PERVERTED

Gal 1:6
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

In the day that we live in there seems to be such a mindset with many of God’s children concerning the subject of grace and all things acceptable concerning that grace
To many including preachers and teachers the idea of grace implies that an individual is able to do what they want and when they want with no consequences to their actions.

Hear the word of God very carefully
Rom 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

To whom you yield yourselves servants to obey you become his servants
Whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness and grace does not void out or nullify this scripture

True grace teaches us how to live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world

Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

The true grace of God is a teacher that instructs us how to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and how through faith to tear down strongholds and bring them in to the obedience of Jesus Christ and to revenge all disobedience.

2 Cor 10:4-6
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Now notice what the Apostle Paul writes to the Galatians
Gal 1:6
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

In this epistle Paul is adamant about the grace of God and he says that if anyone comes preaching another gospel even if it is an angel from heaven let them be accursed or on other words LET THEM BE CONDEMNED TO HELL

Gal 1:8-9
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
And he goes onto say that there are some who have brought trouble and have perverted the gospel of Christ.

Listen to what Paul wrote in the book of Romans concerning the gospel of Christ
Rom 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Paul states that the gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation and now in the book of Galatians Paul is saying there are some of you that have brought trouble and have perverted the gospel of Christ

Hear what he is saying “NOT ANOTHER”

Gal 1:7
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Paul is saying it is not another gospel, it’s not another teaching or even another philosophy that is the enemy, the enemy is that the gospel has been added to ,it has been perverted,

Paul is saying that the worst thing that can happen to the gospel of Christ is that it has been added to making it perverted and that is what happened to the church in Galatia and the same thing in taking place throughout America today

The Galatea church were not renouncing that Christ was the Messiah or the Savior of the world
They were not saying that Christ was not the Son of God, they believed those things, the problem was that they we’re not believing by faith in Christ alone, they were adding works upon the work of Christ which had already been finished.

Religious Jews had come in to the midst of the church and said yes Christ is the Son of God and yes he is the Savior of the world and you must accept him as Lord but you also have to keep all the rituals and regulations of the Old Testament in addition to faith in Christ and this is what Paul is preaching against

Look at
Gal 2:20
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

What an awesome word!
Paul is speaking about death and in fact speaking about his own death and he says I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live, he is speaking about dying and in that death he states he has found the true purpose of life,
In his hungering and thirsting for the abundance of life he has found it in death to himself

I wonder how many will be able to grasp the significance of that statement

Mark 8:34
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

“whosoever will come after me let him deny himself”

Matt 10:39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

“he that loseth his life for my sake will find it”

Are you seeking for revelation on his word
Here it is----it’s about denying self and self is alive and well in the lives of most people today and not only is it alive and well it is thriving as we are being encouraged to walk in the relationship of self.

Many have the mindset today that self is the center of the universe and everything revolves around that.

Let me give you revelation,
Self-centeredness is the source of all problems, all grief, all heartache, pain and unhappiness.
Only when you get out of your self-centeredness and put God and other people ahead of yourself are you ever going to experience any true liberty in your life

James 1:25
but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
whoso looks into the perfect law of liberty and becomes a doer of the work this man shall be blessed in his deeds

Multitudes of God’s people want revelation knowledge, they want to attach themselves to someone with that revelation knowledge without it costing them anything
They want to hang out and walk in revelation knowledge without that revelation knowledge becoming lifestyle in them.

They are not willing to deny themselves, they are not willing to come out of their life to find the true purpose of life and they are not willing to forsake all so that they can come into the virtue of truth that will give them perfect liberty in Christ

It's called self-centeredness

And then on the other hand there are people who will hear this message concerning self-centeredness and they will see the problems that it is causing in their lives and they will begin to deny themselves to such a point that they will begin to hate everything that they do, people so consumed with dying to themselves, so consumed with carrying the cross of Christ and crucifying everything that is in them and that is not what the scriptures are talking about.

Paul said I am crucified with Christ

Paul taught on this in
Rom 6:8-11
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Such as awesome word and yet multitudes continue to be bound by the shackles of religion.

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

Dying in Christ has been so religiously taught according to religious views that many because they have such an obsession with dying to themselves they become more self-centered trying to get rid of all the things that happen to be in their life

i remember so well in a church service one night that the sermon centered around self-centeredness and we were given a piece of paper and we were told to write down on this paper all of the sins in our lives that we felt were giving us problems

so I wrote down all these sins and then we were told to meditate on these sins so that we could see just how bad that they really we’re in our lives,
by the time that I had finished I was so condemned and miserable that I was determined to get those things out of my life and in that I now was more centered in on myself than I ever had been before and even though the focus had changed I was still centered in on my self

Notice what Paul said
He did not say I am crucifying myself he said I am crucified with Christ in other words it is a done deal. it is over.
When you became born again you we’re crucified with Christ

The correct way to die to yourself
The correct way to take up your cross and to deny yourself and to follow him is to come to the revelation that he died, he was the one who was crucified, he paid the price so that we might live and because of what he has done your love for him should overshadow everything in your life and the focus should be all about him and not about you
The love that you have for him should far exceed the love that you have for yourself
Your entire life should be centered around him

So many of Gods people believe that before the light can shine forth darkness has to be removed

That is not true at all
When a room is dark all that needs to be done to make the darkness go is to turn on the light

John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

WHEN YOU REALLY LOVE THE LIGHT THEN SELF LOVE WILL DIE

SEEKING HIM TO KNOW HIM

Are we seeking and pursuing after God’s presence or Gods presents.
Ps 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Do we know what this scriptures is really saying
Seek the face of God and not the hands of God
Seek the presence of God and not the presents of God
Seek God for who he is and not for what he can do for you.

For if you will seek Him and search for Him you will find him

Ps 14:2
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God

The Lord looked down to see if anyone understood and was seeking Him

Do we understand,
Do we understand that Almighty God desires us to seek him with our heart that we might know him instead of seeking him out of need to fulfill and meet our needs

Seeking Him with all our heart automatically places us in the place where we are protected and all of our needs are met.
Ps 91:1-10
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Ps 27:4-6
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Victory follows the heels of rejoicing and our rejoicing should have nothing to do with what he is doing for us or what he is not doing for us..

Neh 8:10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

We have little power against the devil if we are unstable and allow circumstances or situations to determine our joy. happiness is not determined by the outcome of situations or circumstances
Joy is determined by the presence of His presence,

Happiness is fleeting when it is determined by what happens concerning us
Joy is eternal no matter what happens to us.

Happiness you will find in his presents
Joy you will find in his presence.

We should not be looking for the gifts of God we should be looking for God himself.

Matt 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

What is it that is going to sustains us
It is His presence
What is it that is going to give us life
It is his presence
It is his presence not his provision that sustains us and gives us life and gives it abundantly.

Every day the Israelites ate the provision of the Lord
Every day they ate manna

Exod 16:35
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Every day they drank water from the rock
Every day for forty years they dwelt and enjoyed the provision of the Lord but never entered into His presence

There are many people who will follow Jesus as long as he takes them where they want to go and does for them exactly what they want to do

But when it comes to the process of transfiguration,
When it comes to the process of changing,
When it comes to the process of transisition
When it comes to the place of testing and persecution so that the change can be made

The carnal desires refuse to submit and surrender and they walk away from Christ and refuse to walk anymore with him.

You see we must come to the place that Job came to,
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him:

Ps 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

“Your attitude determines your altitude”

Your attitude determines the place in which you are going to walk, the place in which you are to fly as an eagle or flutter around on the ground like a chicken
Your attitude determines whether you walk in victory or defeat.

Ask yourself a question?
What is your attitude?
Does your attitude, your way of thinking, you’re outlook, your philosophy is it filtered and flavored through the word of God

The word of God needs to be a filter inside of you that takes every piece of information, every thought, opportunity that is presented to you and it needs to be filtered through the word of God.

In my last writing “More than a conqueror” I shared with you how your feelings are not based upon truth and that feelings are based upon perceptions of what you may be feeling at the time but they are not facts.

I need to say it again,
Feelings are based upon perceptions, perceptions of what some one else might have said, upon what some body else might have experienced, based upon statistics and how you feel about any given thing, but they are not based upon the word of God.

And the word of God is the only standard of truth that the born again child of God can rely on if that child desires to walk in the fullness and completeness of who God is in them.

Understand this,
Your feelings are based upon perceptions of what you might think to be truth but in reality they are a lie masquerading as truth
Perceptions of truth are not facts and truth is facts based upon the word of God.

Let me give you some facts that are true that will make you free.
#1 you are a brand new creation and old things are passed away and all things are new.

2 Cor 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

#2 Not only are they new, they are new every morning

Lam 3:22-25
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

The Lords mercies are not consumed, His compassions do not fail, every morning they are new

Every Morning!

#3 Great is His faithfulness!

He is faithful and because He is faithful, He is my portion; He is my hope as I seek His face,
These are the facts, this is truth
But how is it that you perceive these facts and truths.

Do you perceive them though your feelings, do you not see them as new every morning because of what you may have went through during the previous night,
Do you not see how great His faithfulness is because of the trouble that you are now experiencing?

#4 you are above only, you are not beneath, and you have been made the head and not the tail.

Deut 28:13
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:


#5 you are complete and you are finished.

Col 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

The same spirit that Christ has in Him, you have in you, the same resurrection power that was present is Christ is present in you, the same faith that Christ had to raise Lazarus from the dead lives inside of you
The same ability to cleanse the leper, raise the dead, cast out demons and heal the sick lives on the inside of you.

Matt 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead , cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
You have all the faith that you need.
Rom 12:3
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith .

#6 you have access to all the promises in the word of God
2 Cor 1:20
For all the promises of God in him are yea , and in him Amen , unto the glory of God by us.

#7 everything that you need you already have.
2 Pet 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

#8 everything that pertains to this life and this salvation has already been provided to you.

1 Cor 3:21
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Does your thinking and your attitude exhibit this truth that all things are yours?

Rom 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

The scriptures are plain, when the Father gave us and delivered up His Son for our safes how could he not with His Son give us all things pertaining to His Son

Ps 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

The Lord God gives grace and glory
2 Cor 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

What a tremendous scripture,
All things are for your sake that abundant grace might through thanksgiving may super abound to you for the glory of God

Is this how your attitude is managed and controlled or is your attitude managed and controlled by,
I am not adequate,
I am just a sinner saved by grace
I can not do it,
I can not be victorious around that person,
I can not walk in love around that person,
I can not forgive that person,
Everything is stacked against me,
I need more faith,
I need more grace when the grace of God is already abounding towards you.
Your thoughts ought to be about that which is abounding towards you instead of that which you feel you are lacking in.