“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6, NKJV)
This teaching should be read along with the previous three teachings. We quoted extensively from documents in which believers are closely guided in what to pray when engaging in spiritual warfare. That which the outlined prayers included, that had no Biblical basis, were marked in red. It is absolutely frightening to see how many of these mystical phrases are quite possibly based on misleading satanic guidelines that have just been presented in inverse terms, or have simply been made up. And millions of goodhearted Christians pray these prayers as if it is gospel, whilst in fact it has no Biblical basis, is merely a long list of gnostic musings regarding so-called esoteric knowledge.
The problem with this type of Christian hype is that its origin is not derived “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23-24). Remember what John 3:6 makes clear: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” James 3:15 considers these carnal perspectives and thoughts as follows: “This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.” If these spiritual actions are based on carnal ideas, there is a very strong warning presented in Rom. 8:6-7: “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God …”
What thus may seem like very spiritual actions and prayers, are actually exactly the opposite, what Isa. 29:9 (AMP) refers to as “spiritual stupor”. The “secret knowledge” that most people who dabble in these types of prayers profess to have is nothing more than what 2 Kings 18:24 refers to as “figments of your imagination”. These believers eventually end up walking “according to their own thoughts” (Isa. 65:2).
Added to this is the almost ritualistic manner in which the phrase “in the Name of Jesus” is used as talisman, to ward off evil. Obviously John 16:23 is true: “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.” But it may never resort to a senseless repetition of “In the Name of Jesus”. Matt. 6:7 is especially strict in this regard: “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.”
The blood of Jesus is also invoked in an almost pagan, but especially superstitious manner – it is pleaded over people and things, places are covered with it, and it is used to drive demons away. None of this is Biblical. Nowhere in Scripture the blood of Jesus is used in any spiritual warfare. The main function of the blood of Jesus is to cleanse people of their sin, as it is made clear in 1 John 1:7, it is not for us to constantly use as a way of warding off evil, or of invoking covering or protection.
These spiritual practices are merely “figments of the imagination” (1 Chr. 28:9).
- Selah: Which of your spiritual actions are merely figments of imagination born from a religious tradition?
- Read: 6; Matt. 27.
- Memorise: 27:51.
