Ecclesiastical Matters
August 18, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
A Reflection on Honoring God (the Father, Son, and Spirit) Imagine standing up before a general who enters a room, coming to attention and swiftly delivering a sharp salute, saying to him “Congratulations, Colonel!” All the formal, respectful display of honor and respect would have been wasted, indeed, turned into insult, rather than respectful acknowledgment! […]
August 17, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
If you will fight, get up off your knees; It is God, not the world, that you must please. He says to show your faith by your good works, So get out of your chair, my child;Your life is not going to be mild.You know faith without works isWorth less than a wiz.Talk is cheap, […]
August 17, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Jesus is, of course, the enemyOf sinners, waiting for confessionAnd repentance from deadly selfishness.Let the sinner turn and avoid the burn!No. He’s not the “friend of sinners.”He died to get them off the burners,So stop with all the “friend of sinners”Bull and join with the winnersWho have been won by His graceAnd the sacrifice that […]
August 11, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Wars, Just and Unjust,
Robert Lawrence Smith in his “A Quaker Book of Wisdom” notes that he fought in WW II but thinks, nevertheless, that pacifism is a good thing. Uh . . . What part? The idea of sitting by and letting Nazis murder Jews did not, thankfully, sit well with him. Hmm. Any other such atrocities worth […]
July 6, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
The Witnesses and Mormons know nothin’ about it! Got to deal with some real nasty shit; That sin is worse than you might think. Payment due could be paid by no regular dude. Only possible by the divine Son, The eternal One always with the Spirit and Father.(If you got another god, don’t bother;He ain’t […]
June 27, 2023, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Defending the Defenders, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers,
If you will fight, get up off your knees; It is God, not the world, that you must please. He says to show your faith by your good works! So get up out of your chair, my child Your life is not going to be mild. 27 June, 2023To the tune: “The Battle Belongs to […]
June 21, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers,
A “congregational meeting” substitutes for the regular fellowship groups which ought to be established to nourish the brethren. Home groups, meeting regularly (weekly) under the authority of leaders (elders or those approved the elders), are the ideal means of accomplishing fellowship among the saints. The elders are to rule, not the people. Democratic rule of […]
June 15, 2023, michaelbray Abortionists and Terminations, Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers,
I did time at FCI Ray Brook And at USNA, Annapolis. The latter was harder, But the former more glorious. Saving babies from abortion Was more satisfying than military service; Persons, not nations, are sacred. The people, not citizenship, live on And face the Lord and Judge;(From clasping the cross, do not budge!). It is […]
June 12, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
When the Lord of heaven came down, The Father was pleased to send Him. Reigning forever as He had above He was driven to us by His love. Our very Maker, the Son, gave up the fun: An eternity with the Father and the Spirit And, later, all those many created angels. The Creator, the […]
June 8, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
Whether your bag is being a fag Or you’re a regular hetero-fornicator, You can get it straight and enter the gate Where life is found in the Savior. Walk in the Law where satisfaction is found Serving the King, not screwin’ around. He’s got plenty of thrills for you to do; Serving others, He’ll get […]