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Thursday, May 29, 2025

The third cornerstone of our salvation

3. Jesus Christ our Sanctification

The third integral component for the unification of the body of Jesus Christ is to know, understand and believe that Jesus Christ is our Sanctification, holiness, or our separation from sin and demonstrating this belief by following the established protocol which is made possible by being obedient to the word of God which says; “You must observe My Sabbaths, this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the Lord who (sanctifies, set you apart) makes you holy. Observe the Sabbath because it is holy to you…Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD” (Exodus 31:14-15).

It is imperative for us to note that there is a protocol and an established formula by which one becomes sanctified, holy or set apart and the Lord has established specific times to accomplish this purpose. For this is what the Lord spoke to Moses saying; “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, 'My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time” (Numbers 28:2).

The time which the Lord has ordained to present to Him the food for His offerings is holy both to the Lord and His people and what makes it holy for both the Lord and His people it is because this is the time the Lord has sanctified and set apart for His people to have fellowship with one another and with the Father and the Son.

Now our sanctification or holiness is derived from partaking of the body of Jesus Christ as we have been duly admonished saying; “Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat them, because they are holy” (Exodus 29:33).

In like manner, due to the reformation and in our new dispensation in order to be holy must eat of those things with which the atonement was made; which is, the broken body of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ represented by the unleavened bread and the shed blood of Jesus Christ represented by the wine, to consecrate and sanctify us because once we were alienated from God and were enemies in our minds because of our evil behavior; but now He (God the Father) has reconciled us by Christ’s physical body through death to present us holy in His sight, without blemish and free from accusation” (Colossians 1:21-22).

The main reason why the body of Christ (the church) is so divided and in disarray it is because they are not taking the formula and protocol which the Lord has established for the unification of His church and access to the throne of grace seriously; most people treat the key to the unification of the church as a metaphor despite the clear passage of scripture which states: “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

I speak as to wise men; judge for your-selves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1Corinthians 10:14-17).

Whether one wants to believe and accept it or not, this is the key to the unification of the body of Jesus Christ (the church) because this is what gives us the boldness and confidence to enter the Holiest of All as we have been duly admonished saying; “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.’

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:19-25).

It is so sad to see how the majority of professing believers have not come to the realization and comprehension of this most important aspect of our calling. I remembered explaining the significance of this ritual to an “evangelist” who was boastful of how many continents and countries he has travelled preaching and teaching others and his remarks to me was; “a piece of bread? Thus undermining the significance of the unleavened bread which Jesus Christ instituted to represent His broken body as the means of our sanctification.

To be continued

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With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

T e continued

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The second Cornerstone of our Salvation

Jesus Christ our Righteousness

The second integral component for the unification of the body of Christ is to know, understand and believe that Jesus Christ is our Righteousness Who as our High Priest intervenes, makes intercessions and make things right with the Father on our behalf. He is the word of God which is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart which convicts the individual to bring about a change and transformation, so that the body may be presented as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our spiritual act of worship.

However, this necessitating that we; "Live a life worthy of the calling which we have received, and be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love, and make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. For Christ Himself bore our sins in His body [flesh] on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. And remember also that Christ our righteousness set us an example that we should follow His steps.

For, “Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it, that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 4:25-27).

And not only did He set us and example that we should follow His steps but He also understands our weaknesses and sympathize with us as we have been duly instructed saying; “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:14-16).

The plan which the Lord has for His church was foreordained before the foundation of the world: "For He chose us in Christ before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will - to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves” (Ephesians 1:4-6).

As High Priest it is the duty and responsibility of Jesus Christ to offer gifts and sacrifices on our behalf as we have been duly instructed saying; “Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people: For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted” (Hebrews 2:17-18).

“For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.” And. “For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer” (Hebrews 5:1; 8:3).

Jesus Christ therefore as our High Priest, our Righteousness, the One who intercedes on our behalf and makes things right with the Father has to offer gifts and sacrifices to the Father on our behalf in order that we can have fellowship with one another and with the Father and the son.

To be continued

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With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Sunday, May 25, 2025

First Cornerstone of our Salvation

The four cornerstone of our salvation

Jesus Christ our wisdom from God

Jesus Christ the Word of God by Whom and for Whom all things exists and in Whom we all live and move and have our existence as we have been duly instructed saying; “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Acts 17:28; Colossians 1:15-17).

Jesus divested Himself of all this power and took on the nature of sinful man in order to fulfill the plan which God pre-ordained before the foundation of the world for the salvation of humanity which none of the rulers of this world knew for had they know they would not have crucified the Lord of glory as we have been duly instructed saying; “However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (1Corinthians 2:6-8).

So if only believers knew, understand and believe in the rationale for this hidden mystery which was hidden in Christ even before the foundation of the world for our glory and learn to demonstrate our love, appreciation and gratitude to the Father for what He has done we would not be so divided as we are today.

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Friday, May 23, 2025

The Lord's heart-felt prayer, how can it be fulfilled

The church which is the body of Christ, the true believers, can be perfectly united in mind and thought if they all believe and practice the system which Jesus Christ has ordained and established for them to follow. It is the heartfelt desire of Jesus Christ for His church to be at one with each other as illustrated by Hs prayer to the Father stating; “Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are…And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one” (John 17: 11,22).

The apostle Paul also echoed similar sentiment by urging the members of the church saying; “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment…Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind” (1Corinthians 1:10; Philippians 3:16).

I therefore beg to ask the question, why are the Lord’s heart-felt prayer to the Father on behalf of the church and the Apostle Paul’s plea to the church not being realized to day? What is the root cause of the problem? Finding the root cause of the problem believing it and applying it will definitely help resolve this issue

The root cause of this division in the body of Christ (the church) is “IRREVERENCE” which is lack of due respect or veneration or being disrespectful to the Sovereignty, Majesty and Kingship of the heavenly Father.

Remember, Jesus Christ paid the price of sin for everyone for we have been duly instructed saying; “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (2Cornthians 5:14-15).

It is also a fact that we all raised together with Him as we have been duly instructed saying; “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:4-6).

We have also been duly instructed saying that, “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.' Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising” (Acts 17:26-29).

Our status therefore is, “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3: 25-28).

We have also been given a stern warning saying; “Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.” And, “There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?” (Romans 14:4; James 4:12).

But does this means that one is at liberty to do as one pleases? Or are there specific guidelines as to how one should live? The crux of the matter is, no one is an independent creature one is either a slave (servant) of sin or a slave (servant) of righteousness as we have been duly instructed saying; “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? And the truth of the matter is, the one who is a slave of sin is free from righteousness and likewise, the one who is a slave of righteousness is free from sin (Romans 6:16; 18; 22).

It is therefore imperative that we all know, understand and believe this act of obedience which leads to righteousness and then to holiness and ultimately leads to everlasting life or the immortality of the human body.

The plan which God has ordained for the unification of His church is being administered in four (4) distinctive ways and four integral parts namely; the four cornerstone of our salvation; the second established will of the Father; the reformation and the new and living way to the Father, which if every believer knew, understand, believe and put into practice would fulfill the Lord’s heartfelt prayer on behalf of the church.

To be continued

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Lucius Joseph

Thursday, May 1, 2025

The fifth integral aspect of having a holy convocation

5. Tremble before Him all the earth

The fifth integral aspect of observing the Sabbaths is to tremble before the Lord which in effect means to tremble at His word as alluded to by the prophet Isaiah who wrote; “For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist," Says the LORD. "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word” (Isaiah 66:2).

Remember that we have been duly instructed saying; “Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart: And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:11-14).

It is an undeniable fact that it is by grace we have been saved through faith, and that not of ourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” But in the same token we have also been duly instructed saying; “What then? Shall we sin (transgress the laws of God or being disobedient to His word) because we are not under law but under grace? Another question has also been asked saying; “What shall we say then? Is the law sin?

The undeniable answers to both questions according to the apostle Paul are: “Certainly not!” On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Romans 3:31; 6:2, 15).

The reality or crux of the matter is; “And having been set free from sin (transgressing the laws of God or being disobedient to Hs word), we became slaves of righteousness because, when we were slaves of sin, we were free in regard to righteousness. Because again the crux of the matter is, “Do we not know that to whom we present yourselves slaves to obey, we are that one's slaves whom we obey, whether of sin (transgressing the laws of God or being disobedient to Hs word) leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness (Romans 6:16)?

So the crux of the matter is, one is either a slave of sin or a slave of righteousness and according to the Psalmist David who wrote; “My tongue shall speak of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteousness.”

Therefore, righteousness is being obedient to the word of God and when one is a slave of righteousness he/she is free in regard to sin, in the same token, when one is a slave of sin (transgressing the laws of God) he /she is free in regards to righteousness.

Our call of duty now is to present the members of our body as slaves of righteousness for holiness. This act of righteousness is not our own righteousness which is as filthy rags before God, nor is it by the deeds of the law by which no flesh can be saved but by the act of righteousness which produces holiness.

And so the conclusion is. “For if by the one man's (Adam) offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) Therefore, as through one man's (Adam) offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life” (Romans 5: 17-18).

And so, the act that produces righteousness, holiness and ultimately everlasting life (immortality of the body) is the sacrificial body and blood of Jesus Christ the real food which gives us life.