On Spiritual Warfare Pt 2

This comes from a very good friend of mine Jada Graves. When the topic itself took form of a FB status it's no surprise the convo it generated. It was so annointed that she began to write some though of her own on the subject. I decided to post them here so you can have a look into it as well.

From Jada Graves:


To add to what Teezy alredy wrote here, I would like to draw attention to Mathhew 25:32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will seperate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats."

When Teezy said that we are a combination of light and darkness, I believe that he was referring to this scripture. In the red letters here, Jesus is not talking about divinding the people into two groups. He is talking about the division that is within each individual. We all have both the sheep and the goat within us, and everyday it is our responsibility to choose life or death. In the end, only the sheep will make it into the kingdom of Heaven. The goats in all of us will be cast into the fire. Now, realize that this sounds a little scattered, but please bear with me.

In Matthew 18:9 it is written "And if your eye causes you sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire." I notice here that only the sinful part of the person my be exterminated. This relates to what I was saying before about the sheep and the goats and what Teezy said about light and darkness. God has chosen to give us all free will. That is why we must struggle with our own personal demons to decide what is right. In the end, however, we all end up pure because our that part of us that is stained by the first Adam will be cast into the fire, but the sheep in all of us will live on.

I know some of you may be thinking 'So you're saying that we can do whatever we want to on earth because everyone ultimately goes to heaven and there will be no repercussions for our sinful actions?' Well, no. That is not what I am saying at all. 1 Corinthians 6:12 says "ALL things are lawful (that means that God allows for you to do whatever you want to do), BUT all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any." This is actually mention again in 1 Corinthians 10:23. This is such an important concept that the idea needed to be reinforced in the same book. Also, in Proverbs 13:15 it says "Good understand gains favor, but the way of the unfaithful us hard." Again God is telling us that we have free will, but we hould choose light instead of darkness simply because it will make our lives a lot better.

If we choose light instead of darkness and if try to live in the most Godly way possible, then when it is time for our purification process to occur (the seperation of the sheep from goat), then we will not have to worry about losing as much of ourselves. Instead of losing two eyes, you still have one. Jesus finished the work that needed to be done here. We need not worry about sving the world because Jesus already did that when He shed His blood on that cross at Calvary. Jesus took on the sin of the WORLD. Why yes. When the bible says that Jesus died for the sin of ALL man, ALL truly means ALL. Jesus marched through the gates of hell and took the keys. You know what that means? That is right. As Teezy said before, Satan has no power in our lives. He rules over nothing. So if Jesus has the keys to hell, would it not make since that hell is not a place of torture but a place of purifiation in order to cleanse the spirit before it enters Heaven? or are we calling Jesus a sadist? because choice B sounds a little too blasphemous for my taste.

1 Corinthians 15:22 says that "For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ (the second Adam - Jesus) ALL shall be made alive." If the bible says that ALL are found in Christ, let me tell you something folks, ALL (all- (adj) the whole amount or quantity of; as much as possible; EVERY member or INDIVIDUAL component of; the whole number or sum of; EVERY;) ARE found in Christ. we are not lost anymore. All WERE lost in Adam. All ARE found in Christ. To suggest anything different would mean that Jesus failed. His goal was to save the whole world. I haven't read about God not reaching one of his goals. jussayin'. In the second chapter of Phillipians it is said that EVERY knee will bow and EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. I truly believe that the only way to Heaven is through Jesus, but that will not be a problem for anyone because it is written that EVERY knee will bow and EVERY tongue will confess, so what are we all freaking out about?

To reiterate what I said before, this does not give us an excuse to live rebellious lives and ignore our Father. Although in the end everything works out, we are worshippers. We were made to worship. If we can worship sports and music, how much more should we worship our creator? This amazing genius who breathed life into this world. He deserves more than we are able to give him. Hell should never be anyone's motive to do good work and be a Godly person. No, we should live righteously simply because it is respectful, it works towards the greater good, and because God created us to have a relationship with him. Again, th world is already saved so we do not need to try to save it. Does that mean that mission work is not useful? OF COURSE IT'S USEFUL, but it's purpose isn't to save the world. (Believe me. If Jesus couldn't do it, you sure as hell are not about to, but Jesus already did.) The purpose should be to help others and to show others the greatness of God for he is truly an amazing, wonderful God.

We should choose light because doing what's right is RIGHT, and that glorifies God. Not because we want to stay out of hell. That completely distracts us from our real purpose. From who we actually are. We are worshippers. The only problem is that not everyone realizes that. The sooner everyone does, the better; however, it will happen. And to be a worshipper means you have a relationship with God. Relationships are based on love, and 1 John 4:18 says "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." God is powerful enough that he should be feared, but we should trust our Father enough, we should share enough love with him that we know that there is nothing to fear for He is for us and not against us. God is love. When you love someone, you want the best for them, and if it is in your power, you will not let them be destroyed. God is omnipotent and God does not only love us. He IS love, so how can we possibly say in good heart that our Father, who not only loves us but loves us unconditionally and IS love, would destroy any of his children? Most of our earthly parents would not do that. How much stronger must the love that God feels for us be?

just a little something to think about (:

On Spiritual Warfare Pt 1

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 KJV

For as long as I have been in church this verse has been used to place blame for sin on Satan or the Devil. The only problem with that mentality is that it doesn't fit this verse. If we are wrestling against spiritual wickedness in HIGH places how do we reconcile this verse with the idea of the Devil and Hell being BENEATH us?

Before I move on I need to give credit to Holy Spirit and Prophet Jeremy Lopez because until I had heard him preach this I used to be the same way.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against PRINICPALities...real spiritual warfare isn't between you and the "devil", it's moreso between the PRINCIPALS of your spirit man and your Adamic nature...you are the combination of light and dark elements, you are saved by grace but you are also the "spiritual wickedness in HIGH (mental,mind) places"


Even though Christ has reconcilled the world back to God already, we are still born of Adam's (sin's) seed. We are ignorant of the true God until we come to the conscious decision to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Even after accepting Him, because we live in a world full of sin we are not immune to it, rather, we are not given the deserved punishment because of the finished work of Grace at Calvary's Cross.