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To understand
Promised Land Ministries we should first define
promise [prómmiss]
verb (past
and past participle prom·ised,
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to
assure somebody that something will certainly
happen or be done |
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to
pledge to somebody to provide or do something
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to
cause somebody to expect something
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to
assure or warn somebody that something is true
or inevitable |
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to
engage somebody to be married |
noun
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the
land of Canaan, according to the
Bible promised by God to the
descendants of Abraham
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heaven,
or
a
place or situation of great
happiness or success
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To understand
Promised Land Ministries even further we
should also understand it's History & Theology:
The Promised
Land (Hebrew:
הארץ המובטחת,
translit.: ha-Aretz ha-Muvtachat)
is a term used to describe the land
promised by
God, according to the
Hebrew Bible, to the
Israelites. The promise is firstly
made to
Abraham (Genesis
15:18-21) and then renewed to his
son
Isaac, and to Isaac's son
Jacob (Genesis
28:13), Abraham's grandson. The
promised land was given to their
descendants and was described in terms
of the territory from the
River of Egypt to the
Euphrates river.
The Book of Joshua concludes the accounts
begun in Genesis, Exodus, and Deuteronomy of the origin
and early history of the Jews. It begins (chap. 1-6)
with an account of the Hebrews' entry into the Promised
Land, Canaan, and the sack of the ancient Palestinian
walled city of Jericho. It then relates (chap. 7-12) how
the Hebrews established themselves throughout Canaan by
their conquest of another ancient city, Ai. They did
this by making a covenant with the fearful Gibeonites,
by their bloody rout of an army led by the kings of five
other southern Canaanite cities, and by the slaughter of
an army gathered by yet other Canaanite kings “at the
waters of Merom” (11:5) in the north. Much of the latter
half of the book (chap. 13-24) describes how Joshua
distributed the conquered land among the 12 tribes of
Israel. The book concludes with Joshua's final
exhortation (chap. 23) to Israel to honor the covenant
entered into with God on Mount Sinai and an account of
the last gathering of the tribes under Joshua (chap.
24), at which time the people and Joshua entered into
another covenant to serve and obey God.
To understand the
intentions of the movement "Promised Land
Ministries" even further we should look at the biblical
trailblazer:
Joshua =
in the Hebrew = yehôshuaʿ
= Jehovah-Saved
Joshua,
book of the Old Testament. According to the traditional
view, its author was Joshua, the military leader and
hero chosen by Moses to be his successor and to lead the
Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Most
modern biblical scholars, however, reject this view;
their studies have shown that the book contains material
drawn from a number of different sources. Attempts to
date the various strands have largely been inconclusive.
The only conclusion widely accepted today is that the
oldest passages of the book, which some scholars date
from the middle of the 10th century
bc, were
completely rewritten and much elaborated upon in the 7th
century bc
by a member (or members) of the so-called Deuteronomic
school (see Deuteronomy; Pentateuch). Later,
probably after 500bc,
editors concerned primarily with priestly matters added
to or rewrote much of the latter half of the book.
The Book of Joshua
concludes the accounts begun in Genesis, Exodus, and
Deuteronomy of the origin and early history of the Jews.
It begins (chap. 1-6) with an account of the Hebrews'
entry into the Promised Land, Canaan, and the sack of
the ancient Palestinian walled city of Jericho. It then
relates (chap. 7-12) how the Hebrews established
themselves throughout Canaan by their conquest of
another ancient city, Ai. They did this by making a
covenant with the fearful Gibeonites, by their bloody
rout of an army led by the kings of five other southern
Canaanite cities, and by the slaughter of an army
gathered by yet other Canaanite kings “at the waters of
Merom” (11:5) in the north. Much of the latter half of
the book (chap. 13-24) describes how Joshua distributed
the conquered land among the 12 tribes of Israel. The
book concludes with Joshua's final exhortation (chap.
23) to Israel to honor the covenant entered into with
God on Mount Sinai and an account of the last gathering
of the tribes under Joshua (chap. 24), at which time the
people and Joshua entered into another covenant to serve
and obey God.
The
visionary trailblazer for this century's phase of the
movement "Promised Land Ministries" is:
His Eminence Presiding Bishop Joshua Paul
Logan
Bishop
Joshua Paul Logan is a wonderful and anointed man of
God. He is a pioneer in breaking the cycle of pain and
bondage, and pruning the trees that produce the fruits
of the spirit to manifest themselves for the work of
God’s kingdom through His people. Bishop Logan, now an
Archbishop consecrated with unbroken lines of Apostolic
Succession (by The Holy Communion OF Churches) traceable
directly to the historical ancient church founded by
Jesus Christ and His Apostles, possesses the apostolic
mantel on his life, and is a humbled man of vision and
power.
A child
after God’s own heart he is the blessed son of his
beloved parents, Abraham and Elaine Logan of Hampton,
VA. In March of 1990, Joshua was baptized in the Name
of Jesus Christ and filled with the Holy Ghost evidenced
by the speaking in other tongues at the True Believers
Glorious Apostolic Church under the pastorate of then
Bishop Ernest Quick Jr. In 1991, Joshua became Minister
Logan under the leadership of then Elder Dennis
Jefferson (Pastor of the Pentecostal Evangelical Church
– P.A.W.). Minister Logan served as the Youth President
and Pastoral Armor Bearer to Elder Jefferson in Palmer
Park, Maryland until 1995 when he was ordained as an
Elder in the World Assemblies of Restoration where His
Excellency, Bishop James D. Nelson Sr. is the Presiding
Prelate.
On May 26, 2002, at 11:30 am (sharp) young Elder Joshua
Paul Logan picked up his bible, girded up his loins and
set out to lead God’s people to
“The Promised Land.”.
The Church Of The Promised Land had its first Sunday
Morning Worship Celebration. Pastor Logan was installed
as Pastor of The Church Of The Promised Land in November
of 2002 by the World Assemblies of Restoration. The
Church of The Promised Land endured trials and
tribulations but with due diligence the Lord saw fit to
bless his devoted servant. The Church Of The Promised
Land was now the Churches Of The Promised Land.
Bishop Joshua Logan is not only the Founder and Pastor
of The Church Of The Promised Land, he is now the
presiding Bishop of the Churches of The Promised Land,
establishing churches and Para-church ministries in
Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina,
Texas, California, Missouri, and Florida.
Bishop Joshua Logan is a true example of what God can do
through a broken and yielded vessel. Follow the journey
as he continues to lead the people of God to their
Promised Land, where their destinies and purposes are
being revealed, cultivated, manifested and maximized.
“You Can Tell The Devil…The Fight Is Not Over!” God is
raising up an army that is willing to fight for the
promises of God, and as Caleb said in
Numbers…”Let
us go up at once, for we are well able to possess it!”
Joshua 1:1-2
1 Now after
the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to
pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun,
Moses' minister, saying,
2 Moses my
servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this
Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I
do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Joshua 1:5-7
5 There
shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the
days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with
thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong
and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou
divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto
their fathers to give them.
7 Only be
thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest
observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right
hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper
whithersoever thou goest.!
Exodus 12:25 (KJV)
25 And it shall
come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD
will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye
shall keep this service.
Deuteronomy 6:3
(KJV)
3 Hear
therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that
it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase
mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised
thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy
27:3 (KJV)
3 And thou shalt
write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art
passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with
milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath
promised thee.
Joshua 22:4 (KJV)
4 And now the
LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he
promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto
your tents, and unto the land of your possession,
which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the
other side Jordan.
Joshua 23:4-7 (KJV)
4 Behold, I have
divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be
an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all
the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea
westward.
5 And the LORD
your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive
them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their
land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
6 Be ye
therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is
written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn
not aside therefrom to the right hand or to
the left;
7 That ye come
not among these nations, these that remain among you;
neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor
cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor
bow yourselves unto them:
Hebrews 11:8-10
(KJV)
8 By faith
Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which
he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and
he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he
sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange
country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,
the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked
for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and
maker is God.
The Convergence Movement
Con·ver·gence
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A
coming together
from different directions,
especially
a uniting or merging of groups
or tendencies
that
were originally opposed or very
different
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The tendency of
different species to
develop similar characteristics
in
response to a set of
environmental conditions |
The
convergence movement is
a coming
together of the
three
major historic branches of the Church;
1.
The
Liturgical/Sacramental
Li·tur·gic
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relating
to liturgy |
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relating
to religious worship or to a
service of worship, especially
the celebration of Communion in
a Christian service.
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Liturgy is;
a
body of
rites
(or
system of ceremonial procedures)
prescribed for formal public worship.
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2.
The
Evangelical
e·van·gel·i·cal
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relating or
belonging to any Protestant
Christian church that emphasizes
the authority of the Bible and
salvation through the personal
acceptance of Jesus Christ
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relating to or
based on the Gospels
of the Christian Bible
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3.
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enthusiastic or
zealous in support of a
particular cause and very eager
to make other people share its
beliefs or ideals
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Evangelicalism, is
a movement in modern Anglo-American
(citizens
originating from Great Bitain)
Protestantism that emphasizes
personal commitment to Christ and the
authority of the Bible.
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In the general sense,
evangelical
(from the New Testament
Greek
euangelion,
“good news”)
means simply pertaining to the
Gospel.
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It is
represented in most Protestant
denominations.
Protestantism, is
one of the three major divisions of
Christianity, the others being Roman
Catholicism and Orthodoxy.
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Protestantism
began
as a
movement to reform the Western Christian
church in the
16th century,
resulting in the Protestant Reformation,
which severed the reformed churches from
the Roman Catholic Church.
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The
declared aim of the original reformers
was
to restore the Christian faith as it had
been at its beginning,
while keeping what they thought valuable
from the Roman Catholic tradition that
had developed during the intervening
centuries.
Evangelicals believe that
each individual has
a need for spiritual rebirth
and
personal commitment
to
Jesus Christ as savior,
through faith in his atoning death on
the cross (commonly, although not
necessarily, through a specific
conversion experience).
3.
The
Charismatic.
char·is·mat·ic
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having charisma:
possessing great
powers
of charm or influence
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seeking direct
spiritual experiences:
describes Christian groups or
worship characterized by
a quest for inspired and
ecstatic experiences such as
healing, prophecy, and speaking
in tongues |
Charismatic Movement
(Greek
charismata,”spiritual
gifts”),
international, interdenominational
Christian revivalistic movement, also
referred to as
Neo-Pentecostalism.
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The
individuals who make up the movement
believe that they have been “filled” or
“baptized” with the Holy Spirit
through the laying on of hands.
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The
signs of this baptism include
such spiritual gifts as
speaking in tongues,
or glossolalia, prophecy, healing,
interpretation of tongues, and
discernment of spirits
(see 1 Corinthians 12:8-10).
The
Pentecostal churches
had their origin in a similar movement
in
the early 20th century,
as small groups of believers
withdrew from Protestant denominations
in order to pray, study the Bible, and
practice their gifts. See also
Holiness Churches.
Holiness Churches,
are fundamentalist Protestant
bodies that
developed from Methodism
and hold as their
distinguishing feature the doctrine that
holiness, or sanctification of the
individual, occurs
by a second act of grace that follows
justification and is supplementary
to it.
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The
experience of holiness is also referred
to as
the second blessing.
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The National Holiness
Movement
came
into being shortly after the American
Civil War.
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Originally a protest
movement within Methodism,
it opposed the Methodist falling away
from the emphasis on sanctification that
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism,
had developed.
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He
had stressed original sin and
justification by faith and added that
the individual may be assured of
forgiveness by
a direct experience of the spirit,
called sanctification,
which he regarded as the step leading to
Christian perfection.
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Although the main body of the Holiness
movement holds that sanctification is a
second work of grace, some groups of
the Pentecostal movement, an
outgrowth of the Holiness churches,
maintain that sanctification is
essentially the dedication of the
believer that begins with regeneration.
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Moreover,
sanctification must be evidenced by the
occurrence of
certain spiritual phenomena, such as
glossolalia,
or
speaking in tongues.
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The
major representatives of the Holiness
movement (excluding Pentecostal
denominations) are the Church of the
Nazarene and the Church of God
(Anderson, Indiana).
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The
latter
originated about 1880
as a movement within existing churches
to promote Christian unity.
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The founders were
interested in relieving the church at
large of what they believed was
over-ecclesiasticism and restrictive
organization
and in
reaffirming the New Testament as the
true standard of faith and life.
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In
addition to the holiness principle,
they believe in,
among other doctrines, the
divine inspiration of the Scriptures,
forgiveness of sin through the death of
Christ and the repentance of the sinner,
a nonmillennial concept of the return of
Christ, and external reward or
punishment as a result of the final
judgment.
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In
the late 1990s the Church of God had
234,000 members in the United States and
the Church of the Nazarene reported
627,000 members.
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There are about 25 other
Holiness denominations, among them the
rapidly growing Christian and Missionary
Alliance with 346,000 U.S. members in
the late 1990s.
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2006.
The
most striking recent development is
the Roman Catholic charismatic renewal,
which
originated in 1967
on university campuses in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania; South Bend, Indiana; and
East Lansing, Michigan.
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As
has Pentecostalism,
the charismatic movement
has produced a myriad of groups,
independent preachers and healers, and a
few near-cultic offshoots.
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Most
charismatics, however, are
orthodox in doctrine,
and
emphasize activity
within
their own denominations.
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They
are
ecstatic
(or
completely dominated by intense emotion)
in worship, although generally more
subdued than Pentecostalists,
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They align themselves
with other Evangelicals in their
emphasis on evangelism and personal
faith in Christ.
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2006.
CONVERGENCE
Each
of these expressions of the Church of
Jesus Christ have been carefully
nurtured by God and greatly used to
establish and expand His work on earth.
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Modern day visionaries, however,
have discerned the times and are
declaring that the right time
has arrived for God’s church to be
one.
“Father,
that they maybe one even as we are
one,” was the prayer
of our Lord.
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Ecclesiastes 4:12
tells us that,
“ a cord of
the three strands is not easily
broken.”
When the three
strands of God’s Church are braided
together there will be a new
strength and unity in the church as
hasn’t been seen since
the
apostolic age.
What
the Convergence Movement is Not.
The
Convergence Movement is not
the Ecumenical Movement.
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The
Ecumenical Movement has been a
constructive and instrumental part in
preparing the scene for the
Convergence Movement.
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It
was at first, and will continue to be,
necessary for the various factions and
denominations of God’s church to dialog
and commence tearing down the walls of
division. God has blessed this effort.
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The
Convergence Movement, however, has
identified the three living streams of
the Church and
invites God to bring them together as
one complete
life-giving river.
“There
is a river whose streams make glad the
city of God, the Place where the Most
High dwells” (Psalm
46:4).
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These three streams each
in their own way have defined the map of
Christianity through the ages and
will merge like a
flood into the future to
bring
reconciliation and
unleash God’s
powerful purpose for
His Church.
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For
the present time, Convergence Churches
will be powerful symbols and agents of
rapprochement (or
renewal of friendly relations between
nations that were previously hostile)
and the impending
unity of God’s
people
in the midst of a growing darkness and
alienation in the world.
What
a Convergence Church Will Look Like.
A Convergence Church will
blend the three dynamics of
liturgy and sacrament,
evangelical focus and charismatic
power in their worship,
congregational life and outreach.
Evangelical
The
Convergence Church
has a
high view
of Holy Scripture, that it
contains all things necessary for
salvation and godly living.
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It is
committed to
the faithful reading, studying,
teaching, and
preaching
from
the Scriptures; as well as believing
that the Holy Scriptures are a
wellspring for spiritual maturity.
·
It
believes in the importance of
a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, a
holy life,
and a
commitment to evangelism
and
missions.
Charismatic
The
Convergence Church
is open to
the
work of the Holy Spirit
and
believes that God’s people have always
been a spiritually gifted people.
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From
the Apostles to the modern Church,
Christians have been
endowed with a
power beyond themselves; a power
from the Holy Spirit Himself.
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The
Convergence Church not only allows, but
anticipates the
Spirit’s presence
and
working through this gifting
in both worship and in daily acts of
service.
Liturgical and Sacraments
The
Convergence Church
practices the
living historic forms of the liturgies
of the Church:
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The
sacraments
of
Holy
Eucharist
(the Lord’s Supper) and
Baptism.
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It
draws on the traditions and wisdom of
the Historic Church and is unashamedly
part of the one
Holy Catholic (“Universal”
not Roman Catholic) and
Apostolic
Church.
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At
the center of its worship is the
sacrament of Holy Eucharist (the Lord’s
Supper) in which it believes that grace
is imparted by the real presence of
Christ.
Scriptural References For The Concept Of
The Convergence Movement
Psalms 133:1-3 (KJV)
1
Behold,
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity!
2
It is like the precious ointment
upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron's beard: that went
down to the skirts of his garments;
3
As the dew of Hermon, and as the
dew that descended upon the mountains of
Zion: for there the LORD commanded the
blessing, even life for evermore.
Ezekiel 37:15-17 (KJV)
15
The word of the LORD came again
unto me, saying,
16
Moreover, thou son of man, take
thee one stick, and write upon it, For
Judah, and for the children of Israel
his companions: then take another stick,
and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick
of Ephraim, and for all the house of
Israel his companions:
17
And
join them one to another into one stick;
and they shall become one in thine hand.
John
17:17-23 (KJV)
17
Sanctify them through thy
truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into
the world, even so have I also sent them
into the world.
19 And for their sakes I
sanctify myself, that they also might be
sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these
alone, but for them also which shall
believe on me through their word;
21
That
they all may be one; as thou, Father,
art in me, and I in thee, that they also
may be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou
gavest me I have given them; that they
may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me,
that they may be made perfect in one;
and that the world may know that thou
hast sent me, and hast loved them, as
thou hast loved me.
1
Corinthians 1:10-31 (KJV)
10
Now I
beseech you, brethren, by the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak
the same thing, and that there be no
divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the same
mind and in the same judgment.
11
For it hath been declared unto me
of you, my brethren, by them which are
of the house of Chloe, that there are
contentions among you.
12
Now this I say, that every one of
you saith, I am of Paul; and I of
Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of
Christ.
13
Is Christ
divided?
was Paul crucified for
you? or were ye baptized in the name of
Paul?
14
I thank God that I baptized none
of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
15
Lest any should say that I had
baptized in mine own name.
16
And I baptized also the household
of Stephanas: besides, I know not
whether I baptized any other.
17
For Christ sent me not to
baptize,
but to preach the gospel: not
with wisdom of words, lest the cross
of Christ should be made of none effect.
18
For
the
preaching of the cross is to them
that perish foolishness; but unto us
which are saved it
is the power of
God.
19
For it is written, I will destroy
the wisdom of the wise, and will bring
to nothing the understanding of the
prudent.
20
Where is the wise? where is the
scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? hath not God made foolish the
wisdom of this world?
21
For after that in the wisdom of
God the world by wisdom knew not God, it
pleased God by the foolishness of
preaching to save them that believe.
22
For the Jews require a sign, and
the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23
But
we
preach Christ crucified, unto the
Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the
Greeks foolishness;
24
But unto them which are called,
both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power
of God, and the wisdom of God.
25
Because the foolishness of God
is wiser than men; and the weakness of
God is stronger than men.
26
For ye see your calling,
brethren, how that not many wise men
after the flesh, not many mighty, not
many noble, are called:
27
But God hath chosen the
foolish things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the
things which are mighty;
28
And base things of the
world, and things which are despised,
hath God chosen, yea, and things which
are not, to bring to nought things that
are:
29
That no
flesh should glory in his presence.
30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus,
who of God is made unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and sanctification, and
redemption:
31
That, according as it is written,
He that glorieth, let him glory in the
Lord.
Ephesians 4:1-7 (KJV)
1
I therefore, the prisoner of the
Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of
the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2
With all lowliness and meekness,
with longsuffering, forbearing one
another in love;
3
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.
4
There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of
your calling;
5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6
One God and Father of all, who is
above all, and through all, and in you
all.
7
But unto every one of us is given
grace according to the measure of the
gift of Christ.
Jude
1-4 (KJV)
1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ,
and brother of James, to them that are
sanctified by God the Father, and
preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
2
Mercy unto you, and peace, and
love, be multiplied.
3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to
write unto you of the common salvation,
it was needful for me to write unto you,
and exhort you that ye should earnestly
contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints.
4
For there are certain men crept in
unawares, who were before of old
ordained to this condemnation, ungodly
men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only
Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude
17-25 (KJV)
17
But, beloved, remember ye the
words which were spoken before of the
apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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How that they told you there
should be mockers in the last time, who
should walk after their own ungodly
lusts.
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These be they who separate
themselves, sensual, having not the
Spirit.
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But ye,
beloved, building up yourselves on your
most holy faith, praying in the Holy
Ghost,
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Keep yourselves in the love of
God, looking for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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And of some have compassion,
making a difference:
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And others save with fear, pulling
them out of the fire; hating even the
garment spotted by the flesh.
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Now unto him that is able to keep
you from falling, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his
glory with exceeding joy,
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To the only wise God our Saviour,
be glory and majesty, dominion and
power, both now and ever. Amen.
Yours
in Service to Christ Jesus,
††
Joshua Paul Logan
Presiding Bishop Joshua Paul Logan
Founder & Chief Apostolic Gift
- Churches Of the Promised Land
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