Things Learned in Romans
part 6
Part 6
This last part of my study of the Book of Romans is quite different from any
part of anything that I've written. This part contains a humbling; a new
understanding (given by Father); it could be a little embarrassing IF, I thought
that we should be embarrassed about what we've been shown in whatever realm
Father has had us in, before raising us into a higher realm of Him and His
understanding. So, please, bear with me, where it is needed and prayerfully take
all before Father.
It is a wonderful, loving experience when Father takes us from one understanding
into another understanding of Him and His Word. It is wonderful. But, with it
comes the attacks of the "knowledgeable" men/women of theology. I use to get
upset, and bothered by what "more matured, more religiously educated" people
thought and said. I DON'T ANYMORE. Let me, for just a minute, be like Paul and
speak "OF LINDA," not of the Lord. (although there is no such thing). Some don't
realize what that means. I'd like to make it perfectly clear what it means TO
ME. When I speak of Linda, it is not speaking as inspired of God. I am not
FORCING any of this on you, all you have to do is hit "delete," and that's OK.
I've been doing a lot of soul searching. Now, I will get to the soul, later, so
don't all, that like to criticize, get excited. I received another email, that
was sent to me, with LOVE. It seems that when one person's understanding, is not
the same as other people's understanding, especially those that teach, preach,
or whatever, loving intentions become spoken UNINSPIRED words, to correct, warn
or whatever. I was told that the things that I teach, contain, "a controlling
spirit"; (perhaps it meant "the way I teach) about it, searching myself, it came
to me: controlling spirit, hummmmm...well Eph. 4:4
tells us that
there is
ONE SPIRIT!!
So, praise the Lord. Let me say, the brother who sent the email about
"controlling" WAS NOT condemning me, nor was he accusing me. He just told me how
some see me. And he said this as a help for me, and I love this brother for
being straight forward. It was sent with love.Yet, as a Godly person, I am not
supposed to react to mean and hurtful things that are not said out of love ,
(and I am not referring to that email) and I'm pretty good at letting a lot just
slide off of me. What really gets to me is all the LOVE that a person is KNOWN
by, seems to disappear, and no harsh words are spared.(and honestly, I pray for
these people, because they AND I are ONE in our Father.) As I said, I've really
got over their thoughts, I just rebuke them. Why? Because as "knowing", as these
people portray themselves to be, they are unaware of the POWER OF GOD within
them, that goes behind those thoughts AND BRINGS THEM (their thoughts) INTO
MANIFESTATION. So, I pray for them. There are also those who contact you and
say, "I love what Father is speaking through you, here, let me help you get the
Word out. There is no charge, I do it for the Lord". Well, I have learned that
there is nothing free, EXCEPT the salvation that Father gives. After a while,
that wonderful "spirit" of that person seems to forget where it belongs and when
they don't receive what THEY THOUGHT they would receive, that help that was
offered (I don't mean $$) simply ceases, UNLESS you ask, ask, ask. But, you know
what, Father has never had me in the place of sitting at any man's gate,
begging. HE DOES DO THE PROVIDING!! And please believe me, I do not have any
problem with any of the brethren disagreeing with what I believe to be truth. I
believe that is a way of expressing love to each other, and I believe it is a
way of growing. As one brother said, disagreements tend to make me seek Father
all the more, and to study more. I have learned a LOT from someone disagreeing
and I thank them with all my heart. We all think that we are hearing Father's
voice, or we would not be putting forth the thoughts that we are hoping will
move each of us from precept to precept and line to line. Many times, He
intervenes and shows us OUR misunderstandings of what HE is saying, and it truly
OUR BLESSING. For it brings us closer to Him, to KNOWING HIM, who He really is,
and who we are. The CLOSENESS is the important thing, with Father. He is truly a
God of love, in fact HE IS LOVE!! We should just stop right here and praise
Him!!
I said all this , with my heart, the new heart that Father has awakened within
me, to say this. In THIS part , I will be sharing some things , that those who
thought I was "way out there", haven't seen anything yet!! I would laugh, but,
this is very important to me, and I hope to you. In this part, I will correcting
some incorrect sharing that I've shared in the past. SOOO, let me say this, I am
not trying to CONTROL anyone's thinking, that is up to THAT PERSON, IF any of
what I write offends anyone, delete this. It is my prayer that it offends no
one. For I KNOW without a doubt that it is Father who is showing me these
things. And, although, I am not and have never been a "sign seeker", Father has
provided me with one. And I will share it with you, as we go along. Now, on with
the sharing. From here on out, I will not be teaching, I will be sharing , and
it is up to what Father shows each individual, what to accept and what not to.
HE IS OUR ONLY DEPENDENCE! TRULY!!
I have taught for a long time that our greatest enemy (if you want to use that
word) IS EVE, or OUR SOUL. I've taught that she is what is/has been leading us
into all that is not truth. I have MADE A GREAT MISTAKE, and I ask any of you to
forgive me if I have been responsible for any untruths. We all grow, and thank
be to Father, there are many of us who are open to and willing to be taken past
our past beliefs and teachings. He is to be praised, for He IS and has always
been, an evermoving God. NO WHERE in the written Word have we seen Father just
idly standing still. And I know that many hold the belief that WE play no part
in Father's Plan, and you all know where I stand on that belief. I KNOW that WE
have a part in it. TO DO. There are TOO MANY Words that Father has spoken to
make us know, that ONCE WE COME TO KNOW that we are ONE WITH HIM, that
we are to be
as HE was when He walked the earth as , the flesh man Jesus, that yes, we are in
THIS WORLD, this FLESH, NATURE WORLD, BUT "WE ARE NOT A PART OF IT".
When we
come to KNOW that we are ONE WITH HIM, it is then we understand,
"AS HE IS IN THIS
WORLD, SO ARE WE".
He is THE SPIRIT BEING that He has always been and so are we.
So many, are under the deceiving belief that this flesh body IS OUR LIFE. IT
ISN'T. This flesh body is no more than a vehicle for God to walk the earth in.
The truth is WE HAVE NO LIFE!! It is HIS LIFE that is being lived. Just as
Jesus' flesh body was not His Life, it was WHO WAS LIVING IN THAT BODY, THAT WAS
THE REAL HIM. He kept telling us,
"when you see Me,
you've seen the Father."
It wasn't JESUS
who caused Himself to rise, BACK to the being of the Father, it was THE SPIRIT
BEING THAT LIVED WITHIN that flesh body, FATHER. That is the very reason that ON
ONE could take His Life. That is why HE could walk through walls, walk through
crowds that wanted to throw Him over the cliff. That's why His body was NOTHING
like ours today. HE KNEW WHO HE WAS! He spoke to His Bones and they changed. He
was not seen when He didn't want to be seen. That body was not His life, it was
the Father IN THAT BODY that was and IS the ONLY LIFE. This realm that MAN lives
in, is DEATH!! It is TIME ORIENTED. You live this many years and then you die.
You stay around things long enough and you get sick. TIME IS A KILLER OF THE
BODY and belief in time, is what we've been doing. BUT, once you know that this
body IS NOT our life, death and sickness CANNOT touch those who KNOW that they
are a Spirit Being, HIS SPIRIT. And more and more people are experiencing this
truth. No, they don't go around saying, "oh I don't get sick anymore, oh, this
stroke or this heart attack, can not stay with me". Why? Because of the way they
are received by the brethren! It's just like when Jesus tried to tell all, who
He was, His very own would not accept Him. They laughed at Him, they mistreated
Him, they called Him weird, out in left field etc. But, He has told us,
"don't let
the right hand know what the left hand is doing".
Now, if you think that verse is out of context, so be it. Accept what you will,
and discard what you won't. But whichever you do, know one thing, we are no
better than Him, we should expect the same treatment. But, remember who you are
and their words and acts will not touch you, you will recognize where they are,
and then PRAY FOR THEM! LOVE THEM! But, remember not with the LOVE of the world.
People get really confused with HIS love and the love of the world. His Love
does what is necessary to being about His Plan for us all. I encourage you to,
when Father speaks something to you, regardless how different it is from what
we've known, regardless of what folks say, HANG ON TO IT. HE will see that it
gets to those who is intended to receive it. And remember this, ALL of God was
intended for ALL, but, many keep themselves from receiving for whatever reason;
stubbornness in accepting something that is new to them; their church's
teaching; their idol's teachings, whatever. But, I will tell you this; to stay
in the Spirit IS NOT always spouting teachings; showing how trained one is in
speaking; no, staying in the Spirit is, no matter where you are, or what you're
doing, KEEPING YOUR HEART OPENED TO HEAR HIM SPEAK TO YOU. We've gotten so
caught up in religious sounding and acting, that it has become a prison.
I want to start out, here, with the soul. I have a new understanding of our
soul. We've been taught that all emotion is not to be experienced. But, KNOWING
WHO YOU ARE, makes that NOT TRUE. Please read the following verses, for they
show that Father HAS EMOTIONS.
PS 97:10
1 John 4:8
MT 1:41
1Pet4:14
All these and many more regarding, desire, thoughts, etc, THE LORD GOD HAS THESE
EMOTIONS. IF you are ONE WITH FATHER, your emotions are as His is. IF you still
regard yourself as MAN, then no, your emotions are the emotions of the world of
which you are not a part of. You see, your FOCUS, your KNOWING, separates
everything or brings one into oneness. If you know who you are, then like Jesus,
you PROCLAIM that. You show forth the things that religion tells you that you
are not OR you show forth ALL that Father tells you that you are and have. I
want to show you something that I have been, incorrectly, teaching for a long
time and I AM HAPPY to have it corrected.
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."
Rev
21:5, "And he that sat upon the throne said, BEHOLD, I make ALL THINGS new. And
he said unto me, Write: for these words ARE TRUE AND FAITHFUL."
Let me ask a question. What does ALL mean? It means EVERYTHING!! Now, I know
that there are those who are going to say, "Linda, that means all things are new
IN THE SPIRIT." Well, what are you? If you're a flesh man, no you won't see the
new, you'll hang on to the things that you SEE in the natural. But, for those of
you that KNOW that you are a Spirit being, and ONE with God, ALL THINGS ARE
NEW!! Think about that for an hour. You won't have time to name all that that
includes. But, think on this, and take it before Father. IF ALL things are new,
that includes YOUR SOUL!!! Different teaching, isn't this? Our soul IS SACED! It
is the "ye
are complete in Christ Jesus."
It is wrong focus, that has been fooling us. But, it's true. We're going to be
looking at this truth and the reason we've believed that the things that don't
SEEM Godly, things we have constantly blamed on Eve, or our soul. We have been
working on, excuse me (those who think we do nothing), but, we have been doing
what WE were told to do in different scriptures:
"Work
out YOUR OWN salvation."
"Purify YOURSELF, and be holy as He is holy."
"Be renewed by the renewing of YOUR mind."
"Life and death is in the power of the tongue."
"Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."
"We have the mind of Christ."
"As He is in THIS WORLD, so ARE you."
"Call things that are not as though they are."
"We have an unction and know all things."
"The only way we are unworthy is if we THINK ourselves unworthy."
And
we DO these things until we are awakened to know who we are, His Truth THEN is
manifested as our/His Truth.
to be continued....