50 Marks of a Pharisee Part 11

Taking On the Devine Nature of Jesus and fellowship with Jesus is His Suffering. (embracing the suffering brings freedom) Allow the Holy Spirit to show you the meaning by meditating on these. "For it is time for judgement to begin with God's household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who not obey the gospel of God?" 1 Peter 4:17 Purifying the disciple first.    • The Gospel of John   Our Financial Policy / Wall of Fire New Covenant Ministry San Antonio, Texas United States If you want to support this channel please see message and link below. https://paypal.me/eranderson518?count... A genuine work of God uses money, but it is never dependent on money. It is dependent only on the power of the Holy Spirit. Where any work is dependent on money, it is not a genuine work of God. Jesus’ ministry was dependent only on the Holy Spirit. He accepted gifts of money from His followers for His work (Luke 8:2,3). But He never asked anyone at any time for money and He never made His financial needs known to anyone but His Father. This is the way that any ministry that honors God will work even today. Jesus was the first physical “Body of Christ” on earth. Today we in the church are called the spiritual “Body of Christ”. And so, we seek to follow the example that Jesus Himself set for us in the matter of finances, during His earthly life. And so, this ministry we never ask for money from anyone for our needs and we will never send out any prayer-letters hinting about our needs either. We will never take an offering in our church. We will place a PayPal link to YouTube video’s, for those who wish to give – secretly, cheerfully and voluntarily – for the work of the Lord. Before you give please check: 1. ARE YOU A BORN-AGAIN CHILD OF GOD? 2. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOR YOUR FAMILY’S NEEDS? 3. ARE YOU FREE FROM DEBT (OTHER THAN HOUSE-LOAN)? 4. ARE YOU RECONCILED WITH ALL PEOPLE? 5. ARE YOU GIVING CHEERFULLY? All of this ministry requires money. And so, when people ask us weather they can give to support this ministry, we ask them to go through this checklist first: 1. Are you a born-again child of God? Do you agree with our doctrinal statement as given here: What we believe? It is a great honor and privilege to support the work of God on earth; but that privilege is given only to His born-again children (3 John 7). 2. Do you have enough money for your family’s needs? Are you sure that your giving will not put your family under any financial strain? You must take care to your family’s needs first (See Mark 7:9-13 and 1 Tim. 5:8). Our Father in Heaven is very rich and He (like any rich earthly father) does not want any of His children to starve or suffer in any way, just because they gave Him money for His work. 3. Do you have any large debts to repay? If so, clear those debts first. God wants His children to live restful lives, free from all debt. We must first give to Caesar what is his, before we can give anything to God, because God does not want us to give Him Caeser’s money, or anyone else’s money (Matt. 22;21; Rom 13:8). (Note: A house-loan is not a “debt” (in the meaning of these verses), because the house is an asset that you possess that is equal in value to the loan taken. For the same reason, a vehicle-loan is also not a debt – provided the vehicle is insured for the value of the loan taken). 4. Do you have a clear conscience? Have you done your best to be reconciled with those whom you have hurt in any way? God will not accept any offering from anyone who has hurt someone and still not apologized to that person (Matt. 5:23,24). 5. Are you giving freely and cheerfully – and not under pressure from any man or from your own conscience? God loves cheerful givers, not reluctant givers. He does not want gifts from those under those who give under pressure, or who in give in order to fulfill some obligation, or who give merely to ease their conscience, or who give in order to get some reward from Him in return (2 Cor. 9:7). Please bear with us as you go through this checklist. We are seeking to follow the example and teaching of our Lord Jesus in the financial matters. Giving to this ministry. After having carefully considered all the above points, if you still feel you want to support this ministry, then please click the link: https://paypal.me/eranderson518?count... Thank you for reading this. May the Lord bless you and guide you in your personal life - and in your giving.