Table of
Contents.

Concordance.

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The
Letters:

# 1.  Faith,
Discipleship &
Spiritual
Warfare.

# 2.  Prayer,
Judgmentalism
& Forgiveness.

# 3. The
Ekklesia
(Church) -vs-
Religion.

# 4. Elohim,
His Love &
His Discipline.

# 5.  Spiritual
Gifts, Humility
& Elohim's
Power.

# 6.  The
Ruach ha Qodesh
and Elohim's
Word.

# 7.
Reconciliation
& Sin - The
curse and our
need.

# 8.
Reconciliation
& Sin - The
consequence
of the curse.

# 9.
Reconciliation
& Sin - Sin's
cure.

#10.
Reconciliation
& Sin - Our
Choice.

#11.
Discipleship.

#12.
Works of Faith.

#13.  The
Gifts of the
Ruach ha Qodesh
- and a Test.

#14.
The Sign Gifts.

#15.  The
Support Gifts.

#16. The
Service Gifts.

#17.  Living
as Disciples.

#18.
The Snatching
(Rapture) &
Tribulation.

#19.
Prophesy & a
Closing.

#20.
Beware the
false prophets
and teachers.

#21.
The Signs
of Messiah's
Return.

#22. Oneness
& The Trinity,
and the Names
of Elohim!

#23.
Understanding
Righteousness,
While
Acknowledging
The enemy.

#24.
The Matter of
the Sabbath.

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Individually, each Letter presented at this site is a formidable topographical teaching tool intended for the instruction and training of every soul seeking to know the fullness of God and His Son, Yahshuah ha Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah).  Furthermore, each Letter is meant to strengthen every Disciple of YAH, who is seeking to serve and glorify the One, True God of Creation (thru the deeds of their lives, as well as thru the defense of His Word).

Collectively, The Letters are a prophetic message that maintains an uncompromising defense for the inerrant truth of Scripture (the Word of God), while also maintaining the fullness of the Only True God of Creation, as described throughout Scripture.  God lives today, just as He has lived throughout eternity, and He is the same today as He was on the day He created this world.  Those who are seeking to serve THAT God; those who are seeking to defend the fullness of the Word of THAT God, will find refuge, encouragement, nourishment and love here, because this site is meant for you!

This site is also intended for those who do not yet comprehend these matters, as well as those who are casually searching for some sort of truth.  For those visitors, I am issuing a warning from the outset, because if you are merely looking to have your senses tickled, you will be wasting your time here.  This site (and teaching) is based upon the fact that Biblical absolutes exist.  The whole of the Scriptures are the foundation of life; Yahshuah ha Mashiach Himself being the cornerstone.  Therefore, wherever and whenever possible, Scriptural absolutes will be shown and proven, making The Letters a rare read in today's relativistic, humanistic and synthetic age.  Every effort will be made to present the fullness of God's truth to you - in His love.  Every ounce of patience will be expended in a sincere attempt to convince you of the truth of Scripture; to convince you that we serve the God who lives (and who loves).  We will not, however, compromise our teaching to satisfy your religious bent, nor will we bend the Word of God to accommodate society's thoughts, whims or fashionable trends.  Humanity, including much of the church, has abandoned the fullness of God's teachings.  Our intent is to restore the fullness of His teaching in the hearts of His Children.  To the unsaved and unknowing we offer these pages in the love of Yah, praying for your enlightenment.  We will not compromise the truth of His Word in order to accommodate humanity's interpretation of 'love', however, nor will we compromise the fullness of God's love in order to accommodate humanity's false interpretation and implementation of God's Word.  The fullness of God's Word stands behind our teaching, so if you believe an error exists in these pages - prove it by His Word!  We are obedient students as well...

The Letters are written in an extremely personal format. This is mostly attributable to the fact that many of these writings originated as literal letters to beloved friends or seekers of the truth. Yet, even though the private information has been removed from these missives, the primary objective of helping the lost in their search for the truth, and of training the disciples once the truth has been found, has not been lost. Due to the progressive nature of these writings, therefore, you will discover a natural transformation developing in the format and content of The Letters. This transformation presents itself naturally as The Letters proceed from the Seeker level to the Disciple level.  And, as you will quickly see, this progression of thought causes The Letters to be presented in two tiers:

The first ten letters are addressed to ZETEO (Greek for Seeker), and are foundational in their content. These letters are useful to anybody who does not know God, but who is seeking to know about Him and about His Word. While every search for the truth of Scripture is laden with questions, The Letters attempt to answer those questions, while also offering a tremendous amount of food for further thought (and growth). Additionally, and prayerfully, The Letters attempt to offer a nonjudgmental approach toward the personal search for knowledge of Yahshuah ha Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah).

The second series of letters are addressed to Mathetes (Greek for Disciple), and represent a natural progression of communications between the teacher and those who have found Yahshuah ha Mashiach as their personal Messiah and Master. While discipleship training is the primary thrust of the letters to Mathetes, and it is understandable that those who know Yahshuah personally would want to begin their studies at this point, I strenuously recommend that The Letters be read in sequence. The intimacy that is developed throughout these writings, and more importantly, the foundation that is laid within the first ten letters, are crucial to understanding the entire writing, because they clearly show the methods, motivation and mannerisms of the teacher.

In neglecting to maintain the full teaching of the Inerrant Word of God (with power and authority), as well as in neglecting to empower the body of Yahshuah as priests unto God, the 'church' - for the last one hundred and twenty years - has systematically abandoned the Apostolic teachings of the first century, and has chosen instead to produce spirit-less, lifeless, powerless, uneducated "converts" to various systems of belief that today have no foundation in anything other than what is modern, acceptable and accommodating to a humanistic society.  Love has been lost too, but we'll return to that in a moment.  Now, in speaking of the Inerrant Word of God, I am speaking of the complete reliability of God's written Word (Scripture), the Bible.  Aside from Yahshuah, a foundation to our Discipleship, therefore, is our fervent belief that the Bible contains the absolute, objective truth, as revealed by God, in every area it touches, and that it is without error not only when it speaks of values and spiritual matters, but it is also without error when it speaks of history and the cosmos.

In today's world, that is a watershed teaching!

In his book, The Great Evangelical Disaster, Dr. Francis Schaeffer describes a watershed thus: "One time I was on a high rock ridge, with a valley on both sides.  There was snow on the ground along that ridge.  The snow was lying there unbroken, a seeming unity.  However, that unity was an illusion, for it lay along a great divide; it lay along a watershed.  One portion of the snow when it melted would flow into one valley.  The snow which lay close beside would flow into another valley when it melted...  On that particular ridge the melting snow which flows down one side of that ridge goes down into a valley, into a small river, and then down into the Rhine River.  The Rhine then flows on through Germany and the water ends up in the cold waters of the North Sea.  The water from the snow that started out so close along that watershed on the other side of the ridge, when this snow melts, drops off sharply down the ridge into the Rhone Valley.  This water flows into Lake Geneva, and then goes down below that into the Rhone River which flows through France and into the warm waters of the Mediterranean.  The snow lies along that watershed, unbroken, as a seeming unity.  But when it melts, where it ends in its destinations is literally a thousand miles apart.  That is a watershed.  That is what a watershed is.  A watershed divides.  A clear line can be drawn between what seems at first to be the same or at least very close, but in reality ends in very different situations.  In a watershed there is a line."

The Letters are a watershed writing.  The Disciples of Yah ministry is a watershed ministry.  You will find dividing lines throughout these writings, because absolute truth exists; good and evil exist; right and wrong exist, and we will take every opportunity to draw the appropriate line in the sand in defense of the Word of God - in His love - for your salvation and discipled growth.

Aside from a complete failure in maintaining the Inerrant Word of God, how else has the church (and society) failed to believe God and thereby sinned? Let's begin with just one very pressing matter (there are many), because this matter is truly significant, with so much at stake.  Plainly put, how many professing "christians" and "christian denominations" today support (or at least find no fault in) abortion? Here is our second watershed issue then, because to be blunt, you cannot believe in, support the legality of, or endorse in any way the act of abortion, and still consider yourself to be a Christian! (Psalm 139 to begin)...

While God seeks dynamic disciples who live for His glory, history clearly shows that countless generations of would-be disciples of Yahshuah have become lifeless listeners in a humanistic 'church', who appear content in their role as Sunday morning spectators and accommodators of everything held appropriate by society - in spite of God's Word. As we approach the end time, however, God's call is causing many souls to grow increasingly uneasy with their assigned role within those 'churches', and is driving them to search for truthful answers and powerful applications. The Letters are a product of one disciple's attempt to help those who are seeking to know the truth about God and His Word, as well as about the fullness of fellowship with Him through His Son, Yahshuah ha Mashiach, to not only find His truth, but to actually LIVE that truth in their daily walk with Him.

The primary motivation in writing these letters and submitting them in this format, therefore, is because Yahshuah has laid a burden on my heart for His truth and for His body, the Ekklesia. Too many false doctrines have permeated our world, turning too many hearts away from Yahshuah. The Letters then, are an appeal to the body of Messiah to trim their lamps and prepare for the eminent return of our King.

Furthermore, the discipleship process is an unknown commodity today, because the Nicolaitans (those who would suppress a believer from walking in the fullness of the power and authority of God) have told us that most of the gifts are dead, have allowed the undisciplined use of the gifts they do permit within their assemblies, have taught that repentance from sin is no longer necessary, or have turned away those disciples who would dare challenge their false authority and incorrect teachings. In His rebuke of the Nicolaitans though (Revelation 2:6,15) Yahshuah spoke directly to the end time Ekklesia, and in this chastisement, we find the hope that we can overcome our complacency, repent from our apostasy and become the true harvest reapers that we are now meant to be, because we are that end time Ekklesia.

The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) has been ignored for far too long, but God's Prophetic Word dictates that the faithful development of disciples must ultimately overtake the conceited approach of expansion via converts. Presently, soldiers in Yahshuah's army are undisciplined and untrained, leaving the world ripe for the deceptions of the Antichrist. The Letters are designed to raise the banner of discipleship unto Yahshuah once again, so that God's soldiers may be fully trained and armed for the battle in which we are already engaged.  Do you understand that? The battle is already engaged!  Where are you in this fight for the glory and majesty of our Master, Messiah and King? Where are you in this battle for the souls of HIS children?

A topical concordance has been developed especially for these teachings. This concordance is provided to offer Scriptural support for every conclusion, thought and nuance revealed within these writings, and upholds Scripture's law of validation. Additionally, I had two other reasons for developing this concordance: First, I believe in the absolute, objective truth of the Word of God. Therefore, I am led to encourage every disciple to study His Word. The concordance found here is a great study tool.  Second, I believe Yahshuah was serious when He uttered the Great Commission. I developed the concordance, therefore, to help the reader's gain an in-depth insight on numerous topics - quickly - thereby enabling them to use that insight in the training of new disciples. Every true Seeker and Disciple is strenuously encouraged to study the concordance materials, as well as any other tool available to them, in order to faithfully search out the truth of every matter discussed.

It is no longer an acceptable practice, in light of the times in which we live, to remain involved in ministries that do not faithfully and Scripturally feed our souls - either in teaching or in the practice of a disciple's true walk. It is no longer acceptable to support or uplift any ministry, either financially or in the use of our spiritual gifts, that is more concerned with building empires than with feeding and clothing the poor, downtrodden, orphaned or widowed - or with tending to God's End Time Harvest - or with assisting those faithful disciples who are doing these things.  It is wholly unacceptable in God's sight to support in any fashion, an establishment more concerned with programs than people, personal gain over forwarding the Gospel of Messiah, walking denominational lines instead of promoting the love and truthful Word of God, being politically correct instead of being Scripturally accurate (regardless of the social consequences) or being lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - instead of being on fire for Yahshuah and for His people. These are matters that Scripture screams for us to hear, but these are not matters that tickle our ears. The Letters, while personal, are never meant as ear tickling devices, and the gifts and tithes you are currently giving to those unfaithful organizations and ministries are going straight into Satan's pocket.  If God is not being fully served, someone else is, and that someone is Satan...  

Throughout the institutions, we can find littered bodies of babies in Messiah, who with much bravado and fanfare have been led to the throne of God in Yahshuah, and have then been allowed to starve as they squirm for a drop of spiritual milk or a morsel of spiritual food.

Throughout the institutions, we find faithful children of God crying out for the meat of His Word, and for fulfillment in their spiritual walk, only to be frustrated by the false teachers and preachers who would have them believe that their knowledge is inadequate, their gifts either dead or undisciplined and their fulfillment already achieved.

Throughout many institutions, we can find warriors of the Way, who have discerned a false teaching, and confronted the prophets of Babylon, only to be battered for questioning the long-standing theological beliefs of a particular congregation or denomination. And once belittled, they have been told to mature, learn to compromise over the lesser issues, or leave.

Throughout the institutions, we can find seats that were once occupied by faithful, reverent believers, who, not denying the fellowship, are weary of continued abuse at the hands of the Nicolaitans, and are fatigued by the unscriptural and unholy practices being presented today in the name of Jesus Christ. Brethren who have discerned the presence of Satan at the pulpit, and who now wander the wilderness in search for unity with the EKKLESIA. In an ever-increasing throwaway society, these faithful believers are being replaced so rapidly by "new flesh", attracted by high profile ear tickling programs, that their absence seemingly goes unnoticed. YAHSHUAH NOTICES!

Elsewhere, brothers and sisters around the world are suffering tremendously at the hands of the false shepherds, false prophets and oppressive governments, but the message is the same: Pastors who desire our energy and money, but who care little about our walk with Yahshuah, or the fulfillment of our life purpose, have overtaken the realm of religion under the guise of being ministers of "God", and have literally surrendered the body of Christ to Satan. Although piling up mounds of converts, these false leaders have no intent of making disciples for Messiah. The intent of the ministry of The Letters, therefore, and the primary purpose for expanding our ministry to include the Disciples of Yah website, which will ultimately be a unique and advanced presentation of our Father's revelation, is to help feed the flock, eliminate the pain and suffering, and aid in the cessation of deception.

I believe that the EKKLESIA, the true Church, desires to hear what God has revealed, and is truly awakening to His desires. The questions answered in The Letters, and the issues discussed, are in direct response to our struggle to comprehend the noticeable differences between what we see in the world and hear in the religious (Babylonian) institutions, and what we think we are hearing God say throughout the Scriptures. The truth, be it known, will show that the differences are substantial!