I thought I would list my teachers...
E. W. Bullinger
Taught me how to understand the Bible with his book called How to enjoy the Bible.
John Sanders
Opened my eyes with his book called The God Who Risks.
Gregory Boyd
Shed a lot of light as did John Sanders with his book called God at War.
Andew Farley
Taught me a lot about our sin nature with his videos on the Perfect You...
https://youtu.be/bOtcjkVJLl8?si=qhn3YB_a9PBBxmGy
Andrew Wommack
Taught me how to walk in the spirit with his videos on Spirit Soul Body...
https://youtu.be/wXJD2vwYW8Y?si=PMitqW-XrSmpH6E3
I have gone beyond the thinking of most in the biblical field and so I'm considered outside of their reach. A loner, an outcast, the filth of the community, or if you will... a heretic.
I thought I would list Wierwille's teachers...
There was no audible talking from God or gas pumps covered in snow in July. Wierwille learned how to rightly divide the Scriptures from the book called How to enjoy the Bible by E.W. Bullinger. I have a copy.
After Wierwille graduated from B.G. Leonard's Gifts of the Spirit class he began teaching a similar class that he initially called Receiving the Holy Spirit Today, but soon changed it to Power for Abundant Living (PFAL). He later expanded it into a teaching series, including a foundational, intermediate, and advanced class.
He learned about the "law of believing" from E.W. Kenyon which is not biblical.
John A. Lynn wrote it this way... "We were very involved in that ministry for the better part of 20 years, serving in a variety of teaching and leadership positions. We were taught a staunchly non-Trinitarian Christian gospel, but one that viewed a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as at best suspect, and at worst idolatrous."
A teaching on healing...
Hey, this is a good teaching on healing.
A total of seven hours from part one through nine.
(10) 9 Part Teaching on Healing - Barry Bennett - Charis Bible College - YouTube
Today I'm wondering if I have had this verse wrong for 50 years. Someone posted it on the Internet last night and I said to myself wait just a cotton pickin minute. I was taught the verse is saying he that believes in Jesus. What if "believeth on me" is referring to his attributes and characteristics. Like for example, his authority.
John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise. A high SNR means the signal is clear and easy to detect or interpret, while a low SNR means the signal is corrupted or obscured by noise and may be difficult to distinguish or recover. SNR can be improved by reducing the noise level. Steve Jobs had an 80/20 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) while Elon Musk is believed to operate at 100 percent, tolerating virtually no noise.
Both leaders used this principle of focusing intensely on critical tasks and eliminating distractions—Jobs for simplicity and design, Musk for fast execution and innovation to achieve groundbreaking success in their respective fields. In my case I have applied it to my ability to stay focused on walking in the spirit to the end that I'm right inside the spirit as close as I can get right in the face of Jesus Christ.
Romans I say the truth in Christ
Corinthians my ways which be in Christ
speak we in Christ
Ephesians be strong in the Lord
Philippians rejoice in Christ Jesus
Thessalonians stand fast in the Lord
Philemon I might be much bold in Christ
Timothy I speak the truth in Christ
Peter good conversation in Christ
It's an online book that I think cannot be all that bad since my marketing group has just informed me that I mention the word "Jesus" 434 times and the word "Christ" 842 times in a paper that is 157 pages.
https://walking-by-the-spirit.com
Data for Richard
Cows...
Only for the eyes of Richard
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
Holy Smokes... they were the sons of the High Priest.
“people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven.” These words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-29; and Luke 12:10 are very direct: “every” sin and blasphemy will be forgiven except one, a sin he referred to as “blasphemy” or to “speak against” the Holy Spirit. The definition of “blasphemy” includes slander, speaking against God, or verbal abuse, and it's clear from comparing the above two verses that Christ is defining blasphemy as “speaking against” something.
Jesus said there is one form of blasphemy against God that will never be forgiven, and he was referring to a specific blasphemy, not just speaking against God in general. Many people have at some time been angry at God due to the horrific circumstances of this fallen world, and many have spoken very harshly about God and or to Him. In fact, it's safe to say that most people have even cursed at God, and yet when they ask for forgiveness, He forgives them. The same is true of other kinds of sin. Many people sin horribly against God but are later forgiven. But there is a blasphemy that will not be forgiven.
What we learn from the scope of Scripture is that the blasphemy that cannot be forgiven is a person saying, and truly meaning in the depths of their heart, that Satan is the true God. The Bible reveals that the Devil can have “children” that is, people who have a unique relationship with him that makes them different from other sinners whose sins can be forgiven. People who are children of the Devil have sinned in such a way that they are no longer redeemable, that is, they cannot be forgiven, and it's not possible for them to be saved. The world is full of sinful people, and some of those sinners do very horrible things. Nevertheless, in the spiritual world, there is a difference between people who sin and can be forgiven and people who cannot be forgiven because in their heart of hearts they have taken the Devil as their god and have become his “children” and are true enemies of righteousness.
The Bible has much evidence of the “unforgivable sin” which leads to the everlasting death of the individual who commits it. 1 John 5:16 (KJV): If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. This verse reveals the same basic truth Jesus spoke about: there are sins that are “not unto death” and there is a sin that is “unto death.” The Word of God directs us not to pray for those who have committed the sin unto death because they cannot be forgiven.
Scripture shows a link between the unforgivable sin and those referred to as “children of the Devil.” When speaking to some of the religious leaders, Jesus said “You are of your father the Devil” (John 8:44 NASB). These leaders were in a different category than “regular” sinners like the prostitutes and tax collectors, whom Jesus never referred to as “children of the Devil.” Jesus always reached out to sinners like prostitutes, tax collectors, and even the thief on the cross. He actively tried to win them to salvation and to living a life of righteousness. In contrast, there is no evidence Jesus attempted to evangelize those he referred to as being fathered by the Devil. Instead he told his disciples “Leave them alone! They are blind guides” (Matthew 15:14). Jesus’ teaching does show us that a person can be “religious” and be a child of the Devil, but upon examination, it can be seen that the person’s so-called religion is hurtful, oppressive, and contradicts the heart of God.
The apostle Paul also encountered a child of the Devil. Confronting the false prophet Bar-jesus, he said by revelation: “You are a child of the Devil and an enemy of everything right” (Acts 13:9-10). Paul confronted many stubborn, sinful, hard-hearted people on his journeys, but this was the only man he called a child of the Devil. The fact that the text tells us that Paul was filled with the holy spirit when he spoke alerts us to the fact that this was not just his opinion, but came from the Lord. Those people who commit the unforgivable sin become children of the Devil.
Interestingly, there is a lot of folklore about people who “sell their soul to the Devil.” The folklore usually goes something like this: a person wants something really badly, like money, power, fame, or love. So the Devil comes to him and says “I will give you what you want at a very reasonable price—your eternal soul.” The person, blinded by desire, makes the deal with the Devil and then at the end of his life has to go to “hell” with no chance of “heaven.” Most folklore has some basis of truth in it, and this folklore is no different. Throughout history, many people have sensed that, in contrast to the majority of sinners who are simply caught up in their sin, some people are truly evil to the core and are somehow connected to evil spiritual forces, and many of those people are indeed “children” of the Devil, just as Christ said.
Some people so strongly lust for what they want that in their heart they make Satan, or one of his many fronts or idols, their “true” god and provider, and thus become his “children.” These self-centered people turn to Satan in order to quickly gain their desires, and in so doing turn away from the true God. The Bible does not describe exactly what a person does to become a child of the Devil, but it gives us some important information. Because Christ categorized it as a form of blasphemy, we know it is something that is said, either audibly or by speaking to oneself, but it cannot simply be saying, “I hate God” or “I love the Devil” or something such as that. It has to be fully believed in the heart as well as in the mind. From what we see in Scripture, it occurs when someone completely turns away from God, and confesses and believes in their heart that Satan, or one of his many forms—such as money, power, fame, or love—is the true “god” by being their sustainer, provider, or the “lord” of their life.
The Bible makes it clear that committing the unforgivable sin is a decision of the heart, not just something people say or act out without being heart-committed to it. The world is full of many kinds of egregious sinners—murderers, rapists, and much more—who later repent and get saved. That includes many people who dabble in the black arts, magic, spells, divination, and such. We know from Acts 19 when Paul was in Ephesus that many of the people who had been involved in magic got saved (Acts 19:18-20). Although some people are frightened that because of the sins they have committed they might not be able to be saved, the scriptural evidence is that if a person wants to be saved, or is concerned about not being saved, then they have not committed the unforgivable sin. The people in the Bible who had committed the unforgivable sin, such as Cain, the religious leaders Jesus was talking to in John 8:44, or Elymas the sorcerer, had no desire to humble themselves to God and get saved. In contrast, Simon the sorcerer got saved despite his background in magic arts because he had never made a heart commitment to Satan (Acts 8:13).
In the context of the unforgivable sin, it is important that Christians understand “god” in its more basic meaning of sustainer, provider, something that is worshiped or idealized, and something considered of supreme value. To blaspheme God does not mean one has to believe that the Devil is actually the Christian God and Father. Nor does it mean a person has to know that the Devil is a fallen angel who opposes the true creator God. To commit the unforgivable sin a person only has to truly take the Devil or one of his fronts as his own true god and provider. For example, it is unlikely that the Pharisees who were children of the Devil had taken “the Devil” per se as their god, but rather that they so highly valued their prestige, power, and position that they had in their hearts made that their god, and in doing so completely turned away from the true God and turned to the Devil via one of his fronts.
The unforgivable sin can be committed by believing and saying in your heart that Satan or one of the forms he hides behind and supports is the true sustainer, provider, or object of supreme value in one’s life. No doubt that was what Satan was asking Jesus to do when he offered him all the power of the world if Jesus would worship him (Luke 4:6). The Devil was not asking Jesus to think that God did not exist or that Satan somehow was, in fact, God, but rather that Satan would be Jesus’ true sustainer and provider, the true god of his life. The Devil wanted Jesus to become a child of his, which would have been the ultimate coup, but to do so Jesus would have had to “worship” the Devil, not just in form, but in the depths of his heart.
It's not specifically stated in Scripture what happens to a person spiritually, mentally, and physically when he becomes a child of the Devil such that he is unable to repent and be saved. We have no way of knowing what actually happens, but one possibility is that when a person commits the unforgivable sin, a demon enters them and gains access to, or perhaps even takes control of, the portion of the brain that controls freedom of choice, and the demon continually blocks the person’s ability to repent. It's also possible that the Devil could neurologically rewire part of the person’s brain. The Devil has the power to alter the genetic characteristics of plants and animals (Genesis 3:16-17), and so genetic manipulation is not beyond his ability. The Bible has a lot to say about the people who have committed the unforgivable sin and become God’s enemies, and it can be found throughout the Scripture. Cain committed the unforgivable sin and was a child of the Devil and so were the sons of Eli the High Priest (1 Samuel 2:12).
Some people who have greatly sinned or been very angry with God are afraid they have committed the unforgivable sin, so it is worth repeating that if a person desires to repent and follow Jesus then they have not committed that sin. In the Bible, the children of the Devil are enemies of God and they reflect the Devil’s nature. They are envious, murderers, liars, and show no genuine godly concern for humankind (Genesis 4:8-9; 1 John 3:12). They lead people away from God and into idolatry or false systems of worship (Deuteronomy 13:13); they rape, murder, and instigate wars (Judges 19:22-28; 20:11-14); they blaspheme God and the things of God (1 Samuel 2:12-17); they lie (1 Kings 21:10, 13), and they resent godly leadership and work to weaken it (1 Samuel 10:27; 2 Samuel 20:1); they sow division (1 Samuel 30:22; 2 Chronicles 13:7). They do the works of the Devil (John 8:44) and try to pervert the ways of God (Acts 13:10), and they work to make it hard for people to obey God (Matthew 15:3-9; Luke 11:46). Children of the Devil will never repent, so believers should follow Christ’s guidance and leave them alone. In contrast, if a person wants to repent and follow Jesus, they are not a child of the Devil.
The Greek noun "blasphemy" blasphēmia (#988 βλασφημία), and the verb blasphēmeō (#987 βλασφημέω) are transliterated (not translated) from the Greek into English as “blasphemy.” “Blasphemy” in English has a different meaning than blasphēmeō and blasphēmia do in Greek. In English, “blasphemy” is only used in reference to God. It's insulting God or a god, insulting something considered sacred (like defacing a cross or statue of Jesus) or falsely claiming to be God or a god in some way. However, in Greek, blasphēmia and blasphēmeō did not have to refer to God or a god, but were common words that were used of someone speaking against another, slandering or insulting them. The primary meaning of them as they were used in the Greek culture was showing disrespect to a person or deity, and or harming his, her, or its reputation. In the honor shame society of the biblical world, that was even more heinous an act than we would think of it today because honor and reputation were at the very core of societal status and were the basis of all social interaction.