The Real Narrow Path into the Hidden Kingdom of God: These Biblical Keys Will Propel You Unto Your Next Higher Level of Consciousness in Christ Jesus

By Joseph Ho

This book was birthed as a result of seeing many sincere Christians falling into heresy, myths, and fairy tales spun by irresponsible preachers who would speak anything in order to gain an audience through lies and deceit. The contents of this book are not fictional. They were all painstakingly tested and lived in order to test the doctrines learnt in the modern churches. This book is dedicated to help those who want to move in the Spirit of God, to be truly led by him and not by man-made rules and teachings, which have no power to manifest the presence of God in their walk. The author teaches how to hear from God and the main principles or laws in the kingdom of God that is true kingdom living. The author was ordained and called by God through three distinct verses given supernaturally by the Holy Spirit; these are Numbers 33:33, Job 33:33, and Ezekiel 33:33.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Aug 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482852714

Joseph Ho

Joseph Ho is an engineer by training and has experienced running several businesses, which he had set up himself. He moves in the apostolic and prophetic ministry with gifts of the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues and hearing the voice of God since 2001. However, he does not belong to any mainstream charismatic or Pentecostal denominations. A night vision of a lion led him to attend the SEAL course, which is an acronym for strategy for establishing apostolic leadership. He had several encounters with the Lord and had numerous dreams and visitations from God. One supernatural encounter changed his name from Philip to Joseph through the audible voice of the Lord. Another prophetic word declared over his life caused him to experience signs and wonders in the year 2004. On one specific occasion was showers of blessing that came over his house while the surrounding houses were dryit was supernatural. This sign brought him many spiritual blessings, which included the prophetic word of knowledge, visions and pictograms of spiritual knowledge, dream interpretation, and hearing the active voice of God, including the discerning of spirits. His walk with the Lord came from three unique verses in the Bible, which was given to him supernaturally in 2002. These three verses later became his spiritual appointment, and ever since, God has taught him much wisdom through lifes adversity. These verses are the following: And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah (Num. 33:33, KJV); If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom (Job 33:33, KJV); and And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them (Ezek. 33:33, KJV). Joseph was born again in 1997 and led to Christ through a Methodist pastor, and he was later baptized at the Home of Gods Love in Lo-Tung, Taiwan, by an American missionary, Ted Skiles. Being led by the Holy Spirit, Joseph was brought to different churches to learn different aspects of God. An engineer by training, Joseph possesses a bachelors degree and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Oregon State University, USA. He held patents for his engineering discoveries and was an expert witness in an engineering dispute court case. He has also been called to be part of a committee to assist in drafting national codes of practice for the nations industry. He was a former member of Christian Business Men Committee and Full Gospel Business Men International, and at present, he holds the position of president for Thy Scepter (since 2007), a marketplace ministry for the Christian business network. He was also the former owner of a Christian bookshop and served in the book ministry for three years. He has also written and published two books, which are the following: Gods Gift to the Chinese People (ISBN No: 981049114X) in 2003 and My Sheep Hear My Voice (ISBN No: 9789810588830) in 2007. And he has also authored over a hundred articles on the Internet on Christian issues, including performing dream interpretation for free on the World Wide Web. You can contact Joseph Ho directly through his e-mail, [e-mail], to request for clarification or to invite him to speak at your church, interpret your personal dreams for you, and even to give you a prophetic word from the Lord in times of great need.

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All scripture quotations in this book are taken from the King James Version Bible and the New International Version Bible unless otherwise stated.

The information contained in this book is given in good faith and are the experiences, beliefs and opinions of the author. It is the author’s intention to provide understanding and knowledge to help the readers to commune effectively with God. The author hopes that by providing factual life experiences that the other seekers of truth will not need to waste time exploring that which is not conducive to Christian growth. This is the hope that true seekers need not go into the same desert walk as the author had done these 17 years and return to tell the truth about the present state of the Christian world. However, the readers own personal experience after reading this book will and may defer from the author’s experiences. But the principle of God’s way will not differ; only the unique experiences may differ. The Truth of God needs no defence.

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Contents

Foreword

Dedication & Thanks

Special Mention

Chapter 1 Word of God- Sowing of two different kinds of Seeds

Chapter 2 Traditions, Rituals and Man-made Programs of Modern Church

Chapter 3 What would you do after you became a Christian?

Chapter 4 Applying the Word of God into our daily life

Chapter 5 Is a Christian’s Salvation Based on Faith or Works?

Chapter 6 The Christian Effect - True Transformation of a Repentant Man

Chapter 7 Common Mistakes in Reading the Bible – lean not unto your own understanding

Chapter 8 How to have an Intimate relationship with Christ whom you cannot see?

Chapter 9 How does a Christian Overcomes Sin?

Chapter 10 Why Christianity is the real answer to your life’s problems?

Chapter 11 Finding it hard to pray without getting any answers from God?

Chapter 12 What is the difference between receiving something by faith and by assumption?

Chapter 13 How does a Christian Put on His Helmet of Salvation?

Chapter 14 Deliverance from Spiritual Oppression by the Grace of God

Chapter 15 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth

Chapter 16 Gift of the Holy Spirit- Word of Knowledge

Chapter 17 Spiritual Wisdom in the Kingdom of God

Chapter 18 Common Misconception in the Bible Teachings – Asking for a sign when we pray is wicked

Chapter 19 Biblical text that test your true Christianity

Chapter 20 The Need to Discern the Truth in Perilous Times

Chapter 21 How to Gain Spiritual Knowledge and enter the Kingdom of God?

Chapter 22 How to Walk with God?

Chapter 23 Into His Presence, Being with God

Chapter 24 Knowing the ways of God

Chapter 25 The Truth about the Nature of God - Did God Created Evil?

Chapter 26 Let the Truth Set you free

Chapter 27 Spiritual Matters in the Kingdom of God

Chapter 28 Listening to the Active Voice of God

Chapter 29 Moving from Glory to Glory

Chapter 30 Man-made Principle That Hinders Spiritual Growth

Chapter 31 Prophetic Dreams of God’s Judgment upon the Land

Chapter 32 How Does God choose his own prophets?

Chapter 33 How to Receive a Prophet’s reward?

Chapter 34 Supernatural Experiences of God

Chapter 35 The Airy Fairy Life of the Modern False Christian

Chapter 36 The Case of the Synthetic Christian

Chapter 37 The Faith that is of God and not man

Chapter 38 The Hard Truth about the Blessings of God

Chapter 39 The Deeper Wisdom about the ways of the Almighty God

Chapter 40 The Highest Form of Worship

Chapter 41 The Power of being a True Christian

Chapter 42 Achieving the Abundant Life in Christ

Chapter 43 True Christian versus Church Christians

Chapter 44 Understanding the Mind of God

Chapter 45 The Real Person of God

Chapter 46 The Wisdom of God and Our Decision

Chapter 47 What is the Purpose of Sufferings?

Chapter 48 Where Does Sickness and Disease come from?

Chapter 49 Why is it so hard to get healing from God?

Chapter 50 Why Did Jesus rejected the people who worship him?

Chapter 51 Why Worship God in Body, Mind and Spirit?

Chapter 52 Why are there 41,000 denominations in the Christian World?

Chapter 53 Why is it important to have the Holy Spirit in a Christian?

Chapter 54 Church Preaching on the 10 Virgins

Chapter 55 The Weak Church that do not Manifest the Power of the Almighty God

Chapter 56 Jesus, the Coming Christian Dilemma

Chapter 57 The Road to Heaven - Journey through Sanctification

Chapter 58 The Specific Tests of His Chosen Ones

Author’s Profile

Foreword

Congratulations to all of you who have come to acquire deeper spiritual knowledge. This is the knowledge given to me through my entire 17 years of pilgrimage for the Lord. This journey has been a journey into the wisdom of God through life’s adversity. It is a wilderness walk which many may not be willing take if they knew what was installed for the traveller; including me. Had I know that God was taking me into this hard path; I would have rejected his leading. This journey with the Lord although very expensive materially and highly costly in terms of personal time, it gave me a true perspective of his Truths. I, literally experienced him in ways which words could not describe. All through my journey, the bible words began to unfold before my very eyes. My walk with the Lord was punctuated with vivid events that showed me his protective hands and the promises which he adhered by his words and fulfilling them by his own hand. This book was made possible by walking with the Lord; it’s a journey I will never forget. The fruits what came from this walk is the result of the lesson and wisdom I have acquired from first-hand experience.

The Lord has placed me in places where he would show me his protective hands on my destiny. I have seen people being disposed of by him when they come against me. Some of them whom I have prophesied later experience my prophetic words. Warnings were also issued to the preachers and pastors and some have now been chastised by the Lord. They were not humble enough to repent of their wrong teachings. I write the findings based on my honest and sometimes brutally candid analysis of the Truth. I have always been of the opinion that the Truth needs no defence. Truth can withstand the test of men and time.

Signs and wonders have been experienced in this journey as well, the showers of blessings that rain over my house while the other acres of land were dry. I have heard the audible voice of the Lord that thunders like many waters, and it contains a heavy love that will weigh you down in his presence. You would not be able to stand when you come into the presence of the Almighty God. That is the true experience of the supernatural. As written in the bible, signs and wonders shall follow those who believe and I was fortunate to experience them. Dreams and visions also made up part of my journey with the Lord. The Lord surely does not do anything without telling his servants the prophets. I had escaped 2004 December Tsunami because I was prompted not to go to Phuket. I wanted a vacation badly, but try as I like I could not get a plane ticket there and there was no peace with my soul. This saved my life.

The bible spoke to me through the scriptures and I was warned that the plague will come to our country in 2002 and in 2003; the SARS, Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome came to our country. The Lord has also given me a heart with a peace that surpassed all understanding and transcends human logic. Many times I would dropped my wallet or hand phone; each time I would experience the peace and subsequently things would turn out fine and I would find back the lost items, or someone will return it to me. This peace kept me from panicking and reduced my stress to the minimum. This is the fruit of the Spirit which God has spoken about. He gave this peace to those who walk in righteousness, which means those who walk in the Spirit or are spirit-led. My Sheep Hear My Voice and they follow me. He is the Shepherd we are his sheep so when we follow him, we dwell in his shadow and thereby gain Psalm 91 as our possession. I have also had out-of-body experience one night when the Lord came into my bedroom and placed his hands on my face. My spirit went into the heavenly realm and I was with the angels moving at such a great speed that my spirit was almost breaking to pieces, this happens twice on the same night. The Lord came and placed his both of his hands on my face and my spirit left my body, it travelled at such a great speed into the heavens. Then I pleaded with him that I could take it no more, his hands came off my face for a moment and he placed it back again and I was now more accustomed to the speed effect. So yes, I experienced out-of-body astral travel twice that night. Because of all these great experiences, I am now fully convinced that we have a Supernatural God who controls all the events in the world and he can bless anyone if he so wishes and he can curse anyone who he wishes; for he shall have mercy on whom he will. Come test and see, taste and understand that the Lord God is like honey in the Rock and his words are powerful, they make water in the desert, rain in the dry lands and honey to the broken hearted, and help in times of our desperation. He refreshes those who are without hope and bring light into their lives.

My contact email has been prominently displayed on the front page so that those who read my writings can come back to seek clarification and even authenticate with testimonies to strengthen scriptural truths as more are revealed. And if there is any error in my understanding, you the reader can send me a message and some of your understanding as well. You seek the Truth as much I have and even though we may not understand completely what the Lord has taught many years ago, we can always strengthen and encourage each other as a form of spiritual brotherhood in Christ Jesus. I would sincerely love to discuss matters with you since we are connected by faith. The moment you picked up this book you have been divinely invited to peer into the journey which I have taken. This is a road less travelled. I also prayed that I can connect with those who have taken a similar path.

I wished someone had written this wisdom candidly years earlier, so I need not travel this lonely road to discover the Truth for myself. The cost was enormous, it took everything I had to move in faith and be led by the Holy Spirit of God. And now I have only these words to share with those who may be wondering what a true seeker has discovered in the Christian World. The Truth and wisdom experienced is not beautiful or pleasant, it is very sobering. It will dispel your myths and fairy tales about the blessings and dealings of God. Only God is completely trustworthy and if he promised something to you, he can and will fulfil it. Only a handful of real Christians did bring grace, mercy, peace and joy to my soul. For that I know; many are called few are chosen. And not many shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven; for without the Holy Spirit you are none of his. Many do not know what is the Kingdom of God, so how could they enter into it?

So come enter into my world of truth which I bought with my own sweat and tears. I say this to the Glory of the Lord my God whom I walk and serve before this world. The Kingdom of God is within you and around you, you cannot see until he opens your eyes and ears to see and perceive, to hear and listen to the still small voice that discloses the true secret of his kingdom. This is a small and narrow gate that you can enter and find the Truth.

Amos 3:8King James Version (KJV)

⁸ The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Matthew 7:13 New International Version (NIV)

The Narrow and Wide Gates

¹³ "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

You are already blessed because you choose to discover what I have written in the following pages. Be Blessed in the name of our Lord, Jesus Yahushua.

Cheers Joseph Ho

Dedication & Thanks

This book is dedicated to all the seekers of Christ who sincerely wants to get into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Jesus (Yahushua) Christ. As a fellow Christian my journey with the Lord has taken me 17 years from the day of my acceptance to this day. From the day I started reading the bible as an ordinary book, to the bible speaking to me through the Holy Spirit and receiving the gift of writing his testimony till today, and experiencing the true spiritual gift of the Spirit; it has been many years. I can say that I have come one full circle.

I have written these pages of the book in small chunks in the course of 7 years duration even as the Spirit gives me the grace and wisdom. These are topics which I wished I had known early in my Christian life. I have been to all kinds of denomination and have absorbed the teachings from all over the different churches in the country. The churches which I have visited included: Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Charismatic, Independent, Apostolic, Pentecostal, Prophetic, Assembly of Gods, Catholic and many others. I have even owned a Christian bookshop for 3 years and have worked with other Christian Suppliers of books and stationaries within the 17 years of my Christian life in Christ. Some of these churches worship a distance God, an entity that has no relationship with his people. Others worship him at the other extreme of the spectrum, he gives downloads to them daily, but when you see their lives there is no evidence of victory. These are the Charismatics who lived on the high of spiritual experiences.

The conclusion that I get from such colourful and varied interactions is that, we are all not ready for Christ to come. If he would come today, we would all be doomed. I have not found anyone who has come to the full maturity of a true Christian; whose life has been fully consumed in Christ. Yet, these people all claimed to have the Holy Spirit in them, but they do not agree as one flock of Christ. They all have their own traditions made by men. The Holy Spirit cannot give different interpretations of the bible to different people, he is the Spirit of Truth and only he is able to bring us unity. These churches are however more diversified than they are united because of differences in doctrines and beliefs. One bible, yet so many different interpretations, it seems that even the Holy Spirit is not able to bring them into one agreement. So the crux of the matter is that not all the denominations are spirit-led, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, so how can he contradict himself? Therefore, in truth not all denominations of the church have the Holy Spirit. If the true Holy Spirit is in them, they will all agree as one. The sin to run their kingdom and organization in the name of God is great.

Lastly, I want to dedicate this book to my sisters, Janie, Priscilla, Phyllis, my wife Cindy and my daughter Jessica. And I am also grateful to the Lord for giving me a witness who has been through 14 years of my life; he is Joseph Rich a close brother in Christ. They have all indirectly contributed to my writing this book through their love offerings in time and resources. I have unfortunately and regrettably entangled them in my personal sacrificial walk with Christ. God has brought all things together for the good of all the readers who may come to drink from this well. This is a well, I dug with the Lord, and it is bought at a price. The bible says buy the truth and do not sell it. I prayed that all those reading this book will have many supernatural miracles happening to them to authenticate that God is truly the author of this book. The Lord has given me these three verses in Numbers 33:33, Job 33:33, and Ezekiel 33:33 to remind me of my work in the Kingdom of God.

Special thanks to three distinct market place ministry brothers in Christ who have financially contributed as partners in this book for the Glory of God, Almighty.

The First of the contributors is Mr. Tan Song Poh, Managing Director of The Resting Place, Singapore. A bereavement services dedicated to serve, with quality, professional, dignified, personalized, yet affordable services to fellow Christians who have been called home to the Lord. He is also the gate keeper for the Market Place Ministry under FGB (Full Gospel Business) Singapore for also more than 20 years. As Gatekeepers Song Poh strives to bring love and compassion accompanied with the Truth of God’s Word into the market place.

The Second contributors is Mr. Tony Teo; Managing Director of DNA Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore. A company to provide System Integrator for Extra Low Voltage System (CCTV, Card Access, Turnstile Barrier Gate System) and Supply of PA (Public Address) systems for buildings, airports, infra-structure projects and Mass Rapid Transit railway worldwide for more than 20 years). Tony has been a Strategic Gatekeeper in the Marketplace Ministry under FGB Singapore for more than 20 years. As Gatekeepers and Kingdom Ambassadors, Tony strives to prevail over the 7 Gates by manifesting God’s Kingdom culture armed with the keys of God’s Kingdom to bind and loose truth over lies, good over evil and light over darkness and given the key of David to open and shut doors.

The Third contributors is Mr. Cyril K.H. Seah, Principal of Cyril K.H.Seah Architects, a company dedicated for personalized design concept, embedding the tradition of sound architecture being responsible for clients budget while keeping with quality and good services to serve its clients. Mr. Cyril has also been one of the gate keepers for the FGB Singapore for more than 20 years. As gate keepers Cyril has a teaching anointing and continues to bring Christians principles into the market place ministry.

Also special thanks to my dear friends Mr.Goh Swee Leong and his wife Poh Choo for their financial contribution though they have yet to accept Christ as their saviour and Lord, may God bless them with Salvation into eternal life.

Sincerely,

Joseph Ho

Email: [e-mail]

Numbers 33:33

Job 33:33

Ezekiel 33:33

Special Mention

The following is the comment from a faithful brother in Christ for his vivid and insightful review of this book. He is someone who has not only served the Lord but also been an active follower in Christ in the market place ministry.

Honesty and truth are rare commodities in the fallen world. Often they are discovered late, when events have already exploded, hitherto buried under a volcano of half-truths and outright deception, precipitating in wars and human suffering. The perceptions and insights that Joseph Ho writes in some depth, reveal hidden truths and disclose honestly the reality of situations. Sadly truth and honesty often hurt, but better the pain along the way than at the aftermath of a failure with grave consequences. Keep up the good work that others can be encouraged to do so.

Cyril Seah

Principal

Cyril K.H. Seah Architects

Chapter 1

Word of God- Sowing of two different kinds of Seeds

The word of God is considered as the Seed that a farmer sows in his field. The field is the world and the sower is Jesus while the seed is the word of God that he sows. The type of soil represents the different conditions of the hearts of the people who hears his words. Based on their hearts conditions they received the word of God in various conditions. Some prospered when they believed and exercise their faith in the word while others did not produce any harvest. They cared more for what the world can give to them rather than what God can give to them in the eternal world, in the kingdom of God. God has actually created a true competition to sieve us for his kingdom. There are too many attractive things in this world to keep us from practising the word of God and gaining our testimony to his goodness. If we do not produce any fruit, we will be cut down and sent to be burn in eternity. Believing is not enough; we need to exercise the word of God in our lives in order to produce the fruit of righteousness to be accepted into heaven. That is why following Jesus is a narrow way and there is a price to pay.

Matthew 13:37-42 (NIV)

³⁷ He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, ³⁹ and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

The prosperity Gospel is one kind of seed that the evil one has sown. It will produce weeds to be burnt when the harvest time comes. The reason for saying this; is that, it causes the people to use God for their humanistic desires instead of hearing the word of God and doing his will. They have made God their servants and themselves the king. The prosperity Gospel causes the conscience of the people to become numb. They preached positive thinking without any regards for repentance of their sins. The Gospel of the kingdom of God is not about feeling good, it’s about righteousness. They have used God’s own words to force God to bless them in their insane drive to be rich and wealthy. Our God has become the God of Fortune to them. This is idolatry worship. They used scripture as a ritual to make God bless them in their own ways to satisfy their own needs. So they think that whatever they confess with their mouths can make God honours his words to them. They think they can manifest blessings by positive confession. I am not against the blessings of material things from God, God can bless us materially but that is not a main focus of the Gospel since God said;

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luke 8:11-15 (NIV)

¹¹ "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. ¹² Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³ Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. ¹⁴ The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. ¹⁵ But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Thus, only a very small portion of the people who hear the word of God will produce a crop. Many people do not return their crumbs to God; they ate the bread of God (the bible) and did not produce any testimony to honour him. They spend all their time living for their own pleasures and wealth so the word of God was choked. There is a growing period in which we need to persevere in order to produce a crop. This is a deliberate act of focusing on the word of God so that we can produce a crop. Instead of doing what we want, we chose to do the word of God. This speaks of the small mustard seed growing into a big tree. The mustard seed is the word of God, and the big tree is your harvest of souls. The word of God is a small flame and it will kindle a big fire in the end and consume your entire being for the will of God.

Again, the word of God will come in two forms; one seed is from Jesus, the other seed is from the devil. The heretic teachings are now in the church. This is the weed that God has said to be careful of. So the word of God will be contaminated in the end time and we need to differentiate these two kinds of seed that is now sowed into the church. Those who have the good seed (word) from Jesus will be the people of the kingdom of God while those who receive the bad seed (word) from the evil one will go into burning hell. So be very careful how you hear and test everything you learn from the church. By the Holy Spirit, we would discern he good seed (word) from the bad ones. Jesus foretold this will happen to the world, the field which both kinds of seed will grow. Pray God to give you the Holy Spirit to know the truth.

Matthew 7:17-18 (NIV)

¹⁷ Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Matthew 3:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Only during the harvest time will they be separated. Now we see these seeds being sowed into the world, the fields of people’s heart are being polluted by bad seed (word) or bad teachings. And he will not take away the bad seed (word) until the harvest time is here. This makes our hearing even more critical as we may get tempted to follow that which promises us more profit and appeals to the flesh. Not all preaching from the pastors are the good seed (word) of Jesus; they may be weeds being sowed as the word of God. Just because a ministry is blooming and growing does not mean they have produced good fruit. It means they have produced fruit, and this could be bad fruit. But the Lord will not separate them until harvest time comes, which is the good or bad fruit. By then, it would be too late if you are in the bad tree and you are the fruit of the bad tree. We have to differentiate them with the discernment from the Holy Spirit in order not to receive the bad seed. The Spirit of Truth is our only line of defence against the false teachings of this world. The Holy Spirit can discern the Truth, and he is the only one who can reveal to us the Truth of God. He is the Spirit of Truth.

Isaiah 46:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’

One of the most famous miracles of God is the feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes. The loaves of bread represent the words of God for he, Jesus, is also known as the bread of life. Five represents the grace of God. When Jesus fed the five thousands, he was looking to collect 12 baskets full of crumbs. These crumbs are smaller pieces of bread. When all of them ate the five loaves, they actually returned more crumbs than the five loaves of bread (word of God or seed) which they were originally fed. This represents that they ate the word of God and returned testimony which glorifies him. Jesus was doing a prophetic act that is today fulfilled by looking at the number of books written by the people of this world and in all languages. The twelve baskets full represent the crumbs from the nations of the world as in twelve tribes of Israel. This was the harvest he spoke of in the world. I now testify to this Truth.

Jesus is looking to collect from those who ate his bread, the word of God (seed, bread, living water) as in the bible and seeking the returns of the crumbs. These are many testimonies of people in many nations who have eaten and digested the bread, which is the word of God, the good seed. They put them into practise to produced crumbs, the word of God digested and applied in their lives. This is the Story told to me by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. It gives me the hidden manna in this parable. Praise God for revelation, because I went to open a book shop and Jesus made me buy this truth. After I had bought the bookshop, I found I had only 6 shelves, after which I ordered and made another 6 shelves, totalling 12 shelves.

Once they were made, the Holy Spirit gave me the understanding to the meaning of the 12 baskets fullness of crumbs and bread. He reveals to me these are the little books which came out of the bible from men and women who ate the words of God and produced their testimonies. The crumbs contain a lesser portion of the word of God as in the bible. The twelve shelves are symbolic of the twelve baskets in the bible and it means the twelve tribes of his people in the world. Jesus shows by this prophetic act that this supernatural occurrence will take place as he has done. Jesus is looking for the fruit of his seed which he has sowed into his people, the kingdom people of God. He demands their testimony as proof of the fruit of being his disciple. For it is written by their fruits you shall know the tree. Having sowed the seed into your mind you have to persevere in order to produce a crop. Believing in Jesus is not enough, we need to manifest our beliefs and bring the word of God into action.

Luke 8:11(NIV)

¹¹ "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Matthew 14:13-21(NIV)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

¹⁵ As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food. ¹⁶ Jesus replied, They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat. ¹⁷ We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish, they answered.

¹⁸ Bring them here to me, he said. ¹⁹ And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰ They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹ The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Chapter 2

Traditions, Rituals and Man-made Programs of Modern Church

The Gospel of Jesus has always centred on the core issue of simplifying the rituals of the Pharisees and the Sadducee of the olden religious culture. The fact that Jesus preached in the fields is one aspects of carrying the message to the poor and setting captives free from their bondages. When you have men, you will have programs, methods, systems, traditions and rituals. Men love to create something they can control. The entire concept of God is to allow and let all men become free to worship God in its simplest of its form. Our Great God does not even require us to have massive and impressive buildings or an altar of dressed stones cut or fashion in anyway by human hands. He does not want us to labour to make an idol in anyway. He even caution against us making steps to elevate ourselves when we present our physical self to him during our worship. God wants us to come to him as a loving father would expect a child to approach him. He needs no rituals or formulas but he wants a sincere humble heart.

Exodus 20:24-26 (NIV)

²⁴ "‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honoured, I will come to you and bless you. ²⁵ If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. ²⁶ And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.’

God has told us not to make an altar with steps so as not to expose our private parts when we worship him. When men elevate themselves they will exposed their inner flaws before God and that is something God hates to see. God knows everyone inside and out so we cannot hide our sins from him when we come before his altar. We are not holy enough to become like God that is why we need his righteousness given by his Holy Spirit.

Talking about man-made rules and regulation, I will discuss the concept of baptism in the eyes of our Lord God. Baptism is a simple immersion of our physical bodies in water. This is our only act of submission to be washed in the Spirit of Christ for our remission of our sins. There is no rituals or set dates for us to perform such a simple act. But, nowadays you see the church conducting baptism course, and setting dates before someone can be baptised. Where did this rituals come from, is it biblical? The way Philip perform the baptism of water for the Eunuch was totally devoid of the need to attend baptism course or set a specific date to do so. He simple did it on the spot where the Eunuch had requested. And it’s all written in the bible.

Now this is biblical since it is in the bible. Was Philip a Dr, Reverend, Pastor, Evangelist and was he covered by any church? He had none of the above save he was called by God. Who is to say his calling was not true? Yet his name was recorded in the bible as a disciple of Jesus. According to what was written in the bible, he conducts the baptism for the Eunuch a man of authority without much hassle and he didn’t even give the Eunuch a 3 days course in baptism. Now, why must men always complicate simple things? Is it necessary to make a simple matter so complicated so that it contains some sort of value in the eyes of men? Men have added to the biblical requirements for the sake of ego. As long as their ways are different than what is written in the bible, they are adding to what God has instituted and they should be rebuked for this ridiculous act. I myself have been baptised the biblical way, the Philip’s way by a true man of God, and I had my baptism in a lake. I confessed and accepted Jesus as my Lord and saviour and I was immediately baptised in water at a lake. It took a few minutes to make that sincere proclamation and be immersed in water, simple as that.

I have also personally conducted baptism for anyone who is willing to accept Jesus as his Saviour and Lord and I do not charge a fee nor set any dates that such an event shall take place. I did it the biblical way, the Philips’s way. The Pastors always claim that whatever is written in the bible is truth, but yet they don’t obey it themselves. After all, Philip’s name was recorded and his way was also written for all to see. Did he charge $99 dollars and a three day course for a simple event that takes only 5 minutes? No he did not, so why are men doing such things to make a simple task into a ritual burdening their sheep and then charging money to that effect. Did you see Philip taking any money from the Eunuch for this act of baptism? The preachers are guilty of creating a ritual out of a simple act of faith. In God there is no pretence or falsehood, yet men will distort the truth for their own benefits.

Pastors should be ashamed of distorting the biblical ways and making it into a ritual which Jesus never commanded. Any men who want to be baptised can have it for free; and have it done at his own convenience; without any fiasco or funfair. They should have it done immediate. I will quote you scriptures so to be theologically correct. And, if the church sometime follows the Bible, and sometimes don’t then what would you as sheep conclude? They are also in rebellion against the word of God to establish their own righteousness. They are adding to the Word of God when they should not.

Romans 10:3 (KJV)

³ For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Acts 8:34-39 (NIV)

³⁴ The eunuch asked Philip, Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else? ³⁵ Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

³⁶ As they travelled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized? [37] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. ³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

This story of the Eunuch who obviously does not even understand the Old Testament when he was reading it, believed he has to be baptised. So he asked to be baptised immediate even when he was wearing his clothes. Did Philip set a date for him, asked to be paid $99 dollars and to attend any 3 day course? No, the bible is the truth there was none of such requirements. He was simply immersed in water and the 5 minutes act was his public submission to Christ. That was as simple as it can ever be. Now we have church making rituals out of it and asking their members to wait until month end for their convenience and for some have to take a 3 day course and pay $99 dollars for the fees. Now what if the man while waiting for his baptism in water were to meet with an accident and dies, shall he go to hell then? If not then why should he be baptised since he goes to heaven even without the baptism. But if he when not baptised goes to hell then who should be blame for setting a date for his baptism? Wouldn’t that pastor be guilty of sin to the highest degree? This is not a theoretical question, it is a real question. By asking ourselves such questions, we would then conclude that as long as the person wants to be baptised he should have his baptism immediately without any delay. We, the elders should jump at the very request that they want to be baptised. This is the joy of being in the service of the Lord our God.

There was never any ritual in the bible; in fact Philip did not even issue any certificate of baptism to the Eunuch for that effect. It was all done to the Glory of God and for the man’s own benefit. Now, we have made a biblical act into a human act and see it becomes more cumbersome and more commercial to what Jesus and his disciple have taught. Has not the church become like the Pharisee and the Sadducee of the Old Testament which Jesus was angry with. He said,

Matthew 21:13 (NIV)

¹³ It is written, he said to them, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’

The modern pastors have now become like the ones in the bible committing the crime of putting rules and regulations on the sheep that follows them blindly; they set rituals unnecessarily. The very thing that Jesus himself was against has now been done again. Men love to set rules and regulations for others to follow so that they feel respected.

We took the simple things of God and made it into a complicated thing for profit. But if the one being baptised wants to bless the man of God then it is a freewill offering, he has every right to give for the sake of blessing the man of God. It is not a requirement we pay someone to baptise us. Baptism is a spiritual act of the person to receive Christ as his saviour and it is for the remission of sins. Now the true spiritual baptism is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so now how much will the fees be for such an act which is done only by the Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit? This is far more authentic than the water baptism. Because anyone baptised by the Holy Spirit will gain spiritual gifts like speaking in tongues, prophecy and others which the Spirit will determine severally for anyone. Can a normal man manifest such gifts if God has not chosen him to be his spokesman? I think not. Many tries to work for God, but God only approves of the few that he chooses. Only God can give a man the powers to perform miracles by confirming his words. No man-made appointment can manifest these miracles. They know it, but they don’t admit these things in public.

Religious titles without the signs and wonders that accompany the true apostle of God will only be empty vessels, wells without water. True apostle of Jesus who preaches the Gospel will manifest signs and wonders, healings and miracles. This then separates the fakes from the true man of God. No man-made titles will ever manifest these powers that are ordained and authenticated by God. So counterfeits can only speak the word of God, and they will insist on the word of God as prove of true discipleship since they manifest no power at all. The Spiritual man of God will always conflict with the academia. One moves by their carnal mind while the other moves in the Spirit of God manifesting signs and wonders; miracles and healings. There are more churches which move in human effort and few who move with God. That is why people will flock to the place where true signs and wonders are taking place because God chose these people to be his agent of mercy on earth, to set captives free from their sickness, disease and sins. God comes to the service held by his servants to manifest signs and wonders to authenticate their ministry, manifesting the Kingdom of God on earth.

Acts 2:22 (NIV)

²² "Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.

Romans 15:19 (KJV)

¹⁹ Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

God can and only will operate in truth. There is no deceit and lies in God. He authenticates the words of his servants through signs and wonders that is not man made. If God has not chosen the man to represent him, he will not give him any power. God has no obligation to fulfil the words of any man unless, He authorises that man for the work which He has prepared for him.

Amos 3:7 (NIV)

⁷ Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 22:14 (KJV)

¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen.

Without the authentic gift of healing, no man can call upon God to heal, without the gift of prophecy no man can give the word from God. So it is the same without the Holy Spirit of God you can never minister to anyone who needs help from God for there is no power to minister and the kingdom of darkness cannot be removed on that person who needs prayers. This is the truth. When a church does not do things according to the word of God, it is a rebellious church.

A church which is not moving in the power of God is not a fully functional church. It is a dead church without life and it cannot give life to the sick, diseased, broken hearted and the bankrupt sheep. A desert cannot give life to anyone since it has no water in it. So is the same when there is no Holy Spirit there is no liberty.

2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)

¹⁷ Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Therefore, I charge you all to find wells with water and cistern that never runs dry. If God is not there, it will only be a party singing songs and pretending to get refreshments. At the end of the day your problem is still not solved. Only the true church which is working with the Lord Jesus can heals. Quit blaming God for not healing you; think you may be in the false church that God does not approve. He can only heal you through the true church and the true man of God praying for you.

Chapter 3

What would you do after you became a Christian?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one single step. Before any bird can fly they have to crawl and walk, run then fly. No one is an exception to this true process of transformation. The sequence of events would necessitate the increase of physical power to take on the next stage of growth. Similarly, unless you are filled with the word of God to your brim, you can never fully understand the works of Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God Almighty. Start by reading your bible faithfully, daily until you completely read the bible from Genesis to Revelation. If you haven’t done so, please do it, else how can you say you are serious with God. God gave you a book of himself, yet you do not think it was important, necessary to spent time to read it? So, how can you say he is the most important person in your life when you never bothered to spend time in his word; didn’t even bothered to complete reading his word.

Then next, you would need to attend every seminar that God sent into your path so that you can hear what others do with the word of God. Yes, God can lead you, but he also uses others to teach you. Do not despise small beginning; God can use the simplest of things to teach you great wisdom. This is so you know how to use and apply the word of God so that you will live a victorious life through the lives of others that God have used. Without victory, how can you say God is with you? Then after you have matured, and have walked with God a distance, then he will come to you and start to lead you himself. This is the weaning from the Church, will later transform our God into a personal encounter and he then becomes your counsellor, he will in due time speak to you personally. Having a personal relationship with Jesus is the ultimate goal of every believer, because he will only have a relationship with his friends and beloved disciples. The subsequent thing is to exercise hearing his voice and be led by the Spirit of God. This is Truth; anything other than this is a Lie. Once you have been trained in the ways of God, Jesus will use you to minister to others and disciple them because you do his will. Anyone who do the will of God, they are sons of God.

John 10:27-28 (KJV)

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

²⁸ And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Before you can minister to anyone, you have to first test your own belief. No one should preach something that they cannot do themselves. You cannot give what you don’t have. If you got no faith; how to impart faith? If you have never been healed; how to preached that God heals? If you have not seen signs and wonders; how to speak and proclaim it out loud? Your Christianity has to be based on reality to overcome your inner conviction that God is real. Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees you will not enter into the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is the supernatural occurrences of miracles which the angels wroth in cooperation with your prayers of faith.

When someone prays and healing comes, the Kingdom of God is upon him. The one who prays has no power to heal; healing comes as a petition to Jesus who heals. To heal or not to heal is a decision which only God alone can make, no one can advise God; he sees the person from the perspective of eternity. We, from our own limited vision can only see the present, but we do not see the hidden sins and the double life that the person has within him to make a good judgment. God knows everything, and his judgment is righteous.

Repentance follows forgiveness and restoration. The Holy Spirit is given to convict the person of sin. So, whenever the believer tries to do something out of line, the Holy Spirit would remind him of the teachings of Jesus. Being led by the Holy Spirit, the believer continues on this journey of discovery. The discovery is made of all the offensive things which the convert is doing that are against the word of God. He slowly strips himself with the help of God through the Holy Spirit of all these offensive things in stages. The faster he strips himself, the faster the transformation. Only the humble man can come to run at a fast speed to recovery, because he accepts the word of God without questioning, he trusts God.

The more educated the man, the more logic he has, and the more he will resist the changes required to enter into the Kingdom of God. But, whenever we respond to the leading of the Holy One; we will become more sensitive to this leading. The more we practice and follow responding