Spiritual identity is more relevant today than ever before in history. I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see today, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. But given the truth, many do not want to surrender who they are in their flesh. They do not want to relinquish their self-actualization or self-identities. John writes that whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. What is darkness, who is this darkness?
As we continue learning the Father’s process of Spiritual Identity and Sonship, we live and spontaneously walk in who we are to Him as the Spiritually Birthed Son. We read Paul’s epistles with a new vigor of Spiritual knowledge and understanding. In the last two weeks, our dear brother and sister, Dwight Davis and Brenda Gray shared with powerful messages what Father is revealing in them concerning Colossians chapter 1 and our Spiritual Identity in Christ! This week will be no different, with our Father revealing who we are to Him as Spiritual Birthed Sons and who He is to us as our Spiritual Father. Let’s continue to talk about it….
What’s love got to do, got to do with it?
What’s love but a second-hand emotion?
What’s love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
These are the lyrics from a popular song sang by Tina Turner, What’s Love Got to Do with it?
The word “Love” has been used so loosely in today’s society. It has been so misunderstood, that it’s true meaning has been lost to many. This is why so many people find themselves disappointed when the “love” they seek falls short of their needs and/or expectations.
Many are searching for some type of fulfillment that will satisfy a deep longing to be loved and accepted. If love is only an emotion, then it is a “second hand emotion” (according to the song). Can one truly find love? And if so, will it fulfill their deepest desire and need?
In John 21: 15 – 17 Jesus asked Peter twice did he have agape or absolute love for Him?” Peter answered with phileo love, which is; to be fond of, care for affectionately, or have a personal attachment to, which at the moment, was all Peter knew. Later, when the Holy Spirit revealed a fuller understanding of agape Love, Peter used the agape/agapao words nine times in his writings.
This Agape, “Absolute Love” is our Father. This is Pure and True Love! Because our Father is Love!
In Colossians, Paul speaks about this Love.
So, what does love got to do with it? EVERYTHING!!
Paul wanted the Church at Colossae and even us today to know that we have everything we need in full realization of the truth of the Father’s gospel of grace. There is nothing that needs to be added from Gnosticism, Paganism, or Man Made Religion (MMR). Those are full of lies in the world, flesh, and the devil to distract us from the truth and to get us back to flesh and our original identity living. We need to stay in our new Spiritual Identity and Spiritual living in and with the Father as His Spiritual Son.
The shed blood of Jesus permanently forgave all the sins of all mankind to give us RIGHTEOUSNESS with the Father. The physical death of Jesus on the cross gave us HOLINESS with the Father.
We are given the word (logos) of God (the Father) to us as Spiritual Sons to help us live for the Father in our new creation eternal life and Spiritual Identity. The Father and the Holy Spirit will quicken the word of confirmation to us for all that has been revealed to us. Both the Father and the Holy Spirit will confirm the word of the truth of the gospel!
Let us discuss some of these important things concerning the word of the truth of the gospel with our eternal love fellowship with the Father.
As the Father’s ongoing process of Spiritual Identity and Sonship continues to teach us to live and spontaneously walk in who we are the Him Spiritually as the Son. We find ourselves reading many of Paul’s epistles with a new vigor of Spiritual knowledge and understanding. And so, starting this week we will begin teaching on the Book of Colossians. As we did in the Book of Romans each of us teaching on chapters 5,6,7 and 8. We are trusting Father to cover all four chapters in the Book of Colossians.Let’s talk about it…
Happy New Year 2023! This is our first fellowship of the New Year. As we begin this New Year there are several things I would like you to think about going into 2023. The question today is, do men believe or even know what it really means, that “the truth will set you free”? As we will discuss in our message in today’s world “the truth” has become personal and subjective. That would mean “the truth” is not absolute and there is consequently no such thing as a lie. But wait! This man-made idea of “the truth” is also the source one’s freedom in life. Is there anyone “free” if “the truth” is subjective and personal? And of course, your “truth” makes you right in your own eyes and those who have their “truth” are right in their eyes as well. Let’s talk about it…
Last week, I was just doing some normal activities of the day, and my Father dropped in on me in a split second with just an intense feeling of awe and of love to me. I asked the Father what did He want to tell me. The Father said to me, you are My Son and I want to have a love fellowship with you throughout eternity with no separation.
Over the next week I asked the Father to share with me the details of His abundant love and His purpose and plan for His Spiritual Sons.
Several nights the Father woke me us at 2:00 A.M. for 4 or 5 hours to share with me some of these things of His infinite love in his Purpose, Intent, and Plan (PIP) that He has provided for His Sons.
Our Father with His marvelous and abundant love wanted Spirit birthed Sons that could have the ability to choose and make decisions to have a fellowship in love with Him forever with no separation.
Let us discuss some of these important things concerning our eternal fellowship with the Father.
Today we will look at Romans 12:1-2. They are some of the most powerful verses in the Bible, yet born-again believers find them challenging and their understanding illusive. But when they are read and spiritually understood through the lens of our spiritual sonship, union, and oneness, they explode with our spiritual identity.
These verses always struck fear in my heart as a young believer. What exactly was God asking and expecting of me? Whatever it was, whatever that scripture was talking about, it sounded costly and painful, and I knew I wasn’t walking away unscathed.
I spent 40 years avoiding them. But now, reading them through the lens of spiritual union, oneness, and identity, those verses take on an entirely different understanding.
The other day while I was at work I was conversing with a young man, and he expressed his concerns about what the world will look like in two years. He was very troubled about this. Why he chose the time frame of two years, I don’t know. But what I was hearing was a concern which many people, believers and unbelievers alike are grappling with. The last two years have got people rethinking and asking questions as to what this life is really all about. Who are we, why are we here, what is the meaning and purpose of my life?
I couldn’t answer the young man as to what the world will look like for him, but as for me as the “Spiritual Son” to my Father, I’m not worried. I believe this to be one of the most exciting times to be alive in history! The Dispensation of Grace?
The fascinating story of how the Bible translated to its present form actually starts thousands of years ago, as briefly outlined in: Timeline of Bible Translation History. Today we will continue our teaching from last week’s review with the history of the Bible and its travel through time. We must keep in mind everything in the Bible is inspired by the Spirit of God, so everything in the Bible is “Spiritual,” not intellectual, academic nor scholastic. Although, in MMR (Man Made Religon) that is all what they have to offer. Hey, no one can give you what they don’t have. The translators or most of them were dedicated and focused on translating the Bible with accuracy to the original text. We will see that over time things shifted from accuracy of the text to MMR influence of what was read and who could read it.