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Our Twelve Tribes
A Manifesto
page 2 from outside the camp of organized religion Is That All There Is?
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“...That He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
SUMMER 2008 Hence, let us go out to Him outside the camp , bearing His reproach.” Hebrews 13:12 -13 www.twelvetribes.org
CALL TO RESTORATIOn
O ur nation is in desperate site says, “The world in its so many thousands in the “Excuse me sir.
need of revival!” the cry rebellion violently pursues strength of their youth Where’s the
resounds from Christians the fulfillment of all fleshly wanting to rise up and camp exit?”. . . “Can’t get
in America. Anyone who desires, yet the church has make a difference. In that there from
cares has no trouble seeing fallen prey to many of the hope, we, the communities here.”
the moral condition of this same sins that plague our who put together The Voice
country. An estimated fifty society.”1 freepaper, sincerely applaud
million abortions have So we hear the battle cry, what is in the hearts of all
been performed since 1973, “Blow the trumpet! Sound who desire to see God get
the porn industry is sky- an alarm! The church has what He deserves.
rocketing, and it becomes been asleep and it’s time But as the trumpets are
clear that a generation is to wake up.” A sense of blowing and the assemblies
coming forth that has lost hope comes from seeing commence, we desire to
Outside the Camp
its identity, smashed its plant a little seed in the
conscience, and forgotten
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or, “Can’t get there from here…”
A TesTimOny:
Christians have subconsciously
separated themselves into two
distinct categories: the ordinary
T he early disciples in Jeru-
salem were respected by
their neighbors, but socially
next! Being linked to the group
might suddenly become as dan-
gerous as it was scandalous.
Some people are they were shunned. The book The disciples, however, ex-
willing to give their “believers” and the more radi-
cal “disciples.” But the Word of of Acts says, “…they were all pected such treatment. The
all for its eternal
promise, while God clearly makes no such dis- with one accord in Solomon’s Master Himself had said, “If the
others dare not tinction. portico [a public meeting place world hates you, you know that
give up anything in the Jewish Temple]. But none it has hated Me before it hated
for fear of insulting
Giving up of the rest dared to associate you”2 and, “If they have called
God’s “grace.”
I used to be the sort of fel- with them; however, the people the head of the house Beelzebul
low who lived life one day at a held them in high esteem.”1 [the prince of demons], how
time, without even a desire for To the average Jew of the much more the members of
“salvation” — the very sound time, this group was strictly his household?”3 They were
of that word actually sickened off-limits, no matter how moral reminded that their Master’s
Salvation me. My experience in the world its members were or how much crucifixion resembled the way
taught me never to trust any- good they did for others. After sacrificial animals were dis-
one who made a living selling all, their leader, supposed to posed of:
that product. I’d never really be the Messiah, had been con- The high priest carries the blood
even thought about the eter- demned by the priests and rab- of animals into the Most Holy
“Salvation”… we’ve all heard such a predicament? Why are nal outcome of my decisions. I bis and teachers of the Torah as Place as a sin offering, but the
this word in many different there so many contradictions was too busy dealing with the a blasphemer – one who curses bodies are burned outside the
forms attached to a thousand about such a potentially simple immediate fallout of my failed God. He had been turned over camp. And so Jesus also suffered
different philosophies and doc- topic? Shouldn’t a child even be relationships. Problems in the to the Gentile authorities with outside the city gate to make
trines. So many people proclaim able to understand the gospel? “here-and-now” were keeping a demand that He be executed, the people holy through his own
themselves to be the recipients Many sincere Christians zeal- my attention off the “happily and the Romans had taken blood. Let us, then, go to him
and ticket-holders of this sacred ously strive to serve God in their ever after.” I wasn’t looking for Him outside the city and cruci- outside the camp, bearing the
gift from the Almighty. Some various ministries and churches a life insurance policy for eter- fied Him along with common disgrace he bore. For here we do
people are willing to give their largely unaware of the different nity, but just a little “wisdom of robbers. Since then, a number not have an enduring city, but
all for its eternal promise, while understandings of what salva- the ancients” to get me through of the group’s leaders had been we are looking for the city that is
others dare not give up any- tion is, even within their own life. But as time went on troubles jailed. There was no telling to come. (Hebrews 13:11-14)
thing for fear of insulting God’s congregation! To make matters what might happen to them
“grace.” How did we arrive at even more complicated, many Continued on Page 6 1
Acts 5:12-13 3 Jn 15:18 3 Mt 10:25
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w H O w E A R E
OUR TwElvE TRibES
A mAniFesTO
O ur bAnner is lOve for
our Father in heaven. We give
our whole hearts to serve Him night
is the resurrection of
natural Israel’s twelve
tribes in the millennial
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Abraham cut the calf
in two and He passed
between the parts of
of the covenant to a new people
— a “new Israel” — to bring about
the promise He made to Abraham.
and day for the hope of the promise age. In Isaiah 49:8 the
9 dg Gad it.14 True covenants Jeremiah 31:1 is established by the
He made to our fathers, Abraham,1 age-old inheritance
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Isaac, and Jacob, in order to attain will once more and but in ancient Israel bring to pass Matthew 19:28 in the
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for them what He promised.2 We finally be given to !w[mX Simeon for a man to make or next age.
serve in their place, to overcome the descendants of ywl Levi cut a covenant was to
where they did not, in order to bear Abraham, and they rkXXy Issachar call down curses upon The cOvenAnT GOd mAde
the fruit that our Father has always will be a twelve tribe !wlwbz Zebulun himself if he failed to wiTh AbrAhAm represents
wanted3 — a people, young and old, nation in the next age. @sowy Joseph keep the covenant. God’s very own reputation and
who will keep the way of Yahweh But this can only come !ymynb Benjamin The Lord was the character, and the awesome
in righteousness and justice.4 about after spiritual promising party. responsibility He placed upon
Israel overcomes all of his spiritual Abraham and his offspring keeping Himself to fulfill the promise, and
Our cOnFidence is that if enemies10 and binds the Serpent11 Genesis 18:19 was what would allow upon Abraham and his seed after
we bear that fruit, overcoming our in this present age. Hebrews 10:13 Him to bring about the promise. Him to do what God chose him to
spiritual enemies by the grace and takes teamwork of all the spiritual But they did not bear the fruit of do.16 God actually put Himself at
faith He provides,5 then Messiah but corporeal twelve tribes together Genesis 18:19, so Jesus Himself risk, knowing that He would have
will return to bring an end to this in this age. According to Acts 3:21, prophesied in Matthew 21:43 that spiritual descendants of Abraham
wicked age and give to Abraham’s “heaven holds Him” until Hebrews would be left to another people to in Messiah to do for them what
descendents the enemy-free land 10:13 is accomplished. Then bring about the promise God made they did not do for themselves.17
He promised him.6 Then He will Matthew 19:28 will be restored, to Abraham concerning the land Isaiah 49:6 is that nation, the
establish His throne in Jerusalem, and that will be in the next age, as an everlasting possession to the holy nation that Peter spoke of
with His twelve apostles on twelve culminating in the fullness of natural descendants of Abraham. in 1 Peter 2:9-10, and that Paul
thrones ruling over the twelve Messiah and His bride.12 So, as Paul spoke in Acts 26:7, claimed as his own in Acts 26:6-8.
tribes of physical Israel.7 So now, in this present age, Abraham’s spiritual seed15 would They are the twelve tribes raised
Now in this present age the Matthew 21:43 says the kingdom do it for them. In Acts 13:47, Paul up among the Gentiles, outside the
prophecy of Isaiah 49:6 must be was taken away from them, natural applied the prophecy of Isaiah borders of physical Israel,18 who
fulfilled in order for this restoration Israel, and given to Gentiles13 who 49:6 directly to his own apostolic serve night and day for the hope of
of physical Israel spoken of in Acts would become that twelve tribe ministry. The restoration of the the promise made to our spiritual
3:21 to take place in the next age. spiritual nation. In order to produce twelve tribes of spiritual Israel fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
As Matthew 5:17 says, the the fruit of the kingdom, a new spoken of in Isaiah 49:6 will bring
reason the Messiah came was to nation had to be born, the nation about verse 8 — it will cause natural isrAel is isrAel Only As
fulfill, not to annul the law and of 1 Peter 2:9 and Isaiah 49:6. They Israel to inherit their desolate A cOmpleTed whOle. Israel is
the prophets, its instruction and would attain to what He promised heritage. This is exactly what Paul Israel only as a twelve tribe nation.
prophecy. The prophecy includes Abraham in Genesis 15:18 by the understood and expressed in Acts Jacob had twelve sons. Jesus had
Isaiah 49:6. Only by the very Spirit grace available through Messiah. 26:6-7, which brings about verse twelve apostles. The nation has
of the God of Abraham can his 8 — the “resurrection” of natural twelve gates19 and they are open
seed — his spiritual descendents GOd’s prOmise to Abraham Israel, just as Paul longed for in night and day. In fact they never
— do this.8 Isaiah 49:6-8 parallels was a self-cursing oath as Jeremiah Romans 11:12-15. close.20 The Spirit and the Bride say,
Acts 26:6-8. Verse 8 in each case 34:18-20 describes. He had This transfers the responsibility “Come!”21 E
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John 8:39; Romans 4:16 2 Acts 26:6-7 3 Matthew 21:43 4 Genesis 18:19 5 Hebrews 10:13 6 Genesis 15:10,17,18 7 Matthew 19:28 8 Galatians 3:26-29; Romans 8:4; Acts 26:6-8 9 Matthew 19:28;
Romans 11:15 10 Hebrews 10:13 11 Revelation 20:1-3 12 Revelation 21:1-3 13 Malachi 1:5-11; Acts 13:45-48 14 Jeremiah 34:18-20; Genesis 15:10,17 15 Galatians 3:16,26-29 16 Genesis 18:19
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Matthew 21:33-45; Genesis 18:19 18 Malachi 1:5,11 19 Revelation 21:9-12 20 Isaiah 60:11 21 Revelation 22:17
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of their loved ones from the and pain. A circus or carnival barkers called, hawking their
rubble. is a good example of this. fleshly amusements, he could
At times such as these, in The bright lights and colorful feel his head swimming. He
the face of great heartbreak amusements wherever one felt dizzy, disoriented — his
and pain, many cry out to turns, with loud, cheerful whole world closed in on
God, wondering why He music blaring from every him. Gravity seemed twice
would let such things happen. corner, all blur together into as great upon his shoulders
Some even blame Him for the a garish mosaic designed to — it was as if a great hand
devastation. If He’s the all- distract people from their were pressing him down. He
powerful one, how could He miserable lives. For a brief collapsed onto a bench in
be so heartless as to not stop moment, reality is held in the middle of all the colorful
such misery from coming suspension, kept at bay as lights and the hubbub of
upon them? Does He really the crowds whoop and holler the crowded midway. He
see all these things going on with gleeful abandonment. buried his face in his hands,
and not do anything about it? I have a friend who weeping over the condition
If that is the case, why? “How worked at a carnival for of his life and the state of the
come You do nothing about it a little while. He did well human beings all around
and the promoter of that
Is ThaT aLL There Is? when You see it all happening
before Your eyes? Why?!” we little “vanity fair” wanted
scream at a God who doesn’t to make him his second-in-
M aybe you remember the famous, Grammy- seem to exist in our little command.
hostile world. Yet it was at that time, as
winning song Is That All There Is? recorded
How many little girls are things were looking up and
in 1969 by Peggy Lee. Its poignant, melancholy left there shivering (not from he had hopes of “making it”
refrain strikes a chord deep in the heart of human the cold), wondering, “Is that and becoming successful,
beings, voicing the burning questions that echo all there is to a fire?” that all the futility of the
through our minds as we live our lives searching
for meaning and fulfillment:
Is That All There Is?
spoken: him. Everything seemed
I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire. to be just a pale shadow, a
I’ll never forget the look on my father’s face as he gathered me up hollow, empty husk of what
in his arms and raced through the burning building life in its fullness was meant
out to the pavement. to be.
I stood there shivering in my pajamas Then, in the midst of it
and watched the whole world go up in flames. all, God spoke to him.
And when it was all over I said to myself, No, it wasn’t some
“Is that all there is to a fire? thunderous voice booming
Is that all there is?” Song lyrics from Is That All There Is? from the sky, nor was it an
written by Leiber & Stoller,
spoken: world pressed in upon him. apparition enshrouded in
recorded by Peggy Lee (1969)
sung: And when I was 12 years You see, in order to make brilliant, blinding light.
Is that all there is? old, my daddy took me to a money at the carnival, Instead, it was a still, small
If that’s all there is my friends, then let’s keep dancing circus, one had to be dishonet in voice in the recesses of his
Let’s break out the booze and have a ball the greatest show on earth. any of several ways. For heart, echoing through his
If that’s all there is There were clowns and instance, giving people back mind and burning into his
elephants and dancing bears. less change than they were consciousness.
And a beautiful lady in pink owed, trusting they would “Is this what I created you
Many of us have pillars, your security. They tights flew high above our be distracted enough not to for?”
experienced some tragic were like God to you, so when heads. notice. But this pricked him A simple question, but
circumstance at one time or they separated, it seemed as if And so I sat there watching to the core in his conscience one that strikes at the very
another in our lives — some God didn’t give a damn about the marvelous spectacle. — he just couldn’t live meaning of our human
great and some small. The you. You felt abandoned, I had the feeling that with himself for being so existence. Does what we’re
woman in the song describes orphaned — alone. something was missing. downright dishonest with doing justify our time spent
the personal tragedy of her Most people have faced I don’t know what, but when people. The other workers on this green, grassy planet?
house burning to the ground. devastating personal tragedies it was over, were content to lie to people Or are we wasting our
Perhaps your dog, your best and undergone great personal I said to myself, “Is that all to their face if it meant a time, just taking up air and
friend, ran away and got run pain, but quite a few have there is to the circus? little more spending money keeping the grass mowed?
over by a car. Perhaps your also experienced large-scale Is that all there is?” in their pockets. If we’re not doing what we
parents divorced, shattering misfortune — natural disasters As he walked down the were created for, why are we
your little existence, leaving on a catastrophic scale. Massive Some fritter* away their midway, all of the petty breathing anyway? When
you wondering if it was your earthquakes destroying entire lives chasing after petty amusements — food, fun, the amusement is all over
fault. Your parents were overpopulated cities in third amusements, looking for and frivolity — seemed to and the Fat Lady sings, and
everything to you in your world countries, leaving some relief to the emptiness be closing in on him. As the
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younger years. They were your survivors to extract the corpses *fritter — wasting time, energy, money on trifling matters
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Outside the Camp point, His ultimate point, was ing against them? Why, those places, the whole group of “be- protest, “What? Nearly 1900
continued from page 1 the life that His disciples lived “inside the camp,” of course – lievers” had stopped loving and years of nothing but empty re-
“outside the camp.” It wasn’t the ones whose false religious had become self-satisfied and ligion? What about the great
“Outside the camp” was just that they got reviled and game was being shown up for complacent and unaware of theologians like Augustine, or
where the disciples ought to persecuted and killed for the the empty shell that it was. The their spiritual bankruptcy. Rich the great reformers like Luther
be, because that’s where their sake of His Name. It was that disciples were hounded from guests were preferred over poor and Calvin, or radical groups
Master was. But what was “the they actually lived a radically town to town by religious pre- ones, and there were apparently like the Anabaptists of the 16th
camp”? According to their Mas- different life from those who tenders – slandered, and beaten, even rich “disciples” and poor Century? And what about Billy
ter’s teaching, it was a religion were inside “the camp.” They and killed. But everywhere they “disciples.”12 Graham or Mother Teresa or the
full of hypocrisy (pretending), actually obeyed the Master’s went, people were being saved, Some people might read Jesus Movement, for goodness
marked by well-advertised teachings and did the opposite becoming disciples, and learn- these things and say, “What’s sake?”
charitable donations, long pub- of what the hypocrites were do- ing to love others just as their the big deal about that? All Well, the “what” about all
lic prayers, and showy religious ing. They did their good deeds Master had loved them. down through Christian history of them is that none of them
acts.4 People in “the camp” hon- and prayed their prayers in se- Now we come to a difficult there have been rich and poor brought back the “life outside
ored God with their lips while cret. They drew near to God in point in the story. It is a turning in the Church, and the rich the camp” that the Son of God
their hearts were far away.5 their hearts and lived to please point, one marked by many pas- and important have had places established in the beginning.
Their religion was based on the Him, rather than men. They sages in the New Testament, but of honor.” Well, the “big deal” Augustine wrote many persua-
traditions of men rather than is this: that’s what life “inside sive arguments about the na-
the commands of God.6 They the camp” had been like. The ture of God and sin and so on,
were careful in their rituals but rich religious men had made but his writings don’t produce
neglectful of the people around long public prayers to show how disciples with fervent love for
them.7 They looked good to much they loved God while one another. On the contrary,
other people, but inside, where “devouring the houses of wid- they portray an unknowable
only God could see, they were ows” who were made in God’s God who predestines some to
full of self-indulgence, dishon- image. And the Son of God had eternal life and others to eternal
esty, and lawlessness.8 By the time the cried out in warning about the damnation based, not on their
The most striking picture of book of James judgment that was going to fall choices, but on His own cosmic
“the camp” was one the Master was written, on such pretenders. Those who whims. Augustine was preoc-
Himself gave: life “ouside the heard the call had gone out to cupied, not with loving people
“Hypocrites! You build tombs camp” had all
Him, outside the camp, where in the same way that our Master
for the prophets and decorate but vanished,
and it had there were no rich and poor.13 loved, but with refuting “here-
the graves of the righteous. And By the time the book of tics” and working out neat theo-
you say, ‘If we had lived in the been replaced
by “the camp.” James was written, life “outside logical arguments to justify the
days of our forefathers, we would the camp” had all but vanished, use of physical force to change
not have taken part with them and it had been replaced by people’s religious opinions.
in shedding the blood of the emphasized love and justice especially by the book of James “the camp” – only it was called Luther and Calvin were both
prophets.’ So you testify against and mercy and loyalty rather and the first three chapters by another name. It was the Augustinian monks before they
yourselves that you are the de- than tithes and offerings and of the book of Revelation. All “Christian camp” instead of became reformers, and they
scendants of those who murdered traditions and ceremonies. They along, the disciples had found the “Jewish camp.” The “new brought Augustine’s horrible
the prophets. Fill up, then, the concentrated on their character insincere people in their midst. religion” had become focused doctrine of “just persecution”
measure of the sin of your forefa- and let their reputation take care The Master Himself had picked on various “teachings and tradi- into the churches they estab-
thers!” (Matthew 23:29-32) of itself. And most importantly, Judas Iscariot to be an apostle, tions of men” that were differ- lished. Calvin was the driving
This claim not to have in- they loved each other the way but the man had chosen to be ent from the “old religion.” This force behind having Michael
herited the sins of their fathers He had loved them – without a traitor. Ananias and Sapphira allowed them to miss the fact Servetus burned at the stake for
was the ultimate religious hy- reserve, not holding on to their had been hypocrites, pretend- that like the Judaism their Mas- the “sins” of questioning the
pocrisy in the Savior’s eyes. As time or their possessions or their ing to give all, while holding ter had condemned, they too doctrine of the Trinity and re-
most Bible readers should real- opinions or their own agendas. back a portion for themselves. had stopped paying attention jecting infant baptism. Luther
ize, it doesn’t work that way for They contributed all they had Even some of Paul’s coworkers to “the commands of God.”14 wrote several pamphlets vehe-
those who do not love the Lord to meeting each other’s needs. had deserted him when difficult (In time, many of the most vital mently calling for the death of
enough to obey Him. (Read They were abandoned to the times came. But, sooner or later, of these gospel verses became Anabaptists and the persecution
Exodus 20:5-6 in the Ten Com- Spirit of Love (which is the Spir- the light of the “life outside the known as the “hard sayings” of Jews. They were very con-
mandments and see.) In fact, to it of God) and dedicated to see- camp” had exposed the insin- — a polite way of saying you cerned about moral principles
them God “visits the iniquity of ing His Kingdom established on cere. weren’t really expected to obey and the stability of the societ-
the fathers upon the children the earth. them.) What followed was near- ies they lived in, but not about
to the third and the fourth gen- The effect was electrifying. Rich & Poor — So What? ly 2000 years of “camp life.” the teachings of the Son of God,
eration of those who hate Me.” 9 People called them “these men When we come to James and Now, this is where just about like turning the other cheek,
And, as just about everybody who have turned the world Revelation, however, we get the everybody gets overwhelmed. walking the extra mile, loving
knows, the people He was ad- upside down” 10 and “this sect picture of a faithful few, sur- Trudging through 19 centuries one’s enemies, etc.
dressing went on to kill both [cult] that is spoken against rounded by many insincere of Church History can be pretty Probably someone will say,
Him and many of His followers, everywhere.” 11 Yes, they were ones. These had subtly com- overwhelming, and we are not “Well, those men were just
proving His point. being spoken against, just like promised and lost their love going to do it here. But even products of their age. Don’t be
the head of their house had been and stopped caring for widows just a casual acquaintance with too quick to judge them because
A Radically Different Life called the prince of demons. and orphans and had become the famous people of Chris- religious persecution was com-
But what really proved His And who, mainly, was speak- stained by the world. In some tian History causes people to mon back then. Roman Catho-
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4:1-4; 5:1-6 13 Acts 4:34-35 14 Mt 15:7-9; Mk 6:7-9
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Is That All There Is “Let’s break out the booze happiness will be theirs, as
continued from page 3 and have a ball...” all the bridesmaids look on
in envy.
the show packs up and hits “Give strong drink to him “We would take long
the road, leaving a pile of who is perishing and wine walks by the river or just sit for
litter in its wake, will we be to him whose life is bitter. hours gazing into each other’s
left wondering, Let him drink and forget eyes. We were so very much in
“Is that all there is to a his poverty and remember love.”
circus?” his trouble no more.” There are some men
(Proverbs 31:6-7) who know full well that this
sung: works deep in the female
Is that all there is? psyche and prey upon such
Is that all there is? spoken: women, going from one to
If that’s all there is my Then I fell in love with the the next. Such predators
friends, then let’s keep most wonderful boy in the wreck women’s lives and
dancing world. emotions, leaving them
Let’s break out the booze We would take long walks by abandoned — pregnant and
and have a ball song, is it the fear of the more spiritual quest will lead
the river emotionally devastated.
If that’s all there is unknown? Fear that on the us to the ultimate answer to
or just sit for hours gazing “One day he went away...
other side is just one final life.
into each other’s eyes. and I thought I’d die... but I
disappointment after a Is that all there is? Is that
We were so very much in didn’t”
I walked downtown the lifetime of disappointments? all there is to life? If so, then
love. But maybe you wish you
other night. It was a Saturday What is death? Is it peace — let’s keep on dancing. Let’s
Then one day he went away had. And maybe the child in
night and all the bars were a place of no problems, no break out the booze and have
and your womb will wish he had
full. I looked through the hurts? Is it oblivion*? Or is a ball, if that’s all there is. For
I thought I’d die, but I didn’t, never been born, too.
plate glass windows. Inside, it torment — weeping and what difference does it make?
and when I didn’t I said to “Is that all there is to
the dim, smoke-filled gnashing of teeth? Perhaps This question is not new. It
myself, love?”
atmosphere was crowded that’s why death is so feared stretches back to the time of
“Is that all there is to love?”
with laughing people, and people will do just about the ancient prophets (and still
drinking to escape their anything to avoid its sting. further back):
spoken:
sorrows. The alcohol freed “Oh, no, not me. I’m But instead, you dance
Some look to love for I know what you must be
them from their inhibitions, in no hurry for that final and play ...you feast on
fulfillment. Women can saying to yourselves,
releasing them to be the disappointment...” meat, and drink wine.
invest all their hopes and if that’s the way she feels
person they always wished dreams into finding their about it why doesn’t she just “Let’s eat, drink, and
“But man dies and lies
they could be. They could “Prince Charming,” the end it all? be merry,” you say.
prostrate. Man expires,
sing, dance, be funny, or the one who will sweep them Oh, no, not me. I’m in “What’s the difference,
and where is he? As
life of the party. Booze was off their feet and together no hurry for that final for tomorrow we die.”
water evaporates from the
their ticket to friendship will ride off into the blissful disappointment, for I know (Isaiah 22:13)
sea, and a river becomes
and popularity. Yet sunset. They look toward just as well as I’m standing parched and dried up, so If you’re seeking for self-
when they woke up the day when the happy here talking to you, when that man lies down and does fulfillment, you’re certain to
the next morning plastic bride and final moment comes and I’m not rise. Until the heavens come up empty. The greatest
with a splitting groom atop a tiered breathing my last breath, be no more, he will not fulfillment, the greatest
headache from a wedding cake will I’ll be saying to myself… awake nor be roused out satisfaction is to live for others
terrible hangover, represent themselves. of his sleep. Oh that You rather than for yourself. Such
where have they They have bridal sung: would hide me in Death, fulfillment is lasting and
gotten themselves? magazines on Is that all there is, is that all that You would conceal doesn’t fade away, but it costs
At least they could their dresser, there is me until Your wrath everything to obtain it. If that
temporarily forget daydreaming of that If that’s all there is my friends, returns to You, that You is the song your heart yearns to
their troubles. day when complete then let’s keep dancing would set a limit for me sing, you’re invited to partake
Let’s break out the booze and and remember me! If a of what’s been missing — the
have a ball man dies, will he live rest of what there is.E
If that’s all there is again?” (Job 14:10-14)
Is that all there is? That
So why not end it all? question echoes through
Why not take a gun to your most people’s minds at one
head and blow your brains time or another in their lives
out? Too messy? Well, a — if they’re not too sedated
rope’s pretty cheap and or distracted by the myriad of
there’s not much mess. But petty amusements that daily
maybe it’d be simpler to assault our senses. Is what keeps
pop a few pills and just fall us going merely a carrot being
asleep, drifting off to a final constantly dangled in front of
sublime unconsciousness. us — enticing us onward —
So what holds you back? that one more amusement,
Like the woman in the one more relationship, or one
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Salvation and immoral rela- to be healed from my selfish life and try- and smoothed together all things sacred, to follow the true Messiah is expected to
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tionships with girl- ing to be set apart from the ways of this secular, and even profane to serve the literally cut himself off from any other
friends drove me to realize that I needed world. Meanwhile, all around me were Most High God. previous obligations to family, friends,
more than a little wisdom — I needed to many who seemed to sense no guilt over Many of us knew it wasn’t supposed to and career. This means that all person-
be fixed… healed… restored. I was sick in their materialistic and even promiscuous be this way, but who could speak loudly al belongings are forfeited, and any life
my soul and I needed a doctor. lifestyles. I was always given the excuse enough and, more to the point, with plans are cancelled as a response to His
Finally, having reached the point where that, “God’s grace covers our sins, and the authority to correct the problem? call. It is the ending of one’s old life in
the pain of remaining in this life was there is no condemnation for those who Ultimately, we “faithful” were unable to all its forms. This is what it means to be
greater than the pain of giving it up, I hit are in Christ Jesus.” stop it, and eventually we joined in on His called, chosen, and faithful follow-
rock bottom and realized that it was time I knew that to be so, but who was go- the decadence and hypocrisy. Who could ers. Only from this total sacrifice of one’s
to surrender to this Jesus I’d read about ing to explain the lack of conviction and resist the tide? The religious system we own sovereignty is the Creator of the
in the Bible. I read how He had given life repentance? What about walking accord- were part of made room for any number universe able to accomplish His purpose
to those who trusted Him. He seemed to ing to the Spirit, and not according to of rationalizations in its “obedience- on the earth. Anything short of this is a
have had all the answers. But there was the flesh? The general understanding of optional” environment. To believe in our watered-down empty hope.
so much to give up if I wanted to fol- grace seemed to mean that God would minds was to be saved, and heeding even
low Him, and a whole lot would have to wait patiently while His “saints” slowly a fraction of Christ’s teaching meant that A new family
change if I wanted to be like Him. meandered any way they saw fit toward you were an “on fire” disciple (or left you True salvation starts in a people who
For the first time in my life it dawned the pearly gates. But wasn’t there some- open to the charge of “works salvation”). are obedient to their Creator and com-
on me what salvation is, and especially, Nobody wanted to be accountable for mitted to one another. It continues by
how much it costs… Everything! There sin, and why should they? We were told bringing about God’s will on the earth
was nothing I could do to earn it, but I that Jesus was our righteousness, while through those who, having first burned
had to give up everything to receive it. No we individually chose our own standard every bridge to their former lives, now re-
more games, no more living for myself. I of obedience. We were all just “saved by main committed to the cause. They be-
‘Grace’ seemed to
was sincerely desperate, and I would have mean that God would faith” with no true unity, no concentric come part of a new family that puts all
given anything to be healed. I didn’t want wait patiently while direction, and no evidence to show an things that divide beneath its feet. They
to live for anything else. I just wanted to His ‘saints’ slowly unbelieving world that our God saves. are a people who have no hope in this
find a place where I could live the life of meandered any way Many of us had once known deep down world and its ways, but whose hope is
a disciple of Jesus. they saw fit toward that the Living God wanted to restore all set completely on their goal as the Bride
the pearly gates things and was looking for a people who of the Messiah — to reign together with
Slowly meandering would work together with Him to bring Him for all of eternity. Having an eter-
Several years went by as I faithfully thing about keeping on sinning after this about, even at the expense of their nal standard before them, they submit to
served in the youth and college ministries we came to the knowledge of the truth? own families, friends, and life agenda. one another in love, out of reverence for
at several Baptist churches and Chris- Were there no consequences for sin once We knew that this thing called salvation the Messiah.
tian organizations such as a “Naviga- we believed? was not an idea to be grasped, or a conve-
tors” summer camp in Colorado Springs. A few strove with little effect to turn nient ending for a mediocre life, but rath- Becoming like the Master
Eventually I ended up at Calvary Chapel the tide. They knew better than to let er a process to be committed to. We had I’ve finally found the place where
in southern California. I sought only their hearts be silenced for the mind heard the eternal call and were burning God commands His blessing — life
the most faithful and zealous of friends game of doctrinal accuracy. Didn’t we with the desire to follow the Master in everlasting (Psalm 133). It is an actual
to surround myself with, and we tried leave that back in the dark ages? Where bringing salvation to the earth. So many body of like-minded brothers and sisters,
to encourage one another daily. Yet all now were the dissenters, the non-con- of us lost among the ranks of Christian- dwelling together in unity, a people who
during this time I was aware of an entire formists, those who weren’t afraid to ity originally felt this call at the depths of love the Messiah enough to obey His
army of so-called believers who seemed take a stand for truth? But most of the our being. We were looking for the place many words. It was actually Him that I
to regard salvation as their “get out of Christians I knew did not have that sort where hope is young and people are not loved and was looking for all along, but
hell free” card and nothing more. They of conviction. They were neither righ- afraid to love. As the years passed by, I discovered He couldn’t be found in the
always had the right words to say, and a teous nor redeemed, if these words are however, we became jaded by the lack of midst of compromise and confusion. In
smile on their face, but their lives blatant- ever to have any real meaning. Very few commitment and vision within the sys- the Community we have found the Son
ly showed that they had never really giv- of them even agreed on anything besides tem. Most of us gave up the search, and, of God worth more than life itself, and
en up anything. I found myself making the “Apostles’ Creed.” as has been the case for generations upon we now desire to be found worthy of Him
excuses for these kinds of Christians who Was it a blessing or a curse to sense generations, we finally became leveled to by giving everything we have (Matthew
never seemed to have “counted the cost” such things about my fellow Christians? the ways of the established church. 10:37-39), even our very lives as a living
as some of us had. “Well, I guess God is sacrifice. We lay down our lives daily for
still working on some of us,” I would say. Swept along by the tide Called, chosen, and faithful one another as we embrace the challenge
But I was curious as to why the gospel Grace was beginning to sound more The truth of the matter is that this man to become more and more like our
seemed to have such a powerful impact and more like grease, smoothing over some call Jesus is not holding the doors Master. We call Him Yahshua. His name
2000 years ago, but so little effect in peo- the sins that people were unwilling of heaven open for just anyone to enter means “Yahweh’s salvation” and only
ple’s lives when preached today. to confess. But grace was never given by claiming to be His chosen servant. He those who are found worthy of Him will
As I looked at the faces around me one to man for the purpose of excusing has specific prerequisites and continuing receive this free gift of salvation.
Sunday morning, I found myself ques- sin. I knew in my heart that grace was demands that must be met in order for
tioning the integrity of some of the be- supposed to be for the purpose of anyone to profess to be His disciple. To
lievers in my congregation. The last thing overcoming sin and temptation, but why believe “on Him” means to meet all of
I wanted to do was to be self-righteous, did it seem more and more like grace was these criteria, as well as to continue with
but wasn’t the whole point of salvation an excuse to not be like our Savior? It was Him in a covenant as His disciple. Just as
* Yahshua is the Hebrew name of the Son of God. It is what His mother Miriam (Mary) called Him when He was born, as recorded in Matthew 1:21. The footnote for this verse in the NIV New Testament reads:
"Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua." In Hebrew, as in old English, there is no "J" sound, so the name is more accurately rendered Yahshua. It means "I am powerful to save," since it is constructed from Yah, the
name of the Father (as in Hallelujah, meaning "Praise Yah"), which means "I AM," and shua, which means "power and authority to save." We call Him Yahshua because that is truly His name.
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a Twelve Tribes Freepaper
Outside the Camp But less than 35 years after the an old farmhouse to ask directions.
Restoration continued from page 4 movement had begun, they started The aged farmer listened silently
continued from page 1 disintegrating. One leader disagreed to the man’s story for awhile, and
began as you, almost a generation ago. lics had been persecuting people with another, and instead of resolv- when the traveler finally named the
At that time, the love and zeal in our for centuries.” But that’s exactly the ing their differences, they wound destination he was trying to reach,
hearts toward God compelled us to pursue point. That’s all Luther and Calvin up dividing from one another. Their the old man began to thoughtfully
revitalization of the church. This was in the were – mere products of their age, followers divided from each other stroke his chin. Finally he replied,
hearts of many others at that time — the and nothing more. By contrast, Saul as well, and each group refused to “Can’t get there from here.” Many
Jesus Movement was in full swing. Back of Tarsus, 1500 years earlier, was a have anything to do with the other. people have reached this conclu-
then, just as today, we made it our highest rabid persecutor of the early dis- Before long, each of those factions sion, that there is no way to get to
aim to be doers of our Master’s words, ciples, but when he repented and split too, and soon all that was left that place “outside the camp” where
especially: “Love one another as I have received the Holy Spirit, he never of the Anabaptists were little splin- the first disciples bore the disgrace
loved you.”2 persecuted another soul but de- ter groups with strange names and of their crucified Master, the one
But it didn’t take long to realize that voted his life to loving people. He rigid customs – the countless Men- to whom they belonged, heart and
as we were heading in a revolutionary was a product of something greater nonite, Amish, and Hutterian sects. soul, body and possessions. It was
direction with great zeal, the church wasn’t than the age he lived in. He went As for the world-famous Chris- just for that time back then, they
going there with us. (You can read the “outside the camp” into a radically tian icons, Billy Graham and Moth- say. The world is different now.
whole story on our website.3) We began to new life and then spent the rest of er Teresa, much could be said (and is But that’s not the whole story,
understand what our Master meant when his days spreading that life every- regularly) about all they have done. either. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, “The
he said, “No one puts a piece of new cloth where he went. Calvin and Luther Dr. Graham has preached a message eyes of the LORD move to and fro
on an old garment. For the patch pulls away merely re-formed the Roman Cath- acceptable to nearly every Christian throughout the earth that He may
from the garment, and the tear is made olic church, establishing another denomination for half a century. strongly support those whose heart
worse. Nor do they put new wine into old form of the same “camp life” they He has perhaps done more to bring is completely His.” We who write
wineskins.”4 had been raised in. Christianity together on common this paper think that this means
Early on, we came to understand that if Contemporary with the here- ground than any single human be- that all down through history God
we were faithful to keep His words, He would tic-hunting Catholics and Reform- ing in over 1600 years. That was has been stirring things up on the
reveal Himself to us more and more. ers was a different movement, the when the Emperor Constantine earth to see if He could find people
Anabaptists. This movement arose required the quarreling Christian who would turn themselves over to
“He who has My commandments and keeps
among disillusioned people, many bishops to hold ecumenical councils Him completely, ready to do noth-
them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves
of them young, who were dissatis- and subscribe to a standard set of ing but His will. We think that when
Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love
fied with the empty rituals of the beliefs. And the late Mother Teresa, there is a “stirring,” He tests people
him and reveal Myself to him.” (John 14:21)
established church. These non-con- winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for to see what is in them. And He is
True to His word, He has taught us many formists burned with zeal for liberty her charity work, has in the recent still stirring, still looking, still ready
lessons over the last few decades about what of conscience and freedom to deter- publication of her letters been seen to strengthen, because His will has
it actually means to follow Him. One of the mine their own forms of worship. to struggle profoundly with doubt. not been accomplished yet. Satan’s
first was that following Him would lead us They were a loose and spontaneous Did a “dark night of the soul” fall tyranny over mankind has not been
“outside the camp.” We had to go outside movement whose bold rejection of upon her (for over fifty years!) be- brought to an end. War, terrorism,
all the camps of modern religion to find infant baptism quickly drew perse- cause the religion she was part of crime, poverty, immorality, hypoc-
a very ancient path. You can read about cution down on them from every was so far from the pure and simple risy, greed, broken families, etc., all
it in Acts 2 and 4 and in the gospels, for side. But they were convicted that life of devotion she read about in point to the grip that the evil one
example, Mark 10:29-31 and Luke 14:26-33. they should obey the commands the Scriptures? has on the earth.
These refer to a time when the difference of Jesus in the Bible. So, rather than These two Christian figureheads The best efforts of the best peo-
between following the Son of God or not fight for their rights, they let their have a vast reputation for integrity, ple in the best positions to do the
was as drastic as night and day. Protestant and Catholic enemies but have they obeyed the command most good on earth have only man-
Maybe you will be happy to give this torture and kill them by the thou- of the Son of God to do their good aged to slow down the pace of the
part of your life to revitalizing the church. sands. Their defenseless slaughter deeds in secret and to “beware of destruction. Only the triumphant
But as you pour out your energies, please by the Christian authorities caused practicing your piety before others return of God’s Messiah is going to
keep your eyes open wide and see whether many of their neighbors to reject in order to be seen by them”?15 Are bring the end. And the end will only
what calls itself the church is a wineskin Protestantism and Catholicism and they “outside the camp” bearing the come when the Good News that He
that can contain new wine. If not, maybe join the Anabaptists. The fire and disgrace the Master bore? Or do all preached (not some watered-down
it’s time to look for another wineskin. We zeal of the movement flourished in men speak well of them?16 version) is proclaimed everywhere.
discovered a new wineskin back in the spite of persecution (and, perhaps, Of course, that’s not the whole And it will only come if that mes-
’70s, and it continues to grow and receive because of it) from around 1525 to story. There have been many Chris- sage produces the same witness of
the new wine even to this day. If you reach around 1560. Meeting in secret, flee- tian movements in the last 2000 the coming Kingdom that was seen
the place where you wonder whether there ing from place to place, they took years that broke away from the sta- in the love and unity of the first dis-
is any substance behind Christianity’s care of each other, shared all they tus quo, and many stirrings within ciples in Jerusalem.17
latest revolution, or if you’re just curious had with each other, and refused Christian congregations, but they We have felt the stirring, we
to see the life we speak of, we invite you under the most inhuman torture all wound up having one thing in have heard the call, we have been
to visit any of our communities where we to betray one another. For a while common: they didn’t recapture the through a little of the testing, and
live, work, and worship 24/7, outside the it seemed that the same self-sacri- vibrant, self-sacrificing life of love we know there’s a lot more to come.
camp.5 E ficing life of love that the early dis- and oneness that was present in the But we invite all men everywhere
ciples had lived was being restored. first disciples. It’s almost like the to join us in being devoted to the
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