<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477032223288967353</id><updated>2012-02-29T00:27:54.492-08:00</updated><category term='truth'/><category term='Truths'/><category term='Bible'/><title type='text'>Sacred truths</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sacred</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17871781841155891132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>38</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477032223288967353.post-6747033608489883536</id><published>2012-02-29T00:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-29T00:27:54.511-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Truths'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='truth'/><title type='text'>Personal Freedom</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="WordSection1"&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;Personal Freedom &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 1 Corinthians 7:23 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent.. – Thomas Jefferson Letter To Francis Hopkinson, Paris Mar. 13, 1789i &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;"Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the liberty of moving and using it at his own will. This is what is called personal liberty, and is given him by the Author of nature, because necessary for his own sustenance." --Thomas Jefferson: Legal Argument, 1770. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;"What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals." --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1789. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;In my opinion there has been no one who has advocated personal freedom in world like Thomas Jefferson about whom Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia states : &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), third president of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the most brilliant men in history. His interests were boundless, and his accomplishments were great and varied. He was a philosopher, educator, naturalist, politician, scientist, architect, inventor, pioneer in scientific farming, musician, and writer, and he was the foremost spokesman for democracy of his day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Thomas Jefferson lived and fought for personal freedom and rights of each individual and so should we. Although Jesus Christ has made believers kings and priests to His God and Father, (Revelations 1:6, 5:10) many including leadership in the house of God have a demonic inspired idea that they were called to rule over the sheep. But we have no king or priest over us except Jesus Christ the LORD. He is our only LORD, King and Priest. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Unfortunately down through the years we have run into many pastors who had a hidden agenda of taking care for number one and didn‘t have the best interests of the sheep. Rather than being a servant like Jesus and laying down their lives for the sheep they actual took the lives of the sheep especially their hard earned money and talents and spent it all on themselves and their families. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Most of these kinds of pastors were very good talkers, knew more about the bible than their sheep, were friends of other pastors who did the same thing that they did and would not disclose their salaries and those of their family members. They believed they were only accountable to God and no other even though their money didn‘t come from God but from the sheep! As a result I don‘t trust most pastors be they on TV or in a local church! God‘s word is unchanging: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. 3 John 1:9-12 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Spiritual abuse is very common in churches in North America and British Isles by those whose spiritual authority doesn‘t come from God but is their own invention. Due to insecurity the leader uses his religious position to control or dominate another person and uses negative words and actions to bring about submission both doctrinal and physical. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Many leaders spend a lot of time focusing on their own authority and reminding others of it because they cannot demonstrate authority, spiritual power, and credibility by their lives and message. They believe that the members are there to meet the needs of the leader and not the reverse! It‘s very stupid to simply receive and act upon a spiritual directive because you are ‗supposed to be submissive‘, or because someone is ‗in authority.‘ God alone is our Lord and to Him we give account and not to a mortal men who are here today and gone tomorrow. The clergy was not created to rule over the laity. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Any leadership that advocates a particular doctrine or view point to remain in good standing with the particular religious group is dangerous to our spiritual health and physical sanity. And when they restore to ‗scare tactics‘ or intimidation of any sort such as ― The Lord told me things about you&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; or ―God will curse you if you leave our group&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; they are deceived ones deceiving others. Any group that practices publicly shaming, exposing, or threatening to remove people from the group is already defeated and is part of Satan‘s army. Mind you I have known people who have ‗removed‘ for asking too many questions, for disobeying the unspoken rules, or for disagreeing with authority. Yes, people are made public examples in order to send a message to those who remain. But God‘s word is unchanging: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom. Proverbs 10:21 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;In Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Park Bible Church was a very rich and large church of 1,000 members in a beautiful expense structure situated on the hill overlooking the city that could be seen by everybody. It was composed of bible-believing Christians who loved the Lord and were active in witnessing and helping their community. But the Pastor became abusive and totalitarian. Deacons and many others members were asked to leave when they confronted the pastor about his specific idiosyncrasies. As a result, many people were &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;deeply hurt; the church membership went down to 300 and the pastor moved back to the States. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;In January 2004, the churches in the area were asked to meet and pray at Park Bible Church for reconciliation and healing as many people were scared and disillusioned in the church. The sad part was that it was one of the richest churches in the community with very educated and rich members in it and still it was not exempt from the abuses of a benevolent dictator, the senior pastor. The tragedy is that many abusive pastors don‘t see that they are abusive even though the ―Policy Manual of Carpenter‘s Home Church, Lakeland, Florida,&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; written by the senior pastor stated: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;A congregation must be a planting of the Lord not a secular military base with a benevolent dictator. All Contact with the Public or with employees must reflect the philosophy of the administrator or the Senior Pastor, as he understands the character of Jesus&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; (Page 15, Summary) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Just because a pastor is well educated (Bob Jones University) and well versed in scriptures like Senior Pastor Karl Strader, who personally picked and fired his board of directors at will, was, doesn‘t mean he wasn‘t abusive or dictatorial. (Mind you the CHC which once had around five thousand members and was built for ten thousand now doesn't belong any more to Karl Strader.) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The religious and political leaders of Jesus day were quite educated but Jesus still called them fools and blind ones (Matthew 23:17,19). In other words just because a man is educated doesn‘t mean he is not a fool especially if he doesn‘t acknowledge that ―The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Unfortunately for them even many of God‘s people are fools because they despise wisdom and instruction from others. They feel their special position as pastor, preacher, church leader, choir member or church usher has made above reproach and they are accountable to no one but God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer put his finger on one of the greatest dangers to the modern society including the church. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Every personality cult that is concerned with important qualities, outstanding abilities, strengths, and the talents of someone else—even though these may be thoroughly spiritual in nature—is worldly and has no place in the Christian community. Indeed, it poisons that community. The demand one hears so often today for . . . ―powerful personalities&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; springs too often from the spiritually sick need for the admiration of people, for the erection of visible structures of human authority, because the genuine authority of service seems too unimportant (Life Together, p. 108). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The Word of God encourages us to have the attitude in ourselves Christ Jesus had including that nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind we are each to esteem others better than ourselves. And we are to look out not only for our own interests, but also for the interests of others. God‘s word is unchanging: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:1-11 &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD. Proverbs 29:26 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus wasn't predictable. He didn't ask His disciples to sacrifice their wages to build a bigger house for Himself, nor did He merely talk a good line. He healed blind eyes and withered limbs, and raised the dead. He walked on water and calmed stormy seas. Over and over, in so many ways, He showed Himself worthy of a following--not just by talking about faith and self-sacrifice and the endtimes, but by the miracles He did. He proved He was God's sacrifice for our sins when, after voluntarily allowing Himself to be nailed to an executioner's cross, He rose bodily from the dead to show that He was King of kings and Lord of lords. As part of His legacy, He left a band of disciples who were willing to live and die for their testimony that together they had seen Him alive after His resurrection. Together they bore witness to One whose teaching and example has become the measure of those who are dangerous and those who are not. ii &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Spiritual abuse is quite common in many churches in America. When spiritual abuse takes place in any congregation it is time to go. No one should ever be spiritually abused. We all know of pastors who abuse and we know a lot of pastors who are emotionally and spiritually abused by congregations. And many righteous ones with the wisdom that God has given them have protested about spiritual abuse and the rights of the sheep such as Rev. Jack Cascione, The Voters' Assembly Is Invested With Authority from God, who stated: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;'Thus writes St. Paul (1 Cor. 3:21-23): ‗Therefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours: whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come-all are yours. And you are Christ's and Christ is God's.' From this [passage] we learn that all things that even Paul and Peter had were only treasures from the jewel room of the believing Christians or of the church." ("Church and Ministry" C.F.W. Walther, 1851, CPH 1982, page 50) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;"However, this equality of believers is abrogated and the church is changed into a secular organization if a minister demands obedience not only to the Word of Christ, his one Lord and Head and that of all Christians, but also to what his own insight and experience regard as good and suitable. As soon, therefore, as adiaphora or things indifferent, that is things that are neither commanded nor forbidden in God's Word, come in question in the church, a minister may never demand absolute obedience to what merely appears to him to be best" ("Church and Ministry" C.F.W. Walther, 1851, CPH 1982, page 312) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;"It follows from these statements of Scripture that the congregation of believers enjoys a sovereignty under Christ which are not to be restricted or limited in any way. Christians may not be made subject to a minister or a priest, because they are all ministers and priests in their own right who have the privilege of approaching God directly. " ("The Abiding Word", Alfred von Rohr Sauer, Volume III, CPH 1947 page 306) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;"As such they (congregations) possessed all the gifts and rights of the Church which Christ has bestowed upon it. Specifically, the function of the Christian congregation is to &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;administer the means of grace in its midst and to serve in this world for the conversion of the sinner to God. This is nothing else than the administration of the keys of the Kingdom. (Matt. 18:17-20; "Tell it to the church"; Matt. 16:19, John 20:22-23, "Whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.")....The church, therefore functions as the administrator of the office of the keys of the Kingdom." ("The Abiding Word", Richard Klan, Volume III, CPH 1947 page 383) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default" style="page-break-before: always;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, Christians may not be made subject to a minister or a priest, because they are all ministers and priests in their own right who have the privilege of approaching God directly. Apostle Paul taught that ―there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 1 Corinthians 12:25-27). In other words in the eyes of God and in the words of Jesus we are all brethren and no one except the Lord has the right to rule over another Christian. Chuck Swindoll, author, pastor, seminary president, once talked about the six traps in ministry including Authoritarianism, Exclusiveness, Greed, Rationalization, Sensuality and Unaccountability: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;1)Authoritarianism is the lack of a servant‘s heart. This is when the leadership has gone wild with a tyrannical, oppressive pride. Don‘t suppress God‘s people. Respect them and encourage them to be all God wants them to be. Don‘t abuse God‘s people. Christ is Lord, not the pastor or anyone else in His church. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;2) Exclusiveness is the ―I (or we) alone are all right.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; ―Only we have the truth, or the best program.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; It constantly stresses the idea that we are the only people God uses. No one else is as good, doctrinally correct, blessed of God, filled with the Spirit, etc. God has blessed me, or our group as the elite Christians. The emphasis is on our distinctiveness, denominational pride, selective doctrine, a special revelation or anointing from God, etc. The leader promotes a clannish, cultic following, clicks, etc. The truth is in God‘s grace there are no favorites. God does not play favorites with anyone. We are saved by grace alone. There are no second-class citizens in the Kingdom of God. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;3) Greed is the money crazy theme. How much do you harp on money? What is your motive? Even building yourself a name for a church with a big budget falls prey to this abuse. As a pastor I don‘t handle money. Let someone else do it. The church assigns a group of people to count the money, the treasurer writes the checks and an audit committee checks the books. Don‘t even find out who gives the most or how frequently they give in your church. How do you handle money that people hand to you and say use it were the greatest need is? Do you continue asking for money after you know you have all the funds you need for a certain project? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;4) Rationalization is the effort to justify wrong with a defensive spirit. Are you quick to gloss over personal sin, make excuses or lie about it? Are you over emphasizing or underemphasizing some area of purity? What areas and why? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;5) Sensuality is how I handle sex. Treat all women in all purity. Stay away from any compromise or even the smell of smoke. Don‘t become too familiar with the opposite sex, or your own sex. Stay away from all appearance of evil. Live a pure life. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;6) Unaccountability is the idea I answer only to God and no one else. As a pastor and a member of my church I am always accountability to someone. I am accountable to the deacons, the deacons are accountable to the church, and the church is accountable to one another. Beware of the secretive, ―I am accountable only to God and I answer to no one else.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; No one is above accountability. Receive the confrontation of friends and mentors and remind yourself that only observed behavior changes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The apostle in Philippians 2:5-11 is stressed the remedy to spiritual abuse in modern society. His emphasis was on the character of God that is seen in selfless service and &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;obedience to Christ and others. Jesus Christ is our perfect example of obedient service. His attitude runs counter to the human tendency to dominate and control others for personal gain. ―Think in this way,&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; Paul says, ―just as Jesus Christ thought in this way.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; That is the best safeguard we can have in the way we handle life. Follow the example of Christ‘s selflessness, humility and obedience. On various occasions Paul has used Christ‘s behavior as an example for believers‘ lifestyle (Rom. 15:3-9; 2 Cor. 8:9; Eph. 5:1-2; Col. 3:3ff; 1 Tim. 6:13-16). Paul normally puts the emphasis on living the Christian life in the believer‘s union with Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 6:1-14; 1 Cor.6:11-20; Col. 3:1-4; Rom. 8:1-17; Gal. 2:16-20; 5:16-26). But here he tells us not only to imitate the model of Christ. But ―Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; We need to yield and submit to Christ and the wonderful Holy Spirit daily so that the life of Christ might be lived out through us and not our life. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="Default"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;J. Hudson Taylor English missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission made the English term "exchanged life" popular through his testimony of how God made him a new man. (Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, page 154.) The word "exchanged" is used to signify that God has made it possible for us to exchange our total insufficiency to live the Christian life for Christ's total sufficiency to live it through us. He did this by exchanging our old identity in Adam for our new identity in Christ and by uniting our newborn spirit with His (I Corinthians 6:17; Galatians 2:20). The term "exchanged life" is related to the believer's discovery of his identity in Christ: that is he is a new creation, one born of God, that he is not what he was before. It is time that we rediscover and practice the truth that ―I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;‖&lt;/span&gt; Yes, we are to let Christ live His life in and through us and we will not be foolish ones who die for lack of wisdom. 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/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Fall of Jerusalem&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://witnessed.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/des8114_n.jpg" href="http://witnessed.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/des8114_n.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3021" data-mce-src="http://witnessed.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/des8114_n.jpg" height="450" src="http://witnessed.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/des8114_n.jpg" title="des8114_n" width="600" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Mark 11:17 - 19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. And when even was come, he went out of the city.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Mat 21:19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Luke 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Since God is sovereign and the New Testament was written in Greek and Aramaic according to his will and not in Hebrew. Could not have God writtten the New Testament rather in Hrebrew and why did he not.? Why? it is cause He got rid of the old covenant and made a new covenant that wasn't not Jewish anymore.. that included now the gentiles..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;A relationship with God is not like watching the TV.. you do not choose and pick what Channels to watch, or to follow.. the relationship is more like using a phone, a 2 way conversation.. you talk and listen. I too once was praying for a house, car, job, money but God rather was trying to tell me to go to the Hospital cause I seriously needed medical care.. in fact I needed heart surgery, and I often get prayer requests, demands even from people for money, etc., and seems the only time they contact me and God is when they need or want something.. that is not real Christianity.. God says His ways are not our ways.. Seek God and get His will, help and not man’s help..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;No where in the New Testament does it now say, "Want to be a better Christian? Become a Jew, Observe Old Testament laws, Study the Old Testament, Help the Jews get back their once promsied land.. or that the Jews should return to Israel afer God had kicked them out the second time.. rather the New Testament does says follow after Jesus Christ, and be now filled wiht the Holy Spirit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;SALVATION still is only by the finsihed work of the lord Jesus Christ!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Mat 27:51 KJV) And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Luke 23:45 KJV) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(2 Cor 3:14 KJV) But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(2 Cor 3:15 KJV) But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the Bible, the New testament book of Galatians, we see that Apostle Paul exprssed a full concern about a group of people who were attempting to pull the Galatian Christians back into legalism and the Law. These people were Judaizers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In Galatians 1:6-10, Paul said: 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned! 10 Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;If All of the Aportles now l came out from under the Law, who do we think we are to go back under it? as Aposltel Paul said in Galatians:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort (Galatians 3:1-3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Beware of those eveil people who say, think you have to go back under the Law to find a deeper place in Christ. Let's not replace the Presence of God with ritual and ceremony. It's not what He wants for us. Beware.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;First do notice how quickly the Jewish lovers next do go into a rage and threathen you with judgement cause you do not agree with them and use your right of free speech to do so.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Today’s Jews are are too quick to associate with the Promised Land of Joshua’s time. However, as per the conditions of the Bible , the New Testament and even the establishment of the State of Israel by the United Nations in 1948 it now raises many valid questions about that relationship validity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Still the state of Israel is big enough for both the Jews and Muslims to live together in peace too. So do all grow up and smarten up up. (Psa 133:1 KJV) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I really get sick every time I hear preachers such as John Hagee and Jerry Falwell demonize the Arab people, while glorifying the Jews. &lt;a data-mce-href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/john-hagee%e2%80%99s-israel-heresy/" href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/john-hagee%e2%80%99s-israel-heresy/"&gt;http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/john-hagee%e2%80%99s-israel-heresy/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Too many fundamentals, professing Christians now falsely do that the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 was prophesied in Scripture while there is no direct support of this in the New Testament Bible even still. Zionism, on the other hand, “is a secularist, largely atheistic ideology” that emerged in the late 19th century. God still does not require the human input to fulfill his own prophecies. Now too many Christian Zionists, extremists do falsely do now believe that in order to fulfill all of the Biblical prophecy, Israel must next conquer most of the Middle East.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And anyone watched the mostly self centered, get richer TV evangelists such as a Pat Robertson or John Hagee and their distorted sermons scenarios involving the future “Rapture,” Jesus Christ and also Israel, should also quickly firstly now realize that these false prophets are not only fleecing, scaring their flock to give more money but falsely are into worshipping the false idol of Israel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.John Hagee pays himself over a million dollars a year in TAX FREE money while having several palaces to live in, like the $2.1 million 7,969-acre ranch outside Brackettville, Texas , with five lodges, including a “main lodge” and a gun locker.;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Once considered a small marginal doctrine among evangelicals, the false dispensationalist theology of Christian Zionism has greatly escalated, ironically falsely with the help of jess, Messianic Jews, Judaizers and many others too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The reality still is that the parable of the vineyard (Matt 21:33-43) clearly shows that the Christian Church totally now rather succumbs all of the past promises made to Israel. Be careful about accepting anyone’s word about Christian Zionism do first read the Bible, New Testament for yourself and know the truth rather. &lt;a data-mce-href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/the-2-promised-returns/" href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/the-2-promised-returns/"&gt;http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/the-2-promised-returns/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;” Those who question the legitimacy of Israel’s actions are immediately labelled anti-Semitic by some quarters, effectively undermining the turn of phrase by using it in this context.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We are right to question the state of Israel’s actions and I am not anti-Semitic for doing so. I think the religious fundamentalism exhibited by certain Zionist and Orthodox Jewish groups needs to be dealt with in a similar manner to Islamic fundamentalism, I don’t see the distinction between the two, both are equally repulsive. ” &lt;a data-mce-href="http://mccainvrsobama.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/even-as-to-the-promised-land/" href="http://mccainvrsobama.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/even-as-to-the-promised-land/"&gt;http://mccainvrsobama.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/even-as-to-the-promised-land/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE JEWS AND ARABS FALSELY DO PREACH THEIR VERSION OF THE LETTER OF THE LAW OVER LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR TOO!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jews will always be far from any right to the the promise land because of all their own unrepentant SINS, ACTS, even the blood shed of many others that they have killed from generations to generation even the shed blood of Jesus. (Mat 23:38 KJV) Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Firstly any one who looks at the subject of prophecy, a real genuine Bible student knows that too many Jews ,who can only use the old testament, and there is almost no new testament substantiation for it, still the Jews, and many others have wrongfully now Distorted Biblical Prophecy Interpretation after the time of Jesus Christ to suit their false Jewish’s ends, a Jewish purpose, for they like Judas they betray Jesus Christ by these acts for Jesus next made it clear the second Jewish Kingdom of God was not in this world.. (John 18:36 KJV) Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And the false Jewish supporters can solely refer to the Old Testament verses now such as Jeremiah Chapter 31, Joel 3:2, Amos 9:15 and Psalm 83: for they undeniably have no New Testament substantiations, support for Israel’s return or possession now of the past promised land.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And as we all do know the main temple in Jerusalem was fully destroyed to the ground in 70 AD by the Romans, as well as all of the temple records there in, so no one any longer can validate his Jewish ancestry or birth rights even.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The chief identifying mark of the false Judiazers is their full or partial observance of sthe Jewish laws such as the celebration of festivals and the Sabbath, studying heavily the Jewish Scriptures, and keeping certain Jewish feasts. Note these people aresome of the most divisive, legalistic, demonic led. Thesre are here also the so called believers in Yeshua who rant and rave about the church being pagan, and Pentecostals being demonic, and the Christians are not keeping the Sabbath and not following the Torah. They don't want to be called Christians, they don't believe in our Jesus . Real Christian do not keep the sabbath any more and they do not follow the Torah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Judiazers are the ones still headed to hell, for they do not believe that Christ alone saves, but they believe that they do like Cain, do need to play a role in their own salvation. Some they are Like the Christian Jews in the Book of Hebrews who received the truth but falsely continued to make sacrifices, trusting in their own sacrifices for their personal salvation, the judiazers basically do still count Christ's blood as an "unholy thing," - for they do not believe is is mighty enough to save them itself. Judaizers they are slap to the face to Christ our Lord and Saviour.We are initially saved through the finished work of Jesus Christ and not by our own works, but through God's GRACE but we are kept as Christians by our own free will!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We are not talking about Jewish people who sccept Jesus Christ also as their lord and Savior abd become true Christians.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There are generally are 4 false groups among the false Judaizers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 Jewish Christians&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; 2 Gentile Judaizing Christians&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; 3 Confused God-fearers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; 4 Messianic Judaizers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-The Jewish Christians were Jews who believed in Jesus, yet continued to observe Jewish law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-The Judaizing Christians group consisted of Gentile Christians who have faalsely adopted certain aspects of Jewish law; some of them had observed certain Jewish practices prior to their conversion (to Christianity) because of their false attraction to these customs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;- Others had not kept any Jewish rites before becoming Christian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;*** The reason for their errors is clear, they have not yet fully turbed to the Lord Jesus Christ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(2 Cor 3:16 KJV) Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Heb 10:20 KJV) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rev 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For all of the Jewish believers in the shed blood of the Messiah Jesus Christ, a normative Judaism is nothing short of spiritual adultery. In Romans we are told that we were made to die to the Law in order to be joined to (married to) the Messiah Jesus Christ. “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit for God.” Romans 7:4 And the context is that of a woman who is married, i.e. she cannot (legitimately) be joined to two different husbands, except that one be dead. We are NOT our own savior, so let’s allow Jesus to be our sole Savior and let’s leave the false religions, even Judaism to the world. “Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. “Take heed therefore, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you… ‘Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish; For I am accomplishing a work in your days, A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’” Acts 13:38, 41&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“For many walk of whom I often told you and now tell you even weeping that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction whose god is their appetite and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.” Philippians 3:18,19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;It is a realy sad fact, in spite of the fact they may use some of the same words other real Christians do now, that too many professing Christians who claim they love God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, in reality they are still not filled with the Holy Spirit even cause they have rejected the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and his gifts being applicable today, they now falsely have limited the Gospel as being Jesus the Savior only and they wrongfully do not teach the full Gospel of Jesus the Christ now as well…. and they falsely emphasize the usage of Greek and the teaching of men, such as Darby, Scofield, over the Holy Spirit teaching us directly.. and those amongst them who do this they all basically do not have the Holy Spirit, are actually deceived, are now none of His.. They realy are still unsaved thus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“YOU CANNOT PRAISE HIM IN FALSE DOCTRINE ..YOU COMMIT FORNICATION WHEN YOU ARE IN FALSE DOCTRINE …..WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE HOLY GHOST YOU CANNOT WORSHIP HIM…..HE SAID THIS IN ACTS BEFORE HE LEFT UP Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT BRING THE DEMONIC DOCTRINE INTO THE CHURCH …SAYING YAHWAH KEEPING THE PASSOVER THE SABBATH”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now the Law of Moses was great while it lasted. But it had a failing; it couldn’t make any of us free from all things. It is ONLY through Jesus Himself the Person, the God/man Christ Jesus and His work on the cross that we can be set free. Observing the Law itself now cannot do it for us. “For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.’ ” Galatians 3:10 “And I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, or keep their ordinances, or defile yourselves with their idols.” (Ezekiel 20:18) And again in verse 25, “And I gave them statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There are major unacceptable New testament, Biblical. theological differences between Messianic Jews and the true Christians, the true believers.. Forwe need to recognize that God doesn’t favor one culture above another. “Jewish culture” is not only foreign to most Jews, it is also foreign to God. in Reality Judaism (and all cultural religions for that matter) looks to be like serving God, but they are not for they do robs us of the opportunity to bond with God, to speak to Him, to know Him, to love Him, to serve on God’s own terms. The teaching of the Pharisees (Judaism) itself is poisonous for all believers. Either we have Jesus and His life, or we have something else and we die. “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 &lt;a data-mce-href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/in-the-last-days-perilous-times-shall-come/" href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/in-the-last-days-perilous-times-shall-come/"&gt;http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/in-the-last-days-perilous-times-shall-come/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Messianic Jews they have not made the necessary step to cross over to worship Jesus as their Lord amd Savior directly yet as well ,even because they have not taken up their cross, forsaken all to follow after Jesus as well, for being a Christian believer in Israel isn’t easy for you always feel that the rest of Jewish society isn’t accepting you. It should be understood by all that all Jews still need to be saved from their sins, Hell itself by accepting Jesus Christ as their Personal lord, Savior, and any of their Jewish cultural roots will not save them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Mat 23:37 KJV) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The New Israel is the Church.. which is now MADE UP with the old Israel.. It may surprise you to discover that the New Testament never uses the term ‘chosen’ to describe the Jewish people. It is only used of those who follow Jesus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOW WE VALID CHRISTIANS DO BASE THE VALID DOCTRINES ON THE NEW TESTAMENT SUBSTANTIATION BY JESUS OR THE APOSTLES, NOT JUST ON THE OLD TESTAMENT REFERENCES..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;a data-mce-href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/" href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/"&gt;http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;BY THE WAY IF YOU CHECK OUT THE GOSPEL YOU WILL SEE THAT JESUS DROVE OUT THE MONEY CHANGERS TWICE AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF HIS MINISTRY WHICH HAS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Did Jesus pray for the people He upended and scourged as He walked through the temple? No. How come Jesus didn't pray for and bless His enemies?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; HE DIDN'T HE CURSED THEM WITH WOE TO YOU. AND AS A RESULT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS ENEMIES?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jesus as the Chief Apostle and Prophet, judged the false ones of His day and He publicly did not say nice things about them but told them that their end would be worse than their beginning. He told them they were hypocrites, blind guides, serpents, brood of vipers, and lawless ones, who would not escape the condemnation of hell and there would be a day of judgment for them. He told them,"Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, "that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. (Matthew 23:34) And because God was with Him, God would honor His words and they would not fall to the ground. The Jewish religious and political leaders of Jesus day along with their followers would not escape the condemnation of hell in the speedy ensuring judgments that followed in 70 AD for whatsoever a man sows so shall He reap! Flavius Josephus in writing about “The Siege of Jerusalem, AD 70” testified:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; Throughout the city people were dying of hunger in large numbers, and enduring unspeakable sufferings. In every house the merest hint of food sparked violence, and close relatives fell to blows, snatching from one another the pitiful supports of life. No respect was paid even to the dying; the ruffians [anti-Roman zealots] searched them, in case they were concealing food somewhere in their clothes, or just pretending to be near death. Gaping with hunger, like mad dogs, lawless gangs went staggering and reeling through the streets, battering upon the doors like drunkards, and so bewildered that they broke into the same house two or three times in an hour. Need drove the starving to gnaw at anything. Refuse which even animals would reject was collected and turned into food. In the end they were eating belts and shoes, and the leather stripped off their shields. Tufts of withered grass were devoured, and sold in little bundles for four drachmas.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There is a real price to be paid for rejecting truth and doing injustice, even in the current time of life, as the people of Jerusalem who murdered Jesus could testify. By 66 AD Life in Jerusalem had become a nightmare, it was so full of violence and misery. Famine and food shortages become an everyday problem.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;  Then in 70 AD Titus marched against the city with four legions of the Roman army. They laid siege to Jerusalem and using their battering rams they breached the walls of the city. Fleeing citizens of Jerusalem were caught by the Romans and were tortured and crucified. Later the whole city was destroyed and the people of Jerusalem paid the price for ignoring Jesus warning about what would happen to them. These kinds of things do happen even in the current time of life!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TITUS now promised that the Temple should be spared if the defenders would come forth and fight in any other place, but John and the Zealots refused to surrender it. For several days the outer cloisters and outer court were attacked with rams, but the immense and compact stones resisted the blows. As many soldiers were slain in seeking to storm the cloisters, Titus ordered the gates to be set on fire. Through that night and the next day the flames raged through the cloisters. Then, in order to save the Temple itself, he ordered the fire to be quenched. On the tenth of August, the same day of the year on which Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Temple built by Solomon, the cry was heard that the Temple was on fire. The Jews, with cries of grief and rage, grasped their swords and rushed to take revenge on their enemies or perish in the ruins.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; The slaughter was continued while the fire raged. Soon no part was left but a small portion of the outer cloisters, where 6,000 people had taken refuge, led by a false prophet who had there promised that God would deliver His people in His Temple. The soldiers set the building on fire and all perished. Titus next spent eighteen days in preparations for the attack on the upper city, which was then speedily captured. And now the Romans were not disposed to display any mercy, night alone putting an end to the carnage. During the whole of this siege of Jerusalem, 1,100,000 were slain, and the prisoners numbered 97,000. "&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;a data-mce-href="http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/templejer_cg.html" href="http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/templejer_cg.html"&gt;http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/templejer_cg.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;too am a Gentile grafted into the branches of the fig tree that was symbol of the Jewish People.. the Jews were once God's chosen people...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But you do not put old wine into new basket Jesus said.. but you put the new wine into containers too.. so the Old has been superseded by the New Testament.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Only those who believe in the Son of man...there can be Good Arabs, good Americans...etc... No one goes to the Father except through me...Jesus said. He is the sole and ultimate Sacrifice.. the only way to God for everyone..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;but there is no promised return of Israel by Jesus Christian Zionists fail to recognize how Jesus universalizes the land promise made in Psalm 37. “But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;there is no new testament verse substantiating thaw present jewie return to the land of Israel. and if you do believe otherwise it rather shows how little you know of Jesus and the whole Bible too.. go and study it rightfully too..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The true Biblical scholar can note all of the major, essential Christian doctrines have been repeated by Jesus or the apostles in the New Testament. Zionism, the reestablishment of the nation of Israel, with Jerusalem as it’s capital is not one of them. When Christianity became a formal, legal religion in the fourth century, Churches throughout the world agreed on which books should form the New Testament, and they agreed on several basic statements of faith. One of the doctrinal lists created was the Apostles’ Creed, the Creed was an accurate summary of what the apostles taught. It too does not mention Zionism. Nor does the Nicene creed. Nor many others. So the present support of Zionism by many Christians is not a true, valid Christian teaching. Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”’ (Mt. 4:4,7,10 ) not your own gospel now too..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Christian Zionists falsely now contrary to the New Testament do support the rebuilding of the nation of Israel, Jerusalem as the center of Worship, and the rebuilding of the Temple. Since the Christian Zionism error is because they follow a literal and futurist reading of the Old Testament, which plus their false refusal to acknowledge how Jesus and the Apostles reinterpreted the Old Testament, with a false assumption that Old and New Testament run at times parallel into the future, the former speaking of Israel and the latter of the Church. This is at variance with the way the New Testament interprets, fulfills, annuls and completes the Old. For example, “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.” (Acts 10:34-35). If God does not show favoritism, the Jews cannot an longer presume to enjoy a favored or exclusive status. By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear. (Hebrews 8:13). The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-- not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship (Hebrews 10:1) It is fundamental that all persons, Zionist and Christians, do read the Scriptures solely with Christian eyes, and that they interpret the Old Covenant in the light of the New Covenant, not the other way round. Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. (Colossians. 2:16-17) This is the most basic hermeneutical error which Christian Zionists consistently repeat is illustrated in the way Christian Zionists continue to regard the Jews as God’s ‘chosen people’ and clearly which is no longer true.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Jews Remain God’s ‘Chosen People’ was falsely first propounded by the Plymouth Brethren dispensationalist preacher Darby, his implicit assumption is that the Jews continue to enjoy a special covenant relationship with God apart from through Jesus Christ. This contradicts John the Baptist and Jesus own clear and unambiguous statements to the contrary. “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." (Luke 3:8-9) "Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would do the things Abraham did... You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire.” (John 8:39, 44) "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) ‘Anyone who does not listen to him (Christ) will be completely cut off from among his people.’ (Acts 3:23)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus and the apostles repudiated the notion that the Jews continued to enjoy a special status or relationship apart from faith in Jesus as their Messiah. And now 'chosenness' is the gift of God's grace in Jesus Christ to all who trust in Him, irrespective of their racial origins. In the New Testament and the term is never used exclusively of the Jewish people, apart from as members of the Church. Jesus Christ is the ‘chosen’ one. Indeed in the New Testament the term is always used to refer to the Church, the Body of Christ (Ephesians 1:11).Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (Colossians 3:12) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:9-10) It is therefore no longer appropriate to designate the Jews as God’s ‘chosen people’. The term has been redefined to describe all those who trust in Jesus Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Song 2:16 KJV) My beloved ( JESUS) is mine, and I am his:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Song 2:8 KJV) The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;2 Chr 15:2 The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The People with an empty, imposturous Christian spiritual life generally still turn to a simplified Old Testament version gospel, practice and not a real New Testament based Gospel for they even turn to idolatry to wrongfully try to compensate for their definite void, guilt feelings, their failure to reach, acquire a deeper Holy Sprit led, filled, spiritual life in Christ…. They practice idolatry instead and now falsely promote, do encourage the worship of men, prophecy, creeds, denominations, history, doctrines, things, places, books, videos, rather most anyhting over solely worshipping now God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus. The devil leads them into this. Truly Jesus Christ does not talk to ythem and they never were fully baptized with the holy spirit as many of us here were..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;MK 4:22 “For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Cor 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: :2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. :4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.HEAVEN IS OUR HOME AND NOT THE WORLD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;James 4:4 (King James Version) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 John 2:15-17 (King James Version) 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;John 15:19 (King James Version) If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Exodus 20;4,5 (King James Version) 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; My opinion- (If you love Him and doing what He expects of us you don’t half to worry,because when you turn the word hate to love this verse is not mean for you)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Deuteronomy 5:8-9 (King James Version) 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;CAN ANYONE REALLY IMAGINE JESUS CHRIST BEING A HYPOCRITE, LYING, STEALING, CHEATING, COMMITTING ADULTERY, GETTING DRUNK, TAKING POT, DRUGS.. NEVER!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOADS OF SIN TO HIDE LIE WHEN THEY SAY YOU CANNOT JUDGE THEM OR OTHERS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;see all&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;a data-mce-href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-reality/" href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-reality/"&gt;http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-reality/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/the-jews-were-once-gods-chosen-people/" href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/the-jews-were-once-gods-chosen-people/"&gt;http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/the-jews-were-once-gods-chosen-people/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;- &lt;a data-mce-href="http://www.regal-network.com/dispensationalism/files/pdfs/History%20of%20Dispensationalism.pdf" href="http://www.regal-network.com/dispensationalism/files/pdfs/History%20of%20Dispensationalism.pdf"&gt;http://www.regal-network.com/dispensationalism/files/pdfs/History%20of%20Dispensationalism.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-About those Jews, persons who still falsely refuse to acknowledge openly Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior &lt;a data-mce-href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/" href="http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/"&gt;http://wittnessed.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/about-those-jews-persons-who-still-falsely-refuse-to-acknowledge-openly-jesus-christ-as-their-lord-and-savior/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-Christian or not Rev. John MacArthur &lt;a data-mce-href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/christian-or-not/" href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/christian-or-not/"&gt;http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/christian-or-not/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-THE BOOGEYMAN CALLED FALSE TONGUES &lt;a data-mce-href="http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/the-boogeyman-called-false-tongues/" href="http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/the-boogeyman-called-false-tongues/"&gt;http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/the-boogeyman-called-false-tongues/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-Dispensationalists , Plymouth Brethren &lt;a data-mce-href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/dispensationalists-plymouth-brethren/" href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/dispensationalists-plymouth-brethren/"&gt;http://postedat.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/dispensationalists-plymouth-brethren/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-The False Dispensationalists, Dispensationalism &lt;a data-mce-href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/the-false-dispensationalists-dispensationalism/" href="http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/the-false-dispensationalists-dispensationalism/"&gt;http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/the-false-dispensationalists-dispensationalism/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;-Dispensationalists it seems to compensate for their often rejections &lt;a data-mce-href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/dispensationalists-it-seems-to-compensate-for-their-often-rejections/" href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/dispensationalists-it-seems-to-compensate-for-their-often-rejections/"&gt;http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/dispensationalists-it-seems-to-compensate-for-their-often-rejections/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://witnessed.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/the-fall-of-jerusalem/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8477032223288967353-3992010981721880855?l=sacred-truths.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/feeds/3992010981721880855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/fall-of-jerusalem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/3992010981721880855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/3992010981721880855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/fall-of-jerusalem.html' title='The Fall of Jerusalem'/><author><name>Sacred</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17871781841155891132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477032223288967353.post-6156973245633935205</id><published>2012-02-09T16:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-09T16:26:21.853-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Knowing Hebrew or Greek is not essential for all Christians</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Real Christians who know and follow the New Testament do know that there are no Jews any longer in Heaven but only Christians.. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The new Jerusalem is soley  for the bride of Christ, the Christian church as well&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; (Rev 21:2 KJV)  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Rev 21:9 KJV)  And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Rev 22:17 KJV)  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. John 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. The holy spirit alone is the ultimate teacher who is to leads, guide us, teach us in all truth.. but the devil will falsely try to distract from that truth , from God, Jesus Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Some of the ways he does that he the devil lies to you still is that he and his followers also do try to tell you you cannot understand the new testament without knowing Greek or you cannot understand the whole Bible without know Hebrew..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus never now did say that when the Greek and Hebrew arrive it will lead you into all truth.. for that is absurd, and a lie, a great distortion, divertion of Jesus teachings now too...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 Th 2:14  For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15  Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Gal 2:12  For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13  And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 14  But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Gal 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: 14  And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. 15  But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,  Note this God sperated Paul from hus Jewish Mother's womb so he was no longer a Jew now..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;2 Cor 11:24  Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; 1 Cor 9:20  And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Aposlte Paul NEXT AGAIN  tried to become as a Jew, he did not return to be a Jew rather&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(1 Cor 12:13 KJV)  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Gal 3:28 KJV)  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Col 3:11 KJV)  Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;so do not give me crap about any Christians, God, Jesus  being now also a Jew..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Your boss Jesus  was a Jew, a Jewish carpenter, but he is no longer a religious Jew. . Being a Jew is more than the Jewish  religion? It is also a bloodline?  but Jesus destroyed the Jewish temple and all of it's records so no one  no professing Jew today can prove they are the original ethnic Jews.. not one.. Christianity negates the fundamentals of Jewish faith, and one who accepts it rejects the very essence of Judaism. Even if he continues to keep all of the rituals, it is the same as if he abandoned Judaism completely.   A Jew who accepts Christianity might call himself a `Jewish Christian,' but he is no longer a Jew. He can no longer even be counted as part of a Jewish Congregation. When the non-Jewish world makes the claim that one who was Jewish but converts to Christianity can retain the "Jewish Culture and Ethnicity," one must ask, "Which Jewish Culture? Which Jewish Ethnicity?" The culture and ethnicity of a Jew f...rom Morocco has little in common with the ethnicity and culture of a Jew from Eastern Europe. Yet both are Jews because their faith, their Jewish theology, their Jewish Belief System, their Judaism is the same.   And just as many people convert to Judaism, and thus become Jews, those Jews who convert to another faith are no longer Jews. Remember, the Jews determine who is a Jew, and not ex-Jews who have become Christians, and not Christians who are Jewish-wannabees. The Jews today determine for themselves, who is a Jew. The Jews in general  no longer consider Jesus as being a Jew and they are undeniably waiting for an other Jewish Messiah. Many people, Christians and some Jews , Messianic ones as well, erroneously believe that   one can also be Jewish and Christian. It is not true. The Jews are not a race but a relgion, There is no genetic code passed from either mother or father to the child that makes that child a Jew. Genetics might indicate that one’s ancestors were Jews, but that does not, in fact, make one a Jew. Even if all, or some, of the genetic code in a child proved to be of Jewish origin, that would not make the child a Jew. Jewish law determines who is a Jew, and Jewish law is quite clear. If a person's mother is a Jew, and that person has not converted to another faith, then that person will be considered fully Jewish, so long as that person wishes to identify solely as a relgious jew.. Jesus Christ is not a Jew thus now even if he may have been one ....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Furthermore It is absolutely undeniable that both Judaizers and Jews are trying falsely to make us think we need to be Jewish to fully appreciated God and Jesus and the main reasons for this is 1: they want to turn us away from the Christian Faith to the Jewish faith.. and the second main reasons is that they want us falsely to support the false religious holy wars of Israel today.. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://?wittnessed.wordpress.com/?2012/02/07/?jews-israel-arabs-and-jesus?-christ-the-bible/" href="http://www.blogger.com/?wittnessed.wordpress.com/?2012/02/07/?jews-israel-arabs-and-jesus?-christ-the-bible/"&gt;http://?wittnessed.wordpress.com/?2012/02/07/?jews-israel-arabs-and-jesus?-christ-the-bible/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;What it boils down to is that modern rebels wish to change the names of God, eliminate them, malign them, and assimilate them into false religions. These rebels usual return to the Old Testament law (which they only do in words, not deeds), replaces repentance and rebirth. Conversion, repentance, and living by Christian standards all now has been replaced by using a mantra that is based upon using a “corrected” name of God, and a “corrected” name of Jesus. What is amusing is that those who make a big deal out of it while still calling themselves Bible-believers almost all of them generally know about as much about Hebrew as the average Australian aborigine knows about Lithuanian.. more scholarly pretense is what it is too..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Now three questions addressed to those Christians who abuse God’s word by perverting the name of God. (1) Why would you allow yourself to be influenced by Bible-scoffers who treat the Bible as a book of mythology instead of as Scripture? (2) Where did you get the authority to change both the English and Hebrew texts of the Bible when neither one of them is ambiguous in the least? (3) Do you think that God is going to honor you for doing so? As forall those of you who choose to continue to slander the Lord now that you can no longer claim ignorance"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Also even Yahwah Apostolic Ministries IS A SERIOUS DEMONIC CULT THAT DENIES JESUS OF HIS DEITY ,,,HIS DIVINE NATURE ..THEY ARE SABBATH LAW KEEPERS ..THEY USE OLD TESTAMENT WORDING IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ..THE VERY THING PAUL PREACHED AGAINST IMAGINE THIS JESUS CHRIST, Yahweh? For there is one God, and ONE MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 2:5 (Acts 4:12 KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. … (Rom 10:13 KJV) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. :33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. :36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. Mat 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. :38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;IMAGINE THAT SOME PERSONS CLAIMING EVEN TO BE BORN FROM ABOVE CHRISTIANS THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE RIDCULED OR PERSECUTED SO THEY DO NOT USE THE TERM JESUS CHRIST FOR GOD.. BUT FALSELY USE ALTERNATIVES.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;. Who is Yahweh? IT IS STILL a false cult.. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;It is generally agreed that the historical Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic,[1] perhaps along with some Hebrew and Greek (although there is some debate as to the degree[2]). The towns of Nazareth and Capernaum, where Jesus lived, were primaril…y Aramaic-speaking communities, although Greek was widely spoken in the major cities of the Eastern Mediterranean such as Antioch and Alexandria. Jesus may have also known enough Hebrew to discuss the Hebrew Bible, and he may have known Koine Greek through commerce in nearby Sepphoris. Aramaic, as a Semitic language, was a common language of the Eastern Mediterranean during and after the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid Empires (722 BC – 330 BC). Aramaic remained a common language of Palestine in the 1st century AD, despite the subsequent Macedonian-Greek (331 BC) and Roman (63 BC) invasions. Indeed, in spite of the increasing importance of Greek, the use of Aramaic was also expanding, and it would eventually be entirely dominant among Jews both in Palestine and elsewhere in the Middle East around 200 AD;[3] it would remain so until the Arab conquest in the 7th century. Most of the apostles from the Galilee region also spoke Aramaic. The message of Christianity spread (primarily among Jewish Aramaic-speaking enclaves) throughout Judaea, Syria and Mesopotamia, and even to Kerala, India in Aramaic (or Syriac; Aram is the Hebrew word for Syria).[8] &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/?wiki/Aramaic_of_Jesus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/?wiki/Aramaic_of_Jesus"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/?wiki/Aramaic_of_Jesus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;SO THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AT THE TIME OF JESUS FOR ALL PURPOSES DIDN’T EXIST? It is a documented fact that when the Ten Tribes of Joseph, known as “Israel or Ephraim,” were taken into “captivity” in c.800 BCE by Assyria, they ceased to exist as a seperate people because they lost their use of their Aramaic/Hebrew language and their sense of Israelite tribal identity. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://home.earthlink.net/?~ecorebbe/id45.htmlThank" href="http://home.earthlink.net/?~ecorebbe/id45.htmlThank"&gt;http://home.earthlink.net/?~ecorebbe/id45.htmlThank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Hebrew names pf God only should be used.. Those holding such views do falsely think that Hebrew was the language of Jesus and His disciples, and thus of the original New Testament manuscripts. Thus, they say, the original New Testament used the words Yahweh and Yeshua, and so should we. That is what they want you to believe..and that is a lie in itself now.. I believe this avoidance of saying His Name the name of Jesus Christ in effect treating His Name as if it were of heathen, or pagan origins. is demonic aand also clearly look at the historical facts here.. New Testament was not written in the classical Greek of the intelligentsia of that day. Instead, it was written in Aramaic or Koine, or common, Greek, the universal language spoken by many of the common people throughout the Roman Empire. The New Testament calls Jesus Iesous (the Greek form for Yeshua), and it calls God Theos ("God") and Kurios ("Lord"). If the New Testament writers could use appropriate Koine Greek words to refer to God and Christ, surely it must be permissible for us to use appropriate English words to refer to them too.. but there is much more here.. Aramaic first appears in Scripture as a language distinct from Hebrew in Genesis 31:47. In Palestine in Jesus' day, Aramaic had replaced Hebrew as the language of speech. Aramaic, not Hebrew, was the language Jesus used in everyday speech: Might it be possible that when Jesus spoke in Aramaic, He always used the Hebrew pronunciation for the names of God? Such a speculation would be more difficult to prove than the false idea that the entire New Testament was written in Hebrew.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Our loyalty for the name of God should be more concerned with the character the word represents than with the pronunciation of the word itself. Aaron's feast to Yahweh in Exodus 32:5 was really a feast to Satan. What made the crucial difference was not the pronunciation of the name of God; it was the character of the deity being worshipped. We might be using the right pronunciation of the name, but if our Yahweh is more like the Zeus of the Greeks than the Yahweh of Scripture, we are worshipping a false god.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;You really are being deceived.. when you deal and talk further to these people as i have often now too you find out that they do next hold many theological views that totally contradict the Bible now too.. Many Christians have been terribly and rightfully dismayed, confused by this false, sudden explosion of people claiming to worship “Yahweh” as God, the father and “Yeshua” as Jesus Christ. People who speak and write English all of sudden insist on only using the Hebrew names.. and what else do they insists on.. did you not notice that they omit the title Christy.. and that is very very significant as well.. what does Christ realy stand for and mean now? . http://postedat.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/there-are-always-two-forces-in-the-world/ those who serve the devil and those who serve God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Many Christians have been terribly and rightfully dismayed, confused by this false, sudden explosion of people claiming to worship “Yahweh” as God, the father and “Yeshua” as Jesus Christ. My reaction to it all the alarm bells go off immediately when people call my savior by some other name. These people are demonic. They and the Judaizers, Jews serve the devil and not Jesus Christ "My main concern though was (and remains) the fact that the influence of the Jews of Galatians 2 who tried to compel Gentiles to voluntarily go under the Law which is completely against the gospel. Once you’ve allowed them to substitute the name “Yeshua” for Jesus you’ve started on a slippery road into deep deception. Satan is so subtle." . But that is what it is all about.. Let no one deceive you here..And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:23..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Acts 4:12 KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;(Rom 10:13 KJV) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;see also&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/sacred-name-movement-and-is-total.html"&gt;http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/sacred-name-movement-and-is-total.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/imagine-this-jesus-christ-yahweh/" href="http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/imagine-this-jesus-christ-yahweh/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;http://postedat.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/imagine-this-jesus-christ-yahweh/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8477032223288967353-6156973245633935205?l=sacred-truths.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/feeds/6156973245633935205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/knowing-hebrew-or-greek-is-not.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/6156973245633935205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/6156973245633935205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/knowing-hebrew-or-greek-is-not.html' title='Knowing Hebrew or Greek is not essential for all Christians'/><author><name>Sacred</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17871781841155891132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477032223288967353.post-914101753535916742</id><published>2012-02-09T14:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-09T16:27:47.409-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the Sacred Name Movement  is a total heresy</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth &lt;/i&gt;(2 Corinthians 13:8).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;ul class="commentList"&gt;&lt;li class="uiUfiComment comment_302597539798560 ufiItem ufiItem uiUfiUnseenItem" id="comment_302597539798560"&gt;&lt;div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"&gt;&lt;div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" data-ft="{&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;:33}"&gt;&lt;span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;There is a movement out now claiming that the name Jesus Christ is false. It is called the Sacred Name Movement and is total heresy, this movement takes the cake and runs with it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Sacred Name Movement claims, among other things, that the name Jesus is a derivative of the name Zeus, the Greek god. This movement is teaching straight up blasphemy. If you or someone you know has fallen prey to this heretical movement please take the time to share these posts..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Therefore my people shall &lt;i&gt;know&lt;/i&gt; my name" (Is. 52:6; emphasis by author). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;An exposé on the Hebrew Roots / Sacred Name Movement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Intro: &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;His Name is Wonderful!! ...  Or is it??:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Have you found eternal salvation through the lovely name of our Lord Jesus Christ?  Have you found true deliverance from your old sinful past, the world and it's pleasures, in this most precious name?  What about the reality of the peace of God, and the assurance nothing can separate us from the love of God?  Have you seen lives changed, miracles wrought, families restored, and others responding towards God, at the preaching of this Name above every other name?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;What if someone came along and said this Name you have been saved and set free by is not the correct name at all but a misnomer?  What if someone came along and said the wonderful name of your Saviour was a corrupt Greek name, &lt;i&gt;derived&lt;/i&gt; from a false god called Zeus?  How would you react?  What would you response be?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Beware!!!  This is exactly what is happening in some spheres of Christendom today, through sources of the Hebrew Roots / Messianic / Sacred Name Movement, as it "validates" itself into the Body of Christ. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Why and how?:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Titus 1:14.  Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Fact:  The Old testament was written in Hebrew for the chosen Jewish Nation.  The New Testament was written in Greek where the partition between Jew's and Gentiles was broken down so we could all become one new man in Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Back in the early eighties not long after we left the established church, Don Stanton of Maranatha Revival Crusade was a dear brother in Christ we came to respect and receive much encouragement from, even sharing in our home and supplying much of our literature for witnessing and growth.  After being such a blessing to my wife and myself, along with our friends, I became very alarmed when his ministry took a turn towards Judaism when he switched to substituting and teaching Hebraic names for many important biblical names, along with a passion for following Jewish feasts and customs as part of our Christian faith.  He even re-wrote the Bible replacing our Saviour's name with Hebraic equivalents and today is entrenched in something our Lord Jesus came to set us free from.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This following &lt;i&gt;three part&lt;/i&gt; article is written in response to this tragedy, along with the many people who have e-mailed me in recent months, trying to persuade myself over to the Hebrew Roots Camp.  Generally I have found these people to be varied in their opinions in regards to doctrine; some moderate (scripturally still believing in the Trinity) and others into complete heresy omitting the name Jesus Christ entirely from their faith.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The sincere majority of these people have used the gentle diplomatic approach in their argument to win us across, whereas a few others have been aggressive, and down-right rude and even abusive, when we wouldn't skip to their tune.  On all occasions have I found them very persistent, rabbinic centred, and usually attacking the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ one way or another.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;An in-depth study will prove the teachers who are fanatically entrenched into this movement are deliberately discrediting, tainting, and replacing the precious name of our Saviour, and attempting to lead bible believing Christians &lt;i&gt;out of Christianity&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;From another name to occultic leanings:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Part One&lt;/i&gt; of this address is a simplified way of exposing their &lt;i&gt;Hebrew Roots Movement&lt;/i&gt; and how believers have been seduced away from the New Testament written in Greek (the universal language of the day) and providentially translated into English (the universal language for the closing hours), with the sole purpose of restoring these folk back to the&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;faith which was once delivered unto the saints.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This is followed-up by &lt;i&gt;Part Two&lt;/i&gt; revealing the authentic root of our faith and dealing with the false roots of the HRM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Unlike it's Gentile counterpart the Alexandrian School of Thought, which throws doubt on finding the right source of the Greek, giving it's Scholars the final authority in interpretation, the H.R. Movement has been successful in discrediting the Greek New Testament and replacing it with the so-called Hebrew / Aramaic "originals".  This places the final authority in regards to interpreting scripture in the hands of it's rabbinic teachers.  Once achieved, then the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ comes under scrutiny.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Part Three by Barb Aho&lt;/i&gt;,  is more of an in-depth study exposing the sources and occultic connections to this Movement, which is no doubt part of the Great Falling Away delusion in this final hour, even more subtle and dangerous than the false Signs and Wonders Movement, the Word of Faith Movement, and Dominion Theology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;However, we need to make it quite clear from the start this does not mean we lump into one all advocates of the HR Movement as deliberately being into, or promoting the occult.  What we are doing is exposing the teaching links to these sources which are deliberately leading believers away from our true&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;root&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;...  &lt;/b&gt;Christ Jesus our Lord; replacing His name, and depriving others from the only name whereby man can be saved. &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Part One ...  The pure Name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Pure language for a pure name:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;During the last hours of these last days (when English would be the universal language of the world) the Lord in His manifold wisdom has chosen this language to represent His Word, to be written as the plain, simple, uncloistered and easily comprehended words of His gospel to the world at all levels of class and culture.  God foresaw this language would be the 'world language' in the closing hours, presenting His pure, preserved and inerrant autograph with the message ...&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;whosoever shall call upon &lt;i&gt;the name&lt;/i&gt; of the Lord shall be saved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Zep. 3:9: "For then will I turn to the people a &lt;i&gt;pure language&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;that they may all call upon &lt;i&gt;the name&lt;/i&gt; of the LORD, to serve him with &lt;i&gt;one&lt;/i&gt; consent" (emphasis by author). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Why Elizabethan period English:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The above scripture was prophesying a day after the Dark Ages when the Lord would choose One Book, based on a pure language, so the world's masses would have access to God's word proclaiming there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved, where both people (Jew or Gentile) could serve the living God as one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This revelation was preserved through the transition of the universal language from Greek to English.  It occurred when the Authorized Bible was written and made public property, when English as a secular and non-religious language was established in it's purest form, just before the Great British Empire was established, when English would be set to become the universal language of the world, prior to Jesus' second coming: &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Secular and non-religious language" Linguistic expert ...  the Kim Hill Show, Radio N.Z, 11:15 am, 2/2/99&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As many languages are dying in the world (a language is dying somewhere every day), English is disseminating into the international common denominator as the world goes global.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;It would be hard for God to use some languages as many are religious, and are not compatible with biblical Christianity.  Meaning, "to know a particular language you have to be part of the "household", speaking the culture", interwoven with their pagan belief system.  This is why it would be necessary for God to set one universal standard in an hour when confusion and apostasy would be prevalent on a worldwide scale:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;English as the International Language:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"In this role of global language, English becomes one of the most important professional qualifications. &lt;br /&gt;English is unquestionably recognized as the most important language to be learned in the prevailing international community.  This is an unchallenged fact that seems to be irreversible.  English has become &lt;br /&gt;the business and scientific worlds' official language."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The value of English:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"It is a matter of statistical fact that English is the most important world language.  It is the language of modernity, of the twenty-first century - the language of the most advanced technologies, of air traffic, computing, telecommunications, the language of world politics, diplomacy and international finance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;English is spoken on every continent.  It has the largest number of foreign students, and the second largest number of native speakers (after Chinese).  These numbers will probably continue to increase.  Globalisation, the creation of one, interdependent world, will increasingly require a common language.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;A good command of English will enable you to communicate with an increasing proportion of the world's population, and to participate successfully in the new, globalised world."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;Global 2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt; Sold out:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Please note: &lt;i&gt;English&lt;/i&gt; is the official language of this conference. For the first time, the major multilateral governmental organizations and multinational business organizations are holding a Summit on the Year 2000 conversion challenge.  Several international organizations have taken steps to raise awareness and action on the global implications of the Year 2000 conversion.  These organizations believe it is imperative to begin an international forum on the Year 2000 that facilitates the sharing of information, best practices and experiences on a global basis.  On October 15 -16, 1998, these leading private and public sector organizations will bring together in London key executives and senior management from national governments, international organizations, industry trade and social service groups, multinational corporations and the media."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;EuroEnglish:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility.  As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phase-in plan that would be known as 'EuroEnglish,&lt;b&gt;'"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Internet, an English-language network:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;English is the lingua franca of the Internet since the network's very beginning. This factor determined the path of the technicaland language development of the network.  Recently the Internet has expanded all over the world and has connected countries with different languages.  English plays a very important role in this multinational system: it enables the great number of people of various nationalities and therefore speaking many different national languages to communicate and make themselves understood. This would never be possible to such extent, if the lingua franca of the Internet was any other language.  The supremacy of English over other languages, along with the fact that the network originates in a native English-speaking country,makes the position of English on the Internet very firm.&lt;br /&gt;This common denominator language presented us with the Great Book, namely the Holy Bible, and in the Name of Jesus brought freedom to millions, was responsible for the Reformation (although exploited for political gain), and the great missionary thrust of Protestant America and Protestant Great Britain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Matt. 12:21: "And in his &lt;i&gt;name&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;shall the Gentiles trust" (emphasis by author). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God is not a God of confusion as He makes Himself known by one name through His revealed word, namely the Holy Bible.  And as He hast magnified thy word above all thy name ... the one who would be audacious enough to replace or change His word would be the one who would be audacious as to replace or change His name.  This is presently occurring in Christendom, as the Great Falling Away (from His word) process intensifies, and mankind is conditioned to receive another name ...  the name of the False Christ of the New Age:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;John  5:43:&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt; "I&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;[Jesus] am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his &lt;i&gt;own&lt;/i&gt; name, him ye will receive" (emphasis by author). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;His Name under siege:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jer. 8:8: "...the pen of the scribes is in vain."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The most subtle attack of this process is coming through the Hebrew Roots Movement.  The New Age goddess, namely Gaia, is too obvious for the fundamental Christian to be deceived.  If (for argument sake) the Holy Bible is only a rehash of the originals (as the "hath God said school" declares), and not an inspired translation from the preserved Greek 'Received Text' (where the Authorized Bible derived from), then whoever is instigating the notion of "getting back to the Hebrew roots", and can impart this notion to others, creates a ready- made audience to present the "originals" in his own light, therefore making himself the Higher Critic ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"the Greek is a perversion of the originals..."   "better and more reliable manuscripts say..."   "better knowledge has come to light..."   "according to extra biblical commentary..."   "the Hebrew root word for this passage is..."   "more truth is now attainable..."   And thus and so ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;... placing the Higher Critic above your God given English version (thy word is truth), and making him an instrument of "divine revelation" instead of the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore, more digging is required as things get more complicated, and more credentialed professionals are necessary to unravel the language and cultural barriers, along with the secrets hidden in the past.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;It starts off very innocently, as the gospel is presented in it's true context to be of relevance to the Jewish people (as it is for all people) and win them to Christ; the following verse fitting a sincere motive:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 Cor.  9:20.  And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;So the Greek title (translated to English) JESUS, translates back to the most common of the Hebrew interpreted titles 'Yeshua' and is presented to relate to the Hebrew speaking people.  Christ becomes the Messiah they are hoping for as 'Ha Mashiach'.  For this we can rejoice and praise God for, as many Jewish people have found, or are finding Messiah Jesus as Saviour through this revelation, as many other nationalities are finding Him through the Bible being translated into their language.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;However, any truth taken to extreme ends in error ...  as Hebrew in many circles has been promoted as the favoured language above the language of the complete 1611 inspired translation, and given supreme importance as justified through the Old Testament (as well as the New in their case) being originally written in Hebrew, and the Jewish people being the original chosen people of God.  Therefore, everything Jewish is being seen as being of God, and importance is placed on the Torah (the Jewish book of laws), along with the Talmud (the oral law), on a par with the New Testament, as Gentile believers find themselves fallen prey to this type of reasoning as the Galatians were at the beginning of  the New Testament era ignoring the warning of their Savour Jesus:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Mark 7:13. Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition (putting the Talmud on an equal basis), which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Paul (a Jewish believer from the strictive of the Jewish sects) made it clear ...  you can't have one and the other, as the new has cancelled out the old:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Heb. 8:13.  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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Gal. 1:6-7. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:  Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Paul clarified it was the Jewish religion he was saved from, that was responsible for this falling away in his day, and was warning the Gentile Galatian Believers not to be entangled with it:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Gal. 1: 13-14 . 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:  And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Read Acts 15: 5-24 and you will see the church made a distinction between the old and the new with this final conclusion:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Acts 15:24.  Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Although advocates today of the HRM are not making circumcision a major requirement as in the first century, other aspects of the Old Covenant along with Jewish traditions are being imposed on bible believers to embrace as being part of God restoring the true faith in these end times.  A major shift in embraced theology has been the acceptance of the Jewish name replacement for Jesus Christ. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Which name:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Mal. 1:11.  For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [prayer/worship] shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering [spirit and in truth]: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Whose name do we call out to when we want to be saved?   In whose name are we sent?  In whose name do we pray, preach, teach, and exercise divine authority?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Is it ...  Jeshua, Yeshua, Yeshuah, Yehshua, Yehshuah, YESHUA, YESHUAH, YEHSHUA, YEHSHUAH, Yeshouah,  Y'shua, Y'shuah, Jeshu, Yeshu, Yehoshua, Yehoshuah, YHVHShua, YHVHShuah, Yhvhshua, Yhwhshua, YHWHShua, YHWHShuah, Yhvhshuah, Yhwhshuah, Yahvehshua, Yahwehshua, Yahvehshuah, Yahwehshuah, Jahshua, Jahshuah, Jashua, Jashuah, Jahoshua, Jahoshuah, Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Yashua, Yashuah, Yahshua, Yahshuah, YAHSHUA, YAHSHUAH, YASHUA, YASHUAH, Yahushua, Yahushuah, Yahoshua, Yahoshuah, Yaohushua, YAOHUSHUA, Yaohushuah,  Iahoshua, Iahoshuah, Iahushua, or Iahushuah??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Matt. 28: 18-19.  And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;What name have believers been commanded to teach and baptize in? ...   The same Person whom all power in heaven and earth was given to ...  a Jewish man named JESUS! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is the name of Jesus which is Christ, God's anointed one who came in the flesh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Proof? ...  Then go to the Book of Acts (where the words of Jesus were being demonstrated by the apostles and early church) and you will see every baptism of the true Way was done in the name of Jesus, as was all the preaching, teaching, deliverances, healings and miracles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Deut. 28:10.  And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Still not convinced!? ...   Then tell me why the name presented and exalted in the Authorized 1611 English bible is the most attacked name in society?  Why is it the most degraded and spat upon name around the world, uttered as a malignant byword by millions, over and over again, every single day?  Why don't you hear the name of another god being continually down graded?  Why is not the name Yahweh being cursed, consciously or unconsciously, by the worlds masses?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because Jesus' name is the most precious name in heaven and earth, and should be treasured above all names, as the only name behind the Person who rendered Satan powerless and broke the chains of sin and death.  It is the only name where life and death hang in the balances between whether we deny Him or confess Him.  It is the only name where freedom or bondage is in the power of praising His Name or cursing it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Matt. 1:21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore,  the Name Jesus (derived from Joshua - Jehovah saves) as Christ (the Anointed One), the English name taken from the Greek (as the New Testament was written in Greek, the universal language of its day) is the hallowed name of God coming in the flesh.  The same Name exalted as the Name above every other name; as the only name whereby man can be saved; as the true and relevant name today ...  that whosoever shall call upon the name, shall find salvation and favour with his Maker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;His name is JESUS!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Cult's pagan connection:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jer.  23:27: "Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;If God's word has been lost (or forgotten) then it can be justified that His Name has been lost (or forgotten) also.  And it would take so-called knowledgeable men who could put us right, so the notion goes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;However, because God has given us His Book, with every scripture given by Divine inspiration, we only need to go to His Book to find the Name which is above every other name, the only name by which men can be saved.  The cult of Yah have got it wrong because it's roots are not Jewish at all in the scriptural sense, but pagan, and behind the scenes it's Masonic mystics have infiltrated Christendom (as it did with Jewish teachings through the Cabbala) leading people into spiritual captivity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Following is an excerpt  from "Christianity, Masonry not compatible.  Definitions of God pose fundamental difference."&lt;b&gt;  [&lt;/b&gt;03/13/93, The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA] (emphasis mine):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Regarding the identity of God, in Scottish Rite Masonry, the 13th degree is that of the Royal Arch.  In it, the alleged true, previously hidden name of God is revealed as Jabulum.  "The Encyclopedia of Freemasonry," page 359, affirms this, under the entry for Jabulum, yet does not give the meaning.  But in the same book on page 102, in the definition of Bel, the meaning is given.  It says, "Bel is the contracted form of . . . Baal, and was worshipped by the Babylonians as their chief deity . . . It has, with Jah and Oh, been introduced into the Royal Arch system as a representative of the" name of God.  Jah represents the name Jehovah, Bel represents Baal, and Oh represents Osiris.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jude 1:4.  For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Through this Masonic / Cabbala infiltration Jehovah becomes Yahweh.  Jesus becomes Yashua.  Hence, God is now G-d being referred to as Yah or Jah which broadens the name and isolates God from Jesus Christ who came in the flesh.  This suits the mystics, the secret societies, the covens, along with the ecumenicals (who like rallying names) and trendy new agers; making Christianity both contemporary and acceptable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This Yah/Jah thing has become a trendy word through the 80's and 90's from the "Star Wars" craze, to the Rastifarrians, to off-beat Christian sects.  One of these pseudo Christian HRM website (accents mine) states:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We believe that:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     Yahweh is God and the only real one, &lt;br /&gt;     Yahshua is His son and that &lt;br /&gt;     Yahshua is our Saviour and salvation, so there is no oneness or trinity. &lt;br /&gt;     The real names are Yahweh and Yahshua. &lt;br /&gt;     There is no so called "Church" or one group, but it is a organism in the hearts of people. &lt;br /&gt;     We observe the weekly Sabbath from sunset till sunset and also the &lt;br /&gt;     Spring and Fall feast, not the "Worldly" feasts. &lt;br /&gt;     A new year starts with the first visible new moon, on or after the spring equinox. &lt;br /&gt;     By obeying any law we will not be "saved", but we have to obey the laws. &lt;br /&gt;     We do not eat unclean food and &lt;br /&gt;     believe in the works of the Holy Spirit. &lt;br /&gt;     The mark of the beast is the sunday, not a barcode on the forehead or a subcutaneous &lt;br /&gt;     microchip! &lt;br /&gt;     But mainly we try to love and help each other and like to do that to people, what we also like &lt;br /&gt;     to experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Please don't forget: wisdom is from Yahweh, misunderstanding from men! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Let's look at some proof in regards to "Yah's" roots:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Baal was the false sun-god the Jews stumbled over.  Baal, which means lord and substitutes the/our Lord, and transposes to many other names (depending on the language and the nation it represents) such as Horus, Tammuz, Eros, Jupiter, Zeus, Maitreya, and so on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Masons commonly refer to their deity as the "Great Architect of the Universe" (G.A.O.T.U.) or the Supreme Being.  God is further described as Grand Artificer, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Above, Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Great Geometer. (The "G" in the Masonic ring can refer to God; it can also refer to geometry.)  Masons claim that the actual name for God has been lost. [HJB] (emphasis mine)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Isaiah 43:10: "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God's inspired word the AV/KJB presents JEHOVAH as the all great I AM, the stand alone God who saith I AM THAT I AM.  In His Book there is no room for any other god/deity where the New testament presents JESUS only as the great I AM:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;John 18:6: "As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Confirming and declaring Jesus' invested power and authority as God in the flesh:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;2 John 1:7: "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.  This is a deceiver and an antichrist."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Apostle John (a Jewish believer) warned  those who deny Jesus is the only Christ and that He came once and for all in the flesh have embraced the spirit of antichrist.  Every true Bible believer, in the strictest Masonic view, is therefore hated and despised as a divisive sectarianist.   He who believes Jesus alone is classed a bigot and extremist.  Other lukewarm believers who are not adamant in this view will largely escape persecution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jim Shaw, a former 33 Mason, says that Masonry is not based on the Bible (referred to as "The Great Light"), but on the Kabala (Cabala), a medieval book of mysticism and magic.  Masonic authority Henry Wilson Coil also admits that the Kabala's teachings can be seen in some of the mystical and philosophical degrees of Masonry.  Albert Pike, the man responsible for virtually rewriting the Scottish Rite degrees into their present form, said that the Masonic "search after light" leads directly back to the Kabala, the ultimate source of Masonic beliefs (Morals and Dogma ). [HJB]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Cabbala (scrambled as Cabala, Kabala, Kabbala, Kaballa, Qabbala, Qabala, Qaballa, etc. where God's name is also scrambled) is Jewish mysticism.  The Oxford dictionary refers to it as Jewish oral tradition; occult lore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Just as these mystery schools of Jewish occultism have infiltrated Judaism so have these secret societies infiltrated western fraternities, softening them up for the new pseudo "sacred" name.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Part Three will reveal the links between these mystery schools, Jewish oral tradition, and the Hebrew Roots / Sacred Name Movement.  However, this does not mean we are accusing all advocates of the HRM as cabbalists or occultists.  Our intention is exposing both the sources of the Root teachings and the promotion of the "sacred" Yah/Jah  name cult.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The complex Hebraic source promotes / purveys  the name of God as Yah (Jah/Jehovah) which fits the hidden Masonic god, whereas the Aramaic source purveys God as El Shaddai (woman's breast / life nourisher) fitting the New Age mixed gender god.  It is important that all this is made known to those whose profess to name the Name of Christ, so the true name is honoured, and Christians are aware of the subtleties of being lured back under the law, or digressing even further into occultic deception. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Which God do we serve:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Is it ...  YHVH, YHWH, Yahweh, Yah, Yahveh, Yaveh, Yaweh, Jehova, Jehovah, Jahova, Jahovah, Yahova, Yahovah, Jahowa, Jahowah, Yahavah, Jahavah, Yahowe, Yahoweh, Jahaveh, Jahaweh, Jah, Yahaveh, Yahaweh, Jahuweh, Yahuweh, Iahueh, Jahuwah, Yahuwah, Yah, Jah, Yahu, Jahu, Yahvah, Jahvah, Jahve, Jahveh, Yahve, Yahwe???&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;An open-ended scrambled deity based on esoterical interpretation?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Or the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  The God of Israel, David and the prophets.  The God of Paul, Peter, James and the church of God.  The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;1 John  5:20: "...&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;that we may know him that is &lt;b&gt;true&lt;/b&gt;, and we are in him that is&lt;b&gt; true&lt;/b&gt;, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the &lt;b&gt;true &lt;/b&gt;God, and eternal life." &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Which rock:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Ps. 11:3: "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;A basic way to discern a cult is to test "what or who" is the foundation to their faith.  The Roman Catholic institution claim Peter as their first pope as they believe he is the rock their faith and church is built upon.  Just the same way the HRM claim Israel and it's diverse teachings is their foundation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Jewish King David said:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Ps. 18:2.  &lt;/b&gt;The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Ps .18:31.  &lt;/b&gt;For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;David, a man after God's own heart, saw the Lord of heaven and earth as his source and foundation, not the nation he served, nor it's traditions or ordinances.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The New Testament presents Christ as LORD and our foundation rock to build upon.  Not the teaching of the church, or the clergy, neither Israel or its rabbinic teachers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1 Cor.  3:11.  &lt;/b&gt;For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is &lt;b&gt;Jesus Christ.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The HRM (whether unbeknown to individuals) puts Israel above God and its teachings above the Holy Spirit, therefore New Testament revelation is obscured from them ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2 Cor. 3:14.  &lt;/b&gt;But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;When a Jewish person turns to Jesus as Messiah and Lord does the scales fall off his / her spiritual eyes, as it did when Paul met Jesus during his time as a zealous Jewish Rabbi persecuting the church of God.  Then Christ is no longer a rock of offence (a stumblingblock) but a rock of defence, as the foundation of God standeth sure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1 Co 1:23-24.  &lt;/b&gt;But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a &lt;b&gt;stumblingblock&lt;/b&gt;, and unto the Greeks foolishness;  But unto them which are called, &lt;b&gt;both&lt;/b&gt; Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Christ is our rock, our foundation...to build our life and faith on. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Summary:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Old Testament was written in Hebrew for the Hebrew people, the chosen people of God, to declare His wonders to the world.  The New Testament was written in Greek bringing the Kingdom of God to the whole Greek speaking Gentile world, as well as the Jews, that we might all become one people under God.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The partition has been taken down dividing the Hebraic Old Testament and the Hellenistic New Testament:  Meaning ...  the whole bible (both the old and new) has been translated into English for the English speaking world (both Jew and Gentile) at the threshold of Jesus' return, and as a base been re-translated into other ethnic tongues for non-English speaking people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the Old Testament the Lord's name was JEHOVAH (as presented in today's written word), the God of the Jews.  In the New Testament the Lord's name is JESUS ...  God coming in the flesh for both the Jew and the Gentile, that we might all become one people under God.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my &lt;i&gt;name&lt;/i&gt; may be declared throughout all the earth" (Ex 9:16; emphasis by author). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr align="left" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Part Two ...  Which Root&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust" (Rom. 15:12). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Getting to the root of the Roots:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;From the mass reaction of e-mails in regards to our HRM exposure updates, it is obvious we have touched on something important.  Also, because of the many people who have misunderstood or misconstrued us in regards to these articles, I feel it is important we clear up a few points, hence ...  Part Two. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Trinity:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we believe in the Triune Godhead expressed through three Persons of the trinity, of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.  In that order.  Each Person being individual of the other yet the same Person ...  hence, the mystery of the Godhead.  The Holy Spirit making Jesus real to the believer, with Jesus in turn pointing us to our Father in Heaven.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;One of the characteristics of a cult is the denial of the Trinity  (which the core of the HRM does), along with the denial of the divinity of JESUS (which the HRM does), which is Christ, who came in the flesh. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The 'Jesus Only' Cult:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, this cult does exist but is nothing to do with us.  We don't legalistically teach or endorse that unless "the name of Jesus" is specifically mentioned when you pray, or do a good deed, then it is not of God.  The Lord's Name can be interchanged with other biblical titles of His Name such as Emmanuel, Wonderful, Son of God, Lamb of God, Prince of Peace, and so forth!  But should be used both scripturally and intelligently, and not glibly, faddishly, or as mere gimmickry. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Can God use other languages?:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes!!  The Authorized Version has been the largest version of the Bible that has been translated into hundreds of other tongues and dialects over the great missionary period of England and America, bringing the Gospel to multitudes across the four corners of the earth. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Have other bibles carried the word of God other than the King James Version?:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Both Tyndale and Wycliffe translated the bible into English before King James's day from the Received Text (the Textus Receptus, God's preserved New Testament in Greek), before they were both burnt at the stake by the Church for supplying the word of God to the common folk in the street.  When James of Scotland became the first king of the new Great Britain, being a God fearing man (contrary of what we have been taught), and like myself, encouraging relationship and accountability to God only, produced the first public bible for the man in the street, the Authorized Bible (also based on God's preserved Received Text).  This books title was "The Holy Bible".  It was only renamed the King James Version about one hundred years ago to make it look just like another translation which were beginning to appear on the religious market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Other bibles that were translated from the Received Text prior to the KJ were:  Beza's 1604, Bishops 1568, Geneva 1560, Stephen's 1550, The Great Bible 1539, Matthew's 1537, Coverdale 1535, Luther's 1534 (not the corrupt Lutheran Bible of today), Tyndale's 1525 (as already mentioned), Erasmus 1522, and Wycliffe's 1382 (as already mentioned)." &lt;br /&gt;Copied from "The Infallible Book." &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Writing off members of the HRM or Scared  Name Movement?:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;No way!!  We all err from time to time or make mistakes.  Like us all, much of what I have done in my life has been in ignorance so why not make allowances for others.  Just because someone writes G-d for God, or uses Yahweh doesn't mean to say we cut them off.  We are exposing the false doctrine (therefore having to name names at times) not attacking personalities. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Replacement Theology:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Replacement Theology is the teaching which states "because the nation of Israel rejected Jesus, God has rejected Israel and is therefore finished with Israel (written it off), and all His purposes have now switched and are focused on the Church (the bride of Christ) which has replaced Israel".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We certainly don't go along with this teaching which takes Hosea 4:6 to extreme without the balance of other scriptures:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Although God does reject those who reject Him (as He accepts those who accept Him and honours those who honour Him), this still does not rule out God granting another chance and showing mercy on those who are willing to humble themselves before Him with repentant hearts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Scripture shows the Lord will have mercy on the nation of Israel again, when they turn from their wicked ways and call out to Him, as Israel will be the nation where (Messiah) Jesus will rule from during the true Millennium on earth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Christians follow Jesus not Israel:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2 Chr. 17:3- 5.&lt;/b&gt;  But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Discerning the right Root:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rom. 11:16-18: &lt;/b&gt;"For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.   And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;One of the main reasons for the HRM to have had so much sway in Christendom has been due to the misconception of Romans chapter eleven.  This has been because of a misinterpretation of the olive tree in relation to Abraham's seed, along with a wrong interpretation of the tree's roots.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Abraham is our father according to the faith not the flesh.  He is our father according to the promise not circumcision, tithing, sabbath keeping, or any other law observance.  The olive tree we are grafted into is not natural Israel of the flesh (the present political / geographical regime) but the spiritual tree.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Jewish people have been cut off for rejecting their Messiah, and the Gentile believers have been grafted in.  However, this is not an excuse for Gentle believers to be cocky as Jews are being grafted in again as they too find Jesus as Messiah.  This way we can all enjoy the benefits and nourishment of the tree together, as one new man.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now for the crunch!! ...  The root of the tree is not Jewishness at all, but Jesus:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rev. 5:5.  &lt;/b&gt;And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda &lt;b&gt;(of the Jews)&lt;/b&gt;, the &lt;b&gt;Root&lt;/b&gt; of David &lt;b&gt;(the line going back to Abraham)&lt;/b&gt;, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rev. 22:16. &lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;I Jesus&lt;/b&gt; have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. &lt;b&gt;I am &lt;/b&gt;the &lt;b&gt;root&lt;/b&gt; and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The false teachings of the HRM say we need to get back to the Jewish root/s to literally understand the N.T. scripture.  Not so ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; ...if the root be holy, so are the branches.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The root/s can't be Jewishness because the root/s are holy and no one is holy save Christ.  If we (Jew or Gentile ) be connected to Him (Jesus) then we become holy branches enjoying the benefits of the promise.  If interpretation of scripture relies on Jewishness and not God's Holy Spirit, this would put the Jewish teachers in a place of monopolizing scripture, placing them on the same hierarchical plane as the Orthodox Clergy and Roman Catholic Institution who place the Church, not individual revelation, in charge of interpretation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As the late Keith Green (a Jewish Brother in Jesus) said in his song:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"We are de branches and He is de vine!" &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Private interpretation or individual revelation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Scripture speaks for itself ...  it teaches against claiming private interpretation (no group monopolizing the truth):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; 2 Peter 1:20-21.  &lt;/b&gt;Knowing this &lt;b&gt;first&lt;/b&gt;, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any &lt;b&gt;private&lt;/b&gt; interpretation.  For the prophecy came &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by &lt;b&gt;the Holy Ghost&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore, no one group, race, organization, or fraternity, can claim authority or the position of being a guide, or interpreter.  The New Covenant presents the priesthood of all believers under Jesus our High Priest.  It presents revelation to the individual direct from the Throne Room of God:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rom. 16:25-26.  &lt;/b&gt;Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;according to&lt;b&gt; the revelation &lt;/b&gt;of the mystery&lt;b&gt;,&lt;/b&gt; which was kept secret since the world began,  But &lt;b&gt;now&lt;/b&gt; is made&lt;b&gt; manifest&lt;/b&gt;, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known&lt;b&gt; to all nations&lt;/b&gt; for the obedience of faith:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Revelation&lt;/b&gt; from the risen glorified Christ in Heaven, to our hearts by the Holy Spirit:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gal. 1:12.&lt;/b&gt;  For I neither received it &lt;b&gt;of man&lt;/b&gt;, neither was I &lt;b&gt;taught it&lt;/b&gt;, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The fact that God choose the Jewish nation had nothing to do with them being a superior or better people, but because it was part of God's over all plan.  Therefore, the Jewish people were a privileged people.  They spoke Hebrew therefore the O.T. books (God's word) where written in Hebrew.  The N.T. (God's word) obviously wasn't written in Hebrew because this would give the Jewish people claim over the new faith, lording it over the Gentiles as the Jewish Concision did with the Galatians.  The N.T. was written in the common language of the day Koine Greek, breaking down the partition which divided the two peoples (Jews and Gentile) giving them both equal status as heavenly citizens in the new Commonwealth of Israel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Just as the Lord choose a Gentile (universal) language for His word at the opening of the church age will He choose a Gentile (universal) language at the closing of the church age.  This of course would be English (and as I'm not English, I'm not being biased).  This is nothing to do with race superiority but to do with God being a sovereign God Who calls the shots.  He could not choose the present form of English as a base because it has lost its purity (virtue) of moral absolutes, unlike when it was at it's purest in 1611.  Again, this was nothing to do with English being a superior or perfect language, but because God foreseen it would be the secular (non-religious) language that would transcend cultural and political barriers in this age of Globalism, bringing his word as a light to all the nations. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The end result:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Granted, there are different degrees in being ensnared by the Hebraic Roots / Sacred Name Movement, just as there is with any spiritual deception.  The HRM at it's best (if we can use this scenario) is luring believers back under the law, whereas at it's worse, is occultism sneaked in through Cabbalistic teaching, as revealed in Part One and more thoroughly in Part Three.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;However, in order to deal with this 'falling away' we first need to go beyond nipping it in the bud, before it takes root, and deal with the false root:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Luke 3:9. &lt;/b&gt; And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: &lt;b&gt;every&lt;/b&gt; tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We need to deal with it now (as with all deception) by ruthlessly dealing with every root that is not Christ so there would be only one root left ...  which root is Christ.  The result:  Christ being the right tree in our lives bearing the right fruit at the end of the age.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Going back under the law with it's obsolete observances doesn't produce fruit, but brings about striving in the flesh, sowing seeds of discord among the Body of Christ, with division and confusion.  It also produces a complex belief system (religion) with a complicated false (dual) gospel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Heb 9: 9-12. &lt;/b&gt;Which was a figure &lt;b&gt;(the Old Covenant) &lt;/b&gt;for the&lt;b&gt; time then present&lt;/b&gt;, 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 &lt;b&gt;only&lt;/b&gt; in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, &lt;b&gt;imposed&lt;/b&gt; on them &lt;b&gt;until&lt;/b&gt; the time of reformation.  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a &lt;b&gt;greater&lt;/b&gt; and more &lt;b&gt;perfect&lt;/b&gt; tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in &lt;b&gt;once&lt;/b&gt; into the holy place, having obtained &lt;b&gt;eternal&lt;/b&gt; redemption for us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eph.  2:15.&lt;/b&gt;  Having &lt;b&gt;abolished &lt;/b&gt;in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain &lt;b&gt;(Jew and Gentile) &lt;/b&gt;one new man&lt;b&gt;, so making peace ...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Col. .2:14. Blotting&lt;/b&gt; out&lt;b&gt; the handwriting of ordinances that was against us &lt;/b&gt;(the law was our teacher pointing us to Christ)&lt;b&gt;, which was contrary to us &lt;/b&gt;(to our nature)&lt;b&gt;, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross ...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Old is dead!  It is a white elephant!  ...  Nor can it be resurrected, reformed, taken out of moth balls, or stitched up:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark  2:21. &lt;/b&gt; No man also seweth a piece of &lt;b&gt;new&lt;/b&gt; cloth on an &lt;b&gt;old&lt;/b&gt; garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Why point importance on the old ...  our past, our culture, our traditions, when there is so much at stake?  A Jewish apostle called Paul saw his Jewish past as loss for Christ ...  as dung, that I may win Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;When the Old Covenant was brought to an end, it was completely and absolutely once and for all replaced by the New.  The New wasn't simply a purification of the Old one.   Nor was it a rehash.  When scripture says new, it means brand spanking new.  Being in Christ means we have a new heart, a new start, a new life, a new hope, as ...  all things become new.  Even the geography becomes new ...  a new house, a new sanctuary, a new city, a new country.  This world (with its various races, nations, beliefs, politics and cultures) is not our home ...  we're only passing through!  Why put importance on the present!  Jesus, our root, our rock, is coming back very soon ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; ...  for those who are rooted and grounded in Him!! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jan. 99.  Updated last 15/8/99.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr align="left" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Part Three ...  A Hebraic Roots Expose&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Part Three&lt;/i&gt; we will be taking a more in-depth look into the sources behind the teaching of the HRM by a report compiled by Barb Aho.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Dear Tom,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The following is a write-up I have done which proves that the sources used by the Hebrew Roots Movement &lt;br /&gt;(Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, etc.) evolved into and purvey the same occult teachings as the Kabbalah/Zohar. &lt;br /&gt;The Appendix to this report, provided by Vicky Dillen, adds further documentation showing that these sources &lt;br /&gt;are in total opposition to Scripture.  These are facts of which every follower of the Hebrew Roots view of &lt;br /&gt;Christianity should be apprised, but all seem to be totally unaware.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I am so glad you are addressing this subject and will be glad to share any information I have in the future.  Let &lt;br /&gt;us pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to disciples of the H.R. ministries the truths of Christian liberty &lt;br /&gt;expressed in the book of Galatians and lead them out of this movement, which otherwise will eventually deliver them into the dreadful bondage of the Noahide Laws and the global Kabbalist/Freemasonic New World Order.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;May God bless you, &lt;br /&gt;Barb Aho&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Watch Unto Prayer &lt;br /&gt;timbarbaho@msn.com &lt;br /&gt;http://watch.pair.com/pray.html &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE HEBRAIC ROOTS MOVEMENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Peter Michas' essay "Is The New Testament Hebrew/Aramaic or Greek?" maintains that the original Gospels were written in Hebrew and/or Aramaic, translated into Greek and are therefore not reliable, especially having passed through successive translations to the English New Testament used by English speaking Christians &lt;br /&gt;today.  The solution to this problem, according to Michas, is to turn to the O.T. and Jewish traditions to &lt;br /&gt;determine the truth of the New Testament. Peter Michas advocates reliance upon the Jewish Mishnah, &lt;br /&gt;Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, along with the Torah (first five books of the Old &lt;br /&gt;Testament), as better commentaries on New Testament doctrine than the Greek and English New Testaments &lt;br /&gt;themselves, which he claims are inferior translations of the presumed Hebrew/Aramaic originals:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     Is The New Testament Hebrew/Aramaic or Greek?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "In summation, since existing New Testament manuscripts are Greek, written to express &lt;br /&gt;     Hebraic concepts, why be limited to the Greek or English translations when we have Hebrew, now &lt;br /&gt;     a living language not very different than it was 2000 years ago. The New Testament is in the &lt;br /&gt;     pattern of the Jewish traditional work of Torah, Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud &lt;br /&gt;     and Midrash, but inspired by God Himself for the common people. These Hebraic works as well &lt;br /&gt;     as the Inspired Scriptures were quoted from by Jesus and all the writers of the New Testament. &lt;br /&gt;     But even now, to have full comprehension, we must read the scriptures in the proper Hebraic &lt;br /&gt;     context. &lt;br /&gt;              "Most all of the Judaic writings have been preserved for us and now translated into proper &lt;br /&gt;     English directly from the Hebrew, as well as explained in true Hebraic manner. Therefore, why not &lt;br /&gt;     go to this material and study ourselves approved before God with full context and understanding?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;JEWISH OR OCCULT SOURCES?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Is the New Testament in the pattern of the Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash? &lt;br /&gt;"Jewish traditional work" refers to the oral traditions that were passed through generations as opposed to the &lt;br /&gt;written Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament. The University of Calgary website of Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal, Ph.D., indicates that these oral traditions originated in ancient Babylon and were handed &lt;br /&gt;through successive generations until they were compiled in the Kabbalah during the third to twelfth centuries &lt;br /&gt;A.D. or C.E., the Common Era.  Some information about the Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and &lt;br /&gt;Midrash, may be obtained from Dr. Segal's website, which is cited in this report along with other authoritative &lt;br /&gt;sources, to give the reader an overview of the origins, history and nature of these sources.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     [NOTE: Dr. Segal received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the Talmud Dept. at Hebrew University. He is the &lt;br /&gt;recipient of several scholarships and grants in Talmud and Babylonian Midrash studies, has taught the &lt;br /&gt;Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash and Rabbinics, published books and articles on the Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, &lt;br /&gt;and Haggadah. Dr. Segal is a lecturer on "Jewish Mysticism," "Halakha, Holidays and History", "On &lt;br /&gt;Completing the Babylonian Talmud," "Ecology and the Environment: Halacha and Reality," "Burned, Banned and Best Seller: The Talmud," "Joseph and Osiris," and other subjects.  He has participated in a number of &lt;br /&gt;interfaith dialogues.  On his site is also found the full explanation of The Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalah.] &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE MISHNAH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Mishnah is the early Talmud or the forerunner of the Talmud. To the Mishnah the rabbis later added the &lt;br /&gt;Gemara (rabbinical commentaries). Together these comprise the Talmud. Scholars will claim that the Talmud &lt;br /&gt;is partly a collection of oral traditions given by Moses which had not yet been written down in Jesus' time. &lt;br /&gt;However, Christ condemned the traditions of the Mishnah (early Talmud) and the Scribes and Pharisees who &lt;br /&gt;taught it, because their oral traditions contradicted the teachings of Scripture. The dire warning of Jesus Christ regarding the traditions of men which make null and void the Word of God (Mark 7:1-13) seems to be a &lt;br /&gt;reference to the Mishnah, which was later compiled (c. 200 A.D.) by Rabbi Judah ben Simeon, who presided &lt;br /&gt;over Judaism's supreme judiciary and legislative body, the Sanhedrin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "Mishnah can refer in a general way to the full tradition of the Oral Torah, as formulated by &lt;br /&gt;     the Rabbis in the first centuries of the Common Era. These traditions could not be written down, &lt;br /&gt;     but had to be transmitted and learned by word of mouth. This restriction was observed quite &lt;br /&gt;     scrupulously throughout the eras of the Mishnah and Talmud. &lt;br /&gt;              "The Jewish sages whose statements are quoted in the Mishnah are known as Tanna'im* &lt;br /&gt;     (singular: 'Tanna'), derived from the Aramaic root related to the Hebrew 'ShNH.' The era in which &lt;br /&gt;     the Mishnah was developed is therefore referred to as the 'Tanna'itic' era."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Who are the Tanna'im?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     The Jewish sages referred to as Tanna'im are, in fact, the high initiates of Kabbalah. THE &lt;br /&gt;THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY of Mme. H.P. Blavatsky shows the correlation between Tanaim and &lt;br /&gt;Kabbalah:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;             "TANAIM (Heb.).  Jewish Initiates, very learned Kabbalists in ancient times. The  Talmud &lt;br /&gt;     contains sundry legends about them and gives the chief names of them."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;            "KABALIST.  From Q B L H, Kabalah, an unwritten or oral tradition.  The kabalist is a &lt;br /&gt;     student of 'secret science,' one who interprets hidden meaning of the Scriptures with the help of &lt;br /&gt;     the symbolical Kabala, and explains the real one by these means.  The TANAIM were the first &lt;br /&gt;     kabalists among the Jews; they appeared at Jerusalem about the beginning of the third century &lt;br /&gt;     before the Christian Era... This secret doctrine is identical with that of the Chaldeans, and &lt;br /&gt;     includes at the same time much of the Persian wisdom, or 'magic'." (caps added)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;             "KABALAH (Heb.) The hidden wisdom of the Hebrew Rabbis of the middle ages derived &lt;br /&gt;     from the secret doctrines concerning divine things and cosmogony, which were combined into a &lt;br /&gt;     theology after the time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. All the works that fall under the &lt;br /&gt;     esoteric category are termed Kabbalistic..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There appears to be disagreement as to when the oral traditions took on a written form. However, Dr. Segal &lt;br /&gt;confirms that the Mishnah was developed and disseminated from a fixed body of teaching that originated in &lt;br /&gt;ancient Babylon (Chaldea):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "Although there are traditions in the Mishnah that claim to go back to the fifth century &lt;br /&gt;     B.C.E. (the 'Great Assembly'; cf. Nehemiah 8-10), as well as a few additions from as late as the &lt;br /&gt;     mid-third century, the main body of the Mishnah consists of teachings attributed to authorites from &lt;br /&gt;     about the middle of the first century, through to the second decade of the third century C.E. This &lt;br /&gt;     time period witnessed some major historical turning-points for the Jewish nation, such as the &lt;br /&gt;     destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple in 70, and the catastrophic failure of the revolt &lt;br /&gt;     against Rome under the leadership of Simeon bar Kokhba (or: bar Kuziba) in 135. Because the &lt;br /&gt;     Mishnah is a technical work of religious law, these momentous historical events find almost no &lt;br /&gt;     explicit mention in the Mishnah, even though the very composition of the Mishnah is often viewed &lt;br /&gt;     as a response to those very events... &lt;br /&gt;              "All ancient sources are in agreement that the Mishnah was compiled by Rabbi Judah the &lt;br /&gt;     'Prince,' before his death around 217 C.E. On the author see below. It should be emphasized &lt;br /&gt;     that--contrary to a view that appears in many histories and introductions, and which is based on the &lt;br /&gt;     writings of medieval Spanish Jewish authorities [ed: see Sephardic Jews below] --this redaction did &lt;br /&gt;     not involve writing down the traditions, but merely the determining and organizing of a fixed text &lt;br /&gt;     that was subsequently disseminated by memory. It is clear from the internal evidence of the &lt;br /&gt;     Talmud that the teachings of the Rabbis continued to be studied orally throughout the Talmudic &lt;br /&gt;     era, and this continued to be the practice in the Babylonian academies well into the middle ages... &lt;br /&gt;              "Rabbi Judah ben Simeon bore the Hebrew title of 'Nasi,' signifying the position of Patriarch, &lt;br /&gt;     the official political representative of the Jewish people. From an internal Jewish perspective, the &lt;br /&gt;     Nasi presided over Judaism's supreme judiciary and legislative body, the Sanhedrin. The title had &lt;br /&gt;     become a hereditary one, almost without interruption, since the days of the revered Hillel the &lt;br /&gt;     Elder in the first century B.C.E."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE MISHNAH TORAH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Jews of Spain who followed Babylonian rather than Palestinian Jewish traditions were exiled to Sepharad, &lt;br /&gt;from whence they have been credited with disseminating Cabalism throughout Europe. [See Encarta and &lt;br /&gt;Grolier's Encyclopedia entries on the Sephardim below] Amongst the most important Jewish thinkers from the &lt;br /&gt;Sephardic tradition was Moses Maimonides:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     Eliezer Segal commentary on Moses Maimonides:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "[Moses Maimonides] lived from 1138 to 1204. He spent ten full years compiling the &lt;br /&gt;     Mishneh Torah, which he continued to revise throughout his lifetime. Moses Maimonides (Rabbi &lt;br /&gt;     Moshe ben Maimon, usually referred to in Hebrew by the acronym "RaMBa"M) was one of the &lt;br /&gt;     towering figures in medieval intellectual and religious life. In addition to his law code, he excelled &lt;br /&gt;     in the fields of philosophy, science, medicine, exegesis and communal leadership. Though born in &lt;br /&gt;     Spain, in his youth his family fled religious persecution, settling in Egypt... &lt;br /&gt;              "Maimonides' Mishneh Torah was intended to be a summary of the entire body of Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     religious law... It opens with a section on systematic philosophical theology, derived largely from &lt;br /&gt;     Aristotelian science and metaphysics, which it regards as the most important component of Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     law. Most other Jewish codes avoided mixing creed and religious law; and Maimonides' &lt;br /&gt;     interpretation of Jewish religion in terms of Greek ideas aroused much opposition."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In Chapter 10 of the English Translation, Maimonides' Mishnah Torah curses Jesus Christ:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "It is a mitzvah [religious duty; ARC], however, to eradicate Jewish traitors, minnim, and &lt;br /&gt;     apikorsim, and to cause them to descend to the pit of destruction, since they cause difficulty to the &lt;br /&gt;     Jews and sway the people away from God, as did Jesus of Nazareth and his students, and Tzadok, &lt;br /&gt;     Baithos, and their students. May the name of the wicked rot" (p. 184).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE TALMUD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Babylonian Talmud is a commentary on the Mishnah composed by Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs) from &lt;br /&gt;the early third to the sixth century.  A Jewish sage who was from Babylonia would have been addressed by the &lt;br /&gt;title, 'Rav,' while one who lived in Israel would have been called 'Rabbi.' One portion of the Talmud dealt with &lt;br /&gt;folklore, especially magical and medical recipes.  The following statement, from TORAH TO KABBALAH by &lt;br /&gt;R.C. Musaph-Andriesse, on the primacy of the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is representative of Jewish &lt;br /&gt;scholarship:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              There are two editions of the Talmud, the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. &lt;br /&gt;     Of these two, the Babylonian Talmud is authoritative for Orthodox Judaism, which regards it as &lt;br /&gt;     divinely inspired... The superiority of the Babylonian Talmud is so great, that when people now &lt;br /&gt;     talk about the Talmud, they always mean the Babylonian Talmud. The authority of the Babylonian &lt;br /&gt;     Talmud is also greater than that of the Jerusalem Talmud. In cases of doubt the former is &lt;br /&gt;     decisive" (pg. 40, New York, Oxford University, Press, 1982).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Quoting Joseph Barclay in SECRET SOCITIES &amp;amp; SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS, Nesta Webster has &lt;br /&gt;exposed the virulent anti-Christ teachings of the Talmud:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              So also it was the Rabbis who, after hiding from the people the meaning of the sacred &lt;br /&gt;     tradition at the moment of its fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream for future &lt;br /&gt;     generations. Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity are found not only in the Cabala but &lt;br /&gt;     in the earlier editions of the Talmud. In these, says Barclay -- "Our Lord and Saviour is 'that's &lt;br /&gt;     one', 'such an one', 'a fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver of Israel,' etc. Efforts are made to prove that &lt;br /&gt;     he is the son of Joseph Pandira before his marriage with Mary. His miracles are attributed to &lt;br /&gt;     sorcery, the secret of which He brought in a slit in His flesh out of Egypt. He is said to have been &lt;br /&gt;     first stoned and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His disciples are called heretics and &lt;br /&gt;     opprobrious names. They are accused of immoral practices, and the New Testament is called a &lt;br /&gt;     sinful book. The references to these subjects manifest the most bitter aversion and hatred" &lt;br /&gt;     [Joseph Barclay, The Talmud, pp.38, 39; cf Drach, op. cit I.167] (Omni Publications, 1964, p.18-19).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE MIDRASH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Tanna'im, the high initiates of Kabbalah, also compiled The Midrash:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "In some contexts 'Mishnah' is contrasted with 'Midrash.' The latter term denotes Rabbinic &lt;br /&gt;     teachings that are attached to the text of the Bible, whereas the former term refers to teachings &lt;br /&gt;     that are organized or formulated independently of Scripture... &lt;br /&gt;              "The Mishnah was clearly not designed to encompass the whole of the Oral Torah tradition. &lt;br /&gt;     The same Rabbis who contributed to it also figured prominently in the Tannai'itic Midrashic &lt;br /&gt;     collections."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rabbi Scheinerman's Magical Midrash page also identifies the Midrash as the product of the Tannaitic &lt;br /&gt;period:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "In its classical sense, Midrash, which has as its root the Hebrew word darash, meaning 'to &lt;br /&gt;     seek out,' refers to a body of rabbinic literature made up of anthologies of biblical exegesis and &lt;br /&gt;     homilies dating from the tannaitic period (70_200 c.e.) through to the Middle Ages. The most well &lt;br /&gt;     known anthology of midrashim is Midrash Rabbah, which provides a running midrashic &lt;br /&gt;     commentary to the five books of the Torah, as well as to the 'five scrolls' (Esther, Ruth, &lt;br /&gt;     Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs)."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Encyclopedia Judaica defines this method: "Midrash (midrashim:plural) -- 'The method of interpreting &lt;br /&gt;scripture to elucidate legal points (midrash Halakkah) or to bring out lessons by stories or homiletics (midrash &lt;br /&gt;Aggadah). Also, the name for a collection of such rabbinic interpretations.'"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Nesta Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES adds:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "... the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that Jewish legends concerning Jesus are found in the &lt;br /&gt;     Talmud and Midrash and in the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated in the Middle Ages. It &lt;br /&gt;     is the tendency of all these sources to belittle the person of Jesus by ascribing to Him illegitimate &lt;br /&gt;     birth, magic, and a shameful death. " [Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Midrash and midrashic interpretation tend to devalue the literal, historical interpretation of Scripture in &lt;br /&gt;favor of private, hidden and even mystical interpretations.  For example, Rabbi Scheinerman's Magical &lt;br /&gt;Midrash page states:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "Midrash is subversive as it winds its way between and around stern, stark, seemingly stagnant &lt;br /&gt;     texts. As Judith Plaskow has stated, 'Jews have traditionally used midrash to broaden or alter the &lt;br /&gt;     meaning of texts' (in Davidman/Tenenbaum, 80). Midrash assumes that the black letters of &lt;br /&gt;     scripture as well as the white spaces between them are holy; that the explicitly stated as well as &lt;br /&gt;     that which can be inferred from the Bible can be manifestations of God's word. &lt;br /&gt;          Midrash is a kind of scriptural archaeology, bidding us not to stop at surface appearances but &lt;br /&gt;     to dig down deeply into the text to uncover hidden riches..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Midrashic interpretations permit students of Scripture to explore far beyond the safe boundaries of the sacred &lt;br /&gt;canon. Apostates such as Unity minister, Rev. J. Ronald Jones, are permitted nearly unlimited license using &lt;br /&gt;midrashim to support their false teachings:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "Midrash requires that anything to be venerated in the present must be connected with sacred &lt;br /&gt;     moments of Jewish history. It is the accepted way of incorporating timelessness, continuity, and &lt;br /&gt;     authority into a sacred narrative. Jesus' life was thus connected to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, &lt;br /&gt;     David, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, '2 Isaiah,' and others. The virgin birth story was made to mirror &lt;br /&gt;     earlier stories of Zoroaster and Romulus and Remus; and the ascension story was made to mirror &lt;br /&gt;     earlier stories of the Buddha and Osiris...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "How does a text lose its historical focus? The closing of the canon removes a collection of &lt;br /&gt;     sacred writings from the temporal process. No subsequent event, world view, conventional wisdom, &lt;br /&gt;     or cultural value has the power to change the canon. No new writings can be added. Quite the &lt;br /&gt;     opposite, new events must be interpreted with the aid of the canon. The canon stands beyond Time &lt;br /&gt;     as a judge of temporal events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "Both Jewish and liberal Christian communities agree that the Bible as canon still permits &lt;br /&gt;     perpetual interpretation. They accept it as normal that there can be an infinite variety of &lt;br /&gt;     interpretations all 'inspired' by the text. The goal is to 'search out' the fullness of what was spoken &lt;br /&gt;     by God. It is only through a process of dialogue within a community of faith that knowledge of &lt;br /&gt;     God's revelation grows and becomes the Word of God for the present generation. Visotzky notes: &lt;br /&gt;          'There is no one common reading of Scripture that everyone can agree with--and there never &lt;br /&gt;     has been.'6 When a community of faith insists on a single, normative reading that everyone must &lt;br /&gt;     'swear to,' it is on the verge of death as a vital community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          "As a methodology, Midrash tends to minimize the authority of the wording of the text. It &lt;br /&gt;     places the focus on the reader, and on the personal struggle of the reader to reach an acceptable &lt;br /&gt;     moral application of the text. While it is always governed to some degree by the wording of the &lt;br /&gt;     text, it allows the reader to project his or her inner struggle into the text. This allows for some very &lt;br /&gt;     powerful and moving interpretations which, to the ordinary user of language, can seem to have &lt;br /&gt;     very little connection with the text. The great weakness of this method is that it always threatens &lt;br /&gt;     to replace the text with an outpouring of personal reflection. At its best it requires the presence of &lt;br /&gt;     mystical insight not given to all readers."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE HAGGADAH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Technically, "the Haggada(h)" is a liturgical manual used in the Jewish Passover Seder. The information on &lt;br /&gt;this web site indicates that it was also developed by the Ravs in Babylonia in the Middle ages. These are not &lt;br /&gt;ancient documents, but were developed during the same period as the Kabbalah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     The History of the Haggadah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;                "The word Haggadah comes from the Torah command - 'And you shall tell (v'Higadeta) &lt;br /&gt;     your children on that day...' Although the minimal fulfillment of this mitzvah is a simple recounting &lt;br /&gt;     of the going out of Egypt and explaining a few of the Pesach symbols, proper fulfillment requires &lt;br /&gt;     much more. &lt;br /&gt;              "Over the centuries additions have been made to the Haggadah to enhance this mitzvah. &lt;br /&gt;     Many of these additions gained such wide acceptance that they became part of the Haggadah. One &lt;br /&gt;     of those additions is the Chad Gadya. Another is 'Dayeinu.' Rav Saadia Gaon (882 CE - 942 CE) &lt;br /&gt;     included neither in his Haggadah, although he did recognize the existence of Dayeinu. Neither &lt;br /&gt;     Rashi (1040-1105) nor Maimonides (1135-1204) included Chad Gadya in their versions of the &lt;br /&gt;     Haggadah, although Rashi did include Dayeinu... &lt;br /&gt;              "The metamorphosis of the Haggadah concluded in the late middle ages, aided by the &lt;br /&gt;     invention of the Printing Press, which enabled the basic Ashkenazic version which had been &lt;br /&gt;     endorsed by the Ari z'l to be accepted even in Sephardic communities. The text is based upon the &lt;br /&gt;     Haggadah of Rav Amram Gaon, who headed the Babylonian Yeshiva of Sura between 856-876 CE. &lt;br /&gt;     This text was endorsed by Rashi. Rav Amram's Haggadah concluded with the after blessing on the &lt;br /&gt;     fourth cup of wine. It did not include 'Chasal Siddur Pesach'."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities represent two mystical traditions that have developed within &lt;br /&gt;Judaism.  This explains why an Haggadah is found on the New Age Sirius Community web site which displays &lt;br /&gt;the Sephiroth - Tree of Life (path of occult initiation) and a link to The Way of the Kabbalah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Essential to a study of the Kabbalist traditions is some historical background on the origins and theology of &lt;br /&gt;both communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Ashkenazic Jews originated in France, Germany, and Eastern Europe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Sephardic Jews lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Middle East.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION describes Ashkenazik Hasidism, which emerged from Germany in the &lt;br /&gt;late 12th C., as a form of Jewish mysticism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;ASHKENAZIK HASIDIM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;             &lt;/b&gt; "The German-Jewish pietists built their own understanding of hasid, or 'pietist,' upon the &lt;br /&gt;     cumulative foundation of earlier meanings but moved in new directions as well. Their worldview &lt;br /&gt;     was grounded in the idea that God's will is only partial revealed in the words of the Pentateuch, or &lt;br /&gt;     the Torah, given to the prophet Moses at Mount Sinai. God's will requires of the truly faithful and &lt;br /&gt;     punctilious Jew, that is, of the hasid, a search for a hidden and infinitely demanding additional &lt;br /&gt;     torah, which God encoded in the words of scripture... &lt;br /&gt;              "Along with Maimonidean religious philosophy, theosophical mysticism, or Qabbalah, and &lt;br /&gt;     the scholastic legal achievement of the glossators of the Talmud, German-Jewish pietism &lt;br /&gt;     permanently reshaped classical Judaism into traditional Judaism, which lasted down to the modern &lt;br /&gt;     period...Their writings about manipulating the divine name in the form of permutations of the &lt;br /&gt;     Hebrew alphabet to achieve mystical and magical goal, decidedly influenced later Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     mysticism in Spain." (Vol. I, p. 458)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;SEPHARDIC JEWS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Sephardic Jews are descendants of the large Jewish community living in Spain and Portugal in the Middle &lt;br /&gt;Ages. In 1391, under the Papal Inquisition, there was a massacre of thousands of Jews in the Iberian &lt;br /&gt;Peninsula. The Sephardic Jews have been credited with disseminating Cabalism throughout Europe, after they &lt;br /&gt;were forcibly expelled by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1492. The Urantia Book Fellowship notes: &lt;br /&gt;"The greatest figure in Spanish Judaism was the philosopher, talmudist, and physician, Maimonides &lt;br /&gt;(1135-1204). He attempted to harmonize Judaism with the philosophy of Aristotle."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Encarta Concise Encyclopedia entry "Cabala" identifies its origins in Spain and France:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "Cabala, generically, Jewish mysticism in all its forms; specifically, the esoteric theosophy &lt;br /&gt;     that crystallized in 13th-century Spain and Provence, France, around Sefer Ha-Zohar (The Book of &lt;br /&gt;     Splendor), referred to as the Zohar. Cabala's roots are in Hellenistic astral mysticism, in which the &lt;br /&gt;     adept, through meditation and the use of magic formulas, journeys ecstatically through and beyond &lt;br /&gt;     the seven astral spheres. Medieval Spanish Cabala, the most important form of Jewish mysticism, &lt;br /&gt;     is more concerned with esoteric knowledge about the nature of the divine world and its hidden &lt;br /&gt;     connections with the world of creation. &lt;br /&gt;              "According to the Zohar, above and beyond all human contemplation is God as he is in &lt;br /&gt;     himself, the unknowable, immutable En Sof (Infinite). Zoharic theosophy concentrates on ten &lt;br /&gt;     sefirot (realms or planes) as symbols of the inner life and processes of the Godhead. Because they &lt;br /&gt;     are also archetypes for everything in the world of creation, understanding their workings can &lt;br /&gt;     illuminate the inner workings of the cosmos and of history. This cosmic aspect was dramatically &lt;br /&gt;     developed in 16th-century Lurianic Cabala, which arose in response to the cataclysmic experience &lt;br /&gt;     of Jewish exiles expelled from Iberia in the 1490s, and which projected that experience onto the &lt;br /&gt;     divine world."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The extent of the dispersion is documented by Groliers' Encyclopedia, which also confirms the Sephardim as &lt;br /&gt;followers of the occult traditions of ancient Babylon:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;         "The Sephardim are those Jews who follow the liturgy and customs developed by the Jews of &lt;br /&gt;     medieval Spain and Portugal. The name comes from Sepharad, a place of exile mentioned in &lt;br /&gt;     Obadiah 20 and early identified with Iberia. Unlike the Ashkenazim, those Jews who settled in &lt;br /&gt;     German lands, the Sephardim followed Babylonian rather than Palestinian Jewish traditions. They &lt;br /&gt;     also developed their own language, Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, a blend of medieval Castilian, &lt;br /&gt;     Hebrew, Arabic, and other elements. There is a considerable body of Ladino literature. &lt;br /&gt;          "After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492) and Portugal (1497) many Sephardim &lt;br /&gt;     formed communities in the lands of the Ottoman Empire--the Balkans, North Africa, and the &lt;br /&gt;     Middle East. &lt;br /&gt;          "Others remained in Iberia, nominally converting to Christianity. Vilified as Marranos ('pigs'), &lt;br /&gt;     they were subject to continuing persecution, and most eventually left to form communities in &lt;br /&gt;     northwestern Europe--Amsterdam became a particularly important center. Sephardic traditions &lt;br /&gt;     were largely adopted by local Jewish groups in the Middle East and North Africa; hence, today the &lt;br /&gt;     term Sephardim is loosely applied to all Jews native to those areas. Among important Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     thinkers from the Sephardic tradition are Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides, and Baruch &lt;br /&gt;     Spinoza."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE NOAHIDE LAWS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Presently, there is a vast movement afoot with many points of entry (Lubavitcher Movement, Nazarene &lt;br /&gt;Movement, Hebraic Roots/Messianic Movement, Latter Rain/Roman Catholic Year of Jubilee) to bring all of &lt;br /&gt;mankind under the Law.  These trendy movements to adopt the customs and feasts of the Mosaic Covenant &lt;br /&gt;are effectively laying the groundwork to mobilize the Church for Jay Gary's call to "experience the Jubilee" &lt;br /&gt;Year in AD 2000 and be "reconciled to our spiritual roots." Jay Gary wrote in THE STAR OF 2000:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "The annual calendar of Israel was built around three major festivals: Passover, Pentecost &lt;br /&gt;     and Tabernacles... The Year of Jubilee encompassed these three festivals, only raised to a higher &lt;br /&gt;     power ...Then, as well as today, Jesus calls us to experience His jubilee... It's time to blow the &lt;br /&gt;     ancient trumpet. It's time to be reconciled to our spiritual roots."  (pp. 84, 85)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This massive movement also seems to be leading toward the global establishment of the Noahide Laws &lt;br /&gt;(already U.S. law), for which disobedience the penalty is beheading (Rev. 20:4)  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF &lt;br /&gt;JUDIASM lists these seven universal laws and indicates their binding nature on all Gentiles:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "Full-page ads in the New York Times and other newspapers have proclaimed: ‘All &lt;br /&gt;     nations of the world: Fulfill the 7 universal Noahide Laws given to you in the Torah of &lt;br /&gt;     Moses.’... One additional element of greater severity is that violation of any one of the &lt;br /&gt;     seven laws subjects the Noahide to capital punishment by decapitation. (Sanh. 57A)"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUDAISM identifies the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) as the source of "The &lt;br /&gt;Noachide Laws."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;              "According to Maimonides, acceptance -- on the basis of the Bible -- of the seven universal &lt;br /&gt;     precepts means that any such righteous Gentile is numbered with 'the pious ones among the &lt;br /&gt;     nations of the world...deserving a share in the world to come' (Tosef. Sanh 13.2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;          (1)  Civil justice [the duty to establish a legal system]; &lt;br /&gt;          (2)  Prohibition of blasphemy [which includes the bearing of false witness]; &lt;br /&gt;          (3)  The abandonment of idolatry; &lt;br /&gt;          (4)  The prohibition of incest [including adultery and other sexual offenses]; &lt;br /&gt;          (5)  The prohibition of murder; &lt;br /&gt;          (6)  Also that of theft; &lt;br /&gt;          (7)  The law against eating flesh [a limb] cut from a living animal [ie., cruelty in any shape or &lt;br /&gt;     form] (T.B. Sanh. 56A)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal, documents that the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is a commentary on the Mishnah &lt;br /&gt;composed by Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs) from the early third to the sixth century. Although it is claimed &lt;br /&gt;by the Lubavitch, Nazarene and Hebraic Roots Movements that the source of the 7 Noahide Laws is the &lt;br /&gt;Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy), it is apparent that Talmud and Mishnah are derived from occult traditions that &lt;br /&gt;contradicted and nullifed the teaching of Scripture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The following appendix cites ample material from Nesta Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES and other resources &lt;br /&gt;which demonstrate the occult character of the Jewish sources relied upon by the Lubavitch and Nazarene &lt;br /&gt;Movements and, their pseudo-Christian counterpart, the Hebraic Roots Movement. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;APPENDIX&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;    &lt;/b&gt; SECRET SOCIETIES &amp;amp; SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS, Nesta H. Webster, Omni Publications, &lt;br /&gt;     1964.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P.6. Re: Oral Tradition:Talmud:Cabala&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "According to Fabre d'Olivet, Moses, who 'was learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians' drew from &lt;br /&gt;     the Egyptian mysteries a part of the oral tradition which was handed down through the leaders of &lt;br /&gt;     the Israelites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "That such an oral tradition, distinct from the written word embodied in the Pentateuch, did &lt;br /&gt;     descend from Moses and that it was later committed to writing in the Talmud and the Cabala is the &lt;br /&gt;     opinion of many Jewish writers." [According to the Jewish view God had given Moses on Mt. Sinai &lt;br /&gt;     alike the oral and the written Law, that is, the Law with all its interpretations and applications" &lt;br /&gt;     --Alfred Edersheim]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P.9... Re: Zohar:Talmud:Cabala&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "The fact is that the main ideas of the Zohar find confirmation in the Talmud. As the Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     Encyclopedia observes, 'the Cabala, is not really in opposition to the Talmud,' and "many &lt;br /&gt;     Talmudic Jews have supported and contributed to it." Adolphe Franch does not hesitate to &lt;br /&gt;     describe it as "the heart and life of Judaism."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "The greater number of the most eminent rabbis of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries &lt;br /&gt;     believed firmly in the sacredness of the Zohar and of the infallibility of it's teaching" ( Jewish &lt;br /&gt;     Encyclopedia, article on Cabala)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 8. Re: Cabala--book 1--Sepher Yetzirah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     . . . "says that its date has been placed as early as the sixth century before Christ and as late as &lt;br /&gt;     the tenth century A.D., but that it is at any rate older than the Talmud is shown by the fact that in &lt;br /&gt;     the Talmud the Rabbis are described as studying it for magical purposes. Sepher Yetzirah is also &lt;br /&gt;     said to be the work referred to in the Koran under the name of the "Book of Abraham".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P.8. Re: Cabala--book 2--Sepher-Ha-Zohar (Zohar)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     . . . "Of the immense compilation known as the Sepher-Ha- Zohar, Book of Light, is ... of greater &lt;br /&gt;     importance of Cabalistic philosophy. According to the Zohar itself, the 'Mysteries of Wisdom' were &lt;br /&gt;     imparted to Adam by God whilst he was still in the Garden of Eden, in the form of a book delivered &lt;br /&gt;     by the angel Razael. From Adam the book passed to Seth ... Enoch... Noah ... Abraham, and later &lt;br /&gt;     to Moses, one of its principal exponents. Other Jewish writers declare... that Moses received it ... &lt;br /&gt;     first time on Mt. Sinai. . . to the Seventy Elders. . . to David and Solomon...Ezra...Nehemiah and &lt;br /&gt;     finally to the Rabbis of the early Christian era"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P.18-19 Re: Christ:Talmud:Cabala&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;         "So also it was the Rabbis who, after hiding from the people the meaning of the sacred tradition &lt;br /&gt;     at the moment of its fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream for future generations. &lt;br /&gt;     Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity found not only in the Cabala but in the earlier &lt;br /&gt;     editions of the Talmud. In these, says Barclay - &lt;br /&gt;         "Our Lord and Saviour is 'that's one', 'such an one', 'a fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver of Israel,' &lt;br /&gt;     etc. Efforts are made to prove that he is the son of Joseph Pandira before his marriage with Mary. &lt;br /&gt;     His miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret of which He brought in a slit in His flesh out of &lt;br /&gt;     Egypt. He is said to have been first stoned and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His &lt;br /&gt;     disciples are called heretics and opprobrius names. They are accused of immoral practices, and the &lt;br /&gt;     New Testament is called a sinful book. The references to these subjects manifest the most bitter &lt;br /&gt;     aversion and hatred. " [Joseph Barclay, The Talmud, pp.38, 39; cf Drach, op. cit I.167]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 20 Re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "... the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that Jewish legends concerning Jesus are found in the Talmud &lt;br /&gt;     and Midrash and in " the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated in the Middle Ages. It is the &lt;br /&gt;     tendency of all these sources to belittle the person of Jesus by ascribing to Him illegitimate birth, &lt;br /&gt;     magic, and a shameful death. " [Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 8 Re: Cabal sources/origins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "...Until this date the Zohar had remained a purely oral tradition ... written down by the disciples of &lt;br /&gt;     Simon ben Jochai. The Talmud relates that for 12 years the Rabbi Simon and his son Eliezer &lt;br /&gt;     concealed themselves in a cavern, where sitting in the sand up to their necks, they meditated on &lt;br /&gt;     the sacred law and were frequently visited by the prophet Elias. In this way, Jewish legend adds, &lt;br /&gt;     the great book of the Zohar was composed and committed to writing by the Rabbis' son Eliezer and &lt;br /&gt;     his secretary Rabbi Abba."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 23 re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ: Essenes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "... A subtler device for discrediting Christianity and undermining belief in the divine character of &lt;br /&gt;     our Lord has been adopted ... who set out to prove that He belonged to the sect of the Essenes, ... &lt;br /&gt;     Thus Jewish historian Graetz declares that Jesus simply appropriated to himself the essential &lt;br /&gt;     features of Essenism... So after representing Christ as a magician in the Toledot Yeshu and the &lt;br /&gt;     Talmud, Jewish traditions seeks to explain His miraculous works as those of a mere healer - an idea &lt;br /&gt;     that we shall find descending right throughthe secrets of societies to this day ... if of the miracles of &lt;br /&gt;     Christ  were simply due to a knowledge of natural laws and His doctrines were the outcome of a sect, the &lt;br /&gt;     whole theory of His divine power and mission falls to the ground ..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 299 re: Blavatsky: Talmud: Christ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;         "... Madam Blavatsky's writings, on the person of Christ, ... 'For me, Jesus Christ, that is to say &lt;br /&gt;     the Man-God of the Christians, copy of the Avatars of all countries, of the Hindu Chrishna as of &lt;br /&gt;     the Egyptian Horus, was never a historical personage.' Hence the story of His life was merely an &lt;br /&gt;     allegory founded on the existence of the "a personage named Jehoshua born at Lud." But &lt;br /&gt;     elsewhere she asserted that Jesus may have lived during the Christian era or a century earlier 'as &lt;br /&gt;     the Sepher Toldoth Jehoshua indicates.' And Madame Blavatsky went on to say of the savants &lt;br /&gt;     who deny the historical value of this legend, that they -- &lt;br /&gt;         "...either lie or talk nonsense. Is our Masters who affirms it. If the history of Jehoshua or Jesus &lt;br /&gt;     Ben Pandera is false, then the whole of the Talmud, the whole of the Jewish canon law, is false. It &lt;br /&gt;     was the disciple of Jehoshua ben Parachai, the fifth President of the Sanhedrin since Ezra, who &lt;br /&gt;     re-wrote the Bible. ...This story is much truer than that of the New Testament, of which history &lt;br /&gt;     does not say a word."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     P. 21 Re: Cabala: Talmud: and the Toledot Yeshu--referring to Christ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     NOTE: Another name for Toledot Yeshu is Sepher Toldoth Jehoshua(Zohar)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     "...the Toledot Yeshu relates with the most indecent details that Miriam, a hairdresser of &lt;br /&gt;     Bethlehem,(4)affianced to a young man named Jochanan, was seduced by a libertine, Joseph &lt;br /&gt;     Panther or Pandira, and gave birth to a son whom she named Johosuah or Jeschu. According to the &lt;br /&gt;     Talmudic authors of the Sota and the Sanhedrim, Jeschu was taken during his boyhood to Egypt, &lt;br /&gt;     where he was initiated into the secrets doctrines of the priests, and on his return to Palestine gave &lt;br /&gt;     himself up to the practice of magic.(5) The Toledot Yeshu, however, goes on to say that on &lt;br /&gt;     reaching manhood, Jeschu learnt the secret of his illegitimacy, on account of which he was driven &lt;br /&gt;     out of the Synagogue and took refuge for a time in Galilee. Now, there was in the Temple a stone &lt;br /&gt;     on which was engraved the Tetragrammaton or Schem Hamphorasch, that is to say, the Ineffable &lt;br /&gt;     Name of God; this stone had been found by King David when the foundations of the Temple were &lt;br /&gt;     being prepared and was deposited by him in the Holy of Holies. Jeschu, knowing this, came from &lt;br /&gt;     Galilee and, penetrating into the Holy of Holies, read the Ineffable name, which he transcribed on &lt;br /&gt;     to a piece of whom parchment and concealed in an incision under his skin. By this means he was &lt;br /&gt;     able to work miracles and to persuade the people that he was the son of God foretold by Isaiah. &lt;br /&gt;     With the aid of Judas, the Sages of the Synagogue, succeeding in capturing Jeschu, who was then &lt;br /&gt;     lead before the Great and Little Sanhedrin, by whom he was condemned to be stoned to death and &lt;br /&gt;     finally hanged" Such is the story of Christ according to the Jewish Kabbalists ..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr align="left" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Is. 9:16.  For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     Christians or converted Jews who affect a Jewish demeanour or compromise Christian doctrine to &lt;br /&gt;     appeal to the Jewish mindset are surrendering the precious pearl of Jesus Christ who alone leads &lt;br /&gt;     to salvation. The ecumenical approach does not lead Jews to Jesus Christ, but patronizes their &lt;br /&gt;     religion of dead works, and results in the Christian's acceptance of religion on Jewish terms. &lt;br /&gt;       Barb Aho/ To Embrace Hebrew Roots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;     The name Jesus Christ is known world wide and synonymous with Christianity.  That is a historical fact. &lt;br /&gt;     Vicky Dillen &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ovrlnd.com/index.php"&gt;Return to the Protestant Apologetics and Theology page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="display: inline; font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="WordSection1"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: #b5c4df 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 3pt;"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SO THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AT THE TIME OF JESUS FOR ALL PURPOSES DIDN'T EXIST? Hebrew Roots Movement Attacks the Name of Jesus!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;"“This whole thing about the Hebrew Language is nothing but "nonsense".  Israel did much later lost its language because it became a mixture of German and Hebrew which was/is called Yiddish.  However, during Jesus life on earth Hebrew was still in existance because on the Cross of Calvary Pilate wrote "Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews" in "Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek" (Jn. 19: 21) on a sign over Jesus' head.  Hebrew because it as still the acknowledged language of Israel although it was in the process of being replaced.  Latin, because it was the ruling army's national language.  Greek, because it was the international language in which business was carried on in Israel and in other countries.  The Romans loved evrerything that was Greek and their own language Latin was structured after Latin and their artists copied everything that was Greek.  Greek became the international language when Alexander the Great conquered all of those nations which eventually the Romans also conereed.  One of my Greek professors at Wilfrid Laurier University (formerly Waterloo Luthern University) spent most of his summers in Philadelphia translating manuscrupts, letters, business reports for the time when Jesus lived on earth and other stuff that the Americans took out of the garbage dumps from ancient Israel.  It was  all in Greek.  No Aramaic language.  By the time Jesus had come Aramaic was on its way out of existence.  I studied it when I was in Seminary.  The Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek called  "The Septuagint" and was used by the Rabbis and Priests in Israel.  Interestingly, the translators replaced God's personal name of "Yahweh" with "kurios" which means "LORD".  His Name was removed from 5, 823 times.  The Jews did this because they wrongly interpreted a Scripture what said, "Whoever curses the name of Yahew will be cursed", to mean that whoever speaks the name of Yahweh will be killed."  So, to this day, whenever a Jew sees the Name Yahweh, he says "Adonai" which means Lord in Hebrew. When the King James Version of the Bible was translated they wanted to keep or follow this traditon of not speaking the Name of Yahweh.  So, in a creative moment, they made up what is really a composite name for God by taking the Hebrew consonants of Yahweh and combined them with the vowel sounds of Adonai and created a new name for God which is Jehovah which is not really God's Name.  I suspect that when people call on Jehovah in prayer, their prayer goes unheard.  His Hebrew Name is Yahweh.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;When Jesus came His Name means "Yahweh is Salvation" not to be confused with Joshua which in Hebrew (Yeshua, or Yeshuah) which means "Yahweh' grace".  For instance, on the Day of Pentecost, Peter explained what this was all about when he quoted from the OT book of Joel 2: 32, "And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2: 21).  In Hebrew, it says, "And it shall come to pass that all who call upon the name of Yahweh shall be delivered (saved)".   The Name "Jesus" (Iesous) in Greek version or transaltion of the Hebrew Name "Yahweh".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Any OT references in the New Testament which are quoted in the New Testament which use God's Name Yahweh is translated Jesus.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This should not be a problem.  The problem that I see is that the Names of the only God are or should I say is "Yahweh" and "Jesus".  To call upon our God using any other name is to go unheard.  The reason people, Jews and Gentiles, don't like to use these correct name for God is because they cause the sin in people to react convicting them of their sin.  I laugh when people try to call Jesus: Yeshua/ Yeshuah or any of the variations of that name and I tell them, "Joshua does not answer prayer so there is No one to hear your prayers and answer them."  The so-called name "Jehovah" doesn't work either.  This is also the reason why Peter said, "There is salvation in no one else, for there is n o other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4: 12).  The  Name is "Jesus" which means "Yahweh is Salvation" in Greek and "Yahweh" in Hebrew.  The Name of God in the Flesh is "Jesus".  All these other names are inspired not by the Holy Spirit because He knows Who Jesus is, but by the devil/satan who succeeds when he suggests that these other names are used.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;I read through all of the foolishness that was in the Email.  It demonstrates a severe lack of history and Greek and Hebrew.  Over the years since Jesus came to earth to carry out His ministry, Israel by the beginning of the 1900's had lost it's Hebrew language.  "The language had survived in written form for liturgical purposes, but nobody spoke it at the dinner table, during sporting contests or while preparing for bed.  Depending on where they lived, Jews in modern society spoke various languages, ranging from Yiddish, Ladin and Arabic to an array of Euopean tongues."  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;A rabbi by the name of Ben Yehuda led the movement to restore Hebrew to Israel.  In 1914 an association was formed to restore Hebrew to Israel.  Ben Yehuda came to the Presbyterian Seminary and asked a Christian Professor of Hebrew to help Israel restore its Hebrew Language.  With his help they developed grammar for modern Israel and by the time Israel became a nation in 1948, over 600,000 Jews living in Israel could speak, write and use Hebrew in every walk of their lives and, of course, it became their national languages.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Walter, it amazes me the amount of mis-information, wrong information that is passed on out of the ignorance of people who are supposed to know the Scriptures and our history.  As Jesus said to the Saduccees, "You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God" (Matt. 22: 29).  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.... sad the latest heresy and how far it has spead by people who pretend to know Greek or Hebrew, in the Name of "Jesus" in Greek and "Yahweh" in Hebrew."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Gordon Williams [mailto:gordwea@rogers.com] &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8477032223288967353-914101753535916742?l=sacred-truths.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/feeds/914101753535916742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/sacred-name-movement-and-is-total.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/914101753535916742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8477032223288967353/posts/default/914101753535916742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sacred-truths.blogspot.com/2012/02/sacred-name-movement-and-is-total.html' title='the Sacred Name Movement  is a total heresy'/><author><name>Sacred</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17871781841155891132</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477032223288967353.post-7174450671261153723</id><published>2012-02-03T22:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T22:59:02.881-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jesus Christ is God</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The scriptures bear abundant testimony that Jesus Christ is God. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;JESUS CHRIST IS THE REASON WHY GOD LOVES US ..HE IS THE FOCAL POINT ...HE THE MEDIATOR HE PAID THE FATHER FOR US.... HIS BLOOD WAS SHED&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD was manifest in the FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED ON in the world, RECEIVED UP into glory." 1 Timothy 3:16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"But unto the SON he saith, 'Thy throne, O GOD, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom'...And, 'Thou, LORD, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.'" Hebrews 1:8, 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"I and my Father are ONE." Jesus Christ, John 10:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"...CHRIST JESUS...being in the FORM OF GOD, thought it not robbery to be EQUAL WITH GOD: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Philippians 2:5-8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY GHOST: and THESE THREE ARE ONE." 1 John 5:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Hereby perceive we the love of GOD, because he LAID DOWN HIS LIFE for us... 1 John 3:16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And they stoned Stephen, calling upon GOD, and saying, LORD JESUS, receive my spirit." Acts 7:59&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"For unto us A CHILD IS BORN, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And Thomas answered and said unto him [JESUS], My Lord and MY GOD." John 20:28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." John 1:1-4, 14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Philip saith unto him, 'Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.' Jesus saith unto him, 'Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me Philip? HE THAT HATH SEEN ME HATH SEEN THE FATHER; and how sayest thou then, 'Shew us the Father?''" John 14:8-9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"...CHRIST, who is the IMAGE OF GOD..." II Corinthians 4:4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"...glory of GOD in the FACE OF JESUS CHRIST." II Corinthians 4:6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"GOD...hath in these last days spoken unto us by his SON...who being the brightness of his glory, and the EXPRESS IMAGE OF HIS PERSON..." Hebrews 1:1-3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:&lt;br /&gt;  1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:&lt;br /&gt;  1:15 WHO IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the firstborn* of every creature:&lt;br /&gt;  1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:&lt;br /&gt;  1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.&lt;br /&gt;  1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.&lt;br /&gt;  1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;It is a realy sad fact, in spite of the fact they may use some of the same words  other real Christians do now,  that too many professing Christians who claim they love God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, in reality they are still not filled with the Holy Spirit even cause they have rejected the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and his gifts being applicable today, they now  falsely  have limited the Gospel as being Jesus the Savior only and they wrongfully do not teach  the full Gospel of Jesus the Christ now as well.... and they falsely emphasize the usage of Greek and the teaching of men, such as Darby, Scofield, over the Holy Spirit teaching us directly.. and those amongst them who do this they all basically do not have the Holy Spirit, are actually deceived, are now none of His.. They realy are still unsaved thus.  &lt;a data-mce-href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/" href="http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://comeholyspirit.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt; "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="id_4f2cd314101dc5b58730285"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christ was seen in the Christian person's lives by the evidence of the Holy Spirit anointing. Christians like Jesus are known firstly for the Christo experience of being anointed with the Holy Ghost and power ..   (Acts 10:38 KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him....   after the essential water Baptism God desires to have a Spirit Baptism and Baptize us all with his Holy Spirit too if we let him Unlike each of you, my own mind also did not know, comprehend beforehand what God has in store, had prepared for us, or his requirements for us even to become a Christian, as well as to become Baptized in the Holy Sprit and much more.. Yes the True Christians even these days Are Holy Ghost Baptized and they know they have received such a personal experience.. even as evidenced by speaking in tongues   Keep in mind, there are two distinct phases of the one baptism in Christ. Jesus says in John 3:5 that ”Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” I repeat, water baptism is repentance, and spirit baptism is Holy Ghost fire and power. When we are truly Born Again (John 3:3), which is the Phase One baptism, there is a change in us that radiates on the outside of us, enabling all to see that something different has occurred in our lives. When we are truly Born Again, there is a new attitude towards The Lord Jesus Christ, toward His Word which becomes Spirit and life in us (John 6:63), making us, IF we will surrender, Believers who walk in of His Word. As one truly Born Again, we have a new attitude toward other Believers, toward prayer, toward life in general, toward death, and toward sin (hating it with a passion). When we are truly Born Again, dead to the old order in our lives - we start anew by not doing the things we used to do (nightclubs, alcohol, smoking, homosexuality, sex outside of marriage, winking our eye at sin around us, cheating, stealing, lying, and so on).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;IF YOU DID NOT ASK FOR THE HOLY GHOST ..YOU DO NOT HAVE HIM.......YOU DO NOT GET IT ALL AT CONVERSION TO CHRIST....... THE HOLY GHOST WILL ONLY EXALT JESUS CHRIST NOT JEHOVAH LIKE THE CULTS TEACH,,,,,,JESUS THE LORD AND SAVIOR ,,THE MASTER.....HE IS,,,,,,,,,ALL,,,,,EVERYTHING ,,,,,,,,ALL POWER ALL KNOWING SITS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER .......YES JESUS ONLY CULT........HE IS NOT ONENESS HERETIC    ‎1Jn 5:7  For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a data-mce-href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bible-truth.org%2FTrinity.html&amp;amp;h=kAQFz3iB6AQHPktBbIdF5b29l8VKQrzQX_nUpGzj7w0gdHA" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bible-truth.org%2FTrinity.html&amp;amp;h=kAQFz3iB6AQHPktBbIdF5b29l8VKQrzQX_nUpGzj7w0gdHA" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.bible-truth.org/Trinity.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"WE MUST BELIEVE PAUL AND THE OTHERS APOSTLES FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER PROPHET..THEY INTRODUCED THE NEW COVENANT.....THEY TAUGHT FROM LAW TO GRACE.....WE ARE UNDER GRACE NOT PART LAW LIKE THE CULTS TEACH.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;YOU CANNOT PRAISE HIM IN FALSE DOCTRINE ..YOU COMMIT FORNICATION WHEN YOU ARE IN FALSE DOCTRINE .....WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE HOLY GHOST YOU CANNOT WORSHIP HIM.....HE SAID THIS IN ACTS BEFORE HE LEFT UP  Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT BRING THE DEMONIC DOCTRINE INTO THE CHURCH ...SAYING YAHWAH KEEPING THE PASSOVER THE SABBATH" Richard Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yahwah Apostolic Ministries IS A SERIOUS DEMONIC  CULT  THAT DENIES JESUS OF HIS DEITY ,,,HIS DIVINE NATURE ..THEY ARE SABBATH LAW KEEPERS ..THEY USE OLD TESTAMENT WORDING IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ..THE VERY THING PAUL PREACHED AGAINST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="id_4f2cd24f3819f1069904198"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMAGINE THIS JESUS CHRIST, Yahweh? For there is one God, and ONE MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 2:5   (Acts 4:12 KJV)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ... (Rom 10:13 KJV)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Mat 10:32  Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.  :33  But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.  34  Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.  35  For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.  :36  And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. Mat  37  He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.  :38  And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.  39  He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.  40  He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;IMAGINE THAT SOME PERSONS CLAIMING EVEN TO BE BORN  FROM ABOVE CHRISTIANS THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE RIDCULED OR PERSECUTED SO THEY DO NOT USE THE TERM JESUS CHRIST FOR GOD.. BUT FALSELY USE ALTERNATIVES..&lt;br /&gt;  Who is Yahweh?  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Days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoTitle"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc521309735"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc100112692"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997315"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992427"&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man&amp;nbsp; sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;good&lt;/span&gt;, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;good&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:7-10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. James 5:14-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God is the Way-Maker, the wind in the storm, the harvester, the Changer and the Shifter. No one can stand in His path. He opens and closes all doors. Not all who call on God saying ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter His Kingdom, but only those who are truly worthy and open and desire His Will and not their own. God knows who they are. He knows His true servants. He is not fooled by men’s outward appearance and behavior. He is not fooled, nor taken away by very whim of man. He has remained longsuffering and forbearing, trying to give room for a change of heart, yet men have not opened themselves to Him nor have they changed.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God expects His people to do what’s right. He expects them to bring justice and judge rightly. They have no choice in this. They must do what is right. They must act with righteousness. They must seek justice and wisdom. They must uphold truth at all costs! They have no choice they must do it. He has called them to do it. He did not give them the right to pick and choose their preferences of what they do. He told them directly. He commanded them to do what is right. They have their orders from their Commander-in-Chief!&amp;nbsp; But God is upset with their willful wayward ways. He is literally shocked that they can’t do what’s right and hear Him calling them! He is furious with them and His wayward ones will pay the price for their self-righteousness. He will have it no other way because they have turned their back on Him when they turned it on righteous, justice and truth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God’s true ones must let Him be their confidence, strength and high tower. They are to run to Him and He will provide for them all they desire and need. Pleasures should not be the priority of existence on this earth to His people. Material gain should not be what counts. God will provide but it is not&amp;nbsp; of paramount importance. What&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;counts is&lt;/span&gt;--are the needs of the fatherless, widowed, imprisoned and dying meet? Has hope been provided to the end of their days? Has peace be provided to every dying sheep in the pastures out there? The shepherds alone should not be doing this job. All of God’s people should be doing this job and not just the leaders. Ten percent must do ninety percent of the work. Why? God has ordained everyone with hands and feet and time to give. He wants more from His people. He wants much, much more. He is tired of waiting to see what they will do. It is time for them to turn to Him and look into His face and go and do what He has commanded them to do. They must do what He has called them to do? They are called to do His will in good service to others.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;To love and forgive and care and carry the burdens of others.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;To make the yoke easier not heavier.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="grame"&gt;To give new hope and spring in their step.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;This is possible through the empowerment of His people as they depend on Him and receive His power, gifts and word. They must act and go do what Good has called them to do. It is in the word, let them do it.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997316"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992428"&gt;Chapter 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997317"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992429"&gt;Then He Dreamed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. "Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it." Genesis 28:10-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God wants to give His people an open heaven so that miracles, healings, signs, wonders, visions and revelations will become natural to us and we will live in the supernatural realm all the time. And yes, Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life by which we go into the supernatural realm. First&amp;nbsp; we are born again by the Spirit of God. Then we are Baptized by the Spirit of God with the evidence of speaking with tongues. And then we allow the gifts of the Spirit to flow and move through us for the blessing and profit of all. God’s&amp;nbsp; word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' John 3:5-7&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; "for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Acts 1:4-5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because God has given a man a free will and He only gives men things as they become hungry for them and ask for things by faith, most of God’s people don’t receive at the same moment the New Birth, the Baptism of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit, even though it is possible to do so. Yes, with God all things are possible and He can do anything in a split second including healing a sick body, delivering a demon possessed person and make a person whole body, soul and sprit. And if we are open each one of us can have a supernatural encounter with God just like Jacob did, where God will speak to us and even give us visions and dreams!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jacob went to sleep one night and He encountered one of God’s “instant miracles.” He dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "&lt;i&gt;I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.&amp;nbsp; "Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "&lt;i&gt;Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it&lt;/i&gt;." Jacob never expected to go to sleep and encounter God and have a heavenly visitation. Similarly the same thing could happen to us! But if we are closed just like a tea kettle with a closed cover, God could pour His Spirit upon us and nothing will happen. The choice is ours! God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. Acts 2:17-18&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God has promised to do tremendous things on earth in the last days when He pours out of His Spirit on all flesh. As a result our sons and our daughters shall prophesy our young men shall see visions; our old men shall dream dreams. And on His menservants and on His maidservants He will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. Yes, it’s our inheritance to see into the spiritually realm and live as supernatural beings living in a physical body. Believers in Jesus Christ have the Holy Spirit living inside of them and at any moment, they can have access to the thoughts and the mind of Christ. They can also access the deep things of God through the Spirit in Him who brings revelation and searches all things. (For those who don’t understand the last days are the days just before Jesus returns again.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Divine revelation is available in abundance and it’s available&amp;nbsp; to each child of God. God loves speaking to His children and giving them supernatural revelation as they by faith open their spirit to Him. God is in the business of giving good things to those who ask Him (Matthew 7:10-11). But the greatest of these good gifts the Father wants to give us is relationship with Him, which involves communication and hearing His voice and then obeying His voice. However our spirit man due to ignorance or fear restricts how and when and the method God can use to reveal Himself and His visions and revelations and prophecies to us. As a result some of us need to pray that God will open our eyes to see into heavenly realm just like Elisha prayed for his servant,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Gehazi&lt;/span&gt;, that the eyes of his heart could be opened to see into the second heaven. It is just like riding a bicycle. Once we get the hang of it we can revelations, visions, dreams and prophetic words from God any time that we want. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:15-17&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You! Psalm 84:11-12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God given freedoms, rights and privileges can only be abrogated by God or ourselves for we are complete in Christ, who is the head of all principality and power who has disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it and causes us to triumph and be more than conquerors. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. And since we are primarily spiritual beings created by God then it makes sense that the solutions to all our problems are spiritual! God’s word is unchanging about any mountain, foe, kingdom, problem, sickness or lack:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;When evening had come, He went out of the city. Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away." So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:19-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:8-13&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Yes, God created His children for victory and through the cross of Christ He has given them victory and the power over all things (Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Isaiah 51:1-3,61:1-11,65:13-16, John 14:12-14,16:7-14, Romans 12;6, 1 Corinthians 3:21-22, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Ephesians 4:8, Galatians 3:3, James 2:5). Through Christ Jesus, we who once were poor have&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;became&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;rich in faith for through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich and inherit the blessings of Abraham, spiritual and physical. And as a result whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever we loose on earth will be loosed in heaven and whatever things we ask when we pray, believe that we receive them, and we will have them.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now if we allow ourselves to be deceived or blind to what God in Christ Jesus has done for us that is our right and God will not interfere with our right to make mistakes and our own choices! But if we believe God, negative circumstances, the size of the enemy, or demons have nothing to do with us for God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be. There is no one like the God of&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Jeshurun&lt;/span&gt;, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!' Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places." Deuteronomy 33:25-29&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 32:7-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always {and} under all circumstances {and} whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]. 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 Amplified Bible&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 3 John 1:2-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997318"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992430"&gt;Chapter 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997319"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992431"&gt;The Spirit Shall Rest On Him&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a&amp;nbsp; Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. Isaiah 11:10-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The ministry of Jesus was a result of the Spirit of the Lord that rested on Him giving Him wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And that is the way every ministry should be done through God’s Spirit, not by the works of the flesh! However every ministry is limited by the level of the faith of the Minster. Faith is a gift of God and hence Apostle Paul prayed for Christians that their faith might increase through the gift of the spirit of wisdom and knowledge of God and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come (Ephesians 1:15-21). God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we can seek God’s face until heaven falls on us! As we are rooted and grounded in love and filled with all the fullness of God, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. But we have to make the choice and allow God to do and give us all things including wisdom and revelation knowledge about the Holy Spirit and the realm of heaven and the kingdom of God. When the Spirit of the Lord rests on us, wisdom and understanding as well as counsel which brings might and revelation which brings power will be our portion. And then we will minister just like Jesus did by tapping into God’s heart and mind by stirring up the Spirit of the Lord that is in us and upon us and getting the wisdom and revelation that comes from above.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As we have a revelation of the exceeding greatness of God’s&amp;nbsp; power, our faith will increase and we will have the manifestation of the exceeding greatness of His power. But revelations are also connected to intimacy with God and intimate knowledge of Him. Through prayer, intimacy, worship, sitting as feet and being in God’s presence His divine power comes to us to give us everything we need to do the things that He has called us to do. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. John 7:73-39&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:1-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Thirsting and drinking of God and having rivers of living waters flowing out of our hearts is not only a scriptural doctrine but a religious experience that Jesus said believers would have. That lack of such an experience would lead to assume that the person is not a believer or a follower of Jesus because God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;lovingkindness&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Psalm 63:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the bible the water, the river, speaks of the literally Presence of and Experience with the Holy Spirit. And we do live in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water, where there is no manifestation of God, no revival, no renewal, and no refreshing, but only emptiness. But Jesus taught we can enjoy the manifest presence of God and drink of Him and have rivers of living waters flowing out of our hearts in the deserts of life when we are empty. As we pray, read the word and wait upon God, His manifest presence becomes a reality and changes us and things around us. God’s manifest presence always changes things just like when Jesus showed up at the wedding in Canaan of Galilee where they ran out of wine. So just when the wedding feast or party was going to run dry Jesus turned the water into the best tasting wine there ever was and the celebration continued. Yes that is what the presence of God does in our lives - it turns the water into wine and enables us to be full of righteousness, peace, joy and the Holy Spirit. So when we have a wilderness experience where there is no water we can expect God to show up and give us water. His word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together, That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the LORD has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it. Isaiah 41:17-20&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, "Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you." Isaiah 35:1-4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, what God has done before for others He can and will do again for us! But we don’t have to do what the children of Israel did in the wilderness? They murmured, they grumbled and they complained so that God complained and sent them to die in a wilderness of their own choosing. Instead we can praise the LORD and expect Him who is the same yesterday today and forever to save, heal, and deliver us, bring us out with silver and gold, satisfy us with the bread of heaven, open the rock and make the water gush out in the dry places of our lives like a river. In other words we can expect miracles from God for His word is true and unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. He gave them the lands of the Gentiles,&amp;nbsp; And they inherited the labor of the nations, That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! Psalm 105:37-45&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Or we can become the children of Israel and wander around and end up being in that dry place and die there just like they did. It’s our choice! We can have joy in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, walk in power and have angels ministering to us or die in a wilderness of our own choosing were we have defeat, depression, apathy, complacency, hunger, thirst and desperation? Yes God will turn rivers into a wilderness, and the water springs into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;watersprings&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;watersprings&lt;/span&gt;. There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest. Psalm 107:33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matthew 4:8-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997320"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992432"&gt;Chapter 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997321"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992433"&gt;But You Would Not&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: "In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not, And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses"- Therefore you shall flee! And, "We will ride on swift horses"- Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! Isaiah 30:15-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks- Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, Though hail comes down on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation. Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey. Isaiah 32:13-20&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God wants to do and give great and wonderful things for His&amp;nbsp; people but they alone decide what they will have, be it refuge, rest, restoration, righteousness, strength, justice and peace or humiliation, distress, defeat and darkness. Yes, the rejection of light doesn’t give more light but rather darkness and more of it just like Jesus promised:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Matthew 13:12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Real confidence and strength comes from God and being in His presence. It is those who wait on the LORD who shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31). God wants our fellowship, not our activity. He who made and sustains heaven and earth is very active on behalf of those who wait for Him. His word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be. "There is no one like the God of&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Jeshurun&lt;/span&gt;, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!' Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places." Deuteronomy 33:25-29&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the&amp;nbsp; LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God wants to walk and talk with us and for us to enjoy His presence as He breathes on us. He wants us to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. We cannot enjoy His presence and person if our words and deeds are contrary to what He is saying and doing. If we are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity we will not know the freedom that God gives. We must put off, concerning our former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of our mind, and put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. We must put away lying and speak truth with our neighbor, for we are members of one another. We must be angry, but not sin and are not to let the sun go down on our wrath, nor give place to the devil. We must not steal but rather labor, working with our hands what is good,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;s o&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;that we may have something to give him who has need. We must not corrupt word proceed out of our mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. We are not to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom we were sealed for the day of redemption. We are to put away from us all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking. We are to kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave us. Otherwise we will not know the blessings of God including His manifest presence and victories over our enemies. We will not know and experience His presence, glory, power, ministry, miracles, signs, wonders and wealth because we have iniquity in our hearts. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him. You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah Psalm 32:1-7&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us&amp;nbsp; from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. 1 John 1:5-10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we can know and experience an intense and radiating presence of the Lord continually if we walk in the light as He is in the light! We can experience an open heaven and see visions from God and feel the thick presence of Jesus. We can get filled with the Holy Ghost, speaking in tongues; and then we can see people healed, their legs started growing out, miracles, creative miracles, shoulders, bones straightening out, spines straightening out, necks, backs, etc. Yes we can have new&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;anointings&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and great and wonderful mantles of ministry from God as long as we don’t allow envy and jealousy and bitterness set in. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4:1-10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997322"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992434"&gt;Chapter 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997323"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992435"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc101067972"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc75665665"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc74568360"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc74567974"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc74543021"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73847175"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73797304"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73421732"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc72724973"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc72597684"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc65376625"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc62786573"&gt;Filled With The Fullness Of God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. Isaiah 41:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:3-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Every Christian has been given "the measure of faith" (Rom. 12:3). A measure of faith was bestowed to each one of us when we accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. But every Christian doesn't operate at the same level of faith. Why? Since&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;every one&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;was given the same measure in the New Birth, why are some operating in great faith while, at the other end of the spectrum, some Christians are operating in zero faith — in no faith at all? I'll tell you why. Some Christians have developed their faith to a greater degree than others.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There are too many average Christians in the Body of Christ. But anybody can be average. We need more men and women to rise up and lead the pack, so to speak, determined to receive everything God has for them and to live the abundant life He has provided.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8477032223288967353" name="_ednref1" title=""&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;[i]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;&lt;b&gt;[i]&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus Christ the source, author and finisher of our faith, stands ready to increase our faith and give us whatever we have need off. He stands at the point of our need ready to meet each and every need that we have be it spiritual, physical, social or financial. The other fact of the matter the word of God doesn’t deny the power of our faith but only qualifies it. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 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, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Corintians&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;13:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Without love even though we have faith so that we could remove mountains we are nothing. But if we have love then speaking with tongues of men and angels, moving mountains and doing good works profits us greatly. Faith is very important because it is how we overcome the tests, trials, and obstacles and hindrances that come against us in life. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:4-5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;To believe in Jesus is to put complete trust in Him for everything, it is to have confidence in His word that He will do what He say He will do. It is to walk in the same Holy Spirit that He walked and to depend on that same Spirit. It is hear and obey the voice and visions of God just like Jesus heard and obeyed the voice and visions of God. It is to speak the words that our Father gives us just like He gave Jesus the words to speak. It is be anointed with the Holy Spirit and power and go about doing good, casting out devil and healing the sick. It is to believe that all things are ours (1 Corinthians 3:21) because God’s given us all things richly to enjoy. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to&amp;nbsp; lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. Psalm 23:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The earth is the LORD'S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:1-5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:17&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who have not lifted up their soul to idols, nor sworn deceitfully, shall receive blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of their salvation. Yes, those who trust in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy can do good, be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Yes, those who have proper faith will overcome the world which is ruled by Satan and his cohorts (2 Corinthians 4:4) just like Jesus did.&amp;nbsp; Yes, through revelation of God's Word, they can rise up with faith in their heart, or spirit, and overrule Satan and the world system. They can prevail over all the works of the enemy with world-conquering faith! Yes, the earth is ours and everything in it, because what belongs to God belongs to His children too. But unfortunately many of God’s people are crippled in their faith and they cannot allow their faith to rise to believe God for great and wonderful things. They need to be healed and delivered from their crippling disease that has ruined their faith. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Apostle Paul prayed for the faithful saints in Ephesus that the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ would grant them according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith; that they, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that they might be filled with all the fullness of God? Obviously you don’t have to be extremely intelligent to figure out that just because people are saints they are not filled with the fullness of God just like Barnabas was about whom the Word of God states,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Acts 11:24). The bible also tells us that Stephen was a&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;man full of faith and power and the Holy Spirit who did great wonders and signs among the people&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Acts 6:6-8).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There is this idea taught in some churches that we are all anointed ones and are full of the Holy Ghost? But if this is the case where are the works of great wonder and signs among the people? Nonexistent! In the secular world people have no problem doing their all to achieve something even if it would cost them their life. In March 1923, in an interview with The New York Times, the British mountaineer George Leigh Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, and replied, 'Because it's there'. The answer became famous, not least because Mallory himself was lost on Everest in the following year. It was sometimes suggested that he and his fellow-climber Andrew Irvine, who were last seen 'going strong for the summit', might in fact have reached it before their deaths, but there was no proof.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In May 1999, 75 years later, the body of George Mallory was&amp;nbsp; found on Everest, and the press coverage surrounding the discovery focused again on Mallory's 'Because it's there' as a statement summarizing the mountaineer's reasons for climbing. One such report quoted from Robert William Service's `Dauntless Quest', which was inspired by Mallory's words:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Why seek to scale Mount Everest,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Queen of the Air,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Why strive to crown that cruel crest&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;And deathward dare?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Said Mallory of dauntless quest&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;`Because it's there.'&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Well there is more to life than just being a saint and struggling with the mundane things of life. You can be a saint that is strong in the Lord in the power of His might, rooted and grounded in love, knowing the love of Christ be filled with all the fullness of God and doing great wonders and signs among the people? God put no limits on what is people can achieve, have or be except the limits that they set on themselves! Unfortunately many of them become circus fleas who jump so much and no more! Fleas ride dogs and they jump. This is all they ever do, it would seem.&amp;nbsp; If you catch a flea and put it in a jar...&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;with out&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;even thinking it'll just jump right out. But if you want to train that flea, put a lid on the jar. Then you can sit and watch it jump. The flea will start hitting its head on the lid of the jar. And every time it tries to get out. You can come back in an hour. It will still be jumping, banging its head on that lid. Two hours it’s still jumping, still trying and whacking its head on that lid every time it tries. Come back at some point though and it will still be jumping but not hitting&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;it's&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;head on that lid any more. That flea eventually learned to adjust its jump. And to always stop short of hurting itself. That flea is trained and you can take the lid off and watch the flea jump. It will not jump out of that jar. Not because it can't. That flea can see everything it wants, going on all around it. But will never have it. Only because the flea no longer believes it can. And never will again. And unfortunately this happens with people who have bad experiences and hurts in life and don’t allow their faith to be stretched any more, they go so far in God and no further. They had prayed and prayed and God didn’t seem to answer and now they don’t&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;pray&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;any more. But the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Epaphras&lt;/span&gt;, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Colossians 4:12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There are no shortages in heaven of anything including the mercy and grace and there should be no shortages on earth. God is gracious and good enough to meet as promised all the needs of His people if they will only trust and believe Him for it. His word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above&amp;nbsp; all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997324"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992436"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc101067973"&gt;I Am Love&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Teresa&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Seputis&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(ts@GodSpeak.org)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Child, I have loved you with an everlasting love. I held you in&amp;nbsp; the palm of My hand all of those times when you felt far from Me, and I never let go of you. All of those times when you felt too weak to hold on to Me, I sustained you and I had a strong grip on you. Child, I have seen you at your absolute worst and I still love you. I have seen your failures, and even though you are disappointed in yourself, I am not disappointed with you. I do not judge you by the same criteria that you judge yourself by.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Child, I do not judge you by your performance alone, but by your heart after Me. There are times when you feel weak and helpless and all you can do is to cry out to Me. You have thought in your heart that I must be displeased with you because of this. But child, I am not like that at all, for I am love.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I know the depth and severity of each thing that I allow to come into your life. There are times when I allow much to come at you, and in those times, all I ask of you is that you remain standing. But in those times, you so often feel frustrated with yourself because you are not advancing; you are not taking new ground or winning new victories – you are merely holding the ground that you have already taken. And you assume that I must be frustrated with you because of that. But child,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I am love and I am a reasonable God and I am a&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;pleasable&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;God. I do not expect you to take new ground for Me in those times, I only expect you to stand firm. And I am so pleased with you when you do stand firm and remain true to Me in difficult times.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Child, I want to teach you more of Myself, so that you will know Me better and understand how I think. I do not think like a man and I do not react like a man. Come to me and learn of My love.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I do not hold any condemnation towards My own dear children. I have said this in My word for a reason -- it is true.&amp;nbsp; It is your enemy, the devil, who tries to condemn you. Love would not do that. But do not fear, for I have already defeated this foe, and I have broken the power of condemnation in your life. Your defeated enemy still tries to lay expectations upon you that are not from Me, then he accuses and condemns you when you do not live up to them. Do not fret, I know you inside and&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;outside. I have already accepted you and I will not reject you&amp;nbsp; or push you away. When you are weak and failing, I do not condemn you. And when you cry out to Me for help, I strengthen you, I equip you and I make you an overcoming one.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I am a good God and a loving God and I have much good in store for you. Do not fear, but trust in Me, for I will surely bring it to pass. I am with you and I will never leave you. I have forgiven you and I will never condemn you. So do not be afraid that you will not measure up. Do not let your fears keep you from Me. Instead come to Me and allow Me to embrace you. The more you dwell in My presence and truth, the more you will be transformed by My radiance and the stronger you will grow in Me.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;If you feel weak, then come to Me and allow Me to strengthen you. If you feel discouraged, come to Me and allow Me to encourage you. If you feel dirty, come to Me and allow me to cleanse you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;See, child, I am love and I will not reject you or push you away.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997325"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992437"&gt;Chapter 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997326"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992438"&gt;According To Your Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Joash&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, "O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!" And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. And he said, "Open the east window"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Aphek&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;till you have destroyed them." Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so he struck three times, and stopped. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times." 2 Kings 13:14-19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. Job&amp;nbsp; 22:27-28&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Faith is a very powerful and effective instrument that God has given His children to achieve whatever they need. Jesus told the woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, "&lt;i&gt;Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well&lt;/i&gt;." And the woman was made well from that hour (Matthew 9:12). Later on that day two blind men followed Jesus crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;"Do you believe that I am able to do this?&lt;/i&gt;" They said to Him, "&lt;i&gt;Yes, Lord&lt;/i&gt;." Then He touched their eyes, saying, "&lt;i&gt;According to your faith let it be to you&lt;/i&gt;." And their eyes were opened (Matthew 9:28-30). The bible tells us in Hebrews 11 that Gideon, Barak, Samson,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Jephthah&lt;/span&gt;, David Samuel and the prophets through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;flight&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the armies of the aliens. In order for faith to accomplish something it must be released throw words, deeds and/or actions. King&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Joash&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Israel had a problem with Syria and went to Elisha for help. And Elisha gives him the solution to his problem which in the natural didn’t make sense. But many times when God wants to give victory He requires faith and obedience not sense and dollars?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;So Elisha told the king, "Take a bow and some arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. And he said, "Open the east window"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Aphek&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;till you have destroyed them." The arrow represented two deliverances one the Lord’s deliverance and the other deliverance from Syria. But then king&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Joash&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;something most of God’s people do in regard to their faith, he limited his faith and his aggressiveness even though the word of God states,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Matthew 11:12) Elisha told him, "Take the arrows"; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so he struck three times, and stopped. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times." God puts no limitations to our faith as to what we could or not do with it. We are the ones who determine the size of victory that we will have over any negative circumstance that we face or need that we have. The riches and resources of heaven are unlimited and are available to meet each and every need that we have and to demolish and decimate any enemy that we face. But we must use our faith and release it to see God accomplish great things for us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Many of God’s people have a victim mentality not a victor mentality. They need a fresh revelation of who they are in Christ. Their eyes shall be opened to the fullness of what God’s work on the cross accomplished. They need no longer walk as a victim of their circumstances but are to look their adversary straight in the face and speak God’s Word over that situation. They need to press in for breakthrough until it comes. They need to look past the horizon of their limitations and see the cloud the size of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;mans&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;fist arise and grow into a rain cloud. They are to use their mustard seed faith to sow that faith and reap a moved mountain. They need to meet God at the cross and die of all that would be a hindrance so that His Holy Spirit power shall flow through them in its fullness. They need to walk under His anointing and the fullness of who God is. They need to strike their arrows more than three times and by faith laid hold of their promise of victory and breakthrough. Like a seed that takes time and persistence, so they will need to be persistent with prayer until they get their desired results.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;There are many ways of releasing faith including through believing prayer, prayers of agreement, decreeing words from our mouth, giving to the poor and needy, confession of sins, and restitutions for wrongs done. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Zacchaeus&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Zacchaeus&lt;/span&gt;, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner." Then&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Zacchaeus&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19:1-10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Proverbs 4:20-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.3in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God did all His miracles by the spoken word. In Genesis, He created the world by the spoken word. Hebrews 11 tells us, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." The important point is that your words are involved in your miracle. Many Christians put prayer above all and believe that if you pray, it will happen. Prayer is like water or fertilizer that you put on the seed. But, without planting a seed, watering is useless. If God was moved by need, every person's need would be met. Also, those in the worst situations would get their needs met first. That's not true. You must plant a seed, which is the Word of God. First Peter 1:23 says, "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;liveth&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;abideth&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;for ever&lt;/span&gt;." We are born again of incorruptible seed-the Word of God. The word "seed" in this scripture means sperm. We are born of a supernatural union and the seed of the Word of God. Farmers believe that if you plant wheat, you get wheat. If you plant corn, you get corn. They don't question it-they are simply laws. Everybody agrees with that in the natural; but when it comes to spiritual things, most people don't believe that. But the truth is if you aren't reaping what the Word of God says, you haven't planted what the Word of God says to plant. You reap what you sow. If the Word of God is primary in your life, you're going to get the results of the Word of God. That doesn't mean Satan won't fight you and you won't have problems. The end result will be you're going to have what the Word of God says. Satan may fight you, but you'll win. Many of us know this intellectually, but in our hearts, there is fear or reservation. We don't have the absolute confidence that God's Word is going to prevail in our lives.&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8477032223288967353" name="_ednref2" title=""&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;[ii]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="MsoEndnoteReference"&gt;&lt;b&gt;[ii]&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;It takes faith to plant a seed and to believe that God will&amp;nbsp; give a harvest? And faith is what pleases God&lt;/b&gt;! Now planting a seed in the lives of others takes many forms including the giving of money, prayers, love, concern and understanding. It’s what we give away that God multiples and gives back to us and not what we hoard. Our attitude in giving is very important for God loves a cheerful giver.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Jesus who is our example constantly gave out of love and compassion to heal and deliver the sick and afflicted. Faith and patience is also is required once we have planted a seed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:30-34&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence&amp;nbsp; to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 6:11-15&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. James 5:7&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997327"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992439"&gt;Chapter 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997328"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992440"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc101067875"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc89468977"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc89262277"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc88963048"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc78276960"&gt;The Power Of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;Declaration&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." Matthew 16:19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:22-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God created Adam and Eve in the beginning not only to live&amp;nbsp; healthy, wealth and prosperous lives but to have dominion in the earthly realm, to have authority to make decrees on earth. However the devil deceived them and caused them not only to disobey God's instructions, but to steal their dominion from them (Genesis 3). Their real failure caused all of us to live inferior and defeated lives, to suffer under the curse of sin and to lose our dominion over the earth. We also lost the power to make kingly decrees. However God did not leave us in this helpless estate forever! He sent Jesus Christ to redeem and rescue us (Isaiah 53). And He gave us His living word to come boldly before the throne of grace to obtain mercy and wisdom and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews. 4:16).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God not only restored all things that we had lost but has given us a better dominion than in the beginning. Our dominion includes the physical and spiritual dominion where we can take authority over the devil in the heavenly realm. As sons of God and joint heirs of God we have been given the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever we loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. We can also speak to any mountain and say 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and it will be done. But for many of God’s people this doesn’t work because they have failed to heed what Jesus told them:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:4-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We are to look to and abide in Jesus and His words and then we can make decrees that will work for God raised Jesus Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. So everything must bow at the decrees that are spoken in Jesus name as we speak what the Father tells us to speak. It’s to be noted that we have no choice but to abide in Christ or we will be defeated and even destroyed by the onslaught of the enemy that will come against us from Satan who is very jealous of us. We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore we must take up the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand (Ephesians 6:12-13). God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:8-13&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:15-23&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Everything that we get from God including the new birth must be first conceived in our spirit and then proclaimed with our mouth. But we cannot conceive in our spirit what has not been revealed to us! Hence we need to ask God to give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of our understanding being enlightened; that we may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead. Through anointed eyes and ears we need to learn to access the realm of heaven and live in the presence of God. We need to be marked by an element of heavenly DNA and atmosphere that we will carry with us so that the people might know and sense that we have been with God and heaven is our dwelling place. And for this we will even require many angelic visitations from the realm of heaven! God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. "Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it." Genesis 28:10-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matthew 4:11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But to which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:13-14&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We need an encounter with Jesus and with angels to see the promises of God’s word fulfilled in our hearts and lives. The rational ascent and belief in the Word of God will not cut it. Scriptures are meant to lead us to a supernatural encounter with God and His Son, His Holy Spirit and His angels. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. "But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. John 5:38-40&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Mighty promises of God in the bible are birthed and manifested on earth through those are who in direct fellowship with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Believers can't just go to the Word and claim the&amp;nbsp; Lord's promises and expect to see it happen just because they read them. God’s word says that we are "blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." (Ephesians 1:3). The only way to see spiritual blessings in heavenly places turned into manifestations of blessing in the natural realm is to access the heavenly places and bring them back with us. Our promises are accessed in the heavenly realm where we are seated with Christ! Each time we have an encounter with the Lord we are filled with more of His fullness and carry more of His presence and we are changed from glory to glory. And from the glory that comes upon us and who we are in Christ we do things as we He made us accepted in the Beloved, we are "highly favored" ones who have been freely blessed. With our deep intimate fellowship resulting in heavenly encounters with the Lord we therefore take dominion and destroy the works of the devil by the power of God. We have been given free access to the Throne of Grace (Hebrews. 4:16) and encouraged to seek the things above (Colossians 3:1-3) and have the Holy Spirit will come upon us and the power of the Highest overshadow us (Luke 1:35).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the intimacy with the Holy Spirit anything and everything is possible but without Him we can do and are nothing. Jesus Christ was totally dependent on the Holy Spirit for all things and so should we be. We must get to know the Holy Spirit! We are not to be afraid to worship the Third "Person" of the Godhead in addition to the Father and the Son. Holy Spirit is just as much God as the Father and the Son. God consists of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We need the intimacy of the Spirit for those who develop an intimate relationship and exchange with Holy Spirit will have the strongest anointing and power in their lives and ministry for it's the Holy Spirit that brings the manifestation of heaven to earth! Yes, we need to fellowship with God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit, for then we will have our delight in the Almighty, and lift up our face to God. Then we will make our prayer to Him, He will hear us, and we will pay our vows. We will also declare a thing, and it will be established for us. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Ophir&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;among the stones of the brooks. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;So light will shine on your ways. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person. Job 22:21-29&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We need to press into God as never before and get to know and experience Him more in all His facets. Then the glory of heaven, the deposits of heaven, will rest on us and will simply overflow and people will be filled with the Holy Spirit and be blessed by us. We will be vessels who cause heaven to invade earth. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls. Joel 2:28-32&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997329"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992441"&gt;Chapter 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997330"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992442"&gt;I Will Bless You&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country,&amp;nbsp; From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." Genesis 12:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As a result of the truth the Gospel of Christ we have been crucified with Christ, we have shared His crucifixion and it is no longer we who live, but Christ lives in us. And the life we now live in the body we live by faith in by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself up for us. As a result of hearing the message of the gospel of Christ we have received the Holy Spirit and God works powerfully and miraculously amongst us pm the grounds of faith. For those who are people of faith are blessed and favored by God just as Abraham was because in Christ Jesus they are all sons of God through faith and were baptized into Christ, the Anointed One. And since they belong to Christ who is Abraham's Seed, then they are Abraham's offspring and heirs according to promise God made to Abraham:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son- "blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars&amp;nbsp; of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Genesis 22:15-18&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has come to make us whole body, soul and Spirit. Through Jesus Christ He has adopted us as His own children. In Him we have redemption, deliverance and salvation through His blood, the remission, forgiveness of our offenses shortcomings and trespasses in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor, which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding. In Him also we also were made God's heritage, portion, and we obtained an inheritance. God’s word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a&amp;nbsp; vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Gensis&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;15:1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust." Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. Isaiah 91:1-4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because of Christ God, the Father of glory, longs to us a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that we can know and understand the hope to which He has called us, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints , that we can know and understand what is the immeasurable and unlimited surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:16-21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year&amp;nbsp; a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Gensis&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;26:12-14&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because of what Jesus did on the cross of Calvary and the victories He won there we now have an open heaven and direct access to the throne of God where we can receive wisdom, power, and knowledge to live a prosperous, abundant life, ministry and business! As God opens up the windows of heaven we can freely receive, not only material blessings, but also the presence of God, holy visitations and revival. We can also receive miracles, signs, wonders and revelation. Because of Jesus we have free access to everything in heavenly realms, to a free flow of God's abundant grace and ministry power and financial blessings.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God created all of the heavens for us to experience, even while we are here on earth. Although we are spiritual beings in a physical body we are not of this world. We are citizens of heaven. We can seek God’s face and by faith, the abundant earthly blessings that God has for us as the heavens over our lives open up. Yes, our Father desires that we experience intimacy with Him, that we walk in the many levels of heavenly revelation and that we are blessed in every area of our lives. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn,&amp;nbsp; And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him." For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;nd&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Isaiah 51:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:11-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The Kingdom of God is not demonstrated by words but by power. Unfortunately in most churches in North America, we hear a lot of words but see very little in any a demonstration of God’s power especially in the area of healing and deliverance. Yet the apostle Paul told us that his speech and preaching wasn’t with persuasive words of human wisdom, “but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Unfortunately due to carnal thinking, preconceived ideas, hidden fear or pride,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;unconfessed&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;or un-dealt sins, looking to men rather than God, lack of discernment and being deceived through religious bondage, such as Deaf and Dumb Spirit, stupor, dullness, many of God’s people fail to get their needed healing and then say it wasn’t God’s will. But that is nothing but a lie from the pits of hell for if God only healed one of His children He has an obligation to heal all of His children as He is no respecter of persons and shows partiality to no one!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The enemy steals the Word before it can become firmly rooted in them to produce the healing. The truth is that sickness is the result of an oppression of the devil. Acts 10:38 says,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him&lt;/i&gt;...” The devil inflicts us with sickness and doesn’t want God's Word to bring healing and destroys his work. The devil continually tries to reestablish his infliction by stealing the truth of the Word from us (Matthew 13:19). He tries to steal the Word before it can become firmly rooted in us to produce the desired beneficial result - be it salvation, deliverance, healing, blessing and prosperity. The devil knows that the Word of God is more powerful than his works including sickness and poverty. So he works hard to cut-off the Word in us before it gets rooted. Only seed rooted produces a harvest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God has ordained that all His blessings come through the seed of the Word of God. Whatever we need or desire we plant the seed of the Word of God in our hearts and in due season it will produce the desired result if the enemy doesn’t steal it or if we don’t give up. We are the farmers who are responsible to ensure that we get a good plentiful harvest from the seeds of the Word of God that we have put into our lives. We must also water the seeds with prayer. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God. "Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. "But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. "Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. "But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience. Luke 8:11-15&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we wrestle daily not against flesh and flood but against&amp;nbsp; powers of darkness led by Satan who are out to steal, kill and destroy. Satan's primary objective is to discredit God. And spoiling our bodies is one way he operates. Created in the image of God, we are caught in the middle of this spiritual battleground. We are commanded to "&lt;i&gt;Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour&lt;/i&gt;." (1 Peter 5:8). He will devour us with disease and sickness if we let him. Our great advantage is that God sent His Son to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:3). God through Jesus Christ will destroy Satan's evil work in our body! But our failures come because of an imperfect&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;understanding of God's word.&amp;nbsp; God's word declares that, "you&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). Satan our adversary knows the truth better than we do. Until we discover and start claiming what is legally ours, Satan will continue his harassment and assault on our life. He knows our weak areas and he is full of different wiles that he uses on God’s people including attacking their finances and saying its God who did it for their best good or attacking their bodies and saying God wants to produce character in them! But the character of Jesus in us comes through the Holy Spirit who produces the fruit of the Spirit and manifests the gifts of the Spirit in us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because we wrestle not against flesh and blood we must contend for miracles including healing for God is a&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;rewarder&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; of those who diligently seek him. Because we have faith, hope and love we can contend with any negative circumstance until we get out miracle. Jesus was manifested to destroy all the works of the devil. Sickness and disease are an oppression of the devil and they don’t exist in God’s kingdom. Sickness diseases and death all come from the devil’s kingdom and every infirmity should be treated as the work of the devil including infirmity, blindness, sickness, pain,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;etc&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;which robs us from the fullness of life. But Jesus Christ healed and heals all oppression of the devil. He who is the same yesterday today and forever still heals all our diseases, forgives all our iniquities, and redeems our life from destruction and executes righteousness and justice for the oppressed. Yes, came to set at liberty those who are oppressed. God’s word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;lovingkindness&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. Psalm 103:1-6&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; Luke 4:18&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997331"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992443"&gt;Chapter 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997332"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992444"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc101068182"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc75665916"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc74549174"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc74543274"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73847428"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73797557"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc73421985"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc72725164"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc72597874"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc65376813"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc63936471"&gt;Bringing Every Thought Into Captivity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to&amp;nbsp; generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. Luke 1:50-53&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Imaginations cause people to have problems as they become gate ways for unclean spirits. We were created to serve God with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. We were not created to have a heart that devises wicked plans. From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. (1 Chronicles 28:9, Proverbs 6:18, Matthew 5:27-28, Mark 7:21-23, 1 Corinthians 3:21). God created the powerful force of imagination for man to tap into his unlimited creative and productive mind. But when Satan invaded man’s imagination in the Garden of Eden it became filled with his own selfish desires and wicked thoughts. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Ephesians 2:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Through Christ Jesus, God wants to restore the mind totally by cleaning out selfish desires, goals, and wicked thoughts by casting down every wicked imagination and replacing&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;self centered&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;desires with God created desires and his word. Satan attacks man’s imagination by placing his imagination. A mental picture is flashed into man’s mind. As man begins to entertain and mediate upon the mental picture of the temptation his innermost desires take over his mind and his will is weaken. Man yields his will to the temptation and openly sins. The bible records of such an event:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed&amp;nbsp; and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, "Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Eliam&lt;/span&gt;, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. 2 Samuel 11:2-4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Satan tricks, lies, deceives and temps man who can resist through his restore will for Jesus has destroyed Satan’s hold on the mind.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, Romans 6:8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Ephesians 4:17-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. 2 Peter 2:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Those who have been born again and are filled with the Spirit of God are complete in Christ who is the head of all principality and power. They have access to the same Holy Spirit that Christ had and not only have the mind of Christ but can do greater things that Christ did. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. John 14:12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:12-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because they are not really open to the Spirit of God and don’t have the mind of Christ but live and walk in the flesh according to the flesh, many of God’s people don’t recognize that fear,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;self pity&lt;/span&gt;, murmuring, complaining and depression comes from Satan our enemy who likes to exasperate or magnify our reactions when we face negative circumstances. If we give into these negative forces then they not only will affect our negative emotions and their intensity but this will result in our having real physical sickness, as well as even being immobilized, scared and worried. As a result we cannot release our faith to receive what we need for victory. We need to crucify or put to death these negative feelings and allow the Holy Spirit to rise up within us to rebuke Satan and speak the word of faith just like Jesus did with Peter. The bible records:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He spoke this word openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." Mark 8:31-33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We must yield our spirit and our will to the Word of God and the voice of the Spirit not to our fleshly desires or emotions. Our spirit should control our body and emotions and not the other way around. We are primarily spirit beings not fleshly beings! We are created in the image of God to rule over all things and not have things rule over us! As we continually yield ourselves and are guided and controlled by the Holy Spirit, we will not obey the desires and lusts of our flesh and be no longer in bondage. We now have the same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead to give us power and strength and to work in use. We can be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might and stand against all the wiles of the devil.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God has appointed Jesus Christ as the legal owner of all things in heaven and in earth and everything between. And as joint heirs seated with Christ in heaven at the Father’s right hand everything that belongs to God belong to Jesus and hence belongs to us as His brothers and sisters. So we don’t have to use our imagination to dwell on negative things or allow negative emotions to occupy us, as we can dwell on the fact that God’s storehouse is full and it all belongs to us? Spiritual riches, perfect health, abundant prosperity and total victory all belongs to us and by faith we can lay claim to it and see it become a reality in the current time of life. Yes, all these wonderful things belong to us as heirs of the kingdom and sons and daughters of the King and kings and&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Lord’s&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Lords and as kings and priests who rule and reign with Christ. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things. Philippians 4:5-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,&amp;nbsp; and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelations 1:4-6&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997333"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992445"&gt;Chapter 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997334"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992446"&gt;Be Of Good Cheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:23-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Just for the asking Jesus Christ who has overcome the world has promised to help His trusting ones to overcome all things. In themselves they can do nothing but they can do all things through Christ who strengthens, empowers and fellowships with them. Victory and fruitfulness comes from abiding in the vine. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:1-8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Our great, wonderful and mighty God has&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;not&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;problem restoring to His people destinies, dreams and possession that have been plundered and mangled by the enemy of the Kingdom and people of God. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer (1 Peter 3:12). He has stated,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Jeremiah 32:27). He has also stated, "&lt;i&gt;Have faith in God." Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you&lt;/i&gt;. (Mark 11:22-24). His word stands unchanged,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Matthew 18:19). It is our Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom. All of it! His word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. "Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? "Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The kingdom of God is not only righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit but is also divine health, divine favor, divine blessings, divine prosperity, divine health and divine victory! And it’s all wrapped up in Jesus Christ who became poor so that we might be rich. It’s a fact that we are immensely rich because we have Jesus Christ and He is priceless. He is our all our, our brother, our friend, our Lord, our reward and our all. He is the best thing that we ever have or will have! And there is no one like Him or greater than He is. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;lovingkindness&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. Psalm 103:1-5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But the other side of the coin about lack is that we cannot treat what God has given us freely unwisely and be unfaithful with the different gifts. One day we will give an account to God for all the gifts and&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;giftings&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;that He has given us. So we need to ask the Father for wisdom and discernment to handle the wealth and gifts that He give us and to use them all wisely. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?" Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. "You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph's hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, "Bow the knee!" So he set him over all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh also said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." Genesis 41:38-44&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous. Exodus 23:8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:8-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We must be filled with the Spirit of the LORD and be discerning and wise just like Joseph was if we want God to promote us and to use us greatly. We must discern good and evil and not be perverted and corrupted by others including the enemy. We must have an understanding heart to judge God’s people and to understand to discern justice and the unsavory. Yes, we must cry out for discernment, and lift up our voice for understanding. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, But a man of understanding walks uprightly. Proverbs 15:21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge. Proverbs 19:25&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"And they shall teach My people the difference between the&amp;nbsp; holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. Ezekiel 44:23&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the&amp;nbsp; wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. Malachi 3:18&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and&amp;nbsp; drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 1 Corinthians 11:29&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we must discern between the unclean and the clean, between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him. Otherwise we will find ourselves in the judgments of God for supporting the unclean and wicked ones. We must discern the times we live in as well as God’s seasons and timings in life. And we must not be undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, and unmerciful or we will find ourselves in places we never expected to be. Yet God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. "All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. John 16:13-15&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:12-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997335"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992447"&gt;Chapter 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997336"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992448"&gt;But The LORD Is With Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;But the LORD is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten. But, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteous, And see the mind and heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them; For I have pleaded my cause before You. Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He has delivered the life of the poor From the hand of evildoers. Jeremiah 20:11-13&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; "and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all-you are this head of gold. Daniel 2:37-38&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God to whom belongs wisdom and might, changes the times and the seasons, removes kings and raises up kings, gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding, reveals deep and secret things, knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him humbled proud and arrogant king Nebuchadnezzar for seven years so that he ate grass and lived amongst the animals that the king might know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God’s dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, "What have You done?" He is the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. And this mighty God rules in the kingdom of men, gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men. And we might be insignificant or weak but God is all-powerful to grant us power like how He granted to king Nebuchadnezzar. We serve a mighty God and we can to believe in this mighty God and receive power&amp;nbsp; from Him. The Bible says in John 15:5 that without Him we cannot do anything. However, with God we can receive everything. "And because this Almighty God abides with us like a mighty warrior and all that is in heaven and earth is His, through Him we can achieve great things for He gives His power to man. His word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:19-20&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. Proverbs 15:33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all. 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;Chronciles&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;29:11-12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:6-7&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, God gives grace to the humble and contends with the proud. He has promised that the meek shall inherit the earth. And there is nothing that God cannot do in heaven or on earth especially for those who believe including giving them riches, honor, power, might, greatness and victory just like He has done for kings before them including Solomon. Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah about whom the bible states:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year. 2 Samuel 10:21-25&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance. 2 Chronicles 17:5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab. 2 Chronicles 18:1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items; 2 Chronicles 32:27&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the kingdom of God confession of faith is the key to victory. We confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead, and we are saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto&amp;nbsp; salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” And God's word defines salvation as preservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, enemies or evil:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock&amp;nbsp; and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:1-3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus Christ, who is God manifest in the flesh, demonstrated God’s will for us by healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. When they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, He healed them (Matthew 4:24). Sickness, disease, demons, poverty or lack are not our friends but our enemies and Jesus came to destroy these things! Yes, God who is the same yesterday, today and forever wants to give His people the victory over all this enemies just like He gave the children of Israel victory over the Egyptian enemies, spoiled them with the wealth of Egypt and brought the out of all their bondage and afflictions. Yes, for those who obey His voice and walk in His ways, Jesus Christ causes their enemies to be defeated. He blesses them coming in and going out! He is the God of all and unlimited power and resources who has overcome the world for them!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because Jesus Christ is alive and well and has overcome the world including sin, demons and death and has won the victory, He gives the victory to His trusting children to achieve great things for His honor and glory. The size of their mountain or enemies is not a problem because their God, friend, provider and Lord, is bigger than anything that they face or will face. He is still in the mountain moving and miracle working business and none can stand against Him and the power of Jesus name. Everything must bow at the name of Jesus including sickness, poverty, disease, demons, loss and governments. God’s word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. Luke 17:6&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith. 1 John 5:4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997337"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992449"&gt;Chapter 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997338"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992450"&gt;And The Angels Ministered To Him&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. Mark 1:13&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;When we talk about the supernatural realm many people think about Ghosts and demons and angels with wings and think that there is nothing good there or that supernatural experiences are just for the special saints of God like Apostle Paul who went to the third heaven or Apostle John who was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day and saw a door standing open in heaven. He records what followed:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;sardius&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;lightnings&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;thunderings&lt;/span&gt;, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!" Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast&amp;nbsp; their crowns before the throne, saying: "You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created." Revelations 4:1-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God’s people have been walking in supernatural experiences from the beginning of the Bible to the end of the Bible and so can we if we allow "the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation” to come upon us and make ourselves available by faith to God to show and reveal to us anything that He wants too. Heaven and the supernatural realm are real and they should be more real to us than the natural realm that we live in. Angels ministered to Jesus many times and they should do the same to us for they are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation (Hebrews 1:14). We need to ask the Lord to open the eyes of our heart that we will come into the reality of the spiritual realm for God wants to make us naturally supernatural. It's time for your launch into new realms of the Spirit. God and His angels can do more in a split second in the natural that a billion years of our perspiration cannot every do including healing sick bodies and delivering people from demons.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, God created all of the heavens for us to experience, even while we are here on earth. Remember, we are spiritual beings in a physical body. We are not of this world; we are citizens of heaven. Yes, we can seek God's face and cry out to Him that He would open heaven and quicken our spiritual senses. Yes, we can receive, by faith, the abundant earthly blessings that God has for us as the heavens over our lives open up. The Father desires that we experience intimacy with Him, that we walk in the many levels of heavenly revelation and that we are blessed in every area of our lives. Yes, we can walk under an open heaven and God can use us to bless others and to impart the reality of the supernatural to people around us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We need to ask God impart to us that supernatural anointing of eyes and wings‑eyes to see what He is doing and the wings to go into the heavenly realm with Him. We need for the Lord to open up our eyes to the realm of angels, trances, visions and dreams and to remove every thought and belief that hinders us from seeing into the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;heavenlies&lt;/span&gt;. We need to be a vessel, a channel for signs and wonders in heaven and on the earth. We need to walk like Jesus walked on a daily basis‑seeing into the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;heavenlies&lt;/span&gt;; healing every sickness and disease, casting out demons as well as preaching and teaching God’s word. We need to do those things that we see the Father do. We need to be filled with the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that our life would be a living testimony of the reality of the supernatural realm.&amp;nbsp; We need for the Word of God to be a constant reality in us and to be alive and real to us. We need to ask for the anointing of glory and the cleansing of the blood of Jesus. We need to be cleansed from every thought, every ungodly conversation or gossip and every corrupt word that's come out of our life.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We need to remember that Love is expressed primarily not by words but by deeds. God so loved us that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, His wonderful Counselor, the Holy Spirit, and all things. His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue (2 Peter 1:3 ).He desires that we may prosper in all things and be in health, just as our soul prospers (3 John 1:2). Our flesh and blood bodies are NOW the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We no longer have the "Spirit of the Lord" upon us. We have the "Spirit of the Lord" IN US:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Christ IN US, the hope of glory…"&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The Father and the Son will come and make Their abode IN&amp;nbsp; US…"&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The Kingdom of God is WITHIN US…"&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"The Spirit of truth will dwell WITH YOU and IN YOU…"&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;It’s true EMMANUEL, "GOD WITH (in) US", the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are the ANOINTING within us. Jesus Christ dwells within us and that His anointing is our anointing! The same POWER that Jesus used to preach, teach, prophesy and ministering healing to thousands is NOW resident within each and every born-again, Holy Spirit baptized man, woman and child. All the anointing of God we will ever need to "do the works of Jesus" and "greater works&amp;nbsp; than these" are NOW possible because God lives in us. His word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. "If you love Me, keep My commandments. "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- "the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. "I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. John 14:12-19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Because God is love and he who abides in love abides in God and God in him we will go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. We will cast out demons; we will speak with new tongues; we will take up serpents; and we will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. The God&amp;nbsp; who sends us will work with us and confirm the word through the accompanying signs. God’s word is true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. Matthew 16:15-20&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;We don’t have to go to Bible College and have several degrees after our name before we can become a POWERFUL Holy Ghost filled witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t have to know a lot about the Bible and Christian doctrines before we can become a POWERFUL witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t have to FEEL THE POWER of the Lord upon us before we lay hands on someone to be healed, delivered and set free from what the Devil has bound them under. All we need is simple&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;child like&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;faith to DO THE WORKS OF JESUS! Lost, sick and hurting humanity is waiting for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. Romans 8:19&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:11-16&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, we must all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Each one of us must do the works of Jesus and take our rightful place as the sons and daughters of God. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:19-27&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997339"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992451"&gt;Chapter 12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299997340"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc299992452"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8477032223288967353&amp;amp;postID=4261069825810782936" name="_Toc101067862"&gt;The New Covenant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;many.Mark&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;14:22-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God cut with Abraham an inferior covenant made with the blood of animals where all that Abraham was, all that he had or ever would have&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;became&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the equal property of His covenant partner. Nothing would be exclusively Abraham’s again. During the covenant ceremony in Abraham's day, the partners exchanged coats, each one giving their authority to the other. They exchanged weapons as a way of saying, "Your enemies are now my enemies. I'll fight your fights as if they were my own." They walked through the blood of slain animals, pronouncing their loyalty to one another, even to the death. God had proven how intensely He desired to be God to him. He had given him&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;every thing&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;He had and bound Himself to Abraham in a relationship that could not be dissolved.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Well the good news is that God cut with the sons and daughters of Abraham, those of faith, a new and superior covenant established in Jesus’ blood as a result of His sacrifice that ratified our covenant with God. A covenant where He gave us His Name (John 16:23), His authority (Matt. 28:18-20), His armor and weapons (Eph. 6:10-17). God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,&amp;nbsp; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;powerwhich&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:20-23&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As a result of what Jesus did on the Cross-, by faith everything is ours now. Jesus Christ has substituted all things on the cross for us and exchanged it there for us. Our death, defeat and poverty and curses have been nailed to the Christ. On the Cross Jesus Christ not only won real victory and redemption over sin and death and the world, but also over the wicked arch enemy Satan and all his angels who had made the Cross necessary by what he did to Adam and Eve.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The enemy had deceived and entrapped Adam and Eve to sin against God and live a life that was cursed and full of toil and trouble. But on the Cross Jesus Christ did the great exchange. He exchanged His&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;sinlessness&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;for our sins, His righteousness for our unrighteousness, His strength for our weakness, His boundless supply for our needs, His stripes for our healing, His riches for our poverty, His victories for our defeats, His triumphs for our disappointments, His glory for our shame, His Honor for our nothingness, His prosperity for our lacks, His joy for our sadness, and His fullness for our emptiness. But all of this is also something that must be revealed to us by the Holy Spirit before we can understand and partake of it fully. Yet it is all our birthright and the blessing of the fullness of the gospel of Christ.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The message of the cross and the Gospel is not only that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. He was buried and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. He is now is seated at the right hand of the Father with all power given unto Him in heaven and earth waiting for His enemies to be made His footstool. But the message of the cross and the Gospel is also that as a result of the victories Jesus won on the cross, He has now given and shared all that He has with us (John 16:14) and He is also with and for us continually (Matthew 28:18-20). God in Christ Jesus has literally become our inheritance and great reward; as well as everything else which we need, including our healer and deliverer. As result of the Cross, God said about Jesus and of us who have become strong and overcomers:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;As a result of the cross, in Christ Jesus, we are rich, victorious and have a new life in Christ Jesus, as we walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh. The empty Cross now also stands as a reminder and says to the world and to all the demons of Hell “You did your worst, but God gave His best.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Now things are no longer the same, because Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father waiting for His enemies to be submitted to Him. He has also now given us the power to subdue all His and our enemies through the use of His name and Word and dependence of the Spirit. Hence the Cross is also a real testimony of what God’s power can do no matter what the Hell or injustice that the world or the devil will throw at us. For Jesus’ resurrection after a cruel and awful death signifies the real possibility of total and complete victory in our lives, hearts and circumstances as well in the current time of life as we trust in God just like Jesus did.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The empty Cross of Christ at Calvary now says to you and I, that for every defeat there is victory in its place, for every failure there is success, for every weakness there is grace, for every sickness there is healing, for every hatred there is love, for every injustice there is justice and for every poverty there is riches. All of this and much, much more belongs to each child of God because of what Jesus did and won on the Cross. Hence we can by the Holy Spirit understand what the Lord said to Apostle Paul:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Our strength and victory comes from God Himself and all the victories He had won for us on the Cross of Calvary. Although in the annuals of time and history, our Creator God died on the Cross-on Calvary, but He didn’t stay there. He arose triumphant and victorious over everything, over the worst that the devil or others could throw at or do to Him and to us. Because of the cross of Christ, God has reconciled all things to Himself whether things on earth or things in heaven for Jesus having wiped out all the enemies of His people and especially the requirements that were against them, He has taken it out of the way having nailed to the cross.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The King of Kings and Lord of Lords with His unlimited and unimaginable power and riches was never poor or debased. But He chose, because of us, to leave behind his infinite power and riches become a man and identify and relate to humanity in all its sufferings and ways. God in Christ Jesus stripped Himself of His royalty and Kingship. He then became an ordinary man and walked with men doing by faith and dependence on the Holy Spirit the impossible such as healing the sick, raising the dead and cast out demons. He did it all to show that we can do it also. Then the innocent Son of man and Son of God went to a Cross-on a hill called Calvary where He bled and died for all of humanity. But the Cross-was not the end of Jesus Christ or life, it was the beginning of something new, a New Covenant or New Testament. It was the beginning of a new life and a new man and a new Spirit for those who would accept what Jesus had done for them. It was the beginning of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh. As a result God’s word was now true:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.’ Joel 2:16-21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Now all flesh can be saved, healed and delivered and walk in the newness of life in the power of the Holy Spirit. All men can prophesy, speak in tongues and be filled with the fullness of God. The good news of the Cross-is that the different victories that Jesus won there, and the resulting New Covenant with all its rights and privileges, is now ours to be claimed and accepted by faith. They will be true if we will only believe, accept, confess and act on it and then allow the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead to change us. Jesus won for us, on the Cross, such a victory with such power and might that it made hell tremble and Heaven sing with joy as the Triumph of Victory resounded from one part of Heaven to another. Our ears will tingle and&amp;nbsp; our hearts will sing, as the faithful and mighty Holy Spirit reveals this victory to us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The fact remains that Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of&amp;nbsp; our faith, is sitting at the right hand of the throne of God, ready to use His power on behalf of the good of His true children; to make them more than conquerors in all things that the world, the flesh and the devil would throw at them. For His word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. “Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:23-24&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;In the world lack of strength and dependence on others is considered weakness, but in the kingdom of God weakness that causes us to depend on and trust in the Lord is great strength and blessings. For it is when the power of Christ rest upon us, because of our weakness, that we are truly strong. As it is then that we rest upon the Lord and walk in the power of His might and Spirit and not our own. As we by faith tap into all the riches and resources of heaven which are now ours by Christ Jesus because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross two thousand years ago we become more than conquerors. It is when the power of Christ rest upon us, because of our weakness, that we are truly strong. For it is then that we rest upon the Lord and walk in the power of His might and Spirit and not our own.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, as a result of the victories Jesus won on the cross we are now delivered from the hand of our enemies, and are able to serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. Just like Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit stated about God and us:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: To grant us that we,&amp;nbsp; Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. Luke 1:68-75&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;The name of Jesus Christ is far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And God has put all things under His feet including sickness, defeat, poverty and lack and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body. So if it is under Jesus feet and we are His body it is therefore under our feet! And if it’s under believers feet then why do we allow negative things to raise their ugly heads in our lives? Because we really don’t believe that is all under Jesus feet. We are like the prodigal son who ended up in a pig’s pen even if his father was filthy rich. But then he came to his senses and realized what his father had and returned to his father and his negative circumstances changed. How many of God's people suffer needless in poverty, want or lack and with sickness or disease? Too many! How long before they will look at themselves and say as the prodigal son who when he "came to himself" said, "I will arise and go to my Father!" God is waiting with opened arms to receive every penitent child! God is waiting with opened arms to touch, heal, deliver, and bless His children. They can&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="spelle"&gt;can&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;rely on Him to do what He has promised to do! We need to understand the reality of all the victories that Jesus won on the cross of Calvary. God’s word is unchanging:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Matthew 15:29-31&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Yes, the Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and we can be made whole through our faith in the finished work of Calvary where Jesus Christ wounded for our transgressions, was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). Sin, sickness or any other curse doesn’t have to rule and reign in our lives because Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree") that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:13-14).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Jesus has provided for our healing, Spirit, Soul and Body in the atonement. All of the provision of the cross must impact the body of Christ. Jesus Paid the Price for our Healing - "By His Stripes" (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24) Hence we are anointed and sent to: Preach the Good News to the Needy, Bind up the Brokenhearted, Proclaim Freedom for the Captives, Release the Prisoners from Darkness, Proclaim the Year of the LORD's Favor, To Comfort all Who Mourn, To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. (Isaiah 61:1-3 and Luke 4:18)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;God is alive and well and present today! Jesus is still healing people! The presence of God and the power of the Holy Spirit is a precious gift that we can experience and see many lives are being changed as desperate people come and find God's grace and mercy flowing to them bringing healing and encouragement. The anointing increases as we are press in for more of God! Then we can see God save people, heal people, deliver people, baptize in the Holy Spirit, bring encouragement and strength through the gifts of the Spirit. Many can receive from the Lord healing for their physical, emotional and spiritual needs and live lives that are whole and successful.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
