THE SEVEN KEYS
Prophet William Saunders Crowdy brought the Seven Keys on a Stone of Truth and copyrighted his works in the office of the Librarian of Congress on December 16, 1902. Some in the Church believe that the keys should only be shared with members of the Church. I testify, that, The Seven Keys belong to the Church of God, and that the Church of God belong to all who seek salvation: for how can one eat of the good bread unless it is offered unto them? We who are saints of Christ in the knowledge of the Prophet are not righteous overseers if we share not our good fortune to the world. For the Prophet was sent as the Worlds Evangelist: therefore all he brought is given for the world: that all nations might be saved. Nevertheless, I am sent, one greater than the Prophet, second only to Jesus Christ, to give my testimony to the world, of the Seven Keys, which is the Salvation of Christ.

When Jesus built his church upon a rock (St. Matthew 16:18), he gave the keys of salvation to the apostles (St. Matthew 16:19). The exact number of keys that Jesus gave is not written in the Scriptures: but we know the number because there are seven churches of Christ (Revelation 1:20): and because the Lord sent a Prophet that brought the Seven Keys to the kingdom of heaven to our remembrance.

1st KEY: THE CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS OF CHRIST

The Scriptures teach us that there is only one Lord, one faith and one baptism (Ephesians 4:4-5). Therefore, there is only one God, one Religion, and one way to Salvation. The controversy is over which God, which religion, and the manner of salvation. I attest that the Church God and Saints of Christ is the True Name of Christ house. Let us search the Scriptures for the answer to the 1st Key:

I Corinthians 1:1-2 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

So according to the Scriptures, the name of Christ church is the church of God, which was purchased by the blood of Christ.

Now Christ built his church upon a rock: so some might think that the name of Christ church would be the name of a rock. But what rock was Jesus building his church upon. Let us search the Scriptures:

St. Matthew 16:18 And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church; and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Deuteronomy 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and has forgotten God formed thee.

I Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

So Jesus built his church upon the Rock that is God, as a wise man would build his house upon the Rock that is God. And according to the Scriptures, the Rock is God and Christ: Therefore, the church of Christ is the Church of God and Saints of Christ. For Jesus spoke to God:

St. John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name:

Hence, if Jesus kept his followers in the name of God, then he would surely give his church the name of God. The Scriptures bare proof to my claim:

I Corinthians 11:6 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

I Corinthians 11:22 What? Have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not?

I Corinthians 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.

I Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Galatians: 1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it?

With all these Scriptures there should be no doubt that the name of Christ church is the church of God.

Now if one should ask, Where do the name of the saints of Christ come from? Let us search the Scriptures:

I Corinthians 1:2 Unto the church God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints,

Romans 15:25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

I Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Now if one should say, Is the church of God the doctrine that we know as Christianity? I say unto that person, If Jesus kept his followers in the name of God, what then is the name of God? Let us search the Scriptures:

Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

So since the name of God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: the doctrine of the New Testament is not the doctrine of Christianity, but a reformation of the old. Let us search the Scriptures:

Isaiah 2:1-4 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Paul wrote:

II Corinthians 11:22-23 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool); I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in death oft.

Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Let it be known then, that, the doctrine of Christ is a reformation of the old Hebrew covenant.

So what happened to the old covenant?

Hebrews 9:8-11:The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Hebrews 8: 7-13 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Hebrews in 12: 23-24: To the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

So if Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant, and the new covenant is given to the Jews, then the doctrine of the new covenant is the doctrine of Christ.

Through searching the Scriptures, we clearly find that the doctrine of Christ is solid on Hebrew tradition, but with a different philosophy from the laws of Moses.

Mark 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

John 7:16-17 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

II John 5-6 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love another. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

The core of Christ doctrine therefore is to love the commandments and one another: being like-minded and of one accord in Hebrew tradition.

Now since there are many churches with the name of the Church of God: how it is that the church I speak of is the true church of God? The answer is simple: The true church of God was purchased by the blood of Christ: so if the blood of Christ is Hebrew, then the church of God is Hebrew. The Church of God and Saints of Christ is the 1st Key to the salvation of Christ, and the true doctrine of Christ.

2nd KEY: WINE IS FORBIDDEN TO BE DRANK IN THE CHURCH OF GOD FOREVER

Wine is forbidden to be drunk in the Church of God.

Leviticus 10:9-10 Do not drink wine nor any strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean:

Can we drink wine outside the Church of God?

Hosea 4:11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

So what is the purpose of wine?

Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

If wine is forbidden, why did Jesus make wine for people to drink?

Jesus surely turned water into wine: this was symbolic of something to come: moreover, the wine that Jesus made came from heaven.

St. John 2:7-10 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Everyman at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Did Jesus drink wine?

All that Jesus drunk and ate was made clean, unto all who believed in him.

St. John 15:1-3 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Luke 7:33-35 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children.

So since Jesus partook in wine, why is wine forbidden in the Church of God?

St. Matthew 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Mark 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

3rd KEY: UNLEAVENED BREAD AND WATER FOR CHRIST BODY AND BLOOD

Jesus was a devout Jew (St. John 4:22) and formulated the services of the new doctrine in Hebrew Traditions. At the feast of the Passover, commonly called the Last Supper, the communion of the Holy Ghost was instituted by Jesus, which is unleavened bread for his body and water for his blood. What evidence is there that unleavened bread and water is for the body and blood of Christ? Let us search the Scriptures:

Exodus 23:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

Mark 14:22-25 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

So how do we know that water is to be served instead of milk or some other drink?

St. John 19:33-34 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

When water came out with blood, this was the sign that water was for the blood of Christ. Let it be known then: unleavened bread and water is the communion of the Holy Ghost: and a piece of the armor of baptism.

4th KEY: FOOT WASHING IS A COMMANDMENT

People believe that when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, he was showing an example of serving each other. This is true; but it was also a commandment.

St. John 13:4-17 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into, a bason, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter said unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith unto him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

All that was said and done by Jesus was taught to him by God. Therefore, every instruction from out of his mouth was a commandment; even the simplest instruction. Here is the evidence of that:

St. Matthew 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

Where is the evidence that foot washing is a requirement to be with Christ?

St. John 13: 8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

St. Luke 6:46 And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Therefore: Foot washing is a commandment: and a requirement for the salvation of Christ: and a piece of the armor of baptism. And let it be known, that, Foot washing is not a new practice instituted by Jesus, but Hebrew tradition.

Genesis 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servants house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways.

I Samuel 25:41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

Genesis 18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:


5th KEY: THE DISCIPLES PRAYER

The Disciples Prayer is commonly called the Lords Prayer. This prayer is often recited falsely due to the subtle change indoctrinated on children: for the word debts and debtors has been replaced with trespasses and trespass. To replace a word from God with a word of a different meaning is the actions and doings of an unclean spirit that is sent out to deceive. Here is the Disciples Prayer as it is written:

St. Matthew 6:9-13 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Why do we call this Prayer the Disciples Prayer and not the Lords Prayer?

The Lord has no debts: neither do the Lord need deliverance from evil; because the Lord is the Deliverer. This Prayer commonly called the Lords Prayer should be known as the Disciples Prayer. It was given as a Prayer for the Disciples to teach the saints.

6th KEY: YOU MUST BE BREATHED UPON AND SALUTED IN THE CHURCH OF GOD WITH A HOLY KISS

This is another requirement as all of the keys are requirements to receive the salvation of Christ. To be Breathed upon is to receive the Holy Ghost: and the Holy Kiss is the communion between saints. I know many of you have never heard this, nor believe: But let us search the Scriptures:

St. John 20:21-22 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Romans 16:16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

I Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

I Corinthians 16:20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

II Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you.

I Peter 5:14 Greet ye one another with a holy kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Saluting with a kiss is not a new practice instituted by Jesus: but from Hebrew tradition.

Solomon 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: For thy love is better than wine.

I Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance.

Did Jesus receive a kiss?

St. Luke 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

David warned Israel not to fail in kissing the Son.

Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

To be Breathed upon and saluted in the Church of God with a holy kiss is a requirement as all of the keys are a requirement for the salvation of Christ. This ceremony is also the final piece of the armor of baptism.

Now if one should ask, What is baptism?

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And if one should say, What is the armor of baptism?

Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

II Corinthians 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right and on the left.

II Corinthians 10:3-4 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds:

Ephesians 6:11-17 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

I Thessalonians 5:8-9 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore the armor of baptism is the armor of God, which is the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword that is the word of God.

7th KEY: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

When a man receive The Seven Keys to be baptized in the Spirit of Truth: and the armor of God is placed upon him: Eternal Life is the inheritance for that man if he should keep the commandments of God.

Exodus 20:1-18
Revelation 22:14

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