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CULTS & RELIGIOUS ABUSE About GAC William Sowders Erroneous Goodwin teachings Go
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It will be by obedience that revival will break
out, on January 3, 1988, the assembly, as a unit, held up their right hands
and swore before God, saying: "With the work of Brother William Sowders
divided, scattered, and lying under reproach, and we ourselves in great
distress -- because our fathers and we ourselves have sinned -- because of
all this, we do, at this time, make a sure covenant. "We do covenant
with one another this day that we will be the Lord's people in: 1. "Giving our tithes and offerings! We will
steal from God no more! 'The tenth shall be holy unto the Lord! 'So help me
God! 2. "In daily prayer and Bible reading! We will
not forget God days without number any more! 'My delight shall be in the law
of the Lord; and in his law will I meditate day and night! ' So help me God! 3. "In faithfully attending church services! We
will not fail to fellowship one another in the house of God! 'Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is! 'So help me
God! 4. "In listening to no gossip! We will stop all
tattlers! 'Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be
any praise, think on these things! 'So help me God! (This way, not even the elders would
listen to legitimate complaints, especially about him.) 5. "In repeating no gossip! We will surely speak
evil of no man! 'Thou shalt not go up and down in
the land as a talebearer among the people, nor be one who sows discord among
brethren!' So help me God!
(Or repeat anything.) 6. "In that we will not any more be evil
surmising! The wicked imaginations of our heart - we will stop! 'For from Out
of the heart proceed evil thoughts - and evil surmisings
are the fruit of corrupt minds of men destitute of the truth!' So help me
God! (We couldn’t even
"think" about a legitimate complaints
without fear of judgement!) 7. "In eliminating all debt. Since indebtedness
burdens the heart and places man in servitude to others rather than Christ!
Owe no man anything'- is the command of God's apostle! So help me God! (So we could give more to him!) 8. "In serving wherever we are needed. Since good
works, and Christian acts and duties are an articulate sign of election! 'Put
them in mind, to be ready to every good work!' So help me God! (Free labor for him.) 9. "In submissive respect and obedience to our
elders! We will be subject to the powers of the world to come! Obey them that
have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls,
as they that must give account!' So help me God! (Submit and obey HIM because everyone
submitted to him.) 10. "In personal sexual sanctification! Because
the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord! 'For this is the will of
God, even your sanctification, that ye should
abstain from fornication!' So help me God!" (Except for the inner circle.) "By the assembly as a unit entering
into these covenants with the Lord and with one another, and the assembly as
a unit keeping them ' we have already witnessed the Spirit of God moving in
our assembly in a much greater way, and we can feel a much greater
cohesiveness within the assembly. This, then, is only the beginning, a basis
of truth on which we all can stand - together. Then reaching out to increase
in even more obedience.' Also, in all of our assemblies, both at home and abroad,
the ministers and saints of God have been entering into this covenant." |