1 2 LIGHT ON CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST 3 LIGHT ON CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST Brother Pierre – Association “La Postérité de Daniel” This book is the first edition. Further editions will complement and integrate re- marks addressed to this address: [email protected] You may also download it on the website – section “Livre”: egliseduchristianismeceleste-nonofficiel.org Contact this number for more details: (0033) 769971630 Twitter : @DanielPosterity N° ISBN 978-2-9557548-1-8 4 THANKS To the Lord: may this book perfectly materialize your mind! To my Dad Prosper: for his strong education and patience To my Mom Pauline, who used to tell me: “Do whatever is in your heart; the Lord Jesus is with you” To Carine; my darling wife and daily help To Innocent K. my brother of Benin who helped me like seven brothers To Predecessors Roger L. and David T. who guided and strengthened me spiritually To Isabelle N. from Cameroon for the translation in english To Karina A. from Russia for her generous contribution as you will see “Whenever you are a newcomer in God’s house, stay quiet at least for three good years. Listen to everybody and search for truth” 5 I - BASIS 6 CONTENT I A. TRINITY AND HOLY NAMES 1. Place of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – The Trinity.P10 2. The Lord Jesus Christ’s role in the Holy Church.P15 An instance of disruption.P16 3. Relationships with other churches.P18 4. Dissimilitude between Christian churches.P21 5. The importance of Christ effigy upon the cross.P23 6. The beginning of prayers in the Church: “Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Holy Michael”.P25 7. The significance of “Holy Michael” at the beginning of prayers.P26 8. The 7 hallelujah.P28 9. The beginning of the blessing prayer in the Church.P30 10. Type of prayers and position of the godly.P30 11. God names as revealed in the Church.P32 a. God’s holy names used during services.P32 b. God’s holy names revealed in hymns.P35 12. The Church and political authorities.P37 B. MARY, ANGELS AND INTERCESSION I. Mary mother of the Lord 1. Significance of the 1st Friday July service.P40 2. Place of the Lord’s mother in the Church.P41 3. Interpretation of revealed hymns on her and intercession.P43 4. Eternal virginity or not? Immaculate Conception or not?.P44 5. Marian shrines and the chaplet place.P45 7 II. Angels in the Church 1. The role of angels and their demonstrations.P47 2. Revealed names of angels and their functions.P48 3. Who backs the prophets up? Angels or/and Holy Ghost?.P49 4. Angels’ main demands – specific days related to some angels.P50 5. Angels’ battle and activity.P51 C. SACRAMENTS 1. Revealed sacraments.P56 a. Baptism.P56 b. Communion.P57 c. Anointing.P58 d. Wedding.P59 2. Is church marriage possible with several women? .P59 Few points to clarify a. Polygamy.P60 b. Church wedding.P60 c. Homosexual church marriage.P62 d. Cohabitation is marriage.P62 3. Divorce in a Christian couple.P62 Relevant cases a. A divorcee.P65 b. Spouse death.P66 c. Marry or remain single.P66 d. Opportunistic marriage.P67 Conclusion 4. Is church wedding still possible after divorcing?.P67 5. The power of the union prayer in celestial church.P68 D. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN 1. Initiation of a parish by a woman.P72 2. Difference between intellectual abilities and spiritual abilities.P72 8 A. TRINITY AND HOLY NAMES 9 1. Place of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Trinity Celestial Church of Christ believes in one God. The Lord, trinity and uniqueness, is the only God who made heaven and earth. God is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Three personalities made of a single material. These three divinities are equal in: power, wisdom, might… none is superior to another. The Father is neither greater than the Son and nor larger than the Holy Spirit. The three have ever existed, are everlasting and none of them was created. However, they differ through the fact that the Father is unbegotten and the Son is generated by eternal generation through the Father, and the Holy Spirit eternally derives from the Father and the Son. Nevertheless, there aren’t three gods but a unique God. Celestial Church of Christ has not received fresh revelations about God. Herein, it doesn’t differ from former men of God’s teachings who took their grounds from the bible. It is the way towards Him that is specific without contradicting the faith of the fathers of the Church. Though not deriving from any religion, Celestial Church of Christ acknowledges the fact that God did not start manifesting His kindness over His Children from its existence. Christianism began two thousand years ago with Jesus Christ. The Church particularity rather comes from the additional revelation resulting from liturgy, prophetic hymns, some rites and prayers. Some people who misunderstand God’s greatness and kindness over His people give names to the Church, such as esoteric group, syncretic… some even further by calling it a failed monastery or a transformation of existing Churches. Others based on single acts call it a cult. Here is the only plausible answer: because some physicians are incompetent are we then going to reproach the entire body? It is better to judge by yourself! As a little reminder of God’s attributes we can say He is spirit, therefore has no arm, no leg, no mouth or any other member of a 10 human body. The members mentioned in the bible are mere illustrations that enable to understand Him better. Actually, God does not get angry or sad and does not react emotionally like human… He is unchangeable. If we can explain this unchangeable aspect, we will say He is eternally, infinitely and invariably cheerful. As He was, so is he and will everlastingly be. Furthermore, God is timeless, both present and future are equal before him. Nevertheless, we should not be carried away by some prophetical interpretations. The Lord said to his disciples, including Judas: "…so shall you be seated upon twelve thrones, and shall you judge the twelve tribes of Israel”. Thereafter, Judas committed suicide and was replaced by Matthias. Was God wrong? Was He not aware of Judas' betrayal and suicide? He might have known it and even qualified namelessly Judas of demon! The Lord releases many conditional prophecies while knowing in advance man's future choices. That was the case with Cain and He still does it now. An action is judged either practically or intentionally. That is why a so-called "saint" today is a potential sinner tomorrow, vice-versa. Another characteristic of God is that He is prompt in understanding and does not conclude by multiple thoughts. He has a simple clear way to comprehend things. This is just a shadow of the teachings given in Celestial Church of Christ parishes. We therefore invite leaders to make sure that teachings about God reach all the sheep in order to lead them to salvation. Any parish that does not preach on God, salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ and Christian tasks towards his or her Lord and men, is a highway to hell and a tasteless salt for the society. Oldsters and youngsters, rich and poor, sympathizers or predecessors should make sure that each and everyone knows who is being worshipped. Let it be clear for each and everyone that there is one God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, just as confessed in our creed. 11 Suggestion 1: each diocese has to organize quarterly training sessions to make sure that the "creed" is well understood by all parish leaders. Though being essential, videos are no longer enough for leaders; they should attend some courses and video conferences in order to ask live questions. Suggestion 2: based on the fact that it is completely wrong to allow a leader defining the "church doctrine" in his parish, the diocese should put in place a regulating unit that will go round the parishes to teach the Church doctrine. Every Sunday, members of this unit should go in assigned parishes to teach compulsorily after service evangelists and volunteers. Interventional days should be arranged in accordance with the parish leader. He is the one to gather the people for the teachings. Why does this duty lies neither on the parish leader nor on the assigned predecessor alone? It is proved that the level of understanding scriptures differs from one person to another and more often, if an important member of the congregation is wrong the entire people is misled. It can also be obvious that what a parish leader understands in ten sessions, a predecessor might understand it at once. Hence, having in charge a parish neither guaranties high knowledge nor uprightness. It is a matter of calling. For God calls a man with his shortcomings. May God preserve us from some predecessors' heresies! If only they can humble themselves and receive teachings from those of their faithful who are closer to the bible truth, but their pride stops them to allow those with understanding and maturity to teach. This sectarian attitude deeply wounds the entire congregation. To avoid such deviations and heretic teachings, it is essential that a movable unit be placed upon parish leaders’ doctrine. We keep on saying that it is not to church leaders to define the church doctrine. If there is any suggestion, they can touch the holy seat. Suggestion 3: it is essential to put in place at the level of dioceses, a committee in charge of the Church doctrine.