SPIRITUAL WARFARE #3: NOT by HUMAN Power ~ The DAY OF PENTECOST !

Note this well:
Acts 4:31 occurred AFTER the Day of Pentecost ! It was yet another out-pouring of the HOLY SPIRIT. 
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We canNOT do the same works of power that the Apostles did, many say . . .  a true statement if WE STOP THERE. 

The FULL truth is this: We cannot do the works of power that the Apostles did . . . WITHOUT HAVING THE SAME BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT, which they received on the Day of Pentecost.

 

Scripture tells us there were OTHER out-pourings of the HOLY SPIRIT upon them even AFTER the Day of Pentecost !  Acts 4. 

Furthermore, these out-pourings of The HOLY SPIRIT were foretold in the Prophet Zechariah, as well.

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying,

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.

Zechariah 4:6

[ We recall the WORKS of power the disciples did when The LORD JESUS directly sent the 70 forth. They returned rejoicing that the [evil] spirits were subject unto them ! Luke 10. 

The HOLY SPIRIT was upon them . . . but not yet WITHIN THEM, as on the day of Pentecost, 50 days after His+ RESURRECTION. 

Our bodies did not become the Temple of the HOLY SPIRIT until after the Day of PENTECOST. ]

John 14:17

Even the SPIRIT of Truth;

Whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him:

but ye know Him;

for He dwelleth with you,

 and shall be in you. 

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We canNOT fight spiritual warfare in our own human strength. Human strength is NO MATCH for the satan’s  strength.

We canNOT fight lying spirits via human determination. The satan’s will to destroy us is stronger than our strongest determination.

We canNOT fight battles with wicked, tormenting spirits with our mental abilities.  

 Understanding how satan works 

does NOT equal power against him.

The satan understands only one thing: A supernatural POWER which is greater than his.  He and his demonic spirits fear only one thing: The POWER of The LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Thou believest that there is one GOD; thou doest well:

the devils also believe, and tremble.

James 2:19

The satan and his wicked spirits were beaten once. The next battle will be forever.

We humans must obtain power from the HOLY SPIRIT in order to engage in SPIRITUAL WARFARE  . . . VICTORIOUSLY.

In order to do this, we must set aside some time, energy, and determination to PURSUE The LORD JESUS CHRIST and His+ Baptism. 

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: 

but HE+ that cometh after me is Mightier than I,  

Whose+ shoes I am not worthy to bear:

HE+ shall baptize you with the  HOLY SPIRIT and  FIRE:

Matthew 3:11

Although it is freely given, the Baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT will cost each one of us something.

It will cost us a LOSS of all Self-illusion, both good and bad. All fantasies and lies about our Self must be REPENTED of , RENOUNCED, and STOOD-AGAINST. We are not the “best” of all nor the “worst” of all people.

Next, it will cost us a LOSS of Self-indulgences. All of them. They must be REPENTED of, RENOUNCED, and STOOD-AGAINST each time they attempt to lure us into their grip.

Then, it will cost us all of our favorite LIES, about everything we think will make us happy. 

This may well include our Beloved Church Doctrines . . . those which may not line up with the unadulterated WORD+ of GOD  . . . to the very foods we eat and the clothing we wear. 

We will be FORCED in the inner man to accept TRUTH, want TRUTH, and embrace TRUTH about everything that touches our lives. . .  regardless of the discomfort or loss of friends TRUTH may bring.

When we FAST and PRAY for His+ Baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT, HE+ will show us things to REMOVE that are inside of us, all things that place themselves above our LOVE of The LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Loyalty to HIM+ is the top requirement.

Why should HE+ grant HOLY SPIRIT power to someone who has a half-hearted allegiance to HIM+ ? 

The POWER from HIM+ 

comes to us for us

to DO HIS+ WILL, not ours.

We must be totally walking IN UNISON with our Precious SAVIOR+ in order to know HIS+ Will, then.

The LORD does not share His+ Glory with anyone. Remember:

For MINE OWN SAKE, even for MINE OWN SAKE, will I do it:

for how should MY NAME be polluted?

and I will not give my glory unto another.

Isaiah 48:11

If we SEEK THE LORD, HE+ told us, “I+ will be found of you.” 2 Chronicles 15:2.

 If we SEEK THE LORD and His+ Baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT in total honesty and truth in the inner man, HE+ will move. 

Individuals can do this as well as a small group of dedicated, serious-minded CHRISTIANS who are agreed together.

The Ministry of CHRIST pours out of this Glorious Baptism.

Victory over  unclean spirits which are afflicting the Body of CHRIST will be available.  Works of power like as unto the Early Christians will come forth, for the HOLY SPIRIT never changes ! 

If we purpose to LINE UP our hearts and our lives with the unadulterated WORD+ of GOD . . .

If we purpose to  REMOVE from our midst the pursuit of temporal values and even our “good” values which in effect nullify  the WORD+ of GOD . . .

If we purpose to come closer to the LORD JESUS CHRIST in order to minister HIM+  and His+ Salvation to others in this lost, dead, and dying world . . .

Then HE+ will grant our plea and place upon us the STEWARDSHIP of the HOLY SPIRIT, with power and fire.

We must simply DIE to our SELF and LIVE unto CHRIST . We must allow HIM+ to do with us whatsoever HE+ desires.

We must take the claim of OWNERSHIP of our lives OUT our hands and place it into HIS+, for real and for all time.

What? know ye not that your body is the Temple of the HOLY SPIRIT which is in you, which ye have of GOD and ye are not your own? 

For ye are bought with a Price:

therefore glorify GOD in your body, and in your spirit,

WHICH ARE GOD'S. 

1 Corinthians 6: 19-20

When our lives are emptied out of Self and ALL  its temporal goals and we pursue The LORD JESUS CHRIST and His+ Baptism, HE+ will bring us into the Glorious Baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT. 

Then it is that we can ENGAGE  in spiritual warfare

to rescue souls, heal the sick,  and defeat the enemy . . .

to the GLORY of our LORD JESUS CHRIST

and GOD our FATHER !

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: How to Engage the Battle . . . And How NOT to ! A REAL-LIFE Account

Yes, we are told to resist the devil and he will flee from us. That is TRUE. But there is a FIRST step that must be taken or all our resistance is in vain.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRINCIPLE #1: The INTEGRITY of a MUSTARD SEED . . . Do WE Have it ?

The CRUCIAL issue is NOT the amount but rather the  INTEGRITY of our faith. 

That is . . . are we SOLD OUT to The LORD JESUS CHRIST , through and through ?

The FEAR of GOD --- The FORGOTTEN MESSAGE of the CHURCH --- How to DEVELOP the FEAR of GOD in ORDER TO SAVE MEN'S SOULS

Why are there no Conversions to CHRIST ?

Could it be we have forgotten something ?

 Is there something MISSING from our current "invitation to CHRIST? "

THE ECHAD ~ The Plural ONEness ~ Between Avraham, Isaac, and The ELOHIM ~ Genesis 22

~ The ECHAD    in Action ~ 

Abraham and Isaac

~ Father and Son UNITED ~

~ United in Action, United in Purpose, United in Will ~

Genesis 22:6, literal translation . . .

HOLY CENSERS WILL NOT SAVE YOU . . . A WARNING TO THE UMC BISHOPS

Protecting the INSTITUTION Instead of The FLOCK:

The Case for the Destruction of the United Methodist Council of Bishops

HOLY CENSERS Will Not Protect You

Numbers 16

BUILDING SPIRITUAL MUSCLE

BUILDING MUSCLE
 
It is FASCINATING to watch a wise man work out.
He never… I repeat, NEVER… babies himself.

WHAT is Missing from the United Methodist's Out-Reach of LOVE to the LGBTQ Community ?

This past week the Christian world was treated to front-row seats to watch the NICEST, most MANNERLY group debate that could possibly be, during the division of an UN-unified Methodist Church. 

A WARNING TO THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

SINCE WHEN  has it been necessary to call a meeting to decide if The WORD+ of GOD  is correct ?

1 JOHN 1:9 is NOT for "Everybody" ! Well then . . . how are our Sins REMOVED ?

HOW DO WE CLEANSE OURSELVES

FROM OUR SINS ? 

Scripture speaks of TWO DIFFERENT WAYS to TWO DIFFERENT sets of people for the cleansing of sin.  

We know this is TRUE because of TWO SCRIPTURES:  ACTS 2:38 and 1 JOHN 1:9.

WARNING: ENNEAGRAMS and CHRIST JESUS Do Not Mix !

Followers of JESUS:

Beware of the Deception of the Enneagrams of Personality Teaching which is making its rounds through the modern church circles.

This — and other — new age teachings are being ACTIVELY promoted by Richard Rohr, an apostate Franciscan priest in New Mexico. 

 

What is SIN, to Mr. Rohr ?

“GOD is like a spinning top of love inside of every living creature. Everything grows from within. When you squelch that inner life force, I think that is the real meaning of SIN. “You” die.”

READ  MORE OF HIS QUOTES, below . . . 

AGE OF APOSTASY: What Do John Piper, Rick Warren, and the Current Pope Francis Have in Common ?

JACOB PRASCH -- URGENT WARNING TO THE APOSTATE CHURCH

Commentary by Samson7Able

Hat-tip to REBEL PLANET DISPATCH 

The VIDEO can be found on YouTube at the link under the picture. 

It is 8 minutes long.

Brothers and Sisters,

                          

We are living in the End Times, in the Age of Apostasy.

The Apostle warned us, "Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived."

This brother, Jacob Prasch,  is speaking a warning to all serious Christians about this apostasy  and the ECUMENICAL movement which seeks to join all religions together into a world religion. 

WHERE Can I Go to CHURCH ?

Where Can I Go to Church ?

Brothers and Sisters from every group, every denomination, from every part of the BODY+ of CHRIST are asking this question . 

Remember the parable of the bundles of tares

being gathered for burning ?

Are the “bundles”  

Truth-rejecting churches ?

Those who know Abortion is an Abomination to GOD --- for those babies are HIS infants that are being butchered and sold to chemical companies and science labs --- are hard-pressed to find a Christian church which will NOT excuse Abortion. 

Why, O WHY, is the Catholic Church SILENT in New York . . and in Rome . . . and in Every Bishopric and Cathedral across this Earth . . . in the Face of Mr. Cuomo's ABORTION LAW ?

Mr. Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York,  and his fellow sinners in the New York State legislators passed a few days ago an abortion bill that allows a BABY in the Womb to be killed up to ONE MINUTE before the child is born. 

WHO is The ELOHIM ? . . . Genesis 1:26

WHO is THE ELOHIM ?

 
 “ELOHIM”  is a PLURAL noun; it will be used in a COLLECTIVE manner with a SINGULAR VERB because 

collective nouns act as a UNIT.

The HOLY FIRE of GOD

THE HOLY FIRE

Commentary by Samson7able

One receives the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT when one repents and is Baptized.  It burns within the person as a HOLY FLAME which gives Light and Life. 

As one walks with The LORD JESUS CHRIST, obeying His+ Voice and keeping His+ Words, this HOLY FLAME burns brighter and brighter. 

URGENT PROPHETIC WORD -- GET READY

 Hell is REAL.  Hell is HOT.  

Hell is NOT simply a swear word 

used at card games 

or in a fairy tale.

 by Samson7able

HOW SHALL WE WALK ?

How shall we walk on this earth as followers,

Disciples of our LORD JESUS CHRIST ? 
Commentary by Samson7Able

TESTING THE SPIRITS . . . The Age of the ANTI-CHRIST

Testing the Spirits

1 John 4: 1 – 3

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of GOD: because  many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Wicked spirits DO NOT NEED

a human being to torment us;

they can do a thorough job of it themselves.

MANY WILL BE OFFENDED ~ ~ ~ A PROPHETIC WORD to CHRISTIANS

Times are going to get rough spiritually.  Luke-warmness will not stand in the Fire. 

DIG IN AND GO DEEP WITH CHRIST OUR LIFE.   

The TRAIL of TEARS Never Ends . . .

This little Syrian girl is starving to death. 

While she has breath, she lives at the Rukban IDP Refugee Camp on the border of Jordan and Syria and Iraq, in a desert wilderness, a no-man's land. 

HEAR, O ISRAEL . . . The GREAT SHEMA

THE GREAT SHEMA

HEAR, O ISRAEL !

The LORD OUR GOD is ONE LORD.

I+ and My+ FATHER are ONE. 

Is the Codex SINAITICUS a Forgery ?

For, early "manuscripts" do not equal early "texts" of the Bible, especially the New Testament.

Nor does "early manuscript" equal PUREST or BEST Greek Text of the New Testament. 



PAGES of the Codex SINAITICUS

The white pages, in contrast, with the "aged"-looking pages. 

WHAT Are WE ?

By samson7able

THE UNCREATED LIGHT

WHICH NO MAN HAS APPROACHED UNTO

WHICH NO MAN ( IN OUR PRESENT STATE ) HAS SEEN OR CAN SEE. 

(1 Timothy 6:16 )

OUR ORIGINAL CLOTHING BEFORE SIN ENTERED

ICHABOD IS WRITTEN . . . Your GLORY Has Departed

A Word from The LORD

by Samson7able

You wicked churches !

How DARE you truncate MY WORD+!

That WORD+ was given you through the BLOOD of MY SON+, through the Blood of MY Martyrs who went before you to preserve the Way of Life in writing, MY WORD+ to the human race. 

KURT ALAND: Advancing the Avalanche of APOSTASY

WHAT are the REAL , WORKING, 

FUNCTIONAL CRITERIA

WHICH GUIDED  Kurt Aland  and the 

NESTLE-ALAND EDITIONS AND EDITORS ?

We can readily see in their treatment of  1 John 4:3 that they DID NOT FOLLOW their own well-established criterion for choosing manuscripts to follow, when it came to OMITTING the Test Phrase in that verse.

WHY Does the NESTLE-ALAND 28th Greek New Testament DISCOUNT Manuscripts for 1 John 4:3 ?

OMITTING THE EVIDENCE for INCLUDING 1 JOHN 4:3

Why does the NA 28^th Greek New Testament discount 

66 manuscripts which include the TEST phrase in 1 John 4:3 

. . .  INCLUDING a number of Alexandrian manuscripts

which are in good standing in the Alexandrian camp ?

AND / OR . . .

WHY did the Nestle-Aland 28^th Edition IGNORE Polycarp’s citation of 1 John 4:3 … the earliest possible attestation to that verse ? 

Does the NA 28TH CHOOSE the Alexandrian Manuscripts by DEFAULT or by Honest Scholarship ?

OMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT EVIDENCE FOR 1 JOHN 4:3  . . . .

DOES the NA 28^TH  CHOOSE

the Alexandrian Manuscripts

by DEFAULT ?

Or . . .  

does the NA 28^th weigh FAIRLY the Evidence of all Manuscripts when evaluating a variant ?

Does Nestle-Aland’s 28th Edition WEIGH the Evidence FAIRLY . . . in 1 JOHN 4:3 ?

OMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT EVIDENCE FOR 1 JOHN 4:3  . . . .

Here is The SCRIPTURAL TEST:

And every spirit that confesseth not that

JESUS CHRIST is come in the flesh

is not of GOD: 

A Look at the Manuscript Evidence for NA 28th's OMISSION of 1 John 4:3's Testing the spirits phrase.

DECEPTION is in the Air . . . TAKE HEED !

TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE YOU.

Commentary by Samson7able

Stay CLOSE to CHRIST 

by keeping HIS+ Words 

and abiding  in HIM+.

The organized "church" is the Judas church and has betrayed CHRIST again and teaching "Cheap Grace" and  "Easy-Believism".  

The modern church does not teach DISCIPLESHIP

 and is leading  MANY  astray.