ASPECTS OF THE GREAT COMMISSION

(Matt. 16:19)  And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you. And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven.

Salvation Commission

(Mar 16:15-18)  Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Salvation Mandate

Preach ( announce good news of the kingdom)

Goal converts, saved, healed, delivered, baptized in Holy Spirit

(Serve people)

Reproduce sheep

Power and authority

Wholeness to the person

Family

Rights

Church growth

Saves people

Shapes minds

Heals people

Restores the individual

Eternal Life

Entrance to heaven

Benefits of salvation, prosperity

Speak the Word, confession

Gifts, power

Power of the kingdom

Hands laid on

Focus on the individual 

Short term

Milk of the Word

Discipleship Commission

(Mat 28:19-20)  Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. 5 FOLD MANDATE: (Eph 4:12-16)  for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. And this until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit. But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ; from whom the whole body, fitted together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of each part, producing the growth of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

Disciple Mandate

Make Disciples, trained, taught, equipped, released

Change thinking

(Serving Him)

Hear from God Themselves

Truth ,Deep Revelation

Wholeness to the Nation/Society

Citizenship in the Kingdom

Responsibility, Integrity

Saves Society

Marketplace Ministry

Heals Nation/Destiny of a Nation

Teaches how to live life

Speak the Word, decree and declare

Establishes the kingdom

Function/ Assignment in ministry

Dominion Mandate

Government and laws, precepts& principles

Long term

Team Ministry

A Global Interactive Covenant Kingdom Community of Purposes & Destinies that is changing {Influencing} the World through HIS DOMINION! A people Infused, Imbued, and Endowed in the glory of HIS Kingdom, a people saturated &lified; synergized with global kingdom frequencies of the Spirit  that is bringing Heaven to Earth ( quote from Tim Early)

GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSE FOR MANKIND!

FATHER'S LOVE LETTER

Father’s Love Letter…

My Child, You may not know me or even know me fully but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4

And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth.Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus.John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7

I have always been Father, and will always be Father.Ephesians 3:14-15

When these words of Mine touch your heart, then you realize that it is Me who is comforting you, then you know that I am growing You… to become My Son!

John 1:12,13 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of Elohim, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of Elohim. The parable in Luke 15 quoted hereafter, is really YOUR path, YOUR life.

You do not choose Me, nor is it your will to follow Me. Therefore I am not waiting for you. I am your Father and that is why you ARE My child. In your ‘humanity’ you ‘think’ that you are independent, that you have a free will, but it is Me who wills for you and always has done. You do not know that, because I veil Myself and your flesh cannot see Me, your mind cannot understand Me. I talk to you and your flesh thinks that I am outside of you while I am really YOU. This is, and always has been, the purpose of our plan to make first You and then the rest of creation subject to MY Glory…

Do you remember?

The pathway, the only pathway, is that you My Child come to see for what you are: ’My Child’. Your flesh never had a will and now your flesh experiences this. Your flesh mind says ‘I’ believe in the sovereignty of Him. Be aware though that, for as long as you say these lovely words, I have not finished My work, in making you My full Son. Your flesh is then not fully made subject to me, because of the two words you use: I and Him.

Your perception of ‘I’ is an illusion caused by My separation, the blindness I have put over you. There are no two’s, there is no other, I am the ONE.

WHO ARE YOU?

Here are some verses that tell of my position in Christ:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3

"…we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 5:20

"In Whom [Christ] we have redemption through His blood…." Ephesians 1:7

"To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the beloved [Christ]." Ephesians 1:6

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works…." Ephesians 2:10

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…." Romans 8:1

Ultimately, we shall all discover that our TRUE IDENTITY is CHRIST and although we may have been brought up as Davis, Bryant, Stewart, Clifton, Murray, Jones, Brown or Smith,etc. our real name--our identity and our potentiality--is CHRIST, the spiritual offspring of God. In the moment that this truth is revealed to us, all that has been imposed upon us by human belief, will drop away, and as soon as we begin to perceive our true nature and identity, it will not take long to become accustomed to the ATMOSPHERE OF SPIRIT...which is our Original Abiding Place.

When Jesus said I am he proved his identity. As a matter of fact, when he declared this, it was impossible for those you heard to stand.

(John 18:3-6)  Then Judas, having received a band and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.  Then Jesus, knowing all things that were coming upon Him, went out and said to them, Whom do you seek? They answered Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I AM! And Judas who betrayed Him also stood with them. Then as soon as He had said to them, I AM, they went backward and fell to the ground.

The first 11 chapters of John  define the Lord’s ministry through John’s selective use of 7 miracles, 7 “I AM” declarations, and 7 discourses. 

Now let’s look at the seven “I am” statements:

I AM

1. The Bread Of Life

2. The Light Of The World

3. The Gate

4. The Good Shepherd

5. The Resurrection And The Life

6. The Way, The Truth, And The Life

7. The Vine

WHO YOU ARE: 

I am the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13)
I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)
I am a child of God (John 1:12)
I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life (John 15:1,5)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:1)
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear his fruit (John 15:16)
I am a slave of righteousness (Romans 6:18)
I am a son of God; God is spiritually my Father (Romans 8:14,15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6)
I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him (Romans 8:17)
I am a temple, a dwelling place, of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)
I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)
I am a member of Christ's Body (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30)
I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18,19)
I am a son of God and one in Christ (Galatians 3:26,28)
I am an heir of God since I am a son of God (Galatians 4:6,7)
I am a saint (Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)
I am God's workmanship, His handiwork, born anew in Christ to do His work (Ephesians 2:10)
I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family (Ephesians 2:1)
I am a prisoner of Christ (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1)
I am righteous and holy through Christ (Ephesians 4:24)
I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)
I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life (Colossians 3:4)
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12; Thessalonians 1:4)
I am a son of light and not of darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1)
I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life (Hebrews 3:14)
I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5)
I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession (1 Peter 2:9,10)
I am an alien, stranger to this world in which I temporarily live (1 Peter 2:11)
I am an enemy of the devil (1 Peter 5:8)
I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns (1 John 3:1,2)
I am born of God, and the evil one, cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)

Boldly declare I AM and you will see the manifestation of what you said take place! If I am feeling sad...if I am feeling hurt...if I am feeling rejected or even 

confused...it is really not who I AM. I AM  is the knowing not the condition 

that is known. Let us be strengthened. I AM!!

This is not an exhaustive list, do a study on who you are. You will be surprised!

SPEAK TO THE STORM

Speak to the Storm

Since we have had massive tornados this spring, earthquakes in different

places and  hurricanes and other potential hurricanes that are coming, it’s

time for the Body of Christ to quit pointing fingers, quit prophesying judgment

and wrath, but rather pray, decree and declare and take our dominion

authority.

My belief is that the Body of Christ is not taking their rightful dominion

mandate.  GEN. 1:28-Could this be whey we are seeing an increase in destructive elements?

How do we pray against a storm?

We must corporately in one voice speak against this storm just as Jesus did

on the Sea of Galilee.

1. Say peace be still!!

Mark 4:35-41 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let

us cross over to the other side.”36 Now when they had left the multitude, they

took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with

Him.37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it

was already filling.38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they

awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”39

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And

the wind ceased and there was a great calm.40 But He said to them, “Why are you

so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”41 And they feared exceedingly,

and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey

Him!”

The word of command with which Christ rebuked the storm was, Peace, be

still—Sioµpa, pephimoµso—be silent, be dumb. The actual word was not a

word at all but SHHHHH!

Let not the wind any longer roar, nor the sea rage. Thus he stills the

noise of the sea, the noise of her waves; a particular emphasis is laid upon the

noisiness of them, Ps. 65:7, and 93:3, 4. The noise is threatening and

terrifying; let us hear no more of it. We are tired of hearing about

storms, earthquakes and hurricanes, let us hear no more of them.

2. Declare there will be no loss of life as Paul did in Acts 27.

Acts 27:21-22 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the

midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have

sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.22 “And now I urge you to

take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Acts 27:34 “Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your

survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you

It is often important to exercise a key to the miraculous—the spoken word.

God has given us authority over disease, demons, sickness, storms,

earthquakes, tsunamis, and finances (Matt. 10:1; Luke 10:19). Often, we may keep asking God to act, when, in fact, He calls us to establish His authority by our action with divinely empowered speech. Then we may declare that authority in Jesus’ name: we may command needed funds to come to us, command a storm to be stilled, command a demon to come out, command any affliction to leave, command a sickness to depart.

“Jesus said, ‘Whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into

the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he

says will be done, he will have whatever he says’ (Mark 11:23). Believe in your

heart that it has already happened! With the anointing of faith that God gives

you, speak it forth. But remember, miracles come by faith in God’s present

power, not by a ritual or formula of human works or willpower.”

3. Command a demonic storm to dissipate in the name of Jesus Christ.

Command no flooding or destruction. Command an earthquake fault to be healed and to

die.

That’s exactly what happened when a group on intercessors traveled to the

New Madrid Fault in TN/MO and decreed the Word of the Lord and told it to

die.

“New results about the temperatures of rock deep below the New Madrid

Seismic Zone in the central United States shed light on the puzzling questions

of why large earthquakes happened there in 1811 and 1812 and when they may

happen again. Scientists from Northwestern University, the U.S. Army Engineer

Research and Development Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago have

found that New Madrid appears to be cold and dying. They presented their

findings Dec. 13 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco.”

Let’s look at Psalm 93:3-4

3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD,

The floods have lifted up their voice;

The floods lift up their waves.

4 The LORD on high is mightier

Than the noise of many waters,

Than the mighty waves of the sea.

And Isaiah 27:1

In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong,

1 Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,

Leviathan that twisted serpent;

And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.

The "sword of the Lord" is the Word of God, the living and energetic Word,

the almighty Word by which He slays the dragon in the sea.

Body of Christ let’s pull together in this. The Lord is calling all Christians everywhere to gather together in prayer. Pastors, start prayer chains for 24 hour intercession or set weekly or daily prayer meetings. Beloved, let us

quickly turn to the Lord in prayer. Intercessors come together and start

speaking the same thing.

Use these Scriptures to help you in your prayer, but by all means pray,decree/declare.

Job 26:12 He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

Ps. 107:28-30 Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses. He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

Is. 4:5-6 then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount

Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a

flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. 6And

there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place

of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Is. 25:4 For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the

heat;

Is. 59:19 So shall they fear The name of the LORD from

the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in, like a flood The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

SPIRITUAL SENSES

You have 5 physical sense; you also have 5 spiritual senses.

SPIRITUAL SENSES

1. SEE: 

“But we SEE Jesus” (Heb. 2:9; Proverbs 20:12; Isaiah 6:1; John 20:29). 
“LOOKING unto Jesus” (Heb. 12:1,2,14,15). 

See also: Hebrews 3:9,12,19; 10:25; 11:13; 13:21. 


2. HEAR: 

“we give earnest HEED to the things HEARD” (Heb. 2:1; 4:7). 
HEARING by and with FAITH (Heb. 4:2; Romans 10:17). 
If anyone has an ear, let him hear. ( Rev. 2:7,11,17,28; 3:6,13,22; 9:20;13:9

See also: Hebrews 1:1-13; 2:1-12; 3:1,7,13,15; 4:4,7,12; 5:9-11. 

The man who has ears to hear must use them” (Matthew 11:15, J.B. Phillips). 


3. TASTE: 

Eat and Drink (Heb. 5:13,14; 6:5-7). 
Taste Grace (Heb. 13:9; Psalm 34:8). 


4. SMELL: 

“Bearing His Reproach” (Heb. 11:26; 13:13; 2Corinthians 2:15,16). 
A Sacrifice of Praise or Sweet Smelling Incense (Heb. 13:15-18). 

See also: Exodus 29:18,25,41; 30:7; Revelation 5:8; 8:3,4). 

5. TOUCH: 

“Lay Hold” (Heb. 6:18; 1John 1:1). 
“Embrace” (Heb. 11:13). 

Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 

Gates: Ear gate, taste/smell gate, eye gate, touch gate

(Psa 24:7-10)  Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates; even lift up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

IT IS FINISHED; IT IS DONE

(John 19:30)  Then when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished! And He bowed His head and gave up the spirit.

The day that Jesus hung on the cross, we hung there with Him.  The lamb was slain before the foundation of the world and we were there in the heart of God when it happened.  We didn't kill Jesus as we have been taught to believe.  Sin didn't kill Him!  He was the spotless lamb that was offered FOR sin to exact the payment.  In the Old Testament, the father of the house had to take a lamb and offer it for the sins of the family.  He would lay his hands upon the lamb thereby imputing the sins and then slay it. God, Our Father, who gave us the pattern for things, provided HIMSELF a Lamb and offered Him as an offering for us. ONE TIME, FOREVER!  The blood was sufficient enough to touch the halls of eternity.

So Jesus DIED, He was BURIED, He was QUICKENED, He was RAISED, He ASCENDED and He is SEATED in heavenly places on the right hand of Majesty on High!

2 Corinthians  5:17; Col. 2:12-14 ; Romans 6:4 Ephesians 2:5 ;Ephesians 4:8

Paul said it so eloquently: I AM CRUCIFIED with Christ: nevertheless I live; YET NOT I, but CHRIST LIVES IN ME: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and GAVE himself FOR me (Galatians 2:20). 

And then Paul told us to know NO MAN after the flesh but after the Spirit and that includes ourselves. For if we know man after the flesh, we will only see guilt, sin, and condemnation.  But if we know man after the Spirit, we behold the NEW CREATION MAN.  God grant us the eyes to see TRUTH and behold the CHRIST in ourselves and in others. 

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. We  have overcome the enemy through the blood of Jesus, the supreme sacrifice and our TESTIMONY is IT IS FINISHED and we love not our lives (own wills, mind, emotions) unto death.  Meaning we love HIM more and we let our own self-will, our own self-life die to HIS.

What is a finished work mentality?

Man born of GOD overcomes the world, a finished work mentality, a Done deal, we are changing our world through Dominion...John 5:4, whatsoever is Born of GOD, overcomes the world.

Time between it is finished and it is done.

Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

It shall be done. The culmination of all things shall be done. Jesus said on the cross "It is finished" and in Revelation He will say, "It is done". On the cross it was done in the spirit. From the Temple in Heaven it is accomplished in His body - His Temple!

On the cross it was done in the Spirit. From the Temple in Heaven it is accomplished in His body - His Temple!

And the parts of the body shall be gathered together into the head; the living stones shall be gathered together into the headstone; the fruit shall be gathered together, the wheat shall be gathered together for the Bride is ready and is joined to her bridegroom forevermore.

FINIS!!

FULL SALVATION PART 2

"And the Lord took the man, and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it." Gen 2:15.

THIS IS SPECULATION, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WAY  IT WENT.

That which the Lord had created was perfect in every way. But Adam was to change or improve what God had created, and during the day, he did this very thing. Then in the evening, in "the cool of the day," God came to see what Adam had accomplished or changed in the garden during the day. He moved, sheared, and gave it shape; he improved what God had created. Then in the evening, the Lord came and said, "Adam, I would like to go for a walk with you, to see what you did in the garden today." And Adam said, "Lord, I trimmed this, and then, I moved it to a different place." And God found pleasure in the fact that He had created a man with a freedom of will and ability. Although the Lord had created innumerable Angels, he never found this level of pleasure and satisfaction in them.

But an enemy came and marred it by destroying the place of dependence and intimate relationship that Adam had with his creator. Now, by sweat among thorns,  (THORNS WERE NEVER THERE BEFORE) he would function, and life has become very difficult for all of us. This is the result of sin. But the Lord's intention is to bring a restoration of the dominion that Adam forfeited. All that was lost is to be restored before there is any return of our Lord.

"Dominion" has to do with authority. In past times, the Lord has given a measure of authority to those He called into places of responsibility. At times this authority was misused in the building of human kingdoms. The government, the place of authority, is to rest on His shoulders.

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.

We are the body of Christ. The government—that which comes from the Head, is to rest on the shoulders. Therefore, the outworking of this government is dependent on the body functioning under the head in total obedience. This "obedience" must be tested and established. Only then will we become the overcomer that the Lord desires for the outworking of His purposes in the earth.

"To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne." Rev 3:21.

Adam was placed in the garden, in a perfect environment, but there was a point of testing. By the way, God doesn't test, but He allowed it because He knows the end from the beginning. Adam was to remain dependent on the "tree of life." But the tree of (self) knowledge was very attractive, and in time, Adam and Eve partook and failed. The tree of life is the Lord Jesus Christ who is our "Head" and to whom we are to be totally submitted. Our mind and ways must be committed to the cross.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil "appears" to be very attractive, but it represents our choosing apart from God and becoming independent of His government and provision. Because of this choice, mankind came from under the place of divine provision and protection and became subject to all the forces of nature, apart from God. We are still paying the price for Adam's choosing to go his own way.

There are 2 trees in the garden and we make that choice everyday.

For us to come back into the original intention of the Lord, the first step is for us to give up the right to our self life, and submit the totality of our being to His dominion and authority. We are to become subject to His government and submissive to His will. We do this by establishing the preeminence of the Lord over every aspect of our lives, and walk as the Lord directs.

May each of us come to the place where we are fully submitted to the headship of our Lord Jesus Christ so we can function in the spiritual authority that He gained for us on the cross. This will enable us to greatly affect the environment and circumstances in which we live.

(Rev 12:11)  And they overcame him  (evil) because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony. And they did not love their soul until death. (which means self died)

SELF IS FINISHED!!


The Simplicity of the Bible, Jesus/Christ fixes up what Adam messed up. The mind of Christ replaces the deceptive carnal mind.

Romans 8:6-To be carnally MINDED is death but to be spiritually MINDED is life and peace.

The SIMPLICITY of JESUS has defeated the COMPLEXITY of sin and the enemy!