in the temporary capsule of time. But today, the essence of all things abiding in Christ and the eternal benefits thereof must become a dominating issue in every congregation ……………crowding the pages of Bible study and daily conversations of the truly spiritually informed. Those who are interfacing in the genuine Grace message, as it cries out for traditional and denominational change, must stand up and confront all oppressors of “the liberty that is in Christ.” We must face those that are set squarely as champions of the religious sets and move within the strength and dignities of the Word of God toward all unscriptural Church Cultures and decisively defeat all such incorrect doctrinal teachings. This is going to require the utmost in fortitude and courage with which to confront the stereotypes of humanly institutionalized and authorized orthodoxy. Indeed, this is resoundingly the struggle integrated ……..not slightly but wholly in the external stream of that which is powerfully entrenched within the victory that overshadows all other gains.

In short, over the nearly 81/2 years of the Grace Gospel Ministry’s course, we have engendered to hew strictly to the Holy Sprit’s exegesis of the Scriptures; realizing that we cannot conscientiously ride the institutionalized back of traditional orthodoxy in Christendom. We thank God for the freedom that we have been enabled to garner from the liberty that is solidly entrenched in the eternal benefits of the doctrines of the Grace Covenant. This knowledge of the Eternal Decree of God has alleviated the lion’s share of the doubts and uncertainties that grip most members of the Body of Christ and thus constitutes some of the cruelest instincts that mostly affect God’s people in a negative manner. The purpose of spiritual comprehension is to convert indifferent and unconcerned saints to their potential rise from lethargy, as they are subpoenaed by the conscientious appeal that all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ to give an account on the whole question of service to God.

This of course must be strictly viewed in light of scriptural facts; in knowing that all that is obtained and subsequent gained in this sense is solely the results of God’s will for individual lives. Hence, it would be hypocritical indeed to fail to acknowledge that what has been allowed of ones progressive walk in Christ must be modestly traced exclusively to the enabling grace of God. This view, without question, forbids the saying that it is ones own will and doings that stand at the forefront of the positive movements that brings forth monumental changes in ones manifested testimony (Ephesians 2:10). The progressive legitimacy of significant progress from the daily problems of depravity is far from having been resolved in the various facets of our lives. This is indeed evidenced by the deep rumblings of discontent in our lives, which is indicative of the fact that the plants of freedom from the flesh has grown only a bud and is not ever considered a flower in this present life but absolutely comes to fruition in the manifestation of eternal life.

In discussing the awesome responsibilities that the Grace Gospel Church ministry will be challenged with in the days ahead, an inventory is taken of our programmatic actions and activities over the past year. Last year, as we met in our regular weekly services, we were painfully aware of the struggles of prioritizing the eternal things of God over the temporary things of our daily life, after living for years under the yoke of their total domination of our humanly continence. As actual citizens in the sphere of the Heavenlies, our hamlet must be banded together as a unit in the total warfare for discriminating between the spiritual and the canal (worldly). We must provide the leadership in disseminating the fact that too many of God’s people destructively rebel against the spectacular results of strictly abiding in the mindset of Eternality. In the days, weeks and months ahead, we must perpetrate concerted movements to challenge every aspect of Synergism’s exploitative life demands.

We must never forget the courageous actions and personal sacrifices of those who historically moved according to scriptural revelations, as opposed to the comfortable accommodations of traditional denominations and orthodox Christendom. Because of their variedly enabled endeavors in propagating the doctrines of Sovereign Grace, Eternal Justification, Dispensational Division of the Scriptures, etc., our ministry is blessed in the enrichments of these truths. All truly, so inclined Grace Ministries must exert every powerful action in behalf of the messages that are intended for the Grace Church in the present Grace Dispensation. In surveying the religious doctrines and dogmas that have been foisted for centuries by the various sects, what have evolved are traditionalism and denominationalism; forged as an array of amalgamated and institutionalized systems of Christian orthodoxy. Thus the nature of the battle is that the antithesis of the truth has availed in the mindsets of the majority of God’s people, which does not even remotely mirror the actual contents of the Grace Covenant.

Slowly but surely, truly committed Grace Ministries and their affiliates must continue building, organizing and conducting the spiritual exploits of educating God’s people and endeavoring them to “get-into-the-eternal-sphere.” Institutionalized and orthodox opinions have overwhelmingly dictated the erroneously and illusionary directions of organized Christendom. Yet, in spite of the fact that these multifaceted humanly inspired programs supposedly minister to the “total life of the community” through impressive cooperatives, business developments, tutorials, credit unions etc., their commendations by communities and the masses contribute very little, if any, to their understanding of the eternal things of God. Ones prioritized Heavenlies citizenship, and spiritually educational precepts comprise the solid foundation that transcends the reach of community organizations upon which social change may temporarily rest but upon that which only eternal change does ultimately rest. In this light, the lion’s share of literacy training in the Church of God must reside beyond consumer education, parenthood, the family and the like, which are operable solely in the capsule of time. The spiritual guidance of prioritizing eternal things in this current arena of ministering “here and now” messages engender pioneered development of outstanding programs totally controlled and operated by the directives of the Grace Covenant.

Perhaps the area of greatest concentration of these efforts abides in the wonderful proving grounds of prioritizing ones spiritual walk in Christ. Ones strict subscription to this course will definitely not produce any earth-shaking victories but neither will it emit spiritual failures. Openness in surveying the realistic lot of depraved humanity brings about comprehension of that which actually testifies that there is no power within anyone to capitulate in agreement to meeting the demands for implementing the perfections of God’s principles. This is nevertheless the most important aspect of acceptable work for certifying ones tenure in God, however, such should never be plausibly viewed in the sense of a rehabilitation project of renovating the deterioration of the flesh. Thus the inspiration for the renewing of the mind is imbued in recognition that the most dramatic success is realized through the knowledge of ones placement of son-position in Christ. This operation can only be achieved through intense study of the Scriptures, which exudes sensitiveness of the deprivation of mankind. Because of the nonexistence assets of human composition, the grace directives maintain substantial accounts of ones adherence to walking in the spirit, as opposed to minding the things of the flesh, which is testimony of the Spirit’s ability to increase in serving the needs of even the outer man.  

With all of the struggles and all of the achievements concomitantly experienced, one must face the fact however that all still live in the encapsulation of these vile bodies, yet functioning in the so-called “Great Society” of this present abode. In fact, the spiritual component of mankind is still at the bottom, despite selected illustrations that some have reached slightly higher levels of their walk in Christ. Even within the mobility of progressive growth and development, freedom from worldly influences is still sharply restricted. There is solely the bottom at which to start and in this present life; there can never be the satisfaction of attainment at the top (Philippians 3:13-14). In consequence, the majority of God’s people are still spiritually impoverished to the point of being absolutely alienated from the eternal sphere of what has been revealed and is abiding concerning the Heavenlies. Many are too impoverished to internalize what lies beyond the ages of time and ascends into the resources of eternity. But it is only the imparting of knowledge by the Holy Spirit that can enable the building and spanning of bridges over the significant carnal notions that are forever enslaving and submerging the masses of God’s people.

The eternal essence of abiding in the Body of Christ engenders the richest and most powerful entity of existence; in comparison to the gloriously eternal but Earthly blessings of those abiding in the Commonwealth of Israel’s Promise Land through Abraham. Yes, it is factual that they have long ago manifestly left the dusty soils of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea, in having been freed from Pharaoh’s stubborn resistance and they are beyond any doubt destined to reach their majestic shores and eternal benefits according to their Promised Covenant. But there is nothing revelation-wise in existence in comparison with what our beloved Paul describes: “but, according as it hath been written, 'What eye did not see and ear did not hear and upon the heart of man came not up what God did prepare for those loving Him; but to us did God reveal through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things do search, even the depths of God,” to alert every heart of designated ones that such is manifestly at hand. Yes, our contract (the Grace Covenant) charts our course, which can not be navigated by the compass of those things that are seen. Indeed, God’s gift of the internalization of the glorious revelations residing in His eternal Decree is our guide into the future, which is not in any sense, shrouded with impenetrable uncertainties.

Now, in order to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?" which is the subject in consideration, we must first honestly recognize where we presently are. When the Grace Gospel Church was first initialized in the year of our Lord, 1998 AD, a mandate from God was given for this ministry, which at that time entailed what was absolutely foreign to me …………..a curious formula entailing the formulation of a curriculum; with instructions to definitively express in writing everything that would be preached and taught. This ministry has since that time been blessed to determine the representation modes and methodologies that have been and currently are being administered in declaration of the glorious truth of the Mystery, the Gospel of the Grace of God. To a person in this ministry, this has proved to be most advantageous in appreciation of this fact, as we have been privileged to comprehend the truly good things in this life but more importantly, the things that are to manifestly come. This spiritual awareness has enabled us to even thrive in the midst of what is normally construed as the bad things of life, in realizing that every occurrence that is manifested in our daily lives was ordained and ontologized (came into being or existence) in God’s Divine Decree in Eternity. Thus, all of the attenuated conditions of this life are perceptively viewed in perspective, not so much as the negative experiences of life, but as our allotment in the Eternal Will and Purpose of God. With this comprehension in view, we have been enabled to experience in our walk more than twice as many victories as frustrations and our rate of joy is double that of our fears. As there has emerged many motivational entrances into the sphere of eternal thinking, such have neutralized those uncertainties that are equally alarming in our reception of the substantially grievous challenges that we are daily encountering. Hence, glory to God, this is where we are!

So where do we go from here? First, we must massively assert our eternal dignity and worth. We must stand up confidently amid the religious systems that intimidate some of us and develop an unassailable and majestic sense of the valued truths that we have been privileged to internalize. We must not any longer be reluctant of being different from orthodoxy. I realize that the job of arousing total confidence in the doctrinal persuasions of this ministry within its constituency is a challenging task, in light of what have been taught and institutionalized for so many centuries in forming even our mindsets. No, indeed this is not going to be easy for even semantics have conspired to make that which is true seem false and heretical. In the major and most popular Bible translations, there are generally accepted in Christendom numerous synonyms for Synergism, which are at their least venerated as certification of scriptural accuracy, when in fact such are for the most part, offensive and foul to the Doctrines of Eternal Salvation by God’s Grace. And there are some synonyms that are favorably expressed as attributively annex to depraved humanity in such terms as purity, cleanliness, chastity and innocence.

The Grace Covenant affirms that the most manifestly degenerate member of the human family is no worse off in spiritual evaluation of holiness and righteousness than any other progeny of the Adamic nature. In this light, there is a great need to reconstruct and restructure scriptural jargon and maybe even some language according to correct exegesis. Such teaching and preaching will expose the human disposition and thereby perpetuate its false sense of adequacy and tendency to ignore the fact that any human contribution to salvation in effect strips God of his purpose in electing designated ones to eternal life in Christ. To offset this religiously orthodox cultural homicide, Grace Ministries must rise up with an affirmation of movement for freedom that overlooks this necessity of the performance of the flesh in any manner. As long as the mind is enslaved to the flesh, the body can never be free. No, there is no such thing as psychological freedom, i.e., a firm sense of self-esteem, as is being taught in too many ministries today. The most powerful weapon that can be employed against any reliance upon the divers’ forms of physicality entails the absolute condemnation of depraved humanity in every aspect of it. No emancipation proclamation or civil decree of mankind can bring about this kind of freedom. God’s people can only be manifestly free, as He reaches down into the inner depths of depravity and asserts His Eternal Will of emancipation proclamation.

The true spirit toward self-esteem boldly acknowledges the manacles of abnegation and says to the world, “without Him, I am nobody.” Oh yes, I am indeed a sinner but concomitantly a member of the Body of Christ possessed with His bestowed dignity and honor. I have a rich and noble inheritance, however painful and abrasive human history has been. Yes, I was a slave to sin through my fore-parents (Adam and Eve) but even more, one eternally son-positioned in Christ before the creation of the world and I’m not ashamed of that. I'm ashamed of the sinful nature that made me a slave but I rejoice in the purpose of His eternal love that designed me a son. Yes, oh yes, we must stand up and say, "I'm His and I was always His!" Oh yes, this affirmation is the grace recipient’s need; made compelling by the Grace of God that delivered from all that were against us. Now, the basic challenge is to channel this enthusiasm into consistent actions of devotion and commitment. In this sense, this encompasses how to organize the strength of spiritually intellectual power; in addressing the dire need of legitimizing the prioritization of eternality over physicality.

One of the great problems that we must confront is our lack of focusing priority-wise on the Heavenlies. One great lesson that we must learn is that the life that we now live is not ours to own because we have been bought with the price of the precious blood of Jesus. The lead scriptures of this appellant address is I Corinthians 6:19-20, which states (from the Greek Text), “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body.” In the grammatical approach to these verses, the question is raised, as to whether their implications are that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit or that the Body of Christ, of which we are members, is the temple of the Holy Spirit? Conversant to what appears in some of the various translations; the Greek text charts alignments with the plural verbs and singular nouns, as used in these verses. Hence, the Greek phrase h' ouvk oi;date o[ti (ee ook ee·thah·teh ot·ee) rendered “or do you not know,” conveyance is that on the basis of what should be known, the addressees collectively constituted to. sw/ma (to so·mah) rendered the body, i.e., the Body of Christ, the  Church. Note that the structure of the verse affirms that His Body also belongs to all of those that are His, which is to. sw/ma u`mw/n (to so·mah ee·mon) rendered “your body.” Note that “your body” is also the nao.j tou/ evn u`mi/n a`gi,ou pneu,mato,j (nah·os too ehn ee·meen ahy·ee·oo pnehv·mah·tos) rendered temple of the Holy Spirit in you,” who is in all of us, i.e., evn u`mi/n (ehn ee·meen) rendered “in you,” which is in the plural.

With respect to the Holy Spirit who dwells in us as a collective body, the conveyance is) ou- e;cete avpo. qeou (oo ehk·eh·teh ahpo Theh·oo) rendered “whom you have from God.” Here the Greek preposition avpo. (ahpo) rendered “from” denotes the derivation and origin of the Holy Spirit, which comes forth from God. Note that the Greek verb e;cete (ehk·eh·teh) rendered “have,” is in the present tense, which conveys the Holy Spirit’s current moment-by-moment relationship with us from God. In other words, God via the Holy Spirit is omnipresent within and in the midst of Body-members everywhere and at all moments. Since we comprise the Body of Christ, which is a nao.j (nah·os) rendered “temple,” which belongs to God, it should be apparent that kai. ouvk evste. e`autw/n (keh ook ehs·teh eh·ahf·ton) rendered “and you are not your own.” The Greek pronoun e`autw/n (eh·ahf·ton) rendered “your own,” in the genitive case, emphasizes that we as an aggregate group do not belong to ourselves. Two reasons why we don’t belong to ourselves as self-centered, independent agents are: first, because we as a body are a temple of the Holy Spirit of God and as such, are owned exclusively by God and hvgora,sqhte ga.r timh/j (eeg·or·ahs·thee·teh gahr tee·mees) rendered for “you have been bought with a price” (of Christ’s blood). Note that the Greek verb hvgora,sqhte (eeg·or·ahs·thee·teh) rendered “you have been bought,” is in the indicative mood, aorist tense, passive voice and second person plural. This means that it is a fact that God in eternity (before time) provided a ransom for we who are His elect, which included all of us (I Corinthians 7:23). Here the Greek noun timh/j (tee·mees) rendered “a price,” denotes that which has value, worth and is precious. I Peter 2:6-7 convey that God has placed a stone in Zion, which is, “elect, a corner-stone, precious and the ones believing on Him will never be put to shame.” Therefore to you believing is the timh/ (tee·mee) rendered “preciousness” value and price. Peter also uses a cognate word to describe how we were redeemed by the precious and valuable blood of Christ as a blemish-less and spotless lamb (I Peter 1:18-19). These Corroborative passages clearly point to the Blood of Jesus Christ as the price which God paid for the redemption of His elect, in view of the fact that we collectively constitute the Body of Christ, which in turn is a temple of the Holy Spirit and belong to God.

In view of the fact that God had paid the price, the death of Christ, to redeem us from sin, we are ordered and compelled to doxa,sate dh. to.n qeo.n evn tw/| sw,mati u`mw/n (thox·ah·sah·teh thee ton Theh·on ehn to so·mah·tee ee·mon) rendered “therefore glorify God in your body.” Note that the Greek particle dh. (thee) rendered “therefore,” may also be interpreted as intensifying the command to doxa,sate (thox·ah·sah·teh) rendered “glorify,” magnify and extol God in the Body of Christ of which we are a part. Here the verb rendered glorify is also in the second person plural and the noun tw/| sw,mati (to so·mahtee) rendered “the body,” is singular, as the cogitation is that we who are the body are to glorify God in conjunction with the Body of Christ (Romans 15:6; I Corinthians 12:26). Hence, following the literal grammatical construction in the Greek, the exegesis of these two verses denote that we are one single body, i.e., the Body of Christ, which serve as a temple for the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:21-22). The fact that the Holy Spirit also dwells in us individually is likewise factual. Romans 8:9 states, “and you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit; if so be the Spirit of God dwells in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this one is not His” (Romans 8:11; I Corinthians 3:16).  

In the light of this knowledge, we must understand that we of ourselves are contained as voiceless and powerless, in realizing that we are stripped of the right to make self-centered decisions concerning our life and destiny, because we have been called in subjection to the authoritarian and pre-determinant Will of God. We must remember that the course of our lives was before creation chartered by His purpose and power. Therefore the assignment of effectuating transformation is not as much a matter of preference, as it is the confrontation between the forces of preference cued the enlightened of the Scriptures demanding change verses the forces of dedication to the preserving of the daily status quo of this present life. Now, preference properly understood is nothing more than the unction to achieve purpose and the spiritual strength required to bring about devotional change. In this sense, preference is the spirit’s ability to say, “Yes!” when the flesh wants to say, '”No!” Indeed, that's the essence of the power of the Holy Sprit’s influential communications to ones interval spirit!"

Now the lot of our convictions and concerns are shaped by our comprehensions, as so often we have problems with prioritizing the unseen over the seen. But there is nothing wrong with what is seen as long as it is properly assessed as temporary. You see, what happens is that some of our dependencies are way off base. And one of the great problems of the misguided concepts of security is that such exudes a false sense of identification with ones resignation to what is visual and denial of what is non-visual. It is this misinterpretation that causes so many of God’s people to mistrust the Will of His Divine Decree and reject the scriptural concept of Foreordination. It is this same misinterpretation, which induces orthodox theologians to reject the Eternal Doctrines of Grace. It is crucial for our conceptualizations to be scripturally accurate, which in simple plain words means: “we’ve got to get this thing right.” What is needed is the realization that the doctrines of self-reliance, self-motivation and self-restraint are reckless and abusive and even though they may incite human sentiment, they are in fact anemic. Synergism is at its best intervallic to accommodating the source of and at its worse divisive to implementing the demands of Eternal Justification.

And this is what we must comprehend as we move on. Now what has happened is that we've had it wrong and mixed up in our doctrinal persuasions and this has led us in the past to seeking unattainable goals through moral suasion of the depraved conscience that is devoid of the power of God geared to what He has pre-determined for individual lives. This is leading the traditional and fundamental extremists today to advocate the same destructive and conscienceless doctrines that are abhorred in the Grace Covenant. It is precisely this collision of immoral and powerless depravity, which constitutes the major crisis of Christendom. Now we must develop progress or rather, a program and I can't say this enough …….that will drive the recipients of the Gospel of Grace to a guaranteed sense of security. Now, because of centuries-old dogmas, the Grace Doctrines has been greeted with ridicule and denunciation as destructive of human initiative and responsibility. At the same time, ones eternal status is considered the measure of the individual's abilities and talents, inexplicably as construed from the Law and Kingdom messages. And in the thinking of those dispensations, the absence of worldly goods indicated a lack of industrious habits and moral fiber. But we've come a long way in our understanding of humanly inspired motivation and of the blind operation of assessing merit based upon even the slightest hint of mankind’s contributions. Now we realize that the dislocations in the operations of human abilities and the prevalence of “freedom of the will” teachings either thrust God’s people into the inevitable frustration of idleness or bind them in the constant and frequent employment of their deeds for His acceptance of their eternal state. Hence, the Sovereign Grace of God in Election to salvation in Christ is more often dismissed from the majority of the Church members’ conscience today by being branded as heresy and “Calvinistic.” Yet, we also know that no matter how dynamically Synergism develops and expands, it does not eliminate any of the insecurities in this life.

These problems indicate that our emphasis must be twofold: First, we must un-dauntingly propagate God’s Sovereign Grace in Election of designated individuals to Eternal Salvation, as actualized in His Eternal Decree and second, we must extend this doctrine to the factuality that all things were actualized in God’s Divine Decree in eternity, with their display in the capsule of time relegated solely as the manifestation of such. God’s people must be made aware that once they have been placed in this knowledgeable position, they will no longer need to be concerned about whether the potential of their individual performance is sufficient, in that such is irrelevant in the assignment of their status in Christ. In various ministries, new forms of work that are construed to enhance good will or worth are constantly devised for those whom traditional services are not attractive. In the anticipation of this state of affairs some ministries are focusing on “progress through the elimination of poverty.” The fact is that the works, which improve the worldly-based conditions of mankind, e.g., the works which extend knowledge, increase power, enrich literature and elevate him in the time capsule may indeed improve his physical existence in securing daily living. Now the Eternal Doctrines of Grace are not taught to disdain these works but they are conveyed to render them as secondary to Eternality; such that one is not driven to prioritize these tasks over truly spiritual things by assigning such as the role of a taskmaster for obtaining ultimate necessities. These are the works of mankind that somehow devise a form of living that brings a false sense of security for its own sake, yet a state of society where want and need are never abolished.

Work of this sort could never be culminated in everlasting fulfillment, as we will never witness the problems of housing, education and the elimination of poverty proceeding before the prophesized Millennial Kingdom wherein it will only be abolished. Thus, such transformations will not do a great deal of their own to alter decaying depravity or quell the tide of human disability. Hence, the greater effect on disseminating their struggle lies beyond these variedly temporary benefits and advantages, which merely host positive psychological changes that will inevitably result in widespread spiritual insecurity. The genuine dignity of God’s people will flourish only in proportion to their comprehension that: the decisions concerning their lives are not in their own hands, their assurance is not invested in their incomes and their stability is uncertain when they feel that they have within their own means to seek self-improvement. But in spite of all this, they are accomplishable, as they are confidently abiding in God’s Eternally Divine Decree. And as far as the plethora of messages on marriage and the family, personal conflicts between husband, wife and children will diminish only when the unscriptural elements of human worth and abilities are eliminated.

Now the administering of our doctrines will indeed accomplish these goals, in that the Grace Gospel does in fact guarantee that all of these things will be indemnified or secured against loss or damage even more than most optimistic humanly inspired forecasts aver. Scripturally speaking ………only God’s eternal promise to Abraham is sufficient to put His children (the Commonwealth of Israel) on their “own two feet” right here on Earth, which is un-comparable with our placement of son-positioning in the Heavenlies in the Body of Christ. Now, allow me to precipitously state that we must unequivocally reaffirm our commitment to this ministry and I want to stress this. The futilities of some of our endeavors in ministering the enlightenment of truth have been tragically etched in lethargy, complacency and inexplicable indifference by too many of us. Now, over recent months, I have tried to analyze these deficiencies and assess the causes for them (but only God Knows). Today, I submit to you to do some serious focusing. There is something painfully sad about observing such privileged ones being constantly exposed to such glorious truth, yet hopelessly and aimlessly living beneath the knowledge that God has availed to this ministry against such impossible odds. Yet deep down within, I do perceive your desire for enlightenment, a kind of spiritual longing in most of us.

Occasionally, I have contended with you in various modes in an attempt to effectuate corrective views in your mindsets and at times these conveyances have resulted in concrete gains. At best, our interfacing in these matters has produced allotments for secured concrete improvement such as when we have demonstratively advocated the effectuation of scriptural answers to the blatant illogical cogitation of traditionalism and denominational fundamentalism. Sometimes when we petition militation against errant orthodoxy in the jargon of scriptural warfare, some fail to see that the internal revolution of the religion systems is absolutely necessary in order for truth to succeed in overthrowing the allegiances and effective controls of its forces. It is a fact that correct thinking is not in most instances synonymous with the mindset of predominate thinking. Furthermore, few if any, have been successful in the propagation of truth while relying on the support of the majority, as God has always worked to the praise of His glory through the minority. So we need not look to orthodoxy for sympathy nor support but resistance and ridicule, as have been historically the testimony of all those whom God has privileged to be utilized in this manner of service to Him. John the Baptist and Jesus had only a few disciples in the introduction and subsequent formulation of ministering the Kingdom Gospel. Likewise, the struggles of the Apostle Paul’s ministering of the Grace Gospel are well documented in his epistles, as well as the book of Acts. Hence, nothing any different should be expected in our ministry’s endeavors and this must be made perfectly clear to all who will be caused to function as ministers and partakers of the Grace Covenant.

Thus, this is no time for solicitations or expectations of endorsements of grandiose illusions from those that solely espouse empty philosophical doctrines. Yet, this is a time for action. What is needed is a strategy for change, a tactical program that will bring designation ones of God’s people into the mainstream of endorsing and embracing the privileges and benefits of Eternal living, even as they sojourn through this present capsule of time. So far as we have been able to observe, this type ministering has only been offered by movements in a very small arena. In recognizing this, we will tender the proliferation of solutions that don't necessarily solve the world’s problems but they do provide ultimate answers and explanations that don't explain the seen as much they explicate the unseen. And so I say to you today that I still wholeheartedly endorse and stand in the Grace Covenant, as the exclusive directive to the Church in the present Grace Dispensation. And I am still convinced that it is the most potent and authoritative instrument available to God’s people in their struggles to abide in the knowledge of His will. And the other thing is, I'm indeed concerned about a better world, I'm concerned about justice and I'm concerned about brotherhood but I'm more concerned about truth. And when one is committed to and concerned about truth, one can never advocate fantasy or fallacy no matter how popular such may be for drawing in the masses. For through truth, you may not immediately quell the flames of fantasy but you will irrevocably establish the veracity of fact. Oh yes, through fallacy you may seemly successfully pedal a lie but you can't establish truth. Through your fantasy, you may placate a worldly dreamer but the only way you can eliminate fallacies is through facts. In effect, darkness cannot extinguish darkness because only light can do that.

And so I say to you, stick with the directives and information of the Grace Contract, as your primary directional guide in walking with God in your daily lives, for I know that these ultimately outlay the only answers to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about this no matter where I go and where I am opportune to speak. I know it isn't popular to talk about this in most orthodox circles today. No, because I'm not talking about emotional “feel-good” bosh (empty, foolish talk, activity and nonsense). When I talk about “our gospel;” I'm talking about a strong, commanding message, yes the revelation of the Mystery that was unknown from the beginning of time, and on down through the ages until it was revealed to the Apostle Paul. For I have seen too much fallacy gleaned from the practice of not dividing the Scriptures according to dispensations and covenants. I've seen too much false and unattainable hope on the faces of God’s people sitting in the pews of congregations because they have bought into directives and information that don’t in the slightest sense pertain to them. I've seen too much scriptural ignorance translated into spiritual ignorance and too much Synergism (self-esteem and self-reliance) that has been drawn from poor Bible translations, inerrant commentaries and in some rare instances, inaccurate Bible exegesis. As a result, I do not desire to see God’s people continue to abide under the tutorage of such scriptural and thence spiritual illiteracy. Hence, every time I see it, I know that it does something negative to their personalities even through their faces may seem to reflect their bliss but happiness is never the final outcome of ignorance, and I say to myself that this is too great a burden for them to bear. So I am led to un-dauntingly speak out in protest for I feel that God’s people should be seeking the highest good and I think that they can only find it through Spiritual Epistemology. The beautiful thing is that we aren't moving wrong when we do this because these are indeed our directives for ministering in this present evil age. No, the ones who abide in scriptural and spiritual illiteracy do not know God but the ones who abide in scriptural and spiritual truth have the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.  

And so I say to you today, my fellow laborers in Christ ………that some may be able to speak with the tongues of men and angels and some may have the eloquence of articulate speech but if they have not Eternal Truth, it ultimately means absolutely nothing! Yes, some may claim to have the gift of prophecy; in perpetrating so-called “end-time” predictions and understand the behavior of mankind, some may have supposedly staked a claim into the storehouse of nature and are bringing forth many new and appealing insights. Yes, some may ascend to the heights of academic achievement so that they feel that they have all knowledge and boast of their great institutions of learning the intricacies of political science, physiology, sociology and even religious philosophy through the boundless extent of their degrees; but if they have not eternal truth, all of these mean absolutely nothing. Yes, some may even give their goods to feed the poor, bestow great gifts to charity and tower high in philanthropy but if they have not eternal truth, their charity means nothing. They may even give their bodies to be burned and die the death of a martyr and their spilled blood may be a symbol of honor for generations; yet unborn and thousands may praise them as one of history's greatest heroes; but if they have not eternal truth, their blood was spilled in vain. What I'm trying to get you to see today is that the motive of depraved humanity is always self-centered in its self-denial and self-righteous in its self-sacrifice. Hence, without eternal truth, generosity is traced to ego and piety feeds pride, in that the source of benevolence is egotism and martyrdom is spiritual pride, in these instances.

Accordingly, I say to you as I move to my conclusion, as we talk about "where do we go from here?" that we must honestly face the fact that the Grace Gospel Church Ministry must address itself to the question of restructuring the entire orthodox Church Cultures Societies. According to some statistics, there are more than some eighty million people in America that claim to be Christians, not to even speculate what that figure might be worldwide. And when we consider that question, we are concomitantly raising questions about the mass variations of religious systems, which engender a broader distribution of Spiritual Epistemology. When we consider this issue, we begin to question the traditional modes and methodologies of dispensing doctrines, rites and rituals. And I'm simply saying that more and more, we've got to begin to at least focus our inquiries on the functionality of the religious Christian society. We are called upon by the enlightenment that has been bestowed upon us to help the discouraged that have become bewildered in life's marketplace. In this sense, we must come to see that an edifice, which produces bewilderment, needs restructuring. This means that questions must be raised and when you deal with this you begin to ask the rhetorical questions, "Who owns these souls?" "Who died for them?" "Why is it that the majority doctrinal persuasions foist that the possessors of salvation and blissful accommodations have to contribute in either some active or passive manner for that which was and is solely the product of God’s purpose in His Divine Decree in Eternity? These are issues that must be voiced in challenge to all that prioritize world sensibility over eternal stability.