this side Jordan

Nu 32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

Nu 32:13 And the LORD’S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.

Nu 32:14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

Nu 32:15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

Nu 32:16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

Nu 32:17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

Nu 32:18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

Nu 32:19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

The things concerning Israel were all to teach us spiritual things, for our day. Everything which shall be, was shown in those twelve tribes of Israel. We can learn a lot of things by allowing God to show us these things, spiritual, for our day.

For a long time, I have been seeing, in some verses in Ezekiel, that it seems to me that there will be a people, who do not lose their souls in hell, but who also do not inherit a glorified body. I have not taught on this, yet, for I wanted to study it more and be sure of it.

It still needs much study. But for now, I want to show you the above verses, and how they seem to me, to be verifying this concept. Now, get this….I am not sure of this yet. I am not saying positively that this is how it is. But it certainly seems to be so to me.

I normally will not even touch on a thing until I am sure. But I want to show this, and see if we can get some feedback on it.

Notice, that the children of Israel were getting ready to cross Jordon and go into the promised land of Canaan.

But two and a half tribes wanted to inherit theirs on that side of Jordon, and not over on the other side. They had much cattle, and this land was good for cattle, so they did not wish to inherit on that side of Jordon.

Now think of what this is showing. They loved the carnal things more and did not wish to cross over into the ‘other side’. They did not wish to go into the promised land of Canaan. They said, we will not inherit on that side of Jordon with the others.

Eze 48:15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

Those last chapters in Eze are showing the same thing as this in Numbers. Only this time it is spiritual. It is showing when Jesus returns and takes over this world, and divides it to his saints. It is laid out in the same ‘pattern’ of things as that concerning old Israel. That with them was only types and shadows.

A ‘profane’ place shows a natural, carnal place. I believe it is showing that there will be people, who will actually live on and on, in this natural world, without coming into the glorified state. I cannot absolutely prove this right now. But I honestly think this is right.

The people who do not serve God with the whole heart and soul, but who did try to live for him, and still love this side of life, I believe will be given life, and not hell, but still not be glorified into the eternal image of God.

I believe that only few will make it to that glorified state. And I think this explains a lot of why there are such divisions of understanding with God’s people. Some of us desire to bear 100% fruit. We wish to go all the way with God, while others are content just to say I have repented and am saved. They never really give their whole life to following God.

I do not believe for one minute that they will receive the same rewards as those who have given their all to serving God.

Paul made it clear in 1Cor. 15, that there will be differences in the glory of different stars, and that all will not have the same kind of body. This has to mean something.

I believe those two and half tribes who wanted to inherit on that side of Jordon, without going over, represent these who do not inherit a glorified body, for they were content on that side of Jordon and did not go on into the PROMISE.

I believe this promise represents the Promise of the Holy Ghost. They did not want that, but only to follow God afar off.

By: Jo Smith ~~ Aug. 26, 2008

think so?

Saved? Sure?

When you isolate one verse from the rest of God’s word and try to make a doctrine of salvation from this one verse, ignoring all the others, you will come up with lies of Satan every time.

Matthew 10:22

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure to the end shall be saved.

Matthew 24:13

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Mark 13:13

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Three time here God said, he that shall endure to the end shall be saved….. shall be saved….future tense…same words as in Romans 10. Yet most churches ignore the rest of God’s word about salvation and pretend all that is necessary is just say you believe. Deception of satan, this is. Three witnesses in Scripture is SOLID PROOF. You best not ignore such.

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

(Jesus said these words, yet most churches say that being baptized has nothing to do with being saved. See, they think their words are more true and important than the words of Jesus. I will not listen to such liars. Salvation is too important to listen to liars.

John 10:9

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Acts 2:21

and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:13

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

1 Timothy 2:15

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

(How does childbearing save someone? Ever ask yourself this? Why not? It is not speaking of natural childbirth. That does not save anyone. It is speaking of you, bearing a son of God, inside yourself. Your own life changed to a Son of God by Holiness. )

Acts 2 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Here is the only full plan of salvation, spoken of in one verse or place. Listen to this man who had the keys to the Kingdom.)

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Acts 8: 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

16 (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

These people BELIEVED FIRST, THEN WERE BAPTIZED, YET DID NOT HAVE THE Holy Ghost. THEY NEEDED THE Holy Ghost TO COMPLETE THEIR SALVATION. So the Apostles came down and laid hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost.

Simon also BELIEVED and was BAPTIZED Yet he was NOT SAVED. *HE DID NOT HAVE THE Holy Ghost.

‘Peter told him ‘you are in the gall of bitterness and have no part in this’. Does away with your ‘believe-only ‘ salvation lie. And there are many other proofs in the Word of God, but this is enough to anyone who can hear and accept God’s truth. Here is what Peter said to believing Simon: 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

He called it wickedness, to think that the gifts of God could be purchased with money.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, BY the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (SAVED US BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND RENEWING OF THE Holy Ghost. NO SALVATION APART FROM THIS.)

1 Peter 3:20

which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Acts 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Acts 19 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

2 he said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

7 And all the men were about twelve.

Have you received the Holy Ghost SINCE you believed? Not when you believed. This is Paul. Do you think your preacher knows more than Paul? No, you just do not want to obey the truth. I doubt you will even read this. Too set to your churche’s lies.

Eph 4: 20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

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.

You cannot be SAVED and still be a SINNER. You must put on a new man or become a new creature in Christ Jesus, created in RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUE HOLINESS.

YOUR enemy says all you must do to be saved is just BELIEVE. Still sin all you wish.

Never do they tell you that you MUST REPENT, first. This means turn away from your sins; give them up; hate them.

When you isolate one verse from the rest of God’s word and try to make a doctrine of this one verse, you are going to make a lie every time. It takes ALL OF THE WORD, FOR IT IS ALL GOD’S WORD.

Eph 1: 12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

13 in whom ye also trusted, AFTER that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also AFTER that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

14 which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

AFTER YOU BELIEVED — YOU WERE SEALED WITH THE Holy Spirit. Not when you believed.

Paul, Acts 19…. ‘Have you received the Holy Ghost SINCE YOU BELIEVED?

Who you going to believe? Your false teacher or Paul and Peter?

You cannot say that I have not tried for many years to show you the truth of God’s word. I give you many, many pure Scriptures. Yet you refuse. You would rather listen to lying preachers, who have the mark of the beast. = taking pay for speaking his false words.

Jo Smith…. May 12, 2019

thank dt for this

and some want this evil man back again? how?

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The woman clothed with the sun

~~ The Woman, clothed with the Sun ~`

Now, go back to Joel 2 :30–And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

See, that the ‘wonders’ are a sign of the Baptism of Fire; which will come to the true servants of God.

Now, back to Rev. 12: 1–he said there was a great wonder in heaven— see that this is the same as Joel 2?

So, this ‘woman’ clothed with the sun is one of these ‘wonders’. So, she has to be the true wife, the bride of Christ. For she is identified as having the Baptism of Fire by being one of these ‘wonders’.

Now, look at her identification: she was clothed with the sun—- what are her ‘clothes’? Righteousness!

Jesus said by one Spirit are we all Baptized into one body— when you are baptized into Christ, he said you ‘put Christ ON’. So, Christ is this sun which is her clothes— or what she had put on.

This woman is clothed with the glory of Jesus; this is her clothes = the sun. But what did she have under her feet? Go back to Lam. 1:15–The Lord hath trodden under FOOT all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an ASSEMBLY against me to CRUSH my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

Remember in Gen. 1:16–God made two great lights; the lesser light to rule the NIGHT; the greater light to rule the DAY.

The night is ‘darkness’; this is ruled by the MOON. This is the LAW. This is why it always said, the evening and the morning were such and such a day;— for the DARK time precedes light. So, the law was FIRST.

The Sun rules the Day= this is Jesus= this is Grace. So, this woman is clothed with Jesus = Grace = light. Then this woman is the one trampling the MOON (the law) under her feet. The Lord is doing this by this woman.

Now, more identification: she has on her head a crown of twelve STARS. What is this? The Stars are the ministers of God. So these twelve are the twelve apostles of the Lamb. They are her head = her wisdom = her ‘crown’. She is marked in the forehead with this mark of God.

Now, look at what she is doing next— she is travailing in birth to bear a manchild who is to rule all nations. Now we know that this is one of the promises to the overcomers in the church = to rule the nations.

So, this woman is giving birth to these overcomers. Remember that Paul said I travail in birth till Christ be formed in you? This is this woman in travail = the true church birthing children to God.

Rev. 12:3–Another ‘wonder’ in heaven: the great red dragon—- what is his description? He had seven ’heads’— these are the seven churches; (remember, under the sixth seal, they cried to the rocks and mountains to cover them?)—Rev. 17:9–The seven ’heads’ are seven MOUNTAINS.

So these seven ’heads’ are these seven ’mountains’ or seven churches. But, that is not all— the dragon also had 10 horns! Now, what are these 10 horns? They are the 10 commandments = the old law!!

Oh yes!! That is the answer. For sure! Look at Rev. 17:12–The ten horn are ten kings (rulers) which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

Now, You might think these 10 commandments had a ’kingdom’ back in Moses time: but, no. They were never established as a kingdom. They were never a kingdom— they were only a part of ancient Israel’s worship. Remember how they kept asking Jesus when he would establish the kingdom–he never did intend to establish this kind of kingdom. That is why he never did answer them except to say no. He would never establish a law kingdom. He will establish a Grace kingdom.

But, see the ‘beast’ sets up these commandments with power to rule with him. Jesus said we would not ‘rule’ over each other. He said the Gentiles exercise ‘lordship’ or rulership over each other; but he said, with you it shall not be so. With you, who? The ones in grace.

Daniel said in the days of these 10 kings, God would set up a kingdom which shall never end. But, before that, he would brake into pieces those other kingdoms’ = the gold, the silver, the brass, the iron and the clay = which were on those 10 toes = those 10 commandments ruling as kings one hour with this beast ‘image’.

Now, back to Rev. 12—What was this seven-headed dragon with the 10 horns doing? He was standing before this true woman (Church) waiting for her ‘child’ to be born, so he could ‘devour’ it.

Now, what happens every time someone comes to Christ? Some old beast, dragon minded someone, comes along and starts pumping this babe in Christ with this: you gotta keep the seventh day Sabbath or be lost; you gotta keep those 10 commandments or be lost; you gotta go to church; you gotta support that priest; for you know, they were supported in the OT; so they merged into this church system and hid there; pretending to be â church; for they knew God was no longer dealing with a nation ; they knew the world knew this; so they pretended to be a church but it was that old Levitical priesthood pretending to be Catholic priests; (they only changed the name; they are experts at changing names to deceive with — they changed Saturnalia to Christmas; they changed Jesus to Yesouh or something of that nature.

They changed God to yah.

That old high priest hid there as a pope. That old whore woman of the OT law came in and pretended to be the church and deceived the whole world. It was that old law hiding in disguise as a church. That is why they deal so much in heathen, pagan, idols; for ancient Israel was always worshipping idols of the nations around them. They loved all those idols, as their lover. They paid them as women perverted. God said so.

They were used to being kept up by the tithes and offerings of the people; so they were not going to let all this easy living go, now that God was finished with them, and turned to a church— no sir ! They just got right in there and pretended to be a church and that old levitical law thing just kept right on going in disguise. I mean, just look at how many churches now scream you must keep the law. See, that old thing is still in them. They just call themselves a church to deceive with; but inside they are still that old nation of Israel screaming LAW.

They even boast at how fast they are growing and how many they are gaining every day.

They told the world, I am and none beside me. You must come to me and buy salvation or be lost. You must pay the priest to have forgiveness of sins; after all that is how we did it in olden days. You cannot get your sins forgiven except through this priest hood, they said. And the world fell for it. They were used to saying we are the ones of God; we brought Christ into the World. you cannot serve God except through us. And the world fell for it.

They said those old Christians are heretical. and the world believed them. They said that speaking in tongues is of the devil; and the world believed them. They said you can be saved through us as always, and the world believed them. Now, they are in the millions; saying you must keep that law to be saved; and the world fell for it.

Satan, the dragon, the beast, the Adam, the law, that old 7-headed church with those 10 commandments stabbing you, deceived the whole word; except for the few chosen of God, elect who stayed true to Jesus and Grace. And he wants and intends to kill us.

Glory to God, millions have already given their lives rather than go back to that old whore, the law, the Catholic Church = the merger of the OT and the false church. It is really the old dead, cast away Israelite nation faking Christianity to deceive the whole world. They say God sees us not; they have always said that.

Glory to our precious Redeemer for this wonderful true Revelation of the merger between ancient, law Israel and the ‘supposed to be Church’.

By: Jo Smith

Freedom

~ Freedom ~

God is the head of Christ; Christ is the head of the man, the man is the head of the woman.

Jesus OBEYED God, His Father in all things. He said I do only those things which please my Father.

He said I speak not mine own word, but the Father’s which sent me. I seek not mine own will, but that of the Father.

After the resurrection, God gave to Jesus all the same power and authority which God himself has; in so much, that Jesus is called our God. (Heb. 1)

Now, do you see what took place here? God, who is the HEAD (or authority over) Jesus, gave Jesus the same place, power, and authority that God has. He BROKE the yoke off Jesus of being in the place of a servant. Jesus came to this earth as God’s Servant.

But, to be ONE, God broke that yoke, and gave Jesus EQUALITY with himself.

EQUALITY is the essence of Christianity. EQUALITY is CHARITY. This is LOVE another as yourself.

Jesus thought it not ‘robbery’ to be EQUAL with God; for God gave it to him; Jesus did not ‘take’ this power. It was a gift from God.

God is NOT jealous of our worshipping Jesus. God is not jealous of our loving Jesus. In fact, He commands us to do that.

Jesus told his disciples that he would give them the same power He had. He said they could do all the same things Jesus did and more. They proved they had this power. Peter could heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons and teach the Word in power. So could the others.

Paul raised the dead, healed the sick, preached the Word in power, cast out demons, and said His word was God’s Word.

See, Jesus GAVE them the same power he had. He passed on to them, the same power God had given him. Thus they became ONE.

Rev. 3: 21–To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Rev. 2:26—And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

v27–And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: EVEN AS I RECEIVED OF MY FATHER.

So, see that Jesus passed to them, that which he received from His Father.

Now, where is this broken?

The weak link in this chain, comes when the man is told to love his wife as himself and be not bitter against her. The proud, arrogant men, is the one not willing to pass along this chain of authority. He feels himself ‘better’ than God or Jesus; who passed it on down to the one below themselves.

Colossians 3: 14–And above all these things put on CHARITY, which is the bond of perfectness.

v15–And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body: and be ye thankful.

v16–Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

v17—And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

v18–Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

v19–Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

v20–Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

v21–Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Servants, obey in all things, your masters according to the flesh: not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

v23–And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

v24–Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

v25— BUT HE THAT DOETH WRONG SHALL RECEIVE FOR THE WRONG WHICH HE HATH DONE; AND THERE IS NO RESPECT OF PERSONS.

Chapter 4

v1—MASTERS, give unto your SERVANTS that which is just and EQUAL: knowing that ye also have a MASTER in heaven.

MASTERS GIVE TO THEIR SERVANTS EQUALITY???????

Yes!!

EQUALITY is the heart of Christianity. EQUALITY is CHARITY. CHARITY IS THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS.

Now, where is this line of giving EQUALITY broken? When it come to the man being the head over the woman.

At the bottom of this line of ‘headship’, the proud, arrogant, man feels himself above listening to a woman. He cannot give her oneness, or equality.

So, this places him there at v25, above, doing WRONG. So, he shall receive for this wrong. For, he refuses to brake the yoke of bondage off his wife’s life. He keeps her in SUBJECTION.

Neither, God, nor Paul, will make either a husband or a master of a servant give those under him their freedom; but they are breaking the line of oneness; and will receive for this wrong.

This is what the husbands are ‘bitter’ about = having to give the wife the same place of authority and freedom that he himself has. He does not love her AS HIMSELF. Indeed, he is taught by other men to keep this woman down; to hate her; to not listen to anything God reveals to her.

When he said for MASTERS to give their servants EQUALITY, it took in every place one was in authority over another. If Jesus were their MASTER; IT IS THE SAME WAY THE HUSBAND IS THE MASTER OVER THE WIFE.

He even said for the men, (father) to deal GENTLY with the children; not to provoke them. How many men do this?

1Peter 3: 7—Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them (the wife) according to KNOWLEDGE, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs TOGETHER of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

The KNOWLEDGE he speaks of here is this knowledge; that he is to release her from that bondage and pass on to her the same place of authority he has. He is to give her EQUALITY.

If he cannot do this, he is doing WRONG and will receive for that wrong. This will cause their prayers to be hindered. They are heirs TOGETHER of Grace. Under Grace she is to be free. It is under law she is COMMANDED TO BE IN OBEDIENCE AND SILENCE. They are to dwell together in LOVE = EQUALITY.

Paul said for one not to defraud another. This is why Paul could not go into a home or church and demand that they give the woman freedom. So, he said, I suffer not the woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man. Paul could not, himself give the woman this freedom from being in a place of servitude; the man, which is her head, has to concur this himself. She cannot ‘usurp’ or take by force, this freedom.

Now, if he does not, she is still under that command to obey him and keep silent. Go back to the Scripture in Col. and re-read it. She is told to obey. The servant is told to obey. The children are told to obey. BUT THEN HE TOLD THE MASTER to give to them EQUALITY; Else, they are still under the law.

The husband is to follow the pattern of God, who gave his authority to Jesus, then Jesus gave his authority to the Man— then the man is to give this same authority to the wife. If he does not, he is doing WRONG, and he will receive for that wrong.

That is why Jesus told the woman at the well to call her husband; he was not going to go over the husband and give this woman revelation and let her go tell it to other men; unless the husband allowed it. He showed this thing here; that only the MASTER can give this release from BONDAGE.

Of course Jesus know she had no husband; but he was teaching this truth here. When he saw she had no head (husband) he gave her great revelation and let her go tell it to men. See, she was not in bondage to a husband; she was free.

Read the small book of Philemon. That is what this book is teaching. Philemon had a servant who had been unprofitable and he had run away. Paul met him and converted him to Christ. Paul writes Philemon and said he would have loved to keep Onesimus with him; but he would not do it without Philemon’s approval.

He sent Onesimus back to Philemon and told Philemon to receive him back, not as a servant, but above a servant, as a brother. But he said this is not of NECESSITY, BUT WILLINGLY. See, he could not demand that Philemon set this servant free, and give him EQUALITY; but he said for Philemon to do this willingly.

The whole principal is laid down here: the MASTER IS TO GIVE THE SERVANT EQUALITY. The husband is to give the wife EQUALITY. If he loves her as himself, and if he is obedient to Christ, he will do this. Then, she too, can teach, preach, receive revelation or any other things in Christ. He is NOT to RULE over her: he is to love her and let them be ONE = EQUALS.

My friends, this is the only way to LOVE.

Set the servants FREE. Whom the Son hath made FREE is free indeed. Who are you to keep a daughter of God in bondage to you?

By: Jo Smith 12/23/01