The Church of The First Born

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Dear Friends -

You should know that the Jesus who has become acceptable today, is
NOT the REAL Jesus. The Jesus that is acceptable has had His true
being transformed into an American product for merchandise. The vast
majority of what is called Christianity today is a most wonderful
501c3 tax exempt business with the state. Fortunes are made with this
product which bears no resemblance at all to the real Yeshua Ha
Mashiach, the REAL Lord Jesus Christ. Movies are made about this
image and men are bought and sold within various religious
denominations for the purpose of gain. In His brief time walking as
the Son of Man on this earth, the REAL Yeshua was looked at with
great suspicion by so-called normal, political and religious society.

"Christian" is a term that means "Christ-like" or Christ follower.
This term was first coined as a degrading accusation against members
of this cult which sought to walk in the way taught and exemplified
by the Lord Jesus Christ. To say Christian then would be like saying,
David Koreshite, or Jim Jonesite, today. The plain truth is that any
true Christian today, will be considered a cult member precisely as
they were during the time of the Apostles.

Jesus said, "I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated
them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the
world." John 17:14. The world hates authentic Christians today
because they are viewed as cultists. How many accusations
of "cultist" have you had leveled at you lately. The GJiGT often may
be found to give Him glory as we live according to 1 Pet 4:14. If ye
be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of
glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken
of, but on your part he is glorified. The GJiGT is often called
cultist because we are not of the world. There is a stand separate
from the world. The GJiGT strives after the CULTure of the Word of
God, in the KJV Holy Bible. This causes the GJiGT to be viewed with
suspicion, and false accusations, as Jesus and the Apostles were.

The truly worldly person does not care that much about cults except
that the worldly religions create fear in their hearts against the
Christians. It was not the Romans that had a big problem with, or
even paid much notice to Yeshua. It was the religious society of the
day that had the big problems with Yeshua. They were the instigators
of hate against His cult. The GJiGT may certainly rejoice in that.
The religious churchmen were the "hate mongers" of His time. The
Pharisees and Sadducees of today are the various religious sects of
this age. It is funny how often the GJiGT is asked of what Church it
represents. If they KNEW the Word of God by the Holy Spirit of truth,
they would understand when we say The Church of the Firstborn. They
would understand when we say that we have an altar, whereof they have
no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

It would surprise most professed Christians to know that they were
NOT biblical Christians at all, but only Pharisees and Sadducees of
various persuasions. How does one know this? It is because
Christians are not of this world. Their bodies are here but they are
not of the worldly mind. They do not use worldly policies and forms,
nor participate in the holidays of the world. They do not engage
themselves in worldly amusements and worldly society. They have no
use for a worldly education in the religion of evolution, and they do
not use the world's methods. Did Jesus go to a university? Did Yeshua
go to public or private school? He was taught at home. Did Jesus go
to the doctor? How then would we expect the follower of Yeshua to
do? Would worldly medicine and drugs be the place of First resort or
Last resort for the follower of Yeshua? Yeshua did not participate in
these things and He was separate from them. He was not involved in
politics or labor unions. He stood apart from society in their
worldly aspirations and dreams. He was not of them. He did not store
weapons for the future war. He simply was not of this world.

Men today are suspicious of cults because they seem to be exclusive.
Actually, they appear this way because the world has driven them
away. The world looks at the children of God as an enemy, therefore,
these children find it necessary to dwell apart from the world. It is
often said that cults seem to insist one must be of their group in
order to be saved or at least to be right. Jesus appeared to be an
ordinary man. He dressed in simple clothes, and did not have a house,
nor did He own any land. Yet, He said, "I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Can you imagine
someone saying that today; someone like the man next door? Jesus
said, "Follow me." Here was a cult leader who told others to follow
Him. He said that He was the only way to the Father. There was no
other way to heaven. Certainly this should be enough to give one the
picture of who Jesus really was.

Was Jesus a cult leader? Decidedly, and ABSOLUTELY, YES. The
dictionary definition for cult is: A religion or religious sect
generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers
often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an
authoritarian, charismatic leader. The followers of such a religion
or sect. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.

Certainly Yeshua exercised authority. He was generally considered
extremist and false by the political and religious society of the
world of His time. He lived in an unconventional manner. Certainly He
led in a system of religious worship, and He was the leader.

There are many worldly cults today. The largest cult is the Roman
Catholic religion of black witchcraft. Other modern cults are
Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, sundry deniers of the biblical doctrine
of the Trinity. They all, however, are worldly cults. The worldly
cults today are those who believe that they are the true church, and
by assenting to certain rituals or doctrines of the church, you are
counted saved. Yeshua warned of these. He said, "For many shall come
in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." Why do
people not understand that Christ means ANOINTED. How many people do
we see claiming to be ANOINTED in these last days? How many people do
we hear saying, isn't he anointed? How many pastors, preachers, and
pooh-bahs say, I am ANOINTED? That is EXACTLY the same as saying "I
am Christ."

Yeshua said, "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ,
or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch
that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold,
I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the
secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of
the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of
the Son of man be." (Mat 24:23-27).

Yeshua warned against false saviors; men who would seek to have you
join their group as a way of salvation. If men say, "the way of
salvation is over here or over there" or if men say, "our group is
the right one; we are the true church over here, come join us and
then you will be in the true church also," one can know that they are
claiming to be a
messiah or savior. These would be false or worldly cults. Yeshua
clearly taught that He comes as lightning across the sky and not
through earthly means.

Yeshua's religion was nothing like one finds today in religions
around the world. Salvation does not come by church, by doctrine, by
sacraments, or by creed. It does not come by good behavior or one's
beliefs. It comes alone as the lightning of God floods the soul and
one receives eyes to see the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, Yeshua
THE ONLY Messiah, The One whose Name is called the Word of God. This
is the only salvation there has ever been. Men are saved because they
are filled with God. They are filled with God because they have
yielded to His Spirit, and have become possessed of His Spirit. When
this occurs, they will do the right things and do the good works that
God does. They do them because they are now a vessel fit for the
Master's use to work out His will in and through them.

When they are seen by men, it is Yeshua that men see, because it is
God who is the life, and not the man. Yeshua taught that men do not
get to heaven by following this or that man, or religion. One enters
heaven only by becoming like the Son of God, as He was, doing the
will of God. It is written, But as many as received him, to them gave
he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name, John 1:12. We MUST be born again and have the privilege to
surname ourselves with God's great and holy name Israel.

While religions today teach some of these things, they do not know
what they mean. It would surprise most religious leaders today to
hear that the Bible DOES IN FACT MEAN EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS, "to
become sons of God." What does that mean? Simply this, "For those
whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of
his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many
brethren." Rom. 8:29.

We are either IN the Church of the Firstborn or we are NOT. Yeshua,
Jesus, was the "firstborn" among many who would be like Him. The many
who would be like Jesus, those saints scattered abroad, IN the Church
of the Firstborn, are conformed to the image of Jesus. What is an
image? One that closely or exactly resembles another, a double, a
likeness.

But we all, with open face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the
Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by
the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor 3:18. In other words, Christians are
Christ-like, or like Christ. This is the WILL OF GOD EVEN YOUR
SANCTIFICATION, becoming more like Yeshua, and that will separate you
from the religious spirit bound churchmen, and the world. Yes, that
is what Yeshua clearly taught and demonstrated. The faithful remnant
of The Church of The Firstborn is so very different than the
political and religious society of the last days of the great falling
away from THE Faith. That is why they feel like the lone sparrow on
the rooftop. That is why they are viewed with suspicion. That is why
they are reproached for their Christ-likeness because it is so very
different than the Christianity of the world in the great falling
away from THE Faith.

Pray Psalm 83 every day. Only be very strong and of good courage.
Stay IN the Word.

From Chittim, Isa 23:1

Shalom & Simcha,
Jim Searcy

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