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The Poor Overseers of a Free Church

Appendix 5. Biblical Support of Vows

Vows | Swear not | Ordain

The Whole_story makes a distinction between those under vows and those merely exempt which plays a part in answering who is your Father by establishing a degree of separation.

There are those who shall Not inherit the kingdom and those who have no inheritance in the land like the Levites.

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The people are also ministers of the kingdom because they are free to choose who to support in the righteous government of God.

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Appendix 4 share some understanding in the Position Statement for Ministers under a Vow of poverty, Status of no Inheritance in the world, and Status of Ordained Ministers or their family in service for the serious student.

* These things are discussed with ministers who have begun to train in an active way.

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To Appoint and Ordain the kingdom and the Church

* Who shall Not inherit the kingdom?

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After 2000 years it is possible that we have been mislead about phrases like “vow of poverty.” It is considered by many to be a Catholic invention yet the Levites were under a similar vow. As we saw in the section on “Overseers of the Church” early Bishops who did not entirely conform to Christ could not deny the clear requirement of Christ to have no inheritance held in your own name.

The idea of taking vows at all are foreign to many who seek to do the will of Christ or the freedom of His way. There is a brief explanation concerning vows in Appendix 5. “Biblical Support of Vows”. Essentially there are two different events called a vow. One is an oath and the other a prayer of intent and dedication. It is the latter which the ministers of God express.

Do vows of poverty, chastity, faith, and obedience change the status of members or ministers? There is a difference between members of an Order under vows and one that is not a part of an order of the Church. Just as the Levites had no inheritance, but were said to belong to God, so also the apostles belonged to the Father as bond servants of Christ. Whatever was given to them was given as if to God. They received the gift entirely but not in their own name but in Christ’s. The People maintained the right of choice as to who they saw to be workmen and ministers of Christ’s kingdom and together they became a peculiar form of government.

The people are also ministers of the kingdom both in their offering and gift of service and aid to the ministers of the Servant Church. They are not under vows, but remain free to serve in righteousness.

There were specific requirements voiced by Christ for those who he was to appoint or ordain as ministers of His kingdom. If the ministers of a government cannot exercise authority or compel the offerings of the people and are not allowed to hold land as their personal property a decidedly different government is formed. If those leaders are chosen in a network answerable to heads of ten families the entire nature of both men and government begins to change. Under these conditions the people are empowered, but must seek God’s righteousness. The ministers are only supported by the good will of the people they serve which is freely provided if they truly are serving the people.

When examining rules laid down by governing bodies of authority it is important to know the status of those being addressed. Rules for one ordained minister may not apply to another ordained minister depending on the status and nature of that ordination.

As there is a difference between a state incorporated Church, who has applied to a government, and one that has not, there is also a difference between a Church who has filed a 1023 with the IRS and one who has not. There is also a difference between an order of ministers who has filed an SS-16 and one that has not. An SS16 is an irrevocable application for benefits from Caesar that takes away the autonomy of the Church.

All ministers of the Church do not have to be under a vow of poverty. Overseers must be under that vow in order to obey Christ, and to maintain the foreign nature of the Church. The binding aspects of a vow of poverty clearly separate the ministers of the Church and maintain the autonomy of the Church.

Besides the Church not incorporating under the State it also should not classify it self as a foundation, public charity, or religious organization. Any of these classifications would change the Church’s unique status and bring the Church under a foreign authority.²⁵⁵

These relationships are discussed in Appendix 4, in the Position Statement for Ministers under a Vow of Poverty, other Position Statements and in the Free Church’s Ministers Manual.

For the Church to remain free its ministers must remain foreign to other princes, potentates or rulers. It is bound to God through Christ and not of the “world”. The recognition of his kingship was nailed to the cross and sealed in His blood, so that all might become free souls in the liberty of Christ under God.

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• 255As and example, See page 15 Instructions for form 1023, (Revised June 2006) “...If you select this public charity status, you must request either an advance ruling or a definitive ruling ...” Public Charities are “described in sections 509(a)(1), (2), or (3).” [ see page 21 and also page 35]

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