Dear Children: A Letter from God, to the Church, through the Scriptures
Volume One
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Greetings to the Church; to you who preach, bear witness, and present your bodies as a living sacrifice to God in order to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to all who may accept it (Ro 12:1). Greetings to all who are alive in Christ today and greetings also to those who are still to find and accept this everlasting life; to those who are destined through faith, obedience, mercy, and love to become children and heirs of the living God (Jn 1:12-13 & Ro 8:14-17).
For those who will choose to enter into this life, who make the decision to answer God’s call, when you make this decision you will find that God is not only alive but is all powerful and is filled with an immeasurable love for all of humanity (Jn 3:16). The Lord speaks only the truth and He is mighty to save (Isa 63:1). May our hearts constantly sing with the joy of His love, and may the praises for our God be forever upon our lips, Amen!
Dear Children,
The Lord has appeared in the past saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jer 31:3). Our God has urged us to communicate with Him directly saying, “come now, let us reason together” (Isa 1:18), and He has assured our future by saying, “behold I am coming soon” (Rev 22:7).
Now understand that we are living in the last hour (1Jn 2:18) and that our Lord's return is close at hand. But look to yourselves and to the many denominations in existence and consider; is each of us truly ready? Is the ‘greater’ Church of today truly as prepared as it should be? Is each of us working as faithfully as we ought? And for those of us who are working diligently in faith, do we have the correct knowledge, coupled with wisdom from God, and made perfect in love for even enemies of the Church to make our work truly effective? Are we sure that the fruits of our labor are good for everybody? For make no mistake: God is love (1Jn 4:8), He is patient, and He is not willing that any should perish; even our enemies (2 Pe 3:9 & Ac 9:1-19).
Encouragement and warning
There is much to be done in the time we have left, and this letter is intended to encourage those who love God and who constitute His Church; who practice and live their commitment to love Him and to follow His word. This letter is intended to encourage every missionary of God who strives to live lives that offer spiritual health, peace, and purpose in a confusing world. It is time to relax our stride and to run with patient endurance (Heb 10:35-36) rather than running for speed. For just as in the present day it is important for men to “run through the tape” at the finish of each race, so also it is important to continue in the service of God even ‘through’ the moment when the Messiah arrives to bring peace to the world (Isa 9:67 & Mt 10:34-36).
This letter is written to encourage those who are awaiting answers to prayer and even those who – through weariness or disillusionment – have stopped walking altogether (Pr 24:16 & Jer 12:1-6). This letter is also written – perhaps even as a last written warning – to the Church to stop leaning on its own understanding (Pr 3:5-6); a warning to those who are persuaded to seek God’s favor by simply attending church regularly; who rush to support their peers in matters of conflicting beliefs (Pr 19:2 & Isa 30:15); who focus on the ignorance, sins, or shortcomings of others (Mt 7:1-2 & Ro 2:1), or who seek righteousness through other similarly learned lifestyle behaviors. This letter may also be the last written warning to those who would seek to “help God” by relying on “forgiveness” in order to do what is unacceptable, wrong, and abominable in His sight. And if you do feel discomfort or even warning from this letter please understand that it is written in love in the hope that you will listen and trust the Lord; to walk in His ways through the fullness of Scripture rather than in your own ways or in the ‘natural’ ways of men.
These words are not necessarily given for the church buildings or the denominations they contain, for the Lord’s Church is not of buildings or of denominations but of people, of individuals, who have made – and of those who will one day make – a choice and a commitment to God Himself. Yet there are issues concerning the various denominations that require attention and these issues will be addressed. Those who love the ways of men may protest the words of this letter but those who love the ways of God will recognize His words and grow from them.
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About the Book
What is the “best” church? And which contemporary church leader is the most correct? If God’s Word does not change, does this mean that our faith should also remain unchanged from generation to generation? How should Christians feel about non-believers and—more importantly—how should we respond to the world’s direction when it appears to be against Scripture? Does God even talk to the church anymore? This book is a letter from God. It is addressed to His people—God’s Church—and it is not founded on “traditional” Christianity. It is founded upon God’s Word, the Scriptures. We know that judgment begins at the house of God, and this letter is written for the purpose of allowing God’s people to begin preparing for the judgment that is coming, and for the new age, an age that has already begun.
About the Author
Mr. Clemans is a Christian who has struggled with the seeming disconnect between Scripture and the behavior and rhetoric of Christians and the Church for many years. While at work on what was intended to be his first book—about the reasonability of a simple belief in God—Ernie was given a vision of a letter from God, written to His people, while in prayer in December of 2003. Although he is neither a prophet nor a prophet’s son, Ernie has worked since then to put the vision, as faithfully as possible, into words. Volumes one and two of this book are the results of that work. Mr. Clemans is a machinist by trade and lives in Sedro Woolley, Washington.