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Preface
In lax eras the Church eases into conformity with this world. The faith of many then falters. To take away descent into decadence, Jesus, the Head of the Church, always reforms a remnant. Since her origin Jesus separated and distinguished the Church from the world. Isaiah : Jeremiah : a Matthew : She is holy, a people set apart, and God the Father transforms her members into the likeness of his Son. Deuteronomy : , : Romans : ; Corinthians : ; Colossians : ; Titus : Hence in seasons of falling faithfulness the Lord Jesus reforms her, sanctifying; he cleanses her of all hypocrisy.
Jesus, the Lord and Savior, decreed that all hasten to glorify him and the Father in the Spirit. \/ As you now meditate on the successive portions and savor the individual parts, One: may you hear Jesuss call to enter deep into holiness, and Two: may the Spirit inspire you to long-lasting commitment in sanctification. \/ For the sake of clarity, throughout The Brantford Call* Scriptures constitute the infallible Word. Deuteronomy : , : John : , : Romans : ; Corinthians : ; Timothy : Peter : John : ; Revelation : \/ Herewith I thank Rev. Mr. W.
DenHollander and Rev. Dr. W. Koopmans, brothers in the Faith and students of the Word, for critical evaluations of this manuscript; both improved the quality of The Brantford Call. ------ *Statements of faith regularly identify with places of origin: The Belgic Confession. The Heidelberg Catechism.
The Canons of Dort. The Westminster Standards. The London Baptist Confession of Faith. The Auburn Affirmation. The Wittenberg Witness. Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
The Belhar Confession. The Nashville Statement. New City Catechism.
THE RECREATED HEARING
The Church is holy to the Lord, a people separated to glorify his holiness. Jesus summons even hypocrites into the work of sanctification. Deuteronomy : John : , : Corinthians : Peter : Revelation : \/ From out of the beauty of holiness the Lord Jesuss call rings out: You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
Leviticus : , : , : , : Joshua : Isaiah : Again: You shall be holy, for I am holy. Matthew : Peter : To reinforce holiness the Lord Jesuss summoning permeates the Church, regenerating hearts, souls, minds, and strengths, all eventually to stand before him, the glorious Judge. Hearing, believers hear. Everywhere in congregations, marriages/families, and schools whole communities listen and comply. Throughout employment, social media, technology, citizenship, transportation, business, and recreation the holiness command requires immediate answer. \/ The urgent imperative compels all in Christ at the crossroads onto the narrow way.
Deuteronomy : Joshua : Matthew : ; Luke : Hebrews :
THE RECREATED SEEING
Barriers to holiness rise up from out of human hearts, strong as prison bars. Matthew : ; Mark : Romans : ; Galatians : ; Timothy : ; Titus : Covetousness excites sinning to undo the coming of the Kingdom, locking sinners behind bars of self-righteousness. Psalms : , : , : Ecclesiastes : Isaiah : Malachi : Luke : Corinthians : ; Galatians : , :
evil thoughts | heartlessness | murder |
ruthlessness | adultery | immorality |
fornication | impurity | theft |
idolatry | perjury | sorcery |
slander | enmity | covetousness |
jealousy | wickedness | anger |
deceit | selfishness | licentiousness |
dissension | envy | party spirit |
pride | drunkenness | foolishness |
carousing | evil | profanity |
malice | patricide | femicide |
homicide | strife | matricide |
malignity | fratricide | gossiping |
sodomy | hatred of God | kidnapping |
insolence | haughtiness | boastfulness |
disobedience (to parent | faithlessness | unfaithfulness |
misery | lying | loneliness |
greed | anguish | dissatisfaction |
alienation | restlessness | opioid abuse |
angst | racism | postmodernism |
nazism/fascism | anti-intellectualism | individualism |
determinism | meaninglessness | promiscuity |
estrangement | arms | suffering |
decadence | nationalism | absolutism |
despair | capitalism | epidemics |
fanaticism | chaos | humanism |
hatred | papalism | pornography |
gluttony | socialism | feminism |
gambling | paganism | prejudice |
genocide | lewdness | pride |
religiosity | polygamy | bitterness |
divorce | pollution | political corruption |
authoritarianism | communism | substance abuse |
thought crime | Islam | Hinduism |
Buddhism | demonization | persecution |
ignorance | Gnosticism | anxiety |
discontent |
Humanly speaking, there is no way out from behind these bars. | And believers? | Seeing, believers see. |
Luke : John : Romans : Peter : Jude
THE SMART OF COVETOUSNESS
Adam stopped Edens advance into the glories of the first eschaton; he left Genesis : incomplete. As head, the man chronically desecrated his righteousness, the woman with him.
Genesis : Romans : ; Corinthians : ; Timothy : Created in holiness to will and to do righteousness, the two ruined the original goodness for all human beings. Genesis : , : As one, the two called forth the Adamic sin, covetousness, the power of the flesh, henceforth the Serpents main assault weapon against the Christ. Psalms : , : Isaiah : Romans : , : , : , : ; Galatians : , : , : ; Ephesians : Peter : Falling for the Devils bargain, covetous Adam and Eve called into existence all horrors of self-justification, the meaning and purpose of life locked in idolatries. Every generation since has entered existence broken: sealed behind prison bars, committed to the Adamic sin, intend on self-righteous strengths to excuse sinning. Psalms : , : , : Ecclesiastes : Isaiah : , : , : , : , : , : Jeremiah : Ezekiel : Amos : , : Luke : , : Romans : ; Ephesians : ; Timothy : James : In the darkness of covetousness and its numerous denominations, the glory of creation collapsed into the damnation of the Satans snare. Genesis : , ; Job : John : Romans : , : ; Timothy : ; Timothy : ; Titus : Peter : JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH