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Yahweh Worshipers
Lesson 17
The Mastery of Lies
by Lawrence DeMetrius
Lucifer is worshiped through idolatry, sorcery, and witchcraft. Those who practice such wickedness are masters of mind manipulation. The first step in this craft is to recognize how and what one thinks. It takes great skill to persuade people to think against their better judgment. Apostle Paul addresses imagination as it relates to the spirit of the mind. He writes,
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye <born-again believers> henceforth walk <or live> not as other Gentiles <the spiritually unregenerate> walk <which is> in the vanity of their mind,
[Eph 4:17]
*walk Gk #4043 peripateo (per-ee-pat-eh-o) it is to…
1. tread all around
2. walk at large, especially as proof of one's ability
3. live, deport oneself, or follow as a companion or devotee
Per this scripture, Apostle Paul is referring to one's mode of living, which is reflective of how and what they think.
*vanity Gk #3153 mataiotes (mat-ah-yot-ace) it is…
1. inutility which is uselessness and the useless person or thing
This refers to one's USELESSNESS in divine worship or works, when their mind is under the influence of lying persuasions.
2. transient or transientness, which is…
a. not lasting, enduring or permanent
b. lasting only a short time
c. existing briefly, temporary and staying only a short time
MATAIOTES (mat-ah-yot-ace) or VANITY describes the life and lifestyle of those who worship Lucifer.
3. moral depravity
This describes the mind that fails to reverence Yahweh's directives
*mind Gk # 3563 nous (noose) it is intellect, divine or human mind, thought, feeling, or will, meaning and understanding
When one's MIND is void of divine insight, their holistic being lacks benefits that rightly belong to them as the master creation of God. However, the choice to change one's thinking and mode of living, so they may inherit such benefits, is their own to make. Prophet Isaiah writes,
Come now, and let us reason together, saith The Lord: though, your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
If you be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
But if you refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of The Lord hath spoken it.
[Isa 1:18-20]
Apostle Peter writes,
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[II Pet 3:9]
Apostle Paul continues his statement writing,
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.
[Eph 4:18]
*understanding Gk #1271 dianoia (dee-an-oy-ah) it is deep thought, the faculty of the mind and the disposition of one's mind
*darkened Gk #4654 skotizo (skot-id-zo) it means obscure which describes that which is…
a. not clear or not clear to one's understanding
b. plain or vague
c. uncertain and hard to perceive
d. indistinct to the site or any other sense
The Gospel and Testimony of Jesus Christ is in no way SKOTIZO, DARK or OBSCURE when accurately proclaimed.
*ignorance Gk #52 agnoia (ag-noy-ah) it is…
1. ignorance or the quality thereof
2. the state or fact of being ignorant
3. lack of knowledge, learning and information
IGNORANT describes one who is…
• lacking in knowledge and training
• unlearned and lacks knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact
• uninformed and unaware
• shows lack of knowledge or training
Here Apostle Paul is referring to the IGNORANCE of Yahweh’s prescribed Righteousness, which is Jesus Christ the Word. Apostle Paul writes,
For they <the unbelieving Hebrews and all unbelievers> being ignorant of God's Righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness <man-made religiosities>, have not submitted themselves unto the Righteousness of God.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth <in Him>.
[Rm 10:3, 4]
But of Him <Yahweh> are ye <born-again believers> in Christ Jesus, Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.
That, according, as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in The Lord.
[I Cor 1:30, 31]
*blindness Gk #4457 porosis (po-ro-sis) it is stupidity and callousness
• stupid is to be…
o lacking ordinary, quickness and keenness of mind
o dull and characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness
o foolish and senseless
o tediously dull, especially due to lack of meaning or sense
o inane and pointless
• callous is that which is…
o made hard or hardened
o insensitive, indifferent and unsympathetic
POROSIS or BLINDNESS describes the heart or mind of those who choose to remain IGNORANT of Yahweh’s directives and slaves to the DARKENED mind. The Lord Jesus said,
And this is the condemnation, that light <Christ the acceptable Righteousness> is come into the world, and men loved <preferred to remain one with> darkness rather than the light. <Why?> because their deeds were evil <and they did not want to change them>.
<Apostle John clarifies> He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
[St Jn 3:19, 36]
Apostle Paul writes,
Unto the pure <in Christ, the acceptable Righteousness> all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
[Tit 1:15]
*heart Gk #2588 kardia (kar-dee-ah) it is the heart figurative of thoughts, feelings, mind and middle
Apostle Paul continues his thought writing,
If so that ye have heard Him <Christ the acceptable Righteousness> and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
[Eph 4:21, 22]
*conversation Gk #391 anastrophe (an-as-trof-ay) it is behavior, which is…
1. to act in a particular way
2. act properly
3. act or react under given circumstances
4. conduct oneself in a proper manner
The Elect of God are admonished to make the conscious decision to BEHAVE righteously on a daily basis.
*corrupt Gk #5351 phtheiro (fthi-ro) it is to…
1. shrivel or whither
2. spoil by any process
3. ruin, especially by moral influences and with intent to deprave
*deceitful Gk #539 apate (ap-at-ay) it is delusion, which is…
1. an act or instance of diluting
2. the state of being diluted
3. a false belief and opinion
4. per psychiatric studies, it is a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason and confrontation with actual fact
APATE (ap-at-ay) or DECEIFTUL describes those who choose to live according to the dictates of their carnal mind and nature. Apostle Paul writes,
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh <carnal nature> shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit <the Holy Ghost> shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
[Gal 6:7, 8]
*lusts Gk #1939 epithumia (ep-ee-thoo-mee-ah) it is a longing, especially for that which is forbidden
EPITHUMIA (ep-ee-thoo-mee-ah) is what caused the sin flawed state of all mortals from which not even the forgiven will escape until they transition to immortality. Apostle Paul writes,
For all have sinned <been captives of the power of sin> and come <present tense> short of the glory <likeness> of God; <because of our sin flawed nature>.
[Rm 3:23]
For our conversation <mode of living> is in heaven <in Christ, Who now sits at the right hand of God>; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall change our <redeemed persons> vile body <sin flawed nature>, that it may be fashioned like unto His <Own> glorious Body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.
[Phil 3:20, 21]
Apostle Paul continues his statement writing,
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
And put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
[Eph 4:23]
*renewed Gk #365 ananeoo (an-an-neh-o-o) which is to renovate and to renew
*spirit Gk #4151 pneuma (pnyoo-mah) which per this scripture is the…
1. rational human soul or mind
2. vital principle
3. one's mental or intellectual disposition
*mind Gk # 3563 nous (noose) it is intellect, divine or human mind, thought, feeling, or will, meaning and understanding
IMAGINATIONS are formed by IMAGES engraved in the MIND with SPIRITS, which per this statement by Apostle Paul are WORDS. It is WORDS that create perceptions, thoughts and philosophies that build personal BELIEFS SYSTEMS, which can be rooted and truth or lies. Furthermore, personal BELIEF SYSTEMS can become intangible IDOLS by which Lucifer is worshipped. Wherever idolatry, sorcery and witchcraft are practiced per these MENTAL IDOLS, there is a host of ungodly CONVERSATIONS, LIFESTYLES and MODES OF LIVING that when not checked, will bring death to one's holistic being. Apostle Paul writes,
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[Rm 6:23]
Since the beginning of mortal creation there have been satanic forces who desire their total annihilation. These forces are set to prove mortals unworthy of Yahweh’s grace. They strive against mortals by devising schemes that lure them into violating Yahweh’s directives, and then use their downfalls to accuse them in the Courts of Heaven. These satanic forces are well documented by Yahweh’s scribes and prophets. Divine iconoclasts must always be aware that they fight not against tangible but intangible forces that passionately hate them, and tirelessly strive to kill, steal, and destroy their well-being before THE LORD. Their primary devise was, is, and will always be The Mastery of Lies.
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