To Be Like the Most High
For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above
the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights
of the clouds;
I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 14:13,14
All true Christians understand that the Holy Spirit is God, even as the Lord Jesus Christ is God, and as the Father is God. To neglect the Holy Spirit is a grave and dangerous mistake. A Christian needs to learn and appreciate Him, if he is going to be all that he should be as a Christian. It is true that the Spirit of God was not sent to exalt Himself. A spirit-filled Christian will testify of Christ rather than the Holy Spirit.
Note the simple statement in II Cor 11:4 about RECEIVING another spirit! Apparently it can be done or Paul wouldn't be warning about it, amen?
We receive the Holy Spirit at our salvation Romans 8:9 and it is the Holy Spirit that performs the spiritual circumcision operation with the word of God in Heb 4:12 and in Col 2:11-13.
I have notes on at least 30+ things that the true Holy Spirit does to us, with us and for us. That in itself is worthy of a great study.
But this particular part of the series will deal directly
with the counterfeit spirit of the devil!
Revelation 18:2
And he cried mightily with
a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,
and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit,
and a cage of every unclean
and hateful bird.
(When somebody 'flips you the bird', it is considered
disgusting - must be from the devil, eh?)
A. It is Ungodly
Matthew 23:28
Even so ye also outwardly
appear righteous unto men,
but within ye are full of
hypocrisy and iniquity.
Mark 4:3,4
Hearken; Behold, there went
out a sower to sow:
And it came to pass, as he
sowed, some fell by the way side,
and the fowls of the air
came and devoured it up.
Mark 4:14-15
The sower soweth the word.
And these are they by the
way side, where the word is sown;
but when they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away the word
that was sown in their hearts.
B. It is Unclean
Matthew 23:27
Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres,
which indeed appear beautiful
outward,
but are within full of dead
men's bones,
and of all uncleanness.
Luke 4:33
And in the synagogue
there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil...
C. It is Unhealthy
I Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour:
This spirit leads people away from truth
toward the Counterfeit...
II Timothy 3:7
Ever learning, and
never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Bibles,
Shepherds,
Works
and Wonders, Saviour,Salvation
& Brethren
This spirit is leads people to counterfiet Bibles
II Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many,
which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity,
but as of God, in the sight
of God speak we in Christ.
This spirit leads to counterfeit
walks!
A misguided walk mistakes good for
evil, etc.!
Isaiah 5:20-23
Woe unto them that call evil
good, and good evil; that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; that
put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe unto them that are wise
in their own eyes,
and prudent in their own
sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty
to drink wine,
and men of strength to mingle
strong drink:
Which justify the wicked
for reward,
and take away the righteousness
of the righteous from him!
The wicked enjoy what they do -
as it is not considered wrong by them!
It is a misguided walk!
Romans 1 (vs 32)
Who knowing the judgment
of God,
that they which commit such
things are worthy of death,
not only do the same, but
have pleasure in them that do them.
People without scriptural authority
in their life can do anything they want
because they think God loves them
when He truly does not! A misguided walk!
Romans 6:15
What then? shall we
sin, because we are not under the law,
but under grace? God forbid.
Wrongly dividing the scriptures
produces a misguided walk!
II Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved
unto God,
a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word
of truth.
Not knowing the scriptures causes
people to have a misguided walk!
II Timothy 3:16,17
All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be
perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
People who don't know God promised
to preserve His words will walk a misguided walk!
Psalm 12:6,7
The words of the LORD are
pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace
of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD,
thou shalt preserve them
from this generation for ever.
People who have this verse 'changed'
(NIV) will walk a misguided walk!
Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered
him, saying,
It is written, That man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
People will have a misguided
walk with the world's love because 'him' is missing in an NIV!
I John 4:19
We love him, because he first
loved us.
Women will have a misguided walk
with their husbands because this verse
changes 'love' their husbands to
'encourage' their husbands in newer versions!
Titus 2:4
That they may teach the young
women to be sober,
to love their husbands, to
love their children...
According to other versions, a son
of the gods will be in the fire with us - in other words,
whoever you want in your fiery
trials can be there - not Jesus Christ.
Daniel 3:25