Ekklesia of Yhwh Our heavenly Father


	Ekklesia of Yhwh our heavenly Father Private Ministerial Covenant.
	(Broken into numbered sections for review purposes only)
	This is a private covenant between an Ekklesia of living breathing souls sojourning in the spirit upon Yhwh our Heavenly Father’s earth.
	1.	Truth [Psalms 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.] We hereby make a pledge to serve Yhwh our heavenly Father, as the supreme Sovereign by Deity, and as our Creator through Yehowshua the Messiah, Yhwh’s only begotten Son, our Saviour and Redeemer. We pledge to keep His perfect law of liberty.
	2.	Truth James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. We understand the perfect law of liberty to be the Ten Commandments, which we have been empowered and honoured with the grace of Yhwh to keep.
	3.	Truth The Ten Commandments, are found in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, they have been magnified by Yehowshua as prophesied in Isaiah 42:21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.] And fulfilled in the following verses. Matthew 5:22-24 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift., Matthew 5:27-28 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart., Matthew 5:31-32 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. Matthew 5:42-45 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
	4.	This Ekklesia understands the law and its magnification are superior laws by which we are honoured to be governed (under our Governor, Yehowshua), and by which we all shall be judged according to James 2:12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty and Romans 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; which laws were lovingly given us as a gift, by Yhwh our heavenly Father. We, the Ekklesia hold this law over and above the conflicting laws of men; repudiating and holding in contempt, any foreign law that seeks authority above and beyond this libertarian law, which has the seal of the blood of Yehowshua, our Redeemer.
	5.	2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; Romans 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
	6.	We, the Ekklesia, individual members of the body of Yehowshua, unitedly and humbly relying upon the authenticity of the divinely inspired verses employed herein, presently believe and understand the following to be the truth by which we are determined, by the grace of Yhwh, to live by.
	7.	Truth Because we have been saved from bondage, we therefore, covenant with Yhwh, that we are determined to live by His libertarian laws *only;* for Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 teaches us that they are the whole duty of man. All foreign laws, therefore, that are not principled by divine inspiration under the two great Commandments; upon which all the rest of the divine laws are gendered, are hereby renounced.
	8.	We accept the simple truth that Deuteronomy 4:2; (Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.) is a commandment not to accept or live under foreign laws that are additions to, or subtractions from the perfect law of liberty, and thus applies to those of us who claim to be children of the Most High.
	9.	We choose to hold the Ten Commandments sacred within the bosom of this body of believers, as the love of Yehowshua constrains us. Our motivation to do so, is purely out of love for Him. As it is written in *John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments*; so it is.
	10.	Those who do not love Him enough to honour His law of liberty shall be, not only brought back into bondage to evil men, but they shall also be accursed at our Saviour’s coming, just as 1 Corinthians 16:22 says, “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha”.
	11.	We, the Ekklesia, exercise the liberty that was paid for, with the blood of our Redeemer Yehowshua. This we covenant, because we believe in the righteousness and power of, but not limited to the truth of the following scriptures.
	12.	Truth Nehemiah 9:13-14 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
	13.	Truth Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
	14.	Truth Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments* of the LORD your God which I command you.*
	15.	Truth James 4:12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
	16.	Truth Luke 4:8 And Yehowshua answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
	17.	Truth Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve Yhwh and mammon.
	18.	Truth Psalms 94:1-23 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. *Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law*? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. As it is written, so it is, and shall be.
	19.	This covenant between Yehowshua and His body of Apostles is to establish this Ekklesia under the laws of Yhwh our Heavenly Father, to encourage the Ekklesia to obey the principles and the laws of the Book of Life, (The Bible) by which we shall also be judged. As it is written in Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. So it shall be.
	20.	Because we are presently, at varied stages of spiritual growth, we will be allowing for the spiritual level of growth in each individual; recognizing and extending religious liberty for each member. [Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.] Matthew 18:3-4 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Therefore one of the duties of the Apostles is to witness and educate the children of Yhwh our heavenly Father, of this Ekklesia; to guide them to the principles of the Scriptures and to guide the members to follow only the written laws and their principles inspired by Yhwh our heavenly Father.
	21.	This principle is depicted in the following verses. Mark 4:26-29 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
	22.	Matthew 13:37-43 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
	23.	1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow* thereby:* Hebrews 5:13-14 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
	24.	We have been empowered to return honour to our Father through His spirit, the words of truth and life. Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
	25.	We, the Ekklesia will have but one Master in our midst, who is head over His created works. He who has the authority to judge the words, actions, hearts intents and motives of each soul. 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. We pledge honour to Him who has authority to judge because He has created all things; which authority to judge has been transferred to His Son Yehowshua, as evidenced in the following:
	26.	John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
	27.	Ephesians 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
	28.	2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
	29.	Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before Yhwh; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
	30.	Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
	31.	We understand that our Mediator who inspired our Ekklesia is the pure spirit, and as such is the power attending the words of Yehowshua, as testified to in John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. [and Ephesians 3:14-17 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love It is the united spirit, also of Yhwh our heavenly Father, known as Yhwh.
	32.	This Ekklesia believes and understands Hebrews 12:22-24 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel prophesies of our living, breathing, redeemed existence, consisting as members of His body, known as an Ekklesia, only as we remain faithful to the Truth.
	33.	The Ekklesia may have Apostles, and children [learners] in the faith, [be that faith ever small] amongst other positions; [none of which gains respect from Yhwh our heavenly Father; but rather, creates greater responsibility. For it is written in Luke 12:37-…… And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
	34.	Matthew 23:11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
	35.	Each ekklesiastical position carries with it, responsibilities, the power and varying gifts invested in each member by Yhwh our Heavenly Father and His only begotten Son, Yehowshua; as it is written in the scriptures that Yehowshua “came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world”. [Matthew 28:18-20] * We note that the term “Holy Ghost”, as wrongfully applied here applies to the words of our Saviour, and His spiritual presence as the preceding verses testify. (Please see notes on Matthew 28: 18 at bottom of this Covenant.)
	36.	Ephesians 4:1-32 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
	37.	An Elder will be found as described in Titus 1:5- blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of Yhwh; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers……. Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth…….
	38.	An Elder will be of clean language and pure speech. 2 Corinthians 3:12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: Ephesians 4:22-23 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Titus 2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
	39.	Members of the Ekklesia of Yhwh will be found in adherence to clean language, contrary to the Apostle Peter when he was in the process of denying our Saviour, and testified to in Matthew 26:73-75 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Yehowshua, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
	40.	This Ekklesia believes and understands that all details of this Ekklesia will be recorded in the Books of Heaven. [Hebrews 12:22 to 24, But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living Yhwh, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven…]
	41.	We believe and understand that we are servants only to Yhwh, and as such have an obligation to testify and witness for Him; that our job is not to convict or convert others, as it is written in Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
	42.	We understand it is not our duty to privately attack the workers of iniquity in our own strength. That the only weapon to be used in battle is the sword of the spirit, the word of Yhwh. That our warfare be not challengeable, our weapons are not of this world.
	43.	2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
	44.	Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
	45.	Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
	46.	Romans 8:31-39 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
	47.	We believe and understand that every action, word and motive of each individual created by Yhwh, will be recorded in the Book of Life, and will be brought forth as a testimony, either for, or against us in the final Judgement. Matthew 12:37 For by thy words* thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.* Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. James 2:12-13 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
	48.	We believe and understand that this Ekklesia is *empowered* to follow the Laws of Yhwh; Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy ; that the principles of the Scriptures and the motives of each heart, along with our actions and words, should be corresponding with what is recorded in the Books of Heaven. That Yhwh holds all records of truth regarding the Children of Yhwh. That these records are found in the Books of Heaven and these records have superior claim over all Earthly records, and as such invalidate and disqualify all conflicting and contradicting earthly records, complete or otherwise. Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
	49.	We believe and understand that the kingdom and government of Yhwh is now in effect, disqualifying nullifying, invalidating and neutralizing all Heaven’s recognition of all earthly governments and their already condemned and conflicting laws. That this kingdom of Heaven is real and is now in operation and it is permanent. As it was prophesied in Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. So it has been fulfilled and declared in John 12:31 Now* is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.* Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our Yhwh, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our Yhwh day and night. Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom* which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve Yhwh acceptably with reverence and godly fear:*
	50.	The Children of this Ekklesia will learn and understand what it means to accept or reject the sign/mark/seal of Yhwh our heavenly Father, as opposed to receiving or rejecting the Mark of the Beast, or his image. [Revelation 13:1 to 18 and 14:9-14]
	51.	[Romans 4:11 shows an *example* of how the words sign/mark/seal are interchangeable.]
	52.	Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
	53.	Revelation 14:9-14 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Yhwh, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of Yhwh, and the faith of Yehowshua. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
	54.	Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
	55.	Ezekiel 20:18-20 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
	56.	We, the Ekklesia, believe and understand that where there is a gathering of like spirited and faithful believers ,in the name of the Saviour, that this constitutes an ekklesia. Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
	57.	With this private covenant, our will is to always be of one spirit among the children of Yhwh our Heavenly Father, who chooses to be members of this Ekklesia.
	58.	With this private covenant, our will is to always exercise righteous, religious liberty to those who differ in points of belief outside of our own, and to be always prepared to humbly accept a point of difference, making the necessary adjustments, should our present position be soundly proven incorrect.
	59.	We believe and understand that this Private agreement’s foundation is the Chief Corner Stone, the Rock, Yehowshua the Messiah. That our Master Yhwh our Heavenly Father, and Yehowshua His only begotten Son holds the highest claim over each member of this Ekklesia, as is recorded in the Books of Heaven, by our Minister Yehowshua, and witnessed by our Heavenly Father.
	60.	Knowing that Satan’s kingdom has already been judged, we believe and understand that our humble stand for the Kingdom of Heaven will bring about the wrath of the KINGDOM OF DARKNESS and its leader, the DRAGON through HIS HUMAN COHOURTS and SUBJECTS. We understand that we shall be brought before HUMAN tribunals and courts for Yehowshua’s name sake. Yet we pledge to be true to our convictions with Yhwh’s grace and power, for it is written, John 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. Ezekiel 44:24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my Sabbaths.
	61.	Luke 21:12-15 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Isaiah 58:12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
	62.	In brief, our only creed is, “the Bible and the Bible alone”.
	63.	Foundation Apostles, present on this day pledge to know, honour and serve Yhwh our heavenly Father through His only begotten Son Yehowshua, via, but not limited to this Ekklesia.
	* WHO CHANGED MATTHEW 28:18-20? The Catholic Encyclopedia, II, page 263: “The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by the Catholic Church in the second century.” Catholic Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger: He makes this confession as to the origin of the chief Trinity text of Matthew 28:19. “The basic form of our (Matthew 28 : 19 Trinitarian) profession of faith took shape during the course of the second and third centuries in connection with the ceremony of baptism. So far as its place of origin is concerned, the text (Matthew 28:19) came from the city of Rome.” The Trinity baptism and text of Matthew 28: 19 therefore did not originate from the original Church that started in Jerusalem around AD 33. It was rather as the evidence proves a later invention of Roman Catholicism completely fabricated. Very few know about these historical facts. “The Demonstratio Evangelica” by Eusebius: Eusebius was the Church historian and Bishop of Caesarea. On page 1 52 Eusebius quotes the early book of Matthew that he had in his library in Caesarea. According to this eyewitness of an unaltered Book of Matthew that could have been the original book or the first copy of the original of Matthew. Eusebius informs us of Jesus’ actual words to his disciples in the original text of Matthew 28:19: “With one word and voice He said to His disciples: “Go, and make disciples of all nations in My Name, teaching them to observe all things whatsover I have commanded you.” That “Name” is Jesus. The Jerusalem Bible, a scholarly Catholic work, states: “It may be that this formula, (Triune Matthew 28:19) so far as the fullness of its expression is concerned, is a reflection of the (Man-made) liturgical usage established later in the primitive (Catholic) community. It will be remembered that Acts speaks of baptizing “in the name of Jesus,”...” The Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C. 1923, New Testament Studies Number 5: The Lord’s Command to Baptize An Historical Critical Investigation. By Bernard Henry Cunco page 27. “ The passages in Acts and the Letters of St Paul. These passages seem to point to the earliest form as baptism in the name of the lord.” Also we find. “Is it possible to reconcile these facts with the belief that Christ commanded his disciples to baptize in the trine form? Had Christ given such a command, it is urged the Apostolic Church would have followed him, and we should have some trace of this obedience in the New Testament. No such trace can be found. The only explanation of this silence, according to the anti-traditional view, is this the short Christological (Jesus Name) formula was (the) original, and the longer trine formula was a later development.” ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, 11th Ed. Vol. 3 Page 365-366 “The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words, Father, Son, and the holy Ghost bythe Catholic Church in the 2^nd Century.” Vol. 3 Page 82 “everywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the Name of Jesus Christ.” 1913 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, Vol. 2, page 365, Here the catholic acknowledge that baptism was changed by the Catholic Church.