ALL knowledge and wisdom are hidden in Christ. The human mind can’t reason to truth.

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Weakness

It took me decades to accept the weakness of my mind. I had thought my mind was reliable. I did wonder about some of my friends’ minds, but I didn’t question my own. So, learning that my thoughts had no foundation was a shock. I couldn’t believe I based so much of my thinking on vapor. I couldn’t believe I had made up so much of what I thought was real. Some of my thoughts were grounded in truth, but many of them were not. Some had no underlying truth at all

ALL knowledge and wisdom are hidden in Christ. The human mind can’t reason to truth. Without truth, rational thought is impossible. It’s divine revelation or made-up stuff. Made-up stuff is building on sand. Christ is the Rock. The revelation that comes from Christ cannot be separated from Christ, the Rock. However, we can’t store up revelation and keep it alive. Revelation is alive only as it flows from Christ in the moment. We need that kind of relationship, just letting ourselves flow in His wisdom, knowledge, understanding, authority, and power. The minute we disconnect from Christ, we disconnect from the Life. The minute we start to analyze, add our reasoning, or try to figure things out, we pollute the pure revelation.

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They’re under the influence of the false teachers, lying counselors, and secular false prophets you’ve been avoiding

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Peers

Some of your friends and acquaintances make it harder to hear God. Peers pressure you. They’re under the influence of the false teachers, lying counselors, and false prophets you’ve been avoiding. They work against you spiritually. Some of your most caustic contacts stir up fear within you, and you react to that fear instead of listening to God’s voice.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” ~ 1 Corinthians 15:33

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A word of warning: false prophets always call real prophets false.

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Enemies from the outside distort your judgment. These are false teachers, lying counselors, and false prophets. They hide their lies in news media and education. They plant their seeds through the themes of movies, cartoons, and novels. They influence you through entertainment and magazines. They can be very subtle or in your face, but they have their effect. If you’re spending time with any of these, you may wonder why you aren’t making spiritual progress and why God’s voice is hard to discern. Wonder no longer.

A word of warning: false prophets always call real prophets false. It’s part of the game of putting light for darkness and darkness for light. Only in Christ will you have discernment between the genuine and the fake.

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If you seek the Holy Spirit, He will begin to weaken your preconceptions and set you free.

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Negative emotions are inner enemies. The other inner enemies are preconceptions. You may have heard about worldviews or paradigms. Worldviews and paradigms are preconceptions that seem real but aren’t real. They can deceive you. However, if you seek the Holy Spirit, He will begin to weaken those preconceptions and set you free.

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What are Your Stumbling Blocks?

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I’ll confess that I’ve made many mistakes. I’ve been deceived by false teaching, and my deception hurt those around me. I was seeking the mind of God, but my own stubborn will and emotions made me susceptible to deception. Which emotions tripped me? Feeling sorry for myself. Anger. Fear. Bitterness. Worrying that I was missing out. Wanting to be important. Religious pride. Wanting to prove myself right, better, or more understanding than others. Covetousness. Envy. Wanting people to like me. Those aren’t the only possible emotions that could cause problems. Those were my stumbling blocks. Those were the ones that made it hard for me to know the difference between God’s voice and my own voice.

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Cognitive Dissonance versus Seeing Reality

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Cognitive Dissonance

I confess that I suffered from cognitive dissonance as God was speaking to me about many of the truths. I grew up in a world of religion without the kind of power God shows you in Scripture. I grew up in a world of Christian Rationalism, Naturalism, and Materialism. As God peeled back the layers, each layer was difficult for me to accept. I kept asking, “Could this be true?” I didn’t just balk at one thing. I balked at many things God showed me. I just had trouble believing any of it. Fortunately, God didn’t unload everything on me at once. He spoon-fed me a little at a time. He was patient with my unbelief.

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Reasoning based on anything less than truth is deception

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The choice before you is truth or deception. Truth is absolute by definition. Relative truth is at best just an opinion or at worst an outright lie. Reasoning based on anything less than truth is deception.

So, you know all truth and wisdom are hidden in Christ. And you know He is the secret key to knowing the truth. Now, you need some answers. How do you apply this to your life in a meaningful way? How do you discern Christ’s voice from all others? How do you grow up in Christ? How do you mature so it’s easier to walk in truth than to be deceived? Hang on tight. You’ll explore all that in the last section of this chapter titled God’s Endgame.

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Until heaven and earth shall pass away, not even one iota nor one stroke of a letter shall pass away from the law until everything is fulfilled

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The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ~ Romans 1:18-20

Other translations say God revealed it, made it evident, showed it, or manifested it to them. God reveals reality through the things He has created. And God also speaks other ways. However, He never contradicts Himself. For instance, we’ve already mentioned no true divine revelation of any kind will ever contradict the Bible since God knows all things and can’t lie. God doesn’t get confused or make mistakes. He knows the end from the beginning and doesn’t need to change His mind or change His plan.

However, you must keep in mind that God’s plan has phases. For instance, God worked differently before Christ died and rose again than He worked after Christ died on the cross. That’s because some parts of the Old Covenant are fulfilled in Christ. God fulfilled some through the cross. God is now fulfilling some in you. For instance, the blood of animal sacrifices was a symbol that looked forward to the real sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross for your sins. God fulfilled that sacrifice in Christ. God used circumcision and all the rituals of purification as symbols. They looked forward to the real removal of the flesh and purification of your hearts in this age. God is fulfilling that purification in you. God is removing your fleshly nature. And yet, Jesus said until heaven and earth shall pass away, not even one iota nor one stroke of a letter shall pass away from the law until everything is fulfilled.

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God also speaks through the things He has created

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God speaks through Scripture and every means of divine revelation mentioned in Scripture. He speaks through those who yield to the Holy Spirit, and you see that written here:

You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:2-3 Berean Study Bible

The idols were mute. They couldn’t talk. But God speaks through those who yield themselves to His Spirit. And God also speaks through the things He has created. In the first chapter of Romans, God tells you about how He reveals Himself through the things He has created.

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It does no good to seek Jesus Christ if you expect Him to confirm your preconceived ideas.

It does no good to seek Jesus Christ if you expect Him to confirm your preconceived ideas.

He isn’t here to cater to your fleshly thoughts and learned philosophies or theologies. He’s here to shatter every error and replace it with the truth.

You need to come to Him in humility and ask Him to forgive you, correct you, and fundamentally change you. You need a fundamental change to your spirit, mind, and body. You need to allow Him to transfigure your entire three-part being. You have a problem if you think your own preconceived ideas are the right preconceived ideas and better than the preconceived ideas of others. An attitude like that makes it difficult for the Holy Spirit to get through to you as you read Scripture or hear a brother or sister who is speaking by the Holy Spirit.