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| ''' [http://www.hisholychurch.org/ministries/church/documents/ordained.pdf Appoint and Ordain PDF]'''
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| Jesus as the anointed King, the Christ, was proclaiming certain people "as elected to an office" of His government.
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| Jesus entrusted the kingdom given Him by God the Father to His called out ministers to serve the people who repented and sought that one for of government.
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| Questions
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| * What were some of the rules of the sacred purpose trust set up by Christ?
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| * Why were those limitations imposed upon His appointees?
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| * If you are a congregant why do you need to know the rules for the ministers of Christ?
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| : What is [[righteousness]] under the [[perfect law of liberty]] by [[faith]], [[hope]], and [[charity]]?
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| * [[1 Peter 2:13|What did Peter mean]] by “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;” [[1 Peter 2]]:13
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| What is  "repentance to the acknowledging of the truth"?
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| What does it mean to "recover themselves out of the [[snare]] of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
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| [[Forgiveness]] is the end of conflict.
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| [[Meditation]] may be like turning a light on your personal spiritual temple.
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<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=4><I><B>To Appoint and Ordain
the kingdom and the Church</B></I></FONT></FONT></P>
<OL>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>In
	the New Testament there are 14 different words translated into the
	word <I>appoint</I> or <I>appointed</I>.<SUP><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote1anc" HREF="#sdfootnote1sym"><SUP>1</SUP></A></SPAN></SUP>
	Five of those words are also translated or defined as <I>&lsquo;to
	ordain&rsquo;. </I>In one quote we see where Jesus is appointing a
	specific group of seventy and then sent them out two by two. He uses
	the word <I>anadeiknumi</I>. </FONT></FONT>
	</P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">After
	these things the Lord appointed<SUP><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote2anc" HREF="#sdfootnote2sym"><SUP>2</SUP></A></SPAN></SUP>
	other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into
	every city and place, whither he himself would come.&rdquo; Luke
	10:1</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>The
	word <I>anadeiknumi</I> ( <i>an-ad-ike’-noo-mee</i> )is defined as: &ldquo;1) to proclaim any one
	as elected to office 2) to announce as appointed a king, general,
	etc.&rdquo; In the Bible it is common to find government terms. This
	word, meaning <I>appoint</I>, again appears during the election of a
	new Apostle in Acts 1:24, but is translated as &lsquo;shew&rsquo;.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">And
	they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all
	[men], shew [appoint] whether of these two thou hast chosen&rdquo;. </FONT></FONT>
	</P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Another
	place we see the word <I>appoint</I> is in Luke 22:29: &ldquo;And I
	appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;&rdquo;
	Here the author chose the Greek word &lsquo;diatithemai&rsquo; which
	contains the word &lsquo;tithemi&rsquo; defined as, &ldquo;1) to
	arrange, dispose of, one&rsquo;s own affairs 1a) of something that
	belongs to one 1b) to dispose of by will, make a testament 2) to
	make a covenant, enter into a covenant, with one.&rdquo;</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Jesus
	is entrusting the Kingdom that His Father had entrusted to Him. He
	is appointing certain responsibilities to a few. This means that
	particular people were appointed in trust by covenant to serve and
	maintain the kingdom in service to others. We continue to see this
	same word &lsquo;diatithemai&rsquo; in reference to <I>covenants</I>
	throughout the New Testament such as: </FONT></FONT>
	</P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Ye
	are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made
	[diatithemai] with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed
	shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.&rdquo; Acts 3:25</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">For
	where a testament [is], there must also of necessity be the death of
	the testator [diatithemai].&rdquo; Hebrews 9:16 [See also Hebrews
	8:10, Hebrews 9:17, Hebrews 10:16.]</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Jesus
	goes on to explain some of the limitations of this appointed office
	of trust in Luke 22:25-26, Mark 10:42, and Matthew 20:25. As the
	rightful king of Judea, the remnant of Israel, with <I>All power
	given unto him in heaven and in earth,</I><SUP><I><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote3anc" HREF="#sdfootnote3sym"><SUP>3</SUP></A></SPAN></I></SUP>
	Jesus had foretold this coming appointment in Luke 12:32, &ldquo;Fear
	not, little flock; for it is your Father&rsquo;s good pleasure to
	give you the kingdom.&rdquo;</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Jesus,
	from the beginning, made a distinction between that <I>little flock</I>
	that was <I>called out</I> and the rest of the people who he loved,
	healed, preached to, and blessed. It is clear that those called out
	received special instructions for a specific work and task.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">He
	answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know
	the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not
	given.&rdquo; Matthew 13:11[See also Luke 8:10]</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Those
	chosen by Christ to be His ministers are not better or more
	important. It certainly does not mean they may <I>exercise authority</I>
	over the people or crown others to <I>exercise authority</I>, as we
	have seen some Churches do in the past. It is clear that Jesus
	appointed specific tasks to specific men, using words like<I>
	suntasso </I>or <I>tasso</I> meaning &lsquo;put in order with or
	together, to arrange, to constitute, to prescribe, appoint&rsquo; or
	&lsquo;ordain&rsquo;.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>In
	the Church it is clear that the ministers are not given an
	<I>exercising authority </I>over the people like other governments,
	but this does not mean that it has no authority or order. We see
	<I>tasso</I> used in Luke 7:8:</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">For
	I also am a man set [appointed] under authority, having under me
	soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another,
	Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].&rdquo;</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Jesus
	did not disagree with that soldier, but found his understanding to
	be of great faith. When Jesus appointed Paul in Acts 22:10, we see
	that word used again:</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">And
	I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and
	go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things
	which are appointed for thee to do.&rdquo;</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
	<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>All governments appoint
	men to offices of authority, and this is no less true in the Church.
	The Apostles and Paul were ordained of God by Jesus the king. The
	difference lies in the fact that the Church cannot &lsquo;exercise&rsquo;
	authority. The Roman centurion treated his servant as a son and
	undoubtedly treated his men as brothers. Although he could exercise
	authority they obeyed him out of love and respect. The original
	Roman army was not established by an <I>oath of supremacy</I> but by
	mutual trust and respect. It eventually evolved into that
	centralized despotic government the same as Israel did when the
	<I>voice of the people</I> called for a central authority during the
	time of Samuel. But brotherhoods are far stronger unions.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	* &ldquo;<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Obey
	them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they
	watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may
	do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for
	you.&rdquo; Hebrews 13:17</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Many
	ministers believe that this gives them authority to rule over the
	people. The word obey in Hebrews is <I>peitho</I><SUP><I><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote4anc" HREF="#sdfootnote4sym"><SUP>4</SUP></A></SPAN></I></SUP>
	and is translated &ldquo;<I>persuade</I>, <I>trust&rdquo;</I> or
	&ldquo;<I>have&rdquo;</I> or &ldquo;<I>be confident in&rdquo;</I>
	over 40 times and <I>obey</I> only 7. It is defined 1) persuade 1a)
	to persuade, i.e. to induce one by words to believe 1b) to make
	friends of, to win one&rsquo;s favor, gain one&rsquo;s good will, or
	to seek to win one, strive to please one.&rdquo; </FONT></FONT>
	</P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Ordination
	by God is an unseen act of a calling, and acceptance of that
	calling. It is God and man in a communion of faith and hope. The
	governing of that union is by revelation, faith, and obedience.
	These things cannot be seen by eyes of the flesh, by the blind of
	the world. The outward demonstration of ordination of men by men is
	simply an acceptance of a mutual belief, trust, and brotherhood.
	What the Church calls ordination is simply the outward sign that can
	be seen by the world, that men ordained of God recognize the spirit
	of the ordination of God in others. It is a public proclaiming of
	that recognition and has no power of itself without God&rsquo;s
	blessing, yet by two or more witnesses let all things be
	established. It is a way that men mark the boundaries of the
	kingdom, as they see it in the hearts and minds of one another
	through love and trust, charity and hope, by faith in God.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Because
	Christ preached a <I>Kingdom</I>, appointed it, and defined the
	manner of its ministry, any group, society, church or government
	that does contrary to those teachings is anti-Christ no matter what
	they may proclaim or postulate to the world or the people. It may
	serve God&rsquo;s purposes by oppressing the people so that just
	like in the days of Egypt, they pray to return to His Way.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>Here
	is the spirit of choice given to all men. Shall men seek to live of,
	by, and for the authority of the kingdom of God and its
	righteousness under the perfect law of liberty by faith, hope, and
	charity? Or shall people choose to live of, by, and for the
	exercising authority of the kingdoms or governments established by
	the hands of men, eating of their entitlements but becoming their
	human resources, subject to the will, desire, and whims of tyrants
	and their mob.</FONT></FONT></P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom: 0.08in">
	 <FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Acts
	5:29 &ldquo;Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said,
	We ought to obey God rather than men.&rdquo; </FONT></FONT>
	</P>
	<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=3>God
	is giving and forgiving, He is just and merciful, He is forthright
	and patient, He is industrious and fruitful, and His ordained
	ministers strive to be as He is, seeking His righteousness in
	sacrifice and in service. They <I>recognize</I> that Spirit in
	others, and proclaim that <I>recognition</I> to the world in a
	brotherhood of <I>one accord</I>, <I>publishing</I> their witness
	for all to see. </FONT></FONT>
	</P>

							<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
							<FONT FACE="Garamond, serif"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 11pt">2
							Timothy 2:24 &ldquo;And the servant of the Lord must not
							strive [ fight]; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach,
							patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves;
							if God peradventure will give them repentance to the
							acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover
							themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken
							captive by him at his will.&rdquo;</FONT></FONT></P>
Footnotes
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<DIV ID="sdfootnote1">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote1sym" HREF="#sdfootnote1anc">1</A>Anadeiknumi,
	diatasso, diatithemai, histemi, kathistemi, protasso, suntasso,
	tasso, as well as tithemi, apokeimai, epithanatios, keimai, poieo
	and prothesmios.</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote2">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote2sym" HREF="#sdfootnote2anc">2</A>322
	anadeiknumi <i>an-ad-ike’-noo-mee</i> from 303 and 1166; v AV-appoint 1, show 1; 2 1) to
	proclaim any one as elected to office 2) to announce as appointed a
	king, general, etc. 3) to lift up anything on high and exhibit it
	for all to behold</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote3">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote3sym" HREF="#sdfootnote3anc">3</A>Mtt
	28:18 &ldquo;And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power
	is given unto me in heaven and in earth.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote4">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote4sym" HREF="#sdfootnote4anc">4</A>Same
	word in James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses&rsquo; mouths,
	that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.</P>
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