The Church of Jesus Christ at Portales, NM

10/30/2025

If you're "shopping" for a church, or are thinking whether you should join the Catholics or Protestants, you have the wrong idea entirely. If you believe on Jesus and have received of his Spirit, you are already of the church. The question now isn't who you are going to join, but who out there have joined up with the Lord as you have? See the difference? Understand, the church isn't just one of many country clubs that you can just attend and initiate a membership of, but you must be spiritually born into it, and that birth manifests itself in keeping the doctrine of Christ and his commandments by the Spirit of God that is confessing that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, which is his church, our bodies as we submit to the Lord in our midst. Be the church, don't go to a church as it would just be another heretical sect following a certain teacher. Receive the Holy Ghost and learn from him, and understand that all those who have the Holy Ghost in your city, they are of the same church and are in your city. Notice, the Scripture never addresses churches by their country club names (like whatever Catholic Church, or whatever Baptist church, etc.) but by city, in which is a bishop (who works a regular job to provide for his own house, wife and children) and ministers to false teachers in his city, Titus 1 with the deacons (who are also working men who provide for their own houses, their wives and children), following the example the Apostle Paul left to the elders of working so that he may provide for himself and those in need, making the gospel without charge.

09/23/2025

What do you think the world would look like should all denominations abandon their programs and the men of each city begin to eat with one another at their houses every day in true fellowship in Christ? What would happen if these pairs of brothers came into agreement in almost all things and went forth in power to do good to all in their community? What would happen should the bishop and deacons in their city actually fulfilled their purpose and won over all the erring brethren in their cities to this way, instead of trying to rule over their own disciples? What if?

Luke 10
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

01/26/2025

07/09/2024

In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John you will read Jesus' own words. Look at that like the root or foundation of his doctrine. Anything found in the letters of the Apostles "interpreted" to be outside or against what Jesus said, is false. As a side note, interpretation is simply speaking as the words are heard. As a side note, interpretation in the Scripture simply means translation. In other words, a speaker of both English and Chinese can interpret English into Chinese. The "interpretation" many speak of is simply wresting the Scripture trying to make it say something it doesn't say, and "context" is often meant to refer to established "interpretations" or wrestings of Scripture. In my conversations with many, I've come to realize that the "context" they are speaking of is their own understanding and not the Scripture itself. In any context, the words "the cat is black" means the cat is black.

Jesus is the root, the vine, and we are the branches. Nothing in the epistles contradicts Jesus in the gospel books, but are like branches that come from that root to ultimately bear the good works produced from that doctrine, both the root and the branch. Therefore, don't tell me that going to "holy" places on earth to worship God is of Christ's doctrine. Don't tell me Jesus' disciples need another teacher, for the Holy Ghost, he said, will show us all things. Don't tell me that it is a holy or good work to schedule in the future a "work of God" when he told us to not think about tomorrow. Don't tell me some man is filled with the Spirit teaching a prepared sermon, when Jesus said he would give us the words to say in that very hour. Don't tell me that money belongs to God, when Jesus said it belongs to Caesar. I tell you and I plead with you, understand that there are many who have only a form of godliness, but deny the power of it, and we are commanded to withdraw from such.

05/13/2024

Titus3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

God doesn't just clean the old you, he washes you by making you entirely new. The washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost goes further than men under the law who "changed their ways" (you cannot make up for past sin with righteous works). The new creature you are in Christ has no old sins, has never sinned, but is perfect as his Father in heaven is perfect. You must be born again, and this is the work of God alone.

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Jesus says in the Revelation, Behold, I make all things new. Therefore, behold it Today, and rejoice, and praise the Lord.