Scripture: Matthew 7 v 23 - 27: "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."
A few months ago the Anglican Church or Church of England made an announcement, shortly after the Archbishop of Canterbury was fired for serious errors of judgment.
They announced that in order to modernise themselves they would drop the word "Church" and be known as the Anglican Community. They also dropped Prayer meetings and Bible Studies in favour of meditation while taking country walks.
The origin of the Anglican Church was by Royal Decree of King Henry VIII back in 1534. He had sought an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon who had failed to provide an heir. He wanted to marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope refused the annulment.
This caused King Henry to listen to his advisors Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell who suggested a move away from Rome. Cranmer became the first Archbishop of Canterbury and declared the marriage to Catherine invalid. In 1534 the Act of Supremacy was passed formally establishing Henry as head of the Church of England. This passes to all Kings or Queens of England when they ascend the Throne.
Henry married Anne Boleyn. All Roman Catholic monasteries were closed and all assets forfeited to The Crown. The Anglican Church began under this cloud of divorce and re-marriage. It was not for any spiritual holiness or teachings. They did leave in the old traditions of infant baptism, Holy Communion, but did away with celibate monks and nuns.
The Roman Catholic Church fought back through the very Catholic daughter of Henry 8, Mary Queen of Scots who had a long battle with her sister Queen Anne. Mary lost her head eventually because of treason.
So the Anglican Church was built on sand, the will of man and not on the Rock of Jesus Christ. Over the years many Anglican clergy of various types also became Freemasons. There are 33 degrees of Freemasony instruction and obligations. By the 29th degree all Masons know that the god they serve is Lucifer.
The obligations of Freemasons, who have infiltrated every strata of society, Police Force, Legal Departments, the Church, Big Business especially Banking, Education, Social Welfare. Over the years the Freemasons have amalgamated with The Illuminati, those agents of Satan have caused much harm. They protect each other in court, getting reduced sentences, or no jail time for serious offenders. They do their business deals in their Lodges. They purpose to wipe out Christianity completely.
Many mainline churches are in the same leaky Masonic boat. Joseph Smith the founder of Mormonism was a black balled ex Mason who was hung for his crimes. Another church built on sand. There is a storm coming to expose its false doctrines.
The Anglican Community is the first major church to have its candlestick removed by Jesus.
Revelation 2 v 5: "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent."
Those Anglicans that are horrified at the apostasy of their spiritual home need to take heed of the words of Jesus above. He is not throwing them under the bus, their Community already did that. He is offering them an olive branch.
He says DO THE FIRST WORKS!
Repent, i.e. change your mind about the way you perceive what constitutes salvation because the Anglican Church never found that map. Nor did the RCC or many other mainline churches. Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian are all still wandering in the Wilderness. They have adopted the Woke and New Age practices as applicable to their salvation. They are all now the blind leading the blind. They will fall.
The first works are mentioned in Hebrews 6 v 1 - 2: "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment."
Here we grasp that our Lord Jesus is weary of repetitive declarations of Faith including repetitive prayers. He says leave the principal doctrine of salvation once you have achieved it and go on to perfection. He wants us to be Born Again, start over, cleansed of all sin, forgiven, washed in the Blood of the Lamb. Get baptized in water, full immersion like Jesus in the Jordan River.
Under the water a transformation takes place. Your sin nature DIES a sudden death. Your new righteous nature moves into your heart. You come up out of the water a new creation in Christ. Note: This does not occur at a Christening of a baby. All it gets is a wet head. No wonder it protests so loudly.
After baptism some Christians lay their hands upon you and you are baptized in the Holy Spirit. You should be speaking in tongues giving glory to God. There are nine gifts given by the Holy Spirit to empower your spiritual growth and to help others find salvation, healing or deliverance from demons. Some may have the gift of prophecy to uplift and encourage those around you.
Your name is now written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Revelation 21 v 27: "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
No one shall enter Heaven if your name is not in this Book. No one that continues in sinful living gets into Heaven. Everything Woke is a no-no. Living together with your partner outside of marriage is a no-no. Telling lies, stealing, drunkenness, party drugs, homosexuality is a no-no.
God never created anyone gay. He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of it. Research Genesis for answers. Satan twisted Gods creation into sinners of all kinds. Jesus died to make us whole again. He wants us to put all the wrong stuff behind us and go on to perfection.
We are members of His Body. We are the Church. It's not a brick and mortar building. Rather let them become Bingo Halls. We are the living members of the living invisible Church. He is coming back for His Body. It will be caught up in the Rapture. Watch a movie called "Left Behind" about people who did not have their names in the Book when the Rapture happened.
Jesus is the Bridegroom. Right now He is the Head and we are His Body. He needs to be a complete Bridegroom to rescue His Bride at the Battle of Armageddon. She is Israel. Satan is desperately trying to eliminate her before the Rapture comes. Many believe wrongly that we the Church are the Bride and that the Rapture is the marriage.
Our salvation depends upon us loving Israel as only a Groom can love His Bride. When Jesus is truly in your heart you will love Israel fervently.
This is what the Bible says about those who are very wrong:
2 Corinthians 6 v 14 - 18: "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
Prayer: Heavenly Father, it is tragic when "leaders of the flock" go rogue and many are deceived and lost because of their falseness. Lord Jesus meet the needs of every Anglican that has lost their way, if they ever really knew the whole of it. And all other fallen faiths too.
This was a hard word for me to write in obedience to Your prompting, because I was once an Anglican and my dad was a choir boy in Norwich Cathedral. Thank You for finding me lost and confused 51 years ago and showing me truth from error. Lord please do the same for all these lost sheep. Leave the 99 safe sheep and rescue them speedily. In Jesus's name. Amen.