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The Holy Ghost guides God's people, regenerates, sanctifies, perfects, and resurrects the
obedient people.
The Holy Ghost is God. He prepares the bride of Christ.
He abides with her and makes her perfect.
The God of the Bible is the only true
God. He is a Spirit. His Spirit has three Souls. So, God is the "Spirit
with Souls". "Mark
12:32 --- for there is one God; and
there is none other but he. John 4:24
God is a Spirit. Heb 10:38
---if any man draw back, my soul shall
have no pleasure in him. Matt 12:18
--- my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased." God’s Spirit, which is his body, is omnipotent,
omniscient and omnipresent. This Spirit identifies God as our bodies identify us
as humans. Humans have one soul whereas God has more than one soul within
his Spirit. The soul is the person. Because of the souls God is three
persons in one Spirit. The Holy Ghost is one of the persons in God. The three
persons are: "Matt
28:19 … the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost: 1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and
the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
All the Scriptures are written by holy men as God the Holy Spirit gave them
inspiration. "Acts 1:16
--- this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before
---. Acts 28:25
---
Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto
our fathers.
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Tim 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God,... "
From everlasting past 'the Spirit of God' was with 'the Most High
God' and 'the Word God'. He has also
participated in the creation. "Gen
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters. Job 26:13
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the
crooked serpent. Job 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the
breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Psa 104:30 Thou
sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the
earth." In New Testament he joined with 'the
Most High God ' to create a body in the womb of Mary in order that Jesus be
born as a human child. "Luke
1:35 -- the angel answered and said unto her,
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of
thee shall be called the Son of God. Heb 10:5
--- when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou
wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:" When Jesus Christ
has died on the cross for the sins of the world, the Holy Ghost raised him
from his death to eternal glory. He will also raise the saints from their
death to be joint-heirs with Christ. That is, the Holy Ghost is the Author of
the Rapture, which is the resurrection of believers, which is to be caught up to
heaven to be with the Lord Jesus Christ. "Rom
8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth
in you.
1Thes 4:17
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Rom 8:17 And if children,
then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with him, that we may be also glorified together."
Holy Ghost is 'Spirit
of Grace.' Grace is of eternal value, which is given to us by his mercy. But if
we take the ministry of 'Spirit of grace' for granted, we will face
severe punishment. “Heb
10:29 ...Of
how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, --- and hath
done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" Holy
Ghost must be respected and feared highly since the blasphemy against Holy Ghost
will not be forgiven. "Matt
12:31 ...All
manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy
against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men."
Lying to Holy Ghost was dealt with very severely with death.
"Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
3-- Peter said,
Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost,..5
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and
gave up the ghost...7
...when his wife,...9
...How is it that ye have agreed together to
tempt the Spirit of the Lord?. 10
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost:-"
Nobody should grieve the Holy Ghost. “Eph
4:30
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, --."
But in practice, believers take the Holy Ghost very
lightly. It must change and the Holy Ghost must be highly reverenced since he is
God.
The Holy Ghost has turned against his own people when they have committed sin.
"Isa 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was
turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them."
The Holy Ghost warns about the
judgment, reproves sinners and strengthens the righteous. "John
16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world
of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Isa 4:4
...by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning." He is not only
the Spirit of judgment, but also the Spirit of burning.
The Holy Ghost will not strive with people for long. He will reject the
disobedient and will depart from them so that an evil spirit shall take over them.
"Gen 6:3
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, ---
1 Sam 16:14 But the Spirit of
the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him."
God is Omnipresent. However,
now God the Father is in heaven and God the Son is seated at the right hand of
the Father. God the Holy Ghost is in the world. The Church is under the Holy
Ghost. God the Father and God the Son, through the Holy Ghost, do all things
in the world. We can reach God the Father or God the Son only through God the
Holy Ghost. However, they function in unison as they are in One Spirit.
Work of God, especially preaching of his gospel, should be done by
his disciples who love the Lord
by their obedience. Strangers are not authorized to preach the Gospel. But, they
preach false gospel as servants of Satan. But the Holy Ghost was sent for
his disciples and he shall abide with them. "John
14:15 If ye
love me, keep my commandments. 16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever." Jesus Christ told his disciples that they
should wait until they receive the Holy Ghost and his power before starting to
witness. "Acts 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not
depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith
he, ye have heard of me. 5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
8 But ye shall receive
power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses
unto me---" Now people start the work of
God with a study and an ordination. It is sad that the revelation of
the truth of God, the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and the filling of his power
are totally ignored.
God the Word became a man and gave himself on the cross as the Lamb of
God for the sins of the whole world. God the Holy Spirit never ceased to be God,
but made His presence and His power to descend on His people. He is
compared to the rain and to the springs of waters that
refreshes people. "Isaiah 59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit
that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart
out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy
seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever."
The presence,
power and gifts of the Holy Spirit descended on the faithful. They will descend
also on the oncoming generations of the faithful.
"Joel 2:28 And it
shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions: 29
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out
my spirit."
Those who repent
of their sins and love God enough to obey His commandments
shall receive God the Holy Spirit. "Acts
2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel; 17 And
it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit
upon all flesh: Acts 5:32
---
so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him."
The Lord Jesus Christ was baptized with the Holy Ghost by God the Father. The
Father has filled him with the Holy Ghost beyond measure. Jesus Christ spoke the true word of God and
did cast out devils by the Holy Ghost
and so doing he brought the Kingdom of God to the people. "Matt
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
John 3:34 For he whom God
hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure
unto him. Matt 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of
God is come unto you." Thus the kingdom of God has begun with the manifestation of the
power of the Holy Spirit over the power of the devil.
Lord Jesus Christ, who is God the Son,
baptizes the believers with the Holy Spirit.
"Matt 3:11
--- he (Jesus Christ) shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost, and with fire:"
The Lord Jesus Christ
announced that He will start His Church by Peter. Matt
16:18 And I say
also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church---. According to what the Lord said Peter was in the upper
room waiting for the Holy Spirit, with one hundred and twenty people.
"Acts
1:15 And in those days
Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names
together were about an hundred and twenty,) On the day of
Pentecost the Holy Spirit has come by filling them with Himself.
The Holy Spirit
gave them power and gifts for the purpose of ministry as well as for the
edification of believers. "Acts
2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place. 2
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. 3
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like
as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
The Holy Spirit has founded the Church with this group of people. This is the
body of Christ in the world.
Having received the Holy
Spirit and His gifts, Peter began to preach the gospel.
"Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall
call." The Holy Spirit began to convict people. Those who were convicted
and obeyed His guidance were baptized with the Holy Spirit and they received His
power and gifts. The Holy Spirit joined those, whoever had the
prospects to be saved, in the Church. "Acts
2:47 --- the Lord added to the church daily
such as should be saved."
God the Holy Spirit is in Charge of the Church (Body of Christ) in
the World. "Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves,
and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to
feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."
He leads people in the ways of God, reveals Jesus Christ as well as the Word of
God to them.
"John 16:13 ---when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: ---" He gives
them gifts even to the rebellious so that His presence may be with them for the maturity of the Church.
"Psa 68:18
--- gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the
LORD God might dwell among them." He
made
ministers in the Church to serve the believers so that they may receive eternal
life. "2 Cor 3:6
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter,
but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."
He pulls them from condemnation and makes them sons of God by their obedience.
"Rom 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who
walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
The Holy Spirit gives power and gifts to the
Church as needed. They are for the spiritual growth of individuals as well for
the Church. He distributes the gifts as He desires for the edification of the
believers. "1 Cor
12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but
the same Spirit. 5
And there are differences of administrations, but the
same Lord. 6
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh
all in all. 7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
11 But all these
worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he
will." The Holy Spirit makes the true
believers as the part of the Body of Christ, without any distinction as Jews,
gentiles, religious, non religious,
Greek, barbarians, circumcision or uncircumcision.
"1 Cor 12:13
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."
Even in the Old Testament days, the Holy Spirit gave boldness to His prophets to
rebuke the sins of the people and enabled His servants to do mighty works for
the rebuilding of Israel. "Mic 3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel
his sin. Zech 4:6 ---This is the word of the
LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
saith the LORD of hosts." The Holy Spirit led Jesus Christ to the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil and brought Him back with power to do the
work of God. "Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there
went out a fame of him through all the region round about."
God the Holy
Spirit has guided Apostle Peter to Cornelius and revealed the mystery that God
is not a respecter of persons and that Jews and Gentiles are equally considered
for eternal life. "Acts
10:19
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold,
three men seek thee.
20
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I
have sent them.
Every aspect of
the ministry including the placing of personals is directed by the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:2 As they
ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me
Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them." The
Holy Spirit has even prevented workers from doing the ministry if it is not His
will. "Acts 16:6
Now when they had gone throughout
Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost
to preach the word in Asia,"
He reproves the church, which
is in the world because of sin, righteousness and judgment. He guides them in
all truth and leads them in godly ways. "John
16:8 ---when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
13 --- when he, the
Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:--” He will
teach them, abide with them and make them perfect so that they can live without
sin. "John
14:17 Even the
Spirit of truth--- ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
26 --- he shall
teach you all things-" He gives ministerial gifts to the Church for the
perfecting of the saints so that they may become as perfect as Jesus Christ
is perfect. "Eph
4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting
of the saints, for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13
Till we all come
in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:"
These perfected people are the true body of Christ, the bride of Christ
that will sit in the throne of God on that day.
Holy Ghost gives
gifts to people. However, since the gifts are given to the rebellious people
also, gifts do not prove that the recipients are accepted of God as his beloved
servants. But the Holy Ghost causes believers to produce fruit. The fruit of
the Spirit is accepted by God as the proof for the person being saved since they
are produced in holiness by the abiding of God the Word and God the Holy Ghost.
"Eph 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as
children of light: 9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and
truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
Rom
6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your
fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord."
The fruit of the
Spirit coincides with the holy life of a person. This is person has eternal life
and it is given by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Material things and spiritual existence are two entirely
different realities. A
blind person cannot admire a picture
of
elegance. A deaf person
cannot enjoy symphony orchestra. God may give eyes to the blind and ears to the
deaf to enable them to enjoy which was impossible. So also a person who does not
have the spirit cannot comprehend the spiritual existence,
especially the heavenly glory. So God gives them the
spirit of man for those who desires
and requests for
the Spirit. Through the spirit of man
God the Holy Spirit will make them understand spiritual things of heaven.
"1 Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that
love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth
all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit
of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
of God. 12 Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we
might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we
speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost
teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual
judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he
may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
We should ask all
our needs in prayer to our Heavenly Father. But if we do not know what our real
need is, what the will of God is and how to pray, then all our prayers are in
vain. At this point God the Holy Spirit comes to our rescue. He searches our
hearts and finds our needs. He helps our spirit to pray with groanings,
according to the will of God, so that we may receive the things we ask for. "Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not
what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the
hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will of God."
Jesus Christ says that a
person must be born of the Spirit in order to see the kingdom of God or enter
into it. "John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water
and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and
that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
This process is
done by the imprint that is placed and by the regenerating work that is done in
us by the Holy Spirit. In the process, the body of sin that is flesh is
mortified and the life is renewed into a spiritual person, who is a new
creature. This person is born of the Spirit or we may say that he is born of God
or born again. "2 Cor
3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be
the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the
Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of
the heart. Titus 3:5
--- he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;" It is sad that many Christians
say that they are born again and are new creatures even before mortifying the
fleshly 'Old man of Sin'. Becoming a new creature is not an emotional experience
or an incident happened in life. Born again is not the conversion of old
guilty sinners becoming new complacent sinners, which is the deception of
Satan and of his ministers.
God will not accept a believer without sanctification by the Holy Spirit.
"Rom 15:16
--- ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be
acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost." There is no
salvation without the truth and sanctification. "2 Thess
2:13 ---God hath from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:"
Without the sanctification by the Holy Spirit, the blood of Jesus Christ will
not be applied to believers for the forgiveness of their sins. That is, without the
sanctification of the Holy Spirit, nobody can attain eternal life. "1 Peter
1:2 --- through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:"
He gives us power
to overcome the flesh and helps us to live without committing sin. If we have
been obeying the leading of the Spirit, in the process of doing so, we have
become the children of God. "Rom 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they
are the sons of God." If we
have received the Holy Spirit within us, since He is the Spirit of Adoption, God
becomes our Father. "Rom
8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage
again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba, Father." In other words, if we have become sons of God, He gives the Holy Spirit in our hearts so that we may call God as our Father.
That is, even as we are living in our physical bodies, we have the hope that we
are joint-heirs with Christ.
"Gal 4:6
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your
hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of
God through Christ."
Christians in
general are taught and are relieved to know that Jesus Christ has paid in full
for all the sins they have committed and for the sins they will be committing so
that they may go scot-free from the punishment and to inherit heaven. But, they
are not told that, when Jesus Christ has purchased them by His blood, His
purchase includes their body, since God wants to live in their body. "1 Peter
1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not
redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, ---
19 But with the
precious blood of Christ--- 1 Cor
6:19 What? know ye not
that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of
God, and ye are not your own? 20
For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”
Since believers are the property of God, they are given the responsibility to keep
their body pure so that God may dwell in them. There is a severe warning that if anybody
defiles the temple, which is committing sin, God will destroy them. So the blood
of Jesus Christ is after all not scot-free. 1 Cor
3:17 If any man
defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy;
for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
God has given His
salvation plan even in the Old Testament even though it was not preached as
gospel. God gives them a new heart and a new Spirit within the heart. Those who
receive the new heart and the new spirit can walk in the good works of
righteousness, which God has ordained before that we should walk in them. "Ezek
36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new
spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your
flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and
ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Eph 2:10 For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in them."
The Holy Spirit leads us and
guides us so that we may walk in Him. The best and easy way to overcome sin is
to walk in the Spirit all the time so that our nature becomes spiritual. Then
our own nature being spiritual, it will be impossible for us to commit sin
because sin is of the flesh.
"Gal
5:16 This I say then,
Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and
the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so
that ye cannot do the things that ye would."
God acknowledges
the fact that nobody can live without committing sin, if they want to enjoy the
pleasures of sin, which is to live in the ‘body of sin.’ But, if we want to
mortify the deeds of the flesh, it can only be done by God's Spirit. So we must
receive His Spirit. Those who do not receive His Spirit are not His people.
"Rom 8:8 So then
they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit,
if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the
Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." But if the Holy Spirit abides
in us we will overcome the flesh, the world and the devil.
"1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he
that is in you, than he that is in the world."
Almost everybody in a given Church will praise God in testimonies or songs or
such. God says that for most of them, their hearts are away from God. So God
has destroyed their wisdom and understanding. “Isaiah
29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this
people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me,
but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by
the precept of men: 14
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous
work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the
wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their
prudent men shall be hid.” They think
that God is satisfied with their church participation, worship and generosity.
They praise God thinking that God approves their complacency with sinful life.
God has rejected them. Now Satan uses them as his servants.
"1 Tim
1:6 From which some having swerved have turned
aside unto vain jangling; 7
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor
whereof they affirm." Generally most people are proud. They think that
they are somebody when they are nobody. Easy thing to do is to teach Sunday
school, just by following teachers guide. If they teach without knowing the
Truth of God, Satan will use them to deceive people. They will bring greater
condemnation upon themselves. "1 Peter
4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the
oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God
giveth: James 3:1
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater
condemnation. Matt
15:14 Let them alone:
they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall
fall into the ditch."
They are in deception. They think that they serve
God while serving Satan. They will make believers to be comfortable while
they live in sin. They convert convicted sinners to complacent sinners
and say that they are saved by grace. "2 Peter
3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in
them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other
scriptures, unto their own destruction.
God has said about
this present time that, not only the Churches will not care for the truth of God
but it will not tolerate the truth of God. They will appoint ungodly pastors who
will have a form of godliness and teach stories, instead of the word of God, to
deceive believers. 2 Tim 4:
3 For the time
will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn
away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
Satan is the "father of lies" and he has been the deceiver since the Garden of Eden. He
never shows up with a tail and two horns. But he transformed himself into an angel of light.
Angel is the word used for angelic beings as well as Church
leaders (Refer Revelation chapter 2&3). Satan is very subtil. He comes to a believer through his
servants who appears to be ministers of God. He works in the same manner that he
has worked with Adam. Satan
made Adam to commit sin using his beloved wife. Eve worked for
Satan without even knowing it. Eve is an example of the false workers of Satan. He sends
deceived believers to
deceive others believers. He first deceives prestige loving Christian Evangelists and
sends them to deceive their followers. He deceives unstable profit loving
Pastors and uses them to deceive their congregations and other churches.
"2 Cor 11:13
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the
apostles of Christ. 14
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great
thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works."
If both the workers of Satan
and of God appear the same way as ministers of righteousness, how can we
differentiate between them? It is a good question that has an answer.
The true workers of God will be jealous over you to
make you righteous without sin, in order to present you holy so that
Christ shall accept you at His coming. The simplicity in Jesus Christ
is that He will not accept anybody with spot or wrinkle (sin and iniquities) to
be His bride at His coming. The workers of the devil
also preach and proclaim the name of Jesus Christ as true workers. They
offer impressive prayers for all kinds of blessings. They will not preach us to
obey God but they will preach the love of God. They will
please you rather than pleasing God. They will make you merchandise
for them. But they will never try
to present you holy to become the bride of the Lord
Jesus Christ. They will just give you a blind promise for eternal
life without the truth by twisting the Bible verses. "2 Cor
11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly
jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you
as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
"2 Cor
11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another
Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have
not received, or another gospel,--" False preachers serve another Jesus
and another Spirit. They preach another gospel to please people, but not to
purify them for the coming of Jesus Christ. They will just proclaim that the
Church is ready for the coming of the Lord. This is not true. The Church has
to be made ready, in accordance with what the Bible says, for the
coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Otherwise that Church will be left out. There
are preachers deceive believers with a form of godliness but deny the power of
grace to make the believers perfect to be the bride of Christ.
"2 Tim 3:5
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
The Holy Spirit is
inviting the Lord Jesus Christ for His second coming. His bride, who made
herself ready, is also inviting the Lord Jesus Christ to come. The bride has
arrayed herself in fine linen, clean and white, the robe of righteousness.
She has the same glory as God.
"Rev 19:7 Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints. Rev 21:9
--- Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10
--- descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of
God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a
jasper stone, clear as crystal;"
If
your robe
is not the
robe of righteousness and if it is a filthy rag then you are not the
bride of Christ. Are you at least thirsty for the Holy Spirit? If you
are, then Jesus Christ calls you to come and drink the water of life freely.
"John 7:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
---. 39 But
this spake he of the Spirit," So, obey God and receive the Holy
Spirit so that He may abide to make you perfect to become the bride of Christ.
Then you also will join the Holy Spirit to invite the Lord Jesus Christ to come
for the second time. "Rev
22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. ----
20
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen.
Even
so, come, Lord Jesus."
The
grace of God is His word, His power and His presence. May God give you grace.
"Rev
22:21
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
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