This morning, I thought of an article that Bishop Gary Reckart penned entitled, Messianic Aliyeh To The Judaism Of Jesus Messiah. I began to think of my own holy aliyeh back to this Messianic faith of EhYeh Jesus Messiah, and how God has brought me back a mighty long way from where I was. I have come to see that I am not alone in this aliyeh.
The word aliyeh refers to the return back to the ways of God. It is, in essence, a turning of repentance from the world and false religion, to the ways that the Messiah laid out through the teachings He and the Apostles set forth. The doctrines which this ministry proclaims are in alignment with those presented through the pages of the Bible. This aliyeh was aone that has cost me plenty, but has really shown to be the right way, the just way, and the holy way.
They kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven are not merely empty words for those in this holy aliyeh. They are sacred and powerful truths, which no man can deny. The kingdom of God came at Pentecost, we all know this. The Kingdom of God is the Israel of God, the Church of the Lord Jesus. We know this is spiritually a fact. We, Messiahians, are men and women who are willing and able to believe that the Bible says we are His and His alone, and the Church alone is His Kingdom.
I used the word Messiahians simply because it adequately describes who I am and what I believe. I also use the terms Messianic, Apostolic Messianic, and true Jew. All these are intertwined as to who those on this holy aliyeh are. We are of the true Judaism of Jesus Messiah. The Apostle acknowledged that he was a part of the false Judaism in Galatians 1:13-14, something that is also spoken against in Revelation 2:9 & 3:9. That brand of Judaism is false and is called of the synagigue of satan. True Jews are Messiahians, those who have taken the name of the Messiah in baptism, repenting of their sins, and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, living a holy and separated life unto EhYeh Jesus Messiah. Messiahian simply means one who is a devout follower of the Messiah.
This holy aliyeh is a sacred event in my life. I thank God for this journey back to the Messianic Judaism of EhYeh Jesus Messiah. This is a holy and dedicated walk, one that the Lord has allowed me to walk, and one that I so very much cherish. All praises to EhYeh Jesus Messiah!!!
This morning, I read and responded to an open deceitful attack against an Elder of this ministry, and a man of high standards and morals, Bishop Gary Reckart. Bishop Reckart is a man who has done great work for Messiah Jesus throughout the world, and has established works which have led many to the truth, and now we see men attacking Bishop Reckart for his stances for truth.
Let me be very clear and concise about this. There are things that, if you do, you will add me in the mix. I listed quite a few of them yesterday in my blog posting. I need to make very clear today that if your attack JMFI, Apostolic Messianic Fellowship, Bishop Gary Reckart, or anyone else who is standing for truth, you attack me, and I will defend the truth and the reputation of the brethren. I have no problem getting on my spiritual armor and fighting the good fight with men and women who have given so much for the Kingdom.
The man who attacked Bishop Reckart is a well known hater of holiness standards. he has openly called such witchcraft, and has become a man of no reputation, attacking the men who openly spoke against his own pastor. So, I hold what men such as this in little regard. However, all attacks of the enemy and the henchmen thereof shall be handled.
While haters attack, God uses Bishop defends. When heretics speak, God uses Bishop hushes their mouths. When liars promote their truth, God uses Bishop to shut their lips up. Gary Reckart is a man who is worthy of double honor, as a man who has brought me under his spiritual wing, and is mentoring me, even from a distance. And this is why I openly defend this giant of the Apostolic Messianic faith.
My response to the hater will probably grant me a permanent ban on that forum, but so be it. I would rather be attacked for truth than applauded for lies any day of the week. Thus, I stand with Bishop Gary Reckart, just as I would for my own pastor here in the Houston area.
So, as I said yesterday, so say I today…
If you hate my brethren and their work, you hate me.
I heard this the other day, and decided to adapt this to the truth…
Those who hate God, hate me.
Those who hate salvation by grace through faith according to Acts 2:38, hate me.
Those who hate Jesus name, hate me.
Those who hate the Apostles and their teachings, hate me.
Those who hate holienss and standards thereof, hate me.
Those who hate the Jewishness of the Church, hate me.
Those who hate the truth of the post-trib rapture, hate me.
Those who hate church, hate me.
Those who hate Jesus Messiah, hate me.
Those who hate standing for truth, hate me.
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I am in very good company!
Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. (Colossians 4:16)
The Laodicean church had warning before they were declared of the Lord to be lukewarm. This is a fact those in the ecumenical and Laodicean community do not want to face. The Laodicean church had epistles read to them, and Paul even testified that they had their own epistle. They had an epistle and had epistles read to them. We can only assume that the epistle to the Laodiceans was as powerful as that written to the Colossians.
They had warning, as does this generation. Laodicea had warning from God about how to live and what was expected, and they rejected it. they rejected the Word and became lukewarm, much as this modern generation has rejected God’s Word as sovereign. They became lukewarm, or as well call it today “liberated”. They were a backslidden people whom God called to return to Him. They were of Him, possibly a daughter work of the Apostle Paul, yet they walked away from the truth and accepted a lie, the lie of becoming lukewarm.
I have bore witness and even was a participant in the call of Laodicea. I was lukewarm, and was at the point of being spewed forth. It is a slippery slope coated with grease, and the slide down is fast and hard. The Laodicean spirit will cause you to believe everyone is saved, water baptism is not essential, that one need not speak with tongues, and holiness is bondage. This spirit will damn souls to hell, and destroy entire organizations.
Now, what I am about to say will be considered a shot at the UPCI, but it is the truth. The Laodicean spirit allowed the UPCI to drop the standard of television and allow the members to start ‘advertising’ on TV. That same spirit told those people that the old way of one on one evangelism which is what is given in the scriptures is no longer good enough. The Laodicean spirit is a lazy spirit, a backslidden spirit, a whoring after other gods spirit, and is purely antichrist. It has to be warned against, cast out, and thrown away, so that we may draw near to God and be holy.
The Laodicean spirit is warned against, but sadly, many heed not the warning, and are subtly drawn in. i see this on Internet forums all the time. Men who once claimed holiness now claim holiness is witchcraft, and have accepted Hell as their portion in doing so. They have called good evil and evil good, and then they want to attack the truth. when their own pastors are called out for allowing that backslidden spirit, they get defensive. If you find yourself hating holiness standards, find an altar and ask God to strengthen you against the Laodicean spirit.
No one wants to go to Hell. So, come out from Laodicea and be ye separate unto the Lord. if your church is lowering standards, leave there and find a real Apostolic church. if your pastor is allowing cut hair on the saints, run away and find a real church. If TV and movies are acceptable in your church, find a new church home. Hell is an eternal place, and no one wants to go there.
I read this morning of how individuals within the ecumenical movement would work hard to discredit the use of labels when it comes to identifying ourselves. Their desire, a one world church, would have all beliefs equal and the same with one another, and not have any distinction between what was truth and what is not.
But the truth is, we need labels. I am honored as a man of God to carry the label Apostolic Messianic Jew. I am honored, because I see so much of mess and people slapping the label Apostolic on it that I see a need for distinction. I am not among those whose heart have never repented, yet call themselves Apostolic. I am not among those who show they have no repentance by leaving standards of holiness they once “claimed” to have believed and labeling themselves Oneness pentecostal. I am a part of the holy people of God, as are all who are saved by grace through faith according to Acts 2:38 and are striving daily to live holy and separated lives. I am a part of those chosen individuals who have acknowledged that the Church is the true Israel of God, and all who have in faith been baptized in Jesus’ name are circumcised in heart and are true Jews.
I was at one time among the former, and going that way, I went straight to the pig pen. However, God had abundant mercy on me, and still had His hand of protection upon me, and I came back home. This is why I call myself an Apostolic Messianic Jew, a member of Jesus Messiah’s Israel, and a part of those whose hearts have been circumcised by Him. This title is so desperately needed today, because in this Laodicean generation, we must be strong and have oil in our lamps to shine the light throughout all the world.
I would that all who were baptized in Jesus name would see as I do, but many do not. That is changing, however, and they are coming in from all over the world. They are coming in, and may not wear the label, they are wearing the name Jesus Messiah. They are acknowledging their Jewish roots, and this Jewish faith. They are awaiting the post-tribulation return of Messiah for His Church, and until that day, are living holy and separated lives before the Lord.
This is why we need the label. It is a label which defines who we are as His people, and tells those around us of our faith, this Jewish faith, this holy and separated way. I am not as others who have never repented and never got right with God in the first place. I am not a faker, nor am I am man who uses the name of Jesus for his own reasoning and promotion. I believe in holiness, separation, this Jewish faith, and the Apostolic Messianic Judaism of Ehyeh Jesus Messiah. He is the way and the only way, and this is why I bear the label that I believe identifies me as one of His own.
