..I wrote this around the first and just never posted it.

(Did do a little touch up tonight though.)

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First off, I would like to give a public apology. In the last few months, I have gone after some "Clergy and their erroneous doctrine," relentlessly. And therefore, to do this I have had to call out certain false or border line Clergy which sow distorted "truths" and which normally benefits their "streams," or in many cases their ministries. 

Many in the "body of Christ," cannot understand this, and I know that it is true because I have heard from these same cowardly people for over forty years. 

"Nah, brother, you just need to let things be, they will all work themselves out, don't you know that God is Sovereign?"

No, I don't know that God is Sovereign in his church, I always believed that Jesus turned over the "Keys to the Kingdom," to Peter (the Church) because Jesus was not going to pop in and out of the church every time an individual used their influence to "pervert" the church to their way of thinking.  

Do you see where Jesus is telling Peter, I am giving you charge or managerial position over the Church to use with my "AUTHORITY."

"Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven." (Last half of verse 19, from Matthew 16)

In other words, he is saying, YOU take care of the attacks concerning the validity of my "Word." 

"YOU," take care when wolves come in dressed as Sheep, and try to deceive my elect ones." 

"YOU, dispel any myths preached by "wolves," who claim that they are Theologians, yet are only there to negate my "Word," through false teaching."

Matthew 16:16-19   New Living Translation

16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

17 Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."

Therefore, Jesus told Peter, "Peter, you are responsible to take my authority and to expose these individual wolves."

He basically says, "When these wolves come into the church, I am not stepping out of heaven to correct them or to fight against them, because I have given you that authority and as long as the church exists, you must defend it, Peter."

Nevertheless, the church has always been, except for a few periods in its history spineless, gutless and lily liveried cowardly entities.  

"Whatever happens the people will just blindly follow and then drop their dollar in the bucket, because God is Sovereign, and we aren't supposed to defend a "hill of beans."

 2 Samuel 23:8-12

(David's Mightiest Warriors)

8 These are the names of David's mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three-the three mightiest warriors among David's men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle.

9 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled. 10 He killed Philistines until his hand was too tired to lift his sword, and the Lord gave him a great victory that day. The rest of the army did not return until it was time to collect the plunder!

11 Next in rank was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. One time the Philistines gathered at Lehi and attacked the Israelites in a field full of lentils. The Israelite army fled, 12 but Shammah held his ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

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Shammah was the mighty man of valor in the Old Testament who defended a field of lentils, as described in 2 Samuel 23:8-12:  

The situation: The Philistines gathered at a field of lentils, and Israel's troops fled.  

Shammah's actions: Shammah stood in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines.  

The outcome: The Lord brought about a great victory.  

Shammah's motivation: Shammah was willing to give his life to defend the field because it was part of the covenant land that God promised to Israel, and because it was his family's welfare at stake.  

Shammah's characteristics: Shammah stood alone, braved the odds, and was armed only with obedience to King David and God. 

Please note: This man was noted in scripture as one of three of King David's mightiest men. 

And all that the Bible reveals about him was that "He was a man who defended a field of lentils." Not that he conquered a kingdom for the Lord, not that he amassed great wealth for the kingdom, not that he theologically dumb-founded the enemies with the "wisdom of Solomon." 

No, all the man did was to stand up and declare to the enemy, "You are not going to bring that legalistic doctrine into God's church and to place all men into bondage by your erroneous manipulative tricks, as you pervert the "word of God."

This land is of the Lord's and was never intended to be used in a matter which would "ROB the PEOPLE of GOD," who HE died for." 

So, do you see what I am saying?

Do you understand what this story is saying? 

Do you think that perhaps God had the Holy spirit incorporate the story in the Old Testament; to show the world how much God loves Lentils?

"Well, gee John, what if God placed it in there to justify Esau?"

......help Me God, please help me...

No, God put it in the Bible to show what makes a "Mighty Warrior," in the eyes of God!

It is one who will, if he never does another thing in the world for God, will no matter what "stand for the Lord and for the purity of His "Word." 

It is not one that gives his soul over to whatever a "Preacher," or Church Leader, commands him to do. 

No, that is just a weak-willed spineless nobody which the Church is filled to overflowing with. 

You see, I believe that the Lord would have the church to rid itself of this curse, yes, a 'Curse," is what the apostle Paul called it. 

Right there in Galatians, he asks the church, "Who has bewitched you?" 

"What manner of man, what beast, what evil supernatural being had the audacity to teach you that obedience to a Pastor for his financial or prestige is greater than the "work that Jesus Christ, did on the Cross for your sakes?" 

If Paul were here today, I am sure that he would be asking the congregations,. 

"Where do you read in the "Word of God," that you are commanded by God to give your meeting place one tenth of your income for as long as you attend there?"

You see, when a church demands this of their congregations, they are basically saying, "We are a 'tithe' driven church."

In other words, it is the "tithes," of the congregation that dictates who sits in the position of authorities, who is promoted to leadership, who the leadership will back in the case of your persecution on and on the benefits go and the same is true of your lack of support from the church.  

You see, what we are talking about is a hierarchy as in any standard corporation run by a C.E.O. We are talking about a strict model in business all based on the monetary income which is generated from what they can manipulate from the members. 

And by running a church in this manner they are negating the poor; they are showing favoritism which James forbid in his writings. On and on it goes, this is not the picture of a church anywhere in the Bible, but it is the norm in the American Church. 

So, go with the flow, or become ostracize!

You see, it is a very simple system to comprehend. 

I have been ostracized for decades, and it only took me a few years finally to figure it out, as simple a system that it is. 

Do you understand what I am talking about? 

But the worst of it is that they will talk about you, slander, gossip concerning you and then proclaim that your ministry is going to crash and burn because you're not attending and "tithing" to their church?

Meanwhile, they are falling on the right side of you, the left side of you, and although you have watched hundreds of these naysayer's ruin their ministries, there are always a whole nother batch to accuse you just like all of those others who are no longer in the kingdom. 

Nevertheless, the church is the only place where you can watch this phenomenon, yet it persists decade after decade and sort of reminds you of that saying defining "Crazy." 

People continually doing the same thing over and over and over despite the "crash and burn," of all those who attempt the same old. Same old religious practices of manipulating congregations through greed? 

Would you like to be known in heaven as one of Jesus most mighty men in your time?  

Then why don't you stand up for righteousness, and the next time that one of these 'Wolves," or Clergy tries to manipulate your tithe for his sole building plan, then say, "No."

Tell God, "God I am going to give this offering to a person in need or to a cause that will bless my brothers or sisters suffering persecution or poverty in the world?

I am not going to give week after week all of my offerings just because some manipulative so-called "Shepherd" demands it every week. 

If he demotes me or shows me any kind of disfavor, I will know that he is a dishonest manipulative "Wolf, masquerading in Sheep's clothing." 

You see, Jesus will know your heart and that you stood for something greater than just pleasing some man or buying him a new Private Jet.

Or a building which will belong to his ministry corporation and be worth millions and millions of dollars. 

And even when that Pastor or evangelist places your name on the bottom of his list of promotions, even when he no longer considers you a part of his church because you don't "Tithe," regularly; or because you don't give openly that your giving can all be recorded, it won't really matter to you. 

Could I tell you why?

It will be because your name will be on the Lord's list of those who defended a "field of beans," and refused to be defeated by the enemy who has replaced the "Word of God," with their own interpretations of it, in order to enrich themselves. 

Nonetheless, in the eyes of God, you will be considered one of David's mighty men," of today. 

And even though they will shun you and ostracize you from their churches, and then talk about you, as if you have issues with the church, in God's eyes and ministry you will be asked to come and to take a seat up closer to the "Master."

And that my friends, is how this upside down and inside out "Kingdom of God," works. Thou, "Oh mighty man of Valor!"  

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Lastly, I would once again like to give "Thanks and Praise," to the Lord Jesus Christ, for without God's hand of protection over our former President, I believe that he would be here no longer. 

We have such a loving and merciful God who is always willing to work on our behalf, if only we would ask Him. 

Could we start Praying as a Nation for the Lord to intervene on behalf of our Nation and to elect into our highest Office, the man or woman who would best be the instrument which God can use to elevate our country back to a "Righteous Nation," once again? 

it's just a very short Prayer, but if everybody could just say it first thing in the morning, perhaps God in his "awesomeness" might just answer it? 

"God, could you place into the Office of Presidency the person who you could work more easily with that we may once again be recognized as a Godly Nation."