God’s Only Provided Place of
Worship # 94
Brian Kocourek,
The
Punctuation of God’s Word
Sunday we focused our attention again on pp. 259 where we examined the fact that every Jot and
Tittle of God's Word is necessary and in fact vital
and is a carrier of God-Life and the
attributes of God-Life.
Jesus said in ....[Matthew
Now with this in mind, I want to review what we began
looking at last Sunday when we spoke to you about the punctuation of the Word
of God. As I said, "You can actually use different words to express what
something says, and still say the same thing. And you can use the exact same
words and put a
different emphasis upon it and make it to say something just the opposite.
Paul warned the believers in [Galatians 1: 6] that they had departed from the Message of Christ
and were believing another Gospel. He said, it wasn't
another Gospel as though it was different Gospel altogether, but it was changed
in it's nature, perverted. We know the word pervert
that he used is a Greek word, {Metastrepho} which
means to make into something of an opposite character. We traced the use of
this word through scripture and found that this definition held true to form in
every instance that it was
used in the Bible; such as light turning to darkness and joy into
sorrow. We also found that each example of this word being used also had
another characteristic that came forth each and every time it is used, and that
is that the change is always for the worse.
Now, you might ask, "well, what does that have to
do with punctuation? With every Jot and tittle?
And the answer is simple. The wrong emphasis or punctuation can make a sentence
say something that is not intended. As I said Sunday, I could say to my wife, "Honey,
I really like your hair style" And if I say it with warmth in my
heart and sincerity in my speech then she will know that I really mean it. But
if I say real loud and with a sarcastic Emphasis, "Honey! I really like your hair style."
Then she will feel bad and take what I say in a completely different meaning altogether,
a meaning which really says, I don't like it at all. Now, if I add a question mark to it and say, "Honey,
I really like your hair style?"
Then what I am saying is, Do you
really expect me to like that!
So you can see that the way we speak and the inflection we use and the
punctuation we read is very important in conferring to
us the true meaning of what we are saying. So in essence, we get the spirit
behind what is being said not only from the words that are said, but also the
way in which they are brought forth. Jesus said, We they
that Worship God must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
[Matthew
That is why we are warned by Jesus Himself, "Whosoever
therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. Now,
I want you to stop here and just think about what is being said here. To break
one of the least of these little commandments and to teach others to do the same, is to place you in a position of being considered
least in the
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Now, if then the Word of God is an expression of
God-Life, then to take one jot away or one little tittle
away or to change the emphasis or punctuation in any manner will also alter the
genetic pool of attributes that lay within the Word of God. Then to distort any
of the attributes will distort the God-Life that lays
within the Gene Seed of the Word. Remember, In [Genesis
Today the scientists are looking to alter the genes of
man. They say it is to do away with genes that are prone to disease, but as all
of mans inventions, this meddling has only been used
for destructive purposes. They say that they can go in and alter or even remove
certain genes in an implanted fertilized egg that will remove certain traits
and characteristics in a person. So you will be able to one day pick and choose
what characteristics you would like in your children. But don't think for one minute that the Devil
isn't behind all this. Just as he has always been behind
every initiative through out history where man has tried to outsmart his
creator. And when you are dealing with this type of thinking you are
dealing with Son's of Satan because this was his mindset even before the worlds
were framed, but look what it's produced. Death!
How many saw the November issue of Life Magazine about the Desert Storm babies that are being
born without limbs. I could hardly stand to look at the picture of a soldier
holding his little three year old son and at first glance I didn't notice what
was so different until I looked closely and saw that the child had no arms and
legs. His fingers were growing out from stubs on his shoulders. Apparently the
biological warfare that Sadam Hussein used against
our troops caused mutations to occur in the men's Seed, and it remained unnoticeable
until the man decided to fulfill himself by bringing forth offspring. Then when
the child came forth, and it was missing limbs and whatever, the shock and
disappointment must have been almost too much to bear. I'm sure this soldier and the others who have
experienced the same things to their offspring must being going through great
pain and a full range of emotional trauma from pity for the child to hate and
thoughts of vengeance.
Now can you see what must have gone through the mind
of Our Heavenly Father when His Seed and His Lineage started to bring forth
mutations because of the fall in the garden? In Genesis 6 we find that Noah was
the last man who was perfect in His generation. Now this word generations is a Hebrew word towldah
which literally means pedigree of lineage.
So we see then that the sons of God through the line of Seth eventually
began to intermarry with the daughters of man who were the descendants of Cain,
or {serpent seed} and God's Seed was now mingled with the seed of man and
produced offspring whose genetics were like Hybrid plants. There were Giants in the land we
are told. And these Hybrid creations became leaders and mighty men. And not only did this mix produce in the
genes a disturbing outward display but it also produced in the minds and hearts
of men a corruptible thinking.
[Genesis 6:1-9] And it came to pass, when men began to
multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God
saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all
which they chose. And the LORD said, My spirit
shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days
shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those
days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of
men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which
[were] of old, men of renown. And GOD saw that the wickedness
of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts
of his heart [was] only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that
he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I
have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping
thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me
that I have made them. But Noah found
grace in the eyes of the LORD. These
[are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.
Can you image how God must have felt? All you have to
do is look at the account in His Word to know how He felt. He said, . "And GOD saw that the wickedness of
man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. And
it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at
his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created
from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and
the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have
made them.
[I Chronicles
20:5 - 8] And there was war again with
the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of
Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a
weaver's beam. And yet again there was war at
Notice the effect of this genetic engineering that satan did, not only did it produce a lineage of mutants
physically, but look what it did to the minds of this lineage? every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
[was] only evil continually. And
if our way back to a Glorified body is determined by a change of our mind, then
what if the mind can not think straight enough to receive a change in it? Then
where are we at? Why do you think it is
so important to marry only a True Genuine believer? Because if you don't, what
kind of a chance will your children have? You're only gambling on your
children's Eternal destination and placing your children at extreme odds to
begin with because many more are the children of the desolate than she which
has a husband. (And that's the Bride who is fewer in number).
Now, I don't know about you, but the greatest thing I
can hope for in this Life and the World to come is to have My own Gene Seed, My
own Offspring, My own Children who have come forth out of my own being, to be
with me and to fellowship with me for all Eternity. And I believe that this
desire in me is only an expression of my own Heavenly Father Who has the
same desire to fellowship with Me as one of His own Offspring. That is why I
have never been able to understand the thinking of parents who can't wait to
ship off there children to other people to watch for them whether it is to school
or to a sitter. My children, brought forth by my desire, to be molded into my
image and to bring forth an expression of my life. What greater fulfillment can
we receive in life. People think, "Oh, if I could only be a
professional athlete, then I would be fulfilled." I've been there,
I played professional football. I know what goes on in the minds of
professional athlete's and believe me it is far from being anything that even
looks like fulfillment. It's only a pipe dream that we are told how great it is
and we strive to get there and when we do, what have we got? We discover it is
as empty as everything else the world can offer you. There's very little joy in
playing professional sports. Take away
the big pay checks and let's see how many show up at the park.
Others say, "Oh, if only I could win the lotto and
receive millions of dollars."
And yet the average person who has won the jackpot is broke within a few
years after winning. Money isn't the answer! "The love of money is the
root of all evil." The last
guy to win the
So we see the importance of punctuation and what
emphasis we place on the Word of God. People say, "The Parousia of Christ, Why
it's only another doctrine." And by doing so they alter the nature of what is being
said, and therefore breed or bring forth a life that is different from the
God-Life that the True Believer desires and that will bring forth in the Bride
of Christ a true fulfillment. Brother Branham said, from the
Message "Unrecognized Presence
of God", If we could realize that He is Appearing to us
in these meetings for one purpose, and that's to release our desires that we
have in Him to us. But we've got to recognize His Presence." There's your fulfillment, there's your Glory.
If we only recognize Him, that He is here, then we can have fellowship with
Him. [1 John 1: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in
the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanseth us from all sin.."
John also said, [I John 1:1-4] That which was from the
beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have
looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have
seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that
eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That
which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that
ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.:
So we see then according to [Mark 4 & Luke 8] that we must be careful how we hear.
Because the filter we use to hear will also determine what we hear. As Paul
said in [ 2 Corinthians 11: 2 - 4] But I fear, lest by any means, as the
serpent beguiled Eve through his subtly, so your minds should be corrupted from
the simplicity that is in Christ.(Now
if it really doesn't matter, then why would Paul show so much concern.) He
tells us why. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if]
ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which
ye have not accepted, you put up with it easily enough. Notice Paul was worried about the people
because they did not take seriously enough every Word of God. They got slack
with it and they began to leave off from the Word and we see that when they
became slack then men were able to enter in among them and actually turn them
away from the Truth and toward fables as we see taking place in the first
church age as in [Acts 15 and Galatians chapter 2] where we are told that these
men were false brethren. Look! It's not just a matter of opinion, yours verses
mine. It's either the Word or not. One Word off is satan's kingdom?
And as we have found in this study, the Word of God is
a Seed that contains God-Life and one punctuation mark off can
completely change the nature of the entire thought of God. And since we know that His thoughts are
His Attributes, Then one attribute off and we have a mutated life form coming
forth.
So we see that even before the first Church age was
completed, the people had already began to fall for
ministers who were bringing to them another Jesus. A
different Jesus than the One Paul had brought to them. And we find that
this brings with it another Gospel and another Spirit. And we know this word
another is a Greek word, Heteros which
means, one of a different nature. And since we are told in [ 2 Peter 1: 3 - 4 ] that the
Word of God gives us all that pertains to Life and we even receive God's own
nature through His Word then we can also see that we receive the very
Nature of God by receiving the Life of God that is released from His Word
through Revelation of His Word. And then, if we hear and receive a Word which
is different in nature from the One He has Truly given
to us, then we will receive a different Nature than the One that is in His True
Word. And what other nature could that be than one that is perverted.
Let me put it to you this way. We know by Genetics
that a human will not mate with a dog, or a cat etc. So when man comes together
with woman, He gives her his seed that quickens the seed germ already dormant
in her. And through the bedding ground of Marriage comes forth children in the
image of their parents. Like seed with like seed as we see in [Genesis
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a germ comes into the womb of the female, it don't
take on... You--you didn't become a human germ from your father, and then the
next thing you become a germ from a dog, and the next thing from a cat, and the
next thing from a chicken; it was all human germ. And the Body of Jesus Christ,
the Bride, will be part of His Body which will... He was the Word, and the Bride will have to be the Word, Word
added to Word added to Word. Luther's Justification, Wesley's
Sanctification, Pentecostal's Baptism with the Holy Spirit, restoration of the
gifts, and all the rest of it goes with
it. It's got to be Word on top of Word, germ on top of germ, life on top of
life, to bring out the full statue of the Bride of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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When a baby is conceived in the womb of a
mother, when that one cell goes in there, another cell builds on top of that.
It's not one cell of a human, the next of a dog, and the next of a cat, and the
next of something else; it's absolutely, straightly, human being. And when a
man is borned of the Spirit of God, he don't inject
anything into his life, It's unadulterated Word of God
vindicated for that hour. He takes the full Word of God, he don't put no
creeds, nothing else into It. It's purely
unadulterated, God's Word made manifest among us.
Now with this in mind let's move onto the next pp. 262 of God's Only Provided Place Worship. Now, I want you to notice
the continuity here with what we have been saying.
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The Lutherans, under justification, the feet, raised it like that;
Wesley, under sanctification. The Pentecostals under the arms, the works
and deeds and so forth, had to be Calvinists... or had to be Armenian, had to
be legalists. But now we come to the head, the capstone. "Grace!
Grace!" the capstone cried.
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The headstone crying what? "Grace! Grace!" Passed from death and creed, into a living Word of the living God.
God's only provided plan for His age, His
sons in the Word age quickened by the Spirit like a spark that's lit off of
something to make it alive; and seated now in heavenly places (in present
tense), already alive and subject to
every promise in the Word. Then what does that do? You being a part of God's gene, a part of the Word, other men a
part of God's Word, seated together,
manifest the entire Body of Christ,
because there's no leaven among you. (See what He's talking about, Brother
Brown?) No leaven among you, just the
Word only, seated in heavenly places, in the door where He put His Name:
Christ Jesus.
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No
leaven among you, that brings the entire fullness of the godhead bodily among
you. Couldn't do it in Luther's
age, couldn't do it in Wesley's age, couldn't do it in the Pentecostal age; but
in the day when the Son of man will be manifested, revealed, brought back the
Church together with the entire Deity of
God amongst His people, showing the same visible signs, manifesting Himself like He did at the beginning when He was
manifested on earth in a form of a Prophet-God. Oh! Glory! Promised
by Malachi 4, promised by the rest of the Scriptures. Where you worship
at? The house of God, seated (in present tense).
Let's just bow our heads in a word of thanksgiving and
prayer. Dear Gracious Father, we are ever so thankful for your predestinated
Grace in our Live and the fact that you Love us so much that you desire to
fellowship with us. We are even more grateful for your tender loving hand in
the way you watch over us with an active participation as we see in [Psalm 1: 6]. Father, help us to become
more careful in the way we treat your word. Help us to become more sincere in
our walk and forth right in our thinking. Help us to watch over our own children
as you watch over us. And Father, Guide each of us and our loved ones into your
Divine fellowship and Eternal Life, for we ask it in the Lovely name of Our big Brother and Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, to the
Praise of you Father, Amen!