The Problem of True Premises

Rational thought must be based on truth, but the human mind can’t reason to truth. To have truth, you must know a Person who knows all things and cannot lie—and that Person must be willing to reveal truth to you and overcome the built‑in resistance of your deceitful, desperately wicked, truth‑rejecting carnal mind.

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Safety Without Spiritual Deadness

As far as safety goes, God promises that if you seek Him, you will find Him. But God has provided even more safety. Throughout the Bible, there is a theme of two or three witnesses to establish a matter. With revelation, God gives confirmation of the revelation. When prophetic words or revelations occur, the New Testament says they must be tested by the body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:29 says, “Let the others weigh what is said.”

1 Thessalonians 5:20–21 says, “Do not despise prophecy, but test everything.”

There’s another part to this.

1 Corinthians 13:9 says, “We know in part, and we prophesy in part.”

This teaches humility about our current understanding. No one has complete understanding.

There’s much more to this, since God has provided ways in the structure of the church for safety in the form of gifts, ministries, operations, offices, and orders, although not all Christians follow Scripture in these things.

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If you seek Christ, God’s promise is that you will find Him.

If you seek Christ, God’s promise is that you will find Him.

In Luke 11:11-13, Jesus said, “What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Ask specifically for God’s wisdom and for the Holy Spirit.

If you don’t ASK SPECIFICALLY and just want a revelation or a spiritual experience, your results may vary.

Ask specifically, and then listen with confidence.

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DON’T MIX IMPURE WITH PURE

James 3:14-17 says “But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”

If you try to mix human wisdom and knowledge with God’s wisdom and knowledge, you will eventually begin to have that earthly, sensual, demonic wisdom.

So, the first thing is to sincerely seek the leading of Christ and Him alone.

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MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW USELESS THE HUMAN MIND IS.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” (see James 1:5-8)

If you nurture doubts, you are at risk. When you allow doubt that God can communicate with you to creep in, you are giving your fallen, deceitful, and desperately wicked carnal mind permission to help out.
If you doubt, you will try to mix rationalized human understanding with divine revelation, but then you will receive nothing from the Lord. When you doubt that God can communicate with you accurately in a way you can understand, you give your fallen, deceitful, and desperately wicked carnal mind permission to jump in and muddy the water. That’s why you receive nothing from the Lord.

Divine revelation plus a single hidden assumption is the assumption and not the revelation.

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God is the ONLY Source for Wisdom

In James 1:5-8 it says “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

The human mind can’t reason to truth. It can’t reason to wisdom. God is the only Source for wisdom.

Wisdom is translated from the Greek word, sophia. Sophía literally means “wisdom,” understood as skillful mastery, intelligent clarity, and broad competence—ranging from practical craftsmanship to deep intellectual insight.” None of these come from a human source. It means Wisdom (sound understanding and judgment), Insight (seeing the significance or nature of something), Understanding (grasping how things really are), Skill (practical expertise or craftsmanship), and divine understanding rather than merely human cleverness. Wisdom is divine revelation, which covers every aspect of life.

Now, consider how many Christians try to figure out the Bible or rely on writers who have tried to rationalize an understanding of the Bible rather than turning to Christ to the exclusion of every other influence.

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ALL Wisdom and Knowledge Are Hidden In Christ

ALL wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. That means there is no wisdom or knowledge outside of Christ. If you want either wisdom or knowledge, Christ must reveal it to you. He won’t give you wisdom or knowledge so you can disconnect from Him. That wisdom or knowledge is a flowing stream. If you disconnect from Christ, you cut off the flow. If you stop turning your attention to Him and try to turn your mind to some other source, you cut off the flow.

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Focus On Jesus Alone

Many people seek God but already have certain areas of doctrine they think God can’t touch. Many seek God but also consider worldly advice and counsel. That’s the veil that is taken away when we look to Christ exclusively without double-mindedness. (2 Corinthians 3) James wrote that if we doubt, we are double-minded and receive nothing from the Lord. (James 1) If you doubt that God can communicate the truth that you need for the situation, then you give your fallen, deceitful, and desperately wicked carnal mind, the mind you were born with that God wants to transform—you give that mind permission to jump in and help out. That mind will muddy the pure revelation that comes from God, and you will receive nothing from the Lord. You must focus on Christ and what He is telling you.

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The Bible Without Christ

You need Jesus. He’s alive and knowable. ALL who sincerely and persistently seek Him find Him. Those who think human intellect can reason to truth need to reject that lie before they can focus on Jesus and receive understanding from Him.

But even to this day, when (the Bible) is read, a veil lies on their heart. Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. . . . But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. (see 2 Corinthians 3)

The veil is the fleshly mind. It’s the human intellect. The Bible repeatedly warns you. Don’t lean on your own understanding, your theology and what you have been taught. Stay connected to Jesus continually. Look to Him. Be teachable. Jesus continually leads, teaches, and corrects every person who follows Him. He doesn’t reveal truth to you so you can disconnect from Him and walk on your own. His goal is that you are of one mind with Him.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (see Hebrews 12:2)

This turning to the lord and looking at Him is fixing our gaze on Him to the exclusion of our preconceived theological or philosophical ideas. The moment you doubt God’s ability to communicate, your intellect (which is deceitful and desperately wicked) starts to analyze, you become double-minded.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom (divinely given understanding that enables one to perceive and live according to reality), he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything (no understanding of reality as it really is) from the Lord. he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (see James 1)

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RATIONALISM VS. RATIONAL THOUGHT

RATIONALISM is an irrational philosophy. It’s a lie. It’s the basis of liberalism. It’s the basis of relativism. You can rationalize anything. ANYTHING!

Rationalism is slavery of the mind to Satan. You are set free from that every time you turn your attention to Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:16 says, “Nevertheless, when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

The most important way to keep revelation clean and pure is to stand in the presence of the Lord, seeking His face and asking for His guidance, wisdom, and correction. You must ask for wisdom without doubt. You must not be double-minded. If you entertain doubts or listen to demons who speak words of doubt, your carnal intellect will jump in to help—and you will be double-minded. The double-minded receive NOTHING from the Lord. And the human intellect can’t reason to truth. It just fakes it very convincingly, so it’s a great deceiver.

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“Exposing the Real Creation-Evolution Debate”
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