Flesh (self gratification) became king and spirits of lust, greed and every form of evil degradation inflamed the flesh and elevated flesh kings and queens to rule the people.

 

 

 

2.  Christ, The Fullness of Truth 

By Kriston Couchey

CAPTIVE TRUTH IN WORLD RELIGIONS
Men are drawn to the innate power of "elements" of truth in world religions and cults . The enemy has laid claim to abandoned elements of truth throughout history as a result of God's people not walking in the fullness of truth. For example, Islam, which means "submission" was birthed and flourished in a time in church history in which the church had entered the dark ages of the indulgence of men's flesh. The truth about "submission to God" required in Christ, had all but vanished in the majority of church expressions only to be replaced with a false "submission to men" in a clergy/laity form of church government.

If you closely examine cult movements that have a major impact on society, there is always an element of truth that empowers them, and yet is embedded in serious error. These truths should be expressed through the children of God, but have been largely ignored or rejected by the church. The Jehovah's Witness cult is a perfect example of this. In a time when most doctrines taught in the church promoted everything other then Christ ruling and reigning on the earth in and through His people, the JW's began proclaiming the kingdom of God to be established upon the earth, and yet they denied the divinity of Christ. This truth of the kingdom of God came to earth and many more truths have been stolen by the enemy, and need to be reclaimed by the people of God.
 
TRUTH TAKEN CAPTIVE BY PRIDEFUL DIVISION IN THE CHURCH
But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of. ~Peter~ I have seen this phenomena in the body of Christ in which the move of God restoring the way of truth is spoken of as evil because of the error and self seeking of prideful men. Every move of God in history has derailed because of men and their flesh injecting impurity into work of God.

In the body of Christ, the enemy has used the pride of self seeking of men to entice them to error mixed with truth. The enemy uses half truths and mixture to ensnare men into either believing a falsehood, or rejecting a truth because it comes with the mixture of destructive lies.

PURE DOCTRINE FROM A PURE HEART
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ~Jesus~ Truth is a Person! Fullness of truth is not found simply between the leather bound pages of a book with gold lettering. Fullness of truth is found in seeing God clearly and knowing Him intimately. Pure doctrine flows from a pure heart that sees clearly the heart and purposes of God. Doctrine is words used to describe in natural terms the unchanging realities (TRUTH) in the realm of the spirit found in the person of Jesus Christ.

In contrast, misconception of God is the seed of false doctrine. False doctrine is the result of an impure heart that does not see God as He is. Only the pure in heart may see Him as He is. If you think Jesus Christ (Truth) is something He is not, all of your conclusions and beliefs reflect your false image. False doctrine is an expression of something other than Christ.

We do not come into fullness of truth by seeking it in other religions, even though we may recognize it in the places it is held. We receive fullness of truth as Father reveals personally to us His divine nature and purposes which are found in Christ. The fullness of truth in Him is meant to be expressed in and through His people who walk with His mind and heart. 

CHRIST THE FULLNESS OF ALL THINGS
...making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him unto a dispensation of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth ~Paul~

We are transitioning into the fullness of times. Father is summing up all things in Christ. All truth will also be summed up in Him. The truth that has been abandoned and taken captive by the enemy will find its rightful place in His body. It is the very fullness of expression of Christ and His truth in and through His Bride that will liberate elements of truth taken captive by religions, cults, and sects. This gathering of all truth to the place it comes from (Christ) is the very key to releasing from bondage those held captive by religious falsehood.

When the Bride of Christ begins to walk out the kingdom of heaven here on earth as Father intends, the Jehovah's witnesses will flock to the Lord Jesus in recognition of the fullness His kingdom truth. When the church as a whole begins to render a divine "submission" and obedience to God that surpasses the dedication and submission required of Islamic people to their deity, we will see the fortress of Islam begin to crumble. Politics and guns will not save the church from the advance of false religions. It is only by becoming the expression of Christ and the fullness of who He is (truth) that we will see the demise of deceptions of religious strongholds.

Everything belongs to Christ, and all things will summed up in Christ and into submission to His rule. Let's not fear the intimidating threats of Islam, or fret over the false doctrines and errors of men's teachings that lead others astray, Let us preach and teach and be the expression of Christ and His kingdom come to earth as it is in heaven.

In His Love
Kriston Couchey
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