"This Sunday Read This"

 

 

 

One  must read – the following – false churches are anything which takes and gives not to the LORD. Therefore we’ve to understand all of the Prophets of God that there will be mass destructions in a wicked world – which have occurred in the past and will continue until the 2^nd Coming when the Savior comes once more to rule on this earth. He and His Father returned in the Spring of 1820 to begin the last dispensation of the fullness of times – but again most of the world have simply ignored it – or spent much of their resources in denying, shaming or otherwise discrediting this restoration of the Kingdom of God. Much of what one reads below says it quite plainly. Until all have had the opportunity to hear (whether they accept or not) the final instant will not occur – however, much destruction will occur.

 

 

The Second Book of Nephi Chapter 28  (see also Jer. 23:21-32)

Many false churches will be built up in the last days—They will teach false, vain, and foolish doctrines—Apostasy will abound because of false teachers—The devil will rage in the hearts of men—He will teach all manner of false doctrines. About 559–545 B.C.

 1 And now, behold, my brethren, I have spoken unto you, according as the Spirit hath constrained me; wherefore, I know that they must surely come to pass.

 2 And the things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel.

 3 For it shall come to pass in that day that the churches which are built up, and not unto the Lord, when the one shall say unto the other: Behold, I, I am the Lord’s; and the others shall say: I, I am the Lord’s; and thus shall every one say that hath built up churches, and not unto the Lord—

 4 And they shall contend one with another; and their priests shall contend one with another, and they shall teach with their learning, and deny the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance.

 5 And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel; and they say unto the people: Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; for behold there is no God today, for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his power unto men;

 6 Behold, hearken ye unto my precept; if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of miracles; he hath done his work.

 7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.

 8 And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

 9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.

 10 And the blood of the saints shall cry from the ground against them.

 11 Yea, they have all gone out of the way; they have become corrupted.

 12 Because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted, and their churches are lifted up; because of pride they are puffed up.

 13 They rob the poor because of their fine sanctuaries; they rob the poor because of their fine clothing; and they persecute the meek and the poor in heart, because in their pride they are puffed up.

 14 They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.

 15 O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, and all those who preach false doctrines, and all those who commit whoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord, wo, wo, wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to hell!

 16 Wo unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught and revile against that which is good, and say that it is of no worth! For the day shall come that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth; and in that day that they are fully ripe in iniquity they shall perish.

 17 But behold, if the inhabitants of the earth shall repent of their wickedness and abominations they shall not be destroyed, saith the Lord of Hosts.

 18 But behold, that great and abominable church, the whore of all the earth, must tumble to the earth, and great must be the fall thereof.

 19 For the kingdom of the devil must shake, and they which belong to it must needs be stirred up unto repentance, or the devil will grasp them with his everlasting chains, and they be stirred up to anger, and perish;

 20 For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good.

 21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.

 22 And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.

 23 Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment.

 24 Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!

 25 Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well!

 26 Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!

 27 Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need no more!

 28 And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God! For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness; and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he shall fall.

 29 Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough!

 30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.

 31 Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.

 32 Wo be unto the Gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts! For notwithstanding I shall lengthen out mine arm unto them from day to day, they will deny me; nevertheless, I will be merciful unto them, saith the Lord God, if they will repent and come unto me; for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long, saith the Lord God of Hosts.

 

One has to do their own homework – paying another has no attitude adjustment other than to encourage the one being paid to enhance their own position – i.e. the philosophy of men/women which justifies denying the Christ being alive – The Father being separate from the Son – that they have physical bodies of flesh and bone – have appeared to men/women – that there are still miracles – and unlike the cries from the wilderness of the worldly – God is alive and quite well – and not dead.

 

However, the moral decadence which has overtaken our world (the US) and the whole world will only continue to get worse – it has to – because as the righteous accelerate towards Zion (in very few numbers) so the unrighteous accelerate towards Babylon. There are only two roads – two choices – and Satan has or is releasing all of his vemon on the world today to keep the truth of the Scriptures hidden, mysterious or otherwise gift wrapped in the justification of the worldly – false teachers and most of the academic clergy who teach the hatred of contention, confusion, and worse the denial of the literal truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

Oh so much I could write or explain – but to what avail? However, I’ll continue – as without it being said, written or otherwise communicated some will continue to have an excuse where none exist.

 

Hugs my friends – you know I love you – and if what I’ve written or said to be communicated is true – which I know it to be – you’d be very upset with me if I didn’t share it with you – c/ork

 

“This Sunday Read This”

 

cji

7/26/15

 

Written 2600 years ago

a Prophet of God saw

our day and our world

(Isaiah as well wrote this)

2 Nephi Chapter 28

so much wickedness

the world enveloped

from simple lies/deceits

massive moral declines

world earthquakes abound

weather and nature rebel

crying for justice for all

having felt the abuses

experienced the warfare

sheltered the poor/meek

buried the dead of all

this Sunday read this

understand accountability

remain in your comfort zone

realizing that God lives

and all will be accountable

responsible for their choices

regardless of who they follow

or worse allow to lead them

whether now or 2600 years ago!

 

 

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"We'll Never Know"

“Most likely we’ll never know the truth of any issue unless we’re directly involved. Sadly, those who’ve been using weapons to kill those who are unarmed – are coming from ‘training’ and when the total pieces of the stories are being presented nothing quite makes sense except we’re being lied to all of the time. Conspiracy – yes – crooked government yes – a real mess – yes – and we’ve to thank most of all those who feel entitled as both ends of the meal plan and the bottom feeders called the media!” cji 7/22/15

 

“We’ll Never Know”

 

cji

7/22/15

 

What is the real truth

so disguised now found

whether religion or secular

too many live in only lies

taught in the schools

written in the mass media

portrayed in the movies

whether of the terrorists

or stinking in the beltway

what is the real truth

literal like the Scriptures

so much glossed over

everything living as deceit

yet a glimmer of hope

a Prophet of the Lord

Apostles and a very few

so disguised now found

what is real truth –

we’ll never know really

or can we through prayer?

 

 

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"Sunday Talk"

Talk Sunday 7/19/2015

Charles J. Ingerson, Kingsland Ward

This previous Sunday I was asked to speak – given the freedom of picking my own subject. Usually when I’ve been asked to speak I tie my talk into the Hymns and try to develop my comments to create a harmony of feeling. Since with this talk I was given very short notice – the assigned speaker had been unable to make the meeting. The Intermediate Hymn was #230 “Scatter Sunshine” (Scripture Reference: Psalm 100:2 and James 1:27) and the concluding Hymn #241 “Count Your Blessings” (Scripture Reference: Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-19 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you; 18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours. 19 And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.” and Alma 34:38  “That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.).”

Though what follows is a bit disjointed it encompasses what my talk consisted of with almost all points being duplicated. I used as my theme the words found in Psalms 73:17 (but the whole Psalm) where it talks about those within the world using greed/fraud/evil and apparently winning – until one gets to verse 17! The sanctuary of God is the Temple (The House of the LORD) here on earth today as in the past. Therefore the talk wove around our being Temple Worthy at all times. Sometimes this is greatly understood – in that for years only certain persons held the Priesthood or had access to the Temples of the LORD. Temple worthy means just that one is in full obedience to the Commandments of the Father and the Son.

Temple worthiness is predicated on obedience (full obedience) understanding the Gospel Plan and the full comprehension of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Since the Church has been restored to this earth in the early 1800’s Temples have once again been built for those worthy members of the Church. However, what of those who had no access to the Temple? This includes those who lived in distant lands or others who were otherwise denied entrance.

Much has been made of this especially in the secular world. However, understand anyone who’s been baptized by one holding the proper authority and received the gift of the Holy Ghost by proper authority and live worthily receives all of the blessings (ALL) that any other member receives who is worthy. Thus, after this life – eternal life in the Highest Degree of Glory awaits all who fully lived the commandments, statutes and laws of the Father and the Son. People of the world and even many in the Church do not understand this principle of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

If this were not so – i.e. all worthy members receiving all of the blessings of the Plan of Salvation – then God would be a changing God – and therefore not God at all – for God the Father and his Only Begotten are unchanging – truth is truth eternally – without end. Never was there a more important principle in understanding the Atonement and the purpose of this mortal probation than this – it is all predicated on full obedience. “If ye love me – keep my Commandments.”

In addition, the first two speakers were our new Missionary Sisters (Gibb and Butler) and so I tried to incorporate what they shared with what I had to say. They spoke of covenants – the Sacrament – great losses and wonderful blessings. In addition, they referred to our ability to only go so far and then needing the intervention of the Savior; i.e. the Atonement!

Theme: Psalms 73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.;

Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine;

Doctrine and Covenants 122:8 The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

Doctrine and Covenants 121:35-37 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson—36 That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness. 37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Psalms 100: Serve the Lord with gladness, all who are His people—Be thankful unto Him and bless His name.

John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.  

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Exodus 20: 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Helaman 5:24 And they saw that they had become weak, like unto their brethren, the Lamanites, and that the Spirit of the Lord did no more preserve them; yea, it had withdrawn from them because the Spirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples;

Other Topics: Children of the Royal Birthright – all other behavior is adoptive; Fear/Incentive Motivation; Attitude Motivation to change our behaviors; Altruism is the obedience to the Gospel of Jesus Christ – to be in his service – doing his will. Obedience to the Commandments (all of them) and there are many – including understanding Isaiah. Isaiah and James written to those of our day –

“James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Trials of Abraham – we’ll all go through them – used President Eyring’s father’s example. Learning about the refiner’s fire – and once knowing each morning we’d want to jump right in of our own free will.

Learn the Spirit of the Law – after we learn obedience to the Law – in the Temple of God. If unable to go to the Temple – then our Chapel – if not there our home – if not there in our room – if not there in ourselves! For within us is the dwelling place of the Holy Ghost and therefore a Temple of Fathers.

Respecting and sustaining our leaders – all of them even to the person handing out hymnals! Respect and sustaining means doing all of our callings – most importantly Home Teaching and Visiting teaching!  

“Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” We must be paying a Full Tithe – Fast Offering – caring for the flock – as one of the many shepherds available to the leadership of the Church. To understand the importance of obeying the Prophets of the Lord – i.e. FHE and its importance to the security of the family – President Kimball covenanted that if we religiously held FHE our children might wander but we would never lose them!

When all we’ve done – endured what we’re able to endure and hold steady to the course – then the Grace of God comes to our aid in righteous causes or venues. The Grace of God is additional power – it doesn’t replace us it adds to us in acknowledging all things in the Father and the Son. All of this stems from the Atonement – without the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ there is nothing else. All of this earth would be wasted and we would be not!

The Law of Liberty – James 1: 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

James 2:12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. John Adams – speaking about the Declarations of Independence.

The Two Ways – road to Zion or the road to Babylon – the more obedient – exponentially going towards Zion – the less obedient exponentially towards Babylon. There are no other roads or ways – only two – right or wrong.

 

1 NE 15:23 And they said unto me: What meaneth the rod of iron which our father saw, that led to the tree?  

1 NE 15:24 And I said unto them that it was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.”

Holding to the Rod of Iron (word of God) – iron rusts when exposed to air – while if we hold it stays smooth – if we let go it begins to rust – then when we place our grip back on we cut our hands.

This is like our falling down in a mud hole – if we stay down we’ll drown – while the quicker we get back up the easier it is to do. The adversary wants us to stay down – a little longer each time we fall – therefore no longer able to endure – and giving up to the darkness.

Two scriptures: 2 NE 2:24 & 25: 24 “But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things. 25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” Sister Butler referenced these Scriptures – and how they apply to all of the above. For the thing that almost all men are most afraid of is this Joy! For this Joy is to be able to meet face to face with the LORD. In the New Testament we see this when the Savior (his only begotten) came near to some villages they people asked him to leave or fled in fear. As in Exodus 19, the people were in fear of coming face to face with the LORD or even Moses who had been speaking with him.

Thus the verse: Exodus 19:5 “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine;” and concluding with Exodus 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.”

Thus in our lives if we’re obedient we will become a peculiar treasure – and we’re to fear no the LORD – but he has come to prove each of us (test us) to be obedient. We’ve great reason fear if we’ve become disobedient and that we sin. Therefore we’ve to be obedient (fully) and to sin not!

And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen – c/ork

 

“Sunday Talk”

 

cji

7/21/15

 

Often wondering what’s to be

where speakers will go to direct

lessons we so need to discern

a varying point of view to see

yet when it’s your turn to speak

what occurs and how prepared

in tune with the Spirit or all alone

so much knowing to be said

while so little able to articulate

a Sunday talk to be present

coming from the promptings

for words I could not know

even when trying to remember

thus honoring, and understanding

we’re but servants called today

as those who share the truth

found in Scriptures and love

presented on the Sabbath day!

 

 

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