My Dear Precious Child,
After Paul's apologies in his second letter to the church at Corinth for being so stern in his first letter to believers, Paul soothed them with compliments for them about their being letters from Christ to him, not letters written in ink but with the Holy Spirit, and not on stone tablets but on their living hearts. He gave all praise to Me for doing the good works that had already been done in the lives of the Corinthians. He reveled in the God-given opportunity for him to have been the administrator of a new covenant, the covenant of the Holy Spirit that brings life, not the one that was written on stone tablets which brought death. (II Corinthians 3:4-7)
He called to the attention of the Corinthians the truth that the old laws brought death to people eventually, but first the administration of the old laws was accompanied by a brightness that the Jews could not bear to gaze upon the face of Moses, although that brightness eventually faded when the written laws became ineffective because of their misapplication. What was meant to identify demonic activity was used by the Pharisees to condemn, judge and administer guilt upon the people which eventually caused their death. Paul proclaimed that the brightness that accompanies the administration of My Holy Spirit is far greater in brightness and splendor than Moses' face and he assured them that the brightness of My Holy Spirit lasts forever. (verses 8-11)
Paul wrote to them about the veil that was over the minds of the Jews, and is still there when the old covenant is read. It cannot be removed until they individually turn to the Lord Jesus Christ. Then he wrote a wonderful revelation. He said that now in the earth the Lord is the Holy Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom from the works of the devil. Also, he reminded them that the unveiled faces of loyal believers who walk according to the dictates of Christ and the Holy Spirit reflect My image like mirrors of My brightness as they grow brighter and brighter every day as they turn into the very image that they reflect, that being My image. Then Paul spoke truth to them, reminding them that that work of perfecting My image in My children is done by My Holy Spirit who lives inside of them in the earth. (II Corinthians 3:13-18)
In his defense of himself, Paul said that he and Timothy would never water down the gospel to make it acceptable to anyone like some false prophets had done and they had brought those heresies into their church. He said that he would never be ashamed of the true gospel. He wrote that he would never preach anything except Christ and that he and Timothy were merely servants of Christ. He professed that I am the same God who separated light out of darkness at the beginning and that I had shone into the minds of the believers the same light that radiates the knowledge of My glory, which is the same glory that is on the face of Christ. (II Corinthians 4:5-6)
Paul wanted the people in the church at Corinth to realize the treasure that they had in their earthen bodies so that it might be clear to everyone that the overwhelming power in them was from Me and not from them. (II Corinthians 4:7) He said that even in difficulties, they were never cornered; and even though they saw no immediate answers to their problems, they were never in despair; and even though they were persecuted, they never deserted Me; and even though they were knocked down, they were never killed. Instead, they always carried in their bodies the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus would always be seen in them. (II Corinthians 4: 8-12)
The way to carry the death of Jesus in your body is to put to death the temptations of the devil that come to your own mind, refusing to obey his will, but instead your doing My will in the earth. Just like the devil was defeated in hell by Jesus Christ, when you cast the demons who tempt you into hell, then the devil is defeated and you shine like the sun in the earth. (Matthew 13:41-43)
In trying to strengthen the members of the church at Corinth, Paul impressed upon them that even though their bodies were decaying every day, they were being renewed spiritually every day on the inside by the power of My Holy Spirit. Paul wrote that his strength came from things that are invisible, not from things that are visible because things visible only last for a while, but the invisible, spiritual things are eternal. (verses 16-19) That grace is the only way the apostles could withstand the persecutions, the harassment and the physical injuries from the hands of the unbelieving Jews is to keep their eyes on the prize of being transformed into the image of Christ who suffered just like the apostles suffered.
Paul occasionally tried to justify his calling as an apostle although he didn't walk with Jesus Christ when Jesus ministered in the world. He was called to be an apostle after Jesus was raised from hell and came to heaven to live with Me. Not only was Paul called to be an apostle but he was called to take salvation to the Gentiles, the unbelieving pagans who only worshiped idols. His testimony about his conversion was so supernatural that his message of salvation to the Gentiles was readily accepted by them, his message being that I am a living Father who loves them and I am interested in their every day problems.
As it was with every one of the first churches that were established after Pentecost when I came to earth to live in My children, Paul and the other apostles' efforts were diligent in trying to keep the believers on the straight and narrow path that leads to life everlasting. (Matthew 7:13-14) The easy path that leads to destruction was offered to them constantly by many false prophets and sinful men. My apostles wrote many letters to believers trying to lead them back onto the narrow path that leads to life everlasting.
Nothing has changed. Their letters are pertinent to your life today, too, because many churches are identical to the ones in Paul's time, leading My children away from the teachings of Christ and into building their own kingdoms on earth instead of allowing My Holy Spirit to establish My kingdom of God in the lives of My children in the earth, a life of joy and peace. Jesus Christ told you to stay alert constantly. If you don't, you will be deceived.
Remember that the Lord in the earth is the Holy Spirit. Be guided by His words and you will have the righteousness, peace and joy of My kingdom of heaven in your life on earth. (Romans 14:17)
Your Father of Truth
Friday, March 15, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
THE CORRECTIONS WORKED
My Dear Precious Child,
After Paul wrote a scathing letter to the Corinthians chastising them for the many lapses in their discernment by allowing incest in their church; also disputes, arguing and choosing sides over who was the best apostle, eating food sacrificed to idols, allowing Pharisees to lure some of My children back into old covenant laws which kill their spirits, and some people had even returned to idolatry. They had also allowed gluttony and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper. Also one person had swindled another in the church, then the person who was swindled sued his brother in Christ in a pagan court instead of allowing a wise member in the church to mediate between them. Plus, in the church there were other acts of rebellion against the guidance and instructions of Christ Jesus Himself.
In his first scathing letter Paul wrote about his disappointment in them and he wrote his exhortations to them in strong, critical words. He had called them spiritual babies, sensual men instead of spiritual men, still drinking milk instead of eating adult spiritual food. He chastised them for separating into factions, being filled with lust, being deceived by false prophets and being rebellious. He told them that some of them seemed to not even know Me at all. He wrote that they must come to their senses, to behave properly, to leave sin alone and that they should be ashamed of themselves. (I Corinthians15:34)
In his second letter to them the mood of that writing was apologetic and it was also a means of explaining to the Corinthians the reason behind his strong language in the first letter. Paul had just returned from a mission trip to Asia and had barely escaped with his life. He had endured beatings and ridicule there and after having heard that the Corinthians were departing from the words of Christ Jesus, he was beginning to wonder if it was all worth it to endure the disgrace and suffering on the part of the gospel if the people in Corinth, whom he had evangelized, were behaving like pagans and Jews again, leaving their first love of Christ and returning to pagan idol worship and Mosaic laws as if those religious practices had benefited their lives instead of cursing them, like they had experienced. (II Corinthians 1:8-11)
In his address to them in the second letter Paul made sure that he reminded them that I am a gentle Father, a consoling God, and that they must learn that when the sufferings of Christ happens to them that it is good training for them so that they will be able to console other people who are suffering. (II Corinthians 1:3-7)Their suffering must be in refusing to yield to the temptations of the devil that were brought into the church by sinful men and false prophets.
Paul wrote to the Corinthians that his conscience was clear, that he had treated them the same way that he treats everyone and that there was no hidden meanings in the first letter. (II Corinthians 1:12-14) He said that his intentions when he planned to write the letter were not wishy-washy such as being yes and no; instead they were yes and only yes (verses 17-20) because the promises of God are always yes, to the praises of God because he had anointed them with the Holy Spirit, who is My pledge to them of their being My children.(verses 21-22)
In his first letter to them, he reminded them that they were the temple of the Holy Spirit in the earth. (I Corinthians 3:16)
In his absence on mission trips, Paul could not allow the elders in the Corinthian church to be so deceived as to allow false prophets to enter into the church at Corinth and poison the whole church with heresies, causing them to depart from the truth as taught to Paul by Christ Jesus when he spent two years in the desert listening to the Holy Spirit. That was why Paul was so emphatic in his criticisms in the first letter.
After writing the first strong letter with the much needed things that needed correcting, Paul did not immediately go to them. He gave them a while to make the necessary corrections in the church. He told them in the second letter that his decision not to come to them immediately was to spare their feelings. He assured them that he and Timothy were not dictators over them, but they were fellow workers with them, working to bring them happiness. He wrote that he had made up his mind not to visit them with a second distressing visit. Yet, Paul admitted in his second letter that he might have hurt them in the first letter; but, if so, he had only hurt the people who would have given him pleasure upon his return to visit and teach them. He wanted to make sure that he didn't distress the very people who would make him happy after his distressing persecutions in Asia. He assured them that he would only be happy if they were happy. He wanted them to know that when he wrote the first scathing letter that it was in anguish of mind and in tears, that it was not to hurt them but it was to let them know how much he loved them by protecting them from false prophets and their poison. (II Corinthians 2:3-4) The first letter was written to protect them from the lies of the false prophets so he needed to be strong in his criticism and words of correction.
There was someone in the church who had been the cause of pain to the Corinthians. In the second letter Paul told them that the punishment that they had already levied against the man was enough, that now they needed to forgive him and encourage him lest he break down because of so much misery. Paul wrote that his strong criticism to the people in the church was to test their obedience. He said that if the people in Corinth forgave the man who was at the basis of their rebellion that Paul would also forgive him so that they would not be outwitted by the devil. He reminded them that the devil's intentions are never for the good of anyone. (II Corinthians 2:5-11)
Paul thanked Me that wherever I go I make My children partners in the triumph of Christ over the works of the devil and that through the knowledge of Him you and all of My children are spreading a sweet smell everywhere. (I John 3:8 He said that you are the incense to Me for those who are being saved and those who are not being saved. He said that no human person could of themselves be qualified for that marvelous work.(II Corinthians 2:14-16)
He rejoiced that he was not like some people who were offering My words for sale, as some people did and still do. Instead, he said that he and Timothy spoke as sincere men, ambassadors of Mine, walking in My presence. (verse 17)
Even though Paul had to be emphatic in his corrections of the church in his first letter to the Corinthians, in his second letter he smoothed the feathers of the people whom he had emotionally wounded. His stern corrections were worth his strong words if he was able to challenge them to cast out of the church the people who were spreading the huge amounts of poison brought into their midst from the false prophets and sinful men that were poisoning the whole church.
To keep yourself and the body of Christ pure, you must allow My Spirit of discernment to operate in your life and by your obeying His caution to depart from evil influences and remain pure and free from the works of the devil. The devil's plans for you are for your destruction and death. My plans are for the abundance of peace and love in your life on earth and a glorious existence in My heaven with Me after your perishable body is finished on earth. You must cultivate the voice of discernment of the Holy Spirit or you will be deceived. Remember that evil comes as an angel of light, not as a devil with horns and a tail.
Your Father of Strong Protection
After Paul wrote a scathing letter to the Corinthians chastising them for the many lapses in their discernment by allowing incest in their church; also disputes, arguing and choosing sides over who was the best apostle, eating food sacrificed to idols, allowing Pharisees to lure some of My children back into old covenant laws which kill their spirits, and some people had even returned to idolatry. They had also allowed gluttony and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper. Also one person had swindled another in the church, then the person who was swindled sued his brother in Christ in a pagan court instead of allowing a wise member in the church to mediate between them. Plus, in the church there were other acts of rebellion against the guidance and instructions of Christ Jesus Himself.
In his first scathing letter Paul wrote about his disappointment in them and he wrote his exhortations to them in strong, critical words. He had called them spiritual babies, sensual men instead of spiritual men, still drinking milk instead of eating adult spiritual food. He chastised them for separating into factions, being filled with lust, being deceived by false prophets and being rebellious. He told them that some of them seemed to not even know Me at all. He wrote that they must come to their senses, to behave properly, to leave sin alone and that they should be ashamed of themselves. (I Corinthians15:34)
In his second letter to them the mood of that writing was apologetic and it was also a means of explaining to the Corinthians the reason behind his strong language in the first letter. Paul had just returned from a mission trip to Asia and had barely escaped with his life. He had endured beatings and ridicule there and after having heard that the Corinthians were departing from the words of Christ Jesus, he was beginning to wonder if it was all worth it to endure the disgrace and suffering on the part of the gospel if the people in Corinth, whom he had evangelized, were behaving like pagans and Jews again, leaving their first love of Christ and returning to pagan idol worship and Mosaic laws as if those religious practices had benefited their lives instead of cursing them, like they had experienced. (II Corinthians 1:8-11)
In his address to them in the second letter Paul made sure that he reminded them that I am a gentle Father, a consoling God, and that they must learn that when the sufferings of Christ happens to them that it is good training for them so that they will be able to console other people who are suffering. (II Corinthians 1:3-7)Their suffering must be in refusing to yield to the temptations of the devil that were brought into the church by sinful men and false prophets.
Paul wrote to the Corinthians that his conscience was clear, that he had treated them the same way that he treats everyone and that there was no hidden meanings in the first letter. (II Corinthians 1:12-14) He said that his intentions when he planned to write the letter were not wishy-washy such as being yes and no; instead they were yes and only yes (verses 17-20) because the promises of God are always yes, to the praises of God because he had anointed them with the Holy Spirit, who is My pledge to them of their being My children.(verses 21-22)
In his first letter to them, he reminded them that they were the temple of the Holy Spirit in the earth. (I Corinthians 3:16)
In his absence on mission trips, Paul could not allow the elders in the Corinthian church to be so deceived as to allow false prophets to enter into the church at Corinth and poison the whole church with heresies, causing them to depart from the truth as taught to Paul by Christ Jesus when he spent two years in the desert listening to the Holy Spirit. That was why Paul was so emphatic in his criticisms in the first letter.
After writing the first strong letter with the much needed things that needed correcting, Paul did not immediately go to them. He gave them a while to make the necessary corrections in the church. He told them in the second letter that his decision not to come to them immediately was to spare their feelings. He assured them that he and Timothy were not dictators over them, but they were fellow workers with them, working to bring them happiness. He wrote that he had made up his mind not to visit them with a second distressing visit. Yet, Paul admitted in his second letter that he might have hurt them in the first letter; but, if so, he had only hurt the people who would have given him pleasure upon his return to visit and teach them. He wanted to make sure that he didn't distress the very people who would make him happy after his distressing persecutions in Asia. He assured them that he would only be happy if they were happy. He wanted them to know that when he wrote the first scathing letter that it was in anguish of mind and in tears, that it was not to hurt them but it was to let them know how much he loved them by protecting them from false prophets and their poison. (II Corinthians 2:3-4) The first letter was written to protect them from the lies of the false prophets so he needed to be strong in his criticism and words of correction.
There was someone in the church who had been the cause of pain to the Corinthians. In the second letter Paul told them that the punishment that they had already levied against the man was enough, that now they needed to forgive him and encourage him lest he break down because of so much misery. Paul wrote that his strong criticism to the people in the church was to test their obedience. He said that if the people in Corinth forgave the man who was at the basis of their rebellion that Paul would also forgive him so that they would not be outwitted by the devil. He reminded them that the devil's intentions are never for the good of anyone. (II Corinthians 2:5-11)
Paul thanked Me that wherever I go I make My children partners in the triumph of Christ over the works of the devil and that through the knowledge of Him you and all of My children are spreading a sweet smell everywhere. (I John 3:8 He said that you are the incense to Me for those who are being saved and those who are not being saved. He said that no human person could of themselves be qualified for that marvelous work.(II Corinthians 2:14-16)
He rejoiced that he was not like some people who were offering My words for sale, as some people did and still do. Instead, he said that he and Timothy spoke as sincere men, ambassadors of Mine, walking in My presence. (verse 17)
Even though Paul had to be emphatic in his corrections of the church in his first letter to the Corinthians, in his second letter he smoothed the feathers of the people whom he had emotionally wounded. His stern corrections were worth his strong words if he was able to challenge them to cast out of the church the people who were spreading the huge amounts of poison brought into their midst from the false prophets and sinful men that were poisoning the whole church.
To keep yourself and the body of Christ pure, you must allow My Spirit of discernment to operate in your life and by your obeying His caution to depart from evil influences and remain pure and free from the works of the devil. The devil's plans for you are for your destruction and death. My plans are for the abundance of peace and love in your life on earth and a glorious existence in My heaven with Me after your perishable body is finished on earth. You must cultivate the voice of discernment of the Holy Spirit or you will be deceived. Remember that evil comes as an angel of light, not as a devil with horns and a tail.
Your Father of Strong Protection
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
FINAL CORRECTIONS IN 1ST CORINTHIANS
My Dear Precious Child,
The apostle Paul's final correction in his first letter for My born again, baptized in the Holy Spirit children in Corinth might surprise you. But, first, before issuing his final complaint against them in his first letter Paul reiterated a truth from scriptures, that Christ died for their sins, in accordance with scriptures; that He was buried, in accordance with scriptures; that He was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with scriptures; that He appeared to Peter and to the twelve disciples. Then He appeared to over five hundred followers of Jesus at the same time. Then He appeared to James, then to all of the apostles, and last of all He appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, Paul reminded the Corinthians of those facts in order to underscore His complaint and correction of them, solidifying the truth of his complaints. (I Corinthians 15:3-8)
In his letter he then chided them for allowing someone to rob them of the truth of the resurrection of the dead. False prophets had entered and had poisoned the body of Christ by that means also, as well as sexual immorality, incest, doctrinal arguments, emotionally frenzied distribution of the gifts of My Holy Spirit and other transgressions. Paul wrote convincing words to them, telling them if there is no resurrection from the dead how could Christ have been raised, as they had heard eye witnesses claim? Paul even wrote that if there is no resurrection from the dead, then all of the eye witnesses had perjured themselves before Me because they swore to the evidence that I had raised Christ to life. Not only that, he wrote that if Christ had not been raised to life, then they were still in their sins and all earthly hope in them only had a few benefits for their lives on earth. If that is so, Paul wrote, then they were the most unfortunate of people to only have a life limited to the earth. (I Corinthians 15:12-19)
His letter made clear to them that sin came into the world through the first man, Adam, but salvation came into the world through the second man Christ Jesus. (verse 21) To even make it more clear, he wrote that all people die in Adam and all people are brought to life in Christ Jesus. (verses 22-24) He strongly chastised them by writing that bad friends ruin the noblest of people and that the Corinthians need to come to their senses, to begin to behave properly and to leave the sin of unbelief alone, to flee from it, to reject it and to reject the false prophets who were bringing the lie into their church. He wrote that some of them seemed not to know Me at all. He wrote that they should be ashamed of themselves for believing the teachings of those false prophets who claim there is no resurrection from the dead. (I Corinthians 15:33-34)
In explaining more fully the resurrection of the spirits of My children, not the flesh, Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the body of flesh is and will die, but the spirit of every person is imperishable and will live eternally with me. Those are the spirits of My children that have been raised to eternal life through the resurrection of Christ. (verses 40-53)
To finish his chastisement of the body of Christ in Corinth, Paul said that the sting of death is sin and that sin gets its power from religious laws. He reminded them of those truths because some of the Corinthians were also returning to observing the Mosaic religious laws which bring death to them spiritually, mentally and physically.
He thanked Me for giving My children victory over death by the resurrection from death to life through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus. When a person is in Christ, that person's eternal life begins in the kingdom of heaven while he is in the earth through his or her being born of My Holy Spirit.
I told the Corinthians through Paul to be alert to all the dangers that come into their lives from allowing false prophets in their church and to stay firm in faith in Christ Jesus, always letting everything be done in love.
Your Father of Love
The apostle Paul's final correction in his first letter for My born again, baptized in the Holy Spirit children in Corinth might surprise you. But, first, before issuing his final complaint against them in his first letter Paul reiterated a truth from scriptures, that Christ died for their sins, in accordance with scriptures; that He was buried, in accordance with scriptures; that He was raised to life on the third day, in accordance with scriptures; that He appeared to Peter and to the twelve disciples. Then He appeared to over five hundred followers of Jesus at the same time. Then He appeared to James, then to all of the apostles, and last of all He appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, Paul reminded the Corinthians of those facts in order to underscore His complaint and correction of them, solidifying the truth of his complaints. (I Corinthians 15:3-8)
In his letter he then chided them for allowing someone to rob them of the truth of the resurrection of the dead. False prophets had entered and had poisoned the body of Christ by that means also, as well as sexual immorality, incest, doctrinal arguments, emotionally frenzied distribution of the gifts of My Holy Spirit and other transgressions. Paul wrote convincing words to them, telling them if there is no resurrection from the dead how could Christ have been raised, as they had heard eye witnesses claim? Paul even wrote that if there is no resurrection from the dead, then all of the eye witnesses had perjured themselves before Me because they swore to the evidence that I had raised Christ to life. Not only that, he wrote that if Christ had not been raised to life, then they were still in their sins and all earthly hope in them only had a few benefits for their lives on earth. If that is so, Paul wrote, then they were the most unfortunate of people to only have a life limited to the earth. (I Corinthians 15:12-19)
His letter made clear to them that sin came into the world through the first man, Adam, but salvation came into the world through the second man Christ Jesus. (verse 21) To even make it more clear, he wrote that all people die in Adam and all people are brought to life in Christ Jesus. (verses 22-24) He strongly chastised them by writing that bad friends ruin the noblest of people and that the Corinthians need to come to their senses, to begin to behave properly and to leave the sin of unbelief alone, to flee from it, to reject it and to reject the false prophets who were bringing the lie into their church. He wrote that some of them seemed not to know Me at all. He wrote that they should be ashamed of themselves for believing the teachings of those false prophets who claim there is no resurrection from the dead. (I Corinthians 15:33-34)
In explaining more fully the resurrection of the spirits of My children, not the flesh, Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the body of flesh is and will die, but the spirit of every person is imperishable and will live eternally with me. Those are the spirits of My children that have been raised to eternal life through the resurrection of Christ. (verses 40-53)
To finish his chastisement of the body of Christ in Corinth, Paul said that the sting of death is sin and that sin gets its power from religious laws. He reminded them of those truths because some of the Corinthians were also returning to observing the Mosaic religious laws which bring death to them spiritually, mentally and physically.
He thanked Me for giving My children victory over death by the resurrection from death to life through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus. When a person is in Christ, that person's eternal life begins in the kingdom of heaven while he is in the earth through his or her being born of My Holy Spirit.
I told the Corinthians through Paul to be alert to all the dangers that come into their lives from allowing false prophets in their church and to stay firm in faith in Christ Jesus, always letting everything be done in love.
Your Father of Love
Monday, March 11, 2019
CORRECIONS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT
My Dear Precious Child,
My family life in heaven is orderly, peaceful, joyful, loving and kind. Therefore, the replica of it in the earth, which is called the kingdom of God, when it comes into the lives of My children it is also orderly, peaceful, joyful, loving and kind. Unfortunately, in the church in Corinth as well as some of the other churches, they had engaged in unruly, fleshly driven, unspiritual behavior which caused the unbelievers to be repelled rather than be drawn in to become believers. Almost all of of the disorderly activities seemed to be found in the church at Corinth. That is why Paul called them babies, still drinking spiritual milk instead of their eating adult spiritual food which would cause them to be My spiritual children instead of unspiritual children.
The believers in Corinth were allowing sexual immorality and conflicts in their church, plus allowing gluttony and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper. They were suing one another in civil courts, arguing over doctrinal disagreements and eating food sacrificed to idols as the pagans did. Some were mixing idolatry with My instructions on worshiping, and they were emotional rather than spiritual in their distribution of My gifts, thus being considered by Me to be unspiritual instead of spiritual people.
My guidance and correction in all of the unspiritual activities was direct and exacting through Paul's letters to them. His instructions to them was that everything must be done in love for others and love for Me instead of for their own benefit and for their own attention, as My Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write. For instance, in the matter of the gift of speaking in tongues he explained that the listeners are not benefited at all unless the gift of tongues is followed by the interpretation of the tongues. Prophesies and interpretation of tongues bring comfort, highlight areas of improvement, consolation and encouragement to the listeners. Everyone in the church benefits instead of only the person who brings a message in tongues benefiting from having the attention. Paul told the people in Corinth that he wished that all of them had the gift of tongues, but the prophesies and interpretations of tongues benefit everyone not just the person speaking in the gift of tongues. He said if someone comes to visit the church and everyone is talking in tongues, the visitor is not benefited at all because he or she is not hearing any wisdom and knowledge necessary to inspire or instruct him or her. Paul related it to an orchestra where all the instruments play their individual tunes at the same time and there is no harmony. He said that if the gift of tongues in a congregation or in ministry produces no intelligent message how can an unbeliever be benefited? The person speaking in tongues without an interpretation of words in the understanding is like a savage to an unbeliever. (I Corinthians 14:9-12) Paul wrote that he wanted them to use My gifts but their words must benefit the listeners.
I instructed My children through Paul that those who have the gift of tongues must pray for the power of interpreting them because their mind is barren without the interpretation. In praying it is good to be able to interpret your prayers so that your mind knows what you are praying, the same with singing praises, pray for the interpretation so that you know everything for which you are praying. (I Corinthians 14:13-15) If you just pray in tongues or speak in tongues in a congregation or a gathering, a new person will never be able to participate with an Amen if you are only praying in the Spirit without interpretation in your language of understanding . (verses 15-19)
Again Paul wrote that the Corinthians were childish in their beliefs as well as in their delivery of the gifts of My Holy Spirit. (verses 20) His caution to them is that if an unbeliever comes into a group of believers where they are all speaking in tongues without an interpretation of the words, that unbeliever will think the people are crazy. However, if they come into a gathering or a group of believers and there are prophesies of understanding, the unbeliever who comes in will find himself enlightened and even his secret thoughts will often be laid bare, causing him to worship Me because I have personally manifested Myself to him or her. (verses 23-25)
His final instructions were that when they gather into a group, everyone should be ready with a song, a sermon or a revelation which will benefit everyone in their understanding. If someone is ready with a message in tongues, then the person must also be able to interpret the message in understandable words, but it must be for the common good. Only two or three messages in tongues with interpretations are in order, and one at a time. If there is no interpreter present, then the one with a message in tongues must keep quiet and only speak to himself and Me. (verses 26-33) Since I am a God of order instead of disorder, the prophets must control their prophetic spirits and not become disorderly in the group.
Since the women in the church at Corinth were often guilty of being the most disorderly in displaying their gifts, Paul told them to keep quiet in the church because of their tendency to be emotional and disorderly. He said for them to ask their husbands at home what was said in church that was important. In asking women not to speak in church, Paul was attempting to bring order to a disorderly church. He started with the women in the Corinthian church who tended to be emotional rather than spiritual. (verses 34-35)
My guidance is that you DO NOT SUPPRESS THE GIFT OF TONGUES, but everything must be DONE WITH PROPRIETY AND IN ORDER in order to benefit the body of Christ. (I Corinthians 14:39-40)
Your Father of Orderly Behavior
My family life in heaven is orderly, peaceful, joyful, loving and kind. Therefore, the replica of it in the earth, which is called the kingdom of God, when it comes into the lives of My children it is also orderly, peaceful, joyful, loving and kind. Unfortunately, in the church in Corinth as well as some of the other churches, they had engaged in unruly, fleshly driven, unspiritual behavior which caused the unbelievers to be repelled rather than be drawn in to become believers. Almost all of of the disorderly activities seemed to be found in the church at Corinth. That is why Paul called them babies, still drinking spiritual milk instead of their eating adult spiritual food which would cause them to be My spiritual children instead of unspiritual children.
The believers in Corinth were allowing sexual immorality and conflicts in their church, plus allowing gluttony and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper. They were suing one another in civil courts, arguing over doctrinal disagreements and eating food sacrificed to idols as the pagans did. Some were mixing idolatry with My instructions on worshiping, and they were emotional rather than spiritual in their distribution of My gifts, thus being considered by Me to be unspiritual instead of spiritual people.
My guidance and correction in all of the unspiritual activities was direct and exacting through Paul's letters to them. His instructions to them was that everything must be done in love for others and love for Me instead of for their own benefit and for their own attention, as My Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write. For instance, in the matter of the gift of speaking in tongues he explained that the listeners are not benefited at all unless the gift of tongues is followed by the interpretation of the tongues. Prophesies and interpretation of tongues bring comfort, highlight areas of improvement, consolation and encouragement to the listeners. Everyone in the church benefits instead of only the person who brings a message in tongues benefiting from having the attention. Paul told the people in Corinth that he wished that all of them had the gift of tongues, but the prophesies and interpretations of tongues benefit everyone not just the person speaking in the gift of tongues. He said if someone comes to visit the church and everyone is talking in tongues, the visitor is not benefited at all because he or she is not hearing any wisdom and knowledge necessary to inspire or instruct him or her. Paul related it to an orchestra where all the instruments play their individual tunes at the same time and there is no harmony. He said that if the gift of tongues in a congregation or in ministry produces no intelligent message how can an unbeliever be benefited? The person speaking in tongues without an interpretation of words in the understanding is like a savage to an unbeliever. (I Corinthians 14:9-12) Paul wrote that he wanted them to use My gifts but their words must benefit the listeners.
I instructed My children through Paul that those who have the gift of tongues must pray for the power of interpreting them because their mind is barren without the interpretation. In praying it is good to be able to interpret your prayers so that your mind knows what you are praying, the same with singing praises, pray for the interpretation so that you know everything for which you are praying. (I Corinthians 14:13-15) If you just pray in tongues or speak in tongues in a congregation or a gathering, a new person will never be able to participate with an Amen if you are only praying in the Spirit without interpretation in your language of understanding . (verses 15-19)
Again Paul wrote that the Corinthians were childish in their beliefs as well as in their delivery of the gifts of My Holy Spirit. (verses 20) His caution to them is that if an unbeliever comes into a group of believers where they are all speaking in tongues without an interpretation of the words, that unbeliever will think the people are crazy. However, if they come into a gathering or a group of believers and there are prophesies of understanding, the unbeliever who comes in will find himself enlightened and even his secret thoughts will often be laid bare, causing him to worship Me because I have personally manifested Myself to him or her. (verses 23-25)
His final instructions were that when they gather into a group, everyone should be ready with a song, a sermon or a revelation which will benefit everyone in their understanding. If someone is ready with a message in tongues, then the person must also be able to interpret the message in understandable words, but it must be for the common good. Only two or three messages in tongues with interpretations are in order, and one at a time. If there is no interpreter present, then the one with a message in tongues must keep quiet and only speak to himself and Me. (verses 26-33) Since I am a God of order instead of disorder, the prophets must control their prophetic spirits and not become disorderly in the group.
Since the women in the church at Corinth were often guilty of being the most disorderly in displaying their gifts, Paul told them to keep quiet in the church because of their tendency to be emotional and disorderly. He said for them to ask their husbands at home what was said in church that was important. In asking women not to speak in church, Paul was attempting to bring order to a disorderly church. He started with the women in the Corinthian church who tended to be emotional rather than spiritual. (verses 34-35)
My guidance is that you DO NOT SUPPRESS THE GIFT OF TONGUES, but everything must be DONE WITH PROPRIETY AND IN ORDER in order to benefit the body of Christ. (I Corinthians 14:39-40)
Your Father of Orderly Behavior
Sunday, March 10, 2019
LOVE, THE ULTIMATE GIFT
My Dear Precious Child,
Even though the apostle Paul had spoken about spiritual gifts and even encouraged My children in the church at Corinth to seek the higher gifts, especially to speak for Me in prophesy, he said there is a better way than any of the gifts. He wrote in his letter to them that even though he could speak words in the diverse languages of men and also in the spiritual tongues of angels, if he did not speak them with love, he was simply a gong booming or a cymbal clanking. Also he said that if he had the much desired gift of speaking for Me in prophesy and if he understood all of the mysteries of the universe and knew everything religious, and even if he had faith to move mountains, if he doesn't have love then he inherits nothing at all from Me. Next he wrote about more religious actions, saying that even if he gave away all that he possessed piece by piece to the poor or if he gave his body to be burned like the pagans but if he did not have love for everyone, those actions would not do anything for him spiritually. He will not receive anything from Me. (I Corinthians 13:1-3)
Then Paul wrote a wonderful description of the attributes of My love, saying that:
My love is KIND,
My love is PATIENT,
My love is NEVER JEALOUS,
My love is NEVER BOASTFUL OR CONCEITED,
My love is NEVER RUDE OR SELFISH,
My love NEVER TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A WRONG SUFFERED and
My love is NOT RESENTFUL.
My love NEVER TAKES PLEASURE WHEN SOMEONE SINS,
My love ALWAYS DELIGHTS WHEN TRUTH IS TOLD.
My love is always ready TO FORGIVE, TO EXCUSE, TO TRUST, TO HOPE
AND TO ENDURE whatever comes because
My love NEVER ENDS. (I Corinthians 13:4-8)
My Holy Spirit wrote through Paul that things that come through men, even like prophesy, that the time will come when those words of prophesy are fulfilled and so they come to an end, and the gift of tongues and interpretation will not continue forever but they will be fulfilled, and the gift of knowledge will also come to an end when more enlightenment comes. Knowledge is imperfect and prophesying is imperfect, but when the revelation of My perfect love is revealed to you by My Holy Spirit, then all imperfect things will disappear because My love heals, My love performs miracles and My love meets the needs of all of My children. (I Corinthians 13:8-10; I John 4:18))
Paul's writings referred to his talking like a child when he was a child, and that he used to think like a child and argue like a child, but when he became a man, all childish ways were put behind him. He wrote that to the people in Corinth because they were behaving like spiritual babies and were seeing things dimly in relation to My character, like seeing their own reflection in a mirror; and, as a result, they were assigning to Me the same characteristics as humans, having the emotions and vengeance of a mere man. But he said that eventually My children, if they would seek a revelation of My love, they would see Me face to face clearly with all of My loving characteristics when they have a revelation of Me as Love, as revealed by the Holy Spirit to them. (I John 4:12) He said that spiritual knowledge is even imperfect because there is always more to be revealed; but My children must seek to know Me as fully as I know them when they have sought My Holy Spirit to teach them My true nature and My righteousness. When they know Me completely as Love, then evil has no power over them,(Hebrews 2:14-15)
He wrote a synopsis of his revelations from the Holy Spirit by saying that faith, hope and love are the only things that last forever, and the greatest is My love. (I Corinthians 13:11-13; Romans 5:5)
When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, he told them that he prayed fervently to Me that I would reveal to all of My children the power of My love, that Christ would live in your heart firmly through faith and that you would become so deeply planted in love and your foundation built so firmly on My love that you will grasp the knowledge of the breadth, length, height and depth of My love for you; and then, knowing the love of Christ which passes human knowledge, you will be filled to overflowing with My fullness. (Ephesians 3:14-19) When you have allowed My Holy Spirit to perfect in you the revelation of My love for you, you will never fear again because the knowledge of My perfect love for you casts out fear because there remains no fear of punishment from Me because you know Me as LOVE.
The benefits of your being rooted and grounded in My love for you is that with the power of My Holy Spirit working in you, and your faith being built on My love for everyone, I am then able to do exceedingly, abundantly, infinitely more than you can dare ask, think, desire or imagine. (I Corinthians 13:20) Remember that My abilities to answer your prayers for you and your receiving all of your inheritance from Me depends upon the reality of your being securely founded and grounded on My love for you and all of humanity as revealed by My Holy Spirit.
When you are rooted and grounded in My love, you will shine forth with My glory in your generation and forever by walking in a one-on-one relationship with Christ Jesus and being led continually by My Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 13:21)
There is no foundation in My body of Christ except the foundation of My love for you. Every revelation must be built on that foundation, that I am LOVE. (Ephesians 2:4-7; I John 4:7-8)
Your Father of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
My Dear Precious Child,
Even though the apostle Paul had spoken about spiritual gifts and even encouraged My children in the church at Corinth to seek the higher gifts, especially to speak for Me in prophesy, he said there is a better way than any of the gifts. He wrote in his letter to them that even though he could speak words in the diverse languages of men and also in the spiritual tongues of angels, if he did not speak them with love, he was simply a gong booming or a cymbal clanking. Also he said that if he had the much desired gift of speaking for Me in prophesy and if he understood all of the mysteries of the universe and knew everything religious, and even if he had faith to move mountains, if he doesn't have love then he inherits nothing at all from Me. Next he wrote about more religious actions, saying that even if he gave away all that he possessed piece by piece to the poor or if he gave his body to be burned like the pagans but if he did not have love for everyone, those actions would not do anything for him spiritually. He will not receive anything from Me. (I Corinthians 13:1-3)
Then Paul wrote a wonderful description of the attributes of My love, saying that:
My love is KIND,
My love is PATIENT,
My love is NEVER JEALOUS,
My love is NEVER BOASTFUL OR CONCEITED,
My love is NEVER RUDE OR SELFISH,
My love NEVER TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A WRONG SUFFERED and
My love is NOT RESENTFUL.
My love NEVER TAKES PLEASURE WHEN SOMEONE SINS,
My love ALWAYS DELIGHTS WHEN TRUTH IS TOLD.
My love is always ready TO FORGIVE, TO EXCUSE, TO TRUST, TO HOPE
AND TO ENDURE whatever comes because
My love NEVER ENDS. (I Corinthians 13:4-8)
My Holy Spirit wrote through Paul that things that come through men, even like prophesy, that the time will come when those words of prophesy are fulfilled and so they come to an end, and the gift of tongues and interpretation will not continue forever but they will be fulfilled, and the gift of knowledge will also come to an end when more enlightenment comes. Knowledge is imperfect and prophesying is imperfect, but when the revelation of My perfect love is revealed to you by My Holy Spirit, then all imperfect things will disappear because My love heals, My love performs miracles and My love meets the needs of all of My children. (I Corinthians 13:8-10; I John 4:18))
Paul's writings referred to his talking like a child when he was a child, and that he used to think like a child and argue like a child, but when he became a man, all childish ways were put behind him. He wrote that to the people in Corinth because they were behaving like spiritual babies and were seeing things dimly in relation to My character, like seeing their own reflection in a mirror; and, as a result, they were assigning to Me the same characteristics as humans, having the emotions and vengeance of a mere man. But he said that eventually My children, if they would seek a revelation of My love, they would see Me face to face clearly with all of My loving characteristics when they have a revelation of Me as Love, as revealed by the Holy Spirit to them. (I John 4:12) He said that spiritual knowledge is even imperfect because there is always more to be revealed; but My children must seek to know Me as fully as I know them when they have sought My Holy Spirit to teach them My true nature and My righteousness. When they know Me completely as Love, then evil has no power over them,(Hebrews 2:14-15)
He wrote a synopsis of his revelations from the Holy Spirit by saying that faith, hope and love are the only things that last forever, and the greatest is My love. (I Corinthians 13:11-13; Romans 5:5)
When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, he told them that he prayed fervently to Me that I would reveal to all of My children the power of My love, that Christ would live in your heart firmly through faith and that you would become so deeply planted in love and your foundation built so firmly on My love that you will grasp the knowledge of the breadth, length, height and depth of My love for you; and then, knowing the love of Christ which passes human knowledge, you will be filled to overflowing with My fullness. (Ephesians 3:14-19) When you have allowed My Holy Spirit to perfect in you the revelation of My love for you, you will never fear again because the knowledge of My perfect love for you casts out fear because there remains no fear of punishment from Me because you know Me as LOVE.
The benefits of your being rooted and grounded in My love for you is that with the power of My Holy Spirit working in you, and your faith being built on My love for everyone, I am then able to do exceedingly, abundantly, infinitely more than you can dare ask, think, desire or imagine. (I Corinthians 13:20) Remember that My abilities to answer your prayers for you and your receiving all of your inheritance from Me depends upon the reality of your being securely founded and grounded on My love for you and all of humanity as revealed by My Holy Spirit.
When you are rooted and grounded in My love, you will shine forth with My glory in your generation and forever by walking in a one-on-one relationship with Christ Jesus and being led continually by My Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 13:21)
There is no foundation in My body of Christ except the foundation of My love for you. Every revelation must be built on that foundation, that I am LOVE. (Ephesians 2:4-7; I John 4:7-8)
Your Father of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Saturday, March 9, 2019
CORRECTIONS CONDERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS
My Dear Precious Child,
Numerous offenses were practiced by the Corinthians after they were born of My Holy Spirit and baptized in My Holy Spirit that were not beneficial to My kingdom of God, and they were totally against the teachings of Jesus Christ. The people in Corinth were holding meetings that did more harm than good for the Gospel. (I Corinthians 10:17-22) When they came together for their worship there remained factions, groups who were in opposition to each other. Paul wrote them a letter telling them that when they came together as a church that it was not really the Lord's Supper that they observed because some people were so eager to begin eating that there was not enough for other people to eat, so some people went hungry while others became drunk with wine. Paul questioned them if they didn't have enough food to eat at home and enough drink at their homes that they had to be gluttonous at the Lord's table. He said that surely they had enough to eat at home so that the poor people would not be embarrassed in front of them by not having enough to eat at their meetings.
Paul said that he had received the following instruction directly from Me: That Jesus Christ told them when they observe the Lord's Supper that they must do it in remembrance of the last supper that He enjoyed with His disciples, eating the bread as if it were His body and drinking the wine as if it were His blood; not that they are, but as if they are. He said that they must eat the bread and drink the wine as a remembrance of what had already happened in them because they had already received the new covenant where I began to write My words on their hearts when they heard them on the inside of themselves, and they allowed My Holy Spirit to bring life to them by the revelation power of My Spirit, the Spirit of Life. He said that they must reflect upon the sacrifice of Jesus when they observe the bread and wine, not as a substitute of what had already happened to them, but as a remembrance of Him and His sacrifice. It is to be done as a remembrance not as if it has power of its own. He said that many were sick and weak because they did it only as a ritual, forgetting that for which they ought to be reminded, that they were celebrating the new covenant of the Holy Spirit, the resurrection of their lives when they had spiritually eaten His body by being born of His Holy Spirit and they had drunk His blood when they had become baptized in His Holy Spirit because the life is in the blood. (John 20:19-22; Acts 2:1-4)
In other words, Paul was cautioning them to eat their meals at home instead of making a meal out of the Lord's Supper and then their meeting together would not bring condemnation upon themselves by their being tempted by the demons to be gluttons and drunkards.
Concerning spiritual gifts, Paul wanted the followers of Jesus Christ to be informed on the proper distribution of gifts. He emphasized that no one could say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit and no one could say that Jesus was cursed and be speaking under the power of My Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:1-3)
When they came together at meetings, Paul emphasized that My spiritual gifts must be exhibited in divine order, not as a frenzied exhibition of emotional immaturity. He said in the church that the distribution of gifts from Me is delivered by different gifts through different people (I Corinthians 12:4-7) One person may have a gift of preaching wisdom from the Holy Spirit. Another person may have the gift of preaching instructions from the Holy Spirit in correcting or exhorting the congregation. Another person may have the gift of faith for supernatural events from the Holy Spirit for that meeting. Another person may have the gift of healing from the Holy Spirit in that gathering. Another person may have the gift of speaking in tongues and interpretation at that meeting. He said that My gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to different people as He chooses but they are the workings of the same Holy Spirit as the needs of the people becomes evident. (I Corinthians 12:8-11) No gift is more important than another one. They are all distributed to enhance the lives of the body of believers.
Through My Holy Spirit Paul made a comparison between a human body and the distribution of spiritual gifts as a spiritual body, both being made up of many parts. My body of Christ is made up of many different but efficient parts just like the human body. He encouraged them that they were all baptized by One Spirit, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves and owners, and one Holy Spirit was given to them to drink. A foot cannot say that it doesn't belong to a body, or the ear or eye cannot say that it doesn't belong to a body because they cannot function alone. Instead, I put all the parts together into one body on purpose. None of the parts have the same functions as the other parts but they all go together to form one body with parts that have different functions so that it will work together efficiently. (I Corinthians 12:12-21)
Such it is in the body of Christ. Each person has a different part in building up the body of Christ, and each part is necessary and honored. If one part hurts, the whole body hurts. If one part is honored, all the body is honored. He said that I gave to one person the appointment as an apostle, one prophesies, one teachers, one works miracles, one has the gift of healing, one speaks with tongues and interprets those messages, one has the gift of helping. They all work together as a complete body, none of them working independently. In a congregational meeting, not everyone acts as an apostle or a prophet, and all do not have the gift of healing for that meeting. They must all work together in order, honoring the other people who have different gifts. Not everyone brings a message in tongues unless that person can also interpret it or the congregation will not benefit from the wisdom of the message. (I Corinthian 12:27-30) Only one or two gifts in tongues with interpretations is orderly. More than that turns out to be someone seeking attention.
It was the disorderly exhibition of the gifts that caused Paul to correct the church at Corinth. My Holy Spirit is not disorderly. It was the way in which the gifts had been delivered by the people that were out of order that had become an embarrassment to the Gospel. The members were encouraged to prophesy because the message in that gift is clear, concise and easily understood because to prophesy is to speak for Me. I do not speak in a frenzied manner or with undisciplined emotions. That display is from a demonic religious spirit which demands attention also.
The gifts of My Holy Spirit are given by Me to My children to meet the needs of My children, whether words of wisdom and knowledge are needed, whether healing is needed, whether miracles are needed, whether guidance is needed, whether insight is needed in tongues and interpretation, whether supernatural faith is needed or whether discerning of spirits is needed, they all work together to meet the needs of a congregation of believers.
I am a God of order, a Father of dignity, a creator who does not embarrass My children or Myself. I do not make a display for the sake of proving the spirituality of anyone. From My personality of mercy I give My gifts to My children in order to meet their needs.
Do not despise My gifts of the Holy Spirit and do not quench the Spirit. If you do, you are cutting off My true body of Christ from your community of believers. (I Corinthians 14:1 and 12 and 39; Mark 16:17)
My kingdom of God is orderly and edifying to the believers. A human body grows into maturity when fed with healthy food. It dies when fed poisons. My body of Christ matures when the gifts of the Holy Spirit are delivered with dignity and honor, for such is My kingdom of heaven. My earthly body of Christ is dispersed by Me when it eats polluted food that is sacrificed to demons by the attention seekers. Keep the distribution of My gifts pure and unadulterated and they will meet the needs of My children.
Your Father of Divine Order
Numerous offenses were practiced by the Corinthians after they were born of My Holy Spirit and baptized in My Holy Spirit that were not beneficial to My kingdom of God, and they were totally against the teachings of Jesus Christ. The people in Corinth were holding meetings that did more harm than good for the Gospel. (I Corinthians 10:17-22) When they came together for their worship there remained factions, groups who were in opposition to each other. Paul wrote them a letter telling them that when they came together as a church that it was not really the Lord's Supper that they observed because some people were so eager to begin eating that there was not enough for other people to eat, so some people went hungry while others became drunk with wine. Paul questioned them if they didn't have enough food to eat at home and enough drink at their homes that they had to be gluttonous at the Lord's table. He said that surely they had enough to eat at home so that the poor people would not be embarrassed in front of them by not having enough to eat at their meetings.
Paul said that he had received the following instruction directly from Me: That Jesus Christ told them when they observe the Lord's Supper that they must do it in remembrance of the last supper that He enjoyed with His disciples, eating the bread as if it were His body and drinking the wine as if it were His blood; not that they are, but as if they are. He said that they must eat the bread and drink the wine as a remembrance of what had already happened in them because they had already received the new covenant where I began to write My words on their hearts when they heard them on the inside of themselves, and they allowed My Holy Spirit to bring life to them by the revelation power of My Spirit, the Spirit of Life. He said that they must reflect upon the sacrifice of Jesus when they observe the bread and wine, not as a substitute of what had already happened to them, but as a remembrance of Him and His sacrifice. It is to be done as a remembrance not as if it has power of its own. He said that many were sick and weak because they did it only as a ritual, forgetting that for which they ought to be reminded, that they were celebrating the new covenant of the Holy Spirit, the resurrection of their lives when they had spiritually eaten His body by being born of His Holy Spirit and they had drunk His blood when they had become baptized in His Holy Spirit because the life is in the blood. (John 20:19-22; Acts 2:1-4)
In other words, Paul was cautioning them to eat their meals at home instead of making a meal out of the Lord's Supper and then their meeting together would not bring condemnation upon themselves by their being tempted by the demons to be gluttons and drunkards.
Concerning spiritual gifts, Paul wanted the followers of Jesus Christ to be informed on the proper distribution of gifts. He emphasized that no one could say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit and no one could say that Jesus was cursed and be speaking under the power of My Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:1-3)
When they came together at meetings, Paul emphasized that My spiritual gifts must be exhibited in divine order, not as a frenzied exhibition of emotional immaturity. He said in the church that the distribution of gifts from Me is delivered by different gifts through different people (I Corinthians 12:4-7) One person may have a gift of preaching wisdom from the Holy Spirit. Another person may have the gift of preaching instructions from the Holy Spirit in correcting or exhorting the congregation. Another person may have the gift of faith for supernatural events from the Holy Spirit for that meeting. Another person may have the gift of healing from the Holy Spirit in that gathering. Another person may have the gift of speaking in tongues and interpretation at that meeting. He said that My gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to different people as He chooses but they are the workings of the same Holy Spirit as the needs of the people becomes evident. (I Corinthians 12:8-11) No gift is more important than another one. They are all distributed to enhance the lives of the body of believers.
Through My Holy Spirit Paul made a comparison between a human body and the distribution of spiritual gifts as a spiritual body, both being made up of many parts. My body of Christ is made up of many different but efficient parts just like the human body. He encouraged them that they were all baptized by One Spirit, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves and owners, and one Holy Spirit was given to them to drink. A foot cannot say that it doesn't belong to a body, or the ear or eye cannot say that it doesn't belong to a body because they cannot function alone. Instead, I put all the parts together into one body on purpose. None of the parts have the same functions as the other parts but they all go together to form one body with parts that have different functions so that it will work together efficiently. (I Corinthians 12:12-21)
Such it is in the body of Christ. Each person has a different part in building up the body of Christ, and each part is necessary and honored. If one part hurts, the whole body hurts. If one part is honored, all the body is honored. He said that I gave to one person the appointment as an apostle, one prophesies, one teachers, one works miracles, one has the gift of healing, one speaks with tongues and interprets those messages, one has the gift of helping. They all work together as a complete body, none of them working independently. In a congregational meeting, not everyone acts as an apostle or a prophet, and all do not have the gift of healing for that meeting. They must all work together in order, honoring the other people who have different gifts. Not everyone brings a message in tongues unless that person can also interpret it or the congregation will not benefit from the wisdom of the message. (I Corinthian 12:27-30) Only one or two gifts in tongues with interpretations is orderly. More than that turns out to be someone seeking attention.
It was the disorderly exhibition of the gifts that caused Paul to correct the church at Corinth. My Holy Spirit is not disorderly. It was the way in which the gifts had been delivered by the people that were out of order that had become an embarrassment to the Gospel. The members were encouraged to prophesy because the message in that gift is clear, concise and easily understood because to prophesy is to speak for Me. I do not speak in a frenzied manner or with undisciplined emotions. That display is from a demonic religious spirit which demands attention also.
The gifts of My Holy Spirit are given by Me to My children to meet the needs of My children, whether words of wisdom and knowledge are needed, whether healing is needed, whether miracles are needed, whether guidance is needed, whether insight is needed in tongues and interpretation, whether supernatural faith is needed or whether discerning of spirits is needed, they all work together to meet the needs of a congregation of believers.
I am a God of order, a Father of dignity, a creator who does not embarrass My children or Myself. I do not make a display for the sake of proving the spirituality of anyone. From My personality of mercy I give My gifts to My children in order to meet their needs.
Do not despise My gifts of the Holy Spirit and do not quench the Spirit. If you do, you are cutting off My true body of Christ from your community of believers. (I Corinthians 14:1 and 12 and 39; Mark 16:17)
My kingdom of God is orderly and edifying to the believers. A human body grows into maturity when fed with healthy food. It dies when fed poisons. My body of Christ matures when the gifts of the Holy Spirit are delivered with dignity and honor, for such is My kingdom of heaven. My earthly body of Christ is dispersed by Me when it eats polluted food that is sacrificed to demons by the attention seekers. Keep the distribution of My gifts pure and unadulterated and they will meet the needs of My children.
Your Father of Divine Order
Friday, March 8, 2019
CONTINUING CORRECTIONS FOR CORINTH
My Dear Precious Child,
In Paul's letter to the Christians in Corinth, he included some practical suggestions for My children relating to sexual relations between husbands and wives, also whether single people should marry or not and how to handle problems that lead to divorce. Someone in the Corinthian church had written and asked the apostle about sexual relations between a husband and wife and Paul had some of his own suggestions for all of the church and said that they were his opinions, not rules from Me.
His concern was that the devil would tempt people to sin by engaging in fornication or adultery if they were not having satisfying sexual relations with their marriage mates. So he said that a wife's body belongs to her husband and the husband's body belongs to his wife and they should have sexual relations except for agreed upon prayer time. He emphasized that the sexual relations must be mutually consenting, not forced by one person. Unfortunately, men have used Paul's suggestions to enslave their wives to lives of unwanted, unfulfilled and selfish sexual relations by husbands.
However, even though he gave his opinions on such matters, Paul said he wished that all of My children had the same grace that he had of refusing to yield to lustful desires in their lives. He said his opinions were only a suggestion, not a rule. (I Corinthians 7:1-7) He also advised widows to marry if they had uncontrollable sexual urges rather than be tortured by sexual desires.
In his writings Paul also had many suggestions about married life, one being that a believing woman should stay with an unbelieving husband; but if she leaves him that she should stay single. He said that it is My desire that they stay together so that their children would be holy. He wrote that that is My desire because a woman might be able to save her husband by her holy living. (I Corinthians 7:16)
Paul's opinion about those matters was this: That since Jesus was soon supposed to come back to earth, that unmarried people should stay unmarried in order to live for Me instead of living to meet the needs of a husband or wife. He said that it is not a sin for a young lady to get married, but he was trying to save them a lot of trouble that comes from being married. (verses 29-32) He said he wanted them to be free from the worries that are caused by their getting married. He also surmised that an unmarried man can devote himself to My affairs and all he needs to worry about is pleasing Me instead of a wife. Same thing about a woman remaining single. (verses 32-33) His opinion was that a husband and wife are tied to each other as long as they are alive, but when one person dies the other person will be happier if they stay single. Paul even said that he thought he had the thoughts of My mind on that. (verses 39-46)
After I created the earth and man, I said that it was not good that a man should be alone, and so I created animals and birds, but still there was no helper for him. (Genesis 2:18-20) So I took the female part of Adam out of him and formed those female parts around his rib, thus creating a woman to be his helper. (verses 21-22; Genesis 2:27) I said that men should leave their parents and become one with his female helper. (verses 23-25)
After Adam and Eve yielded to the devil and allowed him to bring his demons into the earth and curse it, I told Adam and Eve that because of their allowing demons into the world that women would have pain in childbirth, plus the demons would cause women to have an unquenchable desire to have a husband in their lives, thus bringing curses into their lives on earth. I also said that men would have an unquenchable desire to rule over women, thus cursing their entire families. (Genesis 3:16) The devil was successful in conquering the earth by cursing the entire earth with his demons. (Genesis 3:17-18)
Unfortunately Paul was in the dark about the curses on men and women that came into the lives of people when Adam invited the devil into the earth. Either that or he was temporarily ignorant of them. It's possible that Paul was so eager for Jesus to come back to earth and end the devil's rule that he forgot that it was the devil who was still his problem and that he and My children of promise had power over the devil in the earth, power as given to them by Jesus Christ after He rose from hell where He took authority to the earth back from the devil. (Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 13:36-43)
My children in Corinth were not seeking My righteousness. They were also not using My power to throw offending demons into hell, per Jesus' parable of My kingdom of God coming into their lives. (Acts 2:1-21) Jesus told them that My kingdom was near to coming to earth when He walked in the earth and that the day of Pentecost was the fulfillment of the prophesies of My power coming to live inside of My children in the person of the Holy Spirit, who is My personality and My character of love. He reveals My character of love to My children. (Romans 5:5)
Even though Paul continued to work in his vocation as well as spreading the gospel, he also gave his opinion about the saints supporting those who preached the gospel, saying that the preachers should be supported by their fellow Christians, even though Paul said that he was not one of the ones who required being fed and housed by others. For himself, Paul said that he would continue to work so that his preaching the gospel would be free to others. (I Corinthians 9:17-18)
Paul finally got to the subject for which he wrote the letter, he finally got to the correction that needed to be brought to their attention. He gave them a good history lesson of their ancestors who were freed by Moses from bondage to the Egyptians. He reminded them that those people were led by a cloud, that they passed unharmed through a sea, that all of them ate spiritual food from heaven and drank the same spiritual drink from the spiritual rock that was Christ. In spite of all of those supernatural events, they perished in the wilderness because of the demonic lusts of their flesh. (I Corinthians 10:1-5) He wrote that they are examples to all of My children not to have demonic lusts for forbidden things, also he warned them not to become idolators like some of them in the journey to the Promised Land did.
Paul reminded them that they must never fall for sexual immorality like some did when 23,000 of them perished in one day on the 40 year journey that should have taken a short time. They put me to the test and they were killed by demons who took the form of snakes, as was their habit. He also warned them to never complain or they would be killed by the devil, the destroyer himself, like some also did. (verses 6-10)
Paul's warnings to the Corinthians were given to them so that they would refuse the temptations of the devil because the trials that they had were more than anyone else. However, he told them that they could trust Me because I would never let them be tempted beyond their strength, that with every trial I would provide a way of escape and the strength to bear up under it. (I Corinthians 10:11-13)
His opinions and suggestions, even though some were not from Me, were instead to protect My children from yielding to evil and thus being judged by the devil, the destroyer. His suggestions were firm in telling My children to remain single because his idea that Jesus Christ was soon coming back into the earth wad from ignorance of the scripture, causing him to not fully realize that Jesus Christ had already come back into the earth when My kingdom of God came into the lives of My children on the day of Pentecost when My Holy Spirit came to live inside of them. Jesus also comes back to earth in others of My individual children also when they are also baptized with My Holy Spirit. Just like when My children are born of My Spirit, the return of Jesus Christ in their lives is an individual occurrence just like My relationship with all of My children is, one-on-one.
Unfortunately the sluggards and idle people in the body of Christ were people who were convinced that Jesus was coming to earth immediately, so they quit work, became lazy, ceased witnessing about the Good News and stopped seeking My kingdom and My righteousness because of the belief that I was coming to earth any day so they could cease their spiritual labors. They were blinded that I had come on the most important day in the history of the world, on the day of Pentecost which was My promise to My children. The same thing happened to the people that Paul called babies. They still drank spiritual milk instead of eating solid food from the tutoring of My Holy Spirit. They were waiting for an event that had already happened. Jesus had already come and they were looking on the horizon for Him to set up His kingdom in the earth. He already had done it in the lives of individuals who sought My kingdom and My righteousness by being born of My Holy Spirit and baptized in My Holy Spirit.
Jesus said they needed to become mature, taking their place as inheritors of My salvation and authority, clearing the earth of the demons who are still occupying it through the generational curses who are still resident in the lives of My children. Seeking My righteousness means getting rid of those offending demons passed down to the third and fourth generations in your family. (Exodus 34:6-7) Praying in My Holy Spirit and listening to My Spirit will accomplish that feat. (Ephesians 6:10-20)
You are My child of Promise. Take your place of authority and love in the body of Christ.
Your Father of Mercy For People and Power Over the Devil
My Dear Precious Child,
In Paul's letter to the Christians in Corinth, he included some practical suggestions for My children relating to sexual relations between husbands and wives, also whether single people should marry or not and how to handle problems that lead to divorce. Someone in the Corinthian church had written and asked the apostle about sexual relations between a husband and wife and Paul had some of his own suggestions for all of the church and said that they were his opinions, not rules from Me.
His concern was that the devil would tempt people to sin by engaging in fornication or adultery if they were not having satisfying sexual relations with their marriage mates. So he said that a wife's body belongs to her husband and the husband's body belongs to his wife and they should have sexual relations except for agreed upon prayer time. He emphasized that the sexual relations must be mutually consenting, not forced by one person. Unfortunately, men have used Paul's suggestions to enslave their wives to lives of unwanted, unfulfilled and selfish sexual relations by husbands.
However, even though he gave his opinions on such matters, Paul said he wished that all of My children had the same grace that he had of refusing to yield to lustful desires in their lives. He said his opinions were only a suggestion, not a rule. (I Corinthians 7:1-7) He also advised widows to marry if they had uncontrollable sexual urges rather than be tortured by sexual desires.
In his writings Paul also had many suggestions about married life, one being that a believing woman should stay with an unbelieving husband; but if she leaves him that she should stay single. He said that it is My desire that they stay together so that their children would be holy. He wrote that that is My desire because a woman might be able to save her husband by her holy living. (I Corinthians 7:16)
Paul's opinion about those matters was this: That since Jesus was soon supposed to come back to earth, that unmarried people should stay unmarried in order to live for Me instead of living to meet the needs of a husband or wife. He said that it is not a sin for a young lady to get married, but he was trying to save them a lot of trouble that comes from being married. (verses 29-32) He said he wanted them to be free from the worries that are caused by their getting married. He also surmised that an unmarried man can devote himself to My affairs and all he needs to worry about is pleasing Me instead of a wife. Same thing about a woman remaining single. (verses 32-33) His opinion was that a husband and wife are tied to each other as long as they are alive, but when one person dies the other person will be happier if they stay single. Paul even said that he thought he had the thoughts of My mind on that. (verses 39-46)
After I created the earth and man, I said that it was not good that a man should be alone, and so I created animals and birds, but still there was no helper for him. (Genesis 2:18-20) So I took the female part of Adam out of him and formed those female parts around his rib, thus creating a woman to be his helper. (verses 21-22; Genesis 2:27) I said that men should leave their parents and become one with his female helper. (verses 23-25)
After Adam and Eve yielded to the devil and allowed him to bring his demons into the earth and curse it, I told Adam and Eve that because of their allowing demons into the world that women would have pain in childbirth, plus the demons would cause women to have an unquenchable desire to have a husband in their lives, thus bringing curses into their lives on earth. I also said that men would have an unquenchable desire to rule over women, thus cursing their entire families. (Genesis 3:16) The devil was successful in conquering the earth by cursing the entire earth with his demons. (Genesis 3:17-18)
Unfortunately Paul was in the dark about the curses on men and women that came into the lives of people when Adam invited the devil into the earth. Either that or he was temporarily ignorant of them. It's possible that Paul was so eager for Jesus to come back to earth and end the devil's rule that he forgot that it was the devil who was still his problem and that he and My children of promise had power over the devil in the earth, power as given to them by Jesus Christ after He rose from hell where He took authority to the earth back from the devil. (Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 13:36-43)
My children in Corinth were not seeking My righteousness. They were also not using My power to throw offending demons into hell, per Jesus' parable of My kingdom of God coming into their lives. (Acts 2:1-21) Jesus told them that My kingdom was near to coming to earth when He walked in the earth and that the day of Pentecost was the fulfillment of the prophesies of My power coming to live inside of My children in the person of the Holy Spirit, who is My personality and My character of love. He reveals My character of love to My children. (Romans 5:5)
Even though Paul continued to work in his vocation as well as spreading the gospel, he also gave his opinion about the saints supporting those who preached the gospel, saying that the preachers should be supported by their fellow Christians, even though Paul said that he was not one of the ones who required being fed and housed by others. For himself, Paul said that he would continue to work so that his preaching the gospel would be free to others. (I Corinthians 9:17-18)
Paul finally got to the subject for which he wrote the letter, he finally got to the correction that needed to be brought to their attention. He gave them a good history lesson of their ancestors who were freed by Moses from bondage to the Egyptians. He reminded them that those people were led by a cloud, that they passed unharmed through a sea, that all of them ate spiritual food from heaven and drank the same spiritual drink from the spiritual rock that was Christ. In spite of all of those supernatural events, they perished in the wilderness because of the demonic lusts of their flesh. (I Corinthians 10:1-5) He wrote that they are examples to all of My children not to have demonic lusts for forbidden things, also he warned them not to become idolators like some of them in the journey to the Promised Land did.
Paul reminded them that they must never fall for sexual immorality like some did when 23,000 of them perished in one day on the 40 year journey that should have taken a short time. They put me to the test and they were killed by demons who took the form of snakes, as was their habit. He also warned them to never complain or they would be killed by the devil, the destroyer himself, like some also did. (verses 6-10)
Paul's warnings to the Corinthians were given to them so that they would refuse the temptations of the devil because the trials that they had were more than anyone else. However, he told them that they could trust Me because I would never let them be tempted beyond their strength, that with every trial I would provide a way of escape and the strength to bear up under it. (I Corinthians 10:11-13)
His opinions and suggestions, even though some were not from Me, were instead to protect My children from yielding to evil and thus being judged by the devil, the destroyer. His suggestions were firm in telling My children to remain single because his idea that Jesus Christ was soon coming back into the earth wad from ignorance of the scripture, causing him to not fully realize that Jesus Christ had already come back into the earth when My kingdom of God came into the lives of My children on the day of Pentecost when My Holy Spirit came to live inside of them. Jesus also comes back to earth in others of My individual children also when they are also baptized with My Holy Spirit. Just like when My children are born of My Spirit, the return of Jesus Christ in their lives is an individual occurrence just like My relationship with all of My children is, one-on-one.
Unfortunately the sluggards and idle people in the body of Christ were people who were convinced that Jesus was coming to earth immediately, so they quit work, became lazy, ceased witnessing about the Good News and stopped seeking My kingdom and My righteousness because of the belief that I was coming to earth any day so they could cease their spiritual labors. They were blinded that I had come on the most important day in the history of the world, on the day of Pentecost which was My promise to My children. The same thing happened to the people that Paul called babies. They still drank spiritual milk instead of eating solid food from the tutoring of My Holy Spirit. They were waiting for an event that had already happened. Jesus had already come and they were looking on the horizon for Him to set up His kingdom in the earth. He already had done it in the lives of individuals who sought My kingdom and My righteousness by being born of My Holy Spirit and baptized in My Holy Spirit.
Jesus said they needed to become mature, taking their place as inheritors of My salvation and authority, clearing the earth of the demons who are still occupying it through the generational curses who are still resident in the lives of My children. Seeking My righteousness means getting rid of those offending demons passed down to the third and fourth generations in your family. (Exodus 34:6-7) Praying in My Holy Spirit and listening to My Spirit will accomplish that feat. (Ephesians 6:10-20)
You are My child of Promise. Take your place of authority and love in the body of Christ.
Your Father of Mercy For People and Power Over the Devil
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