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Elders Letter:
James Russell, Elder:
In God's Word, we are shown a example of wedding invitations being sent out. Matthew, chapters 22 starting
with verse 2, reads "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and
sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden (invited) to the wedding; and they would not come. Again
he sent forth other servants, saying, tell them which are bidden (invited) Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my
oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage But they made light of it, and
went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: Then saith he to his-servants, The wedding is ready,
but they which were bidden (invited) were not worthy. Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you
shall find, bid (invite) to the marriage. For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 22:2-5,8-9,14)
This example makes clear, each year at God’s appointed time, His annual Holy Days invitations are sent out to
attend His Holy Sabbaths Feast days. But someone is blurring and distorting the dates of this wedding feast. Who
might that be? The answer is found in the book of Matthew chapter 23. "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites for you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer
you them that are entering to go in" (Matt. 23:13). Obeying the traditions of men, which are fables [ false
facts ] can keep one out of God’s soon coming Kingdom.
The Church of God, In Truth, has been sending out God’s wedding invitations for the last twenty three years
beginning with the first PROVE ALL THINGS NEWS LETTER, dated December 1993. The way things are
shaping up this year, it might be the last opportunity to accept God's dated invitation to His wedding . Are you
ready? Are you going to be calibrating the wedding on the right date? Or are you going to be like the 5 foolish
virgin having to go and buy God's truth [Pro 23:23] after the Bridegroom has come. Many are called, but too
many are sitting on a fence waiting for someone else to make a decision for them before jumping to the right side,
away from the wrong side! We are told, "Be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God"
(Rom.12:2). "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what
shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (I Peter 4:17)
There is coming a time when an invitation will be sent out during the tribulation. This tribulation will be a
correction the world will never forget. By the end of it, all will know what is meant by "My sabbaths ye shall
keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD
that doth sanctify you" (Exo. 31:13). Sanctified means set apart, set apart by truth. We are clothed by having on
a wedding garment of righteousness! By obeying God, and by doing what is right in God's eyes. "When the king
came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him,
Friend, how camest thou up hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king
to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 22:11-14).
Warning the guests that the "Bridegroom is coming" and the invitation have been sent, is being sounded like a
trumpet by the Church of God, In Truth! We are to “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and
shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins" (Isa. 58:1). This is what the Church of
God, In Truth is doing! Why are we doing this ? Because most of God’s churches are POSTPONING God’s
annual Holy Days Sabbaths by following the teaching of man, the teaching of Judaism that our Lord
condemned !! (Isaiah 1: 13-16).
We follow Jesus, the Christ as the Head of His Church, under God the Father. The ministers teach God's people
the truth from the Bible. It is then the responsibility of each person to PROVE ALL THINGS that are being
taught from the Bible! As we Prove All Things, we are to obey God and build Godly character through the power
of having His Holy Spirit. As Christians, we strive to live by the Ten Commandments and the Doctrines of
Hebrews 6. The Church of God, In Truth is teaching the principles from the Bible as well as the importance of
keeping the weekly Sabbath and God's true Holy Days Sabbaths, not Satan's counterfeit traditional days. We
teach that God is a family; and that we are to be a part of that family at the resurrection. The Church of God, In
Truth teaches God’s way of life. That way of life leads to right decisions based on sound Biblical principles. As
a result of "Truth", God's people are able to choose life as God has directed in His Word:
James Russell
Church of God, In Truth
P.O. Box 1120 Kimberling City, MO 65686
Tel: 417-338-0033
James Russell, Elder Tel: 417-338-0033 E-mail: cogit@flash.net
Pete Fleming, Elder Tel: 830-885-5502 E-mail: pmf06@gvtc.com
Spanish
Martin Martinez, Deacon Tel: 787-786-5856 E-mail: mmartinez@uesint.com
Phillippines
Romeo Samudio, Rep: Tel: 090-8536-4413 E-mail: romesamudio@yahoo.com