Sunday, May 14, 2000

Who are the enemies of the Cross

FORM of ENEMY		FORM of MANIFESTATION
		INTERNAL	EXTERNAL
	INTERNAL	Lust of the eyes Lust of the flesh Pride of Life	Religion Material gain seeking Self-focused “God” projection
	EXTERNAL	Fear Doubt Wisdom	Illness Physical assault Prison/depravity

4 Categories, or, Areas of enemy attack against the child of the living God

A- Internal enemies at work inside and being witnessed within

1. Lust of the eyes
2. Lust of the Flesh
3. Pride of Life

B- Internal enemies at work inside and manifesting from within with external appearance

1. Religion-Form of Holiness, empty of Life and Power.
2. Setting God’s Promises as the desired Goal and Target, whereas they were promised as the outcome and result of man’s obedience. God promised to bless if we obey, He did not exhort us to seek the blessings.
3. Faith without object. The object of Faith is what God spoke with living voice (RHEMA). If there is no word from God, but we have faith in what we want to believe, or, what we project through our desires to be God’s will for us, or because we believe we have enough faith to accomplish the goal, then we are under deception and sin.

C- External enemies at work inside and being witnessed within

1. Fear
2. Doubt
3. Wisdom

D- External enemies at work outside manifesting and coming against us from outside

1. Illness
2. Physical assault
3. Prison/depravity

Cross is Death - absence of death is absence of Power

Cross is Power - absence of Power is absence of Life

Cross is Life - where there is Death there is Power, and where there is Power there is Life

The death of the Self (through the self-sacrifice on the cross of Jesus) is Power and the Power (of resurrection from the resulting death) of the Cross, is Life (everlasting, manifest even in this world)