The
Corrective Rebuke
The fame of Jesus as a teacher spread
through all the land, and people came from near and far to hear His words of
truth. At Behar, on the sacred river of the Brahms, He taught for many days.
And Ach, a wealthy man of Behar, made a feast in honour
of His guest, and he invited everyone to come. And many came; among them
thieves, extortioners , and courtesans (the harlots who associate with rich men
and very important personalities). And Jesus sat with them and taught; but they
who followed Him were much aggrieved because He sat with thieves and
courtesans.
And they upbraided Him, and said,
“Rabboni, master of the wise, this day will be an
evil day for you. The news will spread that you consort (associate) with
courtesans and thieves, and men will shun you as they shun an asp, viper or
cobra.” And Jesus answered them and said, “A master never screens himself for
sake of reputation or of fame – a wise man does not accept praises from the
ignorant masses. These are but worthless baubles of the day – getting public honour without abiding by the truth is like wasted years
and deceptive flattery. They rise and sink, like empty bottles on a stream;
they are illusions and will pass away. They are the indices to what the
thoughtless think; they are the noise that people make; and shallow men judge
merit by noise. God and all master men judge men by what they are, and not by
what they seem to be; not by their reputation and their fame.
“These courtesans and thieves
are children of my Father-God; their souls are just as precious in God’s sight
as yours, or of the Brahmic priests. And they are working out the
same life sums (destinies, experiences and karma) that you, who pride
yourselves on your respectability and moral worth, are working out. And some of
them have solved much harder sums than you have solved, you men who look at
them with scorn. Yes, they are sinners, and confess their guilt, while you are
guilty, but are shrewd enough to have polished coat to cover up your guilt.
“Suppose you men who scorn these courtesans, these drunkards and
these thieves, who know that you are pure in heart and life,
that you are better far than they, stand forth that men may know just
who you are. The sin lies in the wish, in the desire, not in the act. You covet
other people's wealth; you look at charming forms, and deep within your hearts
you lust for them. Deceit you practice every day, and wish for gold, for honour and for fame, just for your selfish selves. The man
who covets is a thief, and she who lusts is courtesan. You who are none of
these speak out!”
Nobody spoke; the accusers held their peace. And Jesus said, “The proof this
day is all against those who have accused. The pure in heart do not accuse. The
vile, hateful, abominable, in heart who want to cover up their guilt with holy
smoke of piety are ever loathing drunkard, thief and courtesan. This loathing
and this scorn is mockery, for if the tinseled (graceful, fine) coat of
reputation could be torn away, the loud professor would be found to revel
(habitual) in his lust, deceit and many forms of secret sin. The man who spends
his time in pulling other people's weeds can have no time to pull his own, and
all the choicest flowers of life will soon be choked and die, and nothing will
remain but darnel, thistles, burs – meaningless and useless words, which are
false beliefs and wrong teachings.
Parable
Of The Harvesters
And Jesus spoke a parable. He said,
“Behold, a farmer had great fields of ripened grain, and when he looked he saw
that blades of many stalks of wheat were bent and broken down. And when he sent
his reapers forth he said, ‘We will not save the stalks of wheat that have the
broken blades. Go forth and cut and burn the stalks with broken blades.’ And
after many days he went to measure up his grain, but not a kernel could be
find. And then, he called the harvesters and said to them, ‘Where is my grain?’
They answered him and said, ‘We
did according to your word; we gathered up and burned the stalks with broken
blades, and not a stalk was left to carry to the barn.’
And Jesus said, “If God saves
only those who have no broken blades, who have been perfect in His sight, who
will be saved?” And the accusers hung their heads in shame; and Jesus went His
way.
Even The Sinners Are Very Important
Apostle Matthew: What
do all these statements mean?
The Head: It is
telling the religious leaders and ministers of God to stop belittling their
members and sinners. Let the word of God spread to all of them. All of them,
who are children of God, sent to this world to learn, to study and for
training. They are working out their lives and destinies. Many of them have
reincarnated here in earth in the past, in various ways. In this age, they have
reincarnated again, to correct the wrongs they have done in their previous
lifetimes, to bear punishments for the sins they committed or to continue from
where they stopped in the previous lifetimes.
This belittlement is one major
problem in the religions, churches, ministries and fellowships. The religious
leaders and ministers of God do belittle the members so much. For example, in
the Roman Catholic Church, the reverend fathers do not allow or encourage the
members, who are spiritually gifted to do the works of God. Many of their members are gifted prophets and
visioners, healers and evangelists, spiritual workers and knowledgeable
mystics, who are able to perform deliverances and spiritual works. But the
reverend fathers keep all these children of God and ministers of God idle as
ordinary members of the church. And many of them are suffering various
afflictions for failing to do the works of God, for which they were sent to
this world to do. By so doing, the reverend fathers are not doing the works of
God and they do not allow those who are called and gifted to do the works.
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees (religious
leaders), hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for
you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go
in.” Matthew 23:13
The religious leaders, reverend fathers,
pastors, etc, are only interested in remaining at the
head, in receiving public honours and respects,
feasting on the tithes and offerings, while the souls of humanity are perishing
into the hell fire.
And among churches, ministries
and fellowships, the members of one church regard the members of the other
churches as ignorant and foolish people, who are not children of God, as people
who do not know how to worship God. The fact remains that I never called them
to establish various churches, ministries and fellowships. I called them to
join the Covenant System Of Worship established by God
Almighty, and to remain steadfast in the Everlasting Covenant. All the various
churches, ministries and fellowships are the misleading handiworks of Satan, by
which he creates confusions, doubts, crisis, violence and deception. I do not
know them and they are not recognized in heaven. Whoever that wants to inherit
the Kingdom of Heaven, let him join the one approved church, the DivineBase
Ministry, and remain steadfast in it.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, such divisions and jealousy supposed not to exist in the midst of the
church?
The Head: It is
not supposed, because it is not good.
Salvation For The Sinners
“These courtesans and theives
are children of my Father-God; their souls are just as precious in God’s
sight…”
The Head: Jesus
was teaching them about repentance. When a person repents, God forgives and
welcomes him again. He was also teaching the religious leaders and ministers of
God the opportunities they have to make the sinners come close to God. They
should not drive the sinners away.
The Head: The
sinners shall not be disregarded, because God answers the name, the lily of the
valley. God is able to bring the best out of the worst condition, and is able
to make a sinner repent and become a saint, just as beautiful white flowers grows
in the valley, where all wastes and refuse are deposited by the floods and
winds.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, yourself answered very well.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, it was true that Jesus was at that time telling them their sins to
their face, but in this age, it is no longer the same way that shall be used,
because evils and abominations now abound in the world. The powers of darkness
fill the world, even so greatly. All the people that have repented and joined
this DivineBase Ministry, ourselves do not count their sins against them. We do
not accumulate records of their sins. We do not drive them away, if they sin
against God.
Jesus was telling those
religious leaders their sins, to their face. By that time, Jesus had not yet
gone up to Mt Calvary. He had just come in at that time, and was teaching. At
that time there was no solution to sin and condemnation. But in this present
age, there is now solution – the Blood of Jesus. The mercy of God is in the
midst of the children of God, only in their midst. That is why it is not always
that ourselves, the Hosts of Angels and Saints of
Heaven, shall be telling people their sins. There are many sins which they
commit, which are washed away, cleansed, even without their knowing it. And
there are many sin which they commit, before they pray for forgiveness, the sin
are cleansed – no more.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, does it mean that there are many ministers of God in this DivineBase
Ministry, whom we do not count their sins against them?
The Head: That is
true.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, is it a thing of great joy?
The Head: It is a
thing of great joy. It is a thing of victory and salvation. It is a thing of
great hope, when all hope had being lost. It is a thing of praise to God.
Apostle Matthew: Even
so it is with the great and the small – for the children of God. That is why on
many occasions, what the congregation expect us to do, we do not do so. This is
because the power of victory which people are expecting is already available.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, that is why we are asking the children of God
to strive, to make efforts. But they do not understand that statement. They are
not making efforts. They expect us to deal with them the way we deal with the
people of other churches, ministries and fellowships.
Is it the way people behave at
the headquarters that they behave in the branch missions?
Is it the way people behave when
there is abundance that they do behave in the time of scarcity?
The Head: No.
Apostle Matthew: That
is what humanity should understand. The mercy of God, the mercy of Jesus
Christ, and the mercy of the Holy Spirit, are now available to the children of
God. As they come in here in this DivineBase Ministry, it is like putting
themselves into the ocean of Blood of Jesus. That is why we ask them to strive,
to make efforts. All the Angels and Saints that do come in here do say the same
thing. We sing it like a song, morning, afternoon and night – always.
It is only the wise that shall
start now to make efforts. It is only the wise that shall start now to make
serious efforts. But, all the others who have not started now to repent and
make efforts. At any time they repent and start making efforts, ourselves shall
allow them to get to the head – to grow in spirit and become perfect.
The Head: Let
God's will be done.
Sinners And Courtesans Follow Jesus
Apostle Matthew: Why do the people follow Jesus?
The Head: They follow Jesus because they know that Jesus was teaching the truth. The common people were the ones who have the spirit of worshipping God. The rich and wealthy people feel that they are the lords of the earth. They feel that nobody is qualified to teach them. Instead, they shall be dictating what others do. By so doing, they were going out of line – teaching what were false and doing what were wrong.
None Is Common
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, all the people who are called common people here on earth, they are not common in heaven. One of them in heaven is greater than all the things in this world. But, in this world, they are common. They are poor and still obedient to God.
Is it true?
The Head: Yes. It is true.
The Lowly Pass
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, does it show that they have passed their examinations?
The Head: It shows that the common people have passed their examinations, by hearing the laws of God and by keeping the laws in perfection.
The Rich And Wealthy Fail
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, what of those blessed by God, who do not hear and obey God?
Such people do not use their ears to hear what God is saying.
The Head: That is true.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, does it show that such people are wise?
The Head: They are not wise. They have being examined and have failed.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, as they place themselves before God, they have no portion in heaven. They do not enter heaven at all, because there is no pride in heaven. The spirits of pomposity and disobedience are not in heaven.
Why The Children Of God Are Not Common People
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, number 1, tell the world to stop calling the children of God common
people.
The Head: A
common thing is something that is everywhere, like the sands, water, air,
vegetation and sky.
Also, number 2, a common thing is something considered to be
of little or no value. The children of God are very important, in heaven and on
earth.
Apostle Matthew: Number
3, the more the children of God are being called common people, the more they
behave as common people, insignificant spirits and beings.
The Head: They
shall be less-concerned, not knowing the various powers of the Holy Spirit
which God has bestowed in them, and without making necessary efforts.
Apostle Matthew: Son
of man, yourself answered very well.
Apostle Matthew: As
the children of God are physically regarded as common people, even so they are
common people in spirit. Even so shall their works be full of weakness, as if
they were made to be weaklings and nonentities, ignorant and foolish people,
who do not know their rights and privileges, who do not aspire to achieve
greatness, people who do not have problem-solving mentality, who are destined
to remain poor and lowly.
Apostle Matthew: Moreover,
all the people who obey God, listen to Jesus Christ, even of the person is the
least, he is not common. Even if the person is poor, poor and wretched, he is
not poor. They are the wise Saints, and they are among the greatest in heaven.
They are not common.
Compulsory Study
The Head: All the
above explanations are the reasons why humanity have to study Spiritual Science
and Yahweh's Book Of
Life. And they shall discover that this life is not meant for hardship and
sufferings, but to be lived and enjoyed.