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ApostleJacquelynF.Fedor

THEFIVEFOLDMINISTRYTheHandofGod
TheLittleFingerTHETEACHER
ChristrestoredtotheChurchasRabboni

AsweexaminethelastfingerontheHandofGodthatrepresentstheofficeof
teacher,wefindthatthey,alongwiththeapostleandprophets,aretobethefirst
broughtinwhenthefoundationofanewchurchislaid.

ICorinthians12:28
28AndGodhasappointedtheseinthechurch:firstapostles,second
prophets,thirdteachers,afterthatmiracles,thengiftofhealings,helps,
administrations,varietiesoftongues.

Teacherscanbefoundinallwalksoflife,notjustministry.therearedance
teachers,schoolteachers,musicteachersetc.Theirgifting,whetherusedinthe
worldorinministry,canbeelevatedtoamuchhigherleveliftheyareinachurch
wheretheyhaveaccesstothepresenceandanointingoftheofficeofTeacher.

ANEEDFORHOLYTEACHERS

Inthisendtime,astruthisbeingreleasedthoughtheapostlesandprophets,there
isanevengreaterneedforholyandboldteacherstobringthenewlyrevealed
messagetotheworldtosatisfythehungeroftheremnant.Therearemany
teacherscaughtupinreligiousbondageorevenfalseteachersouttherehowever,
andwemustbeabletorecognizetheirfruit.Acaution:GodsaysintheWordthat
wearetojudgepeoplebythefruitoftheirlife,butthinkaboutthis,wemustbe
closeenoughtothetreetobeabletojudgeitsfruit!Howcanwejudgethe
lifestyleofsomeonethatsontheradioorT.V.oreveninthechurchunlesswe
arearoundthemdailyandinallcircumstances?Manyoftodayscompromising
leadershipthinkitsperfectlyOKtohaveafewdrinks,smokeafewcigarettes,
andreadrisquemagazines.Whosgoingtobethewiseriftheykeepithidden.
HowmanyhavesecretrelationshipsGoddoesnotapproveof?Theyareperhaps
homosexualoradulterous.Believeme,thereareabunchofdeceptivepeopleout
there,andmanyarebehindpulpits!TheydontfoolGod,buttheycanfoolthe
peoplethatcannotjudgetheirrottenfruitbecausetheycantseewhatisdone
behindcloseddoors.HereiswhatGodsaysaboutthisdeceivingleadership.

Matthew18:67
6ButwhoevercausesoneoftheselittleoneswhobelieveinMetosin,itwould
bebetterforhimifamillstonewerehungaroundhisneck,andhewere
drownedinthedepthofthesea.
7Woetotheworldbecauseofoffenses!Foroffensesmustcome,butwoetothat
manbywhomtheoffensecomes!

Wemustbevery,verycarefulwhowelearnfrom.Yousee,teachersteachwhat
theyknow,butreproducewhattheyareinothers.Wemustthereforeknowour
teacherslifestylewell,becausewhattheyarewillbereproducedinus!

FALSETEACHERS

Muchhasbeensaidinthepastaboutthefalseprophet,butreallythereshouldbe
muchmoreemphasisputonevaluatingthefalseteacher!Ateacherthatwill
knowinglyfeedtheflockmoldybread,notcaringatallthatrevelationknowledge
isnonexistentintheirclasses,isnotonechosenbytheLord.Godconstantly
revealstruth,andHeexpectsHispeopletobefedthatTruth,sotheycanmature,
becomethattruth,andbeeventuallyrestoredtoHisimage.ICorinthiansexplains
thistruth.
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ICorinthians15:49
49Andaswehavebornetheimageofthemanofdust,weshallalsobearthe
imageoftheheavenlyMan.

Sotheremustbeteacherswhoarewillingtobefedbytherevealer,sothatthey
caninturnfeedtheflock.Thisisnottosaythatthereshouldnotbefoundational
teachingsforthenewones,butGodspeoplesimplycannotstopthere!

Heb.6:12instructs:
1Therefore,leavingthediscussionoftheelementaryprinciplesofChrist

,let
usgoontoperfection,notlayingagainthefoundationofrepentancefrom
deadworksandoffaithtowardGod,
2ofthedoctrineofbaptisms,oflayingonofhands,ofresurrectionofthe
dead,andofeternalJudgment.

Noticeallthesesubjectsareconsideredelementary.Seewhythechurchasa
wholeissolukewarm.Thesesubjectsareaboutalltheyteach!Wemustmoveon
toadeeperknowledgeofGodandHisplansfortheKingdomandthetotal
restorationofHispeople.Neitherthefalseorlukewarmteacherisonebit
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concernedwithendtimeknowledgehowever.

RELIGIOUSINTELLECTUALS

Muchofwhatistaughtintodayschurchunfortunatelystemsfrommans
intellectratherthanrevelationfromGod.Sadly,asstatedbefore,teachersteach
whattheyknowandreproducewhattheyare,somoreandmoreintellectualshave
beenbirthed.Theresultistherefore,selfesteemandselfawarenessandself
worth,causingthesheeptobeselfrighteousandselfreliant.Lifeisallabout
them,allaboutself,ratherthanGodandHispeople.Fact:wherethereisno
revelationtherewillalwaysbeintellect.

1Cor.3:1920showshowGodfeelsabouttheworldswisdom.
19ForthewisdomofthisworldisfoolishnesswithGod.Foritiswritten,He
catchesthewiseintheirowncraftiness
20andagain,TheLordknowsthethoughtsofthewise,thattheyarefutile

Unfortunately,thenaturalgiftingthatisontheteachercalledtotheoffice,
whethertrueorfalse,willdrivedoctrine,goodorbad,intothepeople,andfor
thistheywillonedaystandbeforeGodfortheirtaintedmessage.Examplesof
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teachingataintedmessagearetheteachersthatadvocatePeace,Peace,when
thereisnopeace,ortheylullpeopleintoafalsesenseofsecuritybyteaching
suchfalsedoctrineasOnceSavedAlwaysSavedandTheRaptureTheory.
WhataboutthetrinitytheyteachandChristsbirthday?Howmanypeopletoday
willgetfightingmadifyousuggestthesetheoriesandfalsedoctrinesarejustlies
andnotevenfoundintheBible?Thefactis,therearemanyteachersthatwill
compromisetruthtotickletheearsofthosethatdonotwanttochange.

IITimothy4:34spokeofthis:
3Forthetimewillcomewhentheywillnotenduresounddoctrine,butaccording
totheirowndesires,becausetheyhaveitchingears,theywillheapupfor
themselvesteachers(hirethetypetheywant)
4andtheywillturntheirearsawayfromthetruth,andbeturnedasideto
fables.

TherearemorepeoplethatwanttotalkaboutGod,butwalklikethedevil,than
thosewillingtobeshapedtotheLordsimage.Teachersliketheirpaychecksand
willnotfightthesystemthatpaysthem.Therefore,falseteachersflourishwhile
thereareveryfewtrueboldonescalledtoofficethathavethecouragetospeak
truth.
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THEFALSEAPOSTLEANDPROPHET

Whileweareonthesubjectoffalseteachers,letusrabbittrailalittlebitandgo
ontodiscussthefalseapostleandthefalseprophet.Thefalseapostleandthe
falseprophetknowinglyteachpervertedtruthasrevelation,andusetheirgifting
fortheirowngain.Theystructurehugemanmadeministries,build
denominationsandrecommendandstandwithhiredleadership,ratherthan
establishingGodskingdombasedonHisdirectionandHischosenGovernment.
Thefalseteachergivescredencetothefalseprophetandapostle,andteachesthe
liestheyperpetrateaswell.

ThosewhomakethemselvesapostleswhentheyarereallyministersofSatan,are
foundinRevelation2:2despisedofGod.

Revelation2:2
2Iknowyouworks,yourlabor,yourpatience,andthatyoucannotbearthose
whoareevil.Andyouhavetestedthosewhosaytheyareapostlesandarenot,
andhavefoundthemliars;

Thefalseprophetsaredescribedasravenouswolvesthatlooklikeregularsheep.
JesusspokeoftheminMatthew7:15.

Matthew7:15
15Bewareoffalseprophets,whocometoyouinsheepsclothing,but
inwardlytheyareravenouswolves.

2Peter2:1tellsusaboutthefalseteachersthatwillfeeddestructiveinformation
toGodspeople.

2Peter2:1
1Buttherewerealsofalseprophetsamongthepeople,evenastherewillbefalse
teachersamongyou,whowillsecretlybringindestructiveheresies,even
denyingtheLordwhobroughtthem,andbringonthemselvesswiftjudgment.

HOWARETHETRUEAPOSTLE,PROPHETANDTEACHER
CHOSEN?

WhenapersonistrulycalledintoanyofthefivefoldOffices,theywillbecalled
outbyprophetsfromtheBodyofChrist,andnotnecessarilyjustbythebelievers
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aroundthem.IfGodwantstobringHisProphet,Apostle,Evangelist,Pastoror
TeacherintofullblownUniversalMinistry,itsnobigdealforHimtobring
outside,wellknownandrespectedProphetsandApostlestotheministrywhere
Heisraisingthemuptogivethemthiscallandimparttheanointingtobe
activated.So,torecap,therearetwothingsthatneedtobepresentbeforeoneis
ordainedtoactuallysitinsuchanOffice:

WeshouldhaveatleasttwoorthreecallsfromtheUniversalChurchbeforewe
stepintothoseOffices,and...

Mostimportantly,theanointingofGodmustbeevidentonourlivessothe
BodyofChristcanseethefruitofour

ministry.WhenyoureadPaulslettersto
theChurchesyouwillnoticethatmostofthetimehereferstohimselfas:Paul,
calledtobeanApostle...Finally,after14yearsofministry,andthefruitsofthat
ministrymadeevidenttothebodyofChrist,hereferstohimselfas:Paul,an
Apostle.

CHOOSINGYOURLEADERSHIP

Peoplecanfoolyou!Theycanlooknice,actnice,andsayalltherightthings.But

remember,itisbytheirfruitsthatwearetojudgethem.WearetoJudgethe
fruitoftheSpiritthatisatworkinthem,andnotbywhattheyareintheir
flesh!FivefoldministerswilldemonstratethefruitoftheSpiritfoundatGalatians
5:22and23intheireverydaylifeiftheyareindeedguidedbytheHolySpirit.

Galatians5:2223
22ButthefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,longsuffering,kindness,
goodness,faithfulness,
23gentleness,selfcontrol.Againstsuchthereisnolaw.

Plus,takealookatthepeoplethatarefaithfultotheleadershipinquestion.What
aretheylike?Inotherwords,didtheyproduceapeoplethatareloyalandfaithful
servants?DidtheyproduceonesthathavearealloveforGodandtruth?

PeopledonotreallyknowandloveGodiftheyarelukewarmtowardstruthorif
theyareunloyalanddivisivelycomeagainstGodspeople.TheWordsays,if
youdontlovethebrothersyoucansee,howcanyouloveaGodyoucantsee?
AndagaintheWordsays,bythistheywillknowthattheyareMydisciples,that
theyhaveloveforoneanother.LovemustbeevidentinthepeopleifitisJesus
operatingthroughthem.Heistruth,HeistheWord,HeisWisdom,andaboveall
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HeisLove.

LIESATTACKTRUTH

Pervertedleadershipandtheirfollowerswillmanytimesattackthosethatare
teachingtruth,andperpetuateliesconcerningthesefaithfulones,causingdivision
inthebodyofChrist.TheyruinthevalidityofGodstrueministers,causingthe
sheeptofallbecausetheythinktheirleadershipisnotworthyoftheirtrust.This
isespeciallysowhenahardtruthrequiringchangeisbroughtforthsuchas,we
mustwalkseparateandholy.Thefalseministerlikeswalkingjustthewaythey
areandusuallywalkswithonefootintheKingdomandonefootintheworld,so
theywillencourageandallowthesheepbecompromisingintheirwalkaswell
withoutwarningthem.Jesushowevertellsus,ifourwalkistooeasy,andno
changesarerequired,weareprobablyonthewrongpath!InfactHe,TheTeacher
ofRighteousness,taughtthecorrectpathhasaverynarrowgateandtherearebut
fewthatenterit.

Matt.7:1314says
13Enterbythenarrowgateforwideisthegateandbroadisthewaythatleads
todestruction,andtherearemanywhogoinbyit.
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14Becausenarrowisthegateanddifficultisthewaywhichleadstolife,and
therearefewwhofindit.

Andoftheleadershipthatsetthebadexamplethroughtheirwalkanddidnot
seektruthtofeedthesheepentrustedtothem,Godsays:

Jer.23:1
1WoetotheshepherdswhodestroyandscatterthesheepofMypasture!
saystheLORD.

HUMANISMINSTEADOFTHERHEMAWORD

Notallnonproductiveteachersshouldbeclassifiedasfalseteachers,butsimply
labeledastheproductofthelukewarmchurch.Manyinthedenominational
churcharenotevenSpiritfilled,andsooperateentirelyoutofaSpiritofIntellect
andhumanreason.WithouttheinfillingoftheHolySpirit,thingsoftheSpirit
seemfoolishtothemandsothesheeparefedmansthinkinginstead.

In1Cor.2:1314Paulbacksthisstatementandsentiment.
13Thesethingswealsospeak,notinwordswhichmanswisdomteachesbut
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whichtheHolySpiritteaches,comparingspiritualthingswithspiritual.
14Butthenaturalman(withouttheinfillingoftheHolySpirit)doesnotreceive
thethingsoftheSpiritofGod,fortheyarefoolishnesstohim;norcanheknow
them,becausetheyarespirituallydiscerned.

Again,apersonthatisnotSpiritfilledwithevidenceofspeakingintongues,can
onlyteachwhattheyknowinthenatural,becausetheHolySpiritisnotinthem
toshareHisknowledge.TheydonotfunctioninthegiftsoftheSpiriteither,and
soareunabletoevenrecognizeWordofKnowledgeorWordofWisdomandcan
relyonlyonhumanwisdomandmanseducation.Theabovescripturestatesit
shouldbetheHolySpiritwhodoestheteaching.LookbackatICorinthians2:13.

Soinclosing,agoodteacher,especiallyonecalledtotheoffice,isonewhodies
totheirownhumanthinkingandworldlyintellecttolettheSpiritofGodteach
throughhimorher.Theywillallowthegiftingvestedwithinthem,andthe
anointingofGodthatisonthem,todrivetruthhomethewaynootherofficecan.
TheyareonesthegreatTeacher,Rabboni,walksthroughtoday.Throughthem
HewilleducatetheflockofGodconcerningtheknowledgeofChrist,untilthey
becomethefullstatureofHisbody,soHecanleadthechurchvictoriouslyfrom
ChristianitytotheChurchEternal.

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