Two Edged Sword in your hands

Someone might ask, why in the world did I write an article on Hindu Nadia Lines concerning fire tunnels?

Answer: Deception can happen to anyone in his or her zeal to experience a true move of God. Knowing this, because I wrote on such a topic does not mean I am against every ministry or person who has used or practices this sort of thing.

Zeal without knowledge is not good. That principle found in Romans 9:2 is valid for such things as this. God knows our frame, we are all made of dust. I have made mistakes myself following after signs and wonders taught by other error prone individuals. In this I learned great lessons not to get caught up in the latest fads, especially when there is more honor given to ministers and leaders than for Jesus Christ.

I had to publicly correct my own errors after learning privately to self-correct what I once thought was okay. This came by actually digging into the scripture through multiplied years of Greek and Hebrew word studies. By this, the Holy Sprit taught me that is why He is our teacher.

Occult practices

What I experienced in my old upper division college social work class was for a reason. Well over 24 years later, seeing it practiced in churches – well shocked me. It appears no one questions or even test if this is practice is even bible approved. Best I can do is simply send out a warning, so folks can ponder this on his or her own and come to his or her own conclusions.

It is not my style to judge ministers and who use this as well as other practices that came about by misguided zeal to move deeper into the things of God. They will have to answer to God on this matter, not me. Zeal without knowledge is not good.

Fire tunnels are occultic and their purpose is too mix the occult into the church to get Christians off track and into error knowing God’s wrath will be stirred up against them blocking every true move of God. God’s first stage of wrath involves turning folks over to their own councils and way. In this, the devil ensnares with a set up by abusing this truth about God (Psalms 81:11-12).

Over the years, I heard and been fooled myself with all the processes of 5 steps to abundance, 10 principles to a better you, and all those 21 phases to greater anointings or whatever. What I discovered is this: The Lord God Almighty of the Bible is sovereign. He tests the human heart. He knows how to deliver the godly out of the snare of the fouler. He knows our frame.

How do we know the real from the false?

So how can we tell the difference from to ways of God verses the ways of the evil one?

Answer is found in Jeremiah 6:16-17: “Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' 17 Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.” NKJV

The ways and methods of the devil always, in some form, justify leaving the ancient paths where the good way is in exchange for the new by suggesting things like this:

“The church has done an excellent job of focusing on the message of the cross. However, if we just remain there at the cross, we end up relating to God based on our failures instead if his mercy.”

“The church has done a great job teaching the on the resurrection of Jesus and our co-resurrection as heaven bound to the point of dullness and boredom. God has more for you!  It’s all about you, baby!”

The bait and switch 'is' made so that the occult masquerades as angels of light by using bible verses to justify such practices. This is done because much of the modern urban educated church world has taken the supernatural out of the bible midst a world where the supernatural does happen.

The snares of the evil ones

The devil has reduced doctrine to simpleton formulas such as the cross only means this much and the resurrection only pertains to this and that and no more. Only thing we have is the use of reason to get people saved by mere human persuasion alone.

Spiritual warfare only involves this or that. Grace is greasy. When you go to college and learn of ancient Sumerian religions there is no need to arm you with truth as these false gods are harmless myths. No wonder kids raised in Christian homes fall away!

This paves the way for the slow disdain of the cross and resurrection of Jesus in exchange for the new because the occult works. It gets you spiritually high and you can go into higher and higher levels as one would playing a video game. Guess that is the new marketing method for church grow to attract the younger crowd.

Look

Look, I am a Book of Acts kind of guy who knows personally that the charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit still are in operation. God still gives open visions, dreams, and deep insights. We still indeed cast out devils and engage in a real spiritual war.  God still heals and does the miraculous today.

I am not bragging or trying to elevate myself before any of you. I have seen an amputated toe grow back, deaf ears healed, demons cast out of the demonized, my own healing as well. I have been at this since 1981 and did street witnessing seeing a broken arm healed – doctor verified.

I started out with a small street revival where we had, for about two and half years, filled up the smoking section of a local down town restaurant with mixed up hurting teenagers and seen more inner healing work of the Holy Spirit than I can count.

I was in charge of a church intercessor group. Ran a successful jail/prison ministry for ten years teaching faithfully every Sunday 45 to 48 weeks per year and won awards and commendation for reducing the recidivism rate of inmates. I understand the difference of being in the Spirit and not being. I was raised from the dead and actually seen heaven as well too.

I continually learn to look through the Jesus’ eyes of grace and endure what I see. I have been to the Lord’s woodshed so many times that I know he loves me and that he knows me and I know him too.

The Point is

I say this because I know what I am talking about – the devil has brought the occult into the Pergamos and Thyatiran style churches today. He has emasculated the Sardis types of Churches and made smug much of the Ephesus type of Christians. He has made tepid pond water out of the Laodiceans and split churches into factions.

Midst this are those who are martyred and suffer extreme persecution. Now I ask, what good is the modern prosperity gospel do for them? The modern self-help Jesus – what good does that do to those being beheaded by ISIS and being persecuted China - sent to camps – right now?

Midst this are those who know the score and fight the foe instead of play church. I get all this. So, all I can suggest is take a good look at fire tunnels, hypnotic worship music that never alters the beat for an entire event. Test all things.

God indeed gives visions and anoints people. Prophesizing is not learned by a class room exercise where it is forbidden to say anything negative but only say positive things. That has more to do with the gift of edification than real prophesizing.

I can’t image Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah, Nathan, Samuel only saying nice things to all because the cross has made people feel bad about themselves and needs changed.  

Yes, the Lord desires his people to see breakthroughs and move higher into his or her callings. I been teaching this since the mid 1980’s and training and equipping people in this. Yes, The Lord God Almighty of the bible would like all of us to live life in greater reality.

Midst this is a real enemy that seeks to embed the occult into the church and folks you need to be aware of this. Self-correct on your own and move on with a two-edged sword in your hand and the high praises of God in your mouth! And never leave the ancient path where the good way is.   

"Because My people have forgotten Me, they have burned incense to worthless idols. And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in pathways and not on a highway,” Jer 18:15, NKJV