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People relate to manifestations of the Spirit of God, such
as Prophets, writings, visions, and religion; but, what I will give you here, will take you beyond the things
that divide people ... to a glimpse of the sacredness of "life"
in general.
There are 2 types of people. Those that walk in "light",
and those who walk in "darkness". Those who are wise, and
those who are ignorant.
4 Types of Knowledge
1. Self Knowledge
Is to understand one's self. To understand life's
sacred purpose. To experience true love, and peace. To know who you are in God's
vision. It's the area of potential, and "assignment".
Much prophetic Spiritual Word to
individuals, is to help them with Self Knowledge.
2. Knowledge of God
As we are His children, He delights to show Himself to us, teach us His
characteristics, and share His important visions with us. It is the area of
protection, Spirit relationship, growth, miraculous ability, and eternal Home.
(this is a personal realization)
3. Knowledge of Others
This is where we become aware of others, and more detached from our selfish ambition.
It's the area of service to God's creatures. As we grow in
the first 2 Types of Knowledge, our service is more representative of the Spirit of God,
and we can say like Jesus, "I and the Father are one".
4. Distraction
The world is full of it. You only have so much time, here.
And, it is hoped, by all evil, that you will be rendered "ineffective". It will come in many
forms, emotion, spirit, material, and delusion. You must
learn to recognize, and "overcome".
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If God owns everything, then, we come into this life
(this Garden of Eden) to work "with things" that belong to God.
If we do that without the anxiety of greed, and attachment, that is good.
One day, we will leave here, ... after having served
in this experience.
Doing one's duty, earning wealth, material enjoyment, and attaining salvation, are the four
noble goals of human life. One who uses duty, earning wealth, and enjoying sensual pleasure,
in a balanced manner without any of the three being harmed by the other two, attains salvation.
A person completely involved in acquiring, and preserving, material wealth and possessions, has no
time, or desire, for Self-realization.
One can attain all four noble goals by devotion to the Lord.
One should first seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (as duty). Then,
one should earn money and make economic progress, fulfill all noble material and Spiritual desires with the money
earned, and progress towards "salvation"; ... the only noble goal of human birth.
It's the off-balanced clinging to any one of these, that brings anxiety.
The "illuminated ones" who know the Absolute Truth and are in touch with
the Supreme Being, and follow His leading, are the sons and daughters of God. (Romans
ch.8) All are born equal, but can become superior, or
inferior, by the attention given to these principles of Spiritual life.
We must seek to purify our intellect. What is resident
there, is what we have fed it with.
Taking refuge in detachment, ... and relinquishing egotism,
violence, pride, anger, lust, and proprietorship, ... one becomes peaceful,
free from the notion of "I, me, and my", ... and fit for attaining oneness
with the Supreme Spirit.
Learning to hear, and do, and fellowshipping with other Spiritually-minded
people, is of the utmost. We have no time to lose.
This entire process of Spirituality gets started by the spark of grace
that comes as faith, ... and we must be very sensitive to it while it is present.
Many times religion, and socializing, have been nothing more than a subtle distraction
... away from the Spirit. (Thessalonians 5:14-24)
"Only
they know You to whom You make Yourself known, the moment
one
knows You, one becomes one with You"
The knower of the Spirit ... becomes like Spirit.
The Kingdom of God resides in you. (Luke 17:21)
No man, or woman, can enter the Kingdom of God, unless one is born again
(by realizing that one is not this body, but, Spirit
behind the body - Gospel of John 3:3-8)
Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child, will never go
there. (Mark 10:15) And
to truly understand the Spirit of God, ... is to become one with Him. (Gospel
of John 10:30, and ch.17:20-26)
Everything that we use, or eat, should first be offered to the Lord, the giver of all things,
before we put it to our use.; whether it be food, a new dress, a new car, a new house,
or a new baby. Offering everything to the Lord is the highest form of worship that one has to
learn and practice every day.
Have His name in your heart, and on your lips, and His
work in your hands.
The only suitcase one takes into the next world is labelled "Works".
One cannot take wealth, fame, or material, from here ... to the hereafter.
(Gospel of John 3:19-21, Revelation 20:11-15)
Seek refuge in the Supreme Lord alone ... with loving devotion; and by His
grace you will attain supreme peace ... and the Eternal Abode.
(Acts 2:38-39)
Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to Me, bow down
to Me, and you shall certainly
reach Me. I promise you, because
you are My creation.
Set aside all meritorious deeds and religious rituals, and just surrender
completely to My will with firm faith and loving devotion.
I shall
liberate you from all sins, and the bonds shall be
broken. Do
not
grieve.
Both knowledge, and action, are
needed for balanced living.
(1) Do your duty, to the best of your abilities, for Me, without
any selfish motives, and remember Me at all times -- before starting a work,
at the completion of a task, and while inactive.
(2) Practice to look upon all creatures as Myself, in thought,
word, and deed, ... and mentally bow down to them.
(3) Awaken your dormant spiritual destiny, and
"perceive" through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions.
The power of God is within you at all times, and constantly doing all the work, ... using you as
a mere instrument. (Gospel of John 14:10,12)
You must be God's gardener, carefully tending the garden,
but never becoming attached to what will blossom, what will flower, what will give fruit, ...
or what will wither and die. (Romans 14:8)
One who wants to know Me, the Supreme Person of Godhead,
should only understand that I existed
before Creation, I exist in the
creation, as well as after complete dissolution.
I
exist within the creation, and at the same time outside the creation.
I am the all-pervading Supreme Lord who
exists everywhere,
in everything, and at all times.
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The Battle
of the "Overcomer"
- Revelation 3:18-22
from Armor of the Prince of Peace (Vol.5) ...
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The 7 Powers of Despondency
The soul that is free of these finds
salvation, and the Christ restoration. They have been referred to in
many of the early writings, (Gospel of John chs.1,3, Romans chs.6,7,8), and are
probably a necessity to look at in order for us to understand "the call" of the Christ gospel.
These powers that bring the soul into
bondage are: darkness, desire, ignorance, excitement of death, kingdom of the flesh, foolish
wisdom of the flesh, ... and wrathful wisdom.
1. "Darkness" - the opposite is the "light" (Gospel of John chs.1,2)
2. "Desire" - the opposite is contentment, and peace, "harmony
of
Spirit" (Gospel of John 14:27, and Philippians 4:11)
3. "Ignorance" - the opposite is "the knowing". Spiritual
understanding. (Ephesians 1:18, 1 Corinthians
ch.2)
4.
"Excitement of death" - the opposite is "oneness of Spirit"
(desire & fear of loss) Excitement of Spirit
"life". (Gospel of
John 5:24, Romans ch.8)
5.
"Kingdom of the Flesh" - the alternative is the Kingdom of God
the
Great Spirit
(Matthew 6:9-13, and
Romans 8:12-14)
6. "Foolish wisdom of the flesh" - the alternative is the wisdom of
the Spirit.
(Gospel of John 14:16,17, Romans ch.8,
1
Corinthians ch.2)
7. "Wrathful wisdom" - the alternative is wisdom of the Spirit.
1. The slayer of men The Spirit of love,
... God's salvation
2. The conqueror of (Ephesians 2:1-8)
land and space
*consider these dead, and overcome, that you might "live".
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Most of us have learned to live out our lives out of some, or
all of these ways of thinking, depending upon who we've learned with. We tend to form
a "decision making" habit.
For example, a business person may make many of their decisions out of
a 7-3-2 pattern. They may not call #2, desire; they may call it "aspiring to greatness".
But, these carnal bondages linger, just the same; and it would do that person well
to learn to "worship God", instead of self.
For us to learn to make our decisions out of the Word of the Spirit of God is a
radical change. It's a "born again" experience, and means that we have to get to know
Him.
Jesus spoke of this, when he spoke of a person ... seeing
"light" in the midst of darkness. The person is challenged to show an interest in the light,
and get to know what is coming out from God's light. This would obviously expel
their ignorance, and they would gain Spirit understanding.
Some people avoid the light, and love the ignorance, for that is the cloak
that covers their ambitious "desire". What Jesus
said, when explaining this, was ...
"This is
the condemnation. Light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For
every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes
to the light,
lest
his deeds should be reproved (and he, or she, might have to change)
But,
he that does truth, comes to the light, that his deeds may be
made
manifest,
... that they are wrought in God."
- Gospel of John 3:19-21
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The first three powers are the ones that the person struggles
with prior to truly turning their life back to God.
When we get past the first three, and enter into relationship with the Spirit
of God, we find the next three replaced with Spirit wisdom, understanding, vision,
prophecy, and many of the conversion powers that we experience, as we abide in fellowship
with Him in the "born again" life.
As we pass # seven, the intercessory ministry of Christ, and
the salvation ministry of the Holy Spirit, open to us through His Spirit of grace, and love.
We are called into this ministry of "light" in this world.
(2 Corinthians 5:17-21, and ch.6)
The "Son of man" is within us.
The "old nature" must be considered dead.
Rise up, Son of man,
and ... walk in the "light" of God.
*most everyone is working at
overcoming one, or several, of the above powers, and that is good, for we are learning to "rule" with
the power of God's Spirit in us.
*below, are issues that most
religious people have gotten themselves into. In the time that we live in, ... this will be
exposed.
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We
Need Deliverance From
1.
The "tradition of the world" (of man)
2. Self-preoccupation
3. Willful ignorance
4.
Legalism
5. Sectarianism
6. Heavenly gain (Lucifer's ambition)
7. Our identity (separate from God)
* Our goal is to enter into the "Dance of the Creator".
Jesus
said, "I and the Father ... are one"
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Abiding
- In a "Culture"
from "Abiding" (the Gospel of Light Series) ...
page 164
No matter what religion, they will appear somewhat different
to us, depending upon the "culture" ... that they
exist in.
It is only as we look through the cultural differences, that we can see the true faith of these
individuals.
The seven churches in Revelation chs.2,3 are another close example of how God "knows"
His people in the earth, and how each one is in a different setting: but, He instructs them all
to "hear what the Spirit is saying".
Just as God has a special grace and purpose for different cultures
and churches, He also has a special grace, and purpose, for different individuals, and families.
But in all cases, there is one common principle for all,
and that is to hear the "voice" of the Spirit of God.
"Seeing
that you have purified your souls in obeying the truth ... through
the Spirit unto unpretended love
of the brethren, love one another with
a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of seed that passes away,
but of eternal, by the word of God, which lives, and abides forever."
- 1 Peter 1:22,23
This is not speaking about the Bible, or other scriptural writings.
One can have the best "religious opinions" in the world, and not be born again.
(see: Gospel of John 3:1-8)
So now, understanding that there are a variety of callings, in a variety of eras, in a variety of
cultures, I want to introduce you to, first of all, your own soul.
If one can't find healing for their own soul, how can they be
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of service to the soul of another ? It would be like "the blind leading the blind".
(Gospel of Matthew 15:1-20) Most converts are never introduced to their own soul; but rather, only to
their intellectual belief.
Water baptism, that we've heard of so often, and find in so many religions, is the outward expression
of this cleansing, that we are saying ... that we are willing to go through. It's the
wholeness of our life, ... towards the service, and worship, of God. (restoration of the soul, and regeneration of Spiritual graces)
Now, I'm going to challenge you to learn your ministry in the mission-field of your soul:
and, as we triumph in these areas, we will develop a power, and authority, that can bring hope to others.
You will learn how to see in the Spirit, work with the Spirit, bring healing
to wounds, set the captive free, and drive out those afflicting spirits.
As you go through your "ministry training", you will come to recognize ministering angels, and
learn obedience ... to the voice of God's Holy Spirit; and your faith will grow.
I am going to give you an insight into the 7 levels of growth, that will take you down the road ...
of your Spiritual salvation.
Spend time with the LORD. Give attention ... to Him. He will meet you in all
of these areas, as you flourish in Him. This could take a lifetime; but, as you walk
this road, you will be of use to Him, and ... you will bear fruit.
After all, it is appointed unto "you" ... to enjoy His salvation, and
to grow into His purposes. Let's look ...
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7 Stages of Spiritual Growth
1. Sincerity
If one is to minister to his/her own soul, they must first find it,
and get to know it. As you "spend time", a revelation will come, and
you will find that you are not alone.
O, yes, ... you will be tempted by "self-preservation", which wears the gentle
robes of hypocrisy; but, the Spirit of truth will show you a way out. You will now
... learn to walk with Him.
2. Justice
This justice comes from the voice of the Spirit. You must get to know Him well,
and not let "reason", anger, desire, or presumption, betray you.
3. Faith
Faith, ... not of books, nor intellect; but, of "Spirit obedience".
Forgiveness must keep the channel open.
Do not, in unbelief, trade what you know ... for easy comfort, popularity,
or arrogance. Faith is your friend, that will not hide any wrong doing, but, will lead you to be an
overcomer. It is the discipline of frenzy: the slowing down to see the "deeper realms" of the
soul. (the Holy Spirit does heal them) The slower, and deeper, we go, the
more "causation" we see.
What if we don't get all the sin, and grief ? That's the point:
it's not us that gets it. This is Spiritual work; the purifying of the soul.
(1 Peter 1;22, Psalms 116, Psalms 106, Gospel of John
3:5-8,19-21, 1 Corinthians ch.2, Hebrews 19:14, ch.10:16-25, Romans ch.8, and Titus ch.3)
Jesus, the early apostles, and many other Spiritual people,
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have shown to us through their example ... how this works.
4. Goodness
To yourself; and, to the "other person", ... who is not yourself.
Goodness, is what flows to warm the stranger. It's the energy of love that courageously
shows the character of God.
Do not let the tempter ... tempt you. For the eyes of faith will show you
the truth of justice, and you will overcome "self exaltation". It is Spirit expression.
Trust Him for His wisdom.
5. Harmony
Heroism, is that pause ... that, just for a moment, wants that "independent"
praise. Obedience to the Spirit of God, and walking in His light, will defeat that unjust foe.
Go on in the light of "His" remembrances. (and, lose the "fear" of
independently having to achieve)
6. Divine Love
Love, is comfort that we seek for security, help, self-worth, thrill, and heroism.
It is the energy that we think feeds our independent self. But, the "yearning
for" this power will destroy; for we are not to feed our independent self,
but, lose it ... in the courage of the Spirit.
God's "divine love" is security, help, supreme, and thrilling,
full of vision, life, and faith. And out of this love flows the life for others to bathe in;
that, they too, may learn to be "at one".
7. Christ
Purgatory, sorrow, and grief, are the selfish loves ... that are
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yearning. They don't see the "great vision" of the
Supreme: they see only darkness, and defeat, and wasted life. The deceitful illusions
of this world are more comprehendible than the ever present Spirit of truth.
To walk through this lonely valley of death, and to enter the light
of "Life", ... is to be smeared with the anointing of the realization ... of "the Christ",
the Word, and Oneness of the Supreme: this same Spirit that we have been talking
about from "the beginning". (not Jesus, but the "Spirit of Christ", Spirit
of God's deliverance - Gospel of John 14:16,17, Romans 8:11,14,17, Acts 1:4-8, ch.2:38-40)
"It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only ...
when I am present with you.
My little children, I am travailing (interceding) in birth again, until Christ
be formed in you. (Galatians 4:18,19)
Stand
fast therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free,
and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
If
we live in the Spirit, let us ... walk in the Spirit." (Galatians 5:1,25)
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We are all on this journey, and each of us will find ourselves at one, or several,
of these levels. It's not for us to look at each other, and judge: but rather,
to "hear what the Spirit is saying", and possibly, in faith, be of use to minister to another.
We are all growing in different ways, ... and at different times: and
as you live out of the Spirit of Truth, the darkness around you, (and even around "those" around
you), will be expelled, and light will shine. (Gospel of Matthew 5:1-20)
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