Universal Faith Assembly Rainbow Bible
The Anthem of the UFA
We are the UFA, From God we will not stray, Living our life each day, Happy in every way
In truth we live our lives, for faith we always strive, Always our Hope Survives, United by Family Ties
Our hearts cry to God above, Like sacrifices of pure doves, And with handshakes and warmest Hugs, we show all our purest love
We are the UFA, From God we will not stray, Living our life each day, Happy in every way.
The Book of Universal Faith
Verse One
Unity. Many coming together as one, linked by an idea, a belief, a purpose. For we are all one, daughters and sons of Eve and Adam. And the idea? Connections, to those within humanity who best meet our hearts needs, wants and desires. Connections, built with trust, respect and patience. Connections, which grow into love and appreciation. For Universal Faith is to appreciate all of God’s children, those who fill this universe, and make connections with them, one by one, to fully satisfy all the desires of knowledge that these connections can impart to us.
Verse Two
Humanity is like one body, with many parts. All of us are offspring of Adam and Eve, eternally genetically linked. Yet, as science teaches, in the 700 Trillion unique genetic designs within humanity, there are those designs which connect to us most appropriately and in the most stimulating of manners. Yet, every design has its purpose in the creators mind, and each design, each and every human gone from us and yet to be has a purpose in our life, bringing those aspects of knowledge, friendship, kindness, blessing and love we so truly desire.
Verse Three
Eternal connections. That is the purpose of our life. To find and build eternal connections. Friendships which endure not just for a day, a week, a month, a year – but friendships which endure throughout the endless eternity before us. Each of these friendships must be valued and treated with respect, for they are eternally our source of joy, love and comfort. And to begin these connections, seek out those whose focus is on the eternal – those whose belief is in eternal life – for such people have a focus on Yahweh and the gift of eternal life he has promised them, and thus are well endowed to bless you with the connections to bear the fruit you desire with all your heart. So seek ye the connections with those whose focus is on the eternal.
Verse Four
And the completion of things is the moral heart. Value those things which speak to your heart, and remember the purpose those others which do not so speak to you have in the hearts and minds of others. For not every gift of knowledge, at first, speaks to every unique human, but we find our way slowly and carefully along our eternal destiny, learning, loving, growing and living in the hands of our eternal and great God and Father, slowly appreciating every aspect of the Infinite and its place and purpose in the eternity of creation.
Thus Ends
the Book
of Universal Faith
Proverbs of the Universal Faith Assembly on life and evangelism
* You get out of life what you put into it
* A decent sized fellowship can be earned with perseverance and patience
* Love, law and truth should be at the heart of this fellowship
* The Rainbow Should be emphasized as a sign that God keeps his promises
* Keep up a holy witness
* Teach your heart to care for and commit to the souls you are trying to reach with the good news of 'Family Values'
* Remember that Jesus, Mohammed and Baha’ullah, as well as the other major religious iconoclasts, are children of Noah as well
* Stress that Noahide faith is the 'Natural Religion' as the rainbow is nature-based
* Stress the unity of mankind as one big family - the family of Noah
* Showing mercy, love and kindness needs to be in the heart of the Universal Faith Assembly
* Stress that Noahide faith is about following the religion Noah himself followed
* With Christians stress that Jesus message of love is also very fundamental to the UFA
* With Christians stress that UFA also upholds some of the moral ideas of Jesus
* Defend the Unity of God with Christians, and sensitively teach that worship and deification of the man Jesus really is plain old idolatry in the end
* Stress that Judaism is a religion of law keeping, but it is not the central aspect of Noahidism, and that we are not promoting Jewish culture or values
* Stress that we are of 'Noah's' covenant, and not 'Abraham's' or 'Israel's'
* Remember that the Rainbow Bibles and the Chronicles of the Children of Destiny are available literature for study produced directly by the 7 Divine Fellowships
* Avoid arguments and 'Right & Wrong' situations - stress unity and not differences
* Be accepting of people of diverse backgrounds
* Don't use gifts, kind words, or other tactics deliberately to win a soul - people will see you as shallow if your heart is not in it
* Be very polite and honest with souls you are trying to win - sharing fears and doubts about your beliefs is quite OK - people do actually understand
* Give people all the facts about Karaite Noahide faith - Don't leave them guessing
* Inspire people - DON'T order them
* Put your heart into it
* Stay polite with people
* Don't burn bridges, and say 'The door is always open' if they want to discuss things at some future point
* Stress that Noahide faith is a message of hope
* Give people time - it can take years or even decades to win a soul
* Stress we believe our religion is the truth or we wouldn't bother trying to follow or promote it
* Stress that UFA is 'Family Oriented'
* Handing out fliers is also a good way to get the word out
* UFA is an assembly, like all 7DF, of accumulators and collectors, but NOT hoarders. We don't hoard crappy things like napkins and plastic bags and coke bottles made of plastic and so on. Instead we collect sensible things of value. This is a blessing and impresses others in what UFA can offer
* Help people when they are in trouble and offer them a friendly word about Noahide faith
* Wearing a Noahide T-Shirt can also be a sensible idea
* Noahides can wear beards or they can shave. If people ask about this, stress that it is not a major issue for Karaite Noahide faith
* Having pictures and posters of Noah's ark around the house is a very sensible way of familiarizing people with the faith of Noah's covenant
ADVANCING NOAH MOVEMENT OFFICIAL SPORTS – ADMINISTERED BY THE UFA
The
Karaite Adamide-Noahide sport of 'Wondraball'.
Wondraball
involves the use of a standard soccer ball It is played on an oval by
3 teams. Each team has 5 players each. The Oval is divided into 2
equal halves. Team 1 and Team 2 play against each other. Team 3 are
'Wild Cards' whose job is to cause havoc and mayhem in the game. The
object is to score goals by kicking the ball into one of the 2 corner
goals on each of the 2 corners of the oval, 2 also on the other
side of the oval. The oval is roundish, but rectangular
approximately in the playing field. Balls which go over the sideline
may be kicked back in anywhere by Team 3. While in possession of the
ball in your own half you may handle the ball with your hands but not
in the opposition half. You may throw the ball from your half into
the opposition half. The first team to score 3 goals wins the game.
It is similar to soccer but slightly different, with no assigned
goalkeeper, but you can choose one from the 5 players if you choose
to. There is no offside rule. The competition is played in a league,
and the advantage that team 3 has is that they can help a team
strategically if they choose to if it will help their own position on
the league ladder. In most other respects the general rules of soccer
apply. Wondraball is a sport for all of the Advancing Noah
Movement and Noahides of other movements, but is administered by the
Universal Faith Assembly, the official movement of 7DF responsible
for administering the sports of the Advancing Noah Movement.
The Karaite Adamide-Noahide sport of 'Spenderball'.
Spenderball is a game using a standard soccer ball It is played on the same oval as a Wondraball oval. Each team receives 20 tokens at the beginning of the match, which has halves of 20 minutes each. Time out is not used, but delaying tactics draw penalties. The 20 tokens may be spent on various things. The key to success in Spenderball is how you spend your tokens. These include: 5 tokens – extra player for a half of the match. 1 Token – Freeze play for 1 minute (which is the only time out allowed) allowing players to recover and stop quick scoring attacks. 10 tokens – Free goal kick. 20 Tokens – 1 official goal. 15 tokens – remove an opposition's player. 17 Tokens – blindfold two opposition players for 30 seconds (may only be spent when in possession of the ball in your own half). 5 Tokens – redeem a penalty against you for play to continue as usual. 3 Tokens – Opposition Team to play in T-shirts coloured pink with pretty flowers decorated on them, and may legally be called 'Fairies'. Apart from that the general rules of Wondraball apply.
The
Karaite Adamide-Noahide sport of 'Hitball'
Hitball involves a
Softball bat and Softball. It is played on a softball diamond. The
Batter is given 5 balls and must hit the balls from his own toss into
different areas of the field. The fielding team, made up of 5
players, are given notice when all 5 balls are in the field. The
fielders must position themselves behind the batter in a square area.
When the umpire blows his whistle the the batter must make his
decision how many plates he can run to in a circuit around the
diamond and the fielders run to retrieve the balls and must choose a
different of the 4 plates to stand on, the 5th one being a spare. If
the batter can reach a plate before it is captured he is out. The
next batter then comes out regardless of whether the player gets out
or not. After 5 outs the team retires and the opposition innings
begins. There are 5 innings per team each game. A full circuit scores
as 10 points, an individual plate scores as 1 point for each plate
made. Only one batsman may occupy a plate at a time. The team with
the most points at the end wins the game. This is an official game of
the Advancing Noah Movement, and is administered by the Universal
Faith Assembly. All Noahide movements are free to play in this
league.
The Kids Karaite Adamide-Noahide game of 'Triwar'
This is similar to the 'Tug of War' game, but the rope has a central point with 3 lengths running off of it. There are 3 teams, with 1 to 5 players on each team, and the objective is to pull both the other teams over your 'Tri-Line' It is played on a large 'Triangle' on the grass, and when you have pulled one team over your 'Tri-Line' they are disqualified, and then you win by eliminating the other team by also pulling them over your 'Tri-Line'.
THE
RULES FOR '12 INTENSE' – T12 ONE DAY CRICKET – A SPORT OF THE 7
DIVINE FELLOWSHIPS'
Based on standard rules of T20 Cricket
with following differences
1) Only 12 overs per side
2) 12
specialist Batsmen may be chosen
3) 12 specialist Bowlers may be
chosen
4) 12 specialist Fielders may be chosen
All 12 Batsman
can bat. None of the batsmen are required to field or bowl. They are
'Specialist' in this sense. This applies just the same for the 12
Bowlers and 12 Fielders. You Don't have to use 12 bowlers, but a
minimum of 6 is required, 2 overs each as a maximum. The 12
specialist fielders do not have to bat or bowl. The wicket keeper is
included in the 12 specialist fielders.
Coin toss to determine who
bats first. 12 overs each. If all bowled out, that is the final
score. Highest score wins. In a tie, most 6s, then if equal, most 4s,
then if equal, most 3s then 2s then 1s determine victory. If still
equal then, it is only then a tie. The T12 League is administered by
the UFA Sporting Committee.
The 75 Metre Dash
Runners start at a running line, each in their own lane. A maximum of 8 runners per race. The first person past the finish line wins. Points are awarded for each placing, 8 points for first, 7 points for second, 6 points for third, 5 points for fourth, 4 points for fifth, 3 points for sixth, 2 points for seventh and 1 point for eighth. The length of the course is a straight line of 75 metres exactly.
The 75 Metre Freechoicestyle Swim
In a 75 metre length swimming pool, the race starts with the swimmers either holding on to the end rung of the pool, or choosing to dive or jump in to the water at the start of the race. Swimming down lanes, using whatever swimming style they choose, the object is to get to the end of the pool first. There are 8 lanes, and the same scoring system from the 75 metre dash is used.
Hit Wicket
Using the inner circle in international cricket matches on the ground, 20 cricket balls are placed in even divisions around the circle. Each competitor has 20 throws to hit the wicket and knock off the bails as many times out of 20 that they can. They must throw from the position each ball is placed and must stand behind the line when they throw. 1 point is scored for each wicket, the winner is the one scoring the most points.
ARKBUILD – A Truly Noahide Sport
Teams have 4 men and 4 women each. The starting point has to be at least 20 kilometres inland. The object is to build an Ark, up to biblical specifications, launch it on the waters, and the Ark has to remain on the waters with the team members until a rainbow appears. When the rainbow appears the Ark has to be rowed ashore (it must be at least 1 kilometre offshore and may be anchored), grounded on shore properly, and to win the competition all 8 members must cross the finishing line were the competition began. An optional extra is that each team also must have at least 12 pairs of differing species of animals, a male and a female of each. You need to gather enough food to ensure the Ark can remain until a rainbow appears, as you can not do any fishing on the Ark. The first team with all 8 members crossing the finish line wins.
CITYBUILD
- A SPORT OF HEAVEN
Teams of 100. The object is to build a
city in 10 square kilometres of land. You have 1 century of
competition. You must populate the city with at least 50,000 citizens
by the end of the century. Points are awarded for the quality of the
city, the total population (the more people the more points), the
harmony and civic lawfulness of the society, the quality of the
infrastructure and so on. Each team only starts with the land (which
they may not leave at all, except on the outer edges of about 1
kilometre grace space) and must mine, chop down wood and so on and so
forth to develop their civilization. The winner is the team with the
most points at the end of the century, and vast amounts of categories
on the various aspects of the quality of city life are factored in
for point scoring
The Spiritual Devotional Series of the ‘Universal Faith Assembly’
The Sermons of Spiritual Devotion of the Universal Faith Assembly
Sermon One: Sport and Life
As life works out and develops for you, it is mostly about developing a timetable or a routine in your cycles of life to organize the activities you like to do and need to do. A regular sport is an enjoyable and exciting way to spend your eternity, and 3DF recommends developing a sporting mentality in your life to fit into your life at various, hopefully regular, occasions, to find the joy and activity and happiness and other rewards an active sports life brings. Of course, sports breeds a healthy body, and it teaches values of commitment and perseverance.
Melanie Chisholm is known as ‘Sporty Spice’. Perhaps a hopeful hallmark of the ‘Universal Faith Assembly’ is that among the 7DFs, this be the usual fellowship which has a greater proactive focus on sporting competitivity, becoming the active and full of life fellowship, which contributes to the overall theme of 7DF in contributing to society in various ways and means for the benefit of mankind.
Sports Values:
Fairplay: Playing according to the rules of the sport and being ethical, decent and proper in all training and matches and associated activities with your sport, setting a good example for others
Perseverance: Persevering hard in training and working hard in competition to achieve victories and set good examples of professional behavior to others
Healthiness: Eating good foods and exercising properly to ensure your sporting conduct has the best advantage of a healthy body to compete with
Clean Living: Bringing a good attitude to your sporting community in your personal ethics and way of life so that when you compete you can be said to be of clean mind and clean body
Dedication: Remaining loyal to your sport over difficult times when other things have a calling on your life
Consistency: Producing regular results of a decent quality
Victory: Taking your sport ethic and training to the point where you are ultimately able to achieve victories in your chosen sport
Sport is an excellent way, simply, to keep fit and have a strong and healthy body. 7DF recommends a regular sport to its members. Some suggested sports to involve with include:
Cricket, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Netball, Athletics, Hockey, Swimming, Cycling, Table Tennis, Tennis, Badminton, Snooker, Pool, Darts, Skiing
In all competitive behavior over your eternal life, it is important to put in a maximum effort at times to try and achieve a catalogue of victories. Yet once these are achieved, and you have looked within and proven yourself and risen to the challenge that all of us, in our hearts, dreams, desires and fantasies of glory desire to achieve – yet once these are achieved – well done. The sport, though, itself, and ongoing victory is to be followed after and sought in humility for personal satisfaction and work ethic only, rather than any stupid gloating over competitors and reasons of pride. It is for a sense of accomplishment and self-worth, rather than for pride and thinking highly of one self. But rise to the challenge when you can, I encourage you, and show a bit of spirit and a bit of passion – it will be the making of you.
Sermon Two: Charity and supporting the UFA
It is important for members of the UFA to care for each other which is one of the central tenets of being a ‘humane’ human being. Care, affection, love and devotion to our fellow mankind – our neighbour – is one of the reasons we have a lawful and good society. Because we care for each other. Sometimes citizens in our society fall upon hard times. At these times we need support systems of charitable care to ensure their health and well-being UFA believes, as does the 7DF, in a taxation system run by greater society, that includes a certain proportion of the tax put to welfare and health and disability support systems. Yet not only in an external tax system run by the nation in which we live, but also our own internal bank accounts, transparently run by fellowship pastors, account balance details accessible always by members of each individual assembly, where the Assembly takes care of its less fortunate members at times when and where the societally implemented welfare systems are not working well enough. As they say, charity begins at home. Each individual application for charity should be done on a comprehensive form, with the ‘Check Boxes’ used by the pastoral charity assessment team clearly explained and known by every individual applicant. People need to know when they qualify for charity and when they don’t. Essentially, if the need is not great enough, or too overtly frivolous, they don’t. If the need is genuine, or it is an item of use for their household which, for heavenly eternya purposes, only needs to be bought once, the expense can be justified somewhat. All members of the assembly, even successful ones, are entitled to some form of charity at some point. Contributions to the charity fund of the UFA do not need to be 10% of your income. But 1% to 2% of your ‘Net’ income is a suggested amount to put into the charity donation bags for each individual assembly.
UFA does not necessarily utilize a tithing mechanism like HNF. People can tithe if they wish to. But the Assembly general support donations should be separate to charity donations for UFA, for people who have different donation priorities. I feel, specifically for the UFA, members who donate have the opportunity to specify which area of the UFA ministry they wish to donate to. This includes: Assembly Hall Building Fund, Assembly Hall Maintenance Fund (any electricity, garbage, food, gas, cleaning, etc. costs for the Assembly Hall), Pastoral Wage Fund, Saturday Fellowship post-service BBQ provisions fund, UFA Sporting Teams Fund, Evangelism Fund, Internal and External Charities Fund, Inhouse publishing fund, UFA Schools Support fund, UFA ‘House of Broken Hearts’ fund and any other applicable area.
(FINAL NOTE: THE APPLICATION OF THIS SERMON BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE 7DF IS RECOMMENDED WERE APPLICABLE)
Sermon Three: Delegation
People in responsibility, perhaps at times with too much on the workplace, need to learn the fine art of ‘Delegation’. Delegation involves finding suitable individuals or groups, grooming them when necessary to meet the requirements and qualification for their upcoming responsibilities, and ensuring they carry out such delegated responsibilities according to procedures, protocols, rules and requirements and also according to general expectations. When looking for someone to delegate responsibilities to, look at their qualifications, their experience, their strengths and weaknesses, their intimate knowledge of how to run the required tasks, and things like initiative, aptitude, work ethic and other key designators which help indicate their probable success in the position for delegation. Usually, you should have a fair idea and know the kind of things you are looking for in a person before you delegate responsibilities to them. The greater the importance of the job, the greater the review structure should be for the assessment of the individual.
In managing a UFA assembly, or a series of assemblies, delegation is one of the key areas for a pastor to master in getting the job done. Look for enthusiastic and dedicated people most of all, even if they do not have all the requirements initially. If they are enthusiastic and ‘Want’ the position, they will grow into it and learn about the qualifications and other aspects of the work you are looking for in time. What you are presented with at the time of choosing your delegates is not necessarily the final product. Keep it as simple, in general, as those who want the job most of all and have a definite passion or other suitability for the work.
Sermon Four: Facing Life's Problems
Sometimes life is hard. It doesn't matter what they say to cheer you up, because it isn't right with the world. Your heart, your soul, you just don't feel good. Life just sucks. If God could be bothered to really give a damn about your life, it would be better, but he is happy in heaven, not living in the real world, were all day long you deal with crap, crappy people, and just a crappy life. It sucks. It just sucks. The world can go to hell, because nobody cares about the crap I have to deal with, and the problems I face in life are too much for a reasonable person. Mum cares, but doesn't understand. Dad is too caught up in his own affairs to spend time with you. Life is a constant challenge, and it never gets any better. EVER. And they like to say, you know, I've been there too Which is bullshit of course. They don't understand. Nobody possibly could. Only I have ever had these problems. Only me. Just me. Just me.
Over 6000 years ago God created the earth, and when he created Adam and Eve, they made their own decisions a lot of the time, and rebelled. And people have done that ever since. But so do you. Those decisions you made in younger years have caught up with you, and you don't realize that the mess you are in is the mess you allowed yourself to get into by making those selfish choices all along. What, do you want me to sugar coat my sermon and say to you its all everyone else’s fault, and you are a perfect angel which nobody really understands? People hate discipline and rebukes, but if you can stomach your medicine, get some divine faith into you, and face your problems with a better attitude which looks for a godly solution to the issues, and not one which moans 'Poor Me' all the time. Bite the bullet, get some religion, think about the shit others are going through, and when you learn to have a bit of compassion on those in the world who also suffer, perhaps you will get the point that life doesn't always revolve around you, God is busy dealing with 7 billion other broken hearts as well, and he has already made it clear to you in your heart and conscience the issues and the problems which you caused yourself, and that the choice to repent of the crap you yourself got into has always been yours, and you just aren't taking it. Don't blame others for your hard life. Blame yourself. Have the character to recognize you have stuffed up along the way many times, and it is your own bloody fault if your life sucks. Sure, there are difficult people. Learn tolerance, learn to appreciate their good qualities, learn to see some of the love in the world, and sometimes those problems can not seem quite so big. Get some perspective in life, and see a bigger picture. Your problems have solutions, and if you dig into a moral and faithful heart to God, pray to him, read some religion and learn to love and respect some more, life will improve. Do it God's way, and the crappy issues can be resolved.
Sermon Five: Do it God's Way – To the End
Well, if you have seen the 'Noah' movie starring Russell Crowe, you know that Noah and his family were decent sorts. They believed in the Creator God, honoured him and kept decent standards. But the rest of mankind, as Torah teaches, was into a lot of godless violent behaviour It became too much for God, and he told Noah to build the Ark. Noah did as God commanded him to. Now, because Noah did this, bit the bullet, did the hard work in building the Ark, he got saved with his family, and his descendants are now mankind. He did it God's way. Let's think about that. How about we ignore God and make our own choices. Noah says 'forget it' and doesn't build the Ark. To survive the heathen, he joins them. The family start acting crudely. His wife finds a few lovers. His sons beat people up, and are beaten up as well. Noah has stared to notice the bestiality brigade and how they rave about their crude sexual fascinations. And eating animal blood sounds fascinating to the family. And, as time passes, they sink into the sinners world, no longer calling on the Lord, part of the thing they worked so hard to escape. Does that sound familiar?
Babylon has its own rules. Its own sense of justice. But its a carnal one. The Tower of Babel is were Nimrod built his own glory, and since then people have gone on building Babel's of their own glory. Because Noah did choose to do it his own way in the end, despite choosing God's salvation plan. Because in his seed there were signs of unrepentance, and wars and murders and violence and thefts and rapes have never left this seed of good and evil. Sure, we have a lot of good in mankind, but that dark spirit remains, taunting us, asking us, like it tempted Cain, to succumb to its deliciously decadent charms. You see, often we don't do it God's way at all. And life becomes strife. But then we choose God, yet there is that core within which tells him to get stuffed from time to time, and out comes Mr Evil, delighting when we stuff up and do it our own way. Whatever shall we do?
Repent, you idiot. Put to death the sinful impulse by choosing God, and building that Ark of Salvation in your life and then – when Nimrod comes along with his pride and his glory plan – tell him to get stuffed and do it God's way to the end. And Paradise is surely your reward.
Sermon Six: Religion and Life
That doesn't apply in the real world. Or, that's for religious people. Or, that has no relevance. Or, for you but not for me. And other, well, frankly, excuses. Excuses from religion. And why? Because it's just myths and fables and is not real life. In Israel there are Israelis. Where did they come from? Modern secularists will give you all sorts of answers, but they are a people, with a book. And in that book it says God called out a man called Abraham, whose grandson was rename Israel from Jacob, the father of the Israelite people today. You see, God DOES get involved with the real world. First and foremost, its how everything got here. Look outside, at nature: the trees, rivers, mountains. The clouds, lakes, flora and fauna. All of that is Creation. And it is the Creation of God. God fashioned nature, for we are not the result of a cosmic fluke of a big bang, a universe of order arising from chaos. It's a lie of the evolutionists, nothing more, and the truth is written in the skies as well as written in your heart, if you will only acknowledge it. But more than creation, God called people, when man went astray, and formed spiritual communities from them. Enoch walked with God, and likely the faithful of the day walked with Enoch. And later Noah was called, and built an Ark. A very real Ark, which housed very real animals, which was redeemed by a very real flood. And all of that was very real history. Want to deny the flood? People do. But go study the facts of creation science long enough and honestly enough, which not everyone does, and you will get the point. The flood did happen, and it was a very real even, caused by a very real God, a God who affects the whole world universally with things that he does, from creation to flood. God works in the real world, and God work's in people's lives in a very real way when they call on his name.
But the point I am driving at is this: It has no relevance, supposedly. It doesn't affect my life in any real way. You see, the problem with that is the very shaping of your morals and decency comes from the source of God in the end anyway. You think its YOUR moral choices when and if you make them. Think again. It is the way you are fashioned which gives your heart the ability to make those choices. And, the problem with those choices is that people often choose sinful ones. And the life you live, which you might often call moral, is beset with characteristics and shades of fortune which are not always that moral. Aren't they. But, hey, that doesn't make religion relevant, does it? No. I get by. I make my own choices and live in the real world. I don't need religion, I get by well enough so far. Fair enough, you may make moral choices and live a decent enough life, and don't think you need and spiritual guidance. But is there a real heart in that life? Is there a real mercy, a real kindness, a real life? Do you really have much of a soul? Religion can and does impact the real world, and so much of the behaviours you take for granted in your neighbour and their choices of lawfulness are choices and behaviours guided by a religious principle for a great deal many of us. Yet, honestly, in your irreligiousity, which says the world would be better of without the mind controlling indoctrination of the evangelists, if you got your way, do you really think everyone who showed up with you would agree with your own basic sense of morals and rule (if you have any) anyway?
What, has atheism suddenly developed a universal code of observance? No, it hasn't. If you think there are wars amongst the religious, wait till those who have no God have a go at lawmaking. I can tell, they are not all of a sudden going to agree on everything and have a peachy all together lovely world. Dictators emerge and triumph in such situations – constantly. You see, you might think religion has no relevance, and doesn't affect your life, but it does and affects it a hell of a lot more than you know. You are just too scared to admit it. Religion offers so much in the real life, like a spiritual guidance which nourishes your heart and sets you right with God and at peace in the heart and with the world. But still you resist. And I know, personally, your life is somewhat hollow. You may, ultimately, find your salvation in love, but a love which has no faith. And that is enough for you, isn't it. Or in your friendships or family or career or group of friends. Whatever gets you through the night. But they are going to end with your life. And what then? But still, never mind. You don't need religion. It has no impact on the real world. The bible is man-made, and you are doing fine. Aren't you? Aren't you? AREN'T YOU?
No. You are not. And you feel it in your heart. And you know it. But you are too scared to admit it. Religion HAS and DOES and always WILL affect the real world. And it affects those who admit they need a guidance and a saviour and a God. It affects those who admit it and turn to him and repent of the self which really vainly believed it knew it all and dismissed it all as irrelevant. But keep on going down that road, and never mind, for it seems right to you, and its all for the extremists and fundamentalists anyway.
Isn't it?
Sermon Seven: Humour
Everyone thinks it is funny until someone loses an eye. Or a leg. Or a penis. Speaking of men without a penis, the bible calls them eunuchs. Men without a penis. What a way to go. A man who has a sex change loses his penis and has an artificial vagina created. By doing this he loses his procreative abilities (if his testicles were also removed) and can no longer achieve orgasm. One might question whether the man which says 'I am really a woman inside' doesn't actually ask why the doctor says to him – or her – oh, no. You can't actually give birth to children. You don't have a womb. But, hey, he's a woman inside anyway. Don't sweat it. You see, its not that funny losing a penis. Eunuchs usually had there's chopped off. It was done by regents often so the man wouldn't have sexual relations with women in his court. No, losing a penis isn't funny. And while the Regent may find it humorous from time to time, it's no real fun losing an eye, either. Which is were I will make my point. It's not that funny.
Humour, if you are sensible, has limitations. Getting carried away with a joke, like a jackass, can get to the point were real and actual physical harm can take place. Mock someone just that too much, and many people are bloody sensitive about themselves, they can have a go bloody quickly. And you could be the one losing the eye, or at the least getting a black one. Or, if you are the perpetrator, start getting carried away with your humorous punching on of the class idiot, and when they trip and then fall down that staircase you forgot, break their neck and end up in a wheel chair, you probably won't find Juvie, or worse, prison, that funny. Especially around the often present sodomite population, who have taken a fancy to the new pretty boy. Don't get carried away with it. A good joke has its time and its place, and with a close group of friends there are often liberties, which have been earned through knowing each other well for a time, which can be earned. Even those shouldn't be taken for granted too much. Or, frankly, even some of the stand-up comedy you get these days borders on not only offensive, but to down right rude, nasty, aggressive, disgusting and even illegal. There are limits to a joke.
Comedy is part of life, and while the Simpson's shocked people a bit, they got used to it, but sometimes I wonder if South Park exhibits comedy which is perhaps just a bit too much. Sure, Cartman wanking a dog might tickle the fancy of many an individual, but some things are perhaps just a bit too crude for public broadcast. Funny is funny, and some serious people should often learn to lighten up a little, and take a joke. Learning to laugh at ourselves is often a cure which makes us that little bit happier. But a joker, if he turns into a nemesis of Batman, has gotten to the point were, frankly, he is just a little bit too fucked up. Seriously. Sure, have a sense of humour, but learn the limits and learn when to say them and what to say, and remember there are often consequences for pushing your agenda just that little bit too far. And often very serious ones. Kapiche?
Sermon Eight: Expressing Yourself
7DF are Not Jewish. Yet, we are not Christian either. Within 5DF there exists a distinct movement or perhaps denomination called Karaite Abrahamism, in which Israelite members can assemble if they choose to join. Yet this assembly is also open to Christians, Muslims and Bahai to join also, because some of the teaching within the statements pertain to them to certain degrees.
Speaking of Jesus, one of the ways he taught elements of his Gospel was via the use of Parables. These parables often used a story as a vehicle for teaching moral lessons, but he also taught parables which relied on subtle metaphor for their interpretation, and these were often cryptic and well hidden. This way of teaching had the affect of giving him an aura of mystery, and his followers appreciated the style and way he taught these parables and the mystery within. That was some of the powerful way in which Jesus gained fame and notoriety.
The Seven Rainbow Bibles could use such methods if they chose, and perhaps some of the associated writings of the Chronicles of the Children of Destiny employ the use of 'Story' to teach lessons in a subtle way. However, usually, I like to write in a more straightforward manner, in a way of greater clarity and ease of understanding. Sure, people often like to be challenged and enjoy a sudden revelation over a hidden meaning, and can be inspired by those methodologies, but this is not the usual way of how I go about things with my own teaching.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Probably neither really. It is rather simply the way of how I speak and present myself linguistically. It more reflects the way my own mind works and how my own thought patterns form naturally. But my way is not the only way, nor does it have to be. For many of the morals of Jesus, and likely other iconoclasts, they have their own style of communication as, ultimately, all of us do. Probably, from all this lesson, the point I could make, I guess, is that that is perfectly ok. For a person to speak and teach in the way unique to themselves. It is often said 'Be yourself' and I think that is right. Be yourself. How you like to express yourself is a personal and individual thing, and you really shouldn't feel pressured or intimidated by others in being yourself, the way God made you. You don't answer to them on Judgement Day. You answer to God.
Sure, we all love an inspirational teacher, a grand and wise sage, even a guru of magnificent spirituality. Yet, sometimes, a more a direct and clearer approach to teaching wisdom is what is called for as well. Even dumbing it down, as they say, has its purpose. The real point, though, is that whatever works for you, whatever way you like to both receive and impart to others the lessons or knowledge you have learned in life, is yours. Its your heart, its your life, its your mind – and you shouldn't let anyone walk all over you in how you get yourself out there, or in how you communicate and speak. Say what you gotta say, however you want to say it. If its of importance or relevance people will figure it out anyway, no matter how well pronounced or eloquent you are with your wordings.
Sermon Nine: Facing the Challenge
There were instructions to Noah - to build the Ark. Noah knew what he had to do. Scripture doesn't say if God made it any clearer than that so, perhaps, one of the things we could consider as a possibility is that it was Noah's job, with the basic design factors presented, to work it all out and do it. It was a challenge, sure, and it took a century. But the thing is, he got the job done. Working with a core idea from the Most High, Noah applied himself, worked steadily for a hundred years, and completed the task. And sometimes, regardless of how much Noah was taught from God, that is all we have to work with in a task. A basic core idea we may have been given, but the detail and, the hardest part, the work, is up to us.
Often, in life, the first real challenge like this we are given which actually tests us is the school essay. We're given the essay title, and knowledge how to research books and how to structure the essay, but then, off we go. Filling in the picture is not easy, and for a lot of our first efforts we produced 200 of the 500 words required, and often in a very basic paraphrase. We might not have even done any real original thinking or consideration, but just wanted to get the job done and the work handed in, and left it at that. But is that really good enough? To build that ark Noah would have had to concentrate on detail. He would have had to ensure there was sufficient materials, that the ark, in the end, would float and that it would be strong enough to go the distance of the voyage. He needed to have all the tools made to do the building and, in the end, he had to do the actual hard work to not only accomplish the job but, and this is the important thing, to accomplish the job so that it would actually work and not fail. He had to pass the test the first time. He couldn't afford a fail.
Facing life's challenges is never easy, and sometimes the work ahead of us in life can seem incredibly daunting. But it has to be done, and if someone doesn't do my work, who will? Cheating is not a good option. With the way teachers these days use internet resources to check for plagiarism, your copied essay can be found out pretty damn quickly. And cheating is never a good way to go because you have never really learned the whole point of the exercise anyway, which will mean you lack the real understanding and knowledge necessary later on in life when that input required from yourself needs to be applied. Facing the challenge is never about a half-hearted effort, or about cutting corners to do a second rate job. A second rate ark would have sunk to the ocean floor most likely. No, you can't cheat on problems, and they have to be done properly and to the standards required for a pass. Fortunately, a school essay often has the possibility of resits and revisions to fix them up, but do you really think that in your working life your boss will always be so forgiving? Do you think he or she will accept fail after fail and cut corners and a half-hearted approach. Not usually. Facing the challenge is also often about using that mind of yourselves and actually getting those thought cogs to tick over and actually get stuck into what you know in your heart you really have to and should be doing. It's not easy. Nobody ever said it would be. But, if you really want a successful life, if that is something of a dream you have in your heart, you can't cheat. You can't cut corners. You can't put in a half-hearted effort. You have to face up to it, honestly, do the required research, use your mind and think through the required ingredients for the core solution to the problem at hand – yes, you will have to apply your mind and heart to this – and then, the hard part, going the hard distance, the hard yards, and steadily working on getting the thing done. And, like Noah faced himself, often the challenges of life have to be passed first time around. And that is never an easy thing to get used to is it? Facing the challenge has to be done honestly and with determination and, perhaps most of all, hard work. A successful Noahide in life doesn't really have any other option than that.
Sermon Ten: Forbidden Fruit
Rotten apples. Nobody really enjoys eating them, do they? Not exactly nourishing, you would think. Actually, the nourishment is ok to a degree, but there is often a little bit of disease associated with them as well. And such diseases can often make you sick. Your immune system generally handles the job of getting you better, which is part of your body and the chemical processes controlled at its peak by the brain to heal you. Vitamin C (of which oranges are a good source, as well as blackcurrant juice especially) is also a great healer in that process. But, to begin with, perhaps its best if you never really eat rotten fruit to start with. Today, in Australia very few do. We have quality food stores and markets which, usually, sell quality fruit. Sure, some are a bit questionable, and its always best to pick your own fruit from the stall (which my mother likes to do), but usually you don't have to worry. Which could make you wonder why you would want to eat rotten fruit in the first place. Doesn't really sound like a sensible choice, does it? The Serpent said to Eve, go ahead. It's tasty. It will make you as wise as the gods. She was tempted. She ate. Adam did also. Before that they were innocent, but God had commanded them not to eat the fruit. Yet she disobeyed. And they were kicked out of paradise when sin was born in them because of it.
The forbidden fruit is lot like a rotten apple, you see. Sure, there are things within it which are nourishing to a degree, because God did say it had good in it. But he said it also had evil. And perhaps those diseases which you often get in rotten fruit are a very good comparison to the evil in the forbidden fruit. Kind of makes sense doesn't it. I suppose,when it all comes down to it, that commandment still sort of applies. We don't really have any access to the forbidden fruit, but we do kind of know the difference, these days, between good and evil. In fact we know it pretty well. Which is kind of strange. Because with all the biblical knowledge in the world available to us, some of us are stupid enough to, yes, eat the good, but also to continue on indulging in the evil, and disregard God's command still. Still we rebel. Still we practice sin. Still we are headstrong and wilful and choose the pleasure we think we are going to get. But it so often ends in pain, doesn't it. It so often ends in pain. Still obey that command, is my real recommendation. Don't eat that fruit. But we still have, yet there is a blessing now as well in disguise. We are no longer so innocent, and the funny blessing is that we can be choosy now. We can choose the good and reject the evil. How do we know what is good? The Rainbow Torah has fundamental teachings on that and, if we choose to ourselves, we can research the Jewish Bible for a better idea. Yet these 7 Rainbow Bibles, which are catered for universal mankind, also attempt to teach the ideas of goodness and practising that, as opposed to evil. Sure, perhaps there are some stuff ups within my work as a whole, because I can't really claim to be as perfect as God. But we have a guide, which has been with the children of men all along. Our conscience. When God taught in genesis how the heart of those destroyed in the flood was filled with wickedness, and had made it clear to Cain that if he chose those ways he would be dominated by them, obviously mankind has some inkling that he is choosing wrong. Obviously, and especially when we feel guilt for our sins which I definitely have in youth, and I am pretty sure you have also, we have that sense of right and wrong within us to help us to understand what we should be choosing. Obedience to God and goodness.
It is not that hard in the end and, because it is very difficult to avoid knowledge of good and evil now, we must deliberately make the choice to choose goodness and holiness. If we sin, we rebel, and we all should well know the consequences for sinful types of behaviour. The people destroyed in the flood certainly learned that lesson – in the most dramatic of ways.
The forbidden fruit is still forbidden, so don't fall into the temptations of sin, and eat that rotten apple. For some times its more than a bellyache you will receive. Some times a whole lot more indeed.
Sermon Eleven: Animal's are people
God made a covenant of not sending a flood again with Noah and his offspring AS WELL as Animalkind.
7DF literally teach that all animals are living persons and beings. They have minds and souls and spirits and heart, and inherit eternity. Later on, as animals develop more intelligence many of them are capable of communicating with humans through verbally speaking. Working in regular jobs related to animal kind is quite normal as well as their knowledge and societies develop. The tiniest animals are the bacteria – the microbes. Viruses have a form of life, but are not animals or sentient beings, nor are the plants. Yet from the Brachiosaurus down to the smallest microbe, animals are persons with a personality and an identity.
Protection from cruelty to animal groups are now a fundamental and important institution within human society. We MUST treat animals well and with dignity. Using them for food is still a right of humans on earth, but this does not happen in the afterlife. Regardless, while we may humanely kill them to eat them, we may not in any way intimidate, torture, degrade or mock them, or kill them without need for food. Death penalties for murder also apply to animals, as Genesis teaches. Further, sexually violating an animal remains unlawful in general for humankind. Hunting a fox is a traditional aspect of some cultures, and tolerable, as well as duck hunting, but the animal should never be oppressed in such situations, or unduly embarrassed. In general, animal societies should be respected and afforded their natural living rights alongside humans, and oppression of any animal species is never acceptable.
Sermon
Twelve: The Doctrine of Copyright
7DF teach that God
honours copyright principle. Those of us who create original
copyrighted information (and if we desire to do this we should pray
to God the Almighty Father to ensure our works are original) and have
a good standing with God in the next afterworld heavenly life, have
the potential to profit and make a growing eternal prosperity in life
from our work. If you don't really know what you could write
about, my first and foremost suggestion is to write the autobiography
of your own life. Perhaps elaborate, in various degrees of detail,
the basic history of your life and even the lessons you have learned
along the way. Most of us are still living quite original human lives
with quite original human experiences. Get it down on paper. Type it
into your PC. And, once you have some substantial work written, if
you don't know if it will sell or not on earth, ask God to have this
released in heaven for you. The heavenly marketplace is enormous
compared to the earthly one. Also, music. Can you compose an original
tune? Photographs. Can you take original photos? Poetry. Can you
write original poetry? Fiction. Can you write original fiction?
Non-Fiction. Can you produce a work in a field of knowledge, no
matter how minor you might think it? Personal home videos or videos
of yourself talking on a subject. These can be even put on youtube.
If you want latter success in your eternity, consider obtaining some
original copyrighted information, and pray and ask the Heavenly
Father to have this released (if you choose) to the marketplace of
the heavenlies? Go for it. Use your God-given talents. The world
could end up being your oyster. Have a little faith, my dear friends.
Sermon Thirteen: Where are the New Spiritual Teachers?
Thus says the LORD: Where is the man of ambition? The one prepared to take the bull by the horns, get off his lazy arse, and start his own spiritual ministry, with his own copyrighted doctrinal statements, his own copyrighted sermons of Glory, his own copyrighted Gospels of Hope? Or are you all so completely lazy that ye still insist on bludging off the works of Moses and Jesus and Mohammed and the rest. I desire a man, says the LORD, and if a man will not step to the plate, let a woman take his place, who has ambition for eternity, and can set forth those righteous principles of truth, from his own wisdom, his own spiritual well, his own pool of knowledge, to guide those who can not see, and to help the spiritually poor. WHERE ARE YOU MAN OF GOD????? But nay, they but defer to their holy scriptures, for they are lazy, says the LORD, without ambition, lacking drive or talent, men without insight or fresh spiritual appeal, and as the spiritual truths of the world disappear in copyright by the wise each and every day, the sermons of the future are told by those who did have an inkling to get off their arses and work like bloody hell. For the LORD seeks leaders, and has enough sheep to feed from his pastures, and Moses and Jesus and Mohammed and Baha’ullah are not complaining, for they are happy enough to fill their congregations each and every week, and now L Ron Hubbard and Paul Twitchell are enjoying their new attention for having a bloody go also. For the well of spirituality will run dry one day, and the wise will have claimed their share, and those who did not work when they had the opportunity will rue their laziness time and time again.
Sermon Fourteen -– Living for God
Living for God. If you wish to live for God, that is an admirable thing, isn't it? All your monotheistic friends will applaud you, congratulate you, and then proceed to turn on the television set, already having forgotten what the conversation topic just was. Living for God, really, can be a lonely business, because so many members of society don't really care that much what you do in the end. It's your life. If that is what tickles your fancy. In the end, don't judge yourself by the opinions of society or other people, though, and do live for God. For the godly lifestyle is an eternal one. Yet, if you crave approval from others, think first that they are not the ones who will judge the living and the dead. It is God who is your judge, so seek his approval. After all – isn't he the one you are now living for in your decision? It takes commitment, passion and endurance to do the whole walk of life to God Almighty. It isn't always easy, and initial periods of zeal can be forgotten as the long grind of your decision takes over. Finding that ability to stay committed is a rare quality in many, and it takes effort. The key is to listen carefully to wise advisors on spiritual things, apply what they say, and look within to how you will find the strength to persevere with your life choice. And then, a real key, is studying the bible from go to woe, and completing it. A completed bible reading, accomplished through patience, sows in the seed of eternal life, and with that seed you should be able to hold your head up high in time in the commitment you have made without falling short of that both God and your own heart expects of you. Living for God in the Reform Karaism tradition is still about acknowledging the Torah way of life has relevance, and while it is not about blind obedience to every whim of scripture, let scripture speak the truths it does have within it to your life none the less. Slowly, patiently, carefully, master this walk of life, and this life you are living for God, and weed out the old man, and sow in the new spiritual man regularly. It is a hard life, some may say, yet in the end when you live for God it can only work out in your best interests. And that is what it is all about.
Sermon Fifteen - A Religious Text: Life's Stabilizer
One of the criticisms often thrown at the religious is that their religion is used by them as a crutch to shield them from some of the harsher elements of life, and that they really should live by just their own viewpoints. But, in response, in reality that is the whole point of religion. That it does act as a stabilizer and support in this life from the world we live in. I, personally, recommend Jehovah or Yahweh God as the greatest of all support systems, God himself. But flowing into this creation of God's, this world we live in, are now an enormous variety of religious texts on a whole host of subjects and ways of spiritual practice. If you were going to choose one to live by, there are always the classic and big 'Scripture' books, like the Old and New Testaments and the Quran and the Bahai scriptures in Monotheism, and the various other sacred texts of other religions. But it doesn't always have to be the big scripture book which makes your day on spiritual guidance. It can be one of the minors, which might not really be a minor in the end anyway. For example, 'In Search of Wisdom' by evangelical Christian Robert Hicks, is an excellent assessment of the book of proverbs and the wisdom it offers life. You know, to my way of thinking, you could live by such a book alone as your font of spiritual wisdom. You wouldn't really need anything else after a while. Whatever tickles your fancy, really, on religion or spirituality. The Celestine Prophecy is another book I recommend. But, this is the key thing, why choose a religious book anyway? What we might often find in life is that without a religion or core set of values we affirm, life can be flaky and subject to chaotic whimsical behaviour. Always off to the latest trend or fashion - never settling into a stable lifestyle. In the end, it is really just that. Choose a book, Whatever religious book you want, and STICK WITH IT. When you learn its rules and values and ethos, and you inculcate that into your life, you STABILIZE your life with the same influence time and again. Me, personally - I am definitely the kind of person who could choose a whole host of religious books. So many I find appealing. But I have ended up with the oldest of them all, the Old Testament as a Karaite Noahide, and my own religious writings which I call the Rainbow Bible and the Chronicles of the Children of Destiny. But there are limitless options available to every Tom, Dick and Harriet. Choose one. Settle on it. Determine in your heart to stick to it for all eternity. You see, its the stability in the end that it offers which will hook you into it for eternity. The same constant theme, the same way of life, the same ability to stabilize in your life, and stick with the routine of things. And, in the end, routine is something we probably need a lot of. Especially some of the crazier of us. Thanks.
Sermon Sixteen - The Advancing Noah Movement is LBGT NON-Friendly.
We tolerate LBGTs (Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals) who adhere to a strict code of lawful behaviour in their life as acceptable for exemption from capital punishment, and accept full citizenship claims, but LBGT sexual behaviour is considered an abomination by us. As a movement, we don't really give a damn if society is pro-gay or anti-gay at any particular time. The position of a fluctuating democracy on morality does not change our essential stance from age to age. We do tolerate membership of LBGTs in our Assembly when and where a strict code of personal lawful behaviour is adhered to, and discussion and any forms of outward LBGT behaviour is kept within personal lives and does not interfere with the fuller Assembly. We do not advocate 'Keeping it in the closet' as it were, as our headship should be informed of your sexuality choices, but it is more of a practical 'Please tone it down and keep it in your private life' if you wish to fellowship with us. By the time the behaviour becomes flagrant, we do not oppose and generally support capital punishment for this behaviour. We are not anti-gay people haters. We do accept that they make their own choice on their sexual behaviour, and we view it most definitely as a choice of behaviour, rather than orientation. People become familiar with the gay spirit or feelings, think that they like it a bit, and gradually allow it into their lives. Traditionally this was called giving into temptation. Gay people can still be kind, decent, thoughtful and generally law abiding, and in this real sense we certainly do have respect for and positive views on such gay people. It's just that we know where this lifestyle leads eventually - down a rugged and slippery path. To call us homophobic is stupid - we have plenty of love and respect for our fellow men, regardless of what lifestyle choices they make. But we would encourage them not to be idiots for its is a devil's pathway in the end. So, dear Elton John, Madonna and George Michael - you are perfectly welcome to join our fellowship, and would be valued members. But even having good intentions on the road to hell does not wash that much with us in the end. Repentance is generally recommended. Your choices, though. Glad to see you can live with the consequences.
Psalms
of the Universal Faith Assembly
Psalm 1
May God bless us Now and Forever. Alleluia
Psalm 2
Lord of Grace. When I stuff up, and sin, I feel guilt. And it bothers me. Because I want to be a good person.
Lord of Grace. When I stuff up, and sin, I feel shame. And it bothers me. Because I want a good standing with you.
Lord of Grace. When I stuff up, and sin, I am not at peace. And it bothers me. Because I want my life to work out properly with a blessing.
So what would I do, God, if you weren't a Lord of Grace?
Psalm 3
The Lord is a God of Kindness. The Lord is a God of Love. Surely I should show to God humility. Surely I should be as gentle dove.
The Lord is a God of Purity. The Lord is a God of Truth. Surely I should show to God Holiness. Surely unto him I should be True.
The Lord is my God. To him I sing Alleluia.
The Lord if my God. To him my heart does praise.
Be kind unto God, for he shows us all his mercy.
Be kind unto God, the glory whom we praise.
Psalm 4
The Lord of the Universe – A Mind Infinite – We ask for your guidance, we ask for your protection.
The Lord of the Universe – A heart unlimited – We ask for your mercy, we ask for your love
The Lord of the Universe – A grace untold – We ask for your thoughtfulness, we ask for your attention
The Lord of the Universe – A Wisdom Omnipotent – we ask for your teaching, we ask for your truth
Lord God Almighty, you are the source of Universal Faith, for who can deny all roads of truth lead to you
Lord God Almighty, you are the source of Universal Love, for who can deny all hearts find your touch
Lord God Almighty, you are the source of Universal Inspiration, for all will admit they are in the image of God truly made
Lord God Almighty, you are the source of Universal Prosperity, for all will admit they succeed in your blessing
Thank you God of the Universe
For your Presence
Thank you God of the Universe
For your Abounding Love
AMEN
Psalm 5
God, the Lord, of the Universal Faith, Alleluia. Amen.
God, the Lord, of the Universal Faith, Alleluia. Amen.
God, Creator, Divine Fire, Divine Glory
God, Our Maker, Divine Light, Forever Story
God, the Saviour, Divine Truth, We Adore Thee
Alleluia
Amen
We praise our God with our hearts of Love
Not vanity, but purest Love
We thank our God with hearts of Love
Not Pride you see, but purest Love
We draw close near to Yahweh
We follow Jehovah God
And know that it is peace and joy
Twixt Us
Not Whip, or Rod
God, the Lord, of the Universal Faith, Alleluia. Amen.
God, the Lord, of the Universal Faith, Alleluia. AMEN.
Psalm 6
Praise to you, Saviour of Men
Thank you for your kindness
Praise to you, salvation of life
You deliver me from my spiritual blindness
You lead me on, you chastise my forlornness
You rebuke me when I sin
But with the Lord, with God above
I can not lose, I'll surely win
Thank you God, for your grace
Thank you God, for your love
Teach me truth, every day
Praise to you. God above
Psalm 7
May Yahovah guide us, if he is willing.
May Yahovah teach us, if he is our saviour.
Yet, while we may doubt,
May Yahovah show his grace and help us regardless
Thank you Yahovah for whatever kindness you show me
Thank you God for your presence and touch
Amen