FOR THOSE ON THE THRESHOLD OF TRUE ACTIVE FAITH.
A WARNING!
A quotation from The Christ written down by Matthew: "When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through parched places in search of a resting place, and finds none. Then it says, 'I will go back to my house out of which I moved'; and on arriving it finds it unoccupied but swept clean and adorned. Then it goes its way and takes along with it seven different spirits more wicked than itself, and, after getting inside, they dwell there; and the final circumstances of that man become worse than the first. That is how it will be also with this wicked generation." (12:43-45). It is important to note that unclean spirits can only reside in unclean people. And where scripture says: "the truth will set you free", it means of course, free from unclean spirit activity, from demon influences residing in one's spirit.
So whatever unclean spirit made the man's life miserable before his newly cleansed state (of holy well-being), he must thereafter be prepared for very persuasive demonic activity visiting his mind, tempting him far worse than ever before. Of course, their intention is to reopen this place of residence (his spirit) by debasing it again, for them to be able to live in it again, and where they will not be reminded of their own debased condition by a man's holiness, or of the future torments they are soon to be placed in by God. Their uncleanness will invade the man who has been swept clean and adorned (through holiness) by way of temptations from other unclean spirits in men and women, and through reminders of personal desires for sensual gratification visiting again. In fact, it says: "Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you." (1 Peter 4:4). It is this abuse and ostracisms that usually defeats men and women. So the following things must always be present within and among those who have been swept clean from the practice of error:
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(1) Constant prayer to The Father through His mediator The Christ.(2) Preparedness, by having accurate knowledge of His Word,especially to enable one to war successfully against unclean spirits. (3) A sharing with those who have a faith in common. |
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For it is written: "This is what Jehovah of armies has said, 'It will be in those days that ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will actually take hold of the skirt of a man who is a Jew, saying: "We will go with you people, for we have heard that God is with you people". (Zech 8:23 NWT). And to explain who really is a Jew from the standpoint of God, it says: " But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by Spirit, and not by a written code. The praise of that one comes, not from men, but from God." (Rom 2:29). So these are spiritual "Jews", not natural Jews, but 'Greeks' (they are chosen out of the nations), and are "Jews" only by God's anointing of them by Spirit, evident in taught ones by their knowledge and activities. Therefore to us it says: "And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but, as the anointing from him is teaching you about all things, and is true and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in union with Him". (1 John 2:27). The total number of these anointed ones throughout the generations is 144,000.
"The Kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and for the joy he has he goes and sells what things he has and buys that field." (Matt 13:44 NWT).
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