As born-again believers, God gave us the gift of holy spirit, making Him
constantly reachable and easy to access. God is such a loving heavenly
Father that He supplied our need to communicate with Him. Because God
gave us the gift of holy spirit, we can pray to Him not only with our
understanding but also in the spirit.
John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
This
is accurate capitalisation of pneuma, highlighting the difference
between God and his gift. It is important that we recognise and
understand this difference when reading the bible.
I Corinthians 14:15:
What
is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the
understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with
the understanding also.
To pray with our understanding is to
communicate to God in our own vocabulary. To pray in the spirit is to
speak in tongues. Speaking in tongues is one of nine manifestations of
the gift of holy spirit, and it has many benefits and purposes. Here are
a few: to pray perfectly (Romans 8:26,27), to edify you (I Corinthians
14:4; Jude 20), to magnify God (Acts 10:46), to open your heart to the
Father (Romans 8:14,15), and to give thanks well (I Corinthians 14:17).
God
as our Father gave us the gift of holy spirit so that we can reach Him.
As children of God, we have access to Him by praying with our
understanding and praying in the spirit.
God is not only the
Creator of the heavens and the earth; He is not only the Almighty God—He
is our heavenly Father. Many of us know that we can seek out God in
times of great challenge or deep sorrow. Yet we can also seek Him in the
routine matters of life as well. Whether the need is great or small, to
God it is all the same. We can go to Him with boldness and confidence.
Speaking in tongues is an overflowing of spiritual power. It is not
being filled with God, nor is it a religious outpouring of some devilish
emotion. It is the manifestation of the holy spirit within us. This
spirit which we freely received at the time of the new birth is ours to
energize. It is up to us whether or not we speak in tongues. We do the
speaking. It is something we choose to do, something we believe to do,
and it is something we control at all times.
THE GIVER and HIS
GIFT -- The Holy Spirit is God(Jehovah) our Creator(Elohim). The God and
the Father of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the offspring of God, only
begotten, physically, by Divine conception of God, the Giver; Holy
Spirit! God's gift is holy spirit, which is power from on high. We are
baptized by this gift from God, the Giver.
"And, behold, I send
the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of
Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49.
"And,
being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not
depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which,
saith he, ye have heard of me."For John truly baptized with water; but
ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Acts
1:4-5.
"endued with power from on high" Luke 24:49.
EQUALS
"the promise of the Father" Acts 1:4.
EQUALS
"ye shall be baptized with the holy spirit" Acts 1:5.
"But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Acts 1:8.
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
"And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
Acts 2:1-4.
"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.
"For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call."
Acts 2:38-39.
1 Corinthians 14:14
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
When
you pray in tongues, your spirit prays but your understanding is
unfruitful. In other words your mind gets nothing out of it. Praying in
tongues and speaking in tongues does absolutely nothing for your mind.
Your understanding is unfruitful, it furnishes nothing because you don't
understand a word you're saying. Speaking in tongues edifies your
spirit.
Speaking in Tongues is NOT a learned language, it is not
linguistic ability, not a translation of a language! Few realize this
truth! It IS, as the spirit within gives the utterance(Acts 2:4);
inspiration of the spirit of God within the believer. The speaker does
not understand the utterance; otherwise it is not tongues, but rather, a
known language to the one speaking. This is not a "learned language".
Your spirit prays and God gives the words!
SPEAKING IN TONGUES - (defined):
The manifestation of Speaking in Tongues
is your operation of the God-given ability
whereby you may
(at any time in your private prayer life
or in a believers’ meeting, if interpreted) show forth,
by speaking in an unknown tongue,
(unknown language to you),
the external manifestation in the senses world
of the internal reality and presence
of the power of the holy spirit.
How to do it:
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
God gave us the gift of holy spirit and he gave us his word to teach us
about it. Now it is up to us to believe and manifest it. God isn't going
to make anyone manifest anything. It is as we will. When we believe to
operate the gift of holy spirit then God energizes within us and his
power is manifested. This is true spiritual power.
You must speak forth the words, as God gives them, to your spirit! That you speak is
your business; what you speak is God's business!
Tongues is speaking a language, unknown to the speaker.
It is either a known language on earth, or a language of Angels; 1 Corinthians 13:1.
Chapter 14 gives instruction on how the manifestations are to be conducted, in a church
setting. Tongues must always be interpreted "in the church".
Two or three speak forth and each one must interpret their own tongue.
This is by inspiration(in spirit action). All things MUST be done, decently and in order; verse 40.
Ask questions, that you may understand these truths much better.
Fruit of The Spirit - "The Christ in US!
1 Corinthians 13:1
Though
I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity
[agapē],
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Does
this verse say that speaking in tongues is just making a noise like
brass instruments and cymbals? No, it does not. It says those who do not
walk with agapē, the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation,
are just making noise when they speak in tongues. Those who put phileō
love before agapē love can speak in tongues all they want, but it is of
no profit to them, they are just making religious noise.
If you want
your life to be spiritually meaningful, to have spiritual value, you
will have to love God first before people, which means you speak up when
he wants you to speak up, and you act when he is working within you to
will and to do of his good pleasure. This is the walk of anyone who
wants to be a disciple, and it is axiomatic that we must first learn to
operate the gift of holy spirit properly and accurately for that is the
immediate context of this chapter.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And
though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and
all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Listen, I know
you're wonderful and you have a heart for God and want to know his word
and do something for him, but really, anyone can run away from
confrontation. That takes no ability or courage at all. If we're going
to walk with the love of God we will have to deal with situations when
God is working in our hearts to do so. That is walking with the love of
God in the renewed mind in manifestation and that takes courage. This
isn't about being nice to everyone and smiling inanely at them. Jesus
Christ wasn't nice to everyone. Do you see how this fits within the
context of 1 Corinthians 12 and 14? Unless we're walking by the spirit,
properly operating the manifestations of holy spirit, chapter 13 is a
world away from where we are, and all our talk about love is just noise.
The
love of God is not an alternative way to walking by the spirit, it
isn't an excuse to not walk by the spirit. The truth is, the only way to
learn to walk with the love of God is to first learn to properly
operate the manifestations and learn to walk by the spirit. That's the
context here. One builds upon the other. This is further corroborated in
Galatians, where agapē is listed as a fruit of the spirit.
Galatians 5:22,23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love [agapē], joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Fruit
of the spirit is not fruit of the good works of man. You can't produce
spiritual fruit by doing anything in the senses realm, which includes
manifesting human phileō love. You can manifest phileō all you want, you
can be the most phileō loving person on earth, but it will never
produce fruit of the spirit. You can only produce spiritual fruit by
manifesting the gift of holy spirit. This fits perfectly within the
context of 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14. Agapē is only attainable by
first manifesting the gift of holy spirit accurately and faithfully
according to the instructions given in 1 Corinthians chapters 12 and 14.
If
we lose this truth and attempt to manifest human love to everyone, we
are walking by the senses and not by the spirit. We are attempting to
perfect the flesh. Once these truths are lost regarding walking by the
spirit, we have lost the meaning of the resurrection and the whole point
of the Grace Administration.
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Now
yes, once we're walking by the spirit, and we recognise God's still,
small voice and we decide to be courageous, get involved and deal with
situations when God works within us, it doesn't mean losing our temper
and shouting at everyone. Sure, God wants us to deal with situations
kindly, with love. Walking with the love of God isn't being horrible to
everyone all the time, it's being courageous by doing God's will. Every
situation is different and that is why we must first be walking by the
spirit before we can be effectual ministers walking with the love of
God.
1 Corinthians 13:4,5
Charity [agapē] suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Was
Jesus Christ long suffering and kind? Sure he was. He was long
suffering and kind even when he was pissing off the religious leaders by
calling them whited sepulchres and vipers. That's what the religious
leaders were in Jesus Christ's day and they're no different today for
the most part.
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Jesus
Christ took the religious leaders on so he could be kind and long
suffering to God's people. Is that so hard to figure out? Are fathers
loving and kind when they fight to protect their wives and children?
Sure, they are. Love is not weak. Not even human love is that weak. Not
even animal love is that weak! It takes strength, courage, and a sense
of duty to live with this kind of love. Religious love isn't love at
all, it's a disease.
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity [agapē - the love of God].
If you're born again and you don't speak in tongues, you need to get
started immediately. Whether you speak in tongues or not is entirely up
to you. God has made everything available in Christ Jesus, now it's our
job to believe and learn to walk by the spirit.
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
God
gave us the gift of holy spirit and he gave us his word to teach us
about it. Now it is up to us to believe and manifest it. God isn't going
to make anyone manifest anything. It is as we will. When we believe to
operate the gift of holy spirit then God energises within us and his
power is manifested. This is true spiritual power.
You must speak
forth the words, as God gives them, to your spirit! That you speak is
your business; what you speak is God's business!
Tongues is speaking a
language, unknown to the speaker. It is either a known language on
earth, or a language of Angels; 1 Corinthians 13:1. Chapter 14 gives
instruction on how the manifestations are to be conducted, in a church
setting. Tongues must always be interpreted "in the church". Two or
three speak forth and each one must interpret their own tongue. This is
by inspiration(in spirit action). All things MUST be done, decently and
in order; verse 40.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Spiritual Warfare - "Our Spiritual Competition"! Part 4- "TWO" Gods!
"TWO" Gods:
Among many of God's people there is a little known truth; there are two Gods. There is the God and Father of the lord Jesus Christ and there is the“so-called" god of this world.
Both are described and defined by different names and titles.
Our father meant for us to fully understand what was going on in the spirit realm.
The One True God is the God of light in whom is NO darkness at all...no variableness...he does not even have a shadow of turning. He is who He says He is...always. He is not a schizophrenic who is good one second and devours the next.
The lord Jesus said that there was none good but God. Knowing him, that is quite a statement.
He only and always works for our good. He is the God of all grace and the Father of mercies.
He only speaks the truth; he is not a man that he should lie. He can be trusted, believed and we should have confidence in Him.
He is a God of His Word.
The other god does not keep his word. The lord Jesus called him, the father of lies. He is called a serpent in Genesis 3 by the figure of speech Hypocatastasis, the strongest figure of comparison in the human language.
A serpent is known for its ability to conceal itself in its environment; he is crafty. We have an expression,
"He is like a snake in the grass."
Revelation 12:9 aptly reveals him to us.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old [ancient] serpent, called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole world:
he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
His one distinguishing characteristic is that he "deceives the whole world". He is so good at it that most people think he is a fictitious character.
Both gods are spirit. You cannot see spirit, hear, smell, taste or touch it. You can only see the manifestation of it.
Jesus Christ said that the devil came to steal, to kill and to destroy.
God sent Jesus Christ to make Him known both by his words and his works. He always did His Father's will.
He came so that we might have a more abundant life.
Who are you going to believe: the God of all truth or the liar; the deceiver? God's Word allows us to separate truth from error; to understand spiritual matters so that we are not ignorant. That is why He instructs us to,
"Study to show ourselves approved unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
The One True God reveals Himself in His Word so that we can't miss Him; no darkness in Him, AT ALL!! The God of love, light, grace, mercy, deliverance, forgiveness, etc.
The other one is” the father of lies” and “the deceiver”; “the accuser of God’s people”. He uses God's Word against God's people. He has his ministers wrongly divide it and use it against God’s people to enslave them.
He kills, steals and destroys them.
Heeding devil spirits of worshiping Jesus; and you as much as carry this heresy to the extreme, by actually making and professing him as God himself. Attributing evil to God AND Jesus Christ. Burning souls(they are never immortal) extremely and eternally. Confessing that the dead are alive, rather than fully unconscious. Denying the great and ONLY hope for the believers. Heeding assorted doctrines of men, which blind you of the doctrine of the only true God. Deny the operation of the gift of holy spirit; replacing this with human emotion and feelings, and attributing this possession to God. Diminish free will or disregard it fully. Earnestly expecting God to control you! NEVER! but the adversary will possess you in a heartbeat, if you open yourself up to the offer of it. The devil is seriously in the business of blinding, in order to trick and possess. I offer THE(only) WAY out via my Google+ page - Jesus Christ is the WAY to God! Take an exhausted look, and believe God, unto deliverance. Thanks, Tom.
God says in Hosea that His people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. He is not talking about knowledge from the latest periodicals; He is speaking of His Word.
It is high time we woke up to the truth.
"It is written" should be our motto!
Why would God tell us that we wrestle with a spiritual adversary if it were not true?
Ephesians 6:10-20 KJV
10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 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.
13 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.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit(Speaking in Tongues), and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Who are you going to believe?
Among many of God's people there is a little known truth; there are two Gods. There is the God and Father of the lord Jesus Christ and there is the“so-called" god of this world.
Both are described and defined by different names and titles.
Our father meant for us to fully understand what was going on in the spirit realm.
The One True God is the God of light in whom is NO darkness at all...no variableness...he does not even have a shadow of turning. He is who He says He is...always. He is not a schizophrenic who is good one second and devours the next.
The lord Jesus said that there was none good but God. Knowing him, that is quite a statement.
He only and always works for our good. He is the God of all grace and the Father of mercies.
He only speaks the truth; he is not a man that he should lie. He can be trusted, believed and we should have confidence in Him.
He is a God of His Word.
The other god does not keep his word. The lord Jesus called him, the father of lies. He is called a serpent in Genesis 3 by the figure of speech Hypocatastasis, the strongest figure of comparison in the human language.
A serpent is known for its ability to conceal itself in its environment; he is crafty. We have an expression,
"He is like a snake in the grass."
Revelation 12:9 aptly reveals him to us.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old [ancient] serpent, called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole world:
he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
His one distinguishing characteristic is that he "deceives the whole world". He is so good at it that most people think he is a fictitious character.
Both gods are spirit. You cannot see spirit, hear, smell, taste or touch it. You can only see the manifestation of it.
Jesus Christ said that the devil came to steal, to kill and to destroy.
God sent Jesus Christ to make Him known both by his words and his works. He always did His Father's will.
He came so that we might have a more abundant life.
Who are you going to believe: the God of all truth or the liar; the deceiver? God's Word allows us to separate truth from error; to understand spiritual matters so that we are not ignorant. That is why He instructs us to,
"Study to show ourselves approved unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
The One True God reveals Himself in His Word so that we can't miss Him; no darkness in Him, AT ALL!! The God of love, light, grace, mercy, deliverance, forgiveness, etc.
The other one is” the father of lies” and “the deceiver”; “the accuser of God’s people”. He uses God's Word against God's people. He has his ministers wrongly divide it and use it against God’s people to enslave them.
He kills, steals and destroys them.
Heeding devil spirits of worshiping Jesus; and you as much as carry this heresy to the extreme, by actually making and professing him as God himself. Attributing evil to God AND Jesus Christ. Burning souls(they are never immortal) extremely and eternally. Confessing that the dead are alive, rather than fully unconscious. Denying the great and ONLY hope for the believers. Heeding assorted doctrines of men, which blind you of the doctrine of the only true God. Deny the operation of the gift of holy spirit; replacing this with human emotion and feelings, and attributing this possession to God. Diminish free will or disregard it fully. Earnestly expecting God to control you! NEVER! but the adversary will possess you in a heartbeat, if you open yourself up to the offer of it. The devil is seriously in the business of blinding, in order to trick and possess. I offer THE(only) WAY out via my Google+ page - Jesus Christ is the WAY to God! Take an exhausted look, and believe God, unto deliverance. Thanks, Tom.
God says in Hosea that His people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. He is not talking about knowledge from the latest periodicals; He is speaking of His Word.
It is high time we woke up to the truth.
"It is written" should be our motto!
Why would God tell us that we wrestle with a spiritual adversary if it were not true?
Ephesians 6:10-20 KJV
10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 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.
13 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.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit(Speaking in Tongues), and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Who are you going to believe?
Friday, September 8, 2017
Spiritual Warfare - "Our Spiritual Competition"! Part 3
Confess the Word List:
Confessing the Word of God as you believe that Word in your heart results in receiving from God.
1. I will confess that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13) rather than confessing that I can't.
2. I will confess that my God shall supply all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19) rather than confessing that I lack.
3. I will confess that God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7) rather than confessing fear.
4. I will confess that God is the strength of my life (Psalm 27:1) and that they who know their God shall be strong and do exploits (Daniel 11:32) rather than confessing weakness.
5. I will confess that greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4) rather than confessing the supremacy of Satan over my life or living in peaceful co-existence with him.
6. I will confess that God always causes me to triumph in Christ (11 Corinthians 2:14) rather than confessing defeat.
7. I will confess that Christ Jesus is made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30) rather than confessing that I lack wisdom.
8. I will confess that by Christ's stripes I was healed (1 Peter 2:24) rather than confessing sickness.
9. I will confess that I am carefree and that I am casting all my cares upon him who cares for me (1 Peter 5:7) rather than confessing worries and frustrations.
10. I will confess liberty for where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17) rather than confessing bondage.
Take Up the Shield of Believing
Dearly beloved, we now stand in Christ Jesus as righteous, holy and without blame before our Father. We are accepted in the Beloved. Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Take up the shield of the right way of believing!
We are now free to live as dead men who were raised to life again. God gave us the spirit of life in Christ Jesus and we are sealed for the Day of Redemption when we will acquire the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ! Stand in the liberty wherewith Christ made us free!
Our adversary does not want us to know, much less believe these wonderful realities. He does not want us to understand our exalted position in Christ. He wants us blind, ignorant, deceived, and living in denial of these truths. Instead, arm yourself with the shield of the right way of believing with which you can extinguish all the fiery darts he throws at you. Believe the full measure of who you are in Christ, beloved.
We are complete in Christ and we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us; take up the shield of believing.
The old serpent is the father of lies. He is the deceiver, the tempter, the accuser of the brethren, and the condemner. He attempts to torment us by bringing up our past sins, he plagues us with deadly doubts of unworthiness, and haunts us with the shortcomings of our flesh. He is the accuser of God’s children, but beloved, new things have come! We are in Christ now, we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus on the basis of his accomplishments.
Don’t listen to the adversary any longer, utilize the shield of believing, and quench these attacks.
Stand against the adversary by believing who God says you are in Christ, beloved. Our Father, by His exceeding great grace, has freely given us all things with Christ.
Romans 8:35, says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
Whether the adversary orchestrates situations that afflict us with vice-like mental pressures (tribulation), or he sets up extremely distressing situations that put us between a rock and a hard place (distress), they cannot separate us from the love of Christ.
Whether our enemies constantly hound us (persecution), or whether we are destitute and suffer severe lack at times (famine or nakedness), or whether we are hit head-on with dangerous situations designed by the adversary to paralyze us with fear (peril), they cannot separate us.
Whether we are the victims of the cutting words of character assassination by the accuser and his minions, or whether we face death itself (sword), nothing can separate us from the love of Christ!
None of the adversary’s assaults can separate us from Christ’s love for us. These are his attempts to burden, obstruct, depress, discourage, and intimidate us so that we faint in our minds; “take up the shield of believing, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the wicked one.”
If we are to overcome these challenges we must be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might; lift up your shield.
Romans 8: 38 and 39: “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Whether in life or even in the grave; no spiritual power – whether angel, spiritual principality, or power; nothing in the dimension of time – whether past, present or future; nothing in the dimension of space – whether on earth or in the heavenlies; no created thing can separate us God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . . . in whom we are more than conquerors.
We are “more than conquerors” because our victory in Christ Jesus is not only during the fleeting period of this life – it is over death itself!
In Christ Jesus, we are not only “more than conquerors” today, but throughout eternity!
In Christ Jesus, we are “more than conquerors”, not only in the senses realm but also in the spiritual realm. Our Father delivered us from the power of darkness. Nothing in the spirit realm is as powerful as the spirit of God that dwells in us. Beloved, God gave us the power to tread over all the power of the adversary; believe it!
The reality that “we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us” is a greater reality than any obstacle we may face! Lift up the shield of believing and use the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God. On guard, beloved!
'Putting On The Full Armor of God -We Win'
We win in the spiritual competition by thinking and acting on God's Word, therefore, we are strong in the Lord. By The power of Jesus Christ who won the victory over the adversary setting us up to win in the spirit competition. -We win day by day.
Ephesians 6:10,11: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
"Finally" is in conclusion of the pervious directives. We can determine to act on the truths of the great mystery recorded in Ephesians 3, and we can decide to walk worthy of the vocation in which we are called of Ephesians 4. In Ephesians 5 we are exhorted to become followers of God walking in love, light and to be circumspect. Here we delve into Ephesians 6 "Being Strong in the Lord and in the power of his might."
God also tells us we are to put on all the equipment of God in order to stand against the methods of the devil. We put that Word of God on "just right," as headgear and we keep it on to win in the spiritual competition.
In Ephesians 6:12: 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 (from on high).
Our competition is a mental competition against an already defeated ruler of darkness and spiritual principalities and powers. That's why we need to keep the Word of God on in our minds, like headgear in sports. Our competition is not against people- "flesh and blood" but, of the adversary and his regime.
The adversary rules the devil spirit powers referred to in Ephesians 6:12. He knows he's already been defeated by Jesus Christ. However he does not want born-again believers to know it and to claim the victory. If the Adversary can help it he'll try keep the believers ignorant of his defeat and laying distractions in order to prevent us from putting to mind, God's Word. The Words of God have power against the adversaries' realm when fitly spoken.
Ephesians 6:13: Wherefore take unto you the whole armour (the complete equipment) of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day(the evil one), and having done all, to stand.
"Wherefore" could be rendered "because of this." We wrestle in our minds against the spiritual realities of verse 12 in the spiritual competition, we need to take into manifestation the complete equipment of God. He has given to us in the Bible, He has written His Words for us to believe and the manifestations of the spirit for us to utilize to win against the spiritual competition. We have everything we need and every reason "to stand" in victory over our adversary, the devil.
Ephesians 6:14: Stand therefore, having your loins girt (our commitment center) about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
The phrase, "having your loins girt about with truth" in verse 14 can be understood as committing ourselves to the truth of God's Word. The expression, "tighten up your belt a notch" gives a present day understanding.
The way we stand is to commit ourselves to believe and live the rightly presented and handled truth of God's Word.
This verse also exhorts us to have on the "breastplate of righteousness." The "breastplate" refers to the heart of our renewed mind. We renew our mind to what God via His Word, His Will says about our righteousness spiritually. In (2 Corinthians 5:21:) tells us as believers of Christ, we have the righteousness of God. Will you stand on what God has done for us in Christ Jesus?! Yes- we as committed believers of Christ we do!
Ephesians 6:15: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
The "gospel of peace" is referring to the good news of the Gospel. Once we put on God's Word in our hearts and minds, remaining strong in the Lord we hold forth the gospel to others. This is a vital part of winning in the spiritual competition, speaking the truth in love!
Ephesians 6:16: Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
The "shield of faith" can be rendered as discus of believing. Just like a well trained athlete, an olympian is skillful hurling a discus with all their might in the right direction, we commit with all our might to believing in the right direction what God has done for us in Christ Jesus. " The wicked" is referring to the evil one, the adversary. We quench the fiery darts of the wicked, which come at us at times from the fives senses realm.
These fiery darts can be a form of corrupt communication which contradicts truth of God's Word.
That's why we hold our mouths in subjection to the instruction of God's Word such as only speak words of grace and which are of edification or, building up someone. The opposite from tearing someone down. As it is written, Life and death is in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21:)
Also we guard our minds from words spoken to us which are to break us from the holding the Truth of God's Word in our minds. (Proverbs 4:23) tells us to guard our minds because, our thoughts run our life.
Ephesians 12:17:And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
By the Athletic understanding, the "sword of the spirit" could more practically be render the javelin of the spirit. A well trained javelin throwers hurl the javelin to make their mark to win in their competition. Our javelin is the fittly spoken Word of God. We win in the spiritual competition by properly utilizing the words inspired by God via, His Word in every aspect in our lives hitting our mark as we have that God in Christ in us in operation to go the distance.
Our aim has always been as seen in (Ephesians 6:10-17:) how each believer can win in the spirit competition of life. These truths from Ephesians shows us how to keep winning as we discipline our minds like athletes utilizing the gift of holy spirit moment by moment.
Just as Jesus Christ did in defeating the adversary and exposing his regime of devil spirits -we have also, the instruction in the Bible. When he would cast them out of people and healed them. "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:" (Matthew 8:16:)
We stand against the methods of the devil, by believing God's Word, operate in the gift of holy spirit, and prevailing over any discouragement -One thought at a time.
As we remain strong in the Lord and the power of his might. "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." (Ephesians 6:10) God will meet our every need as He has fully equipped us in all aspects of life.
We are exhorted and enabled to win daily in the spiritual competition by continuing to stand and utilize all the equipment of God; when we do, we win!
Confessing the Word of God as you believe that Word in your heart results in receiving from God.
1. I will confess that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13) rather than confessing that I can't.
2. I will confess that my God shall supply all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19) rather than confessing that I lack.
3. I will confess that God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7) rather than confessing fear.
4. I will confess that God is the strength of my life (Psalm 27:1) and that they who know their God shall be strong and do exploits (Daniel 11:32) rather than confessing weakness.
5. I will confess that greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4) rather than confessing the supremacy of Satan over my life or living in peaceful co-existence with him.
6. I will confess that God always causes me to triumph in Christ (11 Corinthians 2:14) rather than confessing defeat.
7. I will confess that Christ Jesus is made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30) rather than confessing that I lack wisdom.
8. I will confess that by Christ's stripes I was healed (1 Peter 2:24) rather than confessing sickness.
9. I will confess that I am carefree and that I am casting all my cares upon him who cares for me (1 Peter 5:7) rather than confessing worries and frustrations.
10. I will confess liberty for where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17) rather than confessing bondage.
Take Up the Shield of Believing
Dearly beloved, we now stand in Christ Jesus as righteous, holy and without blame before our Father. We are accepted in the Beloved. Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Take up the shield of the right way of believing!
We are now free to live as dead men who were raised to life again. God gave us the spirit of life in Christ Jesus and we are sealed for the Day of Redemption when we will acquire the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ! Stand in the liberty wherewith Christ made us free!
Our adversary does not want us to know, much less believe these wonderful realities. He does not want us to understand our exalted position in Christ. He wants us blind, ignorant, deceived, and living in denial of these truths. Instead, arm yourself with the shield of the right way of believing with which you can extinguish all the fiery darts he throws at you. Believe the full measure of who you are in Christ, beloved.
We are complete in Christ and we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us; take up the shield of believing.
The old serpent is the father of lies. He is the deceiver, the tempter, the accuser of the brethren, and the condemner. He attempts to torment us by bringing up our past sins, he plagues us with deadly doubts of unworthiness, and haunts us with the shortcomings of our flesh. He is the accuser of God’s children, but beloved, new things have come! We are in Christ now, we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus on the basis of his accomplishments.
Don’t listen to the adversary any longer, utilize the shield of believing, and quench these attacks.
Stand against the adversary by believing who God says you are in Christ, beloved. Our Father, by His exceeding great grace, has freely given us all things with Christ.
Romans 8:35, says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
Whether the adversary orchestrates situations that afflict us with vice-like mental pressures (tribulation), or he sets up extremely distressing situations that put us between a rock and a hard place (distress), they cannot separate us from the love of Christ.
Whether our enemies constantly hound us (persecution), or whether we are destitute and suffer severe lack at times (famine or nakedness), or whether we are hit head-on with dangerous situations designed by the adversary to paralyze us with fear (peril), they cannot separate us.
Whether we are the victims of the cutting words of character assassination by the accuser and his minions, or whether we face death itself (sword), nothing can separate us from the love of Christ!
None of the adversary’s assaults can separate us from Christ’s love for us. These are his attempts to burden, obstruct, depress, discourage, and intimidate us so that we faint in our minds; “take up the shield of believing, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the wicked one.”
If we are to overcome these challenges we must be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might; lift up your shield.
Romans 8: 38 and 39: “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Whether in life or even in the grave; no spiritual power – whether angel, spiritual principality, or power; nothing in the dimension of time – whether past, present or future; nothing in the dimension of space – whether on earth or in the heavenlies; no created thing can separate us God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . . . in whom we are more than conquerors.
We are “more than conquerors” because our victory in Christ Jesus is not only during the fleeting period of this life – it is over death itself!
In Christ Jesus, we are not only “more than conquerors” today, but throughout eternity!
In Christ Jesus, we are “more than conquerors”, not only in the senses realm but also in the spiritual realm. Our Father delivered us from the power of darkness. Nothing in the spirit realm is as powerful as the spirit of God that dwells in us. Beloved, God gave us the power to tread over all the power of the adversary; believe it!
The reality that “we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us” is a greater reality than any obstacle we may face! Lift up the shield of believing and use the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God. On guard, beloved!
'Putting On The Full Armor of God -We Win'
We win in the spiritual competition by thinking and acting on God's Word, therefore, we are strong in the Lord. By The power of Jesus Christ who won the victory over the adversary setting us up to win in the spirit competition. -We win day by day.
Ephesians 6:10,11: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
"Finally" is in conclusion of the pervious directives. We can determine to act on the truths of the great mystery recorded in Ephesians 3, and we can decide to walk worthy of the vocation in which we are called of Ephesians 4. In Ephesians 5 we are exhorted to become followers of God walking in love, light and to be circumspect. Here we delve into Ephesians 6 "Being Strong in the Lord and in the power of his might."
God also tells us we are to put on all the equipment of God in order to stand against the methods of the devil. We put that Word of God on "just right," as headgear and we keep it on to win in the spiritual competition.
In Ephesians 6:12: 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 (from on high).
Our competition is a mental competition against an already defeated ruler of darkness and spiritual principalities and powers. That's why we need to keep the Word of God on in our minds, like headgear in sports. Our competition is not against people- "flesh and blood" but, of the adversary and his regime.
The adversary rules the devil spirit powers referred to in Ephesians 6:12. He knows he's already been defeated by Jesus Christ. However he does not want born-again believers to know it and to claim the victory. If the Adversary can help it he'll try keep the believers ignorant of his defeat and laying distractions in order to prevent us from putting to mind, God's Word. The Words of God have power against the adversaries' realm when fitly spoken.
Ephesians 6:13: Wherefore take unto you the whole armour (the complete equipment) of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day(the evil one), and having done all, to stand.
"Wherefore" could be rendered "because of this." We wrestle in our minds against the spiritual realities of verse 12 in the spiritual competition, we need to take into manifestation the complete equipment of God. He has given to us in the Bible, He has written His Words for us to believe and the manifestations of the spirit for us to utilize to win against the spiritual competition. We have everything we need and every reason "to stand" in victory over our adversary, the devil.
Ephesians 6:14: Stand therefore, having your loins girt (our commitment center) about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
The phrase, "having your loins girt about with truth" in verse 14 can be understood as committing ourselves to the truth of God's Word. The expression, "tighten up your belt a notch" gives a present day understanding.
The way we stand is to commit ourselves to believe and live the rightly presented and handled truth of God's Word.
This verse also exhorts us to have on the "breastplate of righteousness." The "breastplate" refers to the heart of our renewed mind. We renew our mind to what God via His Word, His Will says about our righteousness spiritually. In (2 Corinthians 5:21:) tells us as believers of Christ, we have the righteousness of God. Will you stand on what God has done for us in Christ Jesus?! Yes- we as committed believers of Christ we do!
Ephesians 6:15: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
The "gospel of peace" is referring to the good news of the Gospel. Once we put on God's Word in our hearts and minds, remaining strong in the Lord we hold forth the gospel to others. This is a vital part of winning in the spiritual competition, speaking the truth in love!
Ephesians 6:16: Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
The "shield of faith" can be rendered as discus of believing. Just like a well trained athlete, an olympian is skillful hurling a discus with all their might in the right direction, we commit with all our might to believing in the right direction what God has done for us in Christ Jesus. " The wicked" is referring to the evil one, the adversary. We quench the fiery darts of the wicked, which come at us at times from the fives senses realm.
These fiery darts can be a form of corrupt communication which contradicts truth of God's Word.
That's why we hold our mouths in subjection to the instruction of God's Word such as only speak words of grace and which are of edification or, building up someone. The opposite from tearing someone down. As it is written, Life and death is in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21:)
Also we guard our minds from words spoken to us which are to break us from the holding the Truth of God's Word in our minds. (Proverbs 4:23) tells us to guard our minds because, our thoughts run our life.
Ephesians 12:17:And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
By the Athletic understanding, the "sword of the spirit" could more practically be render the javelin of the spirit. A well trained javelin throwers hurl the javelin to make their mark to win in their competition. Our javelin is the fittly spoken Word of God. We win in the spiritual competition by properly utilizing the words inspired by God via, His Word in every aspect in our lives hitting our mark as we have that God in Christ in us in operation to go the distance.
Our aim has always been as seen in (Ephesians 6:10-17:) how each believer can win in the spirit competition of life. These truths from Ephesians shows us how to keep winning as we discipline our minds like athletes utilizing the gift of holy spirit moment by moment.
Just as Jesus Christ did in defeating the adversary and exposing his regime of devil spirits -we have also, the instruction in the Bible. When he would cast them out of people and healed them. "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:" (Matthew 8:16:)
We stand against the methods of the devil, by believing God's Word, operate in the gift of holy spirit, and prevailing over any discouragement -One thought at a time.
As we remain strong in the Lord and the power of his might. "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." (Ephesians 6:10) God will meet our every need as He has fully equipped us in all aspects of life.
We are exhorted and enabled to win daily in the spiritual competition by continuing to stand and utilize all the equipment of God; when we do, we win!
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