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This is abundantly clear, is it not? Our life is not our own. We have been purchased
at an exceedingly high cost. Yet, even though the meaning is clear and unmistakable
we find that there are few who walk in conformity to the truth of these words.

Yahshua set before us the pure example of one who walked in this selfless way. He
never did anything of His own initiative. He always did the will of the Father. He
declared that He never even spoke a word of His own initiative. He walked in
complete and total Sabbath rest. His will was surrendered to the will of the Father.
At His most extreme test He declared, “Nevertheless, not My will, but Thy will be
done.”

This is the example set before all men. To be a disciple of Christ one must lay down
his life and daily take up their cross. They must die to all personal ambition. They
must die to all the plans and goals they have imagined for their life. They must live
with one purpose, to know the will of Christ and do it.

Although this is abundantly clear from scriptures, the church as a group does not
walk in this manner. The church has many goals and ambitions that arise from the
soul of man. The church is filled with the initiatives of man. Even the seemingly good
things that the church does are largely the product of making an offering to God that
arises from the soul of man. All such offerings are detestable to Yahweh and they will
be burned with fire until nothing remains.

Yahshua revealed that many would come to Him on the day of judgment with their
good works proudly in hand looking for His blessing. These good works are
identified as prophesying in His name, casting out demons in His name, and even
performing miracles in His name. Yet Yahshua’s response will be, “Depart from Me,
you lawless ones, for I never knew you.” Yahshua reveals in this same passage of
scripture (Matthew 7:21-23) that the only thing that will receive the Father’s blessing
is to do the will of the Father. We must receive command and then obey. We are not
to make offerings that arise from our own souls as we determine what is good and
evil.

Those who have not yet discerned the government of God cannot receive these
words. Once one discerns government all begins to become clear. There is one
legitimate will in the universe and that is Yahweh’s will. All else is to be in subjection
to His will. He is the fountain of all authority and the source of all rule. He delegates
His authority to others as He determines, and we must then be perfect in subjection
to those authorities as if we were obeying Yahweh Himself.

Yahweh has established Yahshua as the head of man, therefore men must obey
Yahshua as they would obey Yahweh. Yahshua is man’s head. Man is to have no head