Freedom and Justice Prepares the Way for Christ (Email to Chris)

Hello Chris,

It was a pleasure talking to you in the church last Friday and thanks for listening to my complaints. As the wise man, you always listen before making conclusions. During our conversation, I informed you that the Lord has revealed to me the right interpretation of the message of Christ to the Laodicean church.

I am copying on my email other elders and Bible talk leaders. I am also copying my brothers and sisters in Christ I am friend with who do not know the issue I am talking about because I had been silenced by the elders. 

Two weeks ago during the Friday church service, you began your speech with the rebuke and you clearly said so. You rightly mentioned that we are similar to the Laodicean church which Lord threatens to spit out of His mouth. Life in Dubai is money oriented. People are coming to the UAE for better opportunities than in their home countries. The Laodicean church was rich. You said that we are also thinking that we are rich and do not need anything and you encouraged us to buy gold from Christ, wear white garments and put salve on our eyes. You also did some research and told us that the city of Laodicea has water which is neither cold nor hot. This water is full of minerals and has a bitter taste. 

As per my understanding, your way for us to repent was this: we should be either giving and pleasant to others (cold water) or very spiritual and righteous (hot water) and do the work of sharing the gospel. Also, you said that each disciple should check his own life and see whether he leaves a righteous life. 

As per what the Lord revealed to me, Christ spoke to the entire church so there is no individual application of the message. What the Lord said to the Laodicean church, it applies to us as well. So, the revelation must be applied to our entire church. You also said that we all think that we do not need anything but we are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked and I will explain below why are we indeed so. 

WRETCHED

- Elders are like gods

We are indeed wretched because we practice another gospel from what was preached by the apostles. We see elders as mediators between God and people. Elders commit following sins: judging on behalf of the church, not allowing other people speak and correct the speaker during the Friday church, making decisions on behalf of the church as well as persecuting people like me who speak the truth and expose the wickedness. These are the sins of disobedience to Christ by judging alone, self-righteous by speaking and not allowing to be publicly corrected, pride by deciding on behalf of the entire church and lust for power by persecuting me as they see me as a treat to their power. 

Since elders do all this, people do not judge, do not make decisions, do not speak in the church and have no power to help me in my God's desire to bring justice and freedom to the church, so Jesus can come back on his throne where he supposed to seat and Holy Spirit can flow in. People have no part in the life of the church who is the bride of Christ. Elders supposed to be loving fathers to us, who will help us to manage the church instead of managing, speaking and judging others by themselves on our behalf. They judged Dima, Benji, and Ces by their own. Why did they meet alone with our friends to judge them? They should have brought them to the church if Dima, Benji, and Ces sinned one way or another. This what Jesus taught us. 

People blindly obey our elders as if they are the company managers who are always right. Our fathers are not always right. People never test the elders to find out whether they are true or false. I have tested the elders and I found out that some of them are false and some are deceived by those false elders.  

When people hear the speech during the church, they think that the Lord is speaking through the elders. They never participate, challenge or correct the elders. Did you ever wonder, why are people feel sleepy at the back of the sala? It is because even if they want to say something, they will never be allowed to do so. So what part do they take in the meeting? Instead, it should be like devotional where everyone's opinion is important. All people received the Holy Spirit at the baptism, so everyone should be able to say what the Lord wants him to say. Holy Spirit is spontaneous. You cannot reschedule the Holy Spirit's work by appointing the speakers in front. 

God sometimes speaks through the elders but sometimes not. It foolish to think that God speaks through elders alone. The elders say a prayer, think about what to speak, do their research online and write down the Bible scriptures, make some more notes and deliver a speech. Is there anything divine here? Just human efforts but people think the Lord has spoken through them. 

Secondly, we are wretched because of obedience to elders rather than to Christ. Jesus is the authority in the church and we should always consult Christ first. Elders, who supposed to be loving fathers to us, should be only involved when we need them or they think it is critical to be involved. If we do not understand what Jesus said, we would go to our loving fathers and ask them their genuine advice. We might not follow the advice and it is our choice. We are judged based on the wrong we have done rather than on following someone's advice. We will respect and cherish our elders because they respect us and trust that we can do things right. When elders oppressing and ruling us, we will fill very insignificant. Many disciples of Christ already left the church because they had no chance to speak to the church about their issues or complaints.  

Who are the false apostles? Those who reject Jesus coming in the flesh. If elders request to ask permission from them instead of permission from Christ, it means elders do not believe that Christ coming in the flesh. They believe that elders are more important than Christ and Jesus is a spirit only. I have identified false teachers among us and want to stop them from ruling and oppressing us according to the task Christ set before me.  

Elders forcing us to always seek their advice (in fact, it is not an advice but a command) from them about anything we intend to do. If we do not follow the elder's advise, they rebuke us and even threaten to expel from the church. People fear elders. 

Here are the case studies of elders dictating people their decisions and how people fear them: 

Case study 1 - Artur obeys Andrew rather that Jesus

Arthur is designating people in our Bible talk who will lead the discussion. This is his service to appoint the speaker and he is in charge. I sent SMS to Artur about my interpretation of the message to the Laodicean church and how it can be applied to us. Although Arthur is in charge, he still asked permission from Andrew who is the elder about my intent to speak. Instead, Arthur must have consulted Jesus Christ whether I can speak or not because appointing speakers is his service and Christ is the head of the church, not Andrew. If Arthur hears from Christ that I can speak than well and good. If Arthur thinks that Christ did not allow me to speak, I will point Arthur on the teaching of Jesus and apostles to convince him to allow me to speak the truth. Arthur as well as other people fear Andrew and other elders and will do whatever elders ask them to do. Arthur had no authority because all authority was taken by Andrew. Andrew just like a god in our house church and the entire church. He has the ultimate power and control over the people of God especially single man and those under his rule such as his Bible talk group. He used his power to speak and convince others for his own benefit. 

Case study 2 - Andrew persecutes me and elders judging me alone on behalf of the entire church

During the previous Bible talk when the topic of discussion was the family, I explained to people what the Lord has revealed to me. I told people everything: how brothers did not want to judge wicked man among them and how they passed the judgment to elders, how Jacob stopped me from attending a meeting with Guillermo Adame and other single men and woman based on my marital status (I was working that day anyway but the fact that he told Alfred that married people should not attend), how Jacob did not want me to speak to elders and how Jacob was recording my voice during our conversation at his home and Burjuman so he can use my words against me, how elders are managing church affairs on behalf of the entire church with people taking no part in life of the church.   

Since that day, Andrew started my persecution and that is the time Satan pushed Andrew to expel me because I began to speak the truth. Andrew does not like the truth to be spoken because he does not agree with it. 

After one week, after I asked Arthur to lead the Bible talk discussion so I can speak more truth, Andrew immediately called me and asked for a meeting with Jacob, Jomar and him. Andrew told me on the phone "Andrei, I see it continues, so can we meet to discuss our differences?" He just said differences and I had no idea that they will attempt to expel me. 

I wanted to meet elders for a long time because I wanted to confront them. Previously elders gave me only 5 minutes of their time (I took longer because they were questioning me during the leadership meeting). I did not know that their intent will be to try to expel me from the church but the Lord has warned me, so I messaged Arthur and called Alex why elders are scheduling a meeting with me without other disciples being present? Can they judge me alone? Is that how powerful they are? Are they not just servants? Who gave them the authority to expel people on behalf of the church? Since the Lord has revealed it to me, I knew their wicked intent to persuade me to leave the church for speaking the truth. 

Even worse, at the meeting, they were convincing me to leave the church voluntary (just like resigning in a corporate world). Of course, I refused because if I will leave, who will rescue my brothers and sisters whom I love from their cruel hand? They told me that I must leave but I said "No, you cannot judge me alone. Your charges against me are not valid. What are my sins that you are persecuting me? Bring me before my house church at least". They persecute and try to expel me not because of the sin but because of my revelations and convictions. 

Case study 3 - Andrew listen to people but judges alone. Other elders are participating in the persecution. 

Andrew gathered people this Tuesday and asked me to speak what is my concern. My concern and request are this: justice and freedom in a church! The church must judge not elders alone just like what Jesus said. Secondly, people must be allowed to speak in church. Thirdly, decision must be made by people, not elders alone.  

I spoke about what I observed and how I was blocked and persecuted when I wanted to bring justice, how elders tempted me to leave the church without any valid reason but just because I exposed their sins and challenged their ultimate power and control over the church. True loving fathers will never persecute their children because children want to do something righteous. 

I told people that sooner or later they will fill burdened by control of elders. I told Andrew that when he goes back to the Philippines, people will forget him because he was never a loving father or older brother to us but he always had a final word to say and final decision to make. Andrew ruled people for approximately 20 years and once he goes, new church management will come and who heeds the old managers? Andrew will be forgotten and his words will not be heeded here in Dubai, just like he has been here for a short visit. 

After 30 minutes of my speech, Andrew stopped me and requested others to speak what they think. People just provided their opinions on what they heart from me. Some agreed and some disagreed. Mostly they talked about the disagreements. Andrew used their words of disagreement against me to judge me. How can Andrew judge me based on disagreements? Are we not judged for the sins we committed? If I committed a sin, what is the sin he persecuted me for? Andrew said that the sin is making division but I never made any division and this is not my intent. I want to bring justice and freedom to the church, so Jesus will come back on his place of the head of the church and Holy Spirit will flow in. 

Jeshuani said that Jesus is the last prophet (it is not! Silas was the prophet), his wife Angie said that no one must judge others (they judged me that evening and Andrew gave me another warning!), Nikki said that elders are eligible to manage us because they are appointed for this purpose (elders must be loving fathers and never manage us like their own staff according to the teaching of Christ and apostles. We are all brothers Jesus said and the first among us must become the servant of all), my wife Angie cried because she never saw that someone like me would openly criticize and confront Andrew and other elders (they are like gods to Angie, appointed by God to bring us to heaven), Sada asked me some more questions and Arthur was mostly silent but protested saying he did not ask permission from Andrew but just he did not know the full picture (he would have just asked me I would have told him the issue. Obviously Arthur is not in full control of his service to appoint speakers but Andrew is the head). 

When I heart what people say and how they are wrong, I wanted to correct them but Andrew and Filip did not allow me to do so by saying "you already got your time to speak". They simply did not give me an opportunity to defend myself. 

After Andrew heart from people what they had to say and how many of them disagreed (although they agreed on other matters), he suddenly said: "I give you a second warning!". I was shocked because he said at the beginning that this is a family talk and I never expected that he will persecute and judge me. Andrew did not consult anyone but he judged me alone, just like god. He should have asked people what do they think about this and what should be done to me? Andrew used peoples' disagreements for his own purpose to persecute me. 

Andrew had set a trap for me by letting me talk, ask peoples' response and if people do not agree with me, give me a warning. Warnings are given to divisive people if they quarrel about the law or genealogies and so on. I was exposing the lack of moral values of Andrew, other elders and disciples ruled by elders: pride, self-righteousness, persecution of those who crisize them, lies, deceit, promoting idolatry, disobedience to Christ, rejecting the Holy Spirit and injustice. I did not quarrel about the law. It is for my intent to establish justice and freedom in the church that I am persecuted!

Andrew's trap worked well. His verdict was this: if I will continue to speak, Satan may use my teaching to make divisions. Just like a god, he spoke about the future without referring whether it is the Lord revealed it to him or not. He disobeyed God who against judging anyone before the appointed time.  

Andrew also said that some weak Christians might leave the church when they hear me. I agreed that some people might leave the church. The reason people might leave is not because of me but because our church is corrupt. That is why I am obedient to Christ in His request to bring justice and freedom to the church so people might be saved and go to heaven. 

As you know from writings of apostles, Satan tempts people to commit wickedness and often uses Word of God to deceive people (just like when Satan tempted Jesus). Andrew and Jacob tempted me to leave the church voluntary by quoting the scriptures, judged me alone on behalf of the entire church and spoke on behalf of others saying people disowned me. They enslaved people and opposed the truth. Andrew made a scheme to trap me, lied to me about the family time and gave a verdict alone based on something which never happened (there is no division in the church; I never intended to create one). The corrupt politicians are known for their stance against the fear elections. Corrupt church leaders are known for their hate against those who criticize them and challenge their authority. There is no other authority in the church but Christ's. Elders supposed to be loving fathers to us and never persecutors for the truth. Andrew and Jacob do not like the truth and wants to expel me. Bassam and Jomar follow what Jacob and Andrew are saying. Chris, you are also affected by taking part in this. You also persecuted me by allowing Jacob, Andrew, and Jomar to judge me on behalf of the church and bringing false accusations against me. You are also part of the meetings where the church is managed by elders and you also speak unchallenged in the church. You must ensure that freedom and justice is never departing from our church of Christ. 

Case study 4 - elders forbid marriage among disciples of Christ even within the same church unless they approve

When I asked Angie to be my wife, I did not follow everything that Jacob told me. I asked Bassam in a church if it is fine for me to ask Angie to marry me and Bassam told me yes. When Jacob returned from another country to Dubai he rebuked me before Mark Templer and Andrew. He told me why did you not listen to my advice? (He requested that I must wait a little longer) Should I ask anyone's permission to marry a believing sister in Christ? Even my parents had no issue me asking Angie and in fact, I did not even tell them that I am asking Angie to marry me. Our parents heart about us engaged after I already asked and they never rebuked me. My parents give freedom, so why Jacob and Andrew are attacking me? Jesus allows people to get married so this was sufficient to me. 

- Elders are the servants who became the rulers

Elders instead of being loving fathers, cruel tyrants to us. They enslave us and deceive us quoting teaching of Christ and apostles as an argument, just like Satan used words of prophets to tempt Jesus. They do not accept the right interpretation and expel anyone who does not agree with them. Recently, elders wanted to expel me from the church for the differences in interpretation of the teaching of Christ and apostles. They brought false charges against me: division and hatred. I asked them where is the division? I did not divide the church and I am not intending to do so. They judge me and others before the appointed time when there is not even a sin. Also, I spoke on behalf of the Lord who rejected us because we rebelled against him and expelled Christ from the church. They said that I hurt people. Jacob, Andrew, and Jomar spoke on behalf of the church saying that I disowned the family or family disowned me but this is not true. This was a lie and I proved them. I do not disown anyone and no one has disowned me. If people did disown me, they should have already gathered together and expelled me for the truth which I am saying. Instead, I received words of encouragement from Arthur and Alex. 

Andrew took my speech at the Bible talk as proof that I am rejected by the people. We had a family talk that day (topics of discussion was the family). I poured my soul before them, told how Jacob did not want me to talk to sisters during the time of coming of Guillermo Adame and how Jacob wanted to stop me speaking to other elders. 

- elders approve what to say and not to say to the family of believers

Jesus would always allow speaking before the family of Christians regardless of what a person wants to say. We are the family so everyone should have a chance to speak if people want. Elders deceive people by saying that not everyone should teach in the church, so only they are eligible. Paul did not forbid people to teach he just said that whoever teaches will be judged more strictly, so it is person's responsibility and the teachers must give an account to the Lord for their false teaching if any. Elders are misquoting the teaching of Paul as an argument to monopolize the Friday church.  

They silence whoever they want to silence. They do not allow anyone to speak before their brothers and sisters unless they check what they want to say and approve. How will Holy Spirit work then? Andrew is one of those elders who did not allow me to give my interpretation of the revelation before my Bible talk. He persecuted me and wanted to expel me from the church after I asked Arthur to interpret the revelation to the Laodicean church. Also, Andrew along with other elders never allow me to speak before the entire congregation on Friday as he said that no one agrees with me. He did not say that my teaching is false but said that people do not agree and this is the reason for me not to speak. He hates the truth and does not want his power to be challenged. People fear Andrew and other elders and cannot do anything about it but advise me to keep silent. Instead, he said that my interpretation is true (you can check the audio recording from our meeting) but still wanted to expel me. From a best friend who called his son under my name, Andrew turned into one of the worst enemies just because of the truth I speak. If Alex will start speaking the truth Andrew does not like, will he also reject him just like Andrew rejected me? I still love Andrew and wish he stops persecuting me. I am ready to forgive Andrew if he repents. We all make mistakes but sins must be eliminated from the life of people who belong to Christ. 

- elders are judging alone

Jesus said that people should be judged by the church (at least by the house church in our case). Why elders are judging people alone? If they are judging people, who is judging them? They are like gods, no one can judge them. Jacob, Andrew, and Jomar met me in Burjuman mall and spoke on behalf of the church saying that I hurt people so I must go away from our church. I never hurt anyone but the Lord revealed it to me that we are rejected by Him due to our idolatry and injustice. Whoever we obey, those are our gods. If people obey the elder rather than Christ, the elder becomes the god. 

They attempted to convince me to leave the church myself but since I refused (because of my mission to bring Christ back as a head of the church), Jomar told me directly by saying "Andrei, you must go to another church". I told them that the church must judge and not them alone. So they gave me a warning on behalf of the church. Elders supposed to be our servants but they speak on behalf of the church, falsely accuse and expel without others being even aware of what they are doing. I want to bring justice and freedom in the church, so what is my fault? They also complained that I am speaking to people about this issue. Of course, I am not a fool, so why will I complain to elders about the elders? (except you, Chris, for you have outstanding wisdom and you do not judge before you know the full story) Elders are just like those servants who became the rulers. Who can bear them any longer? 

 

Jesus said that whoever sins should be brought before the entire church but elders are judging alone. Justice is perverted. They convince people to leave the church and make it look as though it person's decision. The church has not judged yet, but the already tempt people to do the wickedness and abandon the family of believers. Those who leave the church are the antichrists as it says in the first letter of John, so why will I voluntary leave the church and abandon my brothers and sisters, so elders will continue to terrorize them? 

Bassam told me that elders will remove my membership in the church. That how cruel they are, they can do whatever they please; no need even to bring the charges and listen to my words of defense. The cry against you has reached heaven!

At the meeting after hearing my complaints, Jacob told me that they do not accept it (he admitted I am right by quoting the instruction of Christ), so I should shake off the dust from my feet and move to another church. He brought the judgment on our church by quoting this instruction of Christ to apostles! He admitted I am right and our church does not accept the truth which I spoke. Jacob used the Bible to tempt me to do the wickedness to leave the church. Jesus said that it will be worse for this city than for Sodom and Gomorrah. Jacob misquoted many other teachings of Christ and apostles. That how elders are treating the church. They want God to destroy it just like Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed!

Andrew told me: "Andrei, you are the fruit of this church. Why are you complaining? It is everywhere like this. Just go to another church, if you do not like here". I am not the fruit of any church but a fruit of a grace of God. My Lord used Ferdinand from Jakarta to reach out for me while I was studying there. It is the Lord who saved me! All glory should go to the Lord and not to the man. I am grateful that Ferdinand taught me about God but it does not mean that I have to be enslaved by the elders. We need loving fathers who will convince us to do what is right, not the tyrants who will abuse, silence, falsely accuse, tempt and judge us alone!

Jacob even point me on scripture that I should submit to the elders! He uses the Bible for his own advantage to enslave us! The word "obey" in the book of Hebrew means to yield. We just need to yield to advise from elders when we are not sure or it is not clear what the true Lord Jesus Christ spoke to us. Lord said that we all are the brothers and the first among you must be the servants of all. What an injustice! 

- Elders are managing the church affairs and making decisions on behalf of the church

Elders alone or together with the appointed by them so-called Bible talk leaders are meeting in a conference room and managing the church just like there is no Christ. Apostles never taught about house church official position. Elders using the best of us, the current Bible talk leaders to enslave us. Since I started to speak the truth, some Bible talk leaders tempted me to leave the church without bringing forth the charges and before the judgment.  

They always say that "on a leadership meeting we decided" or "we agreed at the council". Elders meet in a plain view of other disciples just after the church is finished. What is the church than for if people are not participating in decision making? Do we meet on Fridays for the visitors alone? Many of the visitors are pagans, why do we need to have a service for them alone? We can have a special day during a week where they can be invited. Communion should be done at home among disciples of Christ only. Do not give juice and bread to pagans as this is the blood and body of Christ!

The Friday church is for us, the disciples of Jesus Christ, so we should make decisions and anyone can speak and bring forth their complaints. 

People must decide for themselves about the plans and future of the church.  

- Elders do not allow sisters to pour their souls and complaints about the church

Elders misinterpret the Bible saying that since a woman cannot teach in the church, so sisters in Christ cannot complain or pour their souls before the people. It says that both man and woman were filled with the Holy Spirit and they prophesied (spoke being inspired by God). They cannot teach only. 

Many sisters are leaving the church never having an opportunity to pour their souls before the family of believers. Perhaps, if they will complain about the church to Filip, Lama and Beena, what advise will they receive? I suspect Filip, Lama and Beena will advise leaving the church just like their husbands advised me. 

Elders will never allow sister or any brother criticize the church. They convince people to leave the church if a person does not like anything. They reject those who speak inspired by God. Who can save us from their hands?

PITIFUL

We are pitiful because of the consequences of oppression and silencing us by the elders.  

1) Sisters cannot pour their soul about the church to all the when we are together, so they abandon the church unheard and we never have a chance to repent as a whole church. We all need to know what is happening to each one of us. We must stop complaining about the church to individual so-called leaders. We must work out the disagreements and handle complaints together. Who appointed the so-called leaders as judges? 

2) People are silenced in the church. People are blocked by elders. Jennya wanted to speak to brothers and sisters. He never got a chance just because Andrew does not agree with Jennya. Elders are in full control of what is being said. Any criticism they treat as an attempt to make a division (even if there is no division). 

You can see from the Bible that elders are appointed by people after people love and trust them. Andrew came all the way from the Philippines directly for the elder (single leader) position. People in Dubai had no choice but to have him as an elder.   

3) We cannot even correct the speaker, so the false teaching goes into the church deceiving people more and more. Instead, we should always have an opportunity to correct anyone who seems wrong. 

4) Elders are lifting those loyal to them and bring down those who criticize them. When I was loyal to Andrew, he lifted me up to Bible talk position. Now, since I criticize Andrew and other elders, I am not even allowed to speak to my house church and when I do Andrew gives me warning, so he can expel me later. What a powerful man! He thinks that he is high but the Lord will bring him down!

5) Elders are deceiving and enslaving us by "seeking advise" practice. They want us to take permission from them about anything but say it is only advised. Being freed by Christ, we became slaves to men. Advise is the wisdom of Solomon. Why are elders terrorizing us by saying "Who did you seek advice from?".  

6) We do not participate in church affairs unless elders are promoting to the position of Bible talk leaders which neither Jesus nor apostles instituted. Position of elders is very important and not all people qualified for this role. First-century churches had 2-3 elders and it was enough. So-called Bible talk leaders are actually acting as elders to their house church. They are the false elders unqualified for the work of a true elder. I have abandoned this role and request others to do the same according to the obedience to the apostles. So-called Bible talk leaders can teach but should not make the decision on behalf of the church, nor forbid others to speak nor judge others alone. 

The yoke of elders is heavy to carry but the yoke of Christ is light. 

POOR 

We are poor in understanding the Lord and his ways to salvation. We think that since elders are in charge, so we are protected. Elders themselves are just ordinary people who do ordinary things. Instead of Christ, elders are reigning on a throne. Having been freed in Christ, we are enslaved by elders who supposed to be loving fathers or older brothers to us. 

We cannot change anything because elders oppress those they disagree with. 

BLIND

People are blind because we misinterpret the words of Christ and apostles. People cannot see the way out because we always need to ask elders for their permission.

Chris, please help us to test the teaching of Jacob, Andrew, Bassam, and Jomar. I heard Andrew misinterpreted the parable of Jesus about good seed and thistles. Andrew said that it is fine for wicked people to stay in the church because the angels will know who is a good person and who is bad at the end of times. The field is the world and not the church. They're not supposed to be any wicked people in the church. People should either repent and stay or be expelled if they do not listen to the church.  Many churches deceived by this teaching which Andrew promotes and those churches like Sodom and Gomorrah to the Lord. Andrew compares our church to Baptist and Presbyterian churches and learns hierarchy from them. My wife was a Baptist before and he can testify how horrible was her church. The sin was openly practiced and you are saved as long as you come for Sunday service. Is that what Andrew wants to make from our church? Although there are other Baptist churches I do not know about, the example of the church is in the Bible. We do not compare ourselves to other churches but churches in the Bible. Also, what is his teaching about mother church? 

Please let him clarify as he said that in order for our church to repent, we need to go to Los Angeles for permission. One of our teachers Alex Ferguson said that ICOC is the brotherhood of churches. Where did we get a mother church from? Andrew refers to Jerusalem church as a mother church. This is not true. Jerusalem church was just a place where apostles lived. The false teaching came from Jerusalem church and this is the reason Paul and Silas went there to stop it. The very fact that false teaching came from Jerusalem church shows that apostles were not ruling over people but simply advising at the time of need. There were 12 apostles. We have 5 elders. Elders are persecuting me without even testing whether my teaching is true. I should be given a chance to speak to people and let people decide on themselves whether I am saying the truth or not. Why elders are judging on behalf of people? True apostles in the Bible did not rule people this way. 

Bassam misinterpreted the parable about the Lord's invitation to the banquet. Since Lord invited everyone, so everyone can stay in the church. He missed the important point that people who invited must wear proper clothes. People in a church need to abstain from any kind of sexual immorality and other sins. Bassam by his misinterpretation turns our church to Sodom and Gomorrah. 

Jacob uses scriptures like the instruction of Christ to apostles against me to expel me. He said that I need to shake off the dust of my feet and move to another church. This church is not a new city for me. I have been here for a long time so I follow Christ and do His will for our church to bring justice and freedom, so Christ will come back and false teachers will be expelled from a position of Christ which they occupy now. 

Chris, you also misinterpreted the revelation to the Laodicean church. You advised people to evangelize in order to prove God our spirit is hot. Jesus commanded to go and make disciples to all people, not to any church. It is everyone's responsibility to evangelize the way they want. Many churches misinterpret this the same way and force people to evangelize on the streets. The yoke of Christ is easy and the yoke of man is heavy to carry. Let people evangelize the way they want. 

Instead, we must always test our elders and look for sinful practices. When we stop testing our practices the way Andrew advises, we will become a false church having no God, no Christ, and no Spirit. The early-churches had a lot of false teachers just the way we have now in Dubai. 

Please stop false apostles and other deceitful workers from harming the church. There should be freedom to speak and criticize. Please let people speak during Friday just like it is a devotional. You will receive your reward from God if you repent and will not stop people from speaking the truth. Only this way we will be cured of blindness and be able to see.  

NAKED

We are naked because we do not have any Holy Spirit or at least I do not see it.

Our church commits the following sins: 

- Worshipping elders or idolatry by making them judges. The church (the group of disciples) must judge, not elders alone. 

- Rejecting Jesus coming in the body and rejecting Him as a head of the church by asking permission from elders to act instead of Christ. 

- Rejecting the Holy Spirit by not allowing people to speak during the Friday church or blocking those who want to speak to their house church. 

- Killing the prophets by expelling those who want changes and prove it biblically. Elders say if you do not like here, go to another church. They put a stumbling block before those of little faith. Oh, how horrible will be their punishment!

- Deceiving each other by misinterpreting the Bible. 

- Tolerating sins of each other by passing the responsibility to judge to elders.

- Heresy by stating that we are in control of mother church (perhaps this is the Los Angeles church), we are the fruits of the church, seeking permissions from elders. 

- Blasphemy against the church by suggesting people leave our church when they are discontent and even if they see the way forward.  

Since these are such horrible sins, will Lord dress us in a white robe? Will we be saved?

THE WAY TO REPENTANCE

BUY GOLD FROM CHRIST REFINED IN THE FIRE

The pure gold symbolizes the pure teaching of Christ. Jesus taught us the following but we perverted his teaching:

- elders are the servants and loving fathers who perform their role before being appointed by the people. They are never sent from another country or appointed by other elders. True elders are appointed by people when people know them and trust them. 

- Jesus taught us that if brother sins, another brother need to confront him. If a person does not listen then brother need to call another person or two. If a person does not listen to all of them then they should be brought before the church. If this person does not listen even to the church, then he should be treated as a pagan or tax collector. Why are elders are judging alone? Jesus Christ has not given this authority to them. They took it by force and they must give it back. They cannot expel or pardon anyone by their own authority. 

- We should test our elders and see whether they are false or true teachers. I found out that there are some who are the false teachers deceiving the entire congregation. They have a lust for power and expel those who oppose their wickedness. 

- Our church is divided into three groups: married people, single people, and teenagers. When I asked Jacob why did he do this, he said that singles need to have their own identity. Where is this teaching coming from? Are we not having the identity of followers of Christ and are we not the family? This is the division which stops people with different marital status encouraging, teaching and rebuking each other. With our set up, single disciples can encourage only those who are singles and married people are only in touch with marrieds. We cannot teach teenagers to love God because we do not see them as they are in a different group. We must come back to the set up of the early church. 

- Jacob and Andrew must step down from the leadership position which they use to rule over people. There are only elders in the Bible. The leader is not a position but a service. We need loving fathers not any leaders to oppress us. Chris, Bassam and Jomar can be elders if the church approves. Andrew and Jacob are kind and respective as long as someone is loyal to them. If you have a different opinion or you do not follow their so-called advice, they seek a way to expel that person by convincing to leave the church voluntary. Elders must show an example to others rather than brake commands of Jesus. Andrew called me and invited to discuss the difference in our view and when I met him, Jacob and Jomar, they tried to expel me. Teens must join other family groups. Jomar and designated people also must stop ruling over teens. We will take care of our younger brothers and sisters together in our church. 

- Jesus showed on his example that anyone can talk to Him. Why elders are stopping people from speaking in a church? Do elders have any exclusivity in the gift of the Holy Spirit? We should depart from practices of Catholics and protestants who recognize the priests as intermediaries between people and God. Jesus is the only intermediate. We should speak what the Lord wants to speak.  

- Holy Spirit is spontaneous, so why elders are planning and ruling over the entire church without giving a chance to speak or respond?  Paul said that when someone is talking, another person who stands nearby can start talking and if someone seating wants to say something, all should be silent. One preacher is the pattern of the world. The Catholics and protestants are doing the same. Again, are we following them or Christ and apostles? Of course, we are following Christ and apostles? Cursed is the one who teaches us another gospel which we received from Christ.

- Communion is for disciples of Christ only and this is the feast which is taking place at a house church. Luke said in the book of Acts that disciples used to break bread at homes and used to meet at the temple courts daily. Why are we sharing the juice (blood of Christ) and bread (body of Christ) with the visitors among whom many pagans? Small cups and little of bread and sharing it with the pagans are the ways of Catholics and protestants. Why are we conducting a communion feast according to the pattern of the world which the Lord condemns? 

- Why are we falsely accusing and expelling those who are opposing the wickedness in a church? Even suggest to leave the church except the prooven sin is a blasphemy against the bride of Christ. We must repent from suggesting people leave unless we judge and decide to expel the person.  

WHITE ROBE

We need to repent from these above sins and start judging each other. Church will never be pure unless we judge as Jesus told us. Elders should not keep track of the sins of people. Only Christ should know the sins of all people. The church will only know who sinned when the person will be brought for judgment before it. 

SALVE ON THE EYES

We should not expel people because they speak on behalf of God or inspired by God. I spoke because I was inspired by God and elders attempted to expel me bringing forth the false accusations against me such as division and hatred (they said no love). We should allow people who are discontent to speak and we must test what they say biblically. 

Bile talk leaders suggested me to leave the church. They admitted that our church is corrupt and they can do nothing about it. Who made them elders? No one must suggest anyone leave the church unless there is judgment done by the church and the person needs to be expelled. 

The church must be respected and those who suggest others to leave the church must repent from their wicked actions. 

Sisters must be given permission to complain or pour their hearts before other brothers and sisters. Let us remove the deceitful workers among us from their positions. Let us invite Jesus Christ back to our church. Jesus is the true Lord. 

With love of Christ,

Andrei Shybanov