The Higher Liberty

The Higher Liberty is an iconoclastic examination of Romans 13 and other specious teachings which are an indictment the modern Church revealing a fuller gospel of the Kingdom for this world and the next. The consistent warnings of the prophets throughout the entire Bible and the purpose of the Church appointed by Christ as one form of government shines new light on modern apostasy. The simple truth of how God made you to be free souls, serving Him in Spirit and in Truth may bear witness in your hearts and minds.

Much of what is in this book will allow you to see the truth of the gospel in comparison to those who do contrary to the ways of God and make His word to none effect and have brought you back into a bondage to the gods many of the world through damnable heresies. Arm yourselves with His truth that will set you free. chapter-by-chapter or Order

From Chapter 1 of the book The Higher Liberty

Romans 13

What was Paul attempting to say in his Epistle to the Romans?

In the King James version of the Bible chapter 13 begins:

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

A common interpretation of this verse appears in The Living Bible, “Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow...” (Romans 13:1-3).

You cannot blame all governments on God anymore than you can blame sin on God. The first thing God did was give man the right to choose, and the responsibility of suffering the consequences.

While it is not right to sin we have the right to choose to sin. Cain chose to go out of the presence of God and create the first city state. What he did was wrong, but he had the right to make that choice. The nature of the government we create is a product of what we are and our souls are formed in the character of the government we choose to serve.

Governments are created by men, not by God.

God allows men the power, right, or liberty to create government, but not with impunity. There are many forms of government that are in opposition to God. Man must go out of the presence of God, rejecting Him, to create many of those governments.

They are formed in the image and the character of Satan, who is the adversary of God.^[1] Even those governments may serve God’s purpose by punishing the wicked who form them. God even forbids man from making covenants with those governments or bowing down or serving them.^[2]

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Table of Contents of The Higher Liberty

Chapter 1 Romans 13 1

Social Contracts 2

Higher Power 3

Terms of the Times 4

Koine Debate 6

Usage of Scholars 7

No King but Caesar 9

Republics 12

A Pure Republic 13

Democracy 14

Deception 16

Church and State 18

Separation of Church and State 20

A Kingdom not of this world 22

Rulers 23

The Natural Law 25

These Cometh of Evil? 26

The Rule of Right 28

One form of Government 29

And ye shall know the truth, 30

The Natural Error 32

Consent thou Not. 34

The Curse and the Contract 36

The Price of Surety 37

Elements of the World and the Kingdom 38

Mammons 39

Religion of the People 40

Mighty Hunters 41

The Covetous Prayers 42

The Gospel of Love 43

The Gospel of the Freedom 44

For Conscience Sake 45

Daily Bread 46

Fathers upon the earth 47

Modern Christians 48

The gods Many 49

Sacrificed to Idols 50

Denying the Kingdom at Hand 52

1 Peter 2:13 54

Supreme, Higher, Better, Excellence 56

Unheard Cries 58

Titus 3:1 59

Obey Magistrates 60

Be the Magistrate 61

Public Servants 62

Elders 63

The Office of Diakonos 64

Deaconus of Ten 65

Union and Discipline 66

Executive Officers 67

The Apostolic Church 68

Public Minister, Servants of a State 70

Christian Welfare 71

The Iniquity 72

Leaven of the State 73

Seven Men 74

Choose Your Seven 76

Seven Adversaries 77

Baptism 78

Two Disciples 79

Foolish Virgins 80

Tithing In Conscience 81

Service that Serves 81

Things Change 83

Flesh Pots of Micah 84

It Shall Not Be So 85

Bread and Pottage 86

A Knife to Thy Throat 89

Fathers and Children 91

Disputation, Polemic, and Apologetic 92

Nicolaitan and Balaam 94

A Plan that Worked 95

A Holy Different Society 97

FEMA 98

Phase One, the Foundation 100

The Purpose of Production 102

Security and Strategic Support 103

Phase Two, National Growth 104

Free Exercise 106

Governments May Tempt 109

Compelling Interest 110

Temporal and Extratemporal 111

The Realm of Religion 112

Self-determination 113

In Those Days and These 114

The King of His Citizens 115

Two Forms of National Government 116

Them that Rule over you 118

Mystery Babylon 119

The Beloved Anarchist 120

Integral Church 121

Crying Out 122

Redemption 123

Professing Christ 124

Logos 125

The Logos, the Letter. 127

The Person of Christ 128

Community Rules 130

No Logos 132

White Stones 134

The Spiritual Journey to the Kingdom 138

The Past 140

The Future 141

Resist Not Evil 142

Good and Bad News, 143

The Kingdom of God 144

Appendix 1. Exousia 145

Appendix 2. Diakonos 153

Appendix 3. Leitourgos 155

Appendix 4. Huperetes 156

Alphabetical Index 159

About the Author 166

About the Cover 166

About this Book 167

Footnotes

↑ Matthew 4:8 “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee...”
↑ Exodus 34:12 “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:” also Exodus 23:32 and Exodus 34:15 “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”

[1] Matthew 4:8 “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee...”

[2] Exodus 34:12 “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:” also Exodus 23:32 and Exodus 34:15 “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”

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