DARK LIGHT SERIES

CHAPTER SEVEN
THE TWO ASPECTS OF CHRIST
VISIBLE-HISTORICAL AND INVISIBLE-PRESENT

We have now shown that it is very probable that the vast majority of Christians were sent
away from Christ because they were not regenerated, they did not enter the strait gate nor
walk the narrow way, and they did not ever have AGAPE LOVE BESTOWED UPON
THEM to effect authentic union with their Lord. We have found several reasons that
apparently work together to form a delusion of union, a delusion of regeneration.

1. They mistook the natural love they had within their souls, their PHILEO LOVES, as
the AGAPE LOVE OF CHRIST. They made the same mistake that Peter made.

2. They mistook their CONSCIOUS MIND, HEART, AND WILL as their TOTAL
BEING, when in fact they did not realize they had a much deeper heart, mind and will
within them that was AS A STONE TOWARDS THE LORD. This then answered our
question as to how a person cold be absolutely sincere and dedicated, and do the work of
the Lord, ALL DONE WITH THEIR WHOLE OUTER HEART, MIND AND WILL.
Because they were never aware of their inner heart, they themselves were under a total
deception.

3. It was suggested that the possibility exists that the strait gate and narrow way is the
process by which the HIDDEN INNER HEART IS EXPOSED TO THE OUTER
MIND AND HEART. If this is indeed the case, the UNLESS AND UNTIL, a soul was
OBEDIENT TO CHRIST, AND DID AS HE COMMANDED, THEY WOULD NEVER
KNOW IT. THEY WOULD BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THEIR TRUE INNER
NATURE. This would then answer two questions: WHY CHRIST WAITED TO
INFORM THEM AND WHY THEY WERE SO SHOCKED AT THEIR REJECTIOIN.

A) Christ chose to wait until the very end to inform them because they WERE IN RANK
DISOBEDIENCE. The STRAIT GATE AND NARROW WAY had been well laid out
before them. There was no way anyone could not realize what Christ had said. He then
described the narrow way with an abundance of Scripture. He warned of, and then
described the alternative way that would lead to ruin. He warned of apostasy, he warned
of false teachers, and EVEN TOLD US EXACTLY WHAT THEY WOULD TEACH,
AND HOW THEY COULD BE IDENTIFIED. He pleaded with man to listen, and
repeatedly warned of DISOEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDS. He sealed the New
Covenant with His blood. He rose again to prove it was all authentic, that it has been
approved by the Father. What more could one do?

B) The many were utterly shocked at their rejection because of their UNKNOWN
DISOBEDIENCE. They made the mistake of thinking their outer heart, mind and will
were all there was. They failed to read the Scriptures closely enough to spot an obvious
error in their faith and belief system. It was glaring at them, jumping off the pages of the
Bible at them, yet they could not see it. They were as the Jews before them, involved in
RANK LEGALISM. ALL THE WHILE CLAIMING THEY WERE UNDER FAITH
AND GRACE.

What we are going to attempt to prove out is that THERE ARE IN REALITY TWO
ASPECTS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. One aspect is grasped with the outer
conscious mind, heart and will, while the other is hidden, secret and lies buried, deep
within Christ, out of sight, UNKNOWN TO ALL EXCEPT THE 'FEW'. We are going
to prove that this hidden, secret aspect of Christ HIS INNER RADIANT ESSENCE,
can only be known by a direct act of God in a supernatural REVELATION.

The questions we must ask is this: Is it possible to come to the VISIBLE, HISTORICAL
CHRIST, THE CHRIST OF THE CROSS, THE CHRIST OF HISTORY, AND BE
FULLY CONVERTED OVER TO HIM, TO WORSHIP HIM, TO PRAY TO HIM, TO
ACCEPT HIM COMPLETELY AND YET NOT ENTER INTO UNION WITH HIM?
The answer will stun you, for the answer is YES YOU CAN.

First, we should at least outline what we mean by two aspects of Christ, and how they
work. When Christ came to earth and was born into our physical sense realm, he was
born INTO THE CONSCIOUS WORLD OF MAN, INTO THE SENSE REALM, THE
PHYSICAL REALM. It might seem obvious, but it is very important. The ministry of
Christ was open for all to see and behold. Nothing was hidden, nothing was secret. The
cross of Christ was also in full view of the world as was his burial and resurrection. ALL
OF THAT ASPECT OF JESUS CHRIST, THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE,
MINISTRY, DEATH, BURIAL, RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION WERE OPEN
DISPLAYS, and easily grasped by the CONSCIOUS MIND.

We will prove to you that Christ warned man that there WAS ANOTHER ASPECT OF
HIMSELF THAT WAS NOT IN OPERATION DURING HIS VISIT WITH US.
This aspect was hidden, secret, and unknown to the entire world. In fact, Jesus said the
world COULD NOT KNOW IT. He went on to say that only the ELECT, ONLY THE
FEW WOULD EVER KNOW IT, AND EXPERIENCE IT. It was the second, hidden
aspect to the Lord that BROUGHT UNION AND SALVATION. The physical manifested
Christ performed the work, purchased the human race by His blood, and laid before us
the New Covenant. He told us how we could enter into that New Covenant of a new heart
of AGAPE LOVE. THE WORK WAS A PHYSICAL WORK, A WORK OF HIGH
VISIBILITY, A WORK THAT CARNAL MAN, FLESH MAN, SENSE MAN COULD
NOT SEE AND BE FULLY AWARE OF.

After the resurrection and ascension, the SECOND ASPECT OF CHRIST WOULD BE
SENT BY THE FATHER TO THOSE WHO WERE OBEDIENT. It was the invisible
inner radiance of Christ, his inner essence, HIS PURE AGAPE LOVE, that which was
TOTALLY INVISIBLE, which was to come and be bestowed to those who walked the
narrow way. ALL OTHERS WOULD BE HANDED A DECEPTION, A DELUSION,
because of disobedience, they would be blinded to the truth, and would not discover it
until the day of JUDGEMENT. God Himself warned that HE WILL CHOOSE THE
DELUSIONS OF THE DISOBEDIENT. This warning applies to the church of today, as
well as the Jews, it applies to GODS PEOPLE.

"I will also CHOOSE THEIR DELUSIONS, and I will bring their fears upon them;
BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED NONE DID ANSWER; WHEN I SPAKE, THEY
DID NOT HEAR; BUT THEY DID EVIL BEFORE MINE EYES, AND CHOSE
THAT IN IN WHICH I DELIGHTED NOT.' (Isaiah 66:4)

One would do well to ponder those words. God is no longer interested in animal sacrifice,
the burning of INCENSE OR ALL OTHER FORMS OF RITUAL AND TRADITION.
He is not interested in solemn assemblies, in gatherings in which praise and worship are
offered up BY HYPOCRITES WHO REFUSE TO WALK THE NARROW WAY TO
A HUMBLE AND CONTRITE SPIRIT.

"...but to this man will I look, EVEN TO HIM THAT IS POOR AND OF A
CONTRITE SPIRIT, AND TREMBLES AT MY WORD." (Isaiah 66:2)

Scripture proves that what God means by this is ONLY ACCOMPLISHED BY

WALKING THE NARROW WAY. IT IS THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT. It is not the way of
the flesh, it is not the way of carnality, it is not the way of conscious heart, soul and mind.
Notice that God says that HE CALLED, AND NONE DID ANSWER. HE SPAKE AND
NONE DID HEAR. They did evil in front of Him, calling it good! What did Christ
charge the many sincere and dedicated Christians of: WORKING INQUITY, WORKING
EVIL. Their religious assemblies, their prayers, their worship, everything they did was
sheer VANITY. It was all a lie, a sham, a pretense, and THE LORD COUNTED IT AS
NOTHING, IN FACT, HE HATED IT.

If God is the one that chooses the delusions for disobedience, then do we have the right to
suggest that God chose the DELUSIONS OF SALVATION IN CHRIST,
REGENERATION, AND UNION WITH CHRIST FOR THE MANY? Because of
their rank disobedience to His Son, and their rank disregard of His calling them to
GENUINE BIBLICAL REPENTANCE. HE BECAME THEIR ENEMY, AND DID
THEM IN.

If we then accept the possibility that there are two aspects to Christ, and that the
HISTORICAL PHYSICAL CHRIST WHO WENT TO THE CROSS, DIED, WAS
BURIED, RESURRECTED AND ASCENDED ACCORDING TO THE RECORD OF
TESTIMONY, IS THE FIRST ASPECT, AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, THE
ESSENSE OF CHRIST IS THE SECOND INVISIBLE ASPECT, THEN WE CAN
OVER LAY THIS ON THE TABERNACLE OF ISRAEL AND WE FIND
SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING:

You will notice immediately that the cross is in the OUTER COURT, where we suggested
it should be in the previous report. This is because the CROSS IS THE VISIBLE
PHYSICAL SIGN OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD In the cross is wrapped up
His virgin birth, ministry, death and mission. THE PASSION OF CHRIST IS THE
CROSS. The cross was the apex of the mission to earth. His death sealed His victory.

Notice however that the INVISIBLE part of Christ, that is HIS INNER ESSENCE, LIES
IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES, BEYOND VIEW, HIDDEN BY THE VEILS OF THE
INNER COURT AND ENTRANCE TO THE HOLY OF HOLIES. Only those who will
travel through the inner court will ever EXPERIENCE THE REALITY OF THE
INNER ESSENCE OF CHRIST. They alone will find the life that is IN CHRIST. Only
those who travel through the inner court will experience the inner reality of Christ, will
meet Him, and will enter into union with Him. If we meet Him there, He cannot say, "I
never knew you".

In the drawing we have shown that the distance between the outer court and the Holy Of
Holies is separated by the INNER COURT, WHICH REPRESENTS THE NARROW
WAY. We will prove this out even more as we go deeper in our studies. It becomes clear
that the strait gate is in reality the entrance into the inner court, and that it represents the
LEAVING OF THE PHYSICAL SENSE WORD BEHIND, and that the demands of
Christ that we turn our backs upon the world to find the inner truth of Jesus were not idle
comments, but were literal commands. Some of the verses of Scripture you have seen
before, and will again in this Dark Light Series, for they have impact upon many facets of
our search for the truth. We must examine things closely to find out what Christ considers
TRUE UNION, and what He does not.

"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouths, and honoureth me with their
lips, but THEIR HEARTS ARE FAR FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN DO THEY
WORSHIP ME, TEACHING FOR DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF
MEN" (Matthew 15:8-9)

Hear we have WORSHIP, PRAISE AND HONOR GIVEN THE LORD BY

CONSCIOUS MINDS, HEARTS AND SOULS. That is, after all, how we worship the
Lord in open visible activity. This is the religion of the OUTER COURT. It is full of
activity, full of works, full of social gatherings, a huge social structure known by the
world as THE CHURCH. Notice what Christ says about them: IN VAIN DO THEY
WORSHIP ME. It is to no effect, worthless, counted as nothing by the Lord. What is it
these religious people are doing? They are teaching for doctrines THE
COMMANDMENTS OF MEN. Their doctrine is NOT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, IT IS
OF THE EARTH, SENSUAL, EARTHLY, TO NO EFFECT. It may pose as
SPIRITUAL, it may APPEAR SPIRITUAL, but it is not.
We have concluded this is true because THEIR INNER HEART, THEIR CORE
HEART, HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED BY ALL OF THIS SO CALLED
ADORATION FOR THE LORD. Their inner self still hates the Lord, still is stone
cold towards Him. Their delusion is in the fact the OUTER CONSCIOUS HEART,
SOUL AND WILL HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A TRUE CONVERSION TO CHRIST.
Because they neglected to do as Christ commanded, they never discovered THE
DEEPER INNER TRUTH. It will be shown that CONVERSION ALWAYS DEALS
WITH THE CONSCIOUS OUTER HEART, MIND AND SOUL. Regeneration has
nothing to do with it, FOR IT IS DONE VIA GOD HIMSELF, AND IT ONLY
CONCERNS THE INNER HEART, WILL AND SPIRIT.

CONVERSIONS=OUTER HEART, MIND AND WILL- DONE BY MAN.

REGENERATION=INNER HEART AND WILL - DONE ONLY BY GOD

Because God cannot interfere with your FREE WILL, and because He will not push His
way into the inner heart, HE MUST USE YOR CONSCIOUS WILL AND HEARTS
PERMISSION TO BEGIN THE WORK. This is what CONVERSION is supposed to
accomplish. It is a tragic mistake of modern Christian theology to claim that
CONVERSION AND REGENERATION ARE THE SAME THING, OR THAT THEY
OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME. It is not that they cannot, but the evidence suggest they
DO NOT IN THE USUAL CALL OF GOD. They do not mean the same thing in today's
language, and one has nothing to do with the other. This will become clear as we proceed.
CONVERSIONS IS ALWAYS DONE BY AN ACT OF THE CONSCIOIUS WILL OF
MAN, and ONLY INVOLVES THE OUTER HEART, MIND AND SOUL. It is the act of
the conscious 'I AM' to bow the CONSCIOUS MIND, HEART AND WILL TO THAT
OF JESUS CHRIST.

We could illustrate it this way:

We are going to find that there is an OUTER FORM OF FAITH, A CONSCIOUS

FAITH, which is called in the Scripture FAITH IN CHRIST. There is also an INNER
HEART FAITH, A SPIRIT FAITH THAT IS CALLED THE FAITH OF Christ. It will be
proven that your faith IN CHRIST, is going to be tried by your walk of the narrow way,
and when completed, and you have been bestowed agape love, you will also be given
another form of FAITH. THE FAITH OF CHRIST. We are going to find that Baptism
of the Holy Spirit is upon the OUTER MAN, and that the GIFTS OF POWER, are
always gifts that are readily seen and MANIFESTED. They concern the sense man, the
soul man, the carnal man. They have nothing to do with regeneration.

There is a difference between the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, which baptizes the
believer INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST, and demonstrates POWER VIA GIFTS, and the
SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, which is only accomplished AFTER one has walked
the narrow way and found CHRIST, AGAPE LOVE AND LIFE. When that occurs, the
Holy Spirit SEALS THE BELIEVER FOR ETERNITY.

In baptism of the believer into the Body Of Christ, the Holy Spirit does not REVEAL
HIS ESSENSE. Agape love is neither revealed nor bestowed upon the believer at this
point, as will be easily proven. This is because the Holy Spirit is working upon the
OUTER PART OF MAN, HIS CONSCIOUS MIND, HIS CONSCIOUS HEART
AND WILL.
He slowly convicts the outer man to make an OUTER CONFESSION OF SIN. When
that person CONVERTS, AND MAKES A "DECISION' FOR CHRIST, The Holy Spirit
baptizes that believer INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. They are now in the SHEEPFOLD
by their profession of faith. The question is, will they now find the STRAIT GATE
AND WALK THE NARROW WAY TO FIND THE DOOR?

It is then the job of the Holy Spirit to BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CONVICTING OF
SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGEMENT. It is here that the sword of the Lord
begins it's devastating work upon the true seeker of Christ. It is here that blow after blow
is felt by the believer as the Spirit starts the very SLOW process of tearing apart the soul
and the spirit. Are we saying there is another process, beyond the original work? YES.
The FIRST WORK is conscious work, to convict the believer of a multitude of
SURFACE SINS. That is what the law is for. The Holy Spirit holds up the law to the
believer and says to him 'look' at this, and look at yourself'! The law REPRESENTS
THE CONSCIOUS, PHYSICAL AND OUTER MANIFESTATION OF SIN. The
law says, 'do not steal' and yet here we have a thief. The act of stealing is a physical act.
The law is a VISIBLE OUTER MANIFESTION. We read the law with our eyes, we hear
by our ears, we think about in our CONSCIOUS MIND. We decide to be obedient to it by
our CONSCIOUS WILL. SINS ALWAYS CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH THE
OUTER MAN.

Sins (PLURAL) are the OUTER, PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION of something much

deeper. The vast majority of Christians run forward at the church and bow their heads and
confess the MULTITUDE OF PERSONAL SINS IN THEIR LIVES. They then claim
1 John 1:9 for their washing away of their sins. This is all mental conscious activity. This
was the activity of the OUTER COURT. They are under the impression that this is all
they are supposed to do. They are in fact told that by every Christian denomination. After
having done this, and having offered up their tithes and offerings, after they have sung
their songs of praise and worship, they leave and go back to the world, THINKING
THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THAT GOD REQUIRES.

The issue between man and God has little to do with the multitude of sins that man
commits. He steals, lies, murders, covets, commits adultery, fornicates, makes war and a
whole host of things BECAUSE OF A DEEP, CORE PROBLEM.
It is the BLACKNESS OF THE HEART THAT CAUSES MAN TO SIN. Unregenerate
man can do NOTHING BUT SIN. The sins are the OUTWARD, VISIBLE
MANIFESTATION THAT REVEALS A DEEPER PROBLEM. The Christian claims
forgiveness of sin by claiming 1 John 1:9 for themselves. The Jews washed in the brazen
laver. IT IS ALL OUTER COURT ACTIVITY.

There is no difference between the outer court activity of the Jew, and the activity of the
modern Christian. Both concern themselves only with THE OUTER HEART, MIND
AND WILL. Does the confession of our MULTITUDE OF SINS REALLY CLEANSE
US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AS JOHN CLAIMS? If it is true, then why were
the many not saved and forgiven of their sins? Why are the non-overcomers spewed forth
as poison from the mouth of Christ? Why were the vast majority of Jews rejected by God
as utter apostates, liars and

hypocrites? Does your confession of your MANY SURFACE SINS CLEANSE YOU OF
ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS? The answer is obvious: NO IT DOES NOT. It could not
have, for the only way these people could be rejected is THAT THEY ARE STILL
IN THEIR SINS. As a matter of fact, it is all vanity, a deception, a delusion. It is all
OUTER COURT ACTIVITY, ALL OUTER MAN ACTIVITY, and it NEVER goes
deeper.

The confession of a multitude of sins does nothing to CHANGE THE REASON FOR
THE SINNING. It is like putting a band aid on a deep wound, and hoping the inner
infection will go away. To clean a wound, you have to go to the very
depth of it, and clean it with a antiseptic. To cleanse the REASON for sin, we have to go
to the ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. The root of the problem IS THE LACK OF AGAPE
LOVE IN THE HEART. The root of the problem is an UGLY, DARK, DEPRAVED
HUMAN SPIRIT AND HEART. It must be resurrected to NEW LIFE, TO NEW
LOVE, TO THE LOVE OF GOD: AGAPE.

Before the vast majority of Christians stood the INNER COURT VALE. Before the vast
majority of Christians STOOD THE STRAIT GATE. It was all clearly laid out before
them. They have the option of doing as commanded, and being obedient, or refusing to
do it. THE VAST MAJORITY REFUSED TO DO IT, BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT
INTO A THEOLOGY THAT TOLD THEM THEY DID NOT HAVE TO. "We are saved
by FAITH and GRACE!" They screamed, "And this STRAIT
GATE AND NARROW WAY IS A FORM OF LEGALISM, IT IS WORKS!" They did
not dig deep enough to FIND THE REAL TRUTH. It was a theology of false teachers, of
carnal men, of men of the flesh, VAIN DOCTRINES OF MEN. Rather than believe what
the Scriptures said, they believed what the PRIESTHOOD SAID IT SAID!
The blind lead the blind, and they all fall into the fiery pits of hell for all eternity.

All of this relates back to the TWO ASPECTS OF CHRIST. THE ONE ASPECT IS
HIGHLY VISIBLE, AND CONCERNS ITSELF WITH HIGHLY VISIBLE WORSHIP
AND PRAISE.
Jesus said:

"Then Jesus said to the Jews that BELIEVED ON HIM,

IF (a very conditional word)

 YE CONTINUE IN MY WORD
THEN ARE YE MY DISCIPLES INDEED;
AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH,

and THE TRUTH shall SET YOU FREE (John 8:31-32)

Jesus Christ stood before them. He had told them He was THE TRUTH. This highly
visible Christ was speaking to highly visible Jews. This was an exchange of the OUTER
MINDS, OF THE OUTER CONSCIOUS HEARTS AND
WILLS. THIS WAS ALL IN THE PHYSICAL REALM, THE SENSE REALM, OF THE
HEARING, OR SEEING. These Jews had ALREADY EMBRACED JESUS CHRIST
AS MESSIAH.
THEY HAD ALREADY EMBRACED HIS MESSAGE AS THE TRUTH. That is
what is meant by the word BELIEVE. There is a conscious form of BELIEVING. It is
done via the conscious mind evaluating facts, and then making a decision based on those
facts. The Jews had EVALUATED CHRIST WITH THEIR CONSCIOUS MINDS AND
HEARTS, AND MADE A COMMITMENT BY THEIR WILLS TO FOLLOW HIM.

It is imperative you grasp the implication of what Jesus says to them. He says that it is
WHOLLY CONDITIONAL 'IF' THEY WILL EVER FIND THE TRUTH THAT
WILL SET THEM FREE. In other words, there is SOMETHING THEY MUST DO
BEYOND BELIEVING. There is something THEY MUST DO beyond their
ACCEPTANCE OF CHRIST AS MESSIAH. He clearly says what it is: THEY MUST
CONTINUE IN HIS DOCTRINE. They must abide in his teachings, they must WORK
OUT THEIR OWN SALVATION. There is no question here that it is ALL
CONDITIONAL.

If Christ is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, then what more is there to
embrace? If all we need to do is BELIEVE UPON JESUS CHRIST, AND ACCEPT HIM
BY AND ACT OF FAITH, if all we need to do is to make a 'decision' for Christ, then
what is the OTHER TRUTH? If Christ is
standing before us, and we have embraced Him as our Lord and Savior, then WHAT
OTHER TRUTH IS HE SPEAKING OF? It is obvious IT IS THIS OTHER TRUTH
THAT SETS ONE FREE. WITHOUT IT, WE REMAIN IN OUR SINS! WE
REMAIN IN THE CHAINS OF SATAN. Is there another truth? Are there TWO
TRUTHS?
In graphic form, it would like this:

TRUTH 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TRUTH 2
CHRIST~~~~~~~~~~~~~INNER RADIANT
ESSENCE
VISIBLE TO EYES~~~~~~"WILL SET YOU FREE"
EXTERIOR SIGHT ONLY

If Jesus Christ is the WHOLE TRUTH, then what other truth could there be? If the
HISTORICAL CHRIST IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE TRUTH, THE CHRIST THAT
STOOD BEFORE THEM, THE CHRIST WHO DIED ON THE CROSS, THEN WHAT
IS THIS OTHER TRUTH? And why do we have to SEARCH FOR IT? Why do we
need to continue? If the modern Christian theology is correct, once a 'decision' for Christ
is made, then we are saved, we are written in
the Lamb's book of life.

Notice that the visible Christ standing before these believers IS NOT GOING TO SAVE
THEM. He is quite blunt: IT IS THE OTHER TRUTH THAT WILL SAVE THEM,
THAT WILL SET THEM FREE. If they do not find it, THEY ARE NOT FREE. This has
grave implications for modern Christian theology, for IT IS NOT THE WORK OF
CHRIST UPON THE CROSS THAT SAVES US AT ALL. It is only the preparation
for a future work:
IT IS THE WORK OF THE 'OTHER TRUTH' that ACTUALLY SAVES US!! We
already know what that other truth is: AGAPE LOVE.

This can be proved because the many obviously EMBRACED THE HISTORICAL
CHRIST. They embraced Him as Messiah, as Redeemer, as Lord. They
accepted His claims as the only Son of God. They accepted much of His doctrine. There
is no question whatever that they embraced all of the visible, historical evidences of
Christ. They made a 'decision' for this historical Christ. They read the Scriptures and they
accepted BY FAITH everything the Scriptures had to say. They not only accepted
the statements of Scripture as factual, they claimed them for their own. Yet for all that
they WERE NOT SET FREE.

Had they in truth been free, then Christ could not have sent them away into eternal ruin.
They WERE NOT SET FREE. But now we run into a paradox, because the 'many' were
teachers, preachers and evangelists, and to be any of those,
you must CONTINUE IN THE DOCTRINES OF CHRIST. They obviously had
continued, yet they were STILL NOT SET FREE. This can occur only if the
DOCTRINES POSING AS THE DOCTRINES OF CHRIST WERE NOT,
THEY WERE IN REALITY THE DOCTRINES OF MEN, THE COMMANDMENTS
OF MEN.

I have asked younger pastors who have gone to seminary what it is they study. I asked
them if they ever study the SCRIPTURES THEMSELVES. The answer was very
frightful to say the least. They do not study the Bible itself. Rarely do they ever look at
one. What they study ARE THE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIBLE BY OTHER
MEN. They study WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WHAT THE BIBLE
SAYS. They read all kinds of books, all kinds of study guides, but hardly ever, do they
ACTUALLY STUDY THE BIBLE. It is small wonder, then, that these young men,
eager to serve the Lord, have no concept whatever of what the Bible actually says. They
were led by blind men, who make their followers
blind, who in turn lead their flocks to eternal ruin.

The point is that we can prove that there are TWO ASPECTS TO CHRIST that we have
to lay hold of. One is the person of Christ, His authority, His Office, His majesty, His
work, His passion and His mission. For simplicity sake, I refer to that as the
HISTORICAL CHRIST. The historical Christ is the Christ of all modern denominations,
including all nondenominational sects. This Christ is the Christ of the outer court. He is
clearly visible, his worship is clearly visible, and it is all done by the conscious mind,
heart and will. We lay hold of this Christ by CONVERSION.

The other aspect of Christ is the HIDDEN ASPECT, THE SECRET ASPECT. He is
not accessible by the conscious mind, heart and will of man. Man cannot penetrate the
vale to find this aspect of Christ without the help of God. It will not be shown to him
unless he is obedient to the commands of Christ. This other aspect of Christ, this TRUTH
THAT WILL SET ONE FREE, is in fact the INNER ESSENCE OF THE LORD, THE
INNER ESSENCE OF HIS BEING. It is hidden from view. We lay hold of this Christ
when, and only when, God decides to REGENERATE US. THUS:

CONVERSION = LAYING HOLD OF THE HISTORICAL CHRIST

REGENERATION = LAYING HOLD OF THE INVISIBLE CHRIST

If we could travel backwards in time, and visit Jesus, we would not see anything that
would move us. The Scripture says he was not beautiful to look at. He was, if anything,
the reverse to look at and behold. This was done by God to put all of the emphasis upon
the WORDS OF CHRIST. All effort was made to banish anything that would appeal to
the FLESH, THE CARNAL SIDE OF MAN.

This being true, then we would have to TRAVEL BEYOND THE VALE OF HIS
FLESH, DEEP WITHIN HIS BEING TO FIND THE REAL TRUTH. And that is
where this OTHER TRUTH OF JESUS was held. It was His inner essence of AGAPE
LOVE, THAT WOULD BE BESTOWED UPON HIS "DISCIPLES INDEED", AND
THAT TRUTH, THAT INNER RADIANCE IS WHAT WOULD SET THEM FREE
FOR EVER. Jesus said THAT TRUTH, and THAT TRUTH ALONE could set a man
free, AND THEY WOULD BE FREE "INDEED".

Jesus was not lying when He said He was the truth. He was. He is. But there is much
more to Christ than His office as Lord of Lord and King of Kings. We must then
penetrate His outer visage, and we must travel to the INSIDE OF HIS BODY TO VISIT
AND COMMUNE WITH HIM THERE. We must commune SPIRIT TO SPIRIT. It will
be proven true.

We will now turn to more Scripture to prove out this contention of the two aspects of
Christ:

"Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, YE BOTH KNOW ME, AND
HE KNOW FROM WHENCE I AM: and I an not come of myself, but HE
that sent me IS TRUE,

WHOM YE KNOW NOT.

 BUT I KNOW HIM: FOR I AM FROM HIM,

and HE HATH SENT ME." (John 7:28-29)

Jesus cries out to His followers that THEY KNOW HIM, AND THEY KNOW FROM
WHENCE HE CAME. What does Jesus mean by this remark? What was behind His
passion that made Him cry out like this? Jesus meant that He was
standing in front of them. He was visible to them. They could see Him, touch Him, hear
Him. This was the Jesus in the SENSE REALM. THEY KNEW WHO HE WAS, HE
WAS A TEACHER, A RABBI, THE CARPENTERS SON. They knew all about Jesus.
The whole area was abuzz about this Jesus. They KNEW THE PHYSICAL JESUS. They
knew what He looked like, his manners, his demeanor, his manner of speech. They knew
about His family, they probably knew every
detail about Him you could dig up. He must have been the center of attention over many
a dinner table. He was inspected and dissected by all the local gossips. THEY KNEW
AND ANALYZED THIS JESUS.

But did they really know who Jesus was in the invisible realm of the spirit? Could they
look into His soul and mind and heart? Could they penetrate the vale and see into Him,
and feel and experience the wonder of the AGAPE LOVE WITHIN? No, they could
not. What they knew about him they knew FROM CONSCIOUS OBSERVATION. The
facts they had were the facts of the SENSE MAN. They could see, hear, touch and smell
Christ. From His statements they could consider what He said, compare it with what they
already knew, and then make a choice, YEA, OR NAY. Then Jesus says something
important: THEY DO NOT KNOW THE FATHER, ONLY HE KNOWS THE
FATHER.

Now lets go to John 8:19, where we read:

"Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered
and said,

YE NEITHER KNOW ME,

NOR MY FATHER, If ye had known me, ye should have KNOW MY FATHER

ALSO."

Now these Jews that believed upon Jesus knew Him quite well. After all, they had
embraced Him and His teachings. They had embraced the VISIBLE Jesus Christ. From
telling people they KNOW HIM, he turns right
around and says THEY DO NOT KNOW HIM, OR HIS FATHER. How can you
BOTH KNOW, AND NOT KNOW SOMEONE AT THE SAME TIME? Because there
are
TWO ASPECTS TO EACH OF US; THE VISIBLE, AND THE INVISIBLE. What
Christ is referring to is the INVISIBLE, SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF HIMSELF AND
GOD THE FATHER. They know about what they can see with their senses. What they
do not know, and do not realize is that there is a much deeper, HIDDEN AND SECRET
ASPECT to Him that they do not recognize or know anything about. Thus we have
another confirmation that
there are IN FACT TWO ASPECTS TO CHRIST.

It is the invisible truth that they do not know, it is the invisible truth that WILL SET
THEM FREE. They are being confronted with the MYSTERY OF UNION, WITH
THE MYSTERY OF REGENERATION, and that is
something the human mind cannot comprehend unless and until IT HAS
EXPERIENCED IT. We will now turn to the prayer of Jesus and again prove there are
indeed two aspects to Christ, and that it is the UNION OF THE SECOND ASPECT
THAT SAVES US.

"And THIS IS
LIFE ETERNAL that they

MIGHT KNOW THEE, THE ONLY TRUE GOD,

AND JESUS CHRIST,

WHOM THOU HAS SENT." (John 17:3)

I thought the disciples already KNEW JESUS. They had been with Jesus for over
THREE YEARS. They knew all about Jesus. But Jesus says that it is his PRAYER
THAT THEY (HIS DISCIPLES) MIGHT KNOW WHO THE FATHER WAS, AND
WHO HE WAS. So then there must be something that the DISCIPLES DO NOT
KNOW. There must be something secret and hidden from them that they have not yet
discovered.

"I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS:

I WILL COME TO YOU.
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me:
BECAUSE I LIVE, YE SHALL LIVE ALSO.
AT THAT DAY
YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM IN MY FATHER,
AND YE IN ME, AND I IN YOU." (John 14:18-20)
This is positive proof of the two aspects of Christ. Christ stood before them in physical
life, and their sense certainly knew who He was. They knew he held the keys to eternal
life, they knew He was the long promised Messiah. They had embraced all of that. They
had the OUTER COURT
RELIGION OF CHRISTIANITY. But there was something they did not yet have, and
that something was going to be brought by CHRIST HIMSELF.
That something was going to PROVE BEYOND ALL SHADOW OF DOUBT, THAT
THEY HAD UNION WITH CHRIST. They were going to KNOW IN THE
ABSOLUTE SENSE THE TRUTH, AND THAT TRUTH WOULD SET THEM FREE.
The mystery, the secret, the hidden aspect of the Spirit would be supernaturally revealed
to them, and they WOULD KNOW.

"Search ye THE SCRIPTURES, for IN THEM ye think ye have

eternal life: and they are they which TESTIFY OF ME.

AND YE WILL NOT COME TO ME,

THEY YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE." (John 5:39-40)

Remember the NARROW WAY THAT LEADETH UNTO LIFE? What does Jesus say
here" YE WILL NOT COME TO ME THAT YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE. The narrow way
is the ONLY WAY THAT LEADS TO CHRIST. Christ stands waiting at the END OF
THE NARROW WAY. He is not at the beginning of it. He is not at the STRAIT GATE.
He is not in the MIDDLE OF IT. He stands at the END OF THE NARROW WAY.

LEADETH UNTO LIFE = COME TO ME FOR LIFE

If life is the destination, then COMING TO CHRIST MUST BE THE "WAY".

"HE WHO HATH THE SON HATH LIFE

AND HE WHO HATH NOT THE SON OF GOD HATH NOT LIFE"
I John 5:12

Do you see? There is something very important for us to recognize here. THE
SCRIPTURES ARE NOT CHRIST. They are the TESTIMONY ABOUT CHRIST.
They are not Christ. The Bible shows all about the VISIBLE CHRIST, THE
HISTORICAL CHRIST, THE CHRIST THAT DIED UPON A CROSS AROUND 30-33
AD. The Scriptures are ONE WITNESS to the proof of who Christ was. The Scriptures
show us His claims, His mission, His passion, His work, His divinity. They show us all
about Him, even much of Hi thoughts. THEY ARE THE RECORD, THEY ARE THE
TESTIMONY., they testify to His reality, to His authenticity.
If we study the Scriptures, and memorize them all, we then know all ABOUT JESUS
CHRIST. We know all about the plan of God, the mystery of Israel, and the mystery of
the Church. We can embrace all of this by simple faith as being true. We simply read the
Scripture, and BY FAITH WE CLAIM IT IS TRUE.

"But WITHOUT FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM: FOR HE THAT

COMETH TO GOD MUST (FIRST)
BELIEVE THAT HE IS, AND THAT HE IS A REWARDER OF THEM

THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM" Hebrews 11:6

Before anyone would believe that Christ was the Messiah, they would first of all have to
believe that GOD IS. Anyone who embraced Christ as Messiah would first of all have to
believe that CHRIST WAS. The first step towards UNION with Christ is the
EMBRACING BY FAITH THE FACTS OF SCRIPTURE. It is this first step of faith,
done by the conscious mind, heart and will, that STARTS A PROCESS. Notice what it
says next: It says that God is the REWARDER OF THOSE THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK
HIM OUT. The reverse would also be true: HE DOES NOT REWARD THOSE WHO
DO NOT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM OUT.

How do we seek Him out? Via the Scriptures. We search the Scriptures daily thinking that
IN THEM IS ETERNAL LIFE. Surprise, surprise! Eternal life will never be found in
the Scriptures. The Scriptures contain ONLY OUTER COURT KNOWLEDGE. THEY
CONTAIN ONLY OUTER COURT FACTS. They are only a 'testimony' of Christ
ABOUT CHRIST. Knowing all about Christ, and embracing all of these facts about
Christ, DOES NOT BRING US TO ETERNAL LIFE. Jesus is clear: blunt: YOU MUST
COME TO HIM. Therefore:

READING AND MEMORIZING THE SCRIPTURES IS NOT COMING TO

CHRIST! EMBRACING THE SCRIPTURES AS TRUE BY FAITH IS NOT
COMING TO CHRIST.

Jesus is picking up the Bible and waving it at us. He says this is the testimony, but it is
not me. He says YOU MUST COME TO ME IF YOU WANT LIFE. Obviously then,
we have THE TESTIMONY OF THE HISTORICAL CHRIST, AND THEN WE
HAVE ANOTHERASPECT TO CHRIST: THE LIVING CHRIST; "ME", The two are
a strait gate and a narrow way APART:

THE BIBLE= TESTIMONY OF HISTORICAL CHRIST- ACCEPTED BY FAITH

THE LIVING CHRIST= SPIRIT TO SPIRIT COMMUNION-REGENERATION
 ONLY

The Bible is a book. It is pieces of paper with ink on them. It is bound together with glue,
and if you spend a little more money, you can even have a leather cover. You can read
and study this book. You can embrace all the promises you want by simple faith out of
this book. You can bow down and worship this book. You can hold it high in your hands
and praise it all the way to hellfire. The Bible is NOT ALIVE. It does not speak, it
doesn't say anything at all. If you throw it on the coffee table, it will lay there until you
pick it up. If you put it on a bookcase, it will stay there until you take it down. It does not
get up and walk around by itself. It does not do anything at all. It will burn as easily as
any other book.

When I was a Gideon and went to the prisons, we left this book with many prisoners.
Some of them would tear out the pages, and roll cigarettes with it, for the paper is fine,
like cigarette paper. Others would use it as a coffee coaster. Still others would throw it in
the center. Others would slash it to ribbons. Some of them, FEW of them, would treat it
with respect.

But then there is the LIVING Jesus. He is very much alive in Heaven. He is
INVISIBLE, UNSEEN, HIDDEN, A SECRET. He looks down upon the Sons of men,
gazing to and fro to find those that are diligently searching Him out. To them alone will
go the promise: AGAPE LOVE BESTOWED, The Christ of heaven speaks, moves, and
rules the heavens. He rules over his Church. He is ALIVE AND WELL, AND IT IS HIM
THAT WE MUST MEET, IT IS HIM THAT WE MUST COME INTO UNION WITH.

The Bible does not save you, embracing the facts and promises of the Bible does not save
you. The MANY embraced all the promises of the Bible, all of the facts of Scripture.
They appropriated all of it by ACTS OF FAITH. They claimed their UNION WITH
CHRIST BY AN ACT OF FAITH. All of what they did, they did by faith, by belief. You
CANNOT EMBRACE THE BIBLE ANY OTHER WAY. The conscious mind is so made
that it works upon FAITH. Embracing the promises of the Bible will not avail you
anything, because THE BIBLE IS NOT JESUS CHRIST, IT IS ONLY THE
TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST.

The promises of the Bible will do nothing for you at all. You can sit there and conjure up
enough faith to EVEN MOVE A WHOLE MOUNTAIN and it will not avail you one
thing. You can embrace the promises of the Bible by FANTASTIC BELIEF, and it will
avail you nothing whatever. You can even do much of what it says we ought to do, and it
will still avail us nothing.

Eternal life is NOT IN THE PROMISES OF GOD. Eternal life is not IN YOUR FAITH
IN THE PROMISES OF GOD. Jesus warned us here not to TURN THE BIBLE INTO
HIM. He is telling us that ETERNAL LIFE IS NOT IN THE SCRIPTURE, NOT IN
THE VERSES, NOT IN BOOKS, NOT IN CHAPTERS. It is simply not there at all. If
you remain only in your Bible, and place your faith only in the promises, then you have
TRANSFORMED PAPER, GLUE, INK AND LEATHER INTO THE LIVING
CHRIST. You have lifted a book of words into GODHOOD STATUS, YOU HAVE
MADE THE BIBLE INTO AN IDOL. You have in fact transformed a book of testimony
into the LIVING JESUS CHRIST

The Word of God is to be used by man of God to teach, rebuke and to reprove. It is to
bring him to a KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HE IS TO DO, AND THEN HE IS TO BE
OBEDIENT TO REVEALED TRUTH. If he is, more truth will be given, if he is not,
truth will shut its door upon that soul. But, the Bible itself, is USELESS UNLESS AND
UNTIL IT IS TRANAFORMED IN YOUR MIND, AND THE RENEWING
PROCESS IS ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE,

The vast majority of Christians took the Bible and by faith made it into JESUS CHRIST,
They made FAITH ITSELF into Jesus Christ. The modern faith movement, which began
in earnest in the 1700's TOOK FAITH, WHICH IS ONLY A DYNAMIC, ONLY A
FORCE, AND CONVERTED IT INTO THE LIVING JESUS CHRIST.

Lets take and example to show what is meant here. Let's say you are in New York City.
You have a car and you have been told the PRIZE TO BE WON (1MILLION
DOLLARS) is in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. In order to get GET THE VICTORY,
you must ARRIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND CLAIM YOUR PRIZE Let us further say
that THE GASOLINE THE CAR BURNS TO PROPEL YOU DOWN THE HIGHWAY
IS FAITH ITSELF, THUS: So now we have our car, (OUR BODY) and we have our
GAS (OUR FAITH) and in order to GAIN THE VICTORY, we must ARRIVE IN
MINNEAPOLIS, go to the correct address and LITERALLY AND PHYSICALLY
CLAIM OUR 1 MILLION DOLLARS. Only then is it ours, and only then DO WE
HAVE VICTORY.

Now then, THE GAS is used to PROPEL THE CAR. Without GAS it will not run. It will
not move. ONLY WHEN WE PUT GAS IN OUR AUTO DOES IT RUN AND MOVE.
You say, that is obvious, so what? The GAS DYNAMIC OR PROPELLANT THAT
MOVES THE CAR OVER THE GROUND, OVER THE HIGHWAY ("WAY" ) UNTIL
WE REACH OUR DESTINATION. It is THE GAS ITSELF THAT GETS US THE
VICTORY, FOR WITHOUT IT, WE COULD NEVER MOVE.

Now then, we have in our hands a LITTLE BOOK that says IF WE WANT TO ATTAIN
TO THE VICTORY, WE MUST DRIVE TO MINNEAPOLIS VIA A SPECIFIC
"WAY" If we fly to Minneapolis, we have come in "SOME OTHER WAY," and we are
EXCULDED. The contest rules are VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE ROUTE. any
violation of the rules, and we are instantly DISQUALIFIED.

Now let's ask some questions. Is the GAS, which REPRESENTS FAITH THE
ACTUAL PRIZE ITSELF? In other words, is our GASOLINE THE ONE MILLION
DOLLASR? Or is the one million dollars still sitting in Minneapolis? You will answer
and say that THE GAS IS NOT NOW, NOR EVER WILL BE THE MILLION
DOLLARS, GAS IS GAS, AND A MILLION DOLLARS IS A MILLION DOLARS,
WHY WOULD YOU ASK SUCH A STUPID QUESTION? Are we agrees? Then what is
the gas? Why, you say, "it is the propellant, that if WE PUT IT IN THE CAR, AND GET
IN THE CAR AND TRAVEL THE WAY, IT (THE GAS) will ALLOW US TO REACH
OUR DESTINATION AND CLAIM OUR PRIZE! You would be right.

Now then, THE INVISIBLE ESSENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IS OUR ONE MILLION
DOLLARS. HE LIVES IN THIS EXAMPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. He has given
us specific instructions IN OUR LITTLE BOOK on how we must travel over A
NARROW WAY. He defines the narrow way for us, He says we must use FAITH
(GASOLINE) to carry us OVER THE DISTANCE OF THE NARROW WAY. If we will
is FAITH, He says, WE WILL REACH OUR DEATINATION AND BE ABLE TO
CLAIM THE PRIZE. WE WILL HAVE FOUND "THE TRUTH", and OUR
VICTORY WILL HAVE BEEN IN OUR "FAITH." This is so because without GAS we
could not GO THE DISTANCE.

Do we accept what it says in the LITTLE BOOK? In other do we honestly believe that
what the little book says is true? We have reports from others that INDEED IT IS
TRUE, AND THERE REALLY IS A MILLION DOLLARS IN MINNEAPOLIS
WAITING FOR US, How do we then accept the claim of this LITTLE BOOK? BY
FAITH ALONE. WE CAN ONLY CLAIM THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS (THE
HIDDEN ESSENCE OF CHRIST) BY GOING THE FULL DISTANCE TO
MINNEAPOLIS! If we sit in NEW YORK CITY and CLAIM THE PRIZE BY FAITH
ALONE. BY SIMPLY EMBRACING THE LITTLE BOOK, AND REFUSING TO DO
AS IT COMMANDS, WILL WE EVER GET THE ONE MILLION? NO!

So we immediately begin to realize that there ARE TWO ASPECTS OF FAITH. One is
a simple BELIEF AND EMBRACING, the other is A DOING, AN OBEDIENCE TO
THE RULES OF THE GAME. THE DOING FAITH is the putting the gas into our car
and actually MAKING THE JOURNEY TO FIND OUR PRIZE. If we sit in New York
City and claim OUR GASOLINE IS THE PRIZE ITSELF, we NEVER WILL
COLLECT OUR MONEY. We will never find it. If we sit in New York City and attempt
to claim we ARE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND CLAIM OUR MONEY BY FAITH
ALONE, WE WILL DIE BROKE AND DESTITUTE.

Do you see? We converted our GASOLINE (FAITH) INTO THE MILLION

DOLLARS! We failed to realize there are TWO TYPES OF FAITH One simply
embraces facts as being true, and THAT ACT OF FAITH, allows US TO MOVE, TO
BE OBEDIENT AND TRAVEL THE DISTANCE OF THE "WAY" TO CLAIM OUR
PRIZE. If we refuse to DO AS COMMANDED, we are NOT OBEDIENT, AND WE
WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO CLAIM A VICTORY We then have ONE TYPE OF
FAITH, BUT NOT THE OTHER. We in fact DO NOT BELIEVE IT ENOUGH,
HAVE FAITH ENOUGH, TO ACTUALLY SO WHAT WE ARE TOLD! Thus FAITH
ITSELF, AND THE ACT OF SIMPLE EMBRACEMENT OF SPECIFIC
STATEMENTS BECOMES A SUBSTITUTE FOR REAL OBEDIENT FAITH, THE
FAITH OF DOING.
Now you might say all of this is OBVIOUS. If it is so obvious, then why do millions
upon millios of Christians EMBRACE THE GASOLINE AS CHRIST HIMSELF?
Why do they sit in New York City, CLAIMING THE PRIZE, CLAIMING THE
VICTORY, WHEN THEY REFUSE TO MOVE ONE INCH IN SIMPLE
OBEDIENCE? How is it they are able by AN ACT OF FAITH TO LITERALLY JUMP
TO MINNEAPOLIS AND CLAIM A PRIZE BY FAITH ALONE, RATHER THAN
THE WAY THE BOOK TELLS THEM? They are claiming a prize they do not have,
they are claiming a victory they do not possess, and they REFUSE to do as commanded
to OBTAIN IT, FOR THEY CLAIM THEY ALREADY HAVE IT! They are under
RANK DECEPTION, AND IT COST THEM ETERNITY.

The "MANY" were idol worshippers and did not even know it. They had faith, they had
belief, they had sincerity, they had dedication. All their faith, all their belief, all of their
dedication was TO A BOOK OF PAPER AND INK. They were ever studying the book
and never able to come to a KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH BECAUSE they refused
to comply with THE DEMANDS THE BOOK MADE. ALL OF WHAT THEY DID,
THEY DID BY FAITH, BY FAITH THEY TRANFORMED THE BOOK INTO THE
LIVING JESUS CHRIST, BY FAITH THEY TRANFORMED THE BOOK INTO
REGENERATION AND ETERNAL LIFE. They were all warned not to do it, but they
did it anyway.

It is imperative you understand this, for this is precisely what the vast majority of
Christians do not understand. Christ is not the Bible, and the Bible is not Christ. Eternal
life is NOT IN THE PROMISE OF GOD. Eternal life IS NOT IN THE TESTIMONY
OF GOD. Eternal life resides in, and is only granted by THE LIVING SON OF GOD,
JESUS CHRIST. THUS:

BIBLE & PROMISE

"NARROW WAY" ONLY WAY
AGAPE LOVE CHRIST
OBEDIENCE
SEARCH THE LIVING WORD

Notice in the graph the GULF BETWEEN THE BIBLE AND CHRIST. That which
separates them is the STRAIT GATE AND NARROW WAY. That which separates them
is OBEDIENCE TO THE COMMANDS OF CHRIST AND GOD THE FATHER TO
KEEP THE SAYINGS. That which separates the many from the few was this little word
OBEDIENCE TO THE HARD SAYINGS OF JESUS. Putting your faith in a bunch of
promises and claiming them for your own is the mark of rank DISOBEDIENCE.
Obedience to Christ means that YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS. He said to
ENTER THE STRAIT GATE, AND HE SAID TO TRAVEL THE NARROW PATH.
Either you do it, or you are lost forever, and it does not matter what your opinions might
be on the matter, because God is sovereign, and God HAS DECREED IT SO, CASE
CLOSED.
True faith always has a WORK Faith without works is no faith at all. Love without action
is no love at all. FAITH AND AGAPE LOVE ARE ACTIVE, THEY REQUIRE YOU
TO DO SOMETHING, THEY REQUIRE YOU TO ACT. which we will see a bit later. If
you refuse to go beyond the BIBLE TO SEARCH OUT THE LIVING CHRIST, AND
COME INTO CONTACT WITH HIM, AND ENTER INTO UNION WITH HIM, you
are lost. It is that simple and that blunt.

But again we find there are two aspects to Christ The Bible records the SENSE
KNOWLEDGE, THE WORLDLY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MESSIAH. It gives us
a great detail into the plan of salvation. All of this is DONE OPENLY AND IN THE
WORLD, FOR ALL MANKIND TO SEE. IT IS SENSE KNOWLEDGE,
CONSCIOUS KNOWLEDGE. We read the Bible with our eyes, we then transform what
we see into thought, which is then filed away in our computer banks for future retrieval
and comparative study. ALL OF IT IS SENSE MAN, CARNAL MAN, FLESH MAN.

Christ on the other hand is SPIRIT. When we meet Christ, we meet him in the inner
chambers. We always must go to the inner chamber, the Holy of Holies to meet the King.
That is where the INNER HEART IS, AND THAT IS WHERE JESUS IS. The Holy
Spirit works from the outside in, and then when we have walked through the inner court
to the Holy of Holies, WE WILL HEAR CHRIST KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF
OUR INNER HEART. He will speak to us. ONLY IN THE CORE OF OUR HEART.
SPIRIT TO SPIRIT, INNER HEART TO INNER HEART. There is no other way, there
are no options, for God has so decreed it.

"All the King's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that
whosoever, whether man or woman, shall COME UNTO THE KING INTO THE
INNER COURT,

WHO IS NOT CALLED,

There is one law of his to PUT HIM TO DEATH,
EXCEPT
SUCH TO WHOM THE KING SHALL HOLD OUT
THE GOLDEN SCEPTER,
THAT HE MAY LIVE.

But I have not been called to come in unto the king these THIRTY DAYS."
(Esther 4:11)
This passage is fraught with deep meaning to us. Remember back when Moses was
commanded by the Lord to SET BOUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE, LEST THEY
BREAK THROUGH AND GAZE UPON THE LORD AND PERISH? Remember
that they had to undergo THREE DAYS OF PREPARATION, AND THAT ON THE
THIRD DAY THE LORD WOULD COME DOWN AND VISIT THE PEOPLE? That of
course has tremendous PROPHETIC IMPLICATIONS, but let us look at this from a
salvation standpoint.

The law says that anyone WHO GOES INTO THE INNER CHAMBER TO FIND THE
KING, IF HE BE NOT CALLED, SHALL BE PUT TO DEATH. It is but another
proof that the LORD OF LORDS, THE KING OF KINGS, RESIDES IN THE INNER
CHAMBER. We must then travel through the outer court, the inner court to the very
center, the KINGS INNER CHAMBER. Notice also that the king can make an exception:
HE CAN TAKE HIS SCEPTER AND hold out that scepter to the person who has
entered, and they may live.

It is at the option of the sovereign. The word "scepter" is "sharbiyt" and it means ROD
OF EMPIRE, STAFF OF SOVEREIGNTY. Sovereign rulers generally had four items
that signified to others of their position of rank and authority: A CROWN, A RING, A
SEAL AND A SCEPTER. IT WAS A GRAVE THING TO VIOLATE THIS LAW, AND
IF YOU WENT IN TO THE INNER CHAMBER WITHOUT BE SUMMONED BY
THE KING, DEATH WOULD RESULT.

"Go, gather together all of the Jews that are present in Shu'-shan, and FAST YE
FOR ME,
AND NEITHER EAT NOR DRINK

THREE DAYS
NIGHT OR DAY:

I ALSO AND MY MAIDENS WILL FAST LIKEWISE,

AND SO I WILL GO UNTO THE KING,
WHICH
IS NOT ACCORDING TO THE LAW:
 AND IF I PERISH, I PERISH." (Esther 4:16)

Esther is going to violate the law. SHE IS GOING TO FAST FOR THREE DAYS. It is
important to notice that ON THE THIRD DAY SHE WILL ENTER INTO THE
INNER CHAMBER TO MEET THE KING. Is it not odd that Christ was buried for
THREE DAYS, AND ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE TO NEW LIFE? Remember the
THREE DAYS OF PREPARATION before God came down to the Mount? What is this
fast, what are these THREE DAYS TRYING TO TELL US? Is the STRAIT GATE AND
NARROW WAY THE FAST OF THE LORD? Is the narrow way a WAY OF
PREPARATION THAT WE MIGHT BE READY WHEN WE SEE THE KING?

"Now it came to pass on THE THIRD DAY

that Esther put on her ROYAL APPAREL (MADE HERSELF READY)
AND STOOD IN THE INNER COURT OF THE KING'S HOUSE,
OVER AGAINST THE KING'S HOUSE;
AND THE KING SAT UPON HIS ROYAL THRONE
IN THE ROYAL HOUSE,
OVER AGAINST THE GATE OF THE HOUSE.

AND IT WAS SO, WHEN THE KING SAW ESTHER THE QUEEN STANDING
IN THE COURT, THAT
SHE OBTAINED FAVOR IN HIS SIGHT:
AND THE KING HELD OUT TO ESTHER THE GOLDEN SCEPTER
THAT WAS IN HIS HAND, SO ESTHER DREW NEAR, AND TOUCHED THE
TOP OF THE SCEPTER." (Esther 5:1-2)

Esther drew near and TOUCHED THE SCEPTER. She had prepared herself for
THREE DAYS by fasting and prayer, and then put on her ROYAL CLOTHING. On the
THIRD DAY she stood in the inner court, in the PRESENCE OF THE KING. He held
out his scepter and she found favor, she would live. The believer must likewise undergo a
preparation, a FAST OF THE LORD, which is called the NARROW WAY. When the
believer comes into the presence of the Lord, in the Holy of Holies, the inner chamber.
CHRIST WILL THEN HOLD FORTH HIS GOLDEN SCEPTER. If you KISS THE
SON, YOU SHALL LIVE. IF YOU REFUSE, YOU SHALL DIE.

By Christ ripping apart the vale, He made the way for us to enter the inner chamber. He
made the way for us to enter the New Covenant. Anyone is invited into the inner court.
You need not fear death by entering, but if you ENTER UNPREPARED, IF YOU
BURST UPON THE LORD, AND GAZE UPON THE LORD AND YOU ARE NOT
READY, YOU WILL PERISH. The "many" were not ready, they had refused to prepare
themselves as Christ commanded.

We will return to the three days of the Lord in a later report, for they are a clue as to the
length of time it takes to travel the narrow way to the inner court. We are now going to
turn to more Scripture to prove out the TWO ASPECTS OF CHRIST:

"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily,

I say unto you,
EXCEPT YE
EAT THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN.
AND DRINK HIS BLOOD,
YE HAVE
NO LIFE IN YOU." (John 6:53)

This is a rather blunt statement. Some would say CRUDE. But there is a very important
message embedded within it. This is not an idle statement, but it is instead a direct
command. Does Christ want us to literally attempt to eat His flesh and drink His blood?
Are we to become cannibals? It is one of these symbolic remarks that has a very literal
meaning to it. We unravel the mystery of it by other Scripture.

Jesus relates his FLESH AND BLOOD WITH LIFE. He says that HIS FLESH AND
BLOOD ARE LIFE. We must EAT IT, OR INGEST IT INTO OUR OWN SELVES. IT
MUST BECOME A PART OF US. When we eat food, we take it in and digest it. That
which is good flows throughout the entire body and brings life to it. We absorb it into our
very cells, and it becomes a part of us, a literal part of us. We take a carrot, or a
hamburger and we turn it into literal tissue, flesh and blood.

The skin hides the flesh and blood from our view. The only time we see blood is when we
are wounded, and the blood flows out of the body because of blood pressure within. The
point being that the blood is INVISIBLE, BENEATH THE SURFACE. We know that
it is there, we are aware of it, yet we do not see it. The flesh is likewise. It lies beneath the
skin, and is what is placed over the bones so we are not walking skeletons. BOTH ARE
INVISIBLE TO OUR SIGHT.

Blood is the LIFE OF THE PHYSICAL BODY. Blood is the most important part of the
body, as is the heart. Without the circulatory system, we could not live. The blood flows
to every part of the body, picking up impurities and giving new life. It is the very
substance of life itself. Is this why the Bible says:
 "For it (the blood) is THE LIFE OF ALL FLESH;
the blood if it IS FOR THE LIFE THEREOF:
Therefore I said unto the children of Israel,
ye shall eat the blood of no manner flesh:
FOR THE LIFE OF ALL FLESH IS THE BLOOD THEREOF:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off." (Leviticus 17:14)