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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