ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
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Deception Prelude 7<br />
Also, I must state that we must keep the main thing, the main thing. So<br />
what is the main thing? The main thing is JESUS. He must be the center,<br />
foundation, <strong>and</strong> headship <strong>of</strong> our lives <strong>and</strong> ministries. I have listened<br />
to some ministers that I love go into such extremes in their<br />
teaching. I have especially seen this in the area <strong>of</strong> faith <strong>and</strong> prosperity<br />
teaching. I do believe in faith <strong>and</strong> prosperity, but there are gross extremes<br />
in this teaching today. How do ministers get into error to the<br />
degree that any passage <strong>of</strong> the Bible has to do with money? I believe<br />
that many started with sincere hearts <strong>and</strong> balance, but their eyes got<br />
<strong>of</strong>f Jesus <strong>and</strong> onto a truth. This is the reason for much <strong>of</strong> the wrong<br />
teaching in the body <strong>of</strong> Christ today. We must stay close to Jesus in<br />
prayer <strong>and</strong> keep our eyes on him. I believe focusing on a truth instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Lord <strong>of</strong> truth will bring extremes in teaching quicker than<br />
anything. Even true prophetic experiences <strong>of</strong> dreams, visions, words <strong>of</strong><br />
knowledge, etc… can lead to deception if doctrine is made from them.<br />
Doctrine is based on the scripture not experiences. If an experience<br />
ever contradicts scripture it must be thrown away. Using experiences to<br />
create doctrine are how many cults have begun. I will give an example<br />
<strong>of</strong> what I mean about someone that took his eyes <strong>of</strong>f Jesus <strong>and</strong> was<br />
led into deception. I had the honor <strong>of</strong> praying with a young man that<br />
was in satanism. He truly came to Christ <strong>and</strong> renounced satan. I tried<br />
to explain to him that he may have been a “big shot” in the world <strong>of</strong><br />
satanism, but he was coming into peon status in Christ’s kingdom. I<br />
also explained that the way to move into greatness in Christ’s kingdom<br />
is by washing other’s feet (servanthood). Well, he started out well <strong>and</strong><br />
was reading some incredible books by Rebecca Brown to help him.<br />
Her writings have changed many lives <strong>and</strong> I highly recommend them.<br />
The only problem with the young man was that he kept his focus on<br />
satan <strong>and</strong> warfare instead <strong>of</strong> Jesus. Consequently he got lifted up with<br />
pride <strong>and</strong> rebelled against leadership. His focus should have been on<br />
his relationship with Jesus <strong>and</strong> being transformed into the image <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus. If we will keep that focus, we will be okay in the days to come.<br />
When we get our central focus on something else other than Jesus,<br />
deception will soon follow. This is where most <strong>of</strong> the extremes in teaching<br />
have come. Someone got over zealous about a truth <strong>and</strong> took his<br />
eyes <strong>of</strong>f the Lord <strong>and</strong> focused too much on that one truth instead <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Lord <strong>of</strong> truth. Remember we are transformed by beholding the Lord’s<br />
glory (2Corinthians 3:18). Whatever we are beholding (intently looking<br />
at), we will begin to be conformed to. The last thing we want to do is<br />
put our focus on satan <strong>and</strong> what he is doing, thus being conformed to<br />
that. Let’s keep our focus on Jesus.<br />
Great power, signs, wonders, <strong>and</strong> supernatural things are on the horizon.<br />
This can result in some <strong>of</strong> the greatest deceptions the world has<br />
ever known. This is why I feel compelled to write this book. If we are<br />
not careful we can make what the Lord is doing an idol. Revival, signs,