Christ
depicted as the Lion of Judah, and the power of his word as alive and
an instrument of divine fullness.
Today,
reply is to the error that life as a Christian, sacred ministry, and
unselfish service as followers of Jesus are a repeating cycle of
death and resurrection (i.e., reincarnation). Like the crown, orb,
scepter and throne, the sword is a representation of dominion and
ruler-ship. Throughout the Scriptures, “the sword” is language
that often refers to condemnation, to conquest by enemy nations, to
death, and to killing in warfare. Even so, the holy writings should
be acknowledged as a record of assurances from divinity; examples and
illustrations from GOD to provide comfort, life guidance,
pronouncements and verdicts from tribunals for justice and
instruction; emotional, psychological, and spiritual support; and the
revelation of otherwise unknown and unseen truth provided by
divinity. The Apostle Paul exhorted believers to renew their
commitment to the Gospel on a daily basis, display the image of GOD
revealed in Jesus Christ (we say, become Christ-like), and to now
exist in a continuing, ongoing process as “dead to sin.” When
called the “Sword of the Lord,” the word of GOD is not a weapon
used against the people who assemble as his flock and kingdom so much
as it is a tool that allows detection, discernment, and responding to
divine spirit content from GOD residing within created beings and
living creatures, and to the multiple subtleties in judgment (i.e.,
barely visible differences; hidden or sudden shifts in meaning,
quality, and value). While various penalties within the law require
mankind to acknowledge their accountability and justification for
attitudes, behavior, motives, and responses, it is GOD as Creator and
origin who continues to be accountable for final judgment, closure,
reconciliation, and restoration for all that exist and have life.
Such measures are not entered into the law or carried out on the
basis of divinity being arbitrary, self-important, heartless, and
sadistic. It is written: Romans 13: 1-8, King James Version (KJV):
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no
power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of
God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou
then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou
shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to
thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he
beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a
revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but
also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also:
for they are God’s ministers,
attending continually upon this very thing. 7 Render therefore to
all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to
whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man
any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath
fulfilled the law. A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion &
Spirituality using the ID “Steven” (Level 3 with 1,031 points)
posted the following:
What
does a sword do?
It
kills. The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. So I no longer
live but Christ the Spirit lives in me. lol I die daily getting born
again over and over again. So if the Word of God is the Sword of the
Spirit forever the I die eternally over and over again so that Christ
can live in me daily. lol Think about it. This all comes from paul in
the bible. It very confusing. So what I get from this is that Christ
is the one who lives and not me forever. So therefore I do not have
eternal life. Think about it. Note the sword of the Spirit kills.
Because that is what a sword does.
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Therefore
the bible contradicts itself daily. lol
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into
Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried
with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk
in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the
likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his
resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should
not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be
dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death
hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto
sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon
ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your
mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither
yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto
sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the
dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto
God. (Romans 6: 3-13, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: GOD Present Within Words (11/07/2019); Spiritual
Combat Against Sin (10/11/2019); When Speaking Of Christlikeness
(06/25/2018); Weapons Of Our Warfare? (05/18/2018); Points On
Spiritual Warfare (03/19/2018); Both Reincarnation and Resurrection?
(04/23/2017); The Two-edged Sword (01/09/2017)
“Steven”,
the “Sword of the Lord” is like a “badge” or emblem
identifying one who has lawful authority, dominion, and ruler-ship.
It is the sacred tool whereby issues are disentangled and separated,
conflicts are resolved, and disputes are settled by applying the
sanctions and standards of the law. Once they acknowledge new life
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the focus for many mature
Christian believers will be fulfilling their eternal life that has
already begun. In order to truly know and understand Jesus Christ,
mature Christian believers put aside and suspend their focus that
relies on human intellect, logic, carnal reason, and secular
knowledge. Focus on perpetual covenants, divine prerogative,
eternal purpose, and sacred knowledge establish consciousness
and self-will (willpower) within the living that are spirit in
process and substance. Inseparable aspects of divine fullness (we
also say, divinity; the Godhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy
Spirit) are imparted from the makeup of GOD. Believers are to
receive and rely upon their own fresh endowment of the divine life
essence such as balance, faith, forbearance, holiness,
longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without sameness, personhood,
active presence, wisdom, and wrath against sin. Because those
who are born-again are vessels of spirit from GOD, they are correctly
spoken of as divine offspring, joint heirs with Jesus Christ, the
children of GOD, and the new creation. While on the earth,
developing believers are to “grow up again” by discovery,
enduring growing pains, facing life challenges, and becoming
mature/ripe for harvest by the Lord at his appearing. The holy
writings become open to ones understanding as they practice
discernment, continue discipline, serve unselfishly, and suffer.
Just as Creation and Salvation are expressions of divine authority,
commitment, dominion, glory, majesty, and power, Judgment makes
visible otherwise unseen divine integrity, mercy, righteousness,
peace, and love. Consider again the following that uses language
from the Bible, and a presentation of music ministry, America’s
Marines Singing “Days of Elijah”:
(1.)
Isaiah 4: 3-5, King James Version (KJV): 3 And it shall come to
pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that
remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one
that is written among the living in Jerusalem: 4 When the Lord shall
have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have
purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of
judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And the LORD
will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her
assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming
fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
(2.)
John 6: 63, KJV: 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh
profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are
spirit, and they are life.
(3.)
Hebrews 4: 12, KJV: 12 For the word of God is quick, and
powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the
dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtdyRDy4fU.)
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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