Heaven have principles and laws; for bible says war broke in heaven Michael and his angels fought the dragon and they threw him down to the earth. The men of valor are men that made themselves separate from affairs of this world or I will say the affairs of the civilians, as pattern of the heavenly rules; there are the warriors that take non-sense, but to follow the word of their commander, as we can see it in the book of Joshua. Before we talk about this warrior called Joshua, the land of Israel had being a land that produce warriors that carries the mission for God to safe His people Israelites from danger, as the book of Joshua 10: 7-16 tells us: “So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
And there was no day like that before it or after it that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
David was one of the ancient warriors of the land of Israel, he served Jehovah his God for many years without looking back, he made himself a nature of a warrior from his youth and with the fear of God in his heart, he pressed on to his God giving goals in the Land of Israel till he fulfilled that goals. In the book of 1King 17, he moved to achieved that goals by him being courageous he took his first step of facing Goliath and he conquered him, after defeated Goliath, he took the Land of Israel to many victories and he secured the territories of Israel and gave them hope and he passed on to his next generation which is Solomon. Talking about this warrior; he mobilized men of valor for the land of Israel and it environment. David is a man that always inquired from God before he took many decisions in his days. David home was secured before he passed on to his next generation of his linkage. And as we see it in the word of God in the book of 2Kings 3: 11-12 “But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the kings of Israel's servants answered and said here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
And Jehoshaphat said, the word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
Men of valor are men that are ready to build and plants and as well giving security to their Nation and their environment; we can categorize them to be a prudent men that built the world through their God giving wisdom. And again we can see this in the book of Joshua 10 v 17 to the end; it gives us a taste of the men of valor.
BUILD UP YOUR YOUTH IN A PERFERVID WAY FOR GOD
Bible says youths are the strength of the Nation; which talks much of the future of that Nation which the youths are the next generation coming of that Nation, God recognized this that’s why He told Jeremiah to be strong as we can see it the book of Jer; 1 v 5-8 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces,
for I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.
In this case we can see the backing God gave His Prophet Jeremiah, and this backing made him zealous for God and God made comment of him in the same Jer: 2 v 2c “I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothal; when you went after me in the wilderness; In a land not sown”.
Our God want each of the youths to be humble and attentive to hear His voice as He spoken to Samuel in the book 1Sam: 3 v 1-10. In this case we realized that God builded up Samuel to become a great Prophet unto Him, by Samuel perfervid (zealous) to deliver God’s massage. In Pro: 4 v 5-7, tells us “Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
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Giving birth to us through the natural reproduction in our parents, brings life to us; and by appreciating this, brings life to human races and it brings bright knowledge to who we are in this world we live in. Once we were giving birth to, we have automatic ability to grow naturally to the stage of adult’s hood. In growing naturally we learned about our heritages, where we were born and this talks much about our life’s here on earth. Cambridge English Dictionary states this way “A belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time. God created us in His image, and since then human had being growing in His likeness and brought different ways of life, which leads us to traditional way of life
A point of view, made it clear that it is the way of life, which heritage gives birth to tradition; human brought tradition to this world we live in, by giving special attention to worship images and so call gods, which they practices to be a traditional way of life to them; as what the book of Acts 7 v 42- 43 says “Then god turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of Heaven as their gods. In the book of the Prophets it is written was it to me you were bringing sacrifices Israel? No, you carried your pagan gods, the shrine of Moloch, the star of your gods Raphan and the Image you made to worship them, so I will send you in to exile as far away as Babylon.
Traditional way of life to human is their practicing way of human life, to give special honor to an Image of serving or sacrificing to gods, as what Cambridge English Dictionary put it “Such as a practice or custom that is passed from one generation to another.
In the book of Acts 17 v 23 says “For as I was walking a long I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD” this god whom you worship without knowing is the one I’m telling you about. If we go further in the book of Isaiah and we will realize that traditional way of life and the ignorant of it brought human to worship or serving an Images as what the book of Isaiah 46 v 5-7 tells us. In this way this leads us to the true God of light, which lighten the hidden secretes things of the Universe to us through the light of God which is Jesus Christ our Lord, as what the book of John 1 v 1-5, says In the beginning the word already existed, the word was with God and the word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him and nothing was created except through Him. The word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it (Amen).
BELIEVERS MAKING BUSINESS
In Genesis 3 v 19a says “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread”. We realized many believers are a little bit back off in believing in themselves in making business work for them forgetting that our God want us to prosper in life, and many have wrong motives that God doesn’t want us to have much wealth, which we have to balance it, we learn to serve God and obey His principles and as well appreciates Him and honor Him, because He let us to know something of Him in 3John 2 says “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. By this it gives us a view point that we believers can make our ways in businesses as long we are honest in our doing and walking along with our God’s principle to guard us in this huffy world we are living in. we look in Genesis book we realized that Abraham was a hard working man and he was a blesseded man on the earth as well he was a friend of God, this shows that God like us to use our wisdom to make a blessed believers on this earth we live in. In the book Proverb 31 v 11- 20 says “The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Our God is happy seeing us prosper in this world we live in, for He created all things for our good pleasure.
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SETTING THE CAPTIVE FREE
Bible tells us in Isaiah 43 v 14-19, "This is what the Lord says you’re Redeemer, the holy one of Israel. For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride. I am the Lord your Holy one, Israel’s creator, your King. This is what the Lord says he who made a way through the sea a path through the mighty water who drew out the chariot and horses, the army and reinforcement together and they lay there never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick. Forget the former thing, do not dwell on the past, and see I am to doing a new thing. Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. God is compassionate He will not live His people or forsake them no matter the kind of captivity you are, just cry to the Lord and He will set you free. Brethren remember the Israelite in Egypt, they cried to the Lord in their distress and He send deliverer to them and rescued them from their oppressors. As we can see also in Isaiah 49v 24-26, “Can plunder be taking from warrior? Or captive’s rescued from the fierce? But this is what Lord says, Yes captive will be taken from the warrior and plunder retrieved from the fierce, I will contend with those who contend with you and your children I will save, I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, they will be drunk with they own blood as with sweet wine, Then all man kind will know that I the Lord am your savior, your redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob.
Brethren things maybe going rough for you; just hold on to God promises and learn to know how to call on God anytime you find yourself in trouble, and I know He will set you free if you can only believe in Him. I pray that God will set you free in any captivity you may be, remember His promise to set is people free in Isaiah 19v 20-25, believe on it and it will work for you (amen)
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WE ARE TOUCH BY THE SAME MIGHTY HAND
We are of one body, people of one nation and the same tribes in the God our maker, to carry out one mission which is the propagation of our Lord Jesus Christ as the book of Matt; 28 v 19 to the end tells us. In the book of Acts 1 v8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
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we are touch by the same mighty hand of God through our relationship with His spirit that bound us together, we realized in the book of Acts 4, that the mighty hand touched Brother Peter and he preached one night many souls were won to God;s Kingdom; While Peter and John* were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducee s came to them,2much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead.3So they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.4But many of those who heard the word believed; and they numbered about five thousand.
Brethren we are called to for signs and wonders
Then Elijah said to all the people, ‘Come closer to me’; and all the people came closer to him. First he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been thrown down; Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, ‘Israel shall be your name’; with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. Then he made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed. Next he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, ‘Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt-offering and on the wood.’ Then he said, ‘Do it a second time’; and they did it a second time. Again he said, ‘Do it a third time’; and they did it a third time,so that the water ran all round the altar, and filled the trench also with water.
At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your bidding. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.’ Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt-offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and even licked up the water that was in the trench. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, ‘The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God.’
In this bible phrase we made to understand that the hand of God came upon Elijah and he showed the Prophet Baals that there is God in Israel that does wonders and He is mighty in power to gives His servants strength to do mighty thing on earth as the topic tells us "WE ARE TOUCH BY THE SAME MIGHTY HAND" which is of God that created all being.
HOW GREAT IS OUR COMFORTER
High is the love i have toward my loves ones, i can defend them in time of trouble, but when getting to a point of death to pay that, i may not able to stand for them, and truly i may not able to comfort them in their distress, but i got a wonderful answer for you, a comforter is telling you and me, i,m here to comfort you, in the book of Isaiah 49 v 15-16. and in the book of John 10 v 11- 15 tell us " ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep.I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
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HOW GREAT IS OUR COMFORTER
In the part of God, Democracy was giving which brought freedom to His people
In Ex 14, God brought His people out of slavery, for more than 400 years plus under the influence of dictators, He finally comforted and led them out to their own land, In the promised land God gave them freedom to rule themselves in the way of the Lord and God gave them order to followed through out their lifetime. As we can see this the book of Lev 23 v 1-16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speakto the people of Israel and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations, my appointed festivals.
For six days shall work be done; but the seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no-work: it is a sabbath to the Lord throughout your settlements.
These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall celebrate at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight,*there shall be a passover-offering to the Lord, andon the fifteenth day of the same month is the festival of unleavened bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. Onthe first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. For seven days you shall present the Lord’s offerings by fire; on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation: you shall not work at your occupations.
The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Heshall raise the sheaf before the Lord, so that you may find acceptance; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall raise it. Onthe day when you raise the sheaf, you shall offer a lamb a year old, without blemish, as a burnt-offering to the Lord. Andthe grain-offering with it shall be two-tenths of an ephah of choice flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord;and the drink-offering with it shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin. Youshall eat no bread or parched grain or fresh ears until that very day, until you have brought the offering of your God: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your settlements.
And from the day after the sabbath,from the day on which you bring the sheaf of the elevation-offering, you shall count off seven weeks; they shall be complete. You shall count until the day after the seventh sabbath, fifty days; then you shall present an offering of new grain to the Lord.
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LOVE THAT SPEAKS IN AGONY
Acry was heard in the upper house on the wheel chair, on the balcony “Save the woman, who has fire instigator? “Help’help’ fire instigator”,I love to stand up, but I can not, the lady said, I’m in a wheel chair,some one needs your help. People finally came for the rescued of the woman. Love thinks of others before his/her own self, for bible tells us a man laid down His life for his friends, which is our Lord Jesus Christ. Brethren let Love speaks in you today.
GOD’S VINEYARD
I was in Germany and I was in the car traveling with one of my family in the Lord, and as we were going we came across some farm with a lot plantation green and well treated with manure, they were so nice that I couldn’t took eyes on them. I quick ling said to myself how is the vineyard of my God in care of us, only because I imaging the owner of the farm I saw on our traveling, undoubtedly the owner spend the best on the farm and he surely paid his worker the best wages, because they did a wonderful job on his farm. Brethren I want you to know that our God appreciates us much if we will put in our best in His vineyard as a worker for Him, holding individual columns in the work He assigned us to do in His vineyard, bible let us to know this in the book of 1Cor 12 v27-31 “Now you are the body of Christ and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church; first Apostles second Prophets, third Teachers, after that miracles then gift of healing, helps, administration, varieties of tongues. Are all Apostles? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
Brethren if we can only abide in His word the security is always there for us, as we can see this in the book of Matthew 28 v 19 to the end, but mostly we abandoned the work facing the personal interest of us, that is why brother Paul said in his episode,Romans 2 v 20-25 “An instruction of the foolish, a teacher of babes having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.You therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? You who say; Do not commit adultery,do you commit adultery? You who arbor idols do you rob temples? You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you as it is written;For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcised”
In the book of Arts of Apostles, brethren of the old joyously embraced the work of the Master which is Jesus Christ our Lord after they received the Holy Spirit, bible made us to know that miracles was done through their preaching, in account of brother Peter in Acts 2 v 22-42
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BUILDING OUR YOUTH IN THE LORD
The bible tells us in book of Exodus 20 v4-6: “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water below you shall not bow down to them or worship them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. Here we are talking about building our youths in the Lord is to letting them know the commandments of God. I will like to relates this to building a house, before building a house you must have the plan of the house which you are about to build, after you had made the plan of the building, then you can now proceed to start the foundation stage of the house, mind you not just laying a foundation,but making the solid foundation, this can be relate to building our youths in the Lord. We made to understood that youths are the strengths of a Nation and as well they are the strengths of the church of God,for bible tells us in the same Exodus 20 v 12, “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Let me gives some of the basis of building our youths in the Lord
1. FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION: Bible tells us righteousness exalt the Nation sin is a reproach to all men, here we learn to build our children future through the word of God and it principles, as what the book of 1Sam 16 v 11-13 tells “So he asked Jesse, are these all the sons you have? There is still the youngest, Jesse answered, but he is tending the sheep, Samuel said, send for him we will not sit down until he arrives, so he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said Rise and anoint him, he is the one. So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers and from that day on the spirit of the Lord came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah. As well as we can also see it in the book of 1Kings 3 v 7-9 it talk about his son Solomon.
2. FOR SEED OF GOD TO DWELLS IN THEM:Bible tells us they shall be my people and I shall be they God. We should learn to input the word of God in them from the infants,as the book of Joel 2 v 28-29 says” And afterward I will pour out my spirit on all people your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants both men and women, I will pour out my spirit in those days. As well we made to understood that among the ten virgins, five of them had the seed of God in them as we can see this in the book of Matt, 25 v 1-9
3. HAVING FEAR OF GOD IN THEIR HEART: The book of Proverb 9 v 10 let us to know that“The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, we should make them having the awareness of God, that He is to be fear by refusing to do wrong things. As we can see it in the same book of Proverb 8 v 13, “To fear the Lord is to hate evil, I hate pride and arrogance evil behavior and perverse speed.
4. TO DELIVER THEM FROM OPPRESSION: Bible let us to know that God promised us in His word that He will not leave us or forsake us. This word of comfort gives us relieves anytime we remember that He assured us, as He said in the book Exodus6 v 1-5, “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh because of my mighty hand, he will let them go, because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country. God also said to Moses, I am the Lord,I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelite s, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
Building our youths in the Lord we must make them a vessel on to honor for the Master use. If I would ask how can they be a vessel on to honor?
1. They must offers themselves as a living sacrifices on to God, trying as much as possible to do His will and following His commandments,as we can see it in the book of 2Tim 2 v 22. As in the book of Rom; 12 v 1-2 tells us, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God will is, His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Living in unity means having bond love for each others and speaking truth to each other, as the brethren s did in the ancient time ago,“Now a man named Ananias together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property, with his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the Apostles feet. Then Peter said“Ananias how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land. (Acts 5 v 1-4). In this story we can see that Holy Spirit quickly corrected the error, if we read it further down to verse 4 -11. Unity of the brethren can mean looking out for each others in time of needs and encouraging each others in a Godly manna or way. Let us come back to the topic,” Good for brethren s to live in unity”. Living in unity and looking for the well being of other brethren s or members of the congregation, for example If you notice it had being a long time you saw one of the members, you are advised to visit the member. As bible tells us a congregation member needs to be care for, as we saw it in the case of the Apostles in Acts 17 v 27-30. Bible recorded in Acts 12,Peter was kept in prison but the remaining Apostles were praying for him earnestly in one heart and soul which shows unity in them.
The laws that guide the believers all over the world are the same rules, brethren s are life saving human to each other, there love with original love from the Master Jesus Christ who thought them to have undiluted love (Agape), Acts 4 v 31-32, but now I am seeing another rule that started having root in the Kingdom now, which takes for all believers to fight against it, I’m writing this with the experience that had in the Kingdom.I had being a member of a church called R.C.C.G (Redeemed Christian church of God) and I work whole heatedly in my service with God in these church, I will like to give little introduction of myself in these ministry. I started from an area parish called Victory Chapel in Akoka-Lagos Emily Akin-Ola Close, Akoka, Lagos-Nigeria, and I moved to one of the baby parish which is Jehovah Nissi parish, In my duties as a worker in this Kingdom is in choir, I’m singer, and I play on conga and as well I vocals,additional duty is in the prayer warriors, I’m as well member of this group called “The Gideon’s” which is prayer warrior. I was giving opportunity to be part of the member when many parishes were created from this Area head quarter parish called Victory Chapel,this parish first head by a dear father in the Lord in a person of Pastor Tayo Allen with his dear wife Mrs. Allen, As a worker in this area parish I used my effort to be a good worshiper and a worker in God Vine yard which in the area of my calling as singer in the choir, I played music in this area parish till I moved to the baby parish which is Jehovah Nissi parish, which head b y another dear pastor that I love so much in a person of Pastor Segun Ogunlana, a Pastor I learned a lot from, talking about morally and Spiritually life, his life is a testimony and he encouraged me to pressed forward in this race of the Kingdom, after I left Jehovah Nissi parish, I was directed by God to move to Love Assembly parish (R.C.C.G) which I’m at the moment . Here to come to the main topic Law of the Kingdom, many things happened in the little time I being in this church which takes to ask where the first doctrine we had in the Kingdom is, which m any of God ministers preaching about to give many of the brethren that had drifted away from the truth.