THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL AND WILL NEVER BE CARNAL.
May it be known to all, and let it also be established in the hearts of all, who name the name of our Lord Jesus Christ worldwide, that the weapons of our warfare as believers are not carnal and will never be.
The weapons of our warfare as believers in Christ are entirely spiritual, and must, at all times, and in all circumstances, remain spiritual; even as they are divinely ordained, even as they are written in Bible.
Receive it today into your hearts, if you can, that there is nothing as primitive and modern Christianity. There is only one Christianity: for Our Lord Jesus Christ, Whose Body is His church, is the same yesterday, today and will forever remain the same.
Brethren of the Lord, the foundation of our belief as Christians, is laid on the Prophets, and further cemented by the Apostles - Jesus Christ anchoring as the Chief Cornerstone. And no other foundation must any man or woman lay than that which is already laid.
In the gospel of John, chapter 18, verse 36, Jesus made it very clear to whosoever, that His kingdom is not of this world. Even Prophet Isaiah, who prophesied in Isaiah chapter 9, verse 6, that the government shall be on the shoulders of Christ, was clearly referring to the spiritual government. He made this clarification in verse 7 thereof.
People of God, the kingdom of God, to which we belong as His children, is essentially a spiritual kingdom. It is a kingdom that enforces the plans and purposes of the God concerning His creation through the spirit.: for the spiritual is superior and will always determine the physical.
And when the Holy Ghost began to instruct those who wrote the Epistles, He was very clear about this matter. He continually emphasized that the kingdom of our God is not of this world: that though we that are redeemed are still in the world, that we are not of the same world.
The Holy Ghost also charged believers to come out from amongst them, from amongst the world, and be separate. He revealed that it is only when we are separated from the world, that God, even our Father, would assume rightful His role as our Father indeed and in truth.
The salvation that Christ wrought makes one a spirit man, and that also to operate essentially in the spirit. The will of God in His Christ is this: that though we that are saved be still in human flesh, that we should only war after the spirit.
The Holy Ghost, also ministering through Apostle Paul, in Ephesians chapter 6, from verse 10- 18, carefully listed the believer’s weapons of warfare. They are as follows: truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the spirit, (which is the word of God), prayer and supplication in the spirit. Nothing was left out, absolutely nothing. And nobody must add or remove from this list.
But, some may argue: why are our weapons as believers, different from the weapons of the people of God in the Old Testament? The answer is this: that they of the Old Testament were entirely flesh and blood and operated as such; but we of the New Testament are essentially spirit, and must also operate as such.
The current upsurge in “religious” radicalism, persecution and killing of Christians worldwide, are essentially spiritual matters, and can best be handled spiritually also. It is futile and hopeless to fight spiritual forces with carnal weapons. When we fight the forces of darkness carnally we only succeed in playing into the hands of satan.
They of the Old Testament relied on carnal weapons because they only battled against flesh and blood; but we of the New Testament church cannot afford that: for our battles are essentially against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. See Ephesians 6:12.
And if we must learn how to go about this spiritual battle, we must look up to the first Apostles of our Lord, who, in their days, applied these spiritual weapons effectually , and in so doing were able, through the Holy Ghost, ….”to subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. They, through the Eternal Spirit, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to fight the armies of the aliens.
The women amongst them received their dead raised to life again, and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance: that they might obtain a better resurrection: and others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover, of bonds and of imprisonments: they were stoned, they were sown asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wondered about in sheep skins and goatskins: being destitute, afflicted: (of whom the world was not worthy:), they wondered in desserts and in mountains, and in dens and in caves of the earth”. See Hebrews chapter 11.
Brethren, all they that were so described in that Hebrew text were all people of God, working in daily righteousness and holiness. They all passed through all those pain and terror, yet without complaining or murmuring. And for that, God, even our Father, was not ashamed to be called their God, even as they themselves were also not ashamed to be called His children.
And because of those wonderful souls, the message of the Cross survived, and we are all beneficiaries: of their tenacity and perseverance in the face of terror and utter cruelty.
You that profess that you are a Christian, are you ashamed to hand over your life to God? Do you consider it as a sign of weakness to depend on your Creator to avenge you when and how He considers it necessary to do so? Are you so desperate to show the world that just as satanic forces can shed human blood with impunity so also can Christians? What are you up to? Who sent you on that errand of revenge?
Brethren, know it this very day, that whosoever calls believers to arms of flesh, even in the name of God, does not have the mandate of God. He or she is on his or her own.
Whosoever encourages believers to take up arms and avenge themselves, have simply lost confidence in the ability of God to fight for His Own, to utterly deliver His Own. And such calls can only come from a heart that is filled with grief, anger, bitterness and hopelessness - none of which works the righteousness of God.
The weapons of our warfare as believers are not carnal and will never be carnal. Whenever we take up arms to defend ourselves God leaves us to it. Whenever we play politics, even with the word of God, He leaves us to finish what we started.
The perfect will of God is that by strength shall no one prevail.
Brethren, all that world refer to as other “religions” are mere manifestations of satan in his desperate attempt to inhibit the purpose of the Cross. And those in the body of Christ who also describe Christianity as one of such “religions” are ignorant of Who they believe.
Jesus Christ did not come to establish another religion. Rather, He came to save His Own creation unto His Father. For this same Jesus is the very image of the invisible God, the first Born of every creature. And by Him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible: whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him”…Colossians 1:15-16.
Brethren, the spread of “other religions” worldwide at the expense of Christianity: that is, at the expense of God and godliness, is directly the result of the age-long and enduring carnal approach to spiritual warfare by believers.
We have all fallen short of the demands of spiritual warfare: we have all collapsed into ourselves, into our humanity, into the world and into its ways. Believers now largely rely on the arms of flesh to fight purely spiritual battles. And this is worldwide.
People of God, the soul of every living is in the hands of our heavenly Father. And He is the only One Who can save a soul or cast it down to hell fire: He is that Lord of the harvest.
God is waiting for His people, called by the name of His only begotten Son, to stir Him to action: that He may intervene and deliver humanity from satan and satanic “religions”. He is anxiously waiting for believers worldwide to begin to diligently apply their spiritual weapons of warfare, that He may begin to take
glory over all the works of His hands. And that is the reason for this message.
Brethren, we are the very Body of Christ. Whatever touches us touches Him also. We must not bring ourselves to even imagine that He does not see what we are pass through, or that He does not care. He sees it all and He cares, even more than we can ever think or imagine
Brethren, our God is not a man: His ways are not the ways of men. He was there when Stephen was stoned to death in the Bible: He was there when James was beheaded by King Herod. He is still there watching over us even as the forces of darkness trample upon us and upon all that we hold dear. Yet He cares, yes He does.
What is lost to most believers worldwide is this: that this gospel thrives in persecution: and that persecution is the highest gear in the vehicle that drives the true gospel.
I therefore call on all that truly profess Christ worldwide, to rise up to the challenges occasioned by the spread of the so-called “other religions” and of persecution of believers. For what we are witnessing is satan in desperate manovours to take as many souls as possible down with him when He eventually goes down.
We must resist satan, we must stop him; but not with bows, cudgels, arrows, guns or cutlasses: not even with politicking and propaganda, not even with social radicalism and activism. We can only check and stop satan and his works with our divinely ordained weapons of warfare. And whosoever is truly saved is endowed with all the weapons.
Brethren of the Lord, the world will never witness the melting power of God until those who profess Him begin to live even as He lives.
There is no doubt that our God can do all things. After all, wisdom and might are His. He can change times and seasons, He can remove kings and set up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to them that know understanding. He reveals the deep and secret things, He knows what is in the darkness and all light dwells with Him. See Daniel 2:20-21. You may as well add yours – the list is endless.
With our God ALL things are possible. Yet He desires that we always prompt Him to do things, to effect His plans and purpose on earth and in our individual lives. And we can only prompt Him through our spiritual weapons of warfare: for God is a spirit, and they that worship Him must do so also in the same spirit and in truth.
Let us meditate on these things and apply our hearts to true wisdom.
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