Five-Fold Today Life and Death Prayer Request, Christian Persecution in Yemen - Manifesting Christ - Spirit of the Nicolaitans - What is Revival?
Life and Death Prayer Request
Original Message
Steve Maguire of the Bradford-upon-Avon Christian Fellowship has asked me to pass on this urgent request to as many people as possible :
His church has been made aware that there is an urgent prayer need. George Haji, who is based in Aden, in the Yemen has been sentenced to death and is due to be executed next Wednesday for being a Christian. No crime is involved. It is not possible to give any more details on grounds of confidentiality. Can we take hold of this please and pray? Could you e-mail people on your address books in order to make the need to overturn this dreadful threatened action as high profile as possible? I understand that Baroness Chalker has been made aware of the need within the last two hours.
Every blessing
Manifesting Christ
Kenneth Greatorex
The old man had been sitting in an easy chair with his feet elevated on a footstool. Soon he was standing to his feet, shouting,
"DON'T PREACH ABOUT KNOWING JESUS, PREACH CHRIST." This shook up the experienced pastor as it had happened
more than once before. What was he to do?
The old man was one of the father's of the Pentecostal denomination in Canada. He and other brothers had been reluctant to
incorporate "the movement" that began in the early 1900's. The voices of necessity prevailed, because of the need to have legal
status due to a growing missionary emphasis. Now the beloved "movement" was just, one more "denomination." And proud of it! It
has forgotten that the early leaders had said, "A denomination is an abomination."
"Who was the experienced pastor? He was my father, George Greatorex. It was in the early 1950's before George Chambers
died that he urged my father to, "PREACH CHRIST." Like many of us do, my father had gotten involved in preaching "doctrine."
Good doctrine. At this point in time his emphasis was usually divine healing.
Many years later, fifty since his entering the ministry, my father would relate how the call to, "PREACH CHRIST," had brought
change to his ministry, even though "Daddy Chambers" had "irritated" him at first. He learned it is not enough to be a preacher, for
as he would say, "preachers are a dime a dozen."And, "anyone can preach," but that it was more important to "MINISTER HIS
LIFE."
The years had passed since parting with the denomination that he had been part of for many years. Now he was leader a growing
"fellowship," with the stress being placed on "fellowship" and "the body of Christ," rather than doctrinal conformity. However, as I
would learn, when the time came to inherit his leadership, any form of boundary that is drawn, be it ever so little, soon begins to
need supervising. The truth, it became one more denomination.
But let me share more of my father's counsel with you. Yes, I know some of you are experienced. Some are just starting in
ministry. Some are hurting from the battle scars inflicted by religious systems, or just plain self centered people. Perhaps you will
find healing and hope as we learn to center on Jesus CHRIST, and HIM ALONE.
Here is a wee bit of what my father said so often in later years: "There is a difference between preaching and ministering. I
remember the day when we used to preach at people; and very often at times, it wasn't really effective. What I believe God wants
us to do is to minister the Words of Life."
What are, "Words of Life?" We find this phrase in Acts 5:20. The apostles had been jailed because of preaching Christ. An angel
set them free and told them, "Go stand in the temple and speak to all the people all the words of this life."
Jesus had much to say about "LIFE," in John Chapter Six. It is verse 63 that I wish to quote, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the
flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." What kind of words were these? They are
SPIRIT WORDS. Words that impart life. Words that are not just correct doctrinally, but come from the CHRIST. When Christ
the Anointed Word speaks, it results in LIFE. How many of our many words are "life producing?" Is Christ in them?
In verse 68, Peter recognized something, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." Now, what is "eternal
life?"
Most of us will say that it is life that never ends. Perhaps, but let us accept that this meaning leaves all of the "saved" and those
we consider "damned" to live non-stop in the respective places we, by man's doctrines, have assigned them.
While it is recognized that the basic meaning of the Greek and Hebrew words used for eternal, everlasting, etc. actually mean
"age," that too is not what we are considering.
In John 17:3 we read, "AND THIS IS LIFE ETERNAL, THAT THEY MAY KNOW YOU, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND
JESUS CHRIST WHOM YOU HAVE SENT." Now, there is nothing here about "time" is there? Why? Because LIFE IS
SPOKEN OF AS BEING A RELATIONSHIP!
This relationship is based upon KNOWING. NOT knowing about, BUT knowing GOD. Knowing JESUS CHRIST. In fact the
Greek word used for knowing, "ginosko," means to know from the simplest level to the most intimate. Even more, it means to
continue in knowing. This is more than memorizing Scripture, Bible reading, praying, and many more good things, it only grows out
of RELATIONSHIP. NOT by our good works!
Again, let us read from John's record. "And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is IN HIS SON.
He who has the SON HAS LIFE; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life" [1 John 5:11, 12].
If you have the SON, you have LIFE. ETERNAL LIFE. You have HIS LIFE. Now, that is simple, so why have so many of us
made it so hard?
Brothers, sisters, let us come free of the bondage of trying to serve the Lord. It is not possible to do! When we try to it becomes
religion. Our world does not need more religion, including so called Christian religion. It needs the LIFE OF THE SON OF GOD.
God, who is LOVE, from before the beginning, purposed to have a creation full of His life. His love. His peace. Yes, to have man
in His own image filled with His life, His love, His peace, His joy, the fullness of Himself.
Now, it is time to end this writing. Remember, it is NOT knowing ABOUT Christ that matters, it is KNOWING CHRIST! It is the
ministry of Christ that is life producing!
Receive the grace of God this day!
Kenneth Greatorex
SPIRIT OF THE NICOLAITANS
Bob Jones and Keith Davis
On May 19-21, Bob, Bobby Connor and myself were privileged to be
involved in a prophetic conference in Shreveport, Louisiana. We had
received an invitation approximately one year before but had not
received permission from the Lord to go. In March of 2000, the Lord
spoke to Bob through a vision directing us to Shreveport with His
blessing and commissioning. Prior to the conference, the Holy Spirit
counseled us to help the people in Shreveport to:
(1) Comprehend where they have been; (2) thereby understanding where
they presently are; (3) thus allowing them to more clearly recognize
where they are headed. The Lord spoke it to Bobby in this fashion:
Disclose to them their (1) Firm Foundation (2) Factual Faith (3) Fantastic
Future. In a visitation prior to this conference, a huge angel appeared
to Bob stating his name - Winds of Change .
This angelic being was accompanied with three other angels, we believe
representing three churches and their leadership the Lord is desiring
to join together in the bond of unity. This huge messenger stipulated
he has now been released to bring the winds of change to the church
aiding us in the transition imminently ahead. These winds will fill
the sail of the church to transport her on this virtuous journey.
Things are not going to continue as they have in the past within the church
and the manner in which she is viewed. Consequently, we perceived the
Lord's
intent to keep the conference focused on this subject, first helping
the people to understand the spiritual heritage in their community and
the blessings upon them because of the faithfulness of their spiritual
fathers. We then established scripturally and historically this
spiritual heritage. Accordingly, this helped them to understand the
restoration of the desolate heritage that was to be released and the
changes they face. The Lord wonderfully blessed these meetings, not
only with the release of the Spirit of Truth but also the
demonstration of power, setting many of the captives free and stirring
the gifts of God within them.
The Holy Spirit helped us to identify the calling within many of the key
leaders and the gifts imparted to accomplish those purposes. At the time
of the conference, we did not fully understand the strategic role Shreveport
played during the late 40's and early 50's as many of their key leaders
embraced the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and did all they could to
facilitate
the revival throughout the nation. In fact, we later learned, the late
Gordon Lindsey used Shreveport as a home base for the periodical "Voice
Of Healing" to give testimony of the great miracles, signs and wonders
accomplished by the Holy Spirit in their generation.
The Lord clearly expressed He was desiring to restore that divine heritage
and bring to life the seeds deposited through the spiritual fathers for
this area.
He also made it clear; this message was not strictly for Shreveport
but also for the corporate body. We are to begin the process of
restoring the land and to make them inherit the desolate heritages.
(Isaiah 49:8) A few days following the end of this conference, the
Lord gave Bob another vivid vision outlining the strategy of the enemy
to counteract the spiritual deposit made in Shreveport. The Lord very
specifically enumerated the manner in which this evil opposition
intended to function and further made it clear this enemy will work
not only in Shreveport but against all of God's "Cities of Refuge."
This evil opposition has successfully undermined the working of the
Holy Spirit over the centuries and must be overcome if we are to
fulfill our Biblical mandate.
THE VISION
In the vision, Bob found himself and his wife Viola standing on an
open plain in a barren, desert looking area. As he was
inspecting the area in which he was standing, he observed a black
snake approaching in the distance traveling towards a specific city.
Bob knew intuitively that the snake was headed to Shreveport.
However, upon initial observation he supposed the snake was a black
snake and therefore harmless. In fact, a black snake can actually be
helpful in the extermination of rats, mice and other vermin. As the
serpent came closer, Bob discovered a shepherd's staff in his hands,
which he knew, represented spiritual authority to deal with the
specific issues he was to confront. Suddenly, the serpent stopped in
its approach to its target and displayed considerable surprise at
being observed by Bob.
This evil spirit has been able to keep itself hidden as it fulfilled
its task of nullifying the grace of God released in certain areas.
Upon seeing Bob, the serpent raised its head and displayed that it
was not in fact a black snake but a very deadly Cobra. As the cobra
approached, Bob was able to keep it at bay with the shepherd's staff
entrusted to him.
When the serpent discovered it was unable to directly strike Bob, it
then traveled toward Viola who was unarmed. This represented the
enemy's intent to attack the church, as Viola was representative of
the church body in this vision. Bob found himself using the shepherd's
staff to defend, not only himself but also Viola in this struggle to
overcome this evil spirit. As he did so, the Lord spoke to him and
told him the cobra represented the spirit of the Nicolaitans.
The spirit was coming in the form of self appointed leadership
desiring to lord its authority over the church body injecting
its venom causing destruction and death. Bob represented in
this vision the God-appointed leadership with the appropriate spiritual
authority to fortify itself and the body of believers to whom they are
assigned. In view of the fact that the setting for this vision was a
hot dry place, it would seem to imply that this spirit will attempt
to manifest itself in greater measure during the summer months of this year.
THE COBRA (SPIRIT OF THE NICOLAITANS)
As the battle continued, the Holy Spirit imparted to Bob the understanding
that he was contesting an ancient religious spirit that had successfully
undermined many purposes of God in the earth. It is the Nicolaitan spirit
desiring to come between the church and the government of God established
in the church with true spiritual authority. The head (leadership
appointed by Christ) has the insight and understanding of God but can
do nothing without the hands and feet provided by the body.
Moreover, this evil spirit desires to masquerade as the true head of
the body with counterfeit spiritual authority. Likewise, he cannot
accomplish his purpose without the body functioning as the hands and
feet putting into action his agenda. He will always attempt to
divide true leadership from the body. The term Nicolaitans is
derived from two Greek words... Nikos" and Laos . Nikos is defined
as: a conquest; victory; triumph; to conquer; and by implication,
dominancy over the defeated. The word "nicao" literally means; to
dominate-intimidate-manipulate. Additionally, the term "laos" means
"the people or the laity. Thus, exacting the phrase to conquer
(dominate-intimidate-manipulate) the people (laity).
The Nicolaitan movement marked the beginning of an unrighteous priesthood
in the church. The first item on this spirit's agenda is to divide in order
to conquer. The primary objective of the Nicolaitan spirit is the
separation of the body from the Lord's provision for leadership and
the insight given through that spiritual authority. Normally, this is
accomplished through accusation and persecution against the true
anointed government established by the Holy Spirit.
This form of opposition promotes the separation of people into the
priest class and laity advocating the "us and them" philosophy.
Further, there is no place in the Word where priests or ministers
mediate between God and the people, nor is there a place where they
are separated in their worship of the Lord. God desires all to love
and serve Him together.
Nicolaitanism destroys those precepts and instead separates the ministers
from the people making the leaders overlords instead of servants. The
Lord expressed His hatred for this type of administration and expected
His people to do likewise.
In other words, there are to be no intimidating, controlling,
power-hungry officers in the Church Body exercising counterfeit
authority over the layman . The scriptures plainly support a
Priesthood of Believers, EACH being granted access to the Father
through the Lord Jesus Christ. You are a CHOSEN RACE, a royal
PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY NATION, a PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that
you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of
darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Pet 2:9) The Early Church,
beginning with the Ephesian Church Age, confronted this form of
opposition following the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of
Pentecost.
"Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that
antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists (anti-anointed) have
appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour." (I Jn 2:18) The
admonition given to this church age in Rev 2:2-7, to return to her
first love is also the predominant message in overcoming this
adversary in our generation. The spirit of the Nicolaitans will
always be accompanied by the spirit of apathy and lethargy. These
will cool our affections toward the Lord and the passion with which we
are to carry out His purposes.
We must not allow ourselves to concentrate our focus on any form of
human leadership. As we remain concentrated on Him we will then
clearly discern and distinguish the unholy attributes of the cobra
and the righteous attributes of Spirit appointed leadership.
The venom of the cobra infiltrates the body attacking the central
nervous system causing deterioration in major body functions. The
spirit of the Nicolaitans deteriorates the structure of the church
body by attempting to create subordinates rather than brothers and
sisters. A slave brought under this kind of authority is always
distraught and nervous because of the great responsibility and expectations
to please his master. This creates an irrational spirit or a neurotic
mind-set rather than a spirit of peace. It promotes insecurity rather
than abiding strength.
Many Christians leave the church because of the wounds this creates and
their feelings of insufficiency. The church has a large segment
presently oppressed with a variety of nervous conditions because of
the success of this evil spirit working in the body of Christ. The
Lord is issuing a clear announcement that a counterfeit,
self-appointed leadership will always attempt to supercede the true
leadership delegated to the church by the Holy Spirit. This cobra
and its deadly venom represents the characteristics detected in this
form of leadership. The Spirit-appointed leadership will be marked by
attributes of servant-hood, humility and righteousness even as the
Lord Himself perfectly exemplified these qualities in His unblemished
example for all generations to follow.
FALSE APOSTLES
"But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may cut off
opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just
as we are in the matter about which they are boasting. For such men are
false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of
Christ." (2 Cor 11:12-13)
The sure word of God will destroy the endeavors of the cobra. There is
a false Apostolic leadership that is coming to the Church preceding the
release of the true. Those who are self-appointed apostles may
embellish tremendous gifts of administration, organization, and
expression, however, that in itself does not make one an apostle. I
say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.
(Col 2:4)
The false leadership will always attempt to set itself above
the body of Christ, usurping a position in the church rightfully
belonging to the Holy Spirit. The church is not a democracy--
(government by the people; rule of the majority) but a Theocracy---
(government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials
who are regarded as divinely guided). The cobra is attempting to
separate true leadership from the body of Christ. If successful, the
church is then faced with a form of self-appointed domination lording
itself over the laity. The body is represented as the hands and
feet working in harmony with leadership putting into action spiritual
objectives. When directed by true Godly administration, the hands and
feet can destroy the cobra and its evil agenda.
Unfortunately, if the body is under the direction of the spirit of
Nicolaitans, the same hands and feet can be used to undermine divine
purposes and our prophetic destiny. The first defense against this spirit
is returning to our first love and the simplicity and purity of devotion
to Christ.
The spirit of the Nicolaitans will target Christians who have lost
their first love. In this place of vulnerability, the cobra will
strike, injecting its poison subjecting the believer to its
self-righteous agenda. Of course, it will always appear on the
surface as harmless as did the black snake. Nonetheless, its true
identity is that of a venomous, destructive, evil spirit. Very often,
this form of leadership will utilize false accusation and innuendo to
undermine the true leadership appointed within that body of believers.
This will make the true government appear volatile and weak drawing
the people to the false leadership anointed with the spirit of the
Nicolaitans .
TRUE APOSTLESHIP
Paul confronted this as he was forced to give the signs of his
apostleship... The signs of a true apostle were performed among you
with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles. (2 Cor 12:12);
"giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not
be discredited, but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God,
in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, in beatings,
in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, in
purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in
genuine love, in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the
weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, by glory and
dishonor, by evil report and good report; {regarded} as deceivers and
yet true; as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as
punished yet not put to death, as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as
poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all
things." (2 Cor 6:3-10)
It is the impartation of supernatural spiritual authority from heaven
that makes one an apostle according to Biblical standards. The New
Testament
contains numerous warnings against false leaders drawing the flock astray
with counterfeit authority. The spirit of the Nicolaitans will not
approach in the manner of an enemy, rather, veiled as righteous leadership
promoting seemingly appropriate agendas. Moreover, the scriptures make it
plain, God has never placed His church in the hands of an elected
leadership which moves with political mindedness. He has placed His
church in the care of God-ordained, Spirit-filled, Word-living men and
women who lead the people with meekness and faithfulness...shepherds
who willingly lay down their lives for the sheep and will only feed
them the Spirit-breathed revelation of the Word. The government of
God appropriately placed in the body will be (1) Chosen by Him, (2)
Ordained by Him, (3) Equipped by Him, (4) Sent by Him. While they
were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set
apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called
them. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on
them, they sent them away. So, being sent out by the Holy
Spirit...(Acts 13:2-4) True leadership will always do all in their
power to point the church to the Lord and encourage them to cultivate
deep and passionate roots with the Lord Himself. It will be their
greatest desire to see others equal and even surpass the spiritual
standards they enjoy themselves.
THE LORD IS BREAKING OUR BOW
"He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and
cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire. Cease {striving}
and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth."
"The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah."
(Ps 46:9-11)
The bow is a symbol of might and strength... elements upon which we put
our trust and confidence. A broken bow is an image of impotence or
dependence. The Lord is breaking our bow and rendering useless the
patterns and formulas we have relied upon in times past to advocate
our own agendas and causes with which we have been striving in our own
strength.
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the
chief of their might."(Jeremiah 49:35)
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the "chief of their
might"...
that upon which their resilience in war depended. The Lord breaks our bow
because we have become dependent upon our own abilities to survive and even
prosper.
This form of self reliance can be extremely destructive leading into a
form of ungodly self-righteousness. The sure word of God is coming
forth, thereby negating the need for this form of the bow. Our bows
are being broken so we can be reinforced with The Lord's Bow and His
strength for war. The Lord is determined to break our independent
spirit making us totally dependent upon Him and the working of His
Spirit in us. The Lord is breaking our bows and the things we have
relegated confidence in so our trust would be wholly in Him.
It is in our weakness that His strength is made manifest. It shall come to
pass in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of
Jezreel... "Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, will save
them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by
sword or battle, by horses or horsemen." (Hosea 1:5,7) Furthermore,
the enemy will often attempt to promote a spirit of self-preservation
within the church causing division and confrontation between one
segment of the body and another. The Lord is breaking our bow,
removing the warlike mentality we have had towards one another
promoted by this Cobra spirit .
In this place of divine dependence we can be still and know that He is
God. The Lord is aching to initiate unity and fraternal affection between
the various members of the body of Christ. In this sense the Lord is
breaking our bow that has caused division and dissension within the church.
If we allow ourselves to overly focus on the exploits of the enemy, it will
serve as an object of distraction and division within the body. Likewise,
if we unduly focus on the leadership sent to the church by the Holy
Spirit, perversion will also be the end result. These bows are being
destroyed as we are given the mandate to return to our first love and
rivet our gaze solely upon the Lord. In so doing, righteous
leadership will be recognized in its proper balance and harmony.
CONCLUSION
In Bob's vision, at the end of the shepherd's staff was a
snake hook specifically designed for the handling of venomous
serpents of this nature. The snake hook is divine love. An
infectious, passionate love for the Lord Jesus Christ surpassing all
other wants and desires. In this position of intimacy and affection,
our vision becomes clear and our heart sensitive to the unfruitful
deeds of the cobra. We will then become leaders according to the
directive of scripture..."Shepherd the flock of God which is among you,
serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for
dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to
you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd
appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away."
(1 Pet 5:2-4)
The Ephesian Church was commended by the Lord for opposing the Nicolaitans.
However, over the following generations this spirit grew in its power and
influence. By the time of the Pergamum Church age, the Lord departed from
commending the Body for separating from this evil influence to condemning
the Body for its appeasement. The latter membership wasn't fully convinced
of the poisonous problem posed by this spirit and tolerated its existence
within the church.
The Lord clearly spoke to us in Shreveport announcing, "the winds of change
are blowing." The initial wind for this began in Shreveport as a token.
Likewise, the Lord is using this as a teaching tool to prepare and warn
the body of this evil opposition and its historically successful strategy.
We must overcome this enemy in our quest to become one with Him. There
is a spiritual heritage resident in Shreveport that is representative of
many such areas in which a tremendous deposit was made by our spiritual
fathers.
The Lord is desiring to first restore that heritage and overcome the
enemy that brought those movements of the Spirit down. One of the
encouraging aspects of the vision was the response of Viola
(representing the church), once she recognized the serpent to be a
cobra. Her immediate response was to flee to (Bob) the leadership the
Lord had established in the Church and the true spiritual authority
given, rather than allowing the serpent to separate her from it. The
church must understand the vast distinction between the impartation of
spiritual gifts and the delegation of spiritual authority. Many in
the body of Christ have the mistaken notion that their powerful gifts
of the spirit qualifies them to be recognized as Apostolic leadership.
Simply possessing powerful spiritual gifts does not meet the Biblical
qualification of Apostleship. It is in the Lord's commissioning and
the delegation of spiritual authority along with the impartation of
mighty gifts of the spirit. Miracles, signs and wonders will always
accompany true Apostolic leadership assisting in the pulling down of
principalities and powers within churches or geographic regions
establishing a spiritual foothold for the kingdom of heaven.
The proper Scriptural view is that the church is like a body with
diverse people each having different gifts from God, yet all are of
significant importance to the well-being of the entire spiritual body.
There is no hierarchy in the Body of Christ---all are called to work
together in the ministry as one Body headed by Christ. This adversary
we have described is anti-anointed and diametrically opposed to the
"winds of change" the Lord is desiring to bring to the Body of Christ.
The miracle working "winds of change" are prepared to be released upon
the Body of Christ to "fill her sails" to carry her on this spiritual
journey and the restoration of her great heritage. The Lord hates the
deeds and the doctrines of the Nicolaitans. The church of the
Apostolic period recognized this fact and likewise hated them. If we
are to be in conformity with Him, and return to our Apostolic
heritage, we must comprehend this spiritual reality. Satan was very
attentive to the things taking place in Shreveport and has already
plotted his counter attack. This same strategy will be utilized
corporately within the church as the Lord releases His Apostolic
authority to her.
We must always remember, our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness
in high places. Moreover, our continual prayer should be for the grace
to remain free ourselves from the subtle and cunning influence of this
spirit and its deceptions.
Each of us stands solely by the favor of God and we desperately need
the abundant release of His greater grace...He gives His grace to the
humble. If we encounter some who have fallen prey to the spirit of
the Nicolaitans, we should discern the spirit behind the individual
and fervently pray for the human being from a heart of compassion and
meekness. Perhaps the Lord will extend grace and grant repentance.
If so, we will have won part of the battle and rescue some from the
grasp of Satan. The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but
be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness
correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them
repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to
their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held
captive by him to do his will. (2 Tim 2:24-26)
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What is Revival? // Charles G. Finney
It presupposes that the church is sunk down in a backslidden state, and a
revival consists in the return of the Church from her backslidings and the
conversion of sinners.
From:CCC Revival News
July 10, 2000
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