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SOME OF US MAY THINK BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF jESUS CHRIST IS A TRIVIAL MATTER BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE SPIRIT OF GOD WORKING IN THEIR LIVES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWNS.
The HOLY SPIRIT is POURED OUT UPON “ALL” FLESH (Both JUST AND UNJUST)[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JOEL 2:28-29 – “And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my Spirit upon ALL flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes, the HOLY SPIRIT is POURED OUT UPON ALL FLESH (both upon the JUST AND the UNJUST), no exceptions. Everyone can feel the moving of the Spirit especially in the last days, for it is typed to the former and latter rain. Just like rainfall, God sends the Holy Spirit to water all plant and animal life. It can fall upon the tares and the wheat, and both can shout halleluiah, but it does not change the seed at the core of the plant. The Spirit only brings to manifestation what is it at the core, for every seed will bring forth of its kind (Genesis 1:11). “By their fruits they ye shall know them”. Once plant life reaches its maturity during harvest time, they are known by their fruit. A son of God will manifest the life of God, while a son of perdition will manifest the works of Satan, and will come to full maturity also, by the same Holy Spirit anointing.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 5:44-45- "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for HE maketh his SUN to RISE on the evil and on the good, and sendeth RAIN on the just and on the unjust."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 13:30- "Let both grow together until the HARVEST: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the TARES, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the WHEAT into my barn."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 7:20- "Wherefore by their FRUITS ye shall know them.""The true vine and the false vine both had the “same anointing”. The water fell on both of them. No wonder He warned us it would “deceive the very elected if it was possible”. think about it this way guys if anyone is claiming to have the holy spirit and has a relationship with Jesus but cannot accept any of the new testament commands which were written through the inspiration of the holy spirit then they may be operating under a different spirit.Jesus cannot deny his own word.2nd timothy 3:16 states that all scripture is given by inspiration of God so how can the holy spirit that lives on the inside of you deny the word of God which was written through the inspiration of the very same spirit?
Does having the Gifts of the Spirit (healing, speaking in tongues, miracles, etc) assure you that you are truly baptized with the Holy Ghost already?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NOT SO. Though we believe in the nine (9) spiritual gifts as stipulated in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 namely: (1) Prophesy (2) Word of Wisdom (3) Faith (4) Healing (5) Tongues (6) Interpretation of Tongues (7) Discernment (8) Word of Knowledge (9) Working of Miracles, yet these gifts can be impersonated by the devil. There will be “false anointed ones” and “false christs” in the last days to impersonate and to deceive the very elect if it were possible by using these gifts. Yes, they will be truly “anointed”, but false at the core. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Let’s look at Judas. JUDAS was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ. Judas preached along with them and healed the sick, and cast out devils. But Judas had shown his true colors as the son of perdition when he sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. BALAAM was a prophet. But his true colors were manifested because of the love of money and popularity, he tried to curse Israel. JANNES AND JAMBRES were two magicians who withstood Moses by manifesting the same powers of turning their sticks into snakes in the sight of pharaoh. Therefore, miracles and signs are no true signs that one is a true servant of God. Even Lucifer himself was previously an “angel of light”.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SCRIPTURES:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 7:21-23- "Not every one 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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 24:24- "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall SHEW great SIGNS and WONDERS; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall DECEIVE the very ELECT."[/FONT]
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The HOLY SPIRIT is POURED OUT UPON “ALL” FLESH (Both JUST AND UNJUST)[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JOEL 2:28-29 – “And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my Spirit upon ALL flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes, the HOLY SPIRIT is POURED OUT UPON ALL FLESH (both upon the JUST AND the UNJUST), no exceptions. Everyone can feel the moving of the Spirit especially in the last days, for it is typed to the former and latter rain. Just like rainfall, God sends the Holy Spirit to water all plant and animal life. It can fall upon the tares and the wheat, and both can shout halleluiah, but it does not change the seed at the core of the plant. The Spirit only brings to manifestation what is it at the core, for every seed will bring forth of its kind (Genesis 1:11). “By their fruits they ye shall know them”. Once plant life reaches its maturity during harvest time, they are known by their fruit. A son of God will manifest the life of God, while a son of perdition will manifest the works of Satan, and will come to full maturity also, by the same Holy Spirit anointing.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 5:44-45- "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for HE maketh his SUN to RISE on the evil and on the good, and sendeth RAIN on the just and on the unjust."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 13:30- "Let both grow together until the HARVEST: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the TARES, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the WHEAT into my barn."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 7:20- "Wherefore by their FRUITS ye shall know them.""The true vine and the false vine both had the “same anointing”. The water fell on both of them. No wonder He warned us it would “deceive the very elected if it was possible”. think about it this way guys if anyone is claiming to have the holy spirit and has a relationship with Jesus but cannot accept any of the new testament commands which were written through the inspiration of the holy spirit then they may be operating under a different spirit.Jesus cannot deny his own word.2nd timothy 3:16 states that all scripture is given by inspiration of God so how can the holy spirit that lives on the inside of you deny the word of God which was written through the inspiration of the very same spirit?
Does having the Gifts of the Spirit (healing, speaking in tongues, miracles, etc) assure you that you are truly baptized with the Holy Ghost already?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NOT SO. Though we believe in the nine (9) spiritual gifts as stipulated in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 namely: (1) Prophesy (2) Word of Wisdom (3) Faith (4) Healing (5) Tongues (6) Interpretation of Tongues (7) Discernment (8) Word of Knowledge (9) Working of Miracles, yet these gifts can be impersonated by the devil. There will be “false anointed ones” and “false christs” in the last days to impersonate and to deceive the very elect if it were possible by using these gifts. Yes, they will be truly “anointed”, but false at the core. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Let’s look at Judas. JUDAS was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ. Judas preached along with them and healed the sick, and cast out devils. But Judas had shown his true colors as the son of perdition when he sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. BALAAM was a prophet. But his true colors were manifested because of the love of money and popularity, he tried to curse Israel. JANNES AND JAMBRES were two magicians who withstood Moses by manifesting the same powers of turning their sticks into snakes in the sight of pharaoh. Therefore, miracles and signs are no true signs that one is a true servant of God. Even Lucifer himself was previously an “angel of light”.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SCRIPTURES:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 7:21-23- "Not every one 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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MATTHEW 24:24- "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall SHEW great SIGNS and WONDERS; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall DECEIVE the very ELECT."[/FONT]
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