Sword of the Spirit

A word of Wisdom: Churchianity or Christianity  In your everyday life,  Are you occupied with going to church and doing church centric activities? Or Are you occupied with following Christ in observing in whatsoever that Christ has commanded us and doing the good works and greater works for the Kingdom of God? There is a big difference between these two believers. The former way, truth and life seeks to closely follow and to obey the teachings and traditions of the church,  which is essentially Churchianity.  The latter way, truth and life seeks to closely follow and to observe the Way, the Truth and the Life in Christ, with Christ and for Christ according to that which is written in the Word of God,  essentially followers of Christ or Christian. Luke 10:21 KJV I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,  that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent,  and hast revealed them unto babes:  even so, Father;  for so it seemed go...

Working with God by Andrew Murray Good Works the Light of the World Ye are the light of the world.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. —Matthew 5:14,16 A light is always meant for the use of those who are in darkness, that by it they may see.  The sun lights up the darkness of this world.  A lamp is hung in a room to give it light.  The Church of Christ is the light of men.  The God of this world hath blinded their eyes;  Christ’s disciples are to shine into their darkness and give them light.  As the rays of light stream forth from the sun and scatter that light all about,  so the good works of believers are the light that streams out from them to conquer the surrounding darkness,  with its ignorance of God and estrangement from Him. What a high and holy place is thus given to our good works.  What power is attributed to them.  How much depends upon the...

Working with God  by Andrew Murray Waiting and Working They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;  Neither hath the eye seen,  O God, beside Thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him. —Isaiah 40:31, 64:4 KJV   Here we have two texts in which the connection between waiting and working is made clear.  In the first we see that waiting brings the needed strength for working—that it fits for joyful and unwearied work.  'They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;  they shall mount up with wings as eagles;  they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.' Waiting on God has its value in this:  it makes us strong in work for God.  The second reveals the secret of this strength. God worketh for Him that waiteth for Him. The waiting on God secures the working of God for us and in us,  out of which our work must spring. The two passages teach the great lesson,  that as waiti...

Working with God  - INTRODUCTION (Excerpts) by Andrew Murray  The object of this little book is first of all to remind all Christian workers of the greatness and the glory of the work in which God gives a share.  It is nothing less than that work of bringing men back to their God, at which God finds His highest glory and blessedness.  As we see that it is God’s own work we have to work out,  that He works it through us,  that in our doing it His glory rests on us and we glorify Him,  we shall count it our joy to give ourselves to live only and wholly for it. The aim of the book at the same time is to help those who complain, and perhaps do not even know to complain,  that they are apparently labouring in vain,  to find out what may be the cause of so much failure.  God’s work must be done in God’s way, and in God’s power.  It is spiritual work, to be done by spiritual men, in the power of the Spirit.  The clearer our insight in...

A word of Knowledge: How to Pray for Healing and Everything Else James 5:15 KJV the prayer of faith shall save the sick You need to have the kind of faith like Jesus' faith WHILE He is saying these words or other similar words,  And then execute out EXACTLY what these verses instructed and you will be able to have whatsoever you desired being aligned with following after Christ: Note: Do not do or say anything contrary thereafter the prayer that will offset or cancel what you have just prayed.  Mark 11:23-24 KJV For verily I say unto you,  That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain,  Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;  and shall NOT DOUBT in his HEART ,  but shall BELIEVE that those things which he SAITH shall come to pass;  he shall have whatsoever he SAITH .  [24] Therefore I say unto you,  What things soever ye desire,  WHEN ye pray,  BELIEVE that ye RECEIVE them,  and ye shall HAVE them. As you can se...

A word of Wisdom: The Word Cannot Contradict Itself We know of a truth that the Word of God cannot contradict itself in any way or in any place or verse. In fact, the Word of God explains itself thtoughout the whole Holy Bible and need no help from any scholar or man to help us interpret what He is saying to us. Question: How and what do you make out of a "Bible" that contradicts itself? The conclusion that we should derive from simple logical reasoning is that,  Such a "Bible" is not of God but is of man. Thus, it cannot be the Word of God but the words of men. Hebrews 11:20 KJV By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. The King James Bible says, Isaac blessed Esau: Genesis 27:39 KJV And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,  Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; ~~~ Let's see what some of the popular Bible translations say, Isaac cursed Esau; Genesis 27:39 NIV His father Isaac...