Trey Knowles: RISALA 14 - EXPECTATIONS AND WARNINGS

Brothers and sisters of the House of Jacob, do not allow anyone to discriminate against you, for we belong to the Lord. A woman cannot live in a house with two husbands. The one she loves, she obeys, and the spirit of their flesh becomes one. You can only have one Father, not two. If you contaminate water, it is no longer water.

Take what is pure and be married to it. Bless the spirit that brings forth light, that shines over darkness, and that comes in peace. If you marry something that is not pure, the subject of the kingdom of God becomes violent. Do not permit yourselves to be shaped by man-made systems of religion. The pure and faultless religion that God our Father accepts is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to remain unpolluted by the world, as written in James 1:27.

Be on guard against the elemental spirits of the world—principles that shape worldly values and often oppose God’s perspective. Some church operations will try to take you captive, seeking money for their own gain. Yet our Heavenly Father is already rich; every animal of the forest is His, and the cattle on a thousand hills belong to Him. Our Lord has already blessed you.

Beware of religious institutions that my Lord Yeshua did not establish. They are often designed to draw you into the world, which stands against our Father in heaven. You do not belong to them; you belong to your Father who is in heaven.

Our Lord does not desire that we live in chains, but that we experience a prosperous life by abiding in Him through the Spirit. You have one Lord and one Teacher—Yeshua. You have one Father in heaven; do not elevate any man on earth as a spiritual authority in place of Him.

True worship is in the Spirit of Yeshua, reflecting the character and likeness of the Father. Remain in the Spirit, and do not allow those who display a form of godliness without truth to trouble your mind with their foolishness.

The clothes you wear do not cause you to sin; my Lord never commanded a shirt and tie. Music itself does not cause sin, but be mindful of what comes from your mouth, for it can produce both blessings and curses. The food you eat does not cause you to sin, nor does braided hair.

Such judgments are prejudiced and do not come from our Lord Yeshua, but from the evil one. Stay away from pagan holidays and empty worldly practices unless you wish to become enslaved by them. When you did not know God, you were enslaved to things that by nature are not gods. Study their history and reject what opposes the truth.

What causes sin, brothers and sisters, is what comes out of a person—from the heart.

Do not become entangled in their foolishness, for their teachings often come from corrupt influences—those who deny the power of God and are corrupted in faith. As written in 2 Timothy 3:5, they have “the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.”

If they truly followed Yeshua, it would be evident in their fruit: obedience to God through faith. Even the wind and the sea obey Him. As written in Matthew 8:27, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him.”

Be cautious of teachings that claim we cannot be holy and will always remain sinners, for this denies the power of the Lord Yeshua. When you truly love the Lord, you keep His commandments. Whoever the Lord makes clean is clean indeed from unrighteousness.

Just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do. It is written, “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15–16). This is what our Father expects. The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but loves those who pursue righteousness. Do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous.

Do not be impressed by large followings or mega-churches. There will come a time when the Lord will say, “I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!”

وَيَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌۭ مِّنْهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَمَآ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٤٧
Surah An-Nur 47–54: The hypocrites say, “We believe in Allah and the Messenger, and we obey.” Then a group of them turns away afterward. These are not true believers.

My Lord does not change. As David wrote in Psalm 119:89, “Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.”

Yeshua is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Know this, House of Jacob: our Lord and our God loves us, and this has not changed. Therefore, O children of Jacob, you are not consumed.

Sincerely,
TREY KNOWLES — GRACE AND PEACE.