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SERIES – YOUR INOCULATION AGAINST DECEPTION
(Part 4-5 YOUTUBE - #9-10/Sun.Feb.9/14)
(From my journal Fri.Jan.10/14
Intro:
The great benefits with the “Word” (Gr: Logos) on a recorder (CD’s/Mp3/Cassetes) etc. is that you are not only:#1 Sowing His Word: (Parables of the Sower: Matt. 13:1-53/Mark 4:1-41/Luke 8:4-18)
Mark 4:14 “The sower sows the Word”
Luke 8:11 “Now the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God”
#2 Renewing your mind:
Rom 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Eph: 4:23 “And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude]
#3 building faith as a seed:
Mark 4:26-32: “And He said, The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the ground,
And then continues sleeping and rising night and day while the seed sprouts and grows and [a]increases—he knows not how. The earth produces [acting] by itself—first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe and permits, immediately he [b]sends forth [the reapers] and puts in the sickle, because the harvest stands ready.And He said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all seeds upon the earth; Yet after it is sown, it grows up and becomes the greatest of all garden herbs and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air are able to make nests and dwell in its shade
**Also you can be praying in tongues if you have the gift which empowers you to:
#4 Speak to God:
1 Cor.14:2a “For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning”
#5 Speak mysteries:
1 Cor.14:2b “for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding].
#6 As well as build your self up:
1 Cor.14:4a “He who speaks in a [strange] tongue edifies and improves himself”
#7a Causing your “recreated spirit” to be fruitful:
1 Cor. 14:14 “For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the [a]Holy Spirit within me] prays, but my mind is unproductive [it bears no fruit and helps nobody
#7b I used the word “recreated spirit” because of this verse which carries the word “regeneration” in most translations, but according to the Greek text the actual word is made up of a compound word, Strong’s (Paliggenesia: S# 3824) ,meaning it’s made up of 2 words, which carries S# 3825 “palin”, & S# 1078 “genesis”
Titus 3:5
“He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by [the] cleansing [bath] of the new birth (regeneration) and renewing of the Holy Spirit”
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Back to this whole realm of sowing the Word which I must emphasize or add much emphasis to because, we already know that:
#8 The Word is Christ/God:
John 1:1: “In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself”
John 14: “And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and Truth”
Revelation 19:13: “He is dressed in a robe dyed by dipping in blood, and the title by which He is called is The Word of God.”
#9 The Word is the Word of Truth:
John 17:17 “Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth”
#10 The Word will make you free:
John 8:32 “And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free”
The truth of God’s Word will “FREE” you free from what? Free you from “ERROR”, because the opposite/Antonym of “ERROR” is “TRUTH”, and the opposite of “TRUTH” is “ERROR”.
There is no TRUTH in ERROR as well as, there is no ERROR in TRUTH. They are antagonistic / complete opposites, they oppose one another.
(NOTE): When sowing the Word you are sowing:
a)Christ
b)Truth
c)Freedom
All of this is all about your inoculation against deception which ultimately can all be summed/wrapped up in one word: The Gospel/Good news. The good news is many things & has many diversities/varieties to it, & one of it is, your “right” as a son of God to “protect/inoculate” yourself against all/any kind(s) of deception, which includes error, falsehood, doctrines that demons teach, false indoctrination/interpretation, false religions/systems of beliefs, false philosophies etc.!
We already know that the Word is “alive/active” etc. (Heb. 4:12) empowering & enabling your “soul/sense man” to become “Kritikos/Discerning” etc. towards the “thoughts/intents/motives” , not only regarding your own heart but every one else’s around you: including your neighbor(s), family member(s), close friend(s), your favorite pastor(s)/preacher(s) etc.!! Ouch/Selah!
The sown Word will make you “judgmental” in the right sense of the word as in “judging with righteousness.
John 7:24: “Be honest in your judgment and do not decide at a glance (superficially and by appearances); but judge fairly and righteously”
There is a “righteous judgment” that is greatly lacking in the Body of Christ the church at this time. Deception has been around since the fall of man (Genesis.3), but with everything going on in the world/church, we desperately need this message as we always have. Many things are being “spewed” as Truth yet it’s error, & it’s going on undetected therefore unchallenged/not confronted, & to some large degree we’ve been told not to give voice to our disapproval or suspicions, which is not what the Word teaches at all. Lacking spiritual discernment makes us vulnerable/susceptible to all kinds of misleading indoctrinations/teachings, as well as making us gullible, a simpleton, as being easily led astray from all sorts of wrong influences etc., right in your own backyard (meaning every form of media), even Christian media including your local friendly church. I’m not painting a pretty picture but it’s all out there & it’s time for a reality check, more specifically a “royal reality check”!!
Saved or unsaved “hearts”, we as believers have the “right/authority” to “know” their “thoughts & motives”, especially in light of:
Matthew 12:34-37:
V34 “You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.
V35The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things.
V36But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.
V37 For by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced.”
God wants us to be able/empowered to “discern/judge” etc. the heart/soul & it’s contents, meaning what’s on the inside, in order to protect us from making wrong choices/decisions, protecting us from making assumptions/ presumptions regarding Himself, His Word , “Truth” etc.!
Back to Heb.4:12 for a moment: we have the right to translate “the Word of God” as “the word of Truth”, & His “Word” which is also “Truth” has been given to us in “Seed” form (Luke 8:11) so that we can eventually “sow/speak/confess it” in order to eventually see it’s images & eat of it’s fruit. This is why ultimately our inoculation etc. against deception etc. is found in:
John 8:31-32, 36:
V.31 “So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples.”
V.32 “And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free”
V.36 “So if the Son liberates you [makes you free men], then you are really and unquestionably free”.
One reference out of “many” that must be brought out to our attention at this time is found in Eph. 4:12-14, in order to shed more light & understanding to everything that I’ve said so far from the beginning of this series, in order to prove that I’m not exaggerating nor am I trying to sound a false alarm, nor am I trying to bring division
between leaders & those they lead, but to bring a right accurate precise comprehension regarding deception & what God Himself has to say about it, & not what man has said or is saying or shall say about it.
Ephesians 4:
V.12 “His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church)
V.13 “[That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [[full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him”
V.14 “So then, we may no longer be “children” (Gr. Nepiazo: S# 3516) ,tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.”
V.14 (JP GREENS Trans.) “so that we may no longer “infants” (Gr.Nepiazo: S# 3516), having been blown & carried to and fro by every wind of doctrine, in the sleight (Gr.Kubeia: S# 2940) of men in craftiness (Gr. Panourgia: S# 3834) with a view to the trickery (Gr. Methodeia: S# 3180) of error (Gr. Plane: S# 4106)
I have no time to even come close to unpack this reference, but all I’d like to say at this moment is, in order to walk/ live in V.14, we must at least begin to walk & operate out of the 2 previous verses including V. 11, which is a whole other series in itself. Especially in light of:
1Timothy 3:15:
If I am detained, you may know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the “Church” of the living God, the “pillar (Gr.Stulos: S# 4769) and stay (Gr.Hedraioma: S#1477) (the prop and support)” of the “Truth”.
WORD STUDIES/STRONG’S #
Paliggenesia: S# 3824 = regeneration, rebirth, spiritual renovation/restoration, restitution
Palin: S# 3825 = oscillatory repetition, anew, back (in time), once more/again, (to return back to a former place, state or condition)
Genesis: S# 1078 = generation, nativity, nature, creation/created, beginning, to form, origin, birth, race, species
Stulos: S# 4769 = To stiffen, a post/style, support, pillar, a column which stands by itself or supports something, authority/influence, uphold
Hedraioma: S#1477 = a support, basis, ground, immovable, settled, steadfast, foundation, to make stable
Aletheia: S#225 = truth, verily, reality, true, not concealed, the veritable essence of a matter/subject/issue
Nepiazo: S# 3516 = to act as a baby, be a child, simple minded, an immature Christian, childish
Plane: S# 4106 = deception, deceit, fraudulence, a straying from orthodoxy/straight doctrine, delusion, error
Kubeia: S# 2940 = gambling, artifice or fraud, dice for playing, implying trickery,
Methodeia: S# 3180 = travelling over, method, trickery, travesty, wile, lie in wait, a device, artifice, crafty, the pursuing of an orderly and technical procedure in the handling of a subject/issue/teaching (even people).
Panourgia: S# 3834 = trickery, sophistry, cunning craftiness, subtlety, shrewdness, to be crafty, unscrupulousness, the employment of any or all means necessary to realize an end.
