It’s always about the state of our
Hearts and Minds
And there is a war on for them.
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[video link to these notes: https://youtu.be/aIMguwM7LjE]
H3820 – Hearts
Hebrew: לב
Transliteration: lêb
Pronunciation: labe
Definition: A form of H3824; the heart— also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything: [how it’s used in scripture] courageous, friendly, (broken or hardened heart, merry, stiff, stout, double hearted, kind hearted, middle of the heart), minded, regarded, understanding, and wisdom.
Speaking to Moses, God said…
Exodus 31:6
“And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab [whose name means— Tent of my father], the son of Ahisamach [whose name means— brother of support], of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise [intelligent, skillful] hearted —I have put wisdom [skillful wisdom in a good sense, wit], that they may make all that I have commanded you.”
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God puts WISDOM in the hearts of the wise; and wisdom means skillful wit, and wit means— mental sharpness and inventiveness, keen intelligence, have knowledge, a person who has an aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way; root definition— Old English witan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weten and German wissen, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit veda ‘knowledge’ and Latin videre ‘see’.
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Old English wit(t), gewit(t), denoting the mind as the seat of consciousness, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weet and German Witz.
God puts wit— the mind, the seat of consciousness (awake and aware), in a state of KNOWING and SEEING— which equates Wisdom.
I don’t know about you, but the heart seems pretty important right now; and being spiritually wise is what will gain you God’s wisdom in your heart.
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H7919 – Wise
Hebrew: שׂכל
Transliteration: ώâkal
Pronunciation: saw-kal'
Definition: A primitive root; to be (make or act) circumspect (look around or about)— and hence intelligent: [usage] consider, expert, instruct, prosper, deal prudently, skillfully, have good success, teach or make to understand wisdom, behave self, wisely guide.
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So for one to be wise, one will be looking around or about, and hence will be intelligent; God is equating ‘doing our work,’ or being OBSERVANT, and AWARE (not lazy or apathetic) with being Wise; and one who is Wise— brings God’s Wisdom, to fill the heart: which is the feelings, will, and intellect of a man; which will bring— KNOWLEDGE and SIGHT (spiritual).
This all happens because we desire to engage God, and his demeanor— behavior or manner, principles— fundamental truth, the foundation of his beliefs, behavior and reasoning, and live in his disposition— qualities of mind and character, a particular frame of mind.
He’s been speaking to me a lot lately about whether or not his body truly desires to ‘be in his image’ again, as/like he is; because scripture states his children will be.
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1 John 3:2
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear— we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”
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He is aiming to reform us into his image (those that desire to be his children— which means his offspring, which means— his duplicates); and reformation comes with regeneration— created again, and renovation— restore, repair, made back to new again, as scripture states in Strong’s.
G3824 – Regeneration
Greek: παλιγγενεσία
Transliteration: paliggenesia
Pronunciation: pal-ing-ghen-es-ee'-ah
Definition: From G3825 and G1078; spiritual rebirth (the state or the act) that is (figuratively) spiritual renovation; specifically Messianic restoration: - regeneration.
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Matthew 19:28
“And Jesus said to them— Verily I say to you, That you who have followed me, in the REGENERATION— when the Son of man shall sit [be appointed, and settle in, hover and dwell, continuing] in the throne [potentate (Monarch) seat of power] of his glory [dignity and honor], you also shall sit upon twelve thrones— judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
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Many people think only carnally— which means the easiest and most superficial way down here, in this world; but when he speaks such things as this, and we understand the literal carnal perspective that he will be seated in a throne or seat, and reign over people…next, we need to see the ‘spiritual’ understanding.
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He said…
“Janet, many are waiting for me, only in carnal terms. What do I mean?
I mean they are waiting for me in the clouds of the sky, they are waiting for me to come carnally speaking only; do you know I am spirit first and foremost, and so are all of you?
I come in spiritual terms first; I am spirit.
I will come to men an women, ‘showing myself to them,’ in the inner man; my first coming was incarnate— in my own flesh— to fulfill MY MISSION in the flesh of my own, autonomously; now— my second return is in the thrones of men and women— their hearts, souls and spirits— regenerate, and with me— seated within them: this is where my Spirit comes again, into flesh (you all), and in that— I return a second time, and I will manifest myself in flesh (you all) for a second time in this earthen realm, as I did in the Son— so shall I do in the ‘sons.’
My true spiritual children know this, for I have made it known to them— through my Spirit that dwells within them; religion has mucked up a ‘spiritual’ set of texts (scripture), by putting it all in only carnal terms; one of the spirit— must with and by the spirit, discern the matters.
My Spirit children are the people who give me their hearts, for real, and reform to my image because they honor and revere me in dignity (which means with respect, appreciation, nobility or elevation of character— worthiness), placing me as the potentate, or the King within them, in their HEART THRONES— will be those that I myself reign in and through— and these will rule with me, seated with me— for I am seated in them, and they in me, in heavenly places.
Those heavenly places are within myself, and inside man— as the 1st heaven or ‘air’ that I created to live in, outside of my own person —was inside man.
To walk and talk with him in the cool of the day— from within, where my Kingdom is, in my temples— my children.
Did I not say ‘spirit’ is breath and breeze, air, and mind?
The people who TRULY give me themselves, to reform them, to regenerate their spirits— are those who will return full circle to the garden of Eden with me (where man fell), and we will RESURRECT that in which fell: the hearts, minds, feelings and intellect of man— the 1st and 2nd heavens.
The second heaven is where warfare takes place, there is a literal to everything I say, and a spiritual aspect; the 1st heaven— earth, and the hearts of man— the 2nd heaven— the atmosphere, and the mind of men and women.
The 3rd heaven (three, being complete) is my domain where only those things that resemble, and return to me and my state of being reside: this is where sin does not dwell— hence satan was kicked out.
I speak in spiritual terms, and one must have the Spirit to understand things of spirit.
I require regeneration of the intellect, feelings, and wills of men and women (hearts), and of the spirits— the breath I breathed into them, making them living souls (hearts, minds, intellects and with a will to decide their actions) —the air, breath, breeze or spirit of a man, that brought to life their souls– must be REGENERATE (made anew, fresh, with life— for it was dead in sin).
And the renovations within (the sanctification process that begins immediately upon receiving salvation) must take place; REFORMATION of what was (in a dead state), into WHAT IS ANEW (in the state of life, and life more abundantly) in myself— and myself, in you.
Without this process, one remains in a dead, unregenerate state— they remain in estrangement; and desire for none to perish, but that all would repent (turn completely around), and be reconciled (being a mutual change, that brought about a difference— that is the Strong’s definition), or saved: for reconciled and saved— are synonymous.
Everyone is after the souls of men: myself, the devil, and man himself.
Who will give me back their spirits and souls— to be regenerated and renovated within— to return to my image?
For those are the children of God; not those who profess, but walk a dead profession of the lips, but the soul (or heart of man) remains unto self, or doubt, unbelief and fear to another.
I search the HEARTS OF MAN, and so does satan.”
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H7307 – spirit
Hebrew: רוּח
Transliteration: rûach
Pronunciation: roo'-akh
Definition: From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath— that is an exhalation; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance— spirit— a rational being (including its expression and functions): air, breath, mind, spirit, whirlwind.
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Satan, Man and God— are all seeking the hearts of man— for WORSHIP— ‘hearts and minds.’
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H7812 – Worship
Hebrew: שׁחה
Transliteration: shâchâh
Pronunciation: shaw-khaw'
Definition: A primitive root; to depress— that is prostrate— lying flat on the ground with one’s face down— (especially reflexively in homage to royalty or God): bow self down, crouch, fall down flat, humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance to, do or reverence, make to stoop unto— worship.
G4352 – Worship
Greek: προσκυνέω
Transliteration: proskuneō
Pronunciation: pros-koo-neh'-o
Definition: From G4314 and probably a derivative of G2965 —meaning— to kiss like a dog licking his master's hand; to fawn over or crouch to —that is (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage, do reverence to adore: worship.
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He said…
“Hearts and Minds— are the souls of men, guided by a spirit (one or more); we need to understand that a spirit, in its simplest of terms (the breath, minding/demeanor of intellect, reason and principle) —is the attitude, character, conduct, and disposition of one’s leadership of self.
Either man will return to me, to be guided, raised, counseled, reformed, renovated inside, corrected and come under submission to seating me as their God within…
Or, they will remain their own god, fallen, unregenerate, unrenovated within, dead and estranged from me, my way, my character, my demeanor, and my disposition— which yields my fruits; and my first fruits will be duplicates of myself: I do not mince this, nor am I unclear in scripture.”
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Let’s go over these
definitions once again
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Attitude— a settled way of thinking or feeling —typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior, a position implying a mental state, manifested behavior and appearance; root definition— late 17th century (denoting the placing or posture of a figure in art): from French, from Italian attitudine ‘fitness, posture’, from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus ‘fit’.
It is a ‘fit posture,’ a posture of one’s inner man/spirit/soul —based upon one’s way of THINKING, FEELING and BEHAVIORS of; it is the state of one’s mental faculties and manifesting of them in what we see appear in our actions (faith without works is dead).
God collected Christ’s faculties— he aims to collect ours too, through him.
Faculties— mental or physical power; root definition— late Middle English: from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas, from facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘make, do’.
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G1453 – Raised/Arose/Rise
Greek: ἐγείρω
Transliteration: egeirō
Pronunciation: eg-i'-ro
Definition: Probably akin to the base of G58 —through the idea of collecting one’s faculties; to waken (transitive or intransitive) that is rouse (literally from sleep from sitting or lying from disease from death; or figuratively from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence): awaken, lift (up), raise (again up), rear up, arise (again up), stand, take up.
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Acts 26:8
“Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you— that God should raise the dead?”
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If we remain only carnal people, with carnal perspectives, not led of the Spirit— we will only see carnally, or superficially— in this realm; and we know that those who are led of the Spirit— are the sons of God.
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Character— the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual, the nature of something, a person’s reputation, a symbol of representation, the identity of; root definition— Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait’ (early 16th century), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person's qualities’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities’.
Are we walking as Christ walks, are we thinking in our mentality, and living with our morality, in distinct qualities in equity (fair and just actions and character) with Christ?
Do we carry his nature and uphold it within— walking in his name, or reputation?
Do we carry a symbol of his representation within us, with the New Spirit he has regenerated within us— bringing the New Identity we now have in Christ?
He is to be ‘marking us,’ with his Holy Spirit, sealing us to the day of redemption, with his stamp, insignia and name; carrying his fruits within us of his Spirit, like the traits of God, becoming duplicate seedlings of him— the planting of the Lord, carrying a description of his person’s qualities, distinguished qualities.
Distinguished— successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect— showing dignity in one’s manner.
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Conduct— manner in which a person behaves, the action of leading or guiding (is he conducting you), organize and carryout, transmit a form of energy, direct the performance (actions) of, behave in a specified way; root definition— Middle English: from Old French, from Latin conduct- ‘brought together’, from the verb conducere.
The term originally denoted a provision for safe passage, surviving in safe conduct; later the verb sense ‘lead, guide’ arose, hence ‘manage’ and ‘management’ (late Middle English), later ‘management of oneself, behavior’ (mid 16th century). The original form of the word was conduit, which was preserved only in the sense ‘channel’ (see conduit); in other uses the spelling was influenced by Latin.
Conduit— channel for transmission; root definition— Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere ‘bring together’ (see conduct).
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Demeanor— outward behavior, or— bearing, manner, attitude, behavior or conduct; root definition— late 15th century: from demean, probably influenced by obsolete havour ‘behavior’.
So, one’s demeanor— is the outward expression of what is inside the man in his manner, attitude, conduct or behavior— expressed to others.
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Disposition— a person's inherent qualities of mind and character, the way something is arranged; root definition— late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispositio(n- ), from disponere ‘arrange’ (see dispose).
Dispose— bring into a particular frame of mind, arrange in a particular position; root definition— late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere ‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus ‘arranged’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
So, one’s disposition is based upon how one is disposed, or— brought into a particular frame of mind, and arranged in that particular position or pattern, placed in that frame of mind; this will bring one’s disposition in— one’s quality of character and mind, and in the way that it is arranged.
Christ has a particular disposition— and if we are in him— we will too, for we are duplicate seedlings of him, his nature, his conduct, his character distinguished, attitude, demeanor, and his disposition: and it will be through the channel or route of his REGENERATION and RENOVATION, to our inner man— spirit and soul.
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Regenerate— regrow— to replace what was lost or injured, bring into a renewed existence— generate again, bring into vigor— revive, reformed or reborn— in a spiritual sense; root definition— late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin regeneratus ‘created again’, past participle of regenerare, from re- ‘again’ + generare ‘create’.
Renovated— restore to a good state of repair, refresh, reinvigorate; root definition— early 16th century: from Latin renovat- ‘made new again’, from the verb renovare, from re- ‘back, again’ + novus ‘new’.
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God is attempting to CHANGE US, MUTUALLY agreeing on this, and make us DIFFERENT (that’s the definition of reconciled— in Strong’s); satan is desiring for us to stay in our UNREGENERATE condition, within: which will we truly live in our faith?
Dead faith (no actions to show what is Christ within, and his persuasion of belief) —or LIVING FAITH, given to us by Life himself (proved by our actions— as faith without workings of it— is dead faith)?
Both God, and the Devil (satan) have seeded us— which is taking ROOT in our soul?
Which are you rooted and GROUNDED in?
For what is true within your heart— will show through your actions and disposition; and Christ has been mentioning how important the understanding of his disposition, and the need for it in us, truly is; without gaining REGENERATION through RENOVATIONS within— it is impossible to live in our New Spirit, or gain the image of God within us once again.
We must truly discern our own HEARTS and MINDS— to determine if we are truly walking in the Newness of the New Man Creation in Christ Jesus— or not.
For salvation was given us— but if we do NOTHING with what we have been given (which is reconciliation to him, through a mutual understanding and agreement that one must fundamentally be changed, making them different) —it’s hardly his fault.
Man must do his part in a covenant relationship; it’s a compact, after all.
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G2644 – Reconciled
Greek: καταλλάσσω
Transliteration: katallassō
Pronunciation: kat-al-las'-so
Definition: From G2596 and G236; to change mutually that is (figuratively) to compound a difference: - reconcile.
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Compact— a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties, make or enter into (a formal agreement) with another party or parties; root definition— late 16th century: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com- ‘with’ + pacisci ‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact.
Pact— a formal agreement between individuals or parties; root definition— late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum ‘something agreed’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere ‘agree’.
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H1285 — Covenant
Hebrew: בּרית
Transliteration: berîyth
Pronunciation: ber-eeth'
Definition: From H1262 (in the sense of cutting (like H1254)); a compact (made by passing between pieces of flesh): confederacy, confederate, covenant, league with.
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God is expecting, when we accept his gift of salvation, that we will repent (turn around), and become NEW again, regenerate, and reconcile to him— changing internally, and becoming different.
Because we made a pact with him, a formal agreement we entered into with him— that we agreed upon, mutually— to change us by returning to him, his image, and his leadership over us, yoked (or coupled) to us: covenant.
And it is that compact that passes between flesh— our flesh, and dwells within us: where 2, have now become 1— united, One.
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Hearts
&
Minds
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Leviticus 26:41
“...If then their uncircumcised hearts, be humbled…”
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This is the matter at hand, truly, isn’t it.
God has not asked us to outward circumcision— but INWARD CIRCUMCISION— of our inner man; but I see a great majority of those professing to be his— who have not circumcised their hearts unto him— cutting away the FLESH. *
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1 Samuel 7:3
“...If you will return to the LORD, with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods (and Ashtaroth) from among you— and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only— and he will deliver you (out of the hand of the Philistines.”
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We must return our hearts to God, for real— and in that is our salvation/deliverance— and to do that, we must PUT AWAY THE OTHER GODS FROM AMONG US (namely the god of self, within our heart thrones and minds).
LORD does mean supreme one over me, Jehovah, my master; this must be true in our hearts— and our disposition will prove what is in our hearts, and who is enthroned there.
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1 Samuel 10:26
“And Saul also went home to Gibeah— and there went with him a band of men— whose hearts God touched.”
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Has God touched our hearts, have we circumcised them unto him?
Have we set ourselves apart unto God holy— and put away the world, its ways of functioning, and its principles, demeanor, conduct, attitude, character and disposition— to gain God’s within, by a mutual change that was agreed upon— when we entered covenant compact with him?
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1 Kings 8:39
“Then you will hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive and do, and give to every man according to his ways— whose heart you know; (for you, only you, know the hearts of all the children of men).”
1 Kings 8:58
“That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statues, and his judgments— which he commanded our father.”
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We often speak of ‘keep my commandments,’ in alignment with obedience— but do we make note when scripture tells us what was asked and required of our fathers to keep; and by keep we mean the biblical definition.
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G5083 – Keep
Greek: τηρέω
Transliteration: tēreō
Pronunciation: tay-reh'-o
Definition: From τηρός teros —a watch; perhaps akin to G2334; to guard (from loss or injury properly by keeping the eye upon) that is to note (a prophecy; figuratively to fulfill a command); by implication to detain (in custody; figuratively to maintain); hold fast, keep (or keeper) (ob- pre- re) serve, meaning— observe, preserve, reserve, and watch.
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He is asking us to watch what scripture says of his commandments, guard the understanding of them, keep an eye on them (don’t forget them or forsake them), note them— to fulfill his commands (orders and instructions), detain them within— meaning to have custody of them and maintain them within: holding fast to them, being a keeper of them (one in custody of), preserving them, observing them, reserving them within us.
Not in perfection without fail— but INSTILLING THEM, INSTALLING THEM within us, becoming REGENERATE, and RENOVATED WITHIN by them.
How else will we be transformed?
Romans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
John 17:17
“Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth.”
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He is not asking us to keep the letter of the law (legalities), he’s asking us to keep the SPIRIT OF THE LAW— in Christ Jesus.
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Romans 8:1-2
“There is therefore now no condemnation— to them which are in Christ Jesus— who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus —has made me free from the law of sin and death.”
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There is New Law in our members, not that of sin and death— but that of LIFE— in Christ Jesus; if we are his— we will be seedling duplicates fruited out: we will be as he is.
We cannot forsake this understanding— that the entire reason he came was to reconcile us to himself; that is, yoke himself to us— and he does not yoke with unrighteousness— so we must become his righteousness.
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Romans 8:4
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us —who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ— he is a new creature: old things are passed away— behold, all things are become new.”
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There is a regenerate nature that is required to be born within us, when we are truly receiving salvation of Christ— for that is salvation— to be reconciled to him, having gained a mutual understanding that a change (a turn around— repentance) must undergone (regeneration and renovation) of the inner man; to return to his image, reconciling us to him in a YOKING [where 2, before were separated— but now made one in Spirit]— making us DIFFERENT from our former way, or shape and form of the inner man; one who had ‘fallen’ from—
the image of God, the lead of God, and the relationship of God has our Father, or Lord and Master over us— who is raising us up in his ways.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
“And you, Solomon my son— know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect [whole, complete and peaceable] heart, and with a willing [of pleasure, delightful] mind [breath and vitality of you, mental mind, heart, desire and appetite]; for the LORD searches the hearts, and he understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him— he will be found of you; but if you forsake him— he will cast you off forever.”
2 Chronicles 11:16
“...such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel…”
Psalms 7:9
“...for the righteous God, tries the hearts and reins.”
[reins are whether we will MIND Him]
Psalms 125:4
“Do good, O LORD— unto the good, and to them who are upright in their hearts.”
Proverbs 15:11
“Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?”
Proverbs 17:3
“The fining pot— for silver, and the furnace— for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts of men.”
[He will cause you to find out what is in your heart, and what your relationship really is in him (like Job), by testing you, tempering you— in your afflictions in life; the Refiner’s fire of the heart/mind/life of man.]
Proverbs 21:2
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes (perspective and reasoning): but the LORD ponders the hearts.”
[And don’t forget— the heart has thoughts and intents of its own.]
Isaiah 44:18
“They have not known, nor understood: for he has shut their eyes— that they cannot see; and their hearts— that they cannot understand.”
[God is the only one who can discern the spiritual things— it’s why we need him as Lord within us, not just savior— LORD leading us; for the ones who will not— he will give them over to a reprobate mind, blinding them spiritually, and leaving them with no understanding of spiritual things— namely, himself and true life, and the true way.]
Jeremiah 31:33
“This shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel— After those days, says the LORD— I will put my law [precepts] in their INWARD PARTS, and I will write it in their HEARTS; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
[We ought to have our inward parts saturated with his LAW, his precepts, which means— general rules of regulated behavior and thought; and they will be written in our hearts— which means we will ACTUALLY DESIRE to conduct ourselves as he conducts himself, and we will show fruits of his Spirit because of his LAW being written in our hearts; and in that— he will be our God, and we his people.
In this— their fruits— you shall know his children in this realm/world.]
Jeremiah 32:40
“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good (only); but I will put my FEAR IN THEIR HEARTS, that they shall not depart from me.”
[Those who are his FEAR HIM, revere him, and take him ULTRA seriously, for he is all-powerful, and the one true God.]
Hosea 7:2
“They consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.”
Luke 1:17
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah— to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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God is preparing a people— ready for the Lord; the Bride who made herself ready, by his hand and their cooperation. The spirit of Elijah returns the children to the Father— and the disobedient, will be turned and repent— by the wisdom of the Just.
We— his children who walk in his righteousness, who have been regenerated and renovated inside— are those children led of his Spirit, walk in the newness of the creation in Christ, have his Law written in our hearts, walk in his wisdom, seek to pull the lost in from the fires (like he), and are first fruitlings of his Spirit: conduct, character, attitude, demeanor, disposition, nature— and by his leadership in them.
He, the Holy Spirit has a work to do in us— it’s why he said to work out your salvation with fear and trembling— which in Strong’s means— COMPLETE your salvation, exercising it.
HE IS OUR SALVATION, we exercise OUR RELATIONSHIP with him, allowing and acquiescing to his REFORMATION, REGENERATION, RENOVATION work in us— sanctifying ourselves and consecrating ourselves to him: and in this— we are his children, and we are saved— being pulled from the world, carrying our crosses (death to self leadership), and put away all idols (self being the biggest one), and come out of the world.
These are his TRUE CHILDREN; and religion has hidden this in platitudes.
The way is narrow, strait— which means tight in conduct— and few find it, which in Strong’s means— OBTAIN IT, or PERCEIVE IT.
One must be ‘looking’ for reconciliation to their true identity, found in Christ— and then walk it out with him, and by his lead.
Outside REFORMATION— ‘regeneration, through renovation—’ there is no salvation; for salvation is yoking to God holy again, being coupled to him, in a PACT, a legal compact that is upheld— coming into an agreed upon (mutual) need to be CHANGED, and made DIFFERENT.
It’s all about the HEART and MIND change; God wants it changed and renewed as/like him in his image again— and satan DOES NOT; he desires for you to REMAIN AS THE OLD MAN ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
Philippians 2:12-13
“Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed— not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence— work out [G2716] your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God who works in you— both to will— and to do of his good pleasure.”
G2716 – Work Out
Greek: κατεργάζομαι
Transliteration: katergazomai
Pronunciation: kat-er-gad'-zom-ahee
Definition: From G2596 and G2038; to work fully —that is— accomplish; by implication —to finish and fashion: - cause, do (deed), perform, work (out).
We have participation to partake in, in submission to his Spirit.
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Luke 8:12
“Those by the wayside (seeds) are they who hear— then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts— lest they should BE-LIVE (it), and be saved.”
Luke 16:15
“And he said to them— You are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men— is an abomination in the sight of God.”
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People who can read the scriptures, take them out of context to that in which serves their desires— have had satan steal the truth from them, before it could take root— and save them.
Men who justify themselves— meaning, forgive things God does not forgive, as in continued in, unrepentant sin (which is iniquity), esteeming what MEN SAY, NOT WHAT GOD DETAILS OUT and SPEAKS FORTH AS THE TRUTH— are an abomination to him.
We must be taking God seriously— excuses will not fly in judgment; men must bend to God and his ways, not God— bending to man, in his ways: a mutual change, making one DIFFERENT— is required; hypocrisy is cast out in its Lukewarmness.
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2 Corinthians 1:22
“Who has also sealed us, giving us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”
Galatians 4:6
“And because you are sons— God has sent forth the Spirit of his son— into your hearts— crying Abba– Father.”
1 Thessalonians 3:13
“To the end— he may establish your hearts— unblameable in holiness, before God— our Father— at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ— with all his saints.”
[He has arisen and come into the hearts of men who have received him, and in whom he has received; he is establishing hearts in all his saints— this is the work of the Spirit.]
James 4:8
“Draw nigh to God— and he will draw nigh to you.
Cleanse your hands— you sinners; and purify your hearts— you double minded.”
[We can only serve one master]
1 Peter 3:15
“Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts…”
1 John 3:18-19
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth— and shall assure our hearts before him.”
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Minds
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What and whom are we minding?
Because the heart does have THOUGHTS and intents of its own— and if we are devoid of Christ on the throne within the heart of man (feelings, thoughts/mind, and will of actions and deeds) —we will continue to lead self, and speak dead (worthless things at best, at worst literal curses that bring for the witchcraft power we do NOT want to take place), and remain a ‘self god,’ by the leading of self… and remain not reconciled to God within: where 2 have now become 1— in mind/thoughts, feelings/emotions, and will— choices that bring out our actions.
I am perplexed— like that emoji with the two beady eyes, and no mouth for expression; because I preach and preach, teach and teach (and so do my brethren), and I hear people’s commentary in agreement that we must live reformed, renovated, changed and having become different— from the old man ways.
But I see this thing happening in the body of Christ, where one is seemingly ‘comfortable,’ guard or watch is down— pertaining to the commands and precepts of the scriptures— in situations where people are ‘familiar,’ and I see this lack of turning toward Christ to weigh what is about to be communicated; it seems ‘familiar spirits’ are at play instead. 😣
I then notice that the heart has not leaned toward God— but toward self, and toward first reaction— instead of taking all thoughts and wicked imaginations captive to Christ before speaking, weighing all matters of the heart before him: it is this lack of Fear of Lord that is taking place.
For proper fear of the Lord (where all our fear should be placed, and only there) is when one ACQUIESCES, or BOWS and TURNS to him— which is what repentance is.
It’s where we are so REVERENT and FEARFUL of the Holy Living God— that we desire to be TRUE; he tells me many are not desiring to be true.
True— facts in accordance with reality (in this case God and his identity, which is to be ours in similitude now, or once again— as we return full circle), genuine, real, actual, accurate or exact, loyal/faithful, honest — bring into the exact shape of alignment, or position required; root definition— Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.
Truce— an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing; root definition— Middle English trewes, trues (plural), from Old English trēowa, plural of trēow ‘belief, trust’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trouw and German Treue, also to true.
Are we?
Are we walking with Christ, in accordance TRUTHFULLY, in reality— remaining TRUE, or genuine, real, actual, accurate or exact, loyal/faithful, and honest in what we are ‘being,’ as we are called to action in the command from him (be ye holy, be ye perfect— as I am); and having been brought into the exact shape of alignment, and position required of the Holy Spirit (Christ’s spirit) who is to bring us into all truth, reform us and resurrect us from dead states— as he did Christ?
Are we remaining steadfast and loyal, in belief and trust in him— not denying the power thereof— but resumming the image he has desire of us, in resemblance and similitude of HIM?
For he came in the similitude of sinful man for us— so that his righteousness can be fulfilled IN US.
Satan is wanting us to believe in greasy grace— where we think nothing is required of us, we don’t have to come out of the fallen nature he seeded us with— so his seed will remain, and he will KEEP CHILDREN of his own; and yet God is desiring for us to see that we have a choice to make, a working relationship to pursue with God in reconciliations now, and workout that relationship (your salvation), with FEAR and TREMBLING— being saved, reconciled, regenerated, renovated, changed and become THE NEW MAN CREATION, in Christ Jesus.
But if we remain ‘religious,’ and not TRUE— truly living what we preach, teach, or declare— we will not return to him, no matter what we professed, or what powers we worked in this realm.
Why do we think people will say— “Lord, Lord,” because they thought just calling him that name— was all that was needed; or believing he should be our LORD.
Nay— one must MAKE HIM THEIR LORD, not just their savior— we need a master over us, a God over us— as we decided in the fall that we would be our own god; like God, but not under God— wise in our own eyes, reasoning and rationalizing, deciding for ourselves.
In order to come out from that— we must reconcile, repent (turn to him again, truthfully), come to an agreement in our compact, our legal and binding pact we made with him (covenant) that we mutually agree we need to be changed back to his image, thereby changing, and being made DIFFERENT— as/like in similitude, Christ, once again.
Without understanding all this, we preach a dead salvation, a dead faith, and he will say…
“Depart from me, you who (continued to) work iniquity (lawless, non submission, in rebellion to reconciling to him), I never knew you.”
Because TRUE— is required; true relationship, true change, true belief, true faith in a working religious persuasion of belief, true in fidelity to him— putting away all other gods (including self).
Without TRUE REPENTANCE— our salvation is empty, as is our faith.
Salvation— is being reconciled to him (that’s yoking in a coupling to him), and he will not couple with rebellion, or unbelief, or fearing other gods; and our faith (in which our salvation comes through) is our persuasion of our religious belief, trust in Christ for salvation (that’s reconciliation to him, yoked and coupled— forgiving our sin debt— as he took that on in the similitude of sinful man), and the truth itself— as defined in Strong’s.
So— who are we really minding in there?
Because —out of the abundance of the heart— the mouth speaks.
What is really going on in our hearts— and are we even checking it out in them?
Because Christ is— he’s searching them all.
When I hear a statement like that in the scriptures— I start to really look inside too— because we might as well BOTH be aware of the true reality of what we are ‘being’ within, in truth and verity.
Verity— true principle belief; root definition— late Middle English: from Old French verite, from Latin veritas, from verus ‘true’.
If God is searching the hearts, satan is too— both have a table of options we can choose from: God’s fruits, or satan’s.
Which table are we eating from— the Lord’s table, or satan’s?
I reckon our disposition will reveal us: you will know them by their fruits.
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Proverbs 21:27
“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more— when he brings it with a wicked mind.”
Proverbs 29:11
“A fool utters all his mind— but a wise man— keeps it in till afterwards.”
[This is the RESPONDER, not the nuclear REACTOR; we have an issue in the body of Christ— where we are speaking, without reservation, without discipline, and without hesitation.
We are undisciplined by the Spirit of the Lord, and are still reigning in our own hearts when we do this.]
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep him in perfect peace— whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.”
[When we will mind him, placing our thoughts and fear on him, literally turning to his Spirit for counsel and lead— we will be in perfect (or whole) peace— which in Strong’s means, AT-ONE again + REST.]
Isaiah 46:8
“Remember this and show yourselves (to be) men: bring it again to mind— O you transgressors.”
Isaiah 65:17
“For behold— I create a new heavens— and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered— nor come to mind.”
[He said earlier— the spiritual terms of such statements as this, in this particular verse is— the New State of man's HEART and MIND, in their earthen vessels— where his kingdom resides; and in this— we will not remember the former state we were in, in disarray and dismay, as well as rebellion and estrangement: we will be ONE again with God holy, REGENERATE, REFORMED, IN HARMONY, AS ONE, and RETURNED TO HIS IMAGE— which is the image we started with.
The first heaven is in man spiritually speaking— heart (with its mind) and soul (and earth, literally)— it’s why he asks us for ALL OF THOSE: Heart, Soul, Mind as well as our Will— turning and seeking his will— and the warfare in the second heaven (mind spiritually— atmosphere, literally)— is over your earthen vessel, and whether or not you will return to minding God holy— or satan— and the carnal fallen nature— THE FLESH.
Spirit beings— must be spiritually minded.
When the HIGH PLACES within man, return to the submission and obedience of Christ— the warfare results in victory on our behalf, in the literal heavens.]
Mark 12:30
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your souls, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this the first commandment.”
[He’s expecting we will comply to the covenant we agreed to, and be TRUE to him: a life for a life— one given to us as he came in the similitude of sinful flesh— for us to turn once again, and give him back a life come in the similitude of his righteousness fulfilled in us.]
Acts 17:11
“...in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily…”
Acts 20:19
“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind…”
Romans 7:23
“I see another law— in my members [flesh] —warring against the law in my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin— which is in my members.”
[Folks– the only victory we will ever have, is in Christ; he was the only one that could walk this out perfectly— but he is in us now, to transform us, convict us, and help us walk out his righteousness.
We can overcome the carnal nature, by the power of the Spirit of Christ in us– the Holy Spirit of God— and we are subject to him.
We crush the head (leadership) of satan, under our feet (foundation on the Cornerstone), when we will align with the Spirit of God— in the regenerate spirit, reformation and renovation of the inner man, coming into obedience to the Spirit, and living in truth and verity (true principled belief).
We must think spiritually minded— and not carnally minded any longer; Christ will come in the physical realm how he will— but we will only partake with him when he comes, if our inner man is in obedience to him, and becoming the regenerate man: the New Man.
Otherwise, it will not matter whether he comes in the clouds literally on horses— for the horsepower within, via the Holy Spirit— was denied his working to reform us: all is spiritual issues.
And spiritual issues are resolved by reformation to the inner man, bringing him into harmony, as one, with the living God again: placing him in his rightful role of Father of us in our ways, conduct, demeanor, disposition, character, nature and fruits of his Spirit.
Salvation— is truly coming full circle again in reconciliation to him; casting away INDEPENDANCE, to gain DEPENDENCE on him again— allowing him to COUNSEL and GUIDE us again— as we walk and talk with him (within), in the cool of the day.]
Romans 7:25
“I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then— with the mind (or minding) —I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh– the law of sin.”
[Folks— we don’t have to mind the flesh, and this is what Paul is saying; Christ gave us a New Mind (the MInd of Christ), and as we mind him— even if we sidestep, he will be faithful to correct us immediately in our conduct— if we are minding him: Spirit.
We can choose to come out minding the flesh at any point— and ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IN CHRIST JESUS.]
Romans 8:5
“For they who are after the flesh (following its dictates and leadership) —do mind the things of the flesh; but they who are after the Spirit— (mind) the things of the Spirit.”
Romans 8:7
“For the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject (in submission) to the law of God— neither indeed can it be.”
(they are opposites, opponents)
1 Corinthians 2:16
“Who has known the mind of the Lord— that he may instruct him? But WE— have the mind of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:1-3
“And you he has quickened— who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Wherein in times past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air— the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past —in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature —the children of wrath, even as others.”
[In Christ— we are no longer children of the devil, to mind him, or be disobedient to God, walking according to the COURSE (ways) of this WORLD, fulfilling desires of the FLESH with its LUSTS— and of that MIND.
Because in Christ we have been quickened into LIFE, a New Creation— not being dead any longer (estranged), but RECONCILED: a mutual change was agreed upon, and a DIFFERENT PERSON WAS MADE IN CHRIST JESUS: walking out the righteousness of Christ fulfilled.]
Ephesians 4:17-18, 23
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord— that you henceforth walk not as the other Gentiles walk (nations of people— we are of spiritual Israel— the people of faith in God), in the VANITY OF THEIR MINDS, Having their understanding darkened— being alienated from the life of God —through the ignorance that is in them —because of THE BLINDNESS OF THEIR HEARTS.
And be renewed— in the spirit of your mind. And that you PUT ON THE NEW MAN— which after God —is created in righteousness, and true holiness. ”
[Did we just catch that— the ‘spirit of your mind.’
Who are we minding, and what spirit is in there that we are minding?
And are we A NEW MAN— created in God’s righteousness now, in TRUE Holiness, which means—piety.]
Philippians 2:5
“Let this mind be in you— that was also in Christ Jesus.”
Hebrews 8:10
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws into their MIND, and write them in their HEARTS: and I will be to them a God, and they will be to me— a people.”
1 Peter 13-16
“Wherefore gird up the loins of your MIND, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you— at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
But as he who has called you is holy— so be ye holy in all manner of conversation [G390— behavior]; Because it is written— Be ye holy [sacred, pure— morally blameless and consecrated, saints]; for I am holy.”
1 Peter 5:2
“Feed the flock of God— who are among you— taking oversight thereof, not by restraint, but willingly…”
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This is exactly what God is attempting to do through me; the ministering I do— is unto him. In the ministering to him, he desire to that I render my vessel clean unto him (create a clean heart in me), and in that— I must submit, WILLINGLY, and work out my salvation that he has given me: and that being— the relationship I now in reconciliation with God, yoked and coupled to him.
All things are possible in Christ— especially creating me ANEW, from the inside out (disposition).
Our disposition— gives us away; it tells what fruits are functioning from the abundance of our hearts.
We must become SPIRITUAL IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST AGAIN— and put off being spiritually dead in satan, the fallen nature, finding our ‘being,’ in a state of ‘being’ in dead workings: estranged from God holy and his ways, conduct, character, attitude, demeanor, disposition and fruits of his Spirit.
And RE-TURN TO HIM, yes— REPENT, which mean ‘turn around,’ RE-turn, TURN AGAIN— and RECONCILE WITH HIM: through a mutual understanding that you need to CHANGE, and BEcome DIFFERENT— the New Creation in Christ Jesus, returning to the image of God, holiness, and righteousness.
That the God, who came in the similitude of sinful flesh, for us— came to accomplish; that we, in the similitude of his image again— would live unto him, and fulfill his righteousness in us.
Let us come back to God for REAL— and be people who are pure, blameless, holy and TRUE to the God, and Father of us— and through Jesus Christ, the first of many brethren to follow him in his ways— who died, giving his LIFE in exchange for ours— and for all this RECONCILING, CHANGE, and RETURNING TO GOD, to take place and be possible once again.
Will we do this— in remembrance of him?
Will we give him his dream: the Son, to lead them back to the Father, and the children and the Father’s heart to REUNITE once again— where 2 who were separate, are now 1— and the same?
We are the only ones who can give him his dream; he wanted a family; and those born of his Spirit, and led by it (him) —are his sons (children).
We must allow him to be our God and Lord once again— not just our savior— but our God and Lord of us; for it’s always about the hearts and minds of man.
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Are we offering them up to him in truth?
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