Teaching (no posting) Spiritually guided messages.

[Victor E.]

Subtle Christian persecution. It's very odd that the Muslims have more religious rights than the Christians! I want an extra 3 work-breaks to pray to Jesus!

Such an odd occurrence. The special permissions given to the religions, other than Christianity. Who could be controlling this favoritism behind the scenes? So innocent. It's like there's a special agenda hiding behind all the liberal propaganda.

 

[Victor E.]

Casting out demon's/devils is not like Roman Catholic exorcisms (although they do a very elaborate job). No, usually it's far simpler and more effective to do it by the power of the Holy Spirit in faith, rather than man's religious rituals/dogmas. The only exception is in the case of a complete demonic possession, where the demons are no longer hiding, but they make their presence known to everyone nearby. I believe Africa/South America have much to be gleaned in the way of field experience. Some believers residing here in America have become incredibly westernized and spiritually dull. The various stages of Demonic oppression are worlds apart from complete Demonic possession.

What an interesting Scriptural passage.

"And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily." Acts 19:11-20

 

[Victor E.]

How to gauge the stature, character, and wisdom of a person.

"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." Luke 2:52

"Wisdom consists entirely in fearing the Lord, and wisdom is entirely constituted by the fulfilling of the Law.

Being learned in evil, however, is not wisdom, there is no prudence in the advice of sinners.

There is a cleverness that is detestable; whoever has no wisdom is a fool.

Better be short of sense and full of fear, than abound in shrewdness and violate the Law.

There is a wickedness which is scrupulous (very concerned to avoid doing wrong) but nonetheless dishonest, and there are those who misuse kindness to win their case.

There is the person who will walk bowed down with grief, when inwardly this is nothing but deceit:

he hides his face and pretends to be deaf, if he is not unmasked, he will take advantage of you.

There is the person who is prevented from sinning by lack of strength, yet he will do wrong when he gets the chance.

You can tell a person by his appearance, you can tell a thinker by the look on his face.

The way a person dresses, the way he laughs, the way he walks, tell you what he is."

WoS 19:18-30

 

[Victor E.]

Positional holiness will not suffice in the day of fiery trial. Believers need to seek far deeper than their lukewarm teachers.

 

[Victor E.]

I was spending time with God and angels on my way to work and I watched the sky and the clouds open up into many layers, while they painted a most beautiful portrait of creation and the birds, while the light shines down. After parking at the gas station I walked across to subway and saw this beautiful sign lying on the ground. The rest of the lot is spotless, but this sign was left!

 

[Victor E.]

The book of Revelations is God's love letter of revelation to those who have been granted access to the Tree of life. It's basically a spiritual warfare map of the spiritual realms. It can only be interpreted apart from the tree of knowledge (spiritually) by the elect. A bird's eye view of battle plans.

 

[Victor E.]

Casting out demon's/devils is not like Roman Catholic exorcisms (although they do a very elaborate job). No, usually it's far simpler and more effective to do it by the power of the Holy Spirit in faith, rather than man's religious rituals/dogmas. The only exception is in the case of a complete demonic possession, where the demons are no longer hiding, but they make their presence known to everyone nearby. I believe Africa/South America have much to be gleaned in the way of field experience. Some believers residing here in America have become incredibly westernized and spiritually dull. The various stages of Demonic oppression are worlds apart from complete Demonic possession.

What an interesting Scriptural passage.

"And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily." Acts 19:11-20

 

[Victor E.]

Subtle Christian persecution. It's very odd that the Muslims have more religious rights than the Christians! I want an extra 3 work-breaks to pray to Jesus!

Such an odd occurrence. The special permissions given to the religions, other than Christianity. Who could be controlling this favoritism behind the scenes? So innocent. It's like there's a special agenda hiding behind all the liberal propaganda.

 

[Victor E.]

When people say works are not needed for salvation, it's not entirely true (James 2:14-26). It's a half-truth (LIE) because good works lead us into spiritual maturity, where the devil no longer has access to claim anything in our Spirit life. There is a big difference between an inspirational/encouraging message, and a message with deep and intricate understanding of how the kingdom works. A believer may be positionally holy by believing in Jesus, but progressive holiness is what keeps us secure in that faith by accepting who we are made to be, and what we carry. When the Word talks about falling away, it's not playing games and pretending like these passages of Truth don't exist, do not make them magically disappear. The Word is forever settled in Heaven (Psalm 119:89). (1 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Peter 2, Hebrews 6:4-8, Jude, Matthew 7:13-27, Hebrews 10:26-39, John 12:44-50, Hebrews 12).

It is impossible for a bonafide (the elect) believer (Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:3-11, Matthew 24:24) to lose their salvation, but for the unstable and untaught, they will began to seek other gods that they have not known (Matthew 25:1-13), if they are not led into repentance and complete metanoia. The conduct and lifestyle of the unrepentant nullifies their claim of faith in Christ/God alone. There is no room for multiple gods! Saying "God loves you!" is true, but the spiritually infant in Christ need to be able to explain and exemplify this in a way that makes sense, and is not false to the Truth. Some of the young believers have the needed zeal, but they are severely lacking in discipline and instruction.

"So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him]. And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God], speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith], but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." 2 Peter 3:14-18

 

[Victor E.]

When I speak of works, I'm not talking about securing salvation. I've already stepped completely into the kingdom of Heaven. Let's keep pressing in...everything outside the gates gets completely destroyed in the end. Jesus put up with the unbelief and soulish mentality for so long! How did He do it? Grace and Truth.

"Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. And that is why Jesus suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come." Hebrews 13:9-14

"Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each person according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely." Revelations 22:10-17

 

[Victor E.]

The purpose of renewing our mind/heart (our inner-being/man) (through obedience) is to PURIFY it to ALL SPIRIT and NO SOUL/FLESH because God judges our HEARTS/MINDS to see who is TRULY devoted to HIM. The sin nature and works of the flesh strengthen the SOUL and the spiritual nature and works of the Spirit, strengthen the SPIRIT. God doesn't care about appearances, public image, credentials, achievements, how many friends you have, or pious behavior. He SEES PAST ALL things, and evaluates the human heart in Truth.

"So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house." Mark 3:23-27

Jesus Comforts the DISCIPLES (The elect and completely spiritually mature believers who have walked with Him everywhere and been taught to completion by the Spirit. See Matthew 13:47-52 for context).

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” (John 14:1-4)

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." Galatians 6:7-8

"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." First half of 2 Chronicles 16:9 (no it's not out of context).

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Mark 8:36-37

"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" Matthew 10:28

"For the WORD of GOD is LIVING and ACTIVE and FULL of POWER [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the DIVISION of the SOUL and SPIRIT [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], EXPOSING and JUDGING the very THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS of the HEART" Hebrews 4:12

 

[Victor E.]

All the books, conferences, and religious celebrities pale in comparison to the Spirit and the Word. People are still paying exorbitant amounts of money to grasp something that is already there, free for the taking. The flesh profits absolutely nothing, the Word is pure Spirit and Life. As long as people are chasing after religious idols, they will never be able to see things Spiritually. It is sad. Jesus was not playing games about serving mammon. Mammon is a strongman that needs to be overcome. Many of the religious superstars are still carnal/soulish in a multitude of ways.

Do you think they are not enslaved to gulping down all the attention, prestige, and praise they receive? It's feeding/tempting the carnal and soulish desires of their heart.

Mammon- wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion.

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24

"Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Hebrews 5:11-14

Parable of the two Sons.

"“But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing.

‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

Which of the two did the will of his father?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God BEFORE you (religious leaders of influence). For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him." Matthew 21:28-32

 

[Victor E.]

A salvation founded on signs, wonders, and miracles is only as sure as the last sign, miracle, or wonder. Stop chasing signs and start chasing the Spirit. Signs, miracles, and wonders will follow as natural occurrences for those who's citizenship is in the kingdom of Heaven. Jesus Christ's words are the foundation, the basic elementary teachings.

"Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son." 2 John 1:9

 

[Victor E.]

Description of a Citizen of Zion

"O Lord, who may lodge [as a guest] in Your tent?
Who may dwell [continually] on Your holy hill?

He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness,
And speaks and holds truth in his heart.

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

He does not put out his money at interest [to a fellow Israelite],
And does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken" Psalm 15

 

[Victor E.]

Todd White/Dan Mohler are incredibly ferocious in defending God's honor. Admirable, but unneeded. A quiet and confident confession of the name Jesus Christ, will sow a seed after a miracle or kindly deed to a stranger. There is little need for an angry and fearful rebuttal of who's getting the glory. When you grasp the magnitude of the kingdom of Heaven, fear is nonexistent. A good conscience comes from relationship. Either way God is glorified, whether you defend His honor, or not. Confessing the name of Jesus Christ is the seed to seeking, and seeking comes from the heart, not the mind.

No, I'm not defaming their honor, I'm explaining the unity of mind in the Spirit. A concept that is still a strongman/obstacle for the 'super-apostles'. When you see past flesh-and-blood, you see many things. Scandalous? Yes. Sinful? Absolutely not, for the pure in heart (Matthew 5:8). Cognitive dissonance (double-mindedness, James 1:2-12) will always be a struggle for the disobedient.

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward. But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:5

"Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven." Matthew 10:32-33

"There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler— folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places. I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land" Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

 

[Victor E.]

I asked for wisdom the other day in faith, and God granted me wisdom. (James 1:5-8). Am I so 'spiritual' because I believe God's Word as being infallibly True? Or is it only natural that the Creator of everything in existence is speaking the Truth through His word? Is it so amazing, that we merely acknowledge that an all-holy God is speaking the Truth, when in fact He does not do the very thing He hates (lying).

"Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [for our knowledge is fragmentary and incomplete]. But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God]." 1 Corinthians 13:8-12

 

[Victor E.]

Hell is not the Lake of Fire. The Lake of Fire is not Hell. False Teachers and Prophets EVERYWHERE. Revelations is just as divinely-inspired as the rest of the Scriptures. It is chock-full full of spiritual Allusions/Similitudes/Parables.

"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And DEATH and HELL were CAST INTO the LAKE of FIRE. This is the SECOND DEATH. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" Revelations 20:11-15

 

[Victor E.]

Divorce/Sexual Immorality (spiritual fornication too) is a sin that leads to death. It has spiritually destroyed many a Christian man/woman. It has nothing to do with who was at fault, but everything to do with the fact that there is little to no accountability in the Church under 'grace' and very few young people take the Word seriously. This sin has vomited up all kinds of destruction straight from the bowels of hell. Choose your marriage partner carefully. A union of two spiritually-dwarfed people is a very shaky foundation. Do not be unequally yoked in Spirit. There can be no lasting fellowship between light and darkness. Play with fire and you get burned (Proverbs 6:27-28).

"If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin. All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death." 1 John 5:16-17

"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge" Hebrews 13:4

"Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are" 1 Corinthians 3:16-18

"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body." 1 Corinthians 6:15-20

"Pursue peace with all men, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Be careful that no one falls short of the grace of God, so that no root of bitterness will spring up to cause trouble and defile many. See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears." Hebrews 12:14-17

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 14:12

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." Jeremiah 17:9-10

 

[Victor E.]

If you are a Holy-Spirit overflowing believer, good luck getting married (no sarcasm). It's better to stay single, than settle for less than the status quo. You will always DRAW the people who NEED to be DRAWN, and REPEL the people who NEED to be REPELLED. Don't disobey the Holy Spirit, He knows what's best for you. Have fun, but keep a sound mind. Learn from the wise (later apostate) King Solomon. Vanity of vanities. 700 wives and 300 concubines corrupted even the wisest of the wise. Do not be deceived, bad company corrupts good character.

 

[Victor E.]

The small and narrow gate is the way, there are no shortcuts into the celestial city.