Posts from January 2010 (Page 4)

Ensnared by Satan, spirits of violence

Why are many Christian leaders promoting wickedness? Jesus gave a solemn warning in (Matt 7:21 24 21), “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

Billions are ensnared by Satan will never be delivered unless the church awakens to its lost spiritual inheritance.

LOST PREACHERS

When rich, egotistic, self-centered preachers stand before God’s judgment bar of Jesus; “I was a successful preacher having the biggest church, mansions, best cars and yachts, best jewelry, best clothes, supporting a few poor people, sending our used clothes to them, checking their Social Security cards and if they didn’t have one, we’d escort them out of the church. Popular, on television a dozen times every week, appearing on the international secular television networks, teaching people to confess and have positive thoughts by giving MY church or MY MINISTRY tithes and offerings. I had the biggest computer- game room, swimming and supporting Christian rock bands and I had the largest youth group in town.”

“Depart from Me ye workers of iniquity!”

What is the Promise?

The Baptism of The Holy Spirit as promised in the New Testament, is quite different in kind from any of the various operations or manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

“But the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name. He shall teach you all things! And bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26).

Why do Christians need the Baptism in the Holy Spirit?

  • According to Luke 11:13, “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him”
  • Jesus said it was for the endowment of supernatural power for service. “Be endued with power from on high . . . to witness, ” (Luke 24:9; Acts 1:8).

Did Jesus really give binding powers to the Church?

Mark 3:27 “No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.”

The Greek word for spoil occurs in two forms, Depose and harapzo, which denotes “an intensive spoiling, plunder and snatching away.” In (Lk. 11-22), the Greek word Skulon, conveys “arms stripped from a foe.” Putting it simply, Satan is stripped of his weapons, (Lk. 11:21,22. The Greek word Deo means literally tie or fasten, to arrest or paralyze. Everything that he has stolen is reclaimed. Moreover, Christians aggressively binding the power of demons, prohibits them from the carry-forward their assignments.

Gary Kinnaman develops this theological foundation for binding: “The use of the phrase binding did not, in fact, originate with Jesus. Binding was a frequent expression of first century Jewish rabbinical dialect. According to Alexander Bruce in The Expositor’s Greek New Testament to bind and loose (Greek, deo and luo) meant simply “to prohibit and to permit,” that is to establish. The Jewish religious authorities at the time of Christ retained the right to establish guidelines for or keys to, religious practices and social interaction.