THE BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN FRATERNITY
OPPOSED TO THE FRIGHTFUL WORLDLY
FRATERNITY

Part 1.

Nowhere in the Bible that the word fraternity can be found, but if any one will enthusiastically explore deeper the precise definition of the word brethren (adelphotes) in the original Greek text of the Bible, it explicitly denote (feeling of brotherliness), i.e. the Christian fraternity:- brethren, brotherhood (1Pet.5:9).

The Apostle Peter said; “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure hearth fervently(1 Pet.1:22).Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever(1Pet.1:23).This is how they became spiritual brothers by being born again as a mandatory requirement of the LORD JESUS CHRIST for them“ to be born of water and of the Spirit, that they may be able to enter into the kingdom of God”.(John 3:3,5,6,7).

The ecclesiastical spiritual kinship of all female that are born of God or born again who do the will of God (Matt. 12:50; Mark 3:35) are sisters of the brethren, exemplified by the LORD JESUS Himself.No Sorority thereof because this women's organization is a subsequent type of the frightful fraternity in this world.

It is well understood that all true Christians, with irrevocable total, absolute, and exclusive allegiance to remain all for the LORD JESUS, are those who are in fraternal bound by their fixed commitment to the LORD JESUS that their faith, hope, and sincere love will for ever be for Him alone, as willed by God the Father (Mark 12:30-31) and by the guidance of God the Holy Spirit (John 16:13).

This is precisely the Biblical fraternity (adelphotes) in the original Greek text of the Bible wherein all true Christians became the one spiritual body of the LORD JESUS with many members, and the head is the LORD Himself ( 1 Cor.12:12; Col.1:18).

In this Biblical fraternity (adelphotes) in Greek word, initiation rites with hazing, physical torture, cruel and barbaric humiliation of neophyte is condemnable. It is a savage, and satanic initiation rites of the frightful fraternity in this world, before they acknowledge recognition to a neophyte as a member. This is the counterfeit fraternity inspired by the devil who came to steal, to kill and to destroy (John 10:10), the LORD JESUS came to give life, and to have it more abundantly for His followers, and even to sinners (Matt.6:35).His wrath will just be for all persistent doer of sin (John 3:36).

In extreme contrast the Christian fraternity is feigned with love for one another, by keeping the first, and second commandment of the LORD JESUS (Mark 12:29-31).

The LORD JESUS as the Lamb of God, was the one who excruciatingly suffered cruel torture, and His body died for the sin of all His created people in the world, and for all the brethren, but in the frightening fraternity in the world, many died because of pernicious hazing without mercy to the deceived aspiring members.

All who accepted the LORD JESUS in His fullness (John 1:12-13,16) has received from the LORD JESUS “the power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on His name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” This is the reality how the Biblical, spiritual, brotherhood has been formed by the LORD JESUS for them to exist in fraternal order (1John 3:10-15).In the brethren bond of love for each and every one, they deplore situation when any among the brethren has been cruelly treated (1Cor.12:26); “or if one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”

The horrendous danger of death that the brethren had experienced in the book of Acts was the barbarous persecutions intentionally done against them by the children of the devil (John 8:44); e.g. the brutal murder done against Stephen, the faithful servant of the LORD JESUS who were among the brethren. He was murdered by the enemies of the LORD JESUS (Acts7:51-60). In that circumstance before he was stoned to be killed, he saw the glory of the LORD JESUS in heaven standing on the right hand of God (Acts7:55).

The Apostle Paul was a conspirator in the murder of Stephen when he was not yet a devoted follower of the LORD JESUS, and persecutor of the brethren, those who are devoted followers of the LORD JESUS in those days when cruel persecutions were terrible danger against Christian brethren (Acts 8:3; 9:1-2).Herod killed James the brother of John with the sword (Acts12:1-2).

They knew well that their life were exclusively for the LORD JESUS alone, “Whether we live, we live unto the LORD; and whether we die, we die unto the LORD: whether we live therefore or die, we are the LORD’S (Rom.14:8).

They suffered savage persecutions, from the adversaries of the LORD, not the same tragic experienced of frat- men who severely, cruelly, and humiliated shamefully by the executors of satanic initiation rites in the world’s frightful fraternity, and these cruel executors of hazing initiations were also members of their brotherhood, without mercy to neophyte who aspire to be recognized as a member among them.

Now we can wisely discern the great difference of the Biblical brotherhood of Christians in CHRIST JESUS, “adelphotes” in Greek term, the Christian fraternity, and the fraternal order of the organized frightful fraternity in the world.

Great persecutions against the brethren who shall be devoted followers of the LORD JESUS will happen during the barbarous reign of the Anti Christ. Many will be put to death, death of the martyrs who irrevocably love the LORD JESUS, those who will refuse the mark of the beast that known as the Anti Christ. "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name sake." (Matt.24:9). The LORD JESUS had revealed to John the restoration of their life again, “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls those that were beheaded for the witness of JESUS and for the word of God, and which had not worship the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with CHRIST a thousand years. (Rev.20:4).

Ever since the frightful world fraternity emerged in many generations, many neophytes died, pernicious initiation rites were the tragic caused of their death, and others died in terrible fraternity war.

Fraternity organizers and leaders cunningly persuade prospective recruit to join them with numerous promises; that they will have protection against enemy assault or intimidation , and helps to enjoy successfully in their chosen career, and brotherhood support when any of their members have encountered difficult situation in life.

Ironically, the moment any prospective recruited follower will sign up the written rules to follow, their stipulated words must be accepted by the neophyte, that the entire organization will not be responsible to any worst eventualities that may happen within the set up trials in initiation rites they must undertake to be recognized as member of their fraternal organization.

In the spiritual fraternity of all true devoted followers of the LORD JESUS, all the brethren and sisters in their spiritual kinship relationship, will be resurrected marvelously by the LORD JESUS. He will never neglect, neither back out, in His certain promise for all His faithful adherents that they have eternal life in Him, and though they were dead yet they shall live (John 11:25).

The LORD JESUS acknowledged "His thanksgiving to God the Father because He hid these things from the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto the babes" (Matt.11:25) “babes” is nepios in original Greek text that denote a “simple minded person.”

Many in the world now are members of many organized fraternities, in universities and colleges, in secondary schools, in military, and in jail etc.. According to the LORD JESUS, the profound knowledge from Him has been revealed to the simple minded people, to those who learned from Him that their lives belong exclusively to the LORD JESUS. Therefore the LORD will preserve them in eternal life with Him.(John 3:36). But the members of the frightful fraternity in this world won’t be preserve for eternal life, except they sincerely repent by rejection of sin ( Ezek.18:23,31-32; Luke 13:3) because their brotherhood is just for their organized fraternity, and not the established brotherhood of the LORD JESUS CHRIST that pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the LORD (Heb.12:14).

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THE REVELATION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST OF THOSE WHO WILL BE CONDEMNED TOGETHER WITH THE     ANTICHRIST

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1.All the people who will disobey the LORD and will not depart from sin will certainly be condemned together with the anti CHRIST (John 3:36; Eph.5:6; Col.3:5-6; Rev.21:8).

2.Those who hate the LORD JESUS CHRIST hate the Father also; He said, “He who hate Me hate my Father also (John 15:23).All who hate the LORD JESUS are His adversaries, they are the opponent, and malevolent enemies of the LORD JESUS (antidikos in Greek word); the “antidikos” is specifically the devil- Satan, the arch-enemy of the LORD JESUS and the leader and spiritual father of the children of the devil (John 8:44) and all the spiritual children of the devil are “antidikos” opponent or enemies of the LORD JESUS (Ps.68:21; 92:9).

No one who despise the word, or receive not the word of God (John 12:48) can be able to escape the coming judgment of the LORD:

“Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded” (Pr.13:13).

The most edifying event as revealed testimony of the LORD JESUS which pertained to a man who despised the word of God, and was destroyed by the LORD was king Jehoiakim, king of Judah ( read the entire chapter of the book of Jeremiah chapter 36).

3.The LORD JESUS said with affirmative declaration: “He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gather not with Me scatters abroad” (Matt 12:30; Luke 11:23).The “Antichrist” in Greek word is “anticristos” which is diametrically opposed to the LORD JESUS CHRIST and will never be with Him. Moreover, all who refused to be with Him for ever belong to the flock of the “Antichrist.

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4.Among others who have the spirit of the Antichrist are those who do not believe, neither acknowledge, nor proclaim that the LORD JESUS came in the flesh (1John 4:1-6). Many of them are here now in the world.

5.It is in the “Epistle” of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians that “If any man love not the LORD JESUS CHRIST let him be“Anathema-(accursed) Maranatha,” (LORD come) (1Cor.16:22). All should know that it is the greatest and foremost of all the commandments of the LORD JESUS that He first gave to Israel, and simultaneously, His mandatory commandment for all (Mark 12:29-31).

“There was one of the scribes who asked the LORD JESUS, which is the first commandment of all”?

“And JESUS answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self.There is none other commandment greater than these(Mark12:28-31).

Therefore, if any man does not love the LORD JESUS CHRIST it is clearly understood, he/she belong to the company of the Antichrist.

How can we precisely identified those who really love the LORD JESUS? it is by the LORD’S declaration-“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.(John 14:21); “He also said, if a man love Me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him” (John 14:23).

“THE NARROW GATE AND THE WIDE GATE”

Part 2.

All of us have to choose between two ultimate destiny; the LORD JESUS gave us His explicit instruction to wisely choose the right destiny “Enter ye at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matt.7:13-14)..

The narrow gate is a figurative expression, not literal in real sense of what it specifically denote. It is the gate that leads to life, to understand this instruction of the LORD well, we must refer to other scriptures that was written; The LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” (John 10:9). We can Biblically comprehend His directive instruction in figurative mode of expression that if we directly focus our total, absolute, and exclusive commitment of faith, hope and love for Him alone, that we can have assurance that we are saved, and can find well sustained living condition by His altruistic benevolence ( Is.48:17; Acts 17:25); In the book of the prophet Isaiah the LORD’S message has correlated instruction for us to enter in the narrow gate: “Thus saith the LORD thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go”(Is.48:17).

The narrow gate is the way of the LORD that is Himself as He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life no man come to the Father but by Me”(John14:6).

The thing we must do to enter in the narrow gate is to be a follower of the LORD JESUS CHRIST because He is the one who lead all of His followers in the narrow gate, that lead to eternal life (Matt 7:14).

Few are there in the strait way of the narrow gate, because the mandatory requirements there is to follow the exemplary, and absolute righteousness of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

In following His righteousness we must conform to His discipline, and His commandments are instructions that will lead us to His narrow gate, by continual submission to His will to be fashioned in His holiness (Lev.20:7;1Pet.1:15-16).

Anyone who really want to be in the narrow gate must have decisively negated, renounced, eschewed all sorts of sinfulness; that mean had repented outright, and will never back slide in doing sin, and to remain in faithfulness to the LORD JESUS CHRIST. In the life of true Christians they really have irrevocable commitment to follow JESUS regardless of whatever consequences may happen in their life. They detached themselves from all sin (2 Tim.2:19; 1John 3:9).

They departed away from religiosity wherein the deceitful doctrines of the devil is enforced (1Tim.4:1).Knowingly, that in the narrow gate, all sin are prohibited.

The reason why “few there be that find the narrow gate,” is because of the revealed and exposed inclination of many people to love wickedness instead of choosing the enlightenment of the LORD in His right way. “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God”. (John 3:19-21).

Obstinate sinners, justified their evil deeds, they adamantly refused the corrective instructions of the LORD JESUS, their hardened heart consequentially lead them to their own destruction (Ezek.18:30-32; Rom.1:21-32 Rev.21:8). These people had chosen to remain in the “wide gate” that will lead them to destruction, wherein the Antichrist have pernicious dominion (Matt.7:13).

THE WIDE GATE WITH BROADWAY THAT LEAD TO                                               DESTRUCTION

Last Part

All the faithful adherents of the LORD JESUS CHRIST having faith, hope, and irrevocable love for Him (1Cor13:13) are those who remain in Him at the narrow gate (1John 5:19).

Apostle Paul was a devoted follower and servant of the LORD JESUS, who wrote to the Romans - God inspired messages, that have informative revelations that pertain to the wickedness of people which remain in the wide gate (Rom.1:21-32).

“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened".

"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts and creeping things."

"Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves":

"Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen."

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature":

"And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet".

"And even as they as did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness,; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity,; whisperers. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud ,boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents. Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful".

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.(Rom.1:21-32).

This question must be for analytical research of every one who need historical information about the past events, why the LORD JESUS inspired the Apostle Paul to addressed his “written epistles to the Romans?

Let us consider first the historical events of the past generations: “According to the World History book of Men and Nations, the Apostle Paul was the one who brought and preached the gospel of the LORD JESUS in Rome.The written Epistle of him affirmed the historical record of the“World History Book”.

“ Christianity was legally recognized in "324 AD" by Emperor Constantine. It became the official religion of the Roman Empire in "380 AD" by the official declaration of Emperor Theodosious, In the year "392 AD", He forbade the worship of all heathen gods, even in private, In less than 400 hundred years, Christianity had spread from its birthplace in Palestine to become the official religion of a huge Empire.”

“In less than "400 years AD", the Roman Empire collapsed and declined, and by that time in Rome, many had proclaimed false assertion that Apostle Peter was the first pope of Rome, a deceitful proclamation, Biblically because, he never went to Rome. The real first pope in the “World History Book was Gregory 1 in the year "590AD.”

“Pope Gregory1, was the one who established the Roman Catholic church, and pope Gregory X111 was the one who made the Gregorian calendar.”

“In the year "1500 AD" the High Renaissance of art was exceedingly promoted by the pope in the Vatican palace of Rome, and in those days that the Roman Catholic church became extremely idolatrous, pagan, sectarian church.” Obsession, adoration, and devotion toward sculptured, graven images, done in the art of sculpture and painting became the focus of glorification in the Roman Catholic church even to these days generation of people.

The proponent, endorsers, prescribers, of these abominable, and hateful adoration to man made graven images against the Almighty God the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Ex.20:4-5) were all  succeeding popes then, and at  present, the one  in that position now.

When the “High Renaissance” times flourished, the pope defiantly disregarded, and discarded two of the ten commandments of the LORD JESUS verses 3-4.

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jelous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me.” (Ex.20:4-5)".

Now, all the truth will forever prevail against the deceitful persistence of the Roman Catholic church to propagate and expand idol worship (2Cor, 13:8). “For we can do nothing against the truth but for the truth.”

This is for the edification of all: “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is the LORD of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the divine nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, an images formed by the art and thought of man”, (Acts 17:24,29).

The members of the Roman Catholic church who really want to be in the narrow gate of the LORD JESUS CHRIST must decisively depart from that sectarian pagan church of Rome according to the LORD’S inspired messages written by Apostle Paul to the church at Corinth, (2 Cor.6:14-18).

“Be not unequally yoke together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness,? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the LORD ALMIGHTY” (2 Cor.6:14-18).

This Roman Catholic church are in the way that leads to destruction (Pr.14:12; Matt.7:13). They live not in accordance to God’s will, but through their own will, the proof of this is by their deeds according to the LORD JESUS (Matt.7:16). The daily reported eventualities of wickedness among themselves continually increasing; such as homosexuality, lesbianism, murders, corruptions, suicide, immoralities, broken marriage relationship, and abominable idolatries etc.. are certain evidence that the Roman Catholic church are in the “wide gate” altogether with many sectarian churches in the whole world.

For them the right choice to avoid the LORD JESUS condemnation, is to sincerely repent while there’s still time and opportunity to amend and turn away from their sinful deeds (Luke 13:3).

Finally, to be ALL FOR JESUS NOW AND FOR EVER is precisely the right decision every one must choose. Because the LORD JESUS explicitly confirmed that many are there in the “wide gate”with broad way that lead to destruction.

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THE BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN EVANGELIST

THE BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN EVANGELIST

Part 1.

1.The Biblical Christian evangelist, like Philip (Acts 1:8) Timothy (2 Tim.4:5) and many others  (Eph 4:11),  are preachers, and  expounder of the gospel.

2.The gospel which the Biblical Christian evangelist preached is the gospel of God the Father given to the LORD JESUS CHRIST (John12:49-50; John3:35 ) and of His Son the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Mark 1:1;Rom.1:9; 15:19,29; 1Cor.9:12,18; 2 Cor.2:12; 9:13; 10:14) etc..

The Apostle Paul during the time of his ministry for the LORD JESUS sternly rebuke the churches in Galatia, and he said “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of CHRIST unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of CHRIST.”

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed”(Gal.1:6-9).

The deceitful and perverted gospel about salvation - of sectarian churches in these latter days need to be exposed for the relevant edification of those who really want to be spiritually matured Biblical Christian evangelist (Col.1:28).The Apostle Paul had written to the church of Colossians his declarative proclamation that in the days of their evangelistic ministry, these were what they did:

“Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in CHRIST JESUS: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily” (Col.1:28-29).

  Enumerated here are promulgated perverted gospel about salvation of these sectarian churches: (1) “The INC. asserts that anyone who become a member of their church shall be saved, ironically, their salvation is their church not the LORD JESUS CHRIST which is the one and only salvation of all, ( Ps.62:1-2; 1Thess.5:9; Ex.15:2; Ps.118:14,21; Is.12:2; Acts 4:12 ).

(2) The seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic church are perverted gospel, it is their affirmed salvation in their church.

(3) In Islam, good works is required for their salvation.

(4) The Baptist church preach that a sinner is always saved, even remaining in sinfulness once he or she accepted the LORD JESUS CHRIST. These are not gospel in the real sense of it, these are blatant false assertion. Included with these are  proponent of “Dating Daan” these people are extremely obtrusive in gathering ignorant people to remain in the “old path” and not to the right path. They have wrested, or twisted the right Biblical interpretation of (Jer.6:16; 2Pet.3:16) by their absurd opinion whereas, the LORD’S command for us, is this, “Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein (Jer.6:16). These people have no just regard for the LORD JESUS CHRIST as “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6). They don’t consider profoundly that-“There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Job 22:15; Pr.14:12; Matt.7:13).

When the marvelous event of “the resurrection of the dead in CHRIST, and those that remain alive shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air: and so shall we ever be with the LORD”(1Thess4:16-17).  Then all the Biblical faithful Christian evangelist, and all faithful adherents of the LORD JESUS will forever be with Him. After that glorious event of (parousia) tagged as “rapture,”then, who shall continue to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God? For that remarkable situation the LORD JESUS will send His holy angels to preach on earth His everlasting gospel (Rev.14:6) “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred and tongue, and people.

This is the certain reason why the Apostle Paul gave us precaution that if “an angel from heaven preach any other gospel than that which they had preached, let him be accursed” (Gal.1:8).

It is very clear, and good precaution for all Biblically called evangelist in these latter days, to preach, to bring, and to diligently promote exclusively, for everyone the gospel of the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Knowingly, that many sectarian churches thereof, preach perverted gospel, deceitful gospel contrary to the gospel of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Moreover, it is the gospel of salvation (Eph.1:13); and the gospel of peace (Rom.10:15;Eph.6:15); and the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24) and also the gospel of the Holy Spirit as remembrance for us (John14:26; 1Pet.1:12); and especially the gospel of the Kingdom OF God (Matt.4:23; 9:35; 24:14; Mark1:14;Acts 20:25; 28:31) and the gospel of the LORD’S Apostles (Rom.2:16; 15:16,19,20,29; 16:25; 1Cor.9:12; 2Cor.4:3-4; 10:14; 11:4) and the everlasting gospel (Rev.14:6).

Because the true Christian voluntarily sacrifices his/her life for the sake of Christ and His gospel (Mark 8:35;10:29; 1Cor. 9:23) and it is an important part of sacrificing oneself for the sake of the gospel, that the diligent Biblical Christian evangelist of the LORD JESUS must be engaged in preaching, and rightly declaring, and have expression of his devotion to serve the LORD by words and deeds. The preaching of the gospel is one of the task given by the LORD JESUS CHRIST to His followers (Mark16:15-20; Matt28:19; John 14:12) therefore, every true Christian is and must always be an evangelist.

The Biblical Christian evangelist must of course know thereto, the right manner of preaching exemplified by Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians.“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel. For which I am an ambassador with bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak”(Eph.6:19-20).

To speak boldly in preaching the gospel is the right manner according to Apostle Paul, it is because in the original Greek text of his epistle to the Ephesians, the word boldly is “parrhesia” that denote “all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness. Correlated to this is boldness in preaching the gospel or the written word of God “parrhesiazomai” in the original Greek text that definitely defined “to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit or demeanor”be (wax) bold (preach,speak) boldly.

It is clear to understand that a Biblical Christian evangelist must speak with boldness in proclaiming all the truth of the Gospel, especially in expounding the worst consequences when anyone intentionally disobey (2Thess.1:8-10) malign, disregard, and trodden the sacredness of the gospel of the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Heb.10:26-29) that pertain to His shed blood which nullify all the devastating power of sin. Boldness in admonition to renounce, reject, and detest sinfulness must always be a manner of a Biblical Christian evangelist.

Gospel in the original Greek text is “euaggelion” a good message i.e. the gospel. The Biblical Christian evangelist must, of course, know that “the LORD JESUS ordained  that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.”The Apostle Paul had written, and said, “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!(1Cor.9:16).Even to die for the sake of the LORD JESUS and for the gospel that a true Biblical Christian evangelist shall find life (Mark 8:35;10:29-30) that include His bountiful provisions in the finite reality and infinite life as well (Mar 10:29-30).

Knowingly now, that the gospel is the good, true, graceful, and the most important messages of the LORD JESUS for all of us; therefore the Biblical Christian evangelist must preach the prophecy of the LORD JESUS written by “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the gospel written by Apostle John pertaining to the latter days before His return; especially His incarnation, that was His well accomplished redemptive work, in His “Messianic function,” His two stages of second coming, and His millennial reign. Especially, the great significance of  His magnificent resurrection.

The Biblical Christian evangelist, must have known well  the character of the LORD’S called servants according to His purpose (Rom. 8:28-32) loving the LORD JESUS with irrevocable love, and consequentially, that all things might work together for his/her good, as benevolent favor of the LORD.

Should also know the functions and purpose of the LORD JESUS (Eph. 1:9-11) “Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him.

In the gospel of the LORD written by Luke, The LORD JESUS quoted from His Old Testament “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18).

Thus all Biblical Christian evangelist must have enthusiastic will to do every thing by using all available means (Phil. 4:13) that the gospel can be proclaimed to every creature (Mark 16:15).

The LORD JESUS is the greatest preacher of the gospel and all true Christians follows His steps (1Pet. 2:21).After His incarnation, and before He personally preach the gospel on earth, JESUS made some definite self- commitments, therefore, the Biblical Christian evangelist must also have the same pre- evangelistic commitments of JESUS.

 THE  PRE-EVANGELISTIC COMMITMENTS OF JESUS

Part 2.

Its Preconditions:

In His incarnation, God the Son is committed to do the will of God the Father (John 6:38; Heb.10:1-7) who has sent Him (John 3:17).

After His glorious resurrection, He also sent His devoted followers (John14:12;20:21). Therefore, His Biblical followers, must  also be ardent doers of His will.

In His perfect manhood,  JESUS “grew up in wisdom, stature and in favor beside God and men”(Luke 2:52).Hence His followers must also grew in the LORD’S given wisdom and stature with His favor and recognition of men.

JESUS publicly submitted Himself to the baptism of John the Baptist, (Matt.3:17) not only to acknowledge the validity of the message of John but also to embody His peoples surrender to God’s will, and to fulfill all righteousness.

ITS LIFE-DIRECTIONS:

Part 3.

All the devoted followers of the LORD JESUS CHRIST should live not by bread alone, but by every utterance that proceedeth out of the mouth of God (Matt.4:4;Luke 4:4) that precisely mean consistent dependence on God’s spoken, and now written words.

No one should go beyond or outside of God’s order ( Lev.26: 15-17; Deut.chp.28; 1Cor.14:40; Ps.19:14); all must diligently observe the “Christological, Christoregulated, Christonormative, and Christocentric Biblical standard principles of righteousness.

Everybody must worship and serve no one but the LORD JESUS (Matt.4:10;Col.3:23).

ITS CONFIRMATION:

Part 4.

The pre-evangelistic commitments of JESUS is confirmed by the enablement (dunamis) of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:14) so that JESUS  can fulfill all that is written of Him (Luke 4:18-21).

The evangelistic task of every true Christians must bring every human person to the LORD JESUS CHRIST and not to any sectarian church, for the indestructible reason that in the LORD JESUS alone that all things in heaven and on earth must be gathered altogether (Eph.1:10).

The LORD JESUS has given for all the opportunity to enter in the kingdom of God (John 3:3-7; 2Pet.1:11); with inevitable requirements that all must be born of God, (John 1:12,13,16) and of water and spirit (John 3:5; 1Pet.1:23). Only those who undertake these requirements with perseverance shall be able to enter in the kingdom of God.

All born of water and of the spirit, or born again (1Pet.1:23) had irrevocably repented, renounce, ceased, and decisively departed away from sin, and became totally, absolutely, and exclusively ALL FOR JESUS for ever.(2Cor.5:17;2Tim.2:19).

These are the reality of all the fashioned Biblical Christian evangelist of the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Eph.2:10).

HOW THE LORD JESUS SET UP HIS EVANGELIST FOR HIS WORKS

Part 5.

1.By his specific ministerial calling (2Pet.1:10).

2.By undertaking disciple’s comprehensive studies and learning of the LORD’S doctrines and gospel message (2Tim.2:15).

3.Finally sending (Matt.28:18-20;John 20:21)

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From the written Bible lessons of the late Rev. Archbishop Edilberto C. Medina, approximately done in the year nineteen ninety two (1992), and now with a new version, inspired by the LORD JESUS and work load by him through His servant Eugene Fernandez.