Clan & Household Salvation

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

November 16, 2011


 *2011-11-14 - CLAN & HOUSEHOLD SALVATION (2010-03-16)*


 *CLAN SALVATION FIRST INTRODUCED*

On the first Wednesday of August 1982, our Senior Pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Arcata, California invited Pastor Jack Hayford to speak
at our prayer service. We normally had 13 or so present. Some 500 to 600
crowded into our auditorium, including 150 more in a basement room with
Closed circuit television. He told us how his mother in June of that year
recounted how her husband and Jack's father of Oakland, California - in
1969 - was reading Exodus 28 for his devotions. The Holy Spirit took over
and said to him, “My son, if you take Judah's name off the red Sardius
stone on Aaron's Breastplate of Judgment, and replace it with your Clan
name of 'Hayford'; and if you take Issachar's name off the Topaz stone next
to it, and replace it with your wife's maiden name of 'Smith'; and if you
and your wife will agree to pray twice a day for your two clans, *I** *will
make an effective witness to every member of these two clans throughout the
world, and those of open heart, I will bring into My Kingdom!”


 His wife agreed, and within 6 months 4 Hayfords and 2 Smiths, of whom they
had no previous acquaintanceship - contacted them as new converts! Then for
the next year, - no contacts. When queried, God said - “I confirm every
word in the mouth of 2-3 witnesses (2 Corinthians 13:1); I have given you
six! How can you walk by faith if I keep confirming this word? Keep praying
and believing; when you get to heaven, you'll see what I have done.”


 Pastor Jack confirmed what his father and mother had done until the
former's death in 1979. His mother continued with this prayer challenge
until June of 1982, when she informed their son of this. He asked, “Why
didn't Dad tell me this years ago?” “You know your Dad,” his mother
answered; “If God showed this to a layman, how much more would every pastor
know of it? Why waste your time, son?” Pastor Jack was astounded. He
researched this out, and found it entirely scriptural. He then said,
“Whenever I have a one service stand, and unless the host pastor or the
Holy Spirit says otherwise, I will *always* speak on Clan Salvation!”


 Thursday morning after he had spoken, my wife Marie and I knelt in prayer
for our devotions. I presented the “Watt” clan to God, and the “Gaudet”
Clan representing Marie's maiden name. But I am a Canadian Scot in my
background, and it seemed a shame to do nothing with the other 10 stones on
the breastplate! So I added my mother's maiden name of Mosher; and Marie's
maternal grandfather's name “Chartrand”; Next the names of the spouses of
our 3 children - and the names of the spouses of the brothers and sisters
of Marie and myself. I had to add 6 more stones to the breastplate of
judgment to contain them all!


 Within 16 months, God in Manitoba opened the door for Marie to discover
the family tree of the Lacerts going back 6 generations - her maternal
grandmother's name. 16 months later He opened the door for her Chartrand
heritage. Soon she discovered that she is related to one half of French
Canadian Manitoba. Then in 1996 she was led to seek her unknown and older
half brother in Quebec. God miraculously led her and a younger brother to
him at the age of 75. He gave all the glory to God, and witnessed for 20
minutes of this miracle to a Pentecostal church in Quebec. As a Catholic,
his life was transformed, and many of the lives of his 5 children and their
families were affected.


 A few weeks after Jack Hayford shared this “find” with us in Arcata, I
read in the San Francisco Chronicle of a Chinese clan by the name of “Hu”,
that met annually, 500 of them, to celebrate their clanship in that city.
But the newspaper article added that there are 60 million “Hu's” on
mainland China! I prayed, “O God - lead me to a 'Hu' to win to you, and get
him praying for his 60 million clan members.” Later in Vancouver BC, I was
preaching near the UBC campus, and at the close of the service, a lovely
Chinese lady told me - “I am Monica Hu, and this morning I started praying
for my 60 million clan members in China!


 *HOUSEHOLD SALVATION*

But the above is only half the story. In 1944 in Victoria BC, God had just
saved me as a Canadian sailor. Somebody gave me a copy of “Herald of His
Coming”, and the lead article was “Household Salvation”. As soon as one
member of a household is saved, he can claim the rest of his household!


 Noah in Genesis 7:4 and Hebrews 11:7 built an ark to the saving of his *
household*;

*L. 11:1-40 OT EXAMPLES OF ENDURING AND TRIUMPHAND FAITH*

*2. 11:3-12 FAITH IS BASED ON A LIVING (REma) WORD*

*d. 11:7 NOAH ACTED ON GOD'S WORD CONCERNING COMING JUDGMENT*

*By faith Noah, warned concerning the things not seen as yet,*

PIstei chr*e*-ma-tisTHEIS [5537] N*O*e peRI t*o*n m*e*DEp*o* ble-poMEn*o*n
[991],

*with godly fear prepared an ark to the saving of his :house;*

eu-la-b*e*THEIS [2125] ka-teSKEUa-sen [2680] ki-b*o*TON [2787] eis
s*o*-t*e*RIan
[4991] tou OIkou auTOU;

*through which he condemned the world,*

di' H*E*S kaTEkri-nen [2632] ton KOSmon,

*and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.*

kai t*e*s kaTA PIstin di-kai-oSUn*e*s [1343] eGEne-to kl*e*-roNOmos [2818].


 God said concerning Abraham in Genesis 18:19 - “I know him that he will
bring up his *household* to serve me; Abraham used this faith to reach out
to his nephew Lot (Genesis 19:12-13), and saved him out of Sodom and their
enemies; Exodus 12 let Israel know that God saves by *households*, if the
blood of the Lamb is on the lintel and doorposts of their homes; Rahab the
harlot saw her whole *household* saved by Joshua at Jericho: her father,
mother, brothers and sisters and all their kids (Joshua 2 & 6); Joshua
believed God for the saving of his entire *household* (Joshua 24:15);


 Cornelius believed God for all his relatives plus close friends (Acts 10 &
11)!

*XII. 10:1-11:18 GOD EXPANDS THE GOSPEL NET TO INCLUDE GENTILES*

*B. 11:1-18 GOD'S SOVEREIGN CHOICE ACCEPTED BY JEWS*

*j. 11:12b-14 SIX WITNESSES WITH PETER WHO HEARD CORNELIUS' VISION*

*And these :six brethren also went with me; and we went in into the man's
:house:*

*E*Lthon de sun eMOI kai hoi hex a-delPHOI HOUtoi; kai eiS*E*Ltho-men eis
ton OIkon tou anDROS:

*13 and he reported to us how he had seen the angel*

aP*E*Ggei-len [518] de h*e*MIN p*o*s EIden ton AGge-lon

*standing in his :house, and saying, Send to Joppa,*

en t*o* OIk*o* auTOU staTHENta, kai eiPONta, A-POstei-lon [649] eis IOpp*e*
n,

*and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;*

kai meTApem-psai [3343] SIm*o*-na, ton e-pi-kaLOUme-non [1941] PEtron;

*14 who shall speak unto you words, by which YOU shall be saved, and all
your :house.*

hos laLEsei 'REma-ta pros se, en hois soTHEse su, kai pas ho OI-KOS sou.


 Lydia believed God for her entire *household* (Acts 16:15)

*XVII. 15:36-19:20 GROWING EFFECTIVENESS OF PAUL'S MINISTRY*

*C. 16:11-40 RESULTS WHEN SPIRIT-GUIDANCE FOLLOWED*

*d. 16:15a THE HOSPITALITY OF LYDIA *

*And when she was baptized, and her :house, she besought us,*

h*o*s de e-bapTISth*e* [907], kai ho OIkos auT*E*S, pa-reKAle-sen [3870],

*saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my :
house, and abide.*

LEgou-sa, Ei keKRIkaTE me piST*E*N t*o* KuRI*o* EInai, ei-selTHONtes eis
ton OI-KON mou, MEne-te.


 The Philippian jailer saw his entire *household* saved and baptized before
breakfast (Acts 16:3l);

*3:16-40 PERSECUTION RESULTS IN CONVERSIONS*

*m. 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and YOU shall be saved
and your :household.*

hoi de EIpan, PIsteu-son ePI ton KUri-on I*e*SOUN, kai s*o*TH*E*s*e*
[4982]su kai ho OI-KOS
[3624] sou.


 and Crispus the same (Acts 18:18). All these are *most* encouraging for us.


 Charles Haddan Spurgeon wouldn't let God alone until all 300 of his *
household* were saved; Jonathan Edwards claimed God's covenant promise to
the 3rdand 4thgeneration of all his family tree. A check after his death
found over 1600 saved, while another family of unbelievers had some 1400
costing tax payers money through all their crimes and jail sentences. A
pastor friend of mine told how his mother in Alberta wouldn't let God alone
till all 12 of her sons were saved!


 In February 1946 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, at 3:00 am, and 38 degrees
below zero outside, God awoke me and said, “Ask me for *your family*, and I
will give them to you.” I leaped out of bed on a very cold cement floor,
and said, “My father, my mother and my brother!” God's answer: “You've got
them!” If it hadn't been so cold I might have thought of all my aunts and
uncles and other relatives. Within a few years all 3 of the above were
gloriously saved!


 A lady in Chicago (originally from Georgia) - attended our Baptist church.
She pestered me to get her husband C.B. Caple saved, - a most ungodly man.
She wouldn't set a right example, but loved him and didn't want him to go
to hell. God in mercy to get her off my back, gave me a tract, “How I
Learned to Pray for the Lost.” As a missionary in China, the author wanted
help from God to win 40 unsaved relatives back in England. God gave her 3
verses: Mark 10:27 - the *strong* Possibility:

*N. 10:17-31 LORDSHIP: THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE*

*2. 10:23-27 WARNING TO RICH MEN*

*f. 10:27 GOD'S RESCUE*

*:Jesus looked upon them and said, Impossible with men,*

emBLEpsas auTOIS ho I*e*SOUS LEgei, PAra anTHR*O*pois aDUna-ton [102],

*but not with God: for all things are possible with :God.*

all' ou paRA The*O*: PANta gar du-naTA [1415] paRA t*o* The*O*.


 1 Timothy 4:10 - Jesus' complete *Purchase price*:

*D. 4:1-10 FOREWARNING OF LAST DAY APOSTASY*

*2. 4:6-10 THE CORRECTIVE TO THE FALSE TEACHER*

*d. 4:10 HOPE IN GOD: AN INCENTIVE TO GODLINESS*

*For unto this we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on a
living God,*

eis TOUto gar ko-pi*O*men [2872] kai a-g*o*-niZOme-tha, HOti *e*lPIka-men
[1679] ePI The*O* Z*O*Nti,

*who is Savior of all men, specially of the faithful.*

HOS es-tin s*o*T*E*R [4190] PANt*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n, MAli-sta [3122] piST*O*
N.


 and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - How to *possess* the promises. All 40 were then
saved.

*M. 10:1-18 PAUL'S DEFENSE AGAINST FALSE APOSTLES*

*b. 10:3-6 PAUL: THE STRENGTH IN HIS WEAPONS*

*For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh*

En sarKI gar pe-ri-paTOUNtes, ou kaTA SARka stra-teuOme-tha [4754]

*4 (for the weapons of our :warfare are not of flesh,*

(ta gar HOPla [3696] t*e*s straTEIas [4752] h*e*M*O*N ou sar-kiKA [4559],

*but mighty before :God unto casting down of strongholds);*

alLA du-naTA t*o* The*O* pros kaTHAIre-sin [2506] o-chu-r*o*MAt*o*n [3794]);

*5 casting down reasonings, *

lo-gisMOUS ka-thaiROUNtes,

*and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of :God,*

kai pan HUps*o*-ma [5313] e-paiROme-non [1869] kaTA t*e*s GN*O*se-*o*s tou
TheOU,

*and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of the Christ;*

kai aich-ma-l*o*TIzon-tes [163] pan NO*e*-ma [3540] eis t*e*n hu-pa-ko*E*N
[5218] tou ChrisTOU;

*6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience,*

kai en heTOIm*o* [2092] Echon-tes ek-diK*E*sai [1556] PAsan pa-ra-ko*E*N
[3876],

*when your :obedience shall be made full.*

HOtan pl*e*-r*o*TH*E* [4137] huM*O*N h*e* hu-pa-ko*E*.


 We had Pearl come over the following Monday morning, and went over these 3
verses for *Household salvation*. In 5 minutes we got off our knees,
because we had the witness that God had heard. Then C.B. Caple got glomular
nephritis from over-drinking during his army days, went into a coma, had
visions of heaven and hell, and was *soundly saved* by the time he came out
of the coma! Pearl asked him, “C.B. - What did you see?” “I saw heaven and
hell,” he replied, “and I made up my mind which place I would go! And I saw
the Book of Revelation. Believe it - it's just as is written!”


 J. A. MacMillan - who wrote the article on “Household Salvation” became
missionary supervisor for the Philippines, as a representative of the
Christian and Missionary Alliance. Their publication society in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania has reprinted this article in pamphlet form. It was still
available the last time I recommended it.


 At the close of presenting the above two messages, we have a closing
Anglican/Episcopal type of prayer, mentioning each of our unsaved loved
ones by their relationship and Christians name. Example, “My mother Sue; my
brother George; my son Peter; my sister Anna; my grandfather John; my great
grandson Luke. - Nothing more. Then write them down with 3 dates. Date
written; date witness given that God has heard; date now in God's Kingdom.
We stand and name each softly but vocally, followed by the clan names
connected with us.


 One church in one year had its members report to the pastor 100 new in the
Kingdom - because of the above challenge! Some 20-30 years ago, my wife
Marie and I had recorded 3000 such converts. We stopped recording them
after this point. We are not evangelists, but possibly have seen as many
converts as many evangelists, through faithfully presenting Clan and
Household Salvation over the years.


 May this challenge be as profitable for you! Jim and Marie Watt


 P.S. You can thank an unknown Canadian friend who found my Website by
“surfing the Net” for information on J. A. MacMillan and his article
“Household Salvation” in “Herald of His Coming”. She could not find back
copies of this publication containing this article, and contacted me for
help. The above is my answer as best as I could give it.


 But it took sufficient time and effort - that I felt you on my mailing
list might like to receive it also. J. & M. W.


 P.P.S. - It is now 2011-03-13. - The above message is so important for
families and clans - that even though it is but a year since we last sent
it out - we are repeating this mailing. Many new ones have subscribed
themselves on our mailing list since then, and no doubt will appreciate
receiving this most helpful and successful means of bringing loved ones
into the Kingdom of God. J.


 P.P.P.S. It is now 2011-11-14. - I am adding for the NT references above,
information from the upcoming “Outlined Interlinear Greek NT” using Ivan
Panin's Bible Numeric Greek transliterated text, and his translation from
that text, and guided by his 10 year production of a Bible Numeric Lexicon
prior to starting work on his Greek text. One individual has written an
article on Panin and entitled it “Russia's Gift to Christianity!” Keep in
touch with our Website for the timing when the above Interlinear will be
published and available. J.



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