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ZNPaaneah · 03-05-2013, 04:08 PM

1. Written to the 12 tribes that were scattered. It seems James burden is for the believers in Christ who are having difficulty in making the transition to the move of God.
2. This letter is very encouraging, he tells us that our experiences are “the trying of your faith” and that they work patience in us.
3. He reveals that our “work” in the LRC or previously was not a “perfect” work. To have a perfect work you need patience. For example, consider how much better the automobile is today. You could say that previous cars were not “perfect” but that with patience we will have a perfect work. So even though our experience was not perfect, it is one step towards that perfect work.
4. Many wonder how they were deceived in the LRC. The reality is that we “lacked wisdom”. James encourages us to ask for wisdom and that it will be given to us. I feel that our participation in this forum is our “asking for wisdom”.
5. It may be that our experience in the LRC was a matter of “enduring temptation” and that some stumbled at this. Do not blame God for this temptation, the reality is you were enticed by your own lust. Perhaps a desire to be in God’s elite army, etc.
6. The history of the LRC is that many were enticed by this lust, it has conceived sin, and this sin will finish with death. We see this with WL, PL, the Sister’s rebellion, JI, various excommunications, lawsuits, etc.
7. Some may wonder how WL could be a false teacher if some of his teachings were so good. That is an error. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes from God. God is faithful and true. If there was any good gift in the LRC it was from God, not from WL.
8. The lesson we learned in the LRC was to be “a doer of the word and not a hearer only”. Too many in the LRC were content to be hearers only as though this made them spiritual and deceived themselves.
9. Pure religion is to visit the fatherless and widows, those with the lowest social status and influence. Once you start playing politics in the LRC you should know you have left the narrow way. Pure religion is also to keep yourself unspotted from the world. The failed business dealings of WL were spots. Daystar was a spot. The lawsuits were spots. The LRC is full of spots and blemishes and it should be a warning to us to keep ourselves from the world.
10. The LRC keeps the faith of the Lord with respect of persons. The biggest examples of course were WL and WN. But other brothers were also held up in this way. I even remember when 2nd generation saints in the LRC were considered more sanctified than those who were first generation (based on the verse that the unbelieving family member is sanctified by the believer) and that 3rd generation were more sanctified than the second. This is the respect of persons.
11. This kind of behavior, according to James, is filled with evil thoughts because what you have really done is to despise the poor. He points out that it is the rich which oppress you and take you to the courts. This was truly exemplified in the LRC and WL.
12. James points out the hypocrisy in saying you have faith but not works. For example, he points out that “no man can tame the tongue”. Taming the tongue therefore would be a work of faith, not of man. In the LRC they spend a lot of effort to tame the tongue, “lost the vision”, “negative speaking”, “question mark is in the shape of a serpent”, etc. Likewise they spend a lot of money suing those that call the LRC a cult. They claim they have faith, but they have no works to back it up. Their faith is useless. According to James their faith without works is dead. James says he will show you his faith by his works. So then, if you could tame the tongue there would be no need to boast of your faith, the works would express the faith for you. The British once asked Ghandi “What do you think we are just going to pack up and sail away from here?!” To which Ghandi replied “That is exactly what you will do.” And he was right, that was what they did. That work manifested his faith without any need to boast.
13. The LRC claims to have “a rich ministry”. However the miseries are coming upon them. Their riches are corrupted. WN has recently been exposed to be less than the “Minister of the Age” and WL is also being exposed as being less than the “Minister of the Age”. More and more the evidence is clear that WL was a false teacher. The “pure linen robes” of righteousness it appears are moth eaten. The gold and silver is cankered. The rust is evidence that this was fools gold, not genuine. The cries of those defrauded by them are rising and entering into the ears of the Lord of the Sabbath. It looks like they have been nourished for the day of slaughter. They condemned the just and they didn’t resist.
14. So the lesson for us is to be patient and await the day of the Lord. We should take the prophets as an example of those who were happy that endured suffering. Job is an example of one who suffered but then received the reward.
15. So then, if you have suffered and you have walked in righteousness then you have been prepared to pray for those who are enduring suffering that they might be healed, like Elijah.

03-05-2013, 04:08 PM	#43
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: The book of James and the LRC 1. Written to the 12 tribes that were scattered. It seems James burden is for the believers in Christ who are having difficulty in making the transition to the move of God. 2. This letter is very encouraging, he tells us that our experiences are “the trying of your faith” and that they work patience in us. 3. He reveals that our “work” in the LRC or previously was not a “perfect” work. To have a perfect work you need patience. For example, consider how much better the automobile is today. You could say that previous cars were not “perfect” but that with patience we will have a perfect work. So even though our experience was not perfect, it is one step towards that perfect work. 4. Many wonder how they were deceived in the LRC. The reality is that we “lacked wisdom”. James encourages us to ask for wisdom and that it will be given to us. I feel that our participation in this forum is our “asking for wisdom”. 5. It may be that our experience in the LRC was a matter of “enduring temptation” and that some stumbled at this. Do not blame God for this temptation, the reality is you were enticed by your own lust. Perhaps a desire to be in God’s elite army, etc. 6. The history of the LRC is that many were enticed by this lust, it has conceived sin, and this sin will finish with death. We see this with WL, PL, the Sister’s rebellion, JI, various excommunications, lawsuits, etc. 7. Some may wonder how WL could be a false teacher if some of his teachings were so good. That is an error. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes from God. God is faithful and true. If there was any good gift in the LRC it was from God, not from WL. 8. The lesson we learned in the LRC was to be “a doer of the word and not a hearer only”. Too many in the LRC were content to be hearers only as though this made them spiritual and deceived themselves. 9. Pure religion is to visit the fatherless and widows, those with the lowest social status and influence. Once you start playing politics in the LRC you should know you have left the narrow way. Pure religion is also to keep yourself unspotted from the world. The failed business dealings of WL were spots. Daystar was a spot. The lawsuits were spots. The LRC is full of spots and blemishes and it should be a warning to us to keep ourselves from the world. 10. The LRC keeps the faith of the Lord with respect of persons. The biggest examples of course were WL and WN. But other brothers were also held up in this way. I even remember when 2nd generation saints in the LRC were considered more sanctified than those who were first generation (based on the verse that the unbelieving family member is sanctified by the believer) and that 3rd generation were more sanctified than the second. This is the respect of persons. 11. This kind of behavior, according to James, is filled with evil thoughts because what you have really done is to despise the poor. He points out that it is the rich which oppress you and take you to the courts. This was truly exemplified in the LRC and WL. 12. James points out the hypocrisy in saying you have faith but not works. For example, he points out that “no man can tame the tongue”. Taming the tongue therefore would be a work of faith, not of man. In the LRC they spend a lot of effort to tame the tongue, “lost the vision”, “negative speaking”, “question mark is in the shape of a serpent”, etc. Likewise they spend a lot of money suing those that call the LRC a cult. They claim they have faith, but they have no works to back it up. Their faith is useless. According to James their faith without works is dead. James says he will show you his faith by his works. So then, if you could tame the tongue there would be no need to boast of your faith, the works would express the faith for you. The British once asked Ghandi “What do you think we are just going to pack up and sail away from here?!” To which Ghandi replied “That is exactly what you will do.” And he was right, that was what they did. That work manifested his faith without any need to boast. 13. The LRC claims to have “a rich ministry”. However the miseries are coming upon them. Their riches are corrupted. WN has recently been exposed to be less than the “Minister of the Age” and WL is also being exposed as being less than the “Minister of the Age”. More and more the evidence is clear that WL was a false teacher. The “pure linen robes” of righteousness it appears are moth eaten. The gold and silver is cankered. The rust is evidence that this was fools gold, not genuine. The cries of those defrauded by them are rising and entering into the ears of the Lord of the Sabbath. It looks like they have been nourished for the day of slaughter. They condemned the just and they didn’t resist. 14. So the lesson for us is to be patient and await the day of the Lord. We should take the prophets as an example of those who were happy that endured suffering. Job is an example of one who suffered but then received the reward. 15. So then, if you have suffered and you have walked in righteousness then you have been prepared to pray for those who are enduring suffering that they might be healed, like Elijah.