God’s Pleroma & living from Him: the knowledge of God
- Janet Lynn
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In my worship time spent with the Lord Jesus, when I am literally seeing him, watching him— his face and mouth speaking to me in the Spirit— he consistently speaks one phrase to me time and time again: “Janet— I worship in the truth.” That phrase has had me examining deeply for months and months now, exactly what he means by every word in it.
Over the last month he has been taking me deeply into spiritual life with him; not only his spiritual life, but spiritual life in general as well— and how the two differ: meaning— spiritual in Christ is different from spiritual life in general: we are all living spiritual-soul life existence— but we are not all living from the life of Jesus in the fullness of his person: but we can. It may take reformation, rebuild, discipline, focus, intentionality, intimacy, high regard to and with his person— but we most certainly can; and ta boot— we should be; at the very least (as in the first step before beginning to ascend the Son of man, in/of Jesus) we should be ‘desiring’ to live in/at peace with God; which is more than a statement— it is the actuality of living in and from the internal state of being— as he is: it is at-one-ment: and that atonement has markers or fruit results of that union. And those fruit results of the at-one-ment union at the altar (heart) of atonement (the life of Jesus given) are the higher elevated spiritual states of being, spiritual energy (being and use of) being focused, intentional, and abiding in of Jesus Christ— from the place he abides, his abode/home/dwelling/state of spiritual life: elevated spiritual life with the fullness of God’s very person: that’s the pleroma in and of Jesus Christ.
That Pleroma of God is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning of our origins, and the ending state in which we shall all come into— of the finished work of Christ Jesus: the refined (finished) man of God: the fullness of the mature son of God. This teaching, and these scripture references are concerning the Pleroma of God in Jesus Christ— and the knowledge of God in intimacy that gets us there: and what pleroma, knowledge of God, and vision means spiritually— and practically.
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Pleroma
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Pleroma means ‘fullness’ or ‘completeness,’ and scripture references this fullness of Christ again and again: the fullness is the oneness with the Father and Creator, founded in and of Christ Jesus— with(in) us. And the beauty of the Lord’s relationship with the Father as it is; is that WE get to partake in the very same relating-ship to our heavenly Father that the Son has— when we shall live in and from the Lord Jesus Christ: the Son of man and God— the Lamb, as his bride partner: which means to be entwined as one with him: in this— we shall know the depths of our Father.
Outside of oneness with him we do not encounter the pleroma or the fullness of God— as sons; and thus live in a struggle, striving to meet with, or contact, or connect with God: the key is Christ Jesus, the Door or pathWay is Christ Jesus’ very life: and we must live in and from his very life. When we do— he teaches us daily in our thought-life, in our emotions (spiritual energy-in-motion) where we are as one with him, and where we are yet still separated: for our thought-life and our emotional states— are results of how we are connecting to spirit/Spirit in our spiritual-soul life: our expression. And our expressions are a result of what is exalted within.
When he asks us to ‘release,’ or loose— it is more than to release ‘expression,’ alone; it is to release to the extent of the removal, the riddance, of the expression from us— in a totality, as to no longer have that be ‘of’ us anymore: to move through, out of, and into something greater: this is where we ‘bind’ to the things of God— hence loose and bind.
We are ‘in’ the world— but not ‘of’ the world— and the world schema [‘figure, appearance, form, or shape,’ to be in state or being of] is lower than his: emotional states of being are indicators of where our spiritual energy is connected and functioning from in the realm of generalized spirit: what foundation or substrate it is operating in, from, and as. When we recognize what we are operating like— by slowing down and contemplating our state of being— then can we take accountability of what we, by free will choices, are aligning to, believing in, giving heed to, and engaging with.
Emotions— like anger, or frustration, or dislike, or grief, or jealousy, etc —are just energetic spiritual-fruit flow that is optional to abide in. Note I said— ‘abide’ in. We have the river of conscious thought offered up to us on a moment to moment basis every day. The river of God’s thoughts, reasoning, and absolute truth— or the other option— the natural man, or carnal man’s thoughts, reasoning, judgment, and perception of truth. I said— to ‘abide’ in; meaning— we can let it flow through us, release it— separate from it— after processing things like…
“Why am I connecting to anger right now? How am I viewing this situation? Does it have me focused on injustice to my soul-life somehow? Do I know that I am accepted in the beloved, I am worth a lot to the Lord, and am treated right by him, and others have spiritual issues that manifest from time to time— and that has nothing to do with me? Do I perceive I ‘should be’ …. Fill in the blank… because the ‘should be’ causes anger— when it is not met? Do I live from ego… or from Christ’s being— as he is right now? Christ Jesus is flawless in his divine nature— even when he lived in body— and he was most disrespected and hated; do I not perceive that I shall encounter the same, and am not better than my Master or Lord? And not only that— but that I am to walk disciplined of divine nature, as he did; that I should remain in love toward all— as he did— no matter how his soul-person was treated in life.”
When we will really slow down… feel the emotion… regard it as the red-flag that it is… read the fine print on this flagged marker (e-motion), see where it’s stemming from, fully and completely examine it… until we take it down to its root that is believed…. When we will examine our spiritual-soul being for what it is ‘connecting to’ and why; then can we release ourselves from this negative, or low, spiritual energy focus— and be cleansed in and by the truth.
The truth makes us free… when we will engage the truth, by exalting the truth, by regarding the truth— Jesus is the truth and the way: he is the one we come to for the truth lived in spiritual-soul, bodily, life; and we look to his way about him: his character, disposition, and demeanor— with his fruit of Spirit (attributes, e-motional states of being produced by engagement with love and truth, from the heart of God who serves his creation up love and truth, for that is all he consists of). Our Lord is spiritually aware of evil— but will not connect to it: it has no place in him: all of Jesus Christ’s, the Son’s, spiritual awareness consciousness (state of his Spirit and life being— filled with his thoughts, reasoning, judgment, and attributes he abides in) is concentrated, focused, and disciplined to only live in and from— love and truth: as demonstrated in his earthly, bodily, life: we must follow him. We must be as he is. We must live as he lives— from his very life in us now: this is to be one with him. And we are to do this— until the fullness (pleroma) of Christ in us— is brought forth.
Examples of the Greek word pleroma in scripture (some of which scriptures are detailed ahead): Colossians 1:19, 2:9, Ephesians 1:23, 3:19, 4:13, John 1:16, Matthew 9:16 (a new patch or that which is to fill up [the fullness, pleroma] on old cloth tears away at the wholeness), etc.
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Knowledge: Nakar, Da’ath, Epignosis, Gnosis
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Another thing I took note of during my time with the Lord in and of recent prayer and fasting, was when he was explaining to me the words in scripture referenced as: knowledge and vision: specifically because I was meditating on how his people perish because of a ‘lack’ in/of knowledge and vision: and how we are living in the life dimensional-realm-existence of the tree of knowledge (good and evil), but that his people perish for lack of knowledge (and vision); so what is this lack of knowledge (and vision) if we are enveloped in knowledge all around us?
Below are Hebrew and Greek words used for knowledge in the bible, as well as vision. I’ll go over them with scripture references for understanding— because I believe we have key (important) information revealed to us in studying them; as much as what pleroma is: to live fully with the Lord God as one, how to do that, and what hinders our fullness, spiritual-walk with him: as to note— how to remedy that spiritual-walk with him, and abide where he abides, how he abides or lives— and come ‘into’ the pleroma of God— in a fullness of the measure of Christ.
The first Hebrew word for knowledge that I would like to bring forth is the word— ‘Da’ath.’
H1847 – Knowledge
Hebrew: דּעת
Transliteration: da‛ath
Pronunciation: dah'-ath
Definition: From H3045; knowledge: cunning, knowledge, awares, wit; with the counterparts being lacking cunning, ignorant, unaware, unwittingly, etc.
KJV Usage: knowledge (82x), know (6x), cunning (1x), unwittingly 2 (with H1097) (2x), ignorantly (with H1097) (1x), unawares (with H1097) (1x).
Genesis 2:9
“And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge [da’ath— awares of, wit or intelligence of, knowing] of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:17
“But of the tree of the knowledge [da’ath— awares of, wit or intelligence of, knowing] of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
When we think of the word die— we think of losing our animated life in a dirt suit, but death is so much more than that. Death is an unraveling from the inside out as we separate our faculties and operating system or function from how God’s is; and we lose that oneness— hence we fall away from Life— and enter death. It is a dis-mantling of what God erected and founded; and it is a mantling of something false: and a mantle is what we are robed with— and what we walk out: we are to be clothed in righteousness once again— through Christ Jesus’ life in and of (or from) us: our whole spiritual-soul walk in life is to be born again or anew— from his very life.
An example of this, beyond the Adam and Eve story, is the story of the wilderness people— and their death. They lost their knowledge of God, their connection to the Lord God, and their regard for the Lord God (which is the next word for knowledge we will go over); and they became a people who were lawless toward God; people— that when Moses was up the mountain with the Lord— fell away from any focus in heart or mind in regard to the Lord. Back then— the people connected with God through the man of God; in this case— Moses— who was gone a long time: and instead of keeping to the next word for knowledge (that we will go over) Nakar— acknowledging God, regarding God; they lost regard and sight or vision (which is another word we will go over; chazon— prophetic revelation) of knowledge of God— and thus perished because of it. This was an old testament foreshadowing of what people would still go through after Christ is available to live from— even in the modern church now; because they will not live and abide, move, and have their being— from the Lord Jesus Christ; but remain in their sin or missing alignment, and thus become lawless to his Spirit.
When we are living from the Lord’s life— the sin will be cleaned up as he realigns us. We shall come out of covenant (partnering in agreement) with sin and death; and we shall be living life in and from the new covenant— from the life of Jesus himself. When we do— we are cleansed by the truth, resurrected in the way and life of intelligence of the light of life in Christ Jesus; and fruit of his Spirit, his person, his way, his life, his disposition, demeanor, and conduct of his character in love and truth— is the byproduct of his person —who is now able to stretch himself forth and live ‘from’ us: as two are now one in and of spiritual content, living from the head— or the Son/Sun of righteousness (the Light of righteousness) himself.
When the wilderness people were separated in mind (focus of spiritual intention and thought-life), and spiritual relating-ship with God— they died: death is an unraveling from union with God, a separation from living from his person, as he is, like rays of Sun/Son Light we originally hail from: it is a lack of repentance— turnaround inside— to have our minds renewed to the mind that was in Christ Jesus, which is the Father’s mind and way and life: Christ— the place where the Father and Son (and all sons in Jesus) come together in life (our spiritual-soul expression in and out of material body).
When the children of the wilderness separated their hearts and minds from their connection to the Light, the Lord, regarding and reverencing him— they unraveled from the inside out— and they died physical deaths too— because of this disregard, lack of intimate relating-ship in reverence to and with the Lord God; and so they joined death— and partook not of Life; and because of this— they lost their vision (spiritual connection of revelation or revealing of God to them) —and perished because of it: perished more than bodily— they perished spiritually.
Similarly— Balaam goes through that: he was given to disregard God, live for himself and mammon (self personified gains), and perished because of it; even though he was called by God to present himself to God, was invited to commune with God intimately, and bridge humanity to the Lord God as a prophet: but he unraveled from the inside too. His relationship with the Lord God died— separated— from the inside out. And the spirit of error of knowledge, un-intelligence of life, twisted wisdom —devilish and born of the flesh sensory life and gains of— took him over, like satan and Judas. And his ‘being’ was SO FAR separated from intimate knowledge and connection with God, that he lost his vision (spiritual revelation of and from God himself) and became spiritually blind; to the extent that a donkey had to speak its own spiritual sight aloud— that far exceeded the ‘man of God’s’ spiritual sight at the time: when the donkey perceived an angel of the Lord— but the ‘man of God,’ in his spiritual blindness, for lack of connection to intimate relating-ship with the Lord God— as he is— could not; for he lost regard for the Lord God (another definition of knowledge is regard); and thus— became blinder than a brute animal of burden: this— is the epitome of death— or unraveling from the inside out; because life with God, from God, in reverence and exaltation of God— was severed or separated.
(The other verses of Da’ath— knowledge— in Hebrew)
Numbers 24:16 [when Balaam was being chastised and corrected of the Lord God]
“He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge [da’ath— awares of, wit or intelligence of, knowing] of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open.”
Exodus 31:3 [the Lord speaking to Moses about Bezaleel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah]
“And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge [da’ath— awares of, wit or intelligence of, knowing], and in all manner of workmanship…”
Awareness, Wit/Intelligence: it can be ‘of God,’ meaning from his mind and person— or of the world, meaning— from spirits of error: but knowledge is awareness, spiritual awareness, spiritual insights, perception, intelligence of life (or error of life), wisdom of God (or lower devilish, sensual, wisdom— of carnal man’s senses and essence). And truly— to not perish, but to live— our knowledge, our spiritual awareness must then be ‘of’ God— from God; and this is only accomplished in oneness: to be as he is, with him, living from his very life: life in/of Christ Jesus, the Son, the Lamb, the Door and Way back to pleroma: the fullness of the stature of Christ— the hope of our re-glorification (regaining dignified life again, as God is, by union with him) in the life of Jesus— in us, of us, as us.
We perish, his people perish (die, unravel, live separated) because we do not perceive, become aware of, intimate with, the Lord himself: we lack spiritual awareness of God, in the depths of who he is, and how he is: and thus perish for a lack of intelligent life form in and of us.
Da’ath— one word for knowledge in the Hebrew language that means we shall operate in spiritual-awareness of God himself, as one with God: knowledge outside ourselves— knowledge that exists as the absolute truth in and from God. And that absolute truth is Jesus, and has a way in and of him: the way of the fruit of the Spirit of God: and we are to be one with him as he is; and his fruit (his attributes, character, disposition, demeanor, and disciplined personal manifestation) will show forth, as he himself will live from us, as we live from him— when we are one with him in fullness, or pleroma: we are a workmanship in progress until then: Work— of the Lord restoring us within, reforming us, regenerating us, realigning us, Man— we the person with the Lord God, in Ship, relationship with God as he is, learning of him, until his very life and way resumes within us: Work-Man-Ship— of Christ: that’s what he’s after.
Like the Sun shines its rays— we are the Son’s rays of light in and unto the material earth life; but our light of life can be endarkened when we do not connect and have our being in and from the life of God, in Christ Jesus; when we do not become one with God and live as he does/is, and from his very life. We as the Son’s lights (like sunlight rays) we are to emanate our light from him— the Son. When we come from him, originally, but we are askew, out of alignment— our light becomes endarkened— touched by evil and defiled. He is on a mission to cleanse us from all evil, that we should live in the light as he is in the light of life (or intelligence of life being). Hence— we are the Work-Man-Ship of Christ Jesus: the work of his hand in our lives to reform the man by relating-ship with him, in the depths of his person because we regard him in exaltation. Which brings me to the next definition of knowledge. Because we are to return (repent) to God; like our light ray that we are, and expression of the Son’s life, himself— are to follow the Son: turnaround, follow our light ray back to the source of its origin (the life of Jesus), and be cleansed: reformation of the reconciliation relating-ship restored once again— by the cleansing of the truth/word— which is the life of the Son (Sun of Righteousness: Malachi 4:2) of God.
So why are we perishing from lack of spiritual awares of God himself, and living from or of God— Christ in us? I believe it is because we lack understanding of the other definition of the word knowledge in the bible, that comes from the Hebrew word— ‘Nakar.’
H5234 – Knowledge
Hebrew: נכר
Transliteration: nâkar
Pronunciation: naw-kar'
Definition: A primitive root; properly to —scrutinize, that is— look intently at; hence (with recognition {implied}) to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or regard; {as well as the counter parts if a rejection of divine knowledge} —resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning), dissemble, estrange, disregard.
KJV Usage: know (16x), acknowledge (7x), discern (6x), respect (4x), knowledge (2x), known (2x), feign to another (2x), misc (11x).
Genesis 37:33 [Jacob toward his son Joseph, and his coat found]
“And he knew [nakar— scrutinize, look intently at, recognize, acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, regard] it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.”
Ruth 2:10 [Ruth— in response to Boaz]
“Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge [nakar— scrutinize, look intently at, recognize, acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, regard] of me, seeing I am a stranger?”
In both of these scriptural references they both, Jacob and Ruth— scrutinize, look intently into and at, recognize, acknowledge, are acquainted with, care for, respect, and revere and regard— Joseph’s coat and Boaz’s character: this is to regard, acknowledge, take notice of— by turning toward in regards or reverence.
We come to life in Christ Jesus— when we shall turn and regard/acknowledge the Lord God once again— in who he is, as he is, with love and reverence in our hearts— to be as he is; and shall carry forth a renewing of the mind— to keep us in a clean heart and mind toward God (this is Nakar); we then come to being in spiritual awareness of the Lord God, personally, intimately, as we look intently at him, regarding him, and beholding him— this is where we are changed from glory to glory; and we no longer perish for a lack of vision— or chazon (Hebrew word for vision); which means— prophetic utterance and insight from the Spirit of God himself.
We either scrutinize, look at intently, with recognition, regard, respect, reverence— to be acknowledging God Almighty within our human spiritual-souls, acquainted with God intimately (not in head knowledge but lacking heart union) or we do not. And if we do —it is what leads us to live in true life, true knowledge or awares of God, in true wisdom— born from Above, from Him. Or man will reject divine union and spiritual awareness of God and spiritual life with God; because he will resign —which means to cancel or annul commission— at its root etymology… because man will resign from unified life with God, because he will not regard our Lord God anymore— which means exalt him in importance in the heart and mind of his/her person— to be one’s headship. And thus shall dissimulate; which means— to be hiding, in disguise, to be unlike or opposite, diverge, or be in negation (meaning— to deny, refuse, or be not) —which according to this definition in the Strong’s Concordance, means, disowning, and to dissemble (which means— the same as dissimulate), be estranged or separate(d) —all via— DISREGARD.
So the second definition of knowledge, in conjunction with Da’ath (being in intimate relationship with the Lord God, being spiritually-aware of his person, way, and life, living with him, as he is, and he within us, as our hope of re-dignification, or glory to us once again through his life) is to first regard the Lord God’s life: without regarding him— looking to him to acknowledge God (which is what Nakar means), to exalt God, to admire God— we will lose intimate knowledge of him, and our spiritual-soul life shall unravel or die in/from separation from Life, himself: so we must first ‘acknowledge God’ (turnaround in repentant mind and heart stance) in a loving regard— to then have the spiritual, intimate, depths of God revealed to us in ‘spiritual-awaresness’ of God and his person. And as we come into the depths of his person revealed to us— we see— or we have spiritual sight restored to us (chazon), and we do not perish for a lack of spiritual-awareness in and of the truth any longer: we are acknowledging God (regarding and respecting as we turn to his face again), and we are becoming aware of his Spirit and inner depths of his being as we come into the knowledge of God, and are no longer rejecting life from his person— but are not casting everything down that opposes the knowledge (or spiritual life awareness) of God— in us. And that— leads to cleared up spiritual vision— which means revelation of the Most High— to us— prophetically.
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Chazon
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The Hebrew word חֲזוֹן (chazon) means vision, prophecy, or divine revelation. It comes from the root verb chazah (חָזָה), meaning ‘to see’ or ‘to gaze.’ It refers to a supernatural or waking vision, and or revelation given by God. This word is found in verses like Proverbs 29:18 ("Where there is no vision [chazon], the people cast off restraint" —meaning they are wild and lawless), and the opening line of the Book of Isaiah ("The vision [chazon] of Isaiah...").
H2377 – Vision
Hebrew: חזון
Transliteration: châzôn
Pronunciation: khaw-zone'
Definition: From H2372; a sight (mentally) —that is a dream-like revelation, or oracle.
Proverbs 29:18
“Where there is no vision [chazon], the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.”
We begin to see that without Nakar (recognition, acknowledgement, reverence, re-turning to our Lord God to regard him once again in repentance) —we shall not get to Da’ath; to have an intimate knowledge of God, be in spiritual-awares of God— which is more than aware of him in general— but to be in awarenesses FROM him (of him), from his very life, mind, and heart: his person. And if we do not get to the place where we are seeking him, and regarding him, acknowledging him, learning of him, beholding him, spending our worship (time and focus) inwardly, and outwardly with him— as he is/does— in our reformation process; we shall not receive prophetic revelation from his Spirit— because we are not gazing intently at him, scrutinizing him, as we are beholding him.
When he says his people perish from lack of knowledge and vision— he is saying:
His people perish because they lost regard for God, stopped turning toward him to behold his face (whole person), and thus have unraveled, died spiritual-death-union, do not know God intimately— operating as God does by intimate union with him; and are not inspired of him— led of his Spirit any longer, by the revealing of him— within them: Nakar, Da’ath, Chazon.
So— reverse that— and let us return, repent, behold, regard, intimately know, focus intently, upon God’s person again; let us follow our light back to our origins— to God himself, get cleaned up in the truth, the way, and proper life; let us regain our spiritual sight: the revelation of Jesus Christ himself— inside of us, to us, with us (Emmanuel), and then— FROM US: Christ— the beautiful union of Father and Son (like/same/as) where all sons of God— live and find their being— being in and from Him. For the ‘law,’ is not that of outward observation— but the inward regard/acknowledging, unified observing, in intimate knowledge, form, and likeness, as Christ reveals himself to us— of the Spirit of Life— in Christ Jesus. When we shall regard, unify, and perceive Christ revealed in us— we shall not perish at all— but live life and life abundantly, happily; as we observe life now, and not death— or the unraveling of unified life in and from Christ Jesus; and thus— his life and being— in/of/from us: two as one in spiritual life now— from his very own (Spirit).
The Greek words for knowledge are very similar to their Hebrew relatives: epignosis and gnosis. Epignosis being like Nakar and Gnosis being like Da’ath: and both the Hebrew and the Greek lead us to Vision —which is Spiritual sight from God, or blindness of— when we are unraveled, disheveled, discombobulated, dis-mantled (not mantled cleanly or ironed out in/of his righteousness), unruly or lawless to the law of his Spirit in Christ Jesus: blindness of God, toward God, because of disunity, due to disrespect, disregard, and opposition to him and his way of life and being— because we do not repent, cast down all that exalts itself against the knowledge of God (acknowledging him, regarding him, beholding him, exalting him, coming to know him intimately, as he’s revealed to us in and of the depths of his person: to do union with him— as/like he is: holy.)
G1922 – Knowledge
Greek: ἐπίγνωσις
Transliteration: epignōsis
Pronunciation: ip-ig'-no-sis
Definition: From G1921; recognition that is (by implication) full discernment acknowledgement: - (ac-) knowledge (-ing -ment).
KJV Usage: knowledge (16x), acknowledging (3x), acknowledgement (1x).
Romans 1:28
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement], God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.”
Romans 10:2
“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement].”
Ephesians 1:17
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of him.”
Ephesians 4:13
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.”
2 Peter 2:20
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”
1 Timothy 2:4
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the truth.”
2 Timothy 2:25-26
“In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God per-adventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 3:7
“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the truth.”
Titus 1:1-2
“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging [epignosis— full recognition acknowledgement] of the truth which is after godliness; in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.”
Scriptures that reference why people are given over to a reprobate mind— because they would not fully acknowledge and recognize (which means— to again get to know) which is the beginning of repentant turnaround to seek the face of God again. And the word convenient means— fitting or becoming of that nature— all because they would not recognize God, regard, turn to his face in exaltation again (Nakar and epignosis). [Romans 1:28]
Scriptures that reference a record or witness that comes forth in the spirit of people who are observed as having a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge— or full recognition, full desire to again know and acknowledge God once again— within themselves. [Romans 10:2]
Scripture that bears witness to Nakar and Epignosis (regard, acknowledgement, turning to his face fully once again) of Jesus Christ— that the Father of glory (or dignified, elevated, truthful, spiritual life and form) gives unto us the spirit of true wisdom and revelation— in the full recognition of him— through the life of Jesus. [Ephesians 1:17]
Scripture that tell us that we are all to come into unity of the faith— the person of Jesus Christ, the truth itself— and the full recognition, regard, acknowledgment, turning to him and the face of truth again; through and of the Son of God— to come into a perfect man, come into the Man Christ Jesus, and Christ Jesus— the wholeness of human life in and with God; to the measure of stature— to the fullness of— Christ: that Father and Son unified relating-ship— in and from and of— our entire spiritual soul existence, all our faculties collected and resurrected in Christ. [Ephesians 4:13]
Scripture that speaks of escaping the pollutants of the world (that character, way of life, entrappings of fallen nature, foulness, morally— Strong’s states) through the full recognition, acknowledgment, regard for, turning to the face of God in and of the Lord and Savior— Jesus Christ; we are not to return, entangle ourselves with a knowledge and spiritual awareness that is separate from life in and from the mind and heart of God— ever again; or we will be overcome by that nature— and our latter end will be worse than our beginning, in coming to the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus. [2 Peter 2:20]
Scripture that says God would have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge— come to the full recognition, regard, respect, acknowledging of the truth, in and of life in Christ Jesus— once again: but each man will have to choose by free will to do so in repentance, or not. [1 Timothy 2:4]
Scripture that notes the Hebrew word Nakar and ties it to the Greek word of Epignosis— that states in meekness God instructs us who have been opposing our true identity in him; that through repentance, a turnaround inside man’s heart and mind— and fully acknowledging, fully recognizing, fully regarding and respecting, fully turning to the face of God again to know him (the first step of gnosis of God— intimate knowledge of God) — as we shall come into the truth and be cleansed by it/him; that we may recover ourselves— like re-mantle, like our being robed with his righteousness— getting cleaned up and ironed out— re-mantled properly— shedding the robes of unrighteousness (amiss inner conduct and conducting); and come free of the snare of the devil— who has taken men captive— by doing ‘his will;’ good pleasures of satan— or the identity outside of God’s person and likeness— persona and identity.
[2 Timothy 2:25-26]
Scripture stating a servant of God (as/like Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, a sent one out from Jesus Christ), according to the faith, and acknowledging, fully recognizing, respectfully, regarding, turning to exaltation of the face of God— toward the truth— leads us into godliness— divine nature; that is the hope of eternal life, perpetual ongoing absolute, purified, life of God— which was promised us before the world began. [Titus 1:1-2]
All of these scriptures reference acknowledging, turning toward God’s face reverently once again, to begin to observe him at the fringes of him first— that will take us toward and into the Gnosis or Da’ath of God— intimate depths of the spiritual-awares (of his mind, heart, being, judgment, perception, life) of God himself: knowledge of God— in a renewed mind, cleansed heart, and unified spirit with God’s very own Spirit— in the headship of Christ Jesus.
I hope these scriptures, with the understanding of Epignosis— makes more sense to you now, as to why they state what they do: acknowledging God— is the first step in repentant life toward and in union with God’s very own life again. That— leads to Gnosis: the intimate depths of the knowledge of God, the truth, the way, pure life and form once again. And that Gnosis of God, knowledge of God brings us clear vision— revelation of God himself to us (chazon). And as we behold him clearly now— we are changed from glory to glory— one elevation of spiritual life as he is— to the next: until we reach the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ— in and of/from us: the cheerful expectation of the glory of God returning to his human vessel— in unified life with and from him (hope of glory).
G1108 – Knowledge
Greek: γνῶσις
Transliteration: gnōsis
Pronunciation: gno'-sis
Definition: From G1097; knowing— the act (actions) of knowledge.
Actions of knowledge— deeds resulting from, actions resulting from, ways and life results in the fruit of the Spirit of God in us— because we actively KNOW him now, intimately; and are coming into moving with him as he is: synchronicity, entrainment, in heart, mind, and spiritual rhythm with God— as one in spirit.
Luke 11:52
“Woe unto you, lawyers (Pharisees)! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit]: ye entered not in (into this) yourselves, and those that were entering in— you hindered [prevented or kept them from].”
Romans 2:19-21
“... You are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which have the form of knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] and of the truth in the law. You, therefore, who teaches another… Do you not teach yourself?"
Romans 11:33
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”
1 Corinthians 1:5-7
“That in every thing you are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] —even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you. So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 13:2
“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit]; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
Ephesians 3:19
“And to know [G1097— ginosko— similar to epignosis and gnosis— to know absolutely, awareness knowledge of, perceiving, being sure of, and understanding] the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge (general gnosis knowledge, all other kinds of knowledge or gnosis— actions of knowing anything other than Christ, and resulting fruit of that twisted spirit knowledge], (to know absolutely the love of Christ) that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Philippians 3:8-11
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung; that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having my own (form of) righteousness, from the law (the letter of ordinances given to man), but that which is through the faith of Christ (the Spirit and reliance upon the Truth, the true person of God in Christ Jesus), the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know [G1097— Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.”
Colossians 2:3
“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit].”
2 Peter 1:5-7
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit]; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.”
2 Peter 3:18
“But to grow in grace, and in the knowledge [Gnosis— actions of knowing God, and resulting fruit of his Spirit] of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.”
From Scripture that states the Pharisees failed at union with the Spirit of God, for they did not regard him, thus they did not know him— have actions that revealed they knew God intimately within, and thus did not give themselves over to him, as he is, and thus did not have the fruit of this union— the fruit of his Spirit, but the spirit of error. Because they did not ‘know’ God in acknowledgment or reverence, and thus lacked union with his Spirit— they did not enter into union with God themselves— or the truth; and those who learned from them— they hindered them, prevented, and kept them from entering into proper union with the Lord God as well— or living spiritual truth. 😐
Can we understand why teachers of the Word— are to be those who literally study, yoked to the Lord God all day, every day, acknowledging the Spirit of the living God, regarding his face/countenance, intimately getting to know him —to return to him fully, and his form and likeness— regaining proper spiritual sight, vision, prophetic revelation?? They, we, will be HIGHLY accountable for not just what we believed and lived— but the influence we exerted over others souls who were desiring to know, perceive, see, learn from the Lord God through our lives; directing all to the Lord God— in and from the truth of his person— as he is to be the one at the helm, or the head, of each ship (relating-ship): we are to just be his hands, feet, lips— reiterating his words, teaching of his truth, in union— walking and abiding as he does— incarnate— from his very person, literally: walking out spiritual-soul-life— as he leads the body about.
And scripture such as Romans 2:19-21 that tells us there are teachers of the scripture that believe they are guiding the blind— those in darkness, instructing the foolish people, teaching baby Christians— a form of knowledge or gnosis of God, the Word of God; that should be bringing forth actions of knowing God, resulting in the fruit of his Spirit coming forth; which means— proofs that people encounter God himself through the vessel that is purporting to be of his Spirit, and in union with him— as a body, and not the head. But it is then spoken— that they are deceived themselves: for they are not embodying Christ Jesus. His Spirit and the fruit of— is not coming out from the head of God, the Spirit of Truth; but instead from the head of man, the natural man’s mind— at best. At worst— carnal man’s mind— and satan directly. Because he says to them. Do you not have good standing relationship with God, knowledge of God himself, the intimate relating with God that you know his substance and thus bring it forth in actions— as you are led of the True Head of the Church— Christ Jesus? Do you not teach yourselves the truth first— before you come forth to teach others? Do you not absolutely have intimate knowledge of God, in Spirit, in the depths of your being— union with God as God is— before you step forth to teach another??
Scripture that tells us of the gnosis of God, the knowledge of God— that the depth of the riches of God’s wisdom and actions of the fruit of his Spirit— IS DEEP; it is not superficial toe level— dipping into God; but it is FULL IMMERSION into who, what, and how he is— and in what manner he conducts his being: this is not casual observance, or flippant— BUT REVERENT and LOVING observation, deeply searching the depths of God: that is to have the gnosis, the da’ath, the knowledge of the Almighty. And we are to continue this relating-ship until the fullness of his being, until the righteousness of the Son/Sun is brought forward in us— cleansed, ironed out— as his partners (bride) that we are called to be— unto the Spirit of the living God. [Romans 11:33]
Scripture of the plumbline that states that in everything we are enriched by knowing God, in deeply understanding as we perceive him in the intimate knowledge of him— resulting in our lives, as plantings of the Lord, that we should fruit out the same result as his Spirit does— through our spirit-soul lives in body: this is New Jerusalem and Zion in the New Earth. This is how the testimony of Christ is confirmed in us. And it is how we do not fall behind in any gift of the Spirit— for the Spirit is cleansing us, bringing us into alignment with God— and thus— to walk in our giftings of the Spirit (the attributes God desires to live out of us— of his very own); as Christ Jesus, our Lord, comes for us: fully functional and fruitbearing.
[1 Corinthians 1:5-7]
And scripture, like Paul states, reveals to us that the gift of prophecy— from knowledge of God, knowing him at his words of knowledge and insight… even understanding all mysteries of information possible… and even if we have all kinds of deep faith in God’s person, who he is— to the point that mountains could be displaced and moved: If we do not come from the Spirit of Love— we are nothing but vanity of a bunch of knowledge from God, of God, but outside of union with the depths of his Spirit: LOVE— walking out TRUTH: true form: Paul, essentially, is saying— we are vain, toe level depth in and from God otherwise: having knowledge— but never coming ‘into it’ ourselves— at the foundational core of who God is: LOVE.
[1 Corinthians 13:2]
And scripture that states not only epignosis and gnosis, but ginosko: to know ABSOLUTELY, be aware ABSOLUTELY of God, perceiving him properly, sure and steadfast in the faith of him, understanding him. And to ginosko God— to know him in absolute— is to know the love of Christ; which surpasses all other general knowledge bases. And if we shall absolutely know, be aware of, perceive properly, surely, and steadfastly, understanding him; we shall KNOW— the love of God, the love of the Father, through what we become aware of— as we join our bridegroom— Christ Jesus; and intertwine, and become one with the Spirit of Truth. [Ephesians 3:19]
Scripture that states that all things ought to be counted good for loss— losing all other knowledge awareness (where we are giving ourselves over to entertain all other knowledge from this realm), all other focus and worship— and worship only the One True God— in spirit and truth: this shall lead to knowing and becoming one with— the Pleroma of God: Christ Jesus— in which fullness of the godhead dwells. Not having our own version of righteousness— but living from Christ’s own righteousness: which is unified relationship with the Father and Son (of which we are living in and from— so it is perfected, whole, completed, union with our Father once again— in and through doing life— in and from— the Son, the Christ). And this shall bring us into the actions, the fruit results of such a union— in our spiritual soul, bodily, lives: New Testament, New Covenant, New Man, New Jerusalem, New Earth, Newness of Life— resurrected— restoring the people of God (who live from God’s life now, as one with God). That— kills death: it destroys the unraveled identity— and restores the proper identity— lived in and from God, in perfection of union, wholeness, complete: and life in and from Jesus is the way to experiencing the Pleroma (or the fullness) of God. [Philippians 3:8-11]
Scripture that states the treasures of wisdom and the actions and fruit of God— is all hidden in Christ Jesus: and we are his bride partners— who are to know our spiritual husband: and that— is to know his character, disposition, demeanor, integrity of person, discipline and structure of his nature, walking his way, following after him, born after him, living with him, from him, as he is: the knowledge of God— leads to the pleroma of God (who is our Father expressed) —in and of Christ Jesus, the Son. [Colossians 2:3]
Scripture that states that when we shall do this… when we shall give all diligence of our person to observing God (not casually, form-ally —interesting, huh, form ally— in form, an ally of God) we shall then add virtue to our faith walk: that virtue— is form like his. And adding to his likeness and image or form to our faith— that’s actions of knowing God that will come forth, resulting in his Spirit’s fruit showing or manifesting— as plantings of the Lord that took to the soil or ground, or spiritual-soul life, bodily. And as we gain this knowledge of God in ourselves— we shall practice it then, work out our salvation, bringing into play discipline or temperance of Spirit in us. And this temperance of God’s countenance in and of us— brings forth patience toward others: and that— brings forth godliness, or the divine human: the human gaining the nature of God, as he leads by his headship, and turns the body about: and in this godly form and likeness coming forth, Christ in us, we understand and live— brotherly kindness that leads to agape charitable love— our being— as Christ is. [2 Peter 1:5-7]
And grace, as scripture states, is not just something God gives— but something we are to possess and work— being as he is: what do I mean? He tells us we are to ‘grow’ in grace, in 2 Peter 3:18; and so we are to possess grace, graciousness, love, agape love, kindness toward all as the likeness and image of God (what we are predestined to return to) comes forth in and of us; born out of the Lord Jesus being just that— our head that turns us around, whose thoughts we think, whose heart we live from; as he brings forth the divine nature of God in man again: the divine human he intended from the origin of his womb: godliness in and of us, with temperance/discipline of our being, working and practicing our salvational relating-ship with God— as we gain knowledge of him: our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory— of him be the glory; as our hope is his dignity and person erect in us— both now, and forever, amen!
[2 Peter 3:18]
Acknowledging, regarding, observing form-ally the Lord God (and ally means— to bind together), knowing him intimately— seeing him revealed unto us in spiritual ways— in the revelation of Christ Jesus (vision/spiritual sight), the truth of our Father, Creator, Maker of us, and Spiritual Husband Bridegroom— is the body of this teaching: but truly the bookends, the Alpha and Omega of this work of the Lord— is the pleroma of God: the fullness of God: and we can know him in fullness or completeness; and we can not only meet him in his pleroma— at toe level depth of the knowledge of God— but we can IMMERSE OURSELVES IN HIS FULLNESS— and come to know him as we are learning of him and beholding him; until we are revealed as his righteousness in full measure stature of him —Christ in us: the Father-Son union relating-ship, once again restored— to what it was always intended to be.
We can come back into acknowledging the Lord God, in Jesus Christ (Yah’shua Ha Mashiach), the Messiah and Savior of God’s creation. And we can once again follow the light that we are— the emanating light of life from the Son/Sun of righteousness himself— and get cleaned up (dark light released, rid of, and cleansed of— in the purification process with God, in the Refiner’s Fire of holiness once again). And in doing so, in going back to our origin or source of life himself, tracing our ray of light from him —that we are— back to the Son/Sun; we can then regain the revelation of Christ Jesus to us, then in us, then from us: as we find our being moving and living from and within his very own life.
When we shall do this, and allow his cleansing Spirit and Truthful state of person— to cleanse us of all unrighteousness— then can we become the fullness of the stature of Christ Jesus, the divine human vessel that houses the fullness of his very person’s being: as we were always privileged to do and be: carriers of his glory or person, in the divine nature we live in and by— as we come back through repentance to him, and life from him— and he from us.
When we see God in his Pleroma, in Christ Jesus— the express image of the Father, and the godhead bodily; we see the Truth clearly, we can know the Truth clearly— getting cleansed and aligned: when we KNOW the Pleroma of God clearly (the fullness of Christ) then can we join him in the measure of the fullness of the Son (in whom all sons find their being/life emanating from— light rays of light that come off of his Life).
The mechanism by which we experience the Pleroma of God— is by worshiping God ONLY IN AND FROM the Truth: and for that— we must come to know God through his Word, the Son, the godhead incarnate, Jesus Christ; and we must marry him, learn of him, and conform to his Spirit of him: that is his divine fullness or complete image and likeness.
Pleroma— the Lord Jesus and the complete image and likeness of God our Father— is the sum total of the divine nature, God’s grace, true reality and identity of. When we are bridged through the Life of Jesus, and we begin to worship God in spiritual relationship to the truth (worshiping him in spirit and truth) —with intently observing the fullness of who he is in union with the Father; it changes our worship from a temporary or superficial religious event— to a state of restored authentic BEING: as he is, with him, by him— and he from us: two— as one: because we truly began to worship him from our spirits— in and from the Truth.
We have fractured humanity— until we come into the fullness of the knowledge of God in and through Christ Jesus. We are not connected properly— and thus dirty and disheveled in our ‘being.’ But Christ is given us, and his Spirit of Truth— to cleanse us and bring us back into the form and likeness of our Father once again. To bring us out from living in and under pretense, hidden motives, self-deception, and false identifying— spiritually— from within our soul-body lives.
When we begin to choose to only live in and from the Truth (Jesus), we stop spending energy maintaining a false self identity— with the woundings of; all our spiritual energy in motion (e-motions) are now given to properly aligned Life— in and of Christ Jesus— the expressed image and likeness of our Father. Because the fragmented self relies on superficial structures and external rituals to feel complete: but when living in and from the Truth, from the Life of Jesus Christ— we are freed from the false identity and identifying— and we are now liberated children of the Light himself— to be living and abiding as he does: not in speech only— but from the depths of our hearts and minds, in and from his own Life.
Our true identity overflows out from the Pleroma of God: Jesus Christ: this is the true self identity— a ray of light born of the Light of Life himself [John 8:12]: to live ‘from him’ is to live from ultimate true reality— doing away with false reality entirely.
John 1:16
“And of his fullness [pleroma] we have all received, and grace for grace.”
From the fullness of the measure of the stature of God— in Christ Jesus— the expressed image and likeness of our Father— we all receive of the grace of God. And when we are living in Truth— we are consistently drawing from the source of Life, himself; like the ray of light from the Son/Sun of righteousness: making us ‘whole’ or ‘complete’ again— which is the pleroma of God— in Christ Jesus: and the hope of his life of glory, dignified, in us: the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ Jesus— in us: this is to worship God in/of Spirit and Truth: the Spirit of Truth— in/of Christ Jesus— of the heart of our Father expressed, the depths of our Father— expressed to usward.
The sincerity of living in and from true reality— matters— as said in John 4:23-24, concerning those who worship God (attending to our inner person— coming into alignment with God as he is) in Spirit and Truth: living in/of him. Our inner affections, e-motion, life, fully engaged with the Lord— from his Spirit and Truth: from agreement with the Holy Spirit, in and of our Lord Jesus Christ— the Truth: a two part foundation for wholeness or completeness with, in, and from, our union with Christ Jesus.
This is worship driven by truth of heart— not just by external mechanical habits or experience, but from connection to Truth, and the Spirit of, in agreement— or union. This intimacy is not only felt and known by the individual vessel him/herself— but the fruit of God himself is observed outwardly; as the others of the flock and family— behold the Lord arising and shining his Light through these lampstands of God— who host his Spirit (all of his person).
Our mind and actions are anchored to what is objectively realized and revealed: if you have spirit without truth— you get shallow emotionalism, or spiritual energy, toe level depth understanding and union with God. If you have truth without spirit/Spirit union— you get dry rigid legalism— beating people over the head with scripture— failing to actually spiritually align with the truth— failing to come ‘into’ the knowledge of God— as a person expressed in image and likeness— as he is, emanating his person through our own personality: thus living in and from misunderstanding the true person of God in disposition and demeanor of person— inside our own.
But when we move in, live from union with his Spirit and Truth— we come into life in and from— the Pleroma of God— the Bridegroom, the Lamb, the Son, Jesus Christ: and thus we shall be filled to capacity with him: fullness, completely.
The incarnate ‘Truth’ is not just an abstract concept or a set of rules; He is a person, he is God, and he lives from a substrate— a foundation of pure love and truth— called righteousness. And when we live from his Life— and shine out from him— we shall live in and from his personified environment, atmosphere, or presence: because his life IS THE TRUTH in which we live by, move, and have our ‘being.’
Colossians 2:9-10 underscores this: "For in Him dwells all the fullness (pleroma) of the Godhead bodily, and you are complete in Him."
We are not whole— if we will not live from him, and he from us: we are thusly then— fragmented: but this can be remedied— through repentant turnaround to regard his face again, come to know him— intimately, intentionally— digging deeply into his person and being; and we can regain our proper spiritual vision, insight, as the Word of God, the Spirit of Truth— brings us revelation of Christ Jesus— ‘into’ us: that we should do life in and from his person, as he is: body, soul, and spirit— one with God.
To no longer live under pretense, fragmented, in disagreement of spiritual substance; but coming into e-motion (spiritual life) wholeness— being released from the lower expressions of life— transitioning through them— until we ascend on the Son of man into elevated Spirit Life— in and from Christ Jesus. And thus— have our external daily actions flowing directly from the Lord God and the True Identity and True Reality— not worldly illusions or deceptions, shrouded, having our Light of Life obscured in/from us: a New Man coming forth— a New Creation— one integrated with God— and anchored deeply in the substrate or foundation of God himself.
Living from Christ— the Father-Son perfect, whole, union— through the Life of Jesus; that is spiritual completeness, and the ultimate state of ‘being.’ Completely filled with the presence, love, and character of God himself— leaving no empty spaces for corruption, or for the devil to have place in us, or falsehood (emphasized by Ignatius of Antioch, circa 35-108 AD). It is ‘abiding’ with, in, and from God— who is being understood now— by/in us: life in and from the Pleroma of God— his fullness or completeness. A flowing, dynamic, spiritual environment and state of being— lived.
When living in and from Christ— all of the false dissolves— and we come out of empty, vain, or void ‘being.’ And we are filled with the Spirit, Truth, and Life of God himself: the substance of Life and True Form— and the earth (soul life) is no longer dark and void— but light— ‘be.’
Living in Absolute Truth— the Lord Jesus, the Word of God— frees us from the falsehoods, the fragmentation, the wasted spiritual motions (e-motion), that we were defending for so long, in mechanisms of behavioral life that kept us from being vulnerable, and living honestly. The ego self life— the life in knowledge of oneself, from oneself— is based superficially, outwardly only, in what we do, what we own, what we think others think of us— and it seeks validation of worth. The ego (or separated and false identity, outside of God’s life) is in the habit of making excuses for behaviors, habits, or attitudes— that we know do not align with the deep, divine, revelation of God— in and of Truth: this is the carnal nature, and the natural man— given to natural man things— not spiritual life in and of Christ Jesus. It will seek to bypass spiritual life ‘from’ Christ Jesus— and instead walk out religion: religious language, rituals, performances, or concepts— that are devoid of union with God’s Spirit and Truth— having ‘become’ them— and as he is: because that soul-ego-life existence— will not address deep-seated emotional wounds, fears, or character flaws— to bring them into subjection to Christ Jesus (alignment through repentance and deliverance and healing— being made whole).
Our lives, our thoughts and motives— do not exist independently of our spiritual reality: they are a byproduct of our spiritual life being walked out in our soul life: either in alignment with God’s person, or out of alignment (sin). And thus— when we are out of alignment— our completeness in him is hindered and askew, lacking, and in need of attention to sort our spiritual-souls out, according to his measure and stature.
We must FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH; and that is done by awareness— and what we are given over to. Awareness of the Lord God, as he is, revering him, facing him, and coming into his countenance and likeness— in and of us: that results in experiencing the Pleroma or Fullness of God, bodily, in and of us; as he comes forward to live Christ in us.
Falsehood— cannot remain in the presence of the unshielded absolute Truth: which is Christ in us.
We must take note of our interior state of being. Are we agitated, defensive, or fractured, fragmented— askew from the life of God— in some way, shape or form? Have we lost our peaceful state of being? Are we out of alignment with God’s person? In and of our state of being— the red flags, or smoke alarms— (e-motions, spiritual energy, focus and expression— in motion) indicate what’s being played out from inside of our soul being— in the way of thinking, reasoning, judging, and believing. And usually— the ego or separation identity— is trying to self protect, when we stay in the lower spiritual emotions or identifying.
We should inquire WHY— when we are experiencing ANYTHING other than the peace of God in Christ Jesus (atonement, at-one-ment) —when we are feeling not grounded or living from the Lord God in our soul. Like— Why am I angry? Is it because they ignored me? Why does that matter? Because I feel unimportant if they don’t notice me. But the truth in Christ Jesus is— that I have value and worth and importance— whether anyone else other than him notices. This will explore the core of the illusion and expose it; which was perceived and believed— that we are not complete without external validation.
In quiet contemplation with the Lord— we ought to hand over our need to be right, look perfect, or our fear of being flawed: this clears the clutter, the dirt, the defilement of nature, mind, heart, and beliefs— in and with Christ Jesus. When you strip the lies away— you are then making room for the Pleroma of God to fill you with authentic, unshakable, reality— born of God in the depths of Truth.
We truly need to LOVE THE TRUTH— and let the Absolute Truth (the Lord Jesus, the Word of God) entirely consume our being— until we are completely integrated with his Spirit, Word, Truth, Ways, Person, and Life: the Pleroma of God known— in and of Christ Jesus— formed in us: the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ in us.
This is the best I can explain to you— epignosis, gnosis, nakar, da’ath, and chazon: turning to and acknowledging God respectfully-spiritually, knowing the truth, loving the truth, and being set free by the Truth— a personal relating-to-and-with the Truth— all the way to clear spiritual vision/revelation of the Truth of God— and true reality in and from him: until we reach the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ— in us: to know the Pleroma of God, and live from Him/It.
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