Derrick Gooden - State of the Union: The Church, The State, and Her People

State
of
the
Union

the Church, the State, and Her People

Derrick Gooden

Copyright 2019 Derrick Gooden

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Contents

Preface

This book is written from a spiritual point of view not from a natural point of view or from a human thought but from the heart and mind of God. No matter what your belief in God is or whether you are saved or unsaved or no matter what your level of education is or even your station in life is or whether you go to church or not. Please pray to God for HIS understanding and discernment before reading this book. God bless you.

Acknowledgments

I give ALL thanks, glory, and praise to Elohim who is my salvation and my Lord and Saviour his son Yeshua Mashiach for saving my soul and my life. For the baptism of the Holy Ghost and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. To Elohim who is Holy and sovereign, above ALL things and above ALL who dwell in heaven above and the earth beneath.

For he is the Almighty, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, ALL wise and knowing King of ALL kings and Lord of ALL lords. The Alpha and the Omega the great I AM, Lilly of the valley, Bright and Morning Star. The sweet Rose of Sharon, the protector of my life and the deliverer of my soul. To him and him alone I give ALL glory, praise, and thanks in ALL things and for ALL things. Holy, holy, holy are you Lord God Almighty which is, which was, and which is to come. Glory to your name in the Highest. Glory Hallelujah to you forever and ever.

Amen

Introduction

This book with the express purpose to reveal the mind and heart of God so that the hearts and minds of people can undergo a true change that will take place in their inner man which will bring about the blessings and peace of God in their lives here on this earth and ultimately life eternal. Where they could live and experience the true peace of his love, riches, and the abundance of life that he desires to give us in our lives daily and eternally in the life to come. One thing for sure God loves his creation and his heart, mind, and will is not to punish, curse, destroy, or condemn us to eternal damnation and punishment for all eternity but to grant us life eternal by his grace which comes through faith in his holy child Jesus Christ. This is how he feels whether a person is a murderer, thief, sodomite, rich or poor, popular or unpopular, or young or old. It does not matter to him what or race or nationality or even what nation we belong to or what country we come from. He loves us all. However it does matter to him and what kind of life and the lifestyle that WE choose to live and participate in which will be the determining factor which will without question that will decide our fate we can be sure of that. The condition of our hearts and minds towards him and Yeshua his only begotten son will be the key factors which will lead us to make a decision that would be life changing whether that change would lead to eternal life or death it will be totally up to us and the choice that we make with the gift of freewill that he has given us freely. You decide.

God is not a respecter of persons Acts 10:34:

What a respecter of persons is from Gods viewpoint? It means a person that shows partiality to one person over another because of ones race, social status, or position in life. Especially in circumstances where a person is given more favor over another. God IS NOT that way at all regardless of our race, sexual orientation, gender, or even age etc. He loves us ALL, showing and giving us HIS mercy compassion, and forgiveness towards us ALL and for sure without doubt he suffers long with us ALL. In the same way he is just and ALL will be judged by him whether we accept this fact or not. No one can or will escape his judgement whether we are judged for our actions here on this earth or in the final judgement which is to come. Im not writing to condemn or convict no one thats the job of Gods word and that of the Holy Spirit, and our conscience.

John 16:8-9 KJV

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

because they did not believe on me.

The word reprove means to rebuke and rebuke means to convict which would make one found or declared GUILTY of a crime or offense in this case one would be found and declared guilty before God. So not to believe in Jesus Christ is an offense but its the worse crime anyone could ever commit in his or her lifetime. This particular crime has an impact that is far reaching into EVERY area of our daily lives, our family, children, and even throughout generations of families, countries, nations, and cultures and most significantly world wide as well as the rest of Gods creation. This crime reaches throughout the heavens releasing the ugliness of what cannot be seen with the naked eye. Lastly our very souls will be endangered to suffering in ways a human mind could never imagined. The word reprove also carries the meaning of bringing something into view or expose and to make visible.

We will also be Convicted by our Conscience:

In the gospel of John 8:1-10 ( KJV ) , while Jesus was teaching in the temple the scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman that was caught in adultery. Though they were well within the law(stoning her to death) Jesus told them He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. None of them could do it because they were convicted by their own conscience. So the key word here is conscience. So I will let the Holy Spirit do his job and write what God tells me to write and address what he tells me to address and let the conscience of ALL who read this book be convicted. As I just mentioned its for me to convict or condemn ANYONE just to deliver the message that GOD has appointed and assign me to deliver. So that the God ALL ages can extend to ALL who read this book or is currently reading this book HIS grace and mercies them for the well being of their life and soul. With all that has been said so far and that will be said I will make the following statement.

The Statement :

He who has the ears to hear let them hear what the Spirit of the Lord God Creator of ALL things and of EVERYONE in heaven above and on this earth beneath the heavens has to say and WHOEVER decides not to hear then so be it. But ALL who is currently reading or do read this book I say to you, do so by asking God for what he saying and read with understanding hearts. For sure some will disagree and there will be pushback and persecution for writing this book but it doesnt matter to me. What do matter is being obedient to what God says to do because in the end when it is only God and myself thats whats going to count period no questions asked. The choice of freewill has been granted to us by the Most High God who is Holy and Sovereign. He has demonstrated this through the life and ministry of Yeshua Mashiach his only begotten Son which is why I say that it will be the Holy Spirit, our thoughts, our conscience, or the very words that is uttered from our mouths along with or actions that will either help us or hurt us depending on our choice of freewill. I WILL NOT be politically correct but neither will I be malicious but without doubt or question I WILL BE a matter of fact and not a respecter of person and MOST certainly I WILL NOT apologize AT ALL. My hope for ALL who is currently reading or will read this book is that your lives will be enriched and blessed with the blessings, mercies, and favor of Elohim and his blessed Son Yeshua Mashiach who is MOST BLESSED forever and ever. The Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending. Lord of ALL lords and King of ALL kings.