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"What is 'True Holiness'?: The Harlot vs. The Bride"
by John & Kelly Sielski
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08/04/2016
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What The Book of the Revelation shows is that Christ is doing this, initiating this as the Head of the Church, yes. But He is triggering it through an elect company of Holy Angels, divine messengers who carry and dispense the Revelation. They are true co-laborers together with Him, true ambassadors for Christ. This is why, what John writes to the Seven Churches is received by the Holy Angels, first... the mysterious "144,000"... who provide the foundation and framework for a new "church", and new "temple". We are never to think that we can just idly sit by on the bleachers, hiding behind our natural family (father, mother, wife, husband, children, jobs, 401k, Roth IRA, hobbies, our "own life", etc.) and "watch God do it". This is deception and delusion. What is displayed in the Revelation is the result of a supernatural life being unsealed, and flowing out... from within us. First toward one another as brethren; and then corporately... toward the rest of the whole world. The world will never buy into it, until they can visibly see the same Love that hung on the Cross being manifested in us, toward one another as the family of God... as brethren in Christ. The rest is nothing but talk, and hypocrisy.
We don't really "get Grace" unless, through Love, we are choosing to lay down our lives and actively serve one another. The modern-day
"Uncircumcision Movement", which is disguising itself as "Grace", can't even be bothered to gather for fellowship with one another (contribute anything at all) unless they get "permission" from "the voice" of their Heavenly Father to do so. This is self-righteousness, and no different than the Older Prodigal Son. We "get Grace" and "understand the Father's heart"... IF we are willing to come together, love on one another, listen to and hear one another, serve one another (not a religious agenda), impart into one another. ANYTHING LESS... is "imperfect", self-centered "love". The Seven Angels (144,000) count the cost... everything that this natural world, including our natural families, esteem or value. All 12 disciples had to forsake everything, come out from under the influence of it all... in order to become something else. We won't let go of all this crap, and then in our indifference and laziness, want to sit back and "watch God do it". It'll never happen!!
We must WANT to know Him, and the power of His resurrection, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS; being made conformable unto His death (BOTH to our own self-righteousness AND to all that this natural world values, outwardly)! Then, we can be Holy Angels... through whom He can "trigger" both the Revelation and tremendous Tribulation unto those who still value and hold onto their natural/earthy life and identity. The truly profane and self-righteous don't love the brethren, see no need to gather and fellowship with the brethren; because they are in love with themselves and their earthly life (*even, in love with their own misery and self-pity!). They take everything, and contribute nothing... because they are just "so busy". They are controlling their lives, hiding from Perfect Love, and will be exposed. Their attitude is seen in Laodicea: "I have Heavenly Father. I have no need of the Body of Christ (you)." But to despise the Body of Christ, to hate the Body of Christ... is to despise and hate Christ Himself. So, we have and "preach" a "form", but deny the power (the Father's love in us toward the brethren, toward one another) which True Godliness produces. As, True Holiness is none other than the manifestation (in us) of the genuine Love of God.
1 John 4: 18-21 (KJV)
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Ephesians 4: 23-25 (KJV)
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness [*true holiness = Manifestation of Divine Love].
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. [**This is written unto "CHRISTIANS"!!**]
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a (KJV)
4 Charity (*Love or True Holiness) suffereth long, and is kind; charity (*Love or True Holiness) envieth not; charity (*Love or True Holiness) vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 (*Love or True Holiness) Doth not behave itself unseemly, (*Love or True Holiness) seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 (*Love or True Holiness) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 (*Love or True Holiness) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity (*Love or True Holiness) never faileth...
Philippians 3: 7-10 (KJV)
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung [*feces, "shit"], that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10 That I may (1)know him, and (2)the power of his resurrection, and (3)the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
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John & Kelly Sielski
Colossians 1: 25-29
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