The Scroll of the Rule - Section 3

III. 1 And this is the rule for the members of the Communityfor those who volunteer to be converted away from all eviland to cling to all Anokeesed’ s desires according to His willto separate themselves from walking in the ways of the peopleto become a Community of His Right Handand with regard to property and all their ways of livingin their daily livesunder the authority of the Council of righteousnessand those who keep the Covenantand under the authority of the decrees of the membersof the Community in Common Consentthey who cling to the Manunder their authority shall destiny be decreed in all thingswhether it concern the Lawor righteousnesspropertyor justicethey shall practice truth in commonand humilityand righteousnessand justiceand loving charityand modesty in all their wayslet no one walk in the stubbornness of their heart to strayby following after the ways of the worldand the thoughts of any evil or rebellious inclinationbut in the Community they shall purify their lives from eviland the tendency toward disobediencein order to lay a foundation of truth for Anokeesedand for the Community of the everlasting Covenantthat they may have love for all who have consecratedtheir lives to Himfor the love of repentance and worshipand for those who join them to live in Communityand to participate in decisions destined to guide thosewho grope to find their way2 And let them undertake by Covenantto be separated from all the ways of the peoplewho walk in the ways of the Decadarchiy3 For it is writtenthat the Lord said to Enochit is the task that I have been given by my Fatherthat I should follow all the children of menout of the natural world into the temporal worldAnd I must follow to go with them whithersoever they goAnd it is known that except for Ma’eenin the beginningand at the endall religions of man are corrupt to some degreeor all togetherAnd it is my task to find the meanswithin the context of those religionsto bring salvation to as many as will love me and my FatherAnd in this wayI must be subject to their sins and corruptionsin their lives and religionsAnd in another place it saysGod has given man religions4 From these sayings comes the preceptsto guide those who dwell in Ma’eenas they pray for those who have fallenand again it is writtenAll those who repent and come unto me the same is my churchand there can be found in the worldthose of His church who have love for the Son of Anokeesedand the Spirit will lead those who ask Himas the people of Ma’eenenter into friendships with those who live outside the Covenantrespect and kindness must be expressedwithin the bounds of the Religion of Shabuwado not be drawn into friendliness with the Decadarchiyand always hold the principles of righteousnessand holiness of heartfor the Lord may have need of you at any momentand call upon you for assistanceand friendliness with the enemies of Motsah the Lambwill prevent them from hearing His call5 The Decadarchiy have many subtleties that lie in waitfor they that love the Decadarchiyare not counted in His Covenantfor they have not inquired nor sought Himconcerning His precepts in order to know Himand they have hidden matters in which they have strayedand they have treated with insolence matters revealedby which they have brought themselves to sorrow and to dangerlet not any such a one who loves the Decadarchiyenter to pollute the purification of righteousnessfor a person is not pure unless they are convertedfrom their disobedience and ignorancefor they are defiled for as long as they know not His Wordlet none of His people join them in their work or possessionsand let them receive nothing at all from their handin which the Spirit of The Man is suppressed or rejectedand all those from the world that despise His Wordshall be brought into distressfor their deeds are defilement before Himand their possessions wholly unclean6 And this is the law concerning the Overseer of the Camphe shall instruct the Many in the works of Godand he shall teach them of His marvelous deedsand shall recount before them the happenings of former timesand he shall have pity on themas a father for his childrenand he shall carry them in all of their despondencyas a shepherd does his flockand he shall unloose all the bonds which bind themthat there may no more be any oppressedor broken among his congregationlet no member of the Community arrogate to themselvesthe right to introduce any visitor into the Communityagainst the decision of the Overseer of the Camplet no member of the Covenant of God have any dealingswith the sons of the Pitexcept by paying them from hand to handand let no association be formed for buyingor sellingor tradingwithout making it known to the Overseer of the Communityand without acting loyally to all of his instructionsand let the Overseer be kind and understandingto all the needs of his flockand let it be likewise for whosoever is expelled from communitylet the Overseer be kind to themand let him answer them in all their concernsthat with loving charity he may bear them no malice7 And if any person enters the Communityto act according to these precepts by joining the holy congregationthe Council shall examine their spirit in commondistinguishing between one and the otheraccording to their understandingand their works in accordance to the desires of Anokeesedthe decision shall lie with the ones who love Repentanceand who volunteer in common to establish His covenantand to attend to all the desires which He has desiredtogether with those who are converted in common to His Covenantand they shall inscribe them in orderone before the otheraccording to their need for protection and disciplinethat they may all relate to each otheraccording to the leadings of the Spirit of the Lord8 And they shall examine the spirit and works of each oneyear by yearin order to evaluate each one according to their understandingand the perfection of their conductor to move themaccording to their need and their contribution to Community9 They shall reprove each other in truthand humilityand loving charity one toward the otherLet no person speak to their neighbor in angeror ill-temperor disrespector impatienceor with a spirit of contemptand let no person hate their neighborin the perversity of their heartthey shall see that reproval comes to them on the very same dayand thus forgiveness and resolve comebefore the setting of the sunlet each one be their own accuserand freely confess their faults to one another10 And this is the norm of their conduct concerning how to tellwhen a person is ready to enter into the Communitywhen they desire to join the Communitylet whoever comes to the Council of the Community to askto enter into the Covenant of Godin the presence of all the members of Communityand let them undertake by oath of obligationto be converted to the Lord according to all His desireswith all their heart and all their soulfollowing all that is revealed of itto the men of service who keep the Covenantand seek His willand according to the consent of the members of their Covenantwhich are those who consecrate their lives togetherfor His Truthand to walk in His will11 In these precepts shall walkthose that are together in all their dwelling placesand in whatever concerns work or propertyworship or healingthey all shall consider the needs of each otherand they shall eat in commonbless in commonand deliberate in commonand in every place where there are members of the Communitylet there not lack among them an expressionof righteousness and respectand let them sit before each otherand ask each other advice in everythingand then when they set the table to eat in assemblyor prepare the foodlet a man of service first stretch out his handto pronounce a blessing on the meal12 Let all those in Community find occasion to study oftenthat which has been revealedin relation to their behavior toward one anotherand toward Anokeesedand let the Many watch in common anytime the Lord has neednight or dayand let them bless Him in common13 And each one who knows Anokeesed shall pursue holinessby walking uprightly in all they dofollowing the Law which is written into the heart of each onein their vision of created purposeand also that which has been established in righteousnessand when a person strays from this holy walkthey shall be separatedand shall spend the appointed number of dayswalking in the holy state of Repentance with Motsah the Lamband all during these days they shall continue in their daily workand also spend much time in prayerintrospectionand additional Community service to their fellowsbeing guided by a man of serviceto assist them in their purificationfor serious offensesthe man of service shall seek advice from the Councilin determining the days of repentance