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It seems that Jodi got it in for me, because my name comes up at least once in a couple of days. I am always a Pagan Worshipper. One of these days you, Jodi will have to eat these words. Unfortunately I know what a Pagan is, I have been there, I come out of the Catholic Church. So you Jodi can not tell me about the trinity doctrine. That is why I also know now that I have come out of Her. I followed Jesus advice. The Catholic Church has not invented Satan. That Satan did himself. The Church just followed him. There is a difference.
IreneQuote (Tiffany @ Dec. 31 2008,12:39) It seems that Jodi got it in for me, because my name comes up at least once in a couple of days. I am always a Pagan Worshipper. One of these days you, Jodi will have to eat these words. Unfortunately I know what a Pagan is, I have been there, I come out of the Catholic Church. So you Jodi can not tell me about the trinity doctrine. That is why I also know now that I have come out of Her. I followed Jesus advice. The Catholic Church has not invented Satan. That Satan did himself. The Church just followed him. There is a difference.
Irene
Irene, I DO NOT HAVE IT IN FOR YOU.
I call it how I see it. My understanding is that you, oh and I'm sorry, ALL OTHERS WHO BELIEVE AS you DO, give God's powers over to a false being, and you fear that false being.
GB,
Is your amorphous taoist adversarial spirit made up of millions of individual free intellects that go in and out of people, working together against God though you say they have no leader?
I prefer scripture.Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 31 2008,13:37) GB,
Is your amorphous taoist adversarial spirit made up of millions of individual free intellects that go in and out of people, working together against God though you say they have no leader?
I prefer scripture.
Which scripture do you prefer Nick,The one that says to be an adversary is to have in mind the things of MEN, or the one where Jesus says that SIN COMES from within man himself?
Quote (Tiffany @ Dec. 30 2008,15:16) Quote (Jodi @ Dec. 31 2008,07:22) Jesus tells us that man invents evil ways, and that offenses in the world come through man, THEREFORE is it not OBVIOUS, if you put away your heathen understanding, that the RULER OF THIS WORLD, is the mind of man that follows after his own flesh? 1Co 1:20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1Co 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1Co 1:28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their own craftiness“;
We do not follow the craftiness of supernatural beings, it is our OWN craftiness that has come forth due to our selfish ways in following after our flesh.
The spirit of this world is the spirit in man, the crafty intellect that invents evil ways to serve it’s flesh.
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
What is the spirit that works in the sons of disobedience, well verse 3 clearly tells us, it is the mind that conducts itself under serving the flesh.
Php 3:19whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame–who set their mind on earthly things.
Irene, it does not take a supernatural being to cause us to set our minds on earthly things.
James 3:14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
Evil does not come from supernatural creatures outside of our creation, it comes from humans who are SELF SEEKING in THEIR hearts, conducting their spirit to follow after their flesh. The wisdom of this world is EARTHLY, SENSUAL/PHYSICAL.
Mt 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Heb 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
James 1:14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
Heb 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
Irene, do you think that after 40 days without food, that your flesh might be tempted too??
The bible is VERY SPECIFIC telling us that sin comes from FOLLOWING OUR OWN DESIRES of which our flesh draws us in to serve, and that SIN LEADS to DEATH.
Jesus in the wilderness did not deny some supernatural being, HE DENYED HIS FLESH. Jesus destroyed that which had the power of death, the devil. We are directly told that man’s sins lead to death, and that man sins are due to allowing the flesh to tempt. This clearly exposes WHO the slanderer is.
Through the weakness of our flesh, our spirit tries to tell us that the way to LIFE is through serving our flesh, thus creating a HUGE LIE against God, because God is the only way to life.
Sin holds the power of death
Sin comes from following our own desires
The devil holds the power over death. HMMM, what could the slanderer possibly stand for?? Do you see the TRUTH Irene? It is clearly laid out.
Joh 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Joh 6:70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
Greed is an evil spirit of the flesh, created by man and dispersed throughout the world, going out in many forms. Greed entered Judas and caused him to deny Jesus, and this is why Jesus called him a devil. Going after his flesh, Judas profited nothing! To go after the flesh is to be a devil!
Mr 8:33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.“
To be Satan, to be an adversary, is not to follow a supernatural being, but to have a mind in the things of men.
Php 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
Col 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
Circumcision is cutting OFF the FLESH. God’s Spirit working in Jesus worked to cut his mind OFF of his FLESH. We do not need to cut our minds off of the influence of a supernatural beings, we need to cut our minds away from our flesh.
Ro 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death.
Once again, the power of death, the devil, is the spirit in man that follows after the flesh.
Irene you ignore scripture and teach people to fear a false god. I pray that God opens you and Georg’s eyes to the truth.
Ro 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.
Ro 7:25 I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
Ro 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,* who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells
in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.Heb 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
There is NO TRUTH, to say that the devil is a supernatural being. JUST LOOK at what the SCRIPTURES SPECIFICALLY SAY, for crying out loud, come OUT of the Whore.
Irene, you say evil comes when our mind chooses to follow a supernatural being, however the bible clearly says that evil comes from following our flesh.
Ro 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Heb 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
What is the obvious identity of the devil? What holds the power of death? The mind that lives according to the flesh!!
1Jo 2:16 For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–is not of the Father but is of the world.
Ro 8:7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
The problem with the world is not influencing fallen angels, but man’s carnal mind.
This is what I just don’t get from MANY of you people. The bible repeatedly shows our flesh to be an adversary to us, that our born nature is at enmity with our mind, however not ONE time is there talk of our enemy being some ‘fallen’ supernatural being who wants to be God, so WHY OH WHY, would anyone equivocate the adversary or slanderer to be anything other then what the scriptures clearly show, the mind of man that follows his flesh?
And why pick me out of the Brethren? Am I the only one that believes that there is a devil called Satan who is the God of this world? I do not think so. I have plenty of company. I and Georg teach others to believe in a false God, you are mistaken my friend. First of all I twist nobody wrist to believe what I do. And second of all, I believe in a God who is the creator of all mankind including you and I. So you are the accuser of the Brethren here and I find you guilty of accusing me and Georg for one.
James 3:14 tells you that it takes a demonic mind to think evil, and where does that demonic mind come from? We know that the Holy Spirit is of God the Almighty. But what about that demonic mind and every evil thing, like the snake in Paradise. It was the first being to deceived mankind. Evil Eve takes shape. Then they hide because they are naked, they did not realize that before. From that point on mankind has gone down hill.
When a baby is born, is it evil? It might surprise you if I say, yes. Why would I say so? I guess you know.
But there are some that say these Babies are pure in spirit. What does Jodi think?
Evil begets Evil. Good begets good. Where does good come from? God. Where does evil come from? The mind of man? Sorry Jodi that makes no sense. Man was not evil until the snake deceived Eve. Just like the Holy Spirit grows in us, so does the evil spirit grows too. Turn on the T.V. all evil present. We are in the times like Sodom and Gomorrah. It will get worse the Bible states, watch out!!!!!
When I read all of this, I can see how you can be deceived, but nothing begets nothing. It has to come from some where.
Your mind in it self is not evil, it is the garbage you put into your mind that is evil. One more thing Satan is very busy and read the prophecy of the end times, what will happen to most mankind. And what will happen to Satan, funny He all of a sudden appears?
Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Jesus is very much aware of Satan. Are you going to believe Him?
Peace and Love Irene
Hi Irene,If you really want me to try and understand your truth, then as I have said before, you need to take what I say in my posts and show me specifically how what I have said is wrong.
It would be much appreciated Irene, thank you.
Quote (Jodi @ Jan. 01 2009,10:34) Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 31 2008,13:37) GB,
Is your amorphous taoist adversarial spirit made up of millions of individual free intellects that go in and out of people, working together against God though you say they have no leader?
I prefer scripture.
Which scripture do you prefer Nick,The one that says to be an adversary is to have in mind the things of MEN, or the one where Jesus says that SIN COMES from within man himself?
Hi Jodi,
Indeed satan aims his works superficially at elevating the things of men to get their attention and support. But his real aim is to use men in his frustrated rage against God.He knows his own fate and wants to take as many men with him as possible.
The serpent's brood is resident in men as lusts to be kindled by sin unto a fire of destruction.
Nick……you use so may words that are not even found scripture and try to make them fit you false understanding of Scripture, Your teaching of the doctrines about devils and Satan and demons are completely false assumptions and you have no proof of any. You need to come out of that false teaching of the Harlot Church so you can get rid of you confusions you have. you or no one else Here has ever seen a devil or Satan, or demon beings ever. All the evil in the world functions in man and not some (Mysterious) devil or Satan. Any man who is an adversary to GOD is a SATAN. Even Peter was once. Come out of that false teaching and you will be able to think sounder. Go reread and think about what Jodi and I have both said and even 942767 understands it's the evil in men , not some mysterious being going around jumping in and out of people.
love and peace to you and yours……………………..gene
Quote (Nick Hassan @ Jan. 01 2009,08:37) GB,
Is your amorphous taoist adversarial spirit made up of millions of individual free intellects that go in and out of people, working together against God though you say they have no leader?
I prefer scripture.
Nick……….I don't recall saying any of that, have you started lying again about what people are saying Nick. In fact i believe your the one who thinks devils and demons and Satan Jumps in and out of people not me. In fact i think its your amorphous devil, that person of some kind thats the real problem, of BABYLON RELIGIONS. Come out of it Nick so you don't recieve of Her Plagues.peace…………….gene
To the people who read this forum,
WJ says, “Our flesh walks about seeking whom it may devour?
Foolishness!”Hitler, Stalin, Nero, HMM, many many dictators MASS MURDERED people, these were all men IN THE FLESH, and through their minds following after the lusts of their flesh, were lions SEEKING OUT WHO THEY COULD DEVOUR!
So yes, man’s weak flesh roams about seeking who it may devour if it be murder, greed, or whatever.
Proverbs 30:11 There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. 13 There is a generation–oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
Da 7:23“Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces.
Kingdoms are run by HUMAN FLESH, and those humans DEVOUR other humans.
and Irene says, “Where does evil come from? The mind of man? Sorry Jodi that makes no sense.”
Let us read the scriptures………….
Galatians 5:13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
SHALL I DARE ASK WHAT SINS ARE LEFT TO BE IDENTIFIED AS THE WORKS OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS?
Irene had said to me, “When I read all of this, I can see how you can be deceived, but nothing begets nothing. It has to come from some where. Your mind in it self is not evil, it is the garbage you put into your mind that is evil.”
HMM, let’s see what the scriptures say…….
Ge 6:5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Ge 8:21And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; 13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; 14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. 15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. 16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
MAN devises evil in HIS HEART, and it leads to such things as slander and the speaking of lies. MAN is the adversary because in his heart he’d rather serve his flesh then serve God.
I really don’t see how anyone can just write off these scriptures? God made our flesh weak, we must acquire things in order to live, like food, shelter, clothes. Bring on famine and everybody hordes their food, becoming greedy and not wanting to share what they have. Some of the Israelites in the wilderness did not follow the manna laws, they tried to save their manna when they were not suppose to, and they set out on the Sabbath to gather manna when they were not suppose to. Why did they disobey God?? Oh, because some celestial beings came down whispered in their ears and told them to? NO. Their fear for survival, which was a natural mechanism that God gave to all mammals, and their fleshly need for food, drew them away from God’s commandment.
Ps 64:6They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.
Psalms 140:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, 2 Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
No mention of supernatural beings, just evil from man’s heart.
Deuteronomy 8:12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Not a supernatural being causing men to sin against God and become proud, THINGS OF THE EARTH, OF THIS WORLD, such as possessions (herds, gold) of which the FLESH LOVES, lead to sin.
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;
Romans 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin
Ro 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
Eph 2:3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
Ephesians 4:17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Php 3:19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame–who set their mind on earthly things…..21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
Colossians 1:20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
Colossians 2:18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
MAN IS PUFFED UP AND VEIN BECAUSE OF HIS FLESHLY MIND!
It seems we have a warning not to worship angels, of course fearing fallen angels is a form of worship.
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us* in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
If someone wants to show me how THESE scriptures do not show that the influence to sin comes solely from our mind, due to our weak flesh, I'd really like to hear it.
It's always ABOUT THE FLESH AND THE MIND. Not even one sound scripture exists that talks about supernatural beings influencing us to do evil. Sure we have the text that say to watch out for or don't be a devil or a satan, but those are WORDS that mean adversary and slanderer, not supernatural slanderer, or supernatural adversary. They are certainly not some formal proper name for an individual. We see repeatedly that MAN following his flesh creates from HIS OWN HEART DECEIT AND SLANDER, and that man from his own mind becomes an adversary to himself and to others when he commits adultery or is greedy or murders..etc..We also see from the OT, that man puffs himself up to the heavens and God must bring him down, thus giving us the meaning of the adversary falling like lightening in the NT.
When Paul wrote Ephesians HE WAS IN PRISON UNDER NERO! Thus when he was writing obviously the slanderer of whom he was speaking of was NERO, not a supernatural being.
Ephesians 4:17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the F1 Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
Nor give place to the slanderer. Who would be the slanderer in this case, Nero who persecuted the followers of Jesus.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, F19 against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Once again let’s think about the context here. Paul is in prison, and if anyone knows there history Nero was an evil man according to the flesh. Stand against the wiles of the devil. You don’t think the people in that age called Nero a slanderer?? Of course they did. Paul was PREPARING THEM FOR PERSECUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bible specifically shows that our adversaries are humans, Peter a HUMAN, is DIRECTLY CALLED A SATAN, The dragon, said to be the adversary and the slanderer, is a particular number of kings, and with the following scripture I give here, the devil is the Roman emperor and his government. Whether it be Nero or one of his successors. Re 2:10Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Man oh Man, Happy New Year everyone. I hope YHWH leads more people away from false teachings this year.
God Bless, Jodi
I see that your post Nick came 1 minute after mine,
Is this all you have to say in regards to my post?
Obviously you didn't even read or think about what I wrote before you posted, so I hope you take the time to go back and read it and give a proper response.
Hi Jodi,
Yes I am a speed reader.We have read all your determined efforts to prove scripture wrong.
Satan must appreciate your valiant efforts to hide him in scripture from the eyes of men.
SatanJodi………Don't let the ignorant discourage you, those who have the Spirit of Truth in then can easily understand the truth in what you have posted. But the CARNAL and Blind would never understand what you are saying and how sound it is. They simply don't have the capacity to, so don't get discouraged. They are still part of the (MYSTERY BABYLON) Teachings of the Doctrines about Demons and devils part of the Whores teachings and they give it worship by letting the FEAR of these non existence beings control there minds. They are unable to see with Spiritual eyes and they are plagued with those delusions, As scripture says they would .
love and peace to you and yours………………….gene
Gb,
So what of Jesus Christ?
He spoke a lot about satan but you prefer the ideas of others?I do not think the one called the truth should be ignored by those claiming to follow him do you?
Quote (Jodi @ Jan. 01 2009,19:04) To the people who read this forum, WJ says, “Our flesh walks about seeking whom it may devour?
Foolishness!”Hitler, Stalin, Nero, HMM, many many dictators MASS MURDERED people, these were all men IN THE FLESH, and through their minds following after the lusts of their flesh, were lions SEEKING OUT WHO THEY COULD DEVOUR!
So yes, man’s weak flesh roams about seeking who it may devour if it be murder, greed, or whatever.
Proverbs 30:11 There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. 13 There is a generation–oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
Da 7:23“Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces.
Kingdoms are run by HUMAN FLESH, and those humans DEVOUR other humans.
and Irene says, “Where does evil come from? The mind of man? Sorry Jodi that makes no sense.”
Let us read the scriptures………….
Galatians 5:13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
SHALL I DARE ASK WHAT SINS ARE LEFT TO BE IDENTIFIED AS THE WORKS OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS?
Irene had said to me, “When I read all of this, I can see how you can be deceived, but nothing begets nothing. It has to come from some where. Your mind in it self is not evil, it is the garbage you put into your mind that is evil.”
HMM, let’s see what the scriptures say…….
Ge 6:5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Ge 8:21And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; 13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; 14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. 15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. 16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
MAN devises evil in HIS HEART, and it leads to such things as slander and the speaking of lies. MAN is the adversary because in his heart he’d rather serve his flesh then serve God.
I really don’t see how anyone can just write off these scriptures? God made our flesh weak, we must acquire things in order to live, like food, shelter, clothes. Bring on famine and everybody hordes their food, becoming greedy and not wanting to share what they have. Some of the Israelites in the wilderness did not follow the manna laws, they tried to save their manna when they were not suppose to, and they set out on the Sabbath to gather manna when they were not suppose to. Why did they disobey God?? Oh, because some celestial beings came down whispered in their ears and told them to? NO. Their fear for survival, which was a natural mechanism that God gave to all mammals, and their fleshly need for food, drew them away from God’s commandment.
Ps 64:6They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.
Psalms 140:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, 2 Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
No mention of supernatural beings, just evil from man’s heart.
Deuteronomy 8:12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Not a supernatural being causing men to sin against God and become proud, THINGS OF THE EARTH, OF THIS WORLD, such as possessions (herds, gold) of which the FLESH LOVES, lead to sin.
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;
Romans 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wret
ched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sinRo 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
Eph 2:3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
Ephesians 4:17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Php 3:19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame–who set their mind on earthly things…..21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
Colossians 1:20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
Colossians 2:18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
MAN IS PUFFED UP AND VEIN BECAUSE OF HIS FLESHLY MIND!
It seems we have a warning not to worship angels, of course fearing fallen angels is a form of worship.
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us* in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles–when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
If someone wants to show me how THESE scriptures do not show that the influence to sin comes solely from our mind, due to our weak flesh, I'd really like to hear it.
It's always ABOUT THE FLESH AND THE MIND. Not even one sound scripture exists that talks about supernatural beings influencing us to do evil. Sure we have the text that say to watch out for or don't be a devil or a satan, but those are WORDS that mean adversary and slanderer, not supernatural slanderer, or supernatural adversary. They are certainly not some formal proper name for an individual. We see repeatedly that MAN following his flesh creates from HIS OWN HEART DECEIT AND SLANDER, and that man from his own mind becomes an adversary to himself and to others when he commits adultery or is greedy or murders..etc..We also see from the OT, that man puffs himself up to the heavens and God must bring him down, thus giving us the meaning of the adversary falling like lightening in the NT.
When Paul wrote Ephesians HE WAS IN PRISON UNDER NERO! Thus when he was writing obviously the slanderer of whom he was speaking of was NERO, not a supernatural being.
Ephesians 4:17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the F1 Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
Nor give place to the slanderer. Who would be the slanderer in this case, Nero who persecuted the followers of Jesus.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, F19 against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Once again let’s think about the context here. Paul is in prison, and if anyone knows there history Nero was an evil man according to the flesh. Stand against the wiles of the devil. You don’t think the people in that age called Nero a slanderer?? Of course they did. Paul was PREPARING THEM FOR PERSECUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bible specifically shows that our adversaries are humans, Peter a HUMAN, is DIRECTLY CALLED A SATAN, The dragon, said to be the adversary and the slanderer, is a particular number of kings, and with the following scripture I give here, the devil is the Roman emperor and his government. Whether it be Nero or one of his successors. Re 2:10Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Man oh Man, Happy New Year everyone. I hope YHWH leads more people away from false teachings this year.
God Bless, Jodi
Hi Jodi:From what I can see you used scripture to justify what you have said, and so if it is scriptural, I do not see that any one can argue. I do not believe that Satan is some super natural being that was cast out of heaven either.
One thing that I would like to say for your consideration, and that is when we are born into this world as babies we are born in innocence, and that includes Jesus.
We were not born sinners, but we there were influences in our life to which we responded bo
th and either to good or to do evil. The scriptures state that all of us have sinned and so all of us, except for Jesus, yielded to the temptation to do evil. Some of us did more evil than others. Also, some of us were oppressed by the evil that others did against us by their words or by their deeds, and this influenced us to hate and to strike back.Also God is in the world, and jealosy of someone whom God is blessing may influence someone to do evil. Cain murdered Abel because God accepted his sacrifice and not his. Instead of trying to find out what Abel did to please God, and change his ways, he murdered him.
Thanks for your study of this subject. It has helped me through all of the scriptures that you have posted.
God Bless
Hi 94,
Why do you not believe Jesus about what he said he saw?
Can anything in the natural world appear as an angel of light?I agree that God loves men and did not create them sinners.
He knows they can again be clean vessels fir for his service.Those who vilify men as evil by created nature cannot understand salvation.
Nick…..So you believe Peter was SATAN then right. GO and reread what Jodi, wrote slowly and let it sink in. Come out of that false teaching of the Harlot Church. Quite worshiping demons through FEAR. Why be plagued with that false teaching. Jesus full well know it was what was in mans heart that was the Evil in them. “for that which comes out of a mans mouth is what defiles him”, not some being called SATAN jumping in and out of him. Peter was called SATAN by Jesus because of his carnal evil nature was being an adversity to the work of GOD.
Here you are a monitor on this site and can't understand this, or see the logic in what Jodi said, much less all the scripture she posted to back up her points, now that is truly Amazing.
love and peace………………………gene
Gb,
Exactly and he was not told to get behind Jesus because his thoughts were of men.
Peter was a vessel yet imperfectly cleansed.Free intellects are not mentioned in the bible but unclean spirits are a feature.
They dwelled in men and kept Jesus busy driving them out.What dwells in men does defile them and affect their speech but freedom is our future.
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