The Body of Christ Fellowship Church
Date: August 31, 2010
Speaker:
Pastor Willie J. Henderson, Jr.
Revealing the Spirit of the Antichrist
Focus:
Scriptures:
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Mark 4:11-12 Philippians 1:19 |
John 8:41-44 Acts 8:9-10 |
Acts 13:10 |
Points:
Anything Satan tries to hide from us, Jesus will show us.
The "Mystery of Babylon" could also be called the "Mystery of Confusion".
Satan can make a lie sound like the truth to elementary thinking Christians.
Give God permission to intoxicate you with His Spirit and Word.
Satan wants to detoxify Christians from the Word of God.
Without the guidance of knowledge and discernment our love will error.
Summary:
We are suppose to be duplicating Christ. Some are imitating Christ while trying to detoxify the Saints of God. Satan sees holiness, being Christ-like, as something toxic. Satan has an agenda and uses people to fulfill his agenda. He is behind the Mystery of Babylon which represents the system of this world. Anything Satan tries to hide from matured Christians, Jesus will reveal it. God has mysteries in the scriptures that He reveals to all those who walk in the Spirit and are humble enough to receive. This world boast of having "higher learning". In Christ we have elementary teachings (milk) and deeper mysteries of God (meat) that make up God's "higher learning". The "higher learning" that is in the scriptures form Genesis to Revelation is greater than the "higher learning" of this world. Do you seek after God's "higher learning" like you seek after the "higher learning" of the world? We must study the Word of God or it will be a mystery to us. Paul was mad with the Corinthians for being in the first grade spiritually after they had been taught. They were carnal. A carnal mind will not comprehend the mysteries of God. The Pharisees were so caught up with their commandments that they lost sight of God's commandments. God was a mystery to the leaders who were suppose to be teaching the Jews. Some leaders of today are falling into that same trap of Satan. They teach only milk. The devil doesn't like for us to preach the truth, the whole truth. He likes for babes in Christ to be mesmerized by sorcery (fake miracles). The devil can make a lie sound like the truth to elementary thinking Christians. God wants us to grow in love, His knowledge, and spiritual discernment. To do this, we must allow God to intoxicate us with His Spirit and Word.