TWO
SPIRITS -
OF WHICH SPIRIT ARE YOU?
November
23, 1997 am
MF Blume.
1 John 2:1 My little children,
these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:.
1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world,
neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For all that [is] in the world, the lust
of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of
the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust
thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever...
Matt 7:21 Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Putting the thoughts of these
scriptures together, we see the following:
The world consists of three
areas of worldliness.
- Lust of the flesh.
- Lust of the eyes.
- Pride of life.
The world will pass away.
But to do the will of the Father
will cause you to abide forever, and not pass away.
Jesus said that doing the will
of the Father will allow us to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
So we conclude the following:
If the world consists of:
- Lust of the flesh.
- Lust of the eyes.
- Pride of life.
...and the world passes away,
then those who do lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life
will pass away with the world.
If lust of the flesh, lust of
the eyes & pride of life are not of the Father, then doing the will of
the Father is not involving yourself in lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes
& pride of life.
You will die if you do the lust
of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life.
You are of the world if you
do the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life.
Gen. 3:6 = 1 John 2:16.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw
that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes,
and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the
world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- Tree good for food (lust
of the flesh).
- Pleasant to the eyes (lust
of the eyes).
- Desired to make one wise
(pride of life).
- These are the things that
are of the world, and the world passes away. - These are the of the fruit
the Woman ate.
- We see that Gen 2:17 says
if you eat this fruit you will die.
Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
See how well the Bible fits
together.
Maybe you've been eating the
fruit of death. - If so, you need to know it so you can throw it away and
find life ! - Start eating the fruit of Life.
"He that doeth the will of God
abideth forever." 1 Jn. 2:17
1 John 4:1-5 Beloved, believe not
every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false
prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every
spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh
is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard
that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God,
little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in
you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak
they of the world, and the world heareth them.
John said these antichrists
are of the world.
- They speak of the world.
- If the world is conmsisting
of lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life, then to SPEAK
OF THE WORLD is to speak of the things involved with lust of the flesh, lust
of the eyes & pride of life.
- What scares me is that some
church-goers speak more of the things of the lust of the flesh, lust of the
eyes & pride of life than they do of God.
- Church-goers or not, if
your heart is filled with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride
of life and you talk more of these than of God, you are worldly.
- You are of the world.
The heart that is worldly causes the mouth to speak worldly, and the world
hears you.
1 John 4:5 They are of the world:
therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
IT GOT IN THERE SOMEHOW
If the heart is worldly, and
filled with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life,
then you must have eaten the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride
of life.
Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers,
how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh.
- If the lust of the flesh,
lust of the eyes & pride of life is not of the Father, then something
else must be of the Father.
- If the fruit of death is
not of the Father, it only makes sense that the fruit of LIFE is of the Father.
If there is a tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride
of life today, then there is a a Tree of Life today!!
THE LORD'S PRAYER
- This is what Jesus referred
to when he told us to pray.
Matt 6:9-11 After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread.
The Father has daily bread as
much as the world has fruit of death.
- He told Adam if he eats of
the fruit of knowledge of good and evil he will die the very day.
- But the day we eat the DAILY
BREAD we will live.
Of what are you?
- Of the world?
- Or of the Father?
1 John 2:16 For all that [is] in
the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
SPIRIT OF GOD AND SPIRIT
OF ANTICHRIST.
- Here is how we know the Spirit
of God and the spirit of antichrist.
- There are TWO SPIRITS.
- TWO TREES.
- TWO FRUIT.
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 of good and evil.
1 John 4:12-13 No man hath seen God
at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is
perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because
he hath given us of his Spirit.
- Here is how we know if we
are right.
- by the fact whether His
Spirit is given us LOVE or not.
- The lust of the flesh, lust
of the eyes & pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world.
- So you can tell if you are
of the spirit of the world (spirit of antichrist), by seeing if you live
by these principles: the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride
of life.
- You will know if you are
of the Father if you love one another.
1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that
the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
John said IF YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER
THEN BY THAT ACTION YOU DO TESTIFY THAT FATHER SENT THE SON TO SAVE THE WORLD.
- Where else did JOHN write
about LOVE and GOD SENDING THE SON?
John 3:16 For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- THE SAME LOVE THAT MOVED
THE FATHER TO SEND HIS SON TO THE WORLD AND SAVE IT IS THE LOVE THAT WILL
MAKE US LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
- If you do not love and can't
forgive, then you do not have that is which is of the Spirit of the Father.
- How did God save the world
through the Son?
- FORGIVENESS
1 John 4:13 Hereby know we that
we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:16-17 And we have known and
believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are
we in this world.
- GOD IS LOVE.
- Here is how our love is
made perfect/mature.
- AS HE IS SO ARE WE IN THE
WORLD.
- The way He is is LOVING.
- We must be loving in the
world.
- We ARE OF HIS SPIRIT if
we are as He is in the world.
- In the world we have each
other.
- In world we must love.
- If we do not have the love
OF THE SPIRIT then we have something else and it is not of the Spirit of
God.
- There are TWO SPIRITS in
the world.
- of God and of ANTICHRIST
- Antichrists love the lust
of the flesh, lust of the eyes & pride of life, not each other.
Either of SPIRIT OF GOD or of
ANTICHRIST.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not
every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false
prophets are gone out into the world.
1 John 4:2-3 Hereby know ye the
Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in
the world.
THE SAME AS SAYING:
1 John 4:14 And we have seen and
do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
- Do testify, or confess, that
Jesus is sent ofthe Father, or come in the flesh.
- We testify of it by verse
12!
1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God
at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is
perfected in us.
- JESUS IN THE FLESH WAS SENT
TO BE SAIOUR OF THE WORLD BY GOD'S LOVE
- God so loved that He sent.
- WE PROFESS HE IS IN THE
FLESH BY OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
- IF HE IS IN MY FLESH NOW-
THEN I WILL LOVE.
- If I love my brother, that
is OF THE SPRIT OF GOD.
- IF I DO NOT LOVE MY BROTHER,
but love lust of flesh, lust of eyes and pride of life, then I AM ANTICHRIST.
If you are antichrist, Jesus came
not to condemn you.
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
- After John said God so loved
that He sent Son in flesh, and spoke of spirit of LOVE, of the FATHER, opposite
to antichrist, of the SPIRIT we an have in us.
- ...Jesus said "Son did not
come to condemn" because many are antichrist -- eating fruit of death. Eating
of the world that passses away. And many will feel condemned if they do not
understand this truth.
- BUT HE CAME TO SAVE THE
WORLD.
John 10:10 The thief cometh not,
but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
- Thief comes to steal and
kill and destroy - give fruit of death.
- Jesus came to GIVE fruit
of LIFE.