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ISRAEL CS LIM
Greetings Surfers, This website carries an important message. I welcome you to search it out and discover for yourself some very important Patriarchy truths. I seek to be known in the spirit through what I publish, but I do feel that some form of personal introduction is still in order. Who is behind this website? What kind of a person is he? Where is he from? These will be the obvious questions that loom in a visitor’s mind when life issues are being discussed here. Thus, I open myself up to those who would extend their hand of brotherly fellowship. Let this also be my opportunity to testify of my beloved Lord, to whom I am forever grateful. But before I continue any further, I know that issues concerning women and feminism are inevitably involved, for they constitute one of the many aspects of Patriarchy. I want to make it emphatically clear that true Biblical Patriarchy does not seek to undermine or destroy woman but instead seek to uphold and love her, to the extent that if necessary, to lay down his life for her. This is well illustrated by Jesus who died for the Church, and is sanctifying and raising her to ascend to the glorious throne of His Father's Kingdom. There are many other aspects of man that I will be addressing, including his many failings that result in the pathetic condition of the world today. My purpose is that, by the finger of God, I may be one of those ministers that God uses in these last days to direct man back to where and what he should be.
Why am I concerned with patriarchy and not just the gospel alone? Make no mistake about this. I am not preaching another gospel, but that which was declared by the Apostles. In brief, Patriarchy is the walk of our founding forefathers like Abraham, Moses and David. Christ is in Patriarchy and Patriarchy is in Christ. It’s another way of saying the New is in the Old concealed, and the Old is in the New revealed, but with an emphasis, Patriarchy. For Patriarchy, the underlining culture and foundation of the gospel had actually been renounced, removed and replaced with Hellenism and Romanism. We ended up with a different Gospel influenced by the Western European culture, and not by the Middle Eastern culture where it was birthed by God. The truth is now twisted and the effect devastating, yet the Church is oblivious to it. That’s why I cannot be silent.
Polygamy is acceptable in Patriarchy and when practiced according to biblical principles, does glorify God and bless the Kingdom, like in the lives of the patriarchs. Unfortunately, it has been so badly abused during the war-torn era. Yet it remains the key that challenges and exposes the pagan teachings that have infiltrated Judaism and Christianity. Yes, it is ironical and radical, but it’s because the Church is so soaked in untruth for too long.
I came to Christ in 1974. Ever since then, there has been no conscious trace of any backsliding (by His grace of course). I was a 100% progressing Christian. I fasted every lunch for 1 year to pray and seek God to be holier and nearer to Him. I was ready to be a celibate if God said so. I put away everything that didn't seem so Christian, including games rackets and stamp collections. I read about Christian mystics, and ran hard after God. I ate and slept with the Bible and prayed everywhere I went. I grew steadily well and fast. Fellow brothers thought I would be a wilderness prophet one day. I ended up in a secular job, went into business and remained well in God. Some years later, I got married, founded a church, got my theological degrees and started a Bible school and some other ministries. In short, that's me, and I have never consciously slack ever since.
When I began to preach my first message in the early days in lay ministry, the text I used was Abraham sacrificing his son to God. This seemed all that I was given to preach and I repeated it many times. At a later time, God gave me more and more of such commitment messages, like Abraham’s faith walk and obedience in God, then of the other founding fathers, their responsibilities, love, marriage, kingdom-mindedness and leadership. I now find a word to describe them – simply Patriarchy, as opposed to a watered down gospel. Patriarchal relationship since had been the foundation of our church, upon which is laid the Davidic Kingly Leadership. We have a deep spiritual "flesh and bone" family relationship, but are also moving in Kingdom principles and leadership. Israel was and still is a family and a kingdom.
Everything seems great ... But something was still amiss. There was still an insufficiency and emptiness somewhere, in our church and all other churches. I could not identify what was the real cause, other than seeing some obvious inherent weaknesses and unavoidable loopholes. I was stumped, after years of being in the ministry. I knew the Church does not have the answer as it's supposed to. I could not understand. Why would dynamic young people quickly lose their zeal and love for God after courtship and marriage? Why are the majority of "in their prime" people not found in church? Why is there an exclusive "aura" with married couples that excludes others? Why is marriage plagued with so much hurts, frustration and unsolved problems, looking like an institution that multiplies misery and sins? Why would not mothers and daughters-in-law get along well? There are tons of questions like these that remain unanswered in modern Christianity. We try our best, but the answers we give do not really work. As a minister, I was secretly ashamed. We plan and push hard, but there is a gross shortage of men responding to God and to the ministry, not mentioning the shortage of good men for committed spiritual women, who are often told to be faithful to God and He will provide, and nothing really happens. I woke up one day with a rude shock to the knowledge that all the questions and problems above have something to do with the "should-be" monogamy holy calf of modern Christianity, and the lack of Patriarchal Kingdom principles. We pretend not to see the statistics of insufficient men and other social problems. We blame it on the people other than our "truths" that still could not set them free. Many times, it’s not that we do not see but rather it's better not to venture into forbidden ground. As long as we toe the line of should-be monogamy, we are safe. Jezebel, the feminist power who sits on many waters is too strong. Whoever gets into her path and violates the holy calf of should-be monogamy will be ripped apart. That’s a fact. Naboth was labeled with shame and evil, and destroyed. Even Elijah ran for his life. I began digging into the scriptures again. I found other patriarchal websites like God’s Free Men and Polygamy Page that confirmed my discovery. What I discovered fills most of this website.
Yes, but it was also about time to flee. There had never been a time when I had considered leaving ministry until that point. No matter how difficult things got, nothing could stop me from advancing in God, no, not persecutions nor temptations. I went through them all quite well. I had preached hard messages, did faith exploits, received the very poor and the mentally deranged into the congregation and provided them a home. But to preach that polygamy is acceptable was just madness. I held back nothing from the Lord and He had blessed me. Now I was going to lose all that He had given me, ministry, family and maybe even my life. I was devastated and shattered, but day and night, I was haunted by the question "Where is it in the Bible that says a man cannot have more than 1 wife?" I found no proper biblical backing for that. Instead, there were too many instances of Bible exemplary characters being polygamous. I could have ambiguously explained my way out if I had wanted to, but deep within, I just knew the scriptures well enough to know that there is actually nothing against polygamy. I did not need to ask anybody. I knew no one had the answer to that, and no one should venture any further. I also knew that asking such questions too loudly in public would raise many eyebrows and the price to venture into such new ground would be too high. But now everything seemed so plastic in the light of truth, including all that I had done and achieved in ministry. A word that the Lord gave to me when I was a young Christian kept challenging me, "Who is he that will walk on hot coals with bare feet? Who is he that will rip the lion with bare hands?" I remembered saying, "I will". I knew I would be a hypocrite, if I continued to toe the line. Yet I could not take up the challenge. Previously, when this word came to me each time the Lord brought me a big challenge, I would arise like a mighty man. But this time I was simply floored to the ground, trembling. It would take a mad man or a man of exceptional courage to stand up in this. My flesh melted like water. I felt totally weak to stand against the tide. I had never felt so humbled in my life. I prayed, sought God and cried to Him harder than ever before. One night, the Lord drew near and spoke to me, "Will you still serve me?" Like Peter, I could not answer Him. My flesh said, "No." My spirit said, "Yes." Suddenly, a great peace came over me. All my despair, fears and anxiety just disappeared, instantly. I knew His grace had taken over. Again, He was carrying me over. I began to see how millions are condemned and ostracized, deprived of salvation and their rightful place in society and the Church. I began to see how ministers were floored, beaten by the western theology they once propagated and thrived on, but now ensnared because they could not suppress or handle the demands in themselves and around them. If only they dare to accept the truth, many (though not all) would have been not just spared, but justified, lifted up as patriarchs and not grounded as fallen stars. The Kingdom is losing mighty warriors because of deception. I began to see how our founding patriarchs are being undermined as backward, barbaric people living in permissive sin. The hard questions that baffled me are now answered. After considering these, I could not care for more about my ministry, family or myself. I could no longer hold on to my old belief. I began to preach the truth that polygamy, like monogamy is acceptable by God. To do otherwise will be a betrayal to the Truth, a betrayal to myself, my faith, my conscience and my God. Anyway, those who are called to the prophetic office are not supposed to be ….. afraid!!?? Ummm. I hope so. I knew then how much more I have to deny and what higher price I have to pay in order to serve Him further.
Firstly, it is a theological and social issue, not a personal one. Whatever I am does not change the truth nor my stand on this issue, and I refuse to have the truth watered down to personal issues. One need not have to be a slave to be fighting against slavery. But whoever is involved in a revolution should certainly identify himself with the cause of it, and even with passion. I am aware, many who are not polygamous in marriage are in support of the polygamy truth. If it is known that I am monogamous, some will say I am not realistic about the practical truths and problems of polygamy. If it is known that I am polygamous, others will say that I preach polygamy to justify my lifestyle. So I refuse to be caught in a gambit like this. When Martin Luther restored the teaching of the grace, and that the priests of God can marry, he was accused of doing so in order to justify having a wife for himself. The truth is, whether Martin Luther was married or not, the grace remains the grace. Whatever I am, the truth remains the truth.
Consider how Christianity was in the beginning so severely persecuted, with so many . There are many out there who think that they live by the Word, but in truth they are living by the culture and the sight. To whosoever that is convinced of a truth, I say, never bow down to an intimidating spirit, neither give occasion to a malicious tongue, nor yield to the temptation of a provocative challenge, but know that Truth shall in the end speaks for Itself. As Gamaliel said of Christianity, why persecute it? If it is not of God, it will come to an end one day. Don’t cast your pearl before the swine. They will trample on it and rend you. I must conclude with an observation. By the fruit you shall know the tree and thus its seed, whether it is of God. I perceive in those who truly embrace this truth of Patriarchal Relationships and Davidic Leadership, dwell a deep peace and true freedom, even among the singles. They are no longer overly anxious and insecure.
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