This is an OAC document explaining the
importance of “Aandag”. Aandag is an Afrikaans word which means attention. My comments are in
blue font and verses from the Bible (KJV) are in purple font. – Ex-OAC
The Perfect Apostolic Day .....
The Perfect
Apostolic Day commences with Family Aandag and prayer in the morning
(1 Chr 23:30 - to stand every morning to
thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even).
Ex-OAC: The words
“apostolic”, “family aandag” or “prayer” do not appear anywhere in the quoted
passage or subsequent verses.
1
Chronicles 23:30-32 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD,
and likewise at even; And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the
sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the
order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD: And that they should
keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the
holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service
of the house of the LORD.
As part of Aandag
(a short devoted service lasting at least 15 minutes) the recommended topic and
Bible text for the day are read and discussed, with the head of the House Altar
ensuring that every member of the household contributes towards and understands
the meaning of the topic of the day. Aandag is the foundation for the building
blocks of the day’s activities. Luke 6:48 - "He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the
foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently
against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock”.
Ex-OAC: This is taking the
words spoken by Jesus completely out of
context. Jesus did not say “Aandag”
is the foundation for the building blocks of the day’s activities.
Luke
6:46-49 And
why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to
whom he is like:
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid
the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that
house, and could not shake it:
for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and
doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the
earth;
against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it
fell;
and the ruin of that house was great.
Jesus Christ is our spiritual Rock
(Psalms 118:20-23, Isaiah 8:14-15, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 7:24-27, Romans 9:30-33, 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, 1 Peter 2:1-12).
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| Sand vs Rock |
During the day,
meditating on the morning's
discussions and the current teaching of the Apostle, meeting every challenge not by might nor by power but through the
Holy Spirit (Zech. 4:6), thereby being the light of the World in the things
said and done (Matt 5: 14-16);
Ex-OAC: The current teaching
of the “Apostle” refers to the HTC
(Home Tuition Calendar) and has a “teaching” for every day.
OAC
Home Tuition
Calendar (3
February 2018): “…Current Teaching: Therefore if there is any consolation in
Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any
affection and mercy, fulfil my joy by being like-minded, having the same love,
being of one accord, of one mind. [PHI 2:1-2] This is an outstanding example of
True Holy Communion among the members. [JOH 6:51-55]…”
The cup of blessing is the communion of the blood of Christ and the bread which is
broken is the communion of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16-17).
According to Strong’s, the word “communion” is translated from
the Greek word koinōnia and is
defined as:
partnership, that is, (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction: - (to) communicate
(-ation), communion, (contri-), distribution, fellowship.
True communion is remembering the Lord Jesus’ physical body which was
broken for us, and the cup represents the new testament in His blood. As
often as we eat this bread, and drink this cup, we show the Lord's death till he comes.
1
Corinthians 11:23-29 For I have received of the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed
took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:
this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After
the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is
the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye
do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this
bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body
and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of
that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,
eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
Remember our covenant
with God: To love God above all and our neighbours as ourselves. Love the
sinner but hate the sin.
Ex-OAC: A covenant is an
agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and
requires certain behavior from them in return. The new covenant was prophesied
by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31-34) and Jesus is the mediator of the
new and better covenant established upon better promises (Hebrews 8:1-13, Hebrews 10:16-17, Hebrews 12:24). The law is no longer external, but a law written in the heart
(2 Corinthians 3:1-18).
To love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and mind is
not a covenant, but the first and great commandment in the law (Exodus 20:2-11, Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 30:6, Matthew 22:36-38, Mark 12:29-30).
This first and great
commandment is the last tenet
and the second theme in the OAC Confession of Faith.
Furthermore, this great commandment has been twisted so that OAC members love the words
of God’s so-called “servants” more than God.
OAC Confession of Faith: Last Tenet: Second
Theme:
Love “…To respect and have (good) fear not to do anything to
disappoint God our Father; to
always be obedient to His word that comes to us through His servants and
to do His good will. [I JOH 5:2-3]…”
“Above All” “…The most important or first thing in my mind. Nothing must be
more important than to be obedient to God’s word and to do His good will. Nothing should prevent me from
being obedient to His word and to do His will. [DEU 6:4-5]…”
Serve Him in Submissiveness “…To display this love for God (i.e. to be obedient to His words and to do His good will)
without questioning the word of instruction that comes to us through His
servants. [HEB 13:7]…”
“…We are God’s children because we heard His call, promised to
serve Him and became
members of the Church. He is our Father and we are expected to do
everything in our power to be
obedient to His words that come through His servants and to do His good
will; God above all. [DEU 4:5-9 & 39]…”
Honour “…To recognise and have respect for something or someone. Just
as we are expected to honour God the Father, so too must we honour His Son, Jesus Christ
the Church. [MAL 1:6 & JOH 5:23]…”
Summary (thus far) “…To “honour the brotherhood” is to recognise and have respect for the brotherhood
of the Church; for both
their person and office in the Church (as shepherds and teachers) and to
regard them as God’s
servants and children through whom He speaks and makes His will known
unto us. [PSA 133:1-3]…”
To love our neighbor as ourselves is not a covenant, but one of
the great commandments (Exodus 20:12-17, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 22:39-40, Mark 12:31, Romans 13:9-10, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8).
This great commandment has been twisted to refer only to OAC members, former OAC members and potential
converts to the OAC. Compare this to the
parable of the good Samaritan as told by Jesus when a certain lawyer wanted to know who his neighbor was (Luke 10:25-29).
OAC Confession of Faith: Last Tenet: Second
Theme:
Neighbour “…Someone that lives a similar life to mine or crosses my path
from time to time. Our
neighbours in the Church are those people that, like us, hear and do the
will of God. [LUK 10:29–37]. Together we form the brotherhood in Christ…”
“…Our neighbour is not only the person that presently hear and do God’s will with us,
but also those that used to do His will (who have left His ways and need to be recovered) and
those that are still to hear His will to start doing it (those who are still to receive this gospel).
[JOH 10:16 & MAT 9:37-38]…”
Love (for Neighbour) “…Like the love for God, so too must we respect our neighbour and fear to do anything to
disappoint him/her. Because they are God’s children, we must always do
good deeds to them – help, encourage, be friendly, lighten their burden and bring them back to Church.
[I JOH 4:20-21]…”
The two great commandments are a summary of all the commandments
(Matthew 22:40, Romans 13:9) and love is the
fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:8-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3).
Loving the sinner is neither a commandment nor a covenant (Romans 1:18-32, Romans 8:1-8, 1 John 5:1-5). It was the corrupt chief priests and elders that moved the
people to love Barabbas more than Jesus (Matthew 27:15-26, Mark 15:6-15, Luke 23:18-25, John 18:35-40).
The Perfect
Apostolic Day continues by the family bonding, having supper and
sharing the challenges and achievements of the day with one another, also
preparing to participate in the scheduled
congregational activity for the evening, or where physically prevented to,
uniting with the rest of the Church through focussed Bread-Breaking for the
duration of the prescribed congregational activity. This association with the
Body of Christ is the True Holy
Communion and the sanctification and cleansing with the washing of water by
the word. The day is ended with clean
hands and a pure heart (Psalm 24:3 and 4).
Ex-OAC: Preparing for the
scheduled congregational activity is the so-called one hour per day scheduled
by the “apostle” for members to work
for their soul-salvation. This one hour is also seen as a “tenth” of your time
and forms part of your “tithes” which you “pay” to the OAC. The activities range
from choir practice to “bread-breaking”. The statement “…the sanctification and
cleansing with the washing of water by the word…” is taken completely out of context.
Ephesians
5:23-27 For
the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church:
and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto
Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for
it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the
word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot,
or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
The word of Christ should dwell in us,
not the words of church officers (Colossians 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 3:15-17). The words of church officers should be compared to
scripture since they are prone to weakness and spoken by a tongue of
flesh (1 Corinthians 13:1, Philippians 2:10-11, James 1:19-27, James 3:1-12).
The Perfect
Apostolic Day reaches its climax when the family
assembles at the end of the day in Aandag, expressing their gratefulness to
our God for His mercy and grace in the things conquered and a prayer that
through the gift of the Prophet the answer to unresolved issues will be
revealed in dreams, visions and prophecies, to be adequately equipped and ready
for the next day (Job 33:14 - 18).
Ex-OAC: A tree is known by
its fruit, false prophets are known by their false prophecies. Not all dreams or visions are true
simply because people claim their so-called “gifts” are from God (Jeremiah 23:31-32, Jeremiah 29:8-9, Zechariah 10:2).
Our God is greater than anything,
for God created the Heaven and the Earth and everything therein. He also created
and gave this day for you to enjoy in His name. 1 Tim
6:17-19 - Put your trust in the
living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Do good, be rich in good
works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for yourselves a good
foundation for the time to come, that you may lay hold on eternal life.
Ex-OAC: Interesting that this
document will say that God is greater than anything, especially since the creation
account is considered by OAC members to only be allegorical. The heaven and earth created by God have
been consigned by OAC members to nothing
more than allegories in their minds.
What is In the beginning:
In the beginning: That
is the creation of the spiritual man in
me…”
Ex-OAC: This is dangerous
thinking as thoughts will perish (Psalms 146:1-10). There is only one
way for salvation, by man comes death but by Jesus Christ comes life eternal (1 Corinthians 15:20-23). There is only one
Jesus and He is the ONLY
Messiah.
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