CHAPTER 40: WHAT WAS THE TEACHING FOR THE OTW'S PURPOSE

CHAPTER 40: WHAT WAS THE TEACHING FOR THE OTW'S PURPOSE

The purpose was to answer the questions of Matthew 27:53&53; why were these scriptures written and who were they written about in an effort to make the bible unerring and unquestionable concerning what was stated as a resurrection from the grave.

An opportunity came when those that were given an answer became so easily persuaded by mere fabricated rhetoric. The answer being accepted the teachers then felt that they must have been correct in their rhetoric and consequently the answer was validated by God. Then the teachers found an agenda to make the doctrine of OTW part of the Bride of Christ.

Our ministry had to change the basic biblical order of the conditions for overcoming in our dispensation. The order and demands of perfection were devolved. Their claim was that the OTW were "up to the minute" serving under the law, which gave them the status of a "good report."

The ministry would then preach that being of "good report" was near or equal to perfection, thus making them, the OTW, worthy of a pre-resurrection, which then included a First Resurrection for them. They taught that the OTW were "heirs" to God, but needed to be "joint heirs" with Christ.

In the ministry’s presentation, the OTW qualified, because God imputed righteousness unto them and counted them righteous in his eyes, rewarding them accordingly.

The ministry's pre-resurrection criteria were simple but flawed in that they made the OTW an anomaly within a very structurally conservative dispensation that was bound by Mosaic law. All were placed under legal, moral and spiritual restraint and obligation by dispensational law and time. The old testament worthies did the right thing they could according to the understanding of the dispensation in which they were born. However, their dispensational criteria and qualifications for being recognized as "Perfect" in their day were lacking in Jesus' dispensation both in word and deed.

Each dispensation is governed by the rules of God and his Grace for mankind which work within time, chance and direct Godly intervention such as prophecy. Each dispensation was/is governed by a different set of laws from God. Each dispensation's set of laws demanded the behavior of faith and obedience, yet each consideration for righteousness was slightly different in weight and understanding.

Faith showed trust, trust was proven by obedience, obedience showed compliance with God, for which God declared an act of righteousness. In every dispensation, faith, trust, obedience, and compliance were accorded to some as an act of mercy, but did not void the laws of the next dispensation.

The Bible tells us that all men are subject to time and chance Ecclesiastes 9:11.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

It is a natural law provided by God to assure that all mankind is equal to each other and on common ground. Mankind has no claim to when they are born nor when they will die. God has decided he will only intervene when an intervention warrants a benefit for His will or plan for creation.

God used each dispensation before us to prepare and persuade mankind of the coming of Jesus Christ the Messiah. Each dispensation before us was limited to what God permitted to be taught. Through time and chance, we are living in this dispensation after Jesus came to mankind as the Messiah. We are blessed to have the teachings and the Holy Spirit that can place us in the First Resurrection. Unfortunately, the OTW did not have this opportunity.