fredag 17. oktober 2008

When Heaven Invades Earth

Just started to read a book named”When Heaven invades earth” by Bill Johnson. I’ll give you a short summary of the first part of the first chapter. This book seems so great, that I recommend you to buy it….I would also recommend you to read it if you buy it... 
Chapter two: Commission Restored
Jesus could not heal the sick. Neither could He deliver the tormented from demons or raise the dead. Jesus Christ said of Himself, “The Son can do nothing”. He performed miracles, wonders and signs, as a man in right relationship to God…not as God. If He performed miracles because He was God, then they would be unattainable for us. But if He did them as man, I am responsible to pursue His lifestyle.
The distinctions of His humanity:
-He had no sin to separate Him from the Father.
-He was dependent on the power of the Holy Spirit working through Him. 
The distinctions of our humanity:
-We are sinners cleansed by the blood of Jesus. He has dealt with the power and effect of sin for all who believe. Nothing now separates us from the Father. One unsettled issue remains…
-how dependent on the Holy Spirit are we willing to live?
The Original Commission
Man was created in the image of God and placed in the Garden of Eden. Outside of that garden it was a different story. It was without the order and blessing contained within and was in great need of the touch of God’s delegated one – Adam.
It was Gods intention that as Adam and Ever bore more children, who also lived under God’s rule, they would be extending the boundaries of His garden through the simplicity of their devotion to Him. The greater the number of people in right relationships to God, the greater the impact of their leadership. But it wasn’t a perfect universe. Satan had rebelled and had been cast out of heaven, and he and his crew took dominion of the earth. The rest of the planet needed to be subdued – it was under the influence of darkness. God could have destroyed the evil and his host, but instead He chose to defeat darkness through His delegated authority – those made in His image who was lovers of God by choice. 
A Romance Story
The Sovereign One placed us in charge of planet earth. “The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S; but the earth He has given to the children of men”. Created in His image, for intimacy. The stage was set for all darkness to fall as man exercised His godly influence over creation. But instead, man fell. 
Satan didn’t come into the Garden of Eden violently and take possession of Adam and Eve. He couldn’t. He had no dominion there. Since the keys of dominion over the planet, the devil would have to get his authority from them. He made Adam and Eve agree with him in opposition to God, thus empowering him. Through that agreement he is enable to kill, steal and destroy. Satan is empowered through man’s agreement even today. “You are the one’s slaves whom you obey”. All that Adam owned, including the title deed to the planet, became part of the devil’s spoil...

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