Sword of the Spirit

A word of Wisdom: S pirtual fathers and mothers Many in the Church are accustomed to the culture of having spiritual fathers or mothers or mentors or teachers.  It does not matter what you called them, what does matter is that this is a worldly culture that has infiltrated the Church. It is directly disobeying the Word of God. Many falsely thought that by putting the word "spiritual" before "fathers" make it seems that they are not coming against the Word below: Matthew 23:8-12 KJV But be not ye called Rabbi:  for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.  [9] And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.  [10] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.  [11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.  [12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. But Alas! Do you know you have made it worst? The Father...

Divine Healing 11 of 13 By Andrew Murray  Jesus Bore Our Sickness “Surely he hath borne our griefs [sicknesses], and carried our sorrows.... My righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities... . He shall divide the spoil with the strong, because. . . he bare the sin of many”  (Isa. 53:4,11,12). Do you know this beautiful chapter, the fifty-third of Isaiah, which has been called the fifth Gospel?  In the light of the Spirit of God, Isaiah describes beforehand the sufferings of the Lamb of God, as well as the divine graces which would result from them. The expression “to bear” could not but appear in this prophecy.  It is, in fact, the word which must accompany the mention of sin, whether as committed directly by the sinner, or whether as transmitted to a substitute. The transgressor, the priest, and the expiatory victim must all bear the sin.  In the same way, it is because the Lamb of God has borne our sins that God smote Him for the iniqui...

A word of Wisdom: Biblical Preaching Acts 4:29-30 KJV And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,  [30] By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. If you have been preaching the Gospel for years and have never had experienced a single healing or sign or wonder in demonstration of the Spirit and of God's power,  to confirm the Word you presched,  the Lord is telling you that your speech and your preaching are simply enticing words of man's wisdom. And that is not biblical nor pleasing to God.  Repent.  1 Corinthians 2:1,4 KJV.  And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.  [4] And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: Mark 16:15-18,20 KJV And he ...

Divine Healing 10 of 13 By Andrew Murray  The Need for a Manifestation of God’s Power And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,   By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. Acts 4:29‭-‬30 KJV Is it permissible to pray in this way now, to ask the Lord,  “Grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal”?  Let us look into this question. Does not the Word of God meet with as many difficulties in our days as then, and are not the needs now equally pressing?  Let us picture to ourselves the apostles in the midst of Jerusalem and her unbelief;  on the one hand the rulers of the people and their threatenings;  on the other, the blinded multitude refusing to believe in the Crucified.  Now the world is no longer so openly hostile to the Chur...

Divine Healing 9 of 13 By Andrew Murray  The Holy Spirit the Spirit of Healing I Corinthians 12:4, 9, 11 What is it that distinguishes the children of God?  What is their glory?  It is that God dwells in the midst of them and reveals Himself to them in power (Ex. 33:16; 34:9,10).  Under the New Covenant this dwelling of God in the believer is still more manifest than in former times.  God sends the Holy Spirit to His Church, which is the Body of Christ, to act in her with power, and her life and her prosperity depend on Him.  The Spirit must find in her unreserved, full liberty, that she may be recognized as the Church of Christ, the Lord’s Body.  In every age the Church may look for manifestations of the Spirit, for they form our indissoluble unity;  “one body and one Spirit” (Eph. 4:4). The Spirit operates variously in such or such a member of the Church.  It is possible to be filled with the Spirit for one special work and not for another....

A word of Knowledge: What is Your Identity? 1. Q: When do you begin to be saved (shall be saved)? A: When you decide to repent (turn away from the world) and call upon the Name of the Lord in the word of faith. The word of faith is to confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, that Jesus is God and He is alive, even now, forevermore. Romans 10:8-13 KJV But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. [12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto...