They that are whole have no need of the Physician, but they that are sick...

Peace be unto you.

It is not the whole that need a physician, but they that are “sick”. THE Physician calls the sinners to repentance.

Matthew 9:11-13 KJV
(11) And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
(12) But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
(13) But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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.

1 John 1:8-10 KJV
(8) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

He calls the sinners (those who can admit that they are sinners) to repentance. Those who trust in their own righteousness will not hear His call and will vilify what they hear the Spirit saying.

The preachers that He shall call must RENOUNCE the hidden things of dishonesty. They must no longer walk in craftiness nor the handling of the Word of God deceitfully for their own unjust gain. They deceptively preach according to their covetousness with the flattering tongue (which hides the covetousness lurking within their hearts) and make merchandise of those whom they preach to. There is forgiveness for such things...but we must HEAR His calling and forsake those things and follow Him.

2 Corinthians 4:
(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
(2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
(3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

They must cease from preaching themselves…in their own authority….as they serve only to feed their own belly….seeking the earthly things in the church: preaching for pay in order to get their food, drink and what to wear. They serve their own belly rather than our Lord Jesus Christ who commanded His disciples to “freely give” as they have freely received.

This is what is blinding their minds (the serving in the churches for their own belly for their own earthly necessities) so that they cannot understand the good news of Christ nor the Scriptures. They seek these things in the churches just as the outside nations seek them.

Their preaching is without understanding. They are "blind" as they cannot understand the words of the Book as they honor Him with their lips but go after their covetousness within their hearts.

If they have no understanding, then those that they are “preaching” to have absolutely no understanding of the good news of Christ (whose eternal life is to be made manifest for the here-and-now). There is a severe “famine” of hearing the Word of Truth in the churches of men where there is no understanding. There is no knowledge in the churches of men.

(4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

The "eyes of understanding" have been closed by Him.

Isaiah 29:9-15 KJV
(9) Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
(10) For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

The "literate"...the "learned"...church men cannot understand the Scriptures for it is sealed. They go to bible college and receive degrees and yet still cannot understand.

(11) And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

If the "learned" cannot understand the Scriptures, then certainly the laypersons...the church that they are preaching to.... cannot understand.

(12) And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

Certainly their lips honor Him but their heart (collectively) are far removed from Him and their fear toward Him is taught by the precept of men...their church handwritings that they want us to keep. They go secretly after their hidden covetousness within their heart and think that they Lord does not see their works that are in the dark.

(13) Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
(14) Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
(15) Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Preaching the Word of God deceptively….using flattering words….is an evil “net” to catch others in order to “RECEIVE GIFTS”. Their net is hidden from those who are “caught” by them. We must renounce the hidden things of dishonesty and follow Him.

Proverbs 29:4-6 KJV
(4) The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
(5) A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
(6) In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

They deceptively preach “every wind of doctrine” to those who are carried about with what they preach. They lie in wait to deceive.

Ephesians 4:14 KJV
(14) 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;

Those who catch people with their “net”….using their deceptive tongue….are glad and rejoice as they are getting their earthly needs met by doing so.

Habakkuk 1:12-17 KJV
(12) Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
(13) Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
(14) And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
(15) They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

The using of their “net” to deceive brings them their portion…..which is “fat” and their meat is plenteous. They rejoice and are glad as they feed themselves and their portion is rich while those that they are supposedly “feeding” are spiritually famine-stricken.

They are proud of this as they "sacrifice unto their net" and praise themselves for their effectiveness in capturing many in their "nets."

(16) Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
(17) Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

But the Lord comes to call such to forsake their “nets” and follow Him. They must RENOUNCE the deceptive handling of the Word of God.

IF they can hear His voice and forsake their “nets” to follow Him, then they can be true “fishers of men” with the Word of Truth. They shall understand and be able to truly feed His people rather than be feeding themselves only.

Mark 1:16-20 KJV
(16) Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
(17) And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Again, they are to hear His voice and immediately FORSAKE their “nets” and follow Him so that they may truly be fishers of men with the Word of Truth. They are to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty….not walking in craftiness.

Simon and Andrew both immediately FORSOOK their “nets” and followed Him. We must do the same when we hear His calling.

(18) And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

The preachers (the sinners) must cease from preaching for “gifts” (Zebedee = giving, gift). They must leave off preaching for money, gifts, “offerings”, “tithes”, etc as the other “HIRED SERVANTS” are doing and go after Him instead.

They must leave that “ship”. There are many “hired” preachers in the same boat all preaching for gifts as they serve for their “father” Zebedee….meaning “giving, gifts”. We must from their occupation of preaching for gifts and follow Him so that we may know the Scriptures and be able to be fishers of men rather than fishers of those things that the nations (the seas) go after.

(19) And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

James and John both left their “father Zebedee” in the ship with the other hired servants and went after Him.

(20) And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Those who are seeking their own (wealth) in the churches are the hirelings that cannot know the Scriptures. The hireling does not “naturally care” for the state of the church for he is only a hireling preacher and is seeking his own earthly things and not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. ALL seek their own.

Philippians 2:19-21 KJV
(19) But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
(20) For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
(21) For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

Like Matthew, they must hear His calling and arise and follow Him. Matthew (meaning “gift of YAHWEH") was sitting at the “receipt of custom”…tax collecting…tax farming. We must also cease from the “tax farming” of the churches…preaching for “tithes”…and arise to follow Him.

Matthew 9:9-10 KJV
(9) And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

When we do, then we can sit with Jesus “at meat in the house” as He shall serve us the understanding of the Scriptures. We shall eat with Him in the understanding of the Word of Truth….the spiritual “meat” that truly feeds us.

(10) And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

We must renounce the unclean thing…covetousness….and follow Him so that we have our “sight”….the understanding of the Scriptures.

The “blind” are those preachers who are continuously preaching “give, give”….continuously begging for money from the people. “Bartimaeus” = “son of the unclean” and also “son of the honorable”.

He is son of the unclean thing….the covetousness within his heart….and yet many such preachers are considered “honorable” among many people. They "beg"....GIVE, GIVE.

Mark 10:46-52 KJV
(46) And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

When we hear Jesus, we must call out to Him for His mercy so that we may truly “see”….have understanding.

(47) And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
(48) And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
(49) And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

We must cast away the “garment”….the cloak of covetousness …and “arise” and come to Jesus so that we may receive our “sight”…the understanding of the Scriptures.

(50) And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
(51) And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

Our calling Him in FAITH shall cause us to immediately receive our “sight” and we are to follow Jesus in the Way of righteousness.

(52) And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

An overseer is the “eye” of the body….the church of God. Not everyone is an “eye”.

1 Corinthians 12:14-23 KJV
(14) For the body is not one member, but many.
(15) If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
(16) And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
(17) If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
(18) But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
(19) And if they were all one member, where were the body?
(20) But now are they many members, yet but one body.
(21) And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
(22) Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
(23) And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

IF the “eye” is evil (a covetous church overseer), then the WHOLE church body shall be full of darkness as the eye does not “see” the Scriptures with a CLEAR (“single”) understanding nor can then the church body understand as they are not being “fed” spiritually with the Word of Truth by those the Spirit has made an overseer of the church of God.

NO man can serve two masters. He cannot serve God AND mammon. A man must not retail the Word of God deceitfully in order to get his earthly needs met.

Matthew 6:22-24 KJV
(22) The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
(23) But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
(24) No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

An overseer of the church…the “eye” of the church body…. must not be covetous after the church’s “gold or silver or apparel”. He must work with his own hands to support his own earthly necessities….as Paul disclosed to us all of the counsel of God. By doing so, we can then truly FEED the church of God with the Word of Truth.

Acts 20:27-35 KJV
(27) For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
(28) 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.
(29) For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
(30) Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
(31) Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
(32) And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Paul coveted after no man’s silver, or gold or apparel.

(33) I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

Instead, he labored with his own hands (as a tentmaker) for his own earthly necessities. He we must be with him in this…. “to them that were with me”.

(34) Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

He showed us all things how so laboring with our own hands to support our own necessities shall support the “weak”….the weak conscience of the outside world as they shall not have an opportunity to speak evil of us nor of His Holy Name in doing so (working for our own earthly necessities). Why should we be judged by another’s weak conscience?

(35) I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

If we have not been faithful in that which is another’s, then who will commit to our trust the “true” riches……

Luke 16:10-13 KJV
(10) He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
(11) If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
(12) And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
(13) No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

If we are unfaithful with another’s things, then who shall commit to our trust the true riches….the wisdom and knowledge of God? How shall we understand the Scriptures? The answer is that we cannot when we covet after the church's earthly things.

Romans 11:33 KJV
(33) O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

The apostles did not eat any man’s bread for nothing but rather worked with labor and travail night and day so as not be chargeable to any. We MUST FOLLOW THEM in this. Let us hear their "tradition"...their transmission...their commandment to us made in the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 KJV
(6) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
(7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

We must work with our hands to support our own earthly necessities.

(8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

It is not because they did not have power to do so but rather worked with their own hands to support themselves as THE example for us to follow them. They did this so that we should also do this.

(9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
(10) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
(11) For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
(12) Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

The apostles of Christ had the power to reap carnal things….but as Paul, they did forgo this power in order that the gospel of Christ is not hindered….and we must be with him in this. "WE"....the apostles of Christ...did not partake of this power over the church in order that the gospel of Christ is not hindered.

1 Corinthians 9:11-12 KJV
(11) If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
(12) If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

The gospel of Christ is to be WITHOUT CHARGE so that there is no abuse. We must be with Paul in this.

1 Corinthians 9:18 KJV
(18) What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

And again, we are to be “followers together” of Paul in this. Yet, MANY walk as enemies of the cross of Christ as their “god” is their belly and whose glory is in their shame (as the world shames them for the covetousness they see in the churches as they are only minding earthly things)

Philippians 3:17-19 KJV
(17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Again, the apostles of Christ did not partake of the power that was theirs to make a living from those that they preached to. They did forgo that power.

It was THEIRS to forgo and not OURS today as they did forgo it for us already. They did forgo that power so that we today should follow them in their example and WORK WITH OUR OWN HANDS to support our own earthly necessities as they did. It is a COMMAND today for us to keep.

We do NOT have that option today to make a living from those whom we preach to as the apostles did command us today by the Lord Jesus Christ to work with our own hands to support our own necessities….to “eat our own bread”. The workman is worthy of his OWN meat…his own bread…and NOT another man’s bread.

2 Thessalonians 3:8-15 KJV
(8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
(9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
(10) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Yet, MANY are walking “disorderly” and not after the command of the apostles (to work with our own hands to support our own earthly needs). They are not working at all as they have NO UNDERSTANDING of the Scriptures because of this. They are not spiritually feeding anyone. They are only literally feeding themselves with the earthly things and are not feeding anyone with the knowledge of God as they cannot understand because of the not working with their own hands….at their own outside job…to support themselves.

(11) For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
(12) Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
(13) But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

We must not sit together with those who will hear the command of the apostles by the Lord Jesus Christ and yet continue to walk disorderly after their own covetousness. We must not have company with those “preachers” who will not work with their own hands to support their own earthly things.

(14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
(15) Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Many will hear and not obey the commandment as the scoffers will come forth continuing to walk after their own lusts. They will hear what the Spirit is saying and will not “study to be quiet” in their response as they will scoff. They will not be mindful of the commandment of “us the apostles of the Lord and Savior”: to work with our own hands in order to eat our own bread.

2 Peter 3:1-4 KJV
(1) This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
(2) That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
(3) Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
(4) And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Let us hear and “study to be quiet” and do our OWN business and to work with our OWN hand as commanded by the apostles in the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 KJV
(11) And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

By working with our own hands, then the outside world shall see and will not blaspheme the gospel of Christ nor of the Holy Name of God. We shall lack nothing if we work with our own hands to support our own earthly needs.

(12) That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

Do not mind the earthly things as the outside nations do but seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of those earthly things shall be added to us. We shall lack nothing.

Matthew 6:31-34 KJV
(31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
(33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
(34) 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.

Those who are preaching must cease the “stealing” and work with their own hands to support their own earthly necessities rather than make merchandise of those they “minister” to. Let us not become angry at what we hear.

Ephesians 4:26-28 KJV
(26) Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
(27) Neither give place to the devil.
(28) Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

There are MANY false teachers among us who are receiving pay for their “teaching” as they use feigned words to make merchandise of us through their covetousness.

2 Peter 2:1-6 KJV
(1) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
(2) And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
(3) And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

They are in “darkness” as they have no understanding. They do not realize that the judgment of God is upon them already. They also have no knowledge of the Scriptures.

(4) For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
(5) And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

We must not sit together with them or we are overthrown with them in their destruction.

(6) And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

We must NOT sit together with the covetous in their churches

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 KJV
(9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
(10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
(11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

We must put away from among us that wicked person who will hear what the Spirit says but will continue to walk “disorderly” and not after the commandment of the apostles of Christ who commanded us to work with our own hands for our own earthly necessities. We must follow after their example.

(12) For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
(13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Again, we are commanded in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that we withdraw ourselves from EVERY brother that walks disorderly and not after the command (tradition) which he receive of the true apostles of Christ. That man who will continue to preach for money…for pay…is not following the true apostles of Christ and will refuse to listen and obey. We must withdraw from such.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-8 KJV
(6) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
(7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
(8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

If we now understand this message...“finding” them “stealing”...making merchandise of us, we must put away that evil person from among our company. We must not sit in their churches with them.

Deuteronomy 24:7 KJV
(7) If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

Those who are “stealing” must not trust in lying words saying “The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD,”

Jeremiah 7:4-11 KJV
(4) Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

But must THROUGHLY amend their ways and doings so that they may dwell in this earth with the eternal life of Jesus.

(5) For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
(6) If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
(7) Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
(8) Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
(9) Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
(10) And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

Let us not make His house a “den of robbers” but cease from stealing. Cease from leading people astray deceptively for money’s sake.

(11) Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

Let us not “slay” others (our brothers in Christ) with feigned words…with guile. Guile must not be found in our mouths. The man who does must be removed from our company.

Exodus 21:14 KJV
(14) But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Exodus 21:16 KJV
(16) And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Let us set our affection on things above: love, peace, joy, gentleness, patience, etc….and not on those things “on the earth”: the envy, strife, covetousness, wrath, uncleanness, etc….

Colossians 3:1-7 KJV
(1) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
(2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
(3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
(4) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
(5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
(6) For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

If we set our affections on those things “on the earth”, then the “thief” has the power to break in and steal from us. The “thieves” are those in the church preaching for pay and leading many astray from the Way of righteousness that leads to life NOW….the eternal life of Jesus being made manifest in our mortal flesh… in this earth.

Matthew 6:19-21 KJV
(19) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
(20) But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
(21) For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The “thief” only comes to steal and to kill and to destroy by preaching things he ought not (the doctrines and commandments of men) for money’s sake. They make the house called by His name a “den of robbers”.

John 10:7-11 KJV
(7) Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
(8) All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
(9) I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
(10) The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
(11) I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

They come to us and preach false “peace” to those who they lead astray….and yet there is no peace in their midst…in their churches.

They come to take away the keeping of the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord Jesus from our bodies. They remove the love we should have for one another by their handwriting of church dogmas that they are preaching to us to keep. The “daily” is having love for one another….the daily sacrifice of our Lord who loved us and gave Himself for us and so we are indebted daily to have love for one another.

They come to deceive and cause the “sacrifice” (walking in love with one another as He loved us and gave Himself for us) and the “oblation”…the gift of eternal life….to cease out of our lives. They want us to live according to their lust….their covetousness…the abomination of desolation…by having us pay them. The life of Jesus is being removed as His eternal, heavenly life is not being made manifest in the mortal flesh of anyone in this earth as they are leading astray from the Way that leads to life.

Daniel 9:27 KJV
(27) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

We are to keep the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord….ALWAYS…in our mortal body so that His eternal life shall be made manifest (SHINE) in our mortal flesh in this earth.

But what we see now is that men come along speaking flattering words in order to deceive us into going to their “church” so that they may get unjust gain from us. They come forth with “peace, peace” and take away the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord from our lives so that His eternal life is never made manifest in our mortal bodies where it is supposed to.

2 Corinthians 4:10-11 KJV
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

If we ALWAYS bear about in our mortal body the dying of the Lord Jesus (keeping His DAILY sacrifice), then His eternal life shall be made manifest (shine) in our mortal flesh in due season if we “faint not”. We must not fall “asleep” to the keeping of His daily or deceptive men come along and lead us from that Way that leads to His life.

(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

Those men who are doing such things (deceptively handling the Word of God for pay) deceive those who are fallen “asleep” to His righteousness as they are forgetful to have love for one another.

Matthew 26:45-50 KJV
(45) Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

We must hear His command to “ARISE” and go from their company….from their churches…where they take Jesus (the keeping of His “daily” sacrifice) out of our lives so that His life is never made manifest in our mortal flesh in this earth. Those who are betraying His appearing life in our mortal flesh (the Son of man) are at hand…in front of us in our churches preaching….retailing the Word of God. We must hear and awake and depart.

(46) Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

Those men are the “GREAT MULTITUDE” who are following in the footsteps of Judas. They still are TODAY as they did back then.

The GREAT MULTITUDE come with “swords and staves” still as they come and cause divisions among us…teaching things that are contrary to the teaching (doctrine) of Christ who gave us THE commandment to have love for one another.

They come as kings with their staves rather than being servants. They come to preach for money….receiving rather than giving. They do not freely give as they freely receive but rather preach the gospel for a charge.

(47) And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
(48) Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

The come and “kiss” us with the flattering lips and take the keeping of His “daily” sacrifice out of our lives so that His life never is made manifest in our mortal flesh in this earth. They want us to rejoice with them (“hail, master = REJOICE master”) while they get their earthly needs met with their pay…the “30 pieces of silver”.

(49) And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

They come as a “friend” and take Jesus out of our lives….taking the keeping of His daily sacrifice out of our lives. They are called “brothers” but are covetous. We must “arise”…awake…and depart from them.

Friend...companion, why are you come? The thief only comes to steal, kill and destroy.

(50) And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

They are a “friend”…a “brother”….a man of our equal. They are a “guide”…a teacher in the church. They are “mine acquaintance” that we are keeping company with. We took sweet counsel together.

Psalms 55:12-14 KJV
(12) For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
(13) But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
(14) We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

They are at “peace” with us….and yet they have broken that covenant of peace as there is no peace in their company.

Psalms 55:20-21 KJV
(20) He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

They use word that are smoother than butter….softer than oil….but these words are feigned words cloaking their covetousness which leads us down the broad way to our destruction. Inside they are full of iniquity.

(21) The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

If we keep the DAILY of Jesus in the temple of our body who teaches us to have love for one another, then they have no power to deceive us. They take Him not out of our lives.

Mark 14:48-49 KJV
(48) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
(49) I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

But this is their “hour” and the “power of darkness” when men fall “asleep” to His righteousness. They have the power to deceive us….but we must “ARISE” and depart from their company.

Luke 22:52-53 KJV
(52) Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
(53) When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

The abomination of desolation….covetousness…should not be named once among us as becoming saints. We should not be keeping company with those who are called “brother” but are covetous. Let us UNDERSTAND it. It is already there but we must open the eyes of our understanding and see it where it does not belong....in our company in the churches of men.

Matthew 24:15-16 KJV
(15) When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)

Those who are in “Judaea”…the land of Judah (JUDAS)…are to understand what the abomination of desolation is and if they see it in their company (in their church), they are to FLEE the covetousness and flee into the “mountains” of God’s righteousness where His faithfulness reaches to the clouds. He is faithful and just and will forgive us.

(16) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

We must always walk in love….keeping the “daily” sacrifice of Christ as He loved us and gave Himself for us as an offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:1-7 KJV
(1) Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
(2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

But “fornication” (keeping company with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous) and all uncleanness (covetousness which is IDOLATRY) should not be named among us as becoming saints. We must not sit together with them in their covetous preaching for money and practices.

(3) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
(4) Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
(5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Be NOT partaker with them as they come forth to deceive us with their vain…empty…words. Because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience as NO FLESH is being saved in the churches of covetous men. We must NOT keep company with them.

(6) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
(7) Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Those who are defiling the temple of God with their preaching things that they ought not be (the doctrines and commandments of men) for filthy lucre’s sake….for dishonest gain’s sake…are themselves being destroyed. We must not sit together with them or we become ONE FLESH with them in their destruction from off this earth as NO MORTAL FLESH is being saved in their company.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 KJV
(16) Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
(17) If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

We must hear the commandment and “ARISE” and depart from their company so that the world knows that we love the Father. The “prince of this world”…those who love the preeminence among the churches of men….will have nothing in Him as they will vilify any who will hear the commandment and will depart from their churches.

John 14:30-31 KJV
(30) Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
(31) But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Their dominion to consume and destroy us shall come to an end as their dominion shall be taken away as the judgment shall sit.

Daniel 7:26-27 KJV
(26) But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
(27) And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

We must hear the Son of God who comes to give us an understanding as He opens up the Scriptures to our understanding so that we may show that we KNOW HIM who is true. We show we know Him by not speaking evil of what we hear. We remember to let brotherly love continue and entertain a stranger and his words….which might be the words of our Lord Himself.

1 John 5:18-21 KJV
(18) We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
(19) And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
(20) And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Little children……who will hear and become like a child…are to KEEP themselves from idols. Covetousness = idolatry = the abomination of desolation. We must FLEE from the company of covetous men in our church gatherings. We must flee the abomination of desolation when we see it where it should not be….among us as saints.

(21) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

We know what commandments the apostles of Christ gave us in the name of our Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:2-4 KJV
(2) For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

This is the will of God….even our sanctification…that we should abstain from “fornication”.

(3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

The “fornication” is speaking of the joining ourselves (our mortal bodies) with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous…..as they preach things that they ought not be for money’s sake.

We must possess our “vessel”…our mortal body…in sanctification and honor by not keeping company with them in their churches. We must come out from among them and be separate….to be sanctified. We must not eat with such men.

(4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

We know the commandments that were given to us by the true apostles of the Lord Jesus.

Command: We MUST withdraw ourselves (our mortal bodies….our “vessels”) from EVERY BROTHER that walks disorderly and not after the transmission (tradition) that we have received from them. We are commanded this in the name (authority) of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is our “sanctification”….that we do not keep company with them in their gatherings…in their churches.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-8 KJV
(6) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Those who are walking “disorderly” are not following the other commandment given by the true apostles in the authority of the Lord Jesus: to work with their own hands to support their own earthly necessities.

(7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
(8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

We know the commandments of the apostles in the name of the Lord Jesus. We must not keep company with those who will not work with their own hands to support their own earthly needs (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear). Those who are not working with their own hands for their own needs are the pastors of the churches who are coveting after the church’s “gold, silver and apparel” as they preach for these things using flattering words through their covetousness. Those who are doing such things are commanded also to work with their own hands.

2 Thessalonians 3:9-15 KJV
(9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
(10) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
(11) For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

The pastor of the church must work with his own hands to support his own necessities and not preach for them...coveting after them from the church.

(12) Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
(13) But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

If any man will not obey, we must note that man and have no company with him.

(14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

We are to remember to always do well….and admonish him as a brother.

(15) Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Our mortal bodies are the member of Christ. We must NOT join our bodies with those who are preaching things that they ought not be for money’s sake as they serve their own belly and not the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 KJV
(12) All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
(13) Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
(14) And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
(15) Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

He that is joined together with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous become ONE FLESH with them in their destruction.

(16) What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
(17) But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

We sin against our own mortal body when we commit “fornication”….by sitting together with them in their idolatry. We must FLEE “fornication”. We must come out from among them and be separate. this is our sanctification. This is the will of God. This is how we glorify God in our mortal body by not keeping company with those who are called "brothers" but are covetous....who are not working with their own hands to support their own earthly needs and use their mouths for flattery in order to get dishonest gain from those that they deceive.

(18) Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
(19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
(20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

We must come out from among them and be separate and touch not the unclean thing….the “dead body” of the unbeliever’s churches where the covetous preacher seeks after money from those that they are deceiving. They will not believe in what they hear the Spirit of Truth is saying. What part does the believer has with the unbeliever? We must not be sitting together with them in their “dead” churches. We are “unclean” when we do.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
(14) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
(15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
(16) 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.
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

We commit “fornication” when we sit together with them. We must FLEE fornication as we must not sit in the churches with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 KJV
(9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
(10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

Covetous = idolatry. We must not participate with them in their idolatry. We must not eat with them in their fellowship as they are only serving their own belly rather than our Lord Jesus. They go upon the “belly” after the earthly things.

(11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
(12) For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
(13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

We must not eat with those who are called “brothers” but are covetous….as they “go upon their belly” after earthly things in their churches. They go after the earthly things inside the churches….they run after these things like the nations (they have more feet among all the creeping things that creep upon the earth).

They preach for pay in order to get their earthly needs met. They covet after the churches’ “gold, silver and apparel” rather than work with their own hands to support their own necessities.

Leviticus 11:42-45 KJV
(42) Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

We make ourselves “unclean” by sitting together with them in their church fellowship….. “eating” with them. They defile our flesh….our mortal flesh…as we become one flesh with them in our participation with them.

(43) Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

We sanctify ourselves by coming out from among them and be separate. We are to be holy as He is holy.

(44) For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
(45) For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Again, this is our sanctification….to flee their fellowship (the “fornication” being committed with them).

1 Thessalonians 4:2-8 KJV
(2) For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
(3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
(4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

Those who are called “brothers” but are covetous run after the things of this world inside the churches just like the outside nations which do not know God. They have many “feet”…as they run after the same things that the outside nations do inside the churches where it should not be. they go upon the belly after earthly things...creeping things.

(5) Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

They defraud their brothers but preaching deceptively using flattery in their covetousness.

(6) That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

We are not called unto their uncleanness but unto His holiness. We are to be holy as He is holy. We must come out from among them and be separate.

(7) For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
(8) He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.