Altars

According to Wikipedia "An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes."

The first question might be what do we mean when we say Religion, or Pure Religion‎. Certainly there is False religion and also Public religion but what do we mean when we say or think Our Religion.

In the Old Testament there were two types of altars mentioned as metaphors describing the structure of their society.

Each member or family of a congregation is an altar of earth. The congregations of ministers are altars of stone. All operate together in a network of charity so that a nation of believers might remain a peculiar people.

God sees the heart and mind of mankind, but the world often requires something more tangible as a evidence in witness. His Holy Church offers a system for the edification and protection of the free Church and congregation which may assist in the maintenance and nurturing of a free people under God.

A congregation of record seeking other congregations and coming together in a network of people seeking the wholeness and holiness of a righteous government need to manifest that oneness with Christ and the Father both in Spirit and in truth so that may live in the world but not of it.

The Altars

In the Church there are two types of altars, stone and clay.

These terms are metaphors for a system by which men may remain free souls under God the Father in Heaven with no other gods before him.

Every man is an altar of earth. The Hebrew word for earth when talking about altars of earth is "adamah". We are all sons of Adam. Each man plays his part in the kingdom of God by being a conduit for the sacrifices of his family in the practice of "pure religion".

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world." James 1:27

The Elder of each family chooses how his family is to serve his congregation and the whole community.

The stone altars are also men. The living ministers of the Church chosen by men, and ordained of God are the living altars of stone of the kingdom. They are titular leaders and benefactors who do not exercise authority over the contributing of the people but minister their offerings for the good of those they serve.

The church is an alternative government based on "the perfect law of liberty" composed of families in congregations, and ordained ministers who are servants of servants facilitating faith, hope, and charity that sets men free. To find out more join the Living Network.

It is the mission of His Holy Church to teach the ways of Christ and document the boundaries of the Church, congregations, and the families as a witness of the the world of the Kingdom of God at hand. From HHC