By Chris Baricko
I am noticing that more and more groups and people are saying and using God to help. My one question is how many of them really follow there faith? Do they go to Sunday service every Sunday? Are there children going to religion school to teach them about there faith?
I will go on record as saying we are very strong in our faith and stick by it. Our children go religious school once a week we go to mass every weekend support out church. Why do I bet at least 90% of the people or groups who preach faith or about God have not set foot in a church in years? I bet most only know our lords prayer and that is only cause it is on just about every paranormal TV show. Can they tell the client how to say the rosary? Do they know the priest's name of their local church? But yet they will spill out the words of the lord. Anyone can go buy sage or some crosses and show the client they are following God. What would happen if the client started asking more questions?
I fully support everyone's religion. But if you do not do as much with it as you claim stop posting quotes from the bible unless you really know what they mean. I see it almost daily and it drives crazy. The one that really gets me is when I see people only thanking God when they get something. Why not thank God everyday for everything you have not things you want? So many groups and people use the same old claim that they cleansed the house cause they walked through with salt or sage or said a few fancy words. Or you get a Medium who claims they crossed them over. Now if you walk through a person home saying prayers if you do not have as much faith in God as you do walking around saying his prayers guess what the spirit will not listen. They are looking at you and laughing asking why should they listen to you? You don't even practice what you're trying to preach. And in my opinion when I hear people make an excuse why they do not take an hour a week to go to mass or location of their faiths but say God knows. Really does he? How when you don't bother to give him thanks?
So unless you're strong in your faith don't go around claiming you're going to send a spirit on its way. No matter how you say it. God is on the other side of that white light and no one will cross if he doesn't feel they mean it. He will not allow Evil into his kingdom. So either start going to your weekly services or stop talking about God. Wearing a cross is only as good at the support behind it
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Issue 148 –'The Dead Files' Debunked, Part 2
By Kirby Robinson
We had intended to dedicate maybe one or two blog
posts exposing the deceptions of the show. However, due to the fact that I
was told I'd be killed within the next 3 to 4 months by someone closely aligned
to The Dead Files, I figured I should do a more thorough investigation.
In the past, I've left out what the Christian viewpoint
of Ms. Allan's claims are. But now, we're told that she was sent from heaven to
do the show and teach us all!
This is a post from her Facebook page:
AM SURE SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN TO DO GOD'S WILL AND TO ENLITEN PEOPLE
ON THIS SUBJECT THRU AMY. BLESS U AMY Apr Allan-gods speed, as for STEVE,
FINEST LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICER AS THEY COME,GOD BLESS U TO SIR.
This is very hard to buy, especially with all the
issues facing the Lord these days. Let's try to imagine this scene in heaven.
God watches the spirits of unborn babies descending to
earth and He speaks:
"Let the child that will be born as Amy Allan
teach things that I have condemned to be false and lead to hell. Let Amy Allan
go forth in a show that will be called THE DEAD FILES and let her teach a false
doctrine of the new age. Let there be a great following that will lay down My
teaching of truth and righteousness for one of eternal damnation."
Am not sure such a scene would ever play out! But this
is a common theme within the new age. A popular figure says whatever they think
is dramatic enough to keep the ratings going and that means it has to be true.
Sadly, the public often buys into it completely—another example of this is
TLC's Long Island Medium. The
celebrity gets rich with ever-growing fame, and their false claims grow even
bigger and bolder. Meanwhile, the distance between the deceived and God keeps
getting larger.
We found an outdated bio on a website dedicated to the
show that leaves us asking questions.
"Amy’s abilities have been studied and tested by
leading para-psychologists. She has worked with private investigators, police
agencies and has conducted more than 350 investigations in both private homes
and businesses.
"Amy studied Psychology at the University of Arizona and was mentored by world-renowned Para-psychologist, Dr William Roll."
"Amy studied Psychology at the University of Arizona and was mentored by world-renowned Para-psychologist, Dr William Roll."
Who has studied her and her abilities? What are their findings?
What are the names of the police agencies she has worked
for? Did any case that she took part in ever go to court? If so, did the
defense lawyers have a chance to cross-examine her?
This is an often overblown claim by psychics. It has
yet to be proven that any psychic ever solved a case for any police department.
Nor has one ever testified in court for the prosecution.
We now come to a well known recently deceased
psychologist/para-psychologist, Dr William Roll. Here is a bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Roll
We have reached out to family members but have not yet
been able to prove if he actually was her mentor.
In her bio, she claims she studied psychology at the University
of Arizona and was a member of the class of 2003. It's unclear if she received
a degree in the field. If so, what type?
Nowhere on her website does it list her studies in the
healing arts.
Further digging leads us to look into a paranormal organization
called Athenadoris. Yet no information can be found about such a company. The
only thing we can uncover is its ties to a production company called Painless
Productions, located in Los Angeles, California.
It seems that they are producers of The Dead Files and have produced some
very low budget shows including Extreme
Paranormal.
Next week -- even more doubts and questions about Amy
Allan.
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Dalai Lama Talks About How to Have a Happy Life
BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Thousands of people in the Bay Area are feeling more enlightened after spending part of the day with the Dalai Lama. But his message of peace was met with shouts of protest.
The Dalai Lama's last stop of the day Sunday was the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. Before that his biggest public event of the day was in Berkeley where he talked about how to be happy, but not everybody there was.
The auditorium at Berkeley High School was packed with those who paid $50 to hear the Dalai Lama speak.
When his holiness took the stage, he complained the lights were too bright; so, with a laugh, he put on a sun visor.
The soft-spoken Tibetan spiritual leader talked about how to live a happy life.
"Mentally, emotionally, physically, we are the same," he said. "And more important, I want a happy life, you also want a happy life."
Achieving happiness, he says, includes forgiveness and compassion for others and society
"We all really need to work together, and a sense of oneness of humanity," said the Dalai Lama. "To me, that is very very important."
The two hour talk left Walnut Creek resident Ugyen Dolma energized. Like the Dalai Lama, she fled Tibet when she was very young.
"I was so blessed to see him," she said. "How wonderful it is we have this wonderful leader of the world, I am ready to die tomorrow with no regrets."
Fellow Walnut Creek resident Robert Mulder added, "The word compassion really tops the list. And to walk out and to carry that notion day in and day out, I feel like he set a journey, a journey for all of us today."
Nearby, protesters who are Shugden Buddhists, we're not as enlightened to see the Dalai Lama. They say he has excommunicated thousands of Shugden Buddhists because he claims their faction harms and divides his followers.
The group provided us with video of protesters confronting the Dalai Lama about religious freedom.
"This is not religion, this is worship of spirit, so that's wrong," said the Dalai Lama in the video.
Earlier in the day on Sunday, a large crowd of supporters came out as the Dalai Lama made a stop in Richmond, where he blessed the Tibetan Community Center. He briefly spoke to the crowd inside, had some tea, and then addressed a larger audience outside.
And later in the day, the Dalai Lama honored local unsung heroes of compassion. An awards ceremony was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
The Dalai Lama is scheduled to be in the U.S. for another two weeks.
(Copyright ©2014 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved.) Watch video and see original link: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=9442587
Bad Bad Thing Monday – The Dead Files Brain-dead Followers
By Kirby Robinson
Today we "honor" the idiots over at The Dead Files, as we are not sure who
posted this winner of a comment on the February 19, 2014 blog where we expose
the fakery of the show and its fake psychic, Amy Allan.
Here is the comment:
Dick head,
Love this statement - "What I hate is deception, lies and altered footage"
It's something you do all the time on your blog, lying about yourself and others, to make you look good and they look bad.
Don't worry we have a Private detective doing a background on you and all the so called things you said you have done and worked for. Interviewing people now you have harassed and double checking the so call things you said you have exposed as fraud. Guess what, finding out you have no sources (made up) and there isn't a single thing you personally have exposed or debunked. You rarely even leave your house. Oh yes, we have surveillance footage of you. Cash in the stalking laws, people. Kirby is now being followed, thanks to a very rich man that has gotten fed up with his BS.
In about 3-4 months we will be putting you and your blog to rest- 6 feet under. KIRBY ROBINSON TO BE EXPOSED FOR THE FRAUD HE IS.
Can't wait… grab your popcorn kiddies MR. BIG is about to fall hard.
Love this statement - "What I hate is deception, lies and altered footage"
It's something you do all the time on your blog, lying about yourself and others, to make you look good and they look bad.
Don't worry we have a Private detective doing a background on you and all the so called things you said you have done and worked for. Interviewing people now you have harassed and double checking the so call things you said you have exposed as fraud. Guess what, finding out you have no sources (made up) and there isn't a single thing you personally have exposed or debunked. You rarely even leave your house. Oh yes, we have surveillance footage of you. Cash in the stalking laws, people. Kirby is now being followed, thanks to a very rich man that has gotten fed up with his BS.
In about 3-4 months we will be putting you and your blog to rest- 6 feet under. KIRBY ROBINSON TO BE EXPOSED FOR THE FRAUD HE IS.
Can't wait… grab your popcorn kiddies MR. BIG is about to fall hard.
I laughed about this comment, as it's hard to alter
film footage on a blog. It's also funny that they claim that I rarely leave my
home as I'm seldom there.
I've asked the neighbors by phone and/or email to play
the theme from Shaft as they pull out
or arrive home to add flavor to this so-called investigation. Most of my
neighbors have a security system or a team to protect them from the press and
stalkers. This would make it difficult for a "Private detective" to
do their job.
But the zinger, and what will get the poster a trip to
the court house, is the following line: "we will be putting you and your blog to rest- 6 feet under." That
is a threat of harm as such phrases are considered threats of murder. The FBI
and the LAPD have been contacted and are already working the case.
I hope to see these idiots in court. And a note to the
commenter: don't try to remove the comment as they have screen shots of it and
your IP.
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Demons And Meth? A Door To Darkness...
Hello my para beauties! I pray everyone had a wonderful weekend and everyone you love is healthy. A lot of bad weather going on and many are in our prayers for safety. I pray all this bad weather passes soon. It's almost summer if you think about it. Wow, before we know it the holidays be will be upon us. I don't like how time flys when were older.
I believe all drugs are a doorway to the negative beings but if you do a random search for "meth and demons" you will be shocked what you read. Meth is (so they say) the most addictive and dangerous drugs out of all of them due to how fast it takes you down. After just 6 months many have a drastic and awful change in appearance due to this mind altering drug. Many claim they are chased by demons, skeletons and they see devils etc... Of course drugs can make one see things that are not real but what is it about this specific drug and thousands claiming to see the same things? Just like during Sleep Paralysis thousands claim to see the same images and the tell of the same events.
A Florida man high on meth who was arrested in a violent confrontation with police after dragging his son into the woods reportedly believed the 11-year-old required an exorcism.
'You are the demon, you are the demon,' authorities say Bryan Adams told his son after taking him from his bedroom. 'I know what I must do with you.'
Okeechobee County police say the 31-year-old showed 'no compliance or showing of pain and abnormal strength.' This is one of many, many horrific stories about the tight connection of these two. (Meth and Demons).
One user posted this warning and cry for help. The following is written by a meth user. "Well lets just say when you do slip into that other 'dimension' its a moment you'll never forget and you can feel those entities looking at your soul when you make eye contact with them. They feed off of fear and most times you can't control your emotions when it happens, the feeling of fear becomes inevitable. Another way to describe it is like a deja vu like state not literally, just the feeling. So my question is has anyone else experienced this or is it just me? It happened to me 2 times now, once when I took a hit of acid, and the second time while smoking, this never used to happen to me only recently, now I've stopped doing it because I seem to always slip into these other dimensions, if I do decide to smoke again I probably won't do it with anyone because I'm afraid my friends will become "possessed" by these demons" this is a very real problem and it's truly happening more and more. Google this for yourself.
Another user stated "When I used meth, I got to a point where I actually sensed, and saw, evil.
I saw evil come across the face of some meth users, and I believed I was seeing meth bringing out the inner evil in people. I also believed I saw evil being "channeled" through meth users, who were out of their minds at the time, and had no idea what was even happening.
THEN,....after I had gotten clean, and had been clean for over a year......I STILL SAW THE SAME THINGS when I was around any meth users.
I still believe it to this day...that meth is a creation of, and a tool of, forces of EVIL.
Whether you call it "Satan", or whatever you call it, by whatever religion's guidelines...this question really doesn't have to do with religion at all, but rather, the basic concept of evil...in whatever way that takes form. Every religion on the planet personifies that differently."
Here's another testimony and warning from someone exposed to it but never used it. "I'll tell ya this....Before I knew what meth was, and obviously before I knew my lover was using, I sensed a darkness about him; very literally like a black aura surrounding him. And I've never seen this, or an aura of any color for that matter, on another human being in my life. It was there! And it was also about that time (hope this doesn't offend anybody) that sex started getting weirder and weirder with him as well, that is to say, he started buying the toys and asking me to do things to him that really creeped me out. I hadn't thought about "evil forces" since 6th grade catechism class, but suddenly I couldn't stop thinking about the devil..."
"The last time I saw J. was about 6 weeks ago. I had let him in temporarily to help him out; he had been clean for well over a year, and damn it if he doesn't pass a drug test, get a steady job, start getting paid regularly, get all comfortable here.... and he starts using again. It was so obvious it was ridiculous! It didn't help much that he started leaving his smoking paraphernalia lying around because was he too high to remember to put away. As he left (per my request) I looked at that face of his that I love so much, that I'll probably never see again, and it was as grey as ashes. Sure, we all look pretty bad when we don't sleep, but this looked just like "death." It almost took my breathe away, and I'm getting chills now as I write about it. Too freaking weird, man!!"
This is very scary. I believe all drugs are doorways but this Meth in particular really seems to take people down quick, in a matter of just 4 to 6 months. Please let's be in prayer against this drug and the enemy drawing people in. I've heard all it takes is one time and your addicted. It works fast. The enemy just feeds off this kind of chaos. Let's stand against this drug and any supernatural power taking place so these people have a chance at life. A chance to know peace and to know Christ.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
I believe all drugs are a doorway to the negative beings but if you do a random search for "meth and demons" you will be shocked what you read. Meth is (so they say) the most addictive and dangerous drugs out of all of them due to how fast it takes you down. After just 6 months many have a drastic and awful change in appearance due to this mind altering drug. Many claim they are chased by demons, skeletons and they see devils etc... Of course drugs can make one see things that are not real but what is it about this specific drug and thousands claiming to see the same things? Just like during Sleep Paralysis thousands claim to see the same images and the tell of the same events.
A Florida man high on meth who was arrested in a violent confrontation with police after dragging his son into the woods reportedly believed the 11-year-old required an exorcism.
'You are the demon, you are the demon,' authorities say Bryan Adams told his son after taking him from his bedroom. 'I know what I must do with you.'
Okeechobee County police say the 31-year-old showed 'no compliance or showing of pain and abnormal strength.' This is one of many, many horrific stories about the tight connection of these two. (Meth and Demons).
One user posted this warning and cry for help. The following is written by a meth user. "Well lets just say when you do slip into that other 'dimension' its a moment you'll never forget and you can feel those entities looking at your soul when you make eye contact with them. They feed off of fear and most times you can't control your emotions when it happens, the feeling of fear becomes inevitable. Another way to describe it is like a deja vu like state not literally, just the feeling. So my question is has anyone else experienced this or is it just me? It happened to me 2 times now, once when I took a hit of acid, and the second time while smoking, this never used to happen to me only recently, now I've stopped doing it because I seem to always slip into these other dimensions, if I do decide to smoke again I probably won't do it with anyone because I'm afraid my friends will become "possessed" by these demons" this is a very real problem and it's truly happening more and more. Google this for yourself.
Another user stated "When I used meth, I got to a point where I actually sensed, and saw, evil.
I saw evil come across the face of some meth users, and I believed I was seeing meth bringing out the inner evil in people. I also believed I saw evil being "channeled" through meth users, who were out of their minds at the time, and had no idea what was even happening.
THEN,....after I had gotten clean, and had been clean for over a year......I STILL SAW THE SAME THINGS when I was around any meth users.
I still believe it to this day...that meth is a creation of, and a tool of, forces of EVIL.
Whether you call it "Satan", or whatever you call it, by whatever religion's guidelines...this question really doesn't have to do with religion at all, but rather, the basic concept of evil...in whatever way that takes form. Every religion on the planet personifies that differently."
Here's another testimony and warning from someone exposed to it but never used it. "I'll tell ya this....Before I knew what meth was, and obviously before I knew my lover was using, I sensed a darkness about him; very literally like a black aura surrounding him. And I've never seen this, or an aura of any color for that matter, on another human being in my life. It was there! And it was also about that time (hope this doesn't offend anybody) that sex started getting weirder and weirder with him as well, that is to say, he started buying the toys and asking me to do things to him that really creeped me out. I hadn't thought about "evil forces" since 6th grade catechism class, but suddenly I couldn't stop thinking about the devil..."
"The last time I saw J. was about 6 weeks ago. I had let him in temporarily to help him out; he had been clean for well over a year, and damn it if he doesn't pass a drug test, get a steady job, start getting paid regularly, get all comfortable here.... and he starts using again. It was so obvious it was ridiculous! It didn't help much that he started leaving his smoking paraphernalia lying around because was he too high to remember to put away. As he left (per my request) I looked at that face of his that I love so much, that I'll probably never see again, and it was as grey as ashes. Sure, we all look pretty bad when we don't sleep, but this looked just like "death." It almost took my breathe away, and I'm getting chills now as I write about it. Too freaking weird, man!!"
This is very scary. I believe all drugs are doorways but this Meth in particular really seems to take people down quick, in a matter of just 4 to 6 months. Please let's be in prayer against this drug and the enemy drawing people in. I've heard all it takes is one time and your addicted. It works fast. The enemy just feeds off this kind of chaos. Let's stand against this drug and any supernatural power taking place so these people have a chance at life. A chance to know peace and to know Christ.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Bad Bad Thing Saturday – Stabbing Satanic Mother/Psychic Doctor/Haunted Public School Restrooms
By Kirby Robinson
In this week's edition, you'll read about crazy people
in America, South Africa and India.
Katie Nichols, a Knoxville, Tennessee woman, needs to
learn the Bible says honor your mother not try to stab her to death. Full story:
Meet Dr. Semba, a South African so-called "Psychic
Doctor" who couldn't cure a hang nail.
Ghost or no ghost in this public school restroom in
India when you gotta go you gotta go …
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
What is God's Calling for You?
By Reverend Mark Hunnemann
In differing ways and varying degrees of intensity, we all have some interest in what the bible teaches about the paranormal. We come from all walks of life...different "callings". In fact, it is the notion of CALLING that I would like to examine together with you. As we shall see, this is a vital subject... but there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding it. What piqued my interest recently was the flood of people who say they feel "called" to be demonologists/exorcists/deliverance (fill in the blank) And it got me thinking about what the bible says about CALLING. I wanted to ask: what is God's calling for you?
The most important thing we can learn about "calling" is that the bible distinguishes between two types of calling--Primary calling and secondary callings. From my own informal observation, I do not think that many folks know the difference...only because they have not been taught.
There is a CALLING because there is a CALLER. This notion of CALLING is vacuous apart from God. Our callings are inextricably bound up with our Almighty Caller.
According to the bible CALLING, in its primary sense, is virtually synonymous with the word "salvation". Does that surprise you? It is this Primary sense of CALLING that we most urgently need to grasp. Here is just a sampling of dozens and dozens of verses which contain the word CALL in this Primary sense.
"...Including you who are CALLED to belong to Jesus Christ.To all those in Rome who are loved by God and CALLED to be saints."(Romans 1:6-7).
"God is faithful, by whom you were CALLED into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord....for consider your CALLING brothers: not many of you were wise..." (1 Corinthians 1:9,26).
Call, called, calling--if you check your concordance, you will see that dozens of times these words are used to show that we are identified as those whom "God has called." We have been called out of darkness...we have been called to an imperishable inheritance OR HOPE...we have been called into a personal relationship with the Living God. God has called us to live CORAM DEO...before the heart of God, moment by moment.
CALL come from the Greek "Kaleo" (to call..lol) The word "church", or ecclesia (called out ones) comes from this Greek root. Corporately and as individuals, we are identified as those whom God has called (inwardly). Do you see the centrality of this concept? Is it a vital part of your self-identity, self-image? It should be, and your life is impoverished to the extent that it is not.
So, our PRIMARY calling is not what we DO, rather we are called to Someone. The CALLER has called the called...The Caller has sovereignly called us to Himself.God has first called us into an intimate relationship with Him. "What is your calling?" When we hear that question asked, usually our first inclination is to discuss what vocation or work we believe God has "called" us to. But trouble can creep in if we don't have first things first. Do we find ourselves restlessly trying to make a mark on the world for the Lord...or to make our lives "count"? Our ultimate security and significance can only be found in God--in knowing that we have been CALLED by Him.Have we put the calling horse before the calling cart? If we do not CONSCIOUSLY place primary emphasis on the fact that God has called us into fellowship with Him, then our work will become idolatry. God is jealous for Him to be our first love.
In this primary sense, all of us have the same CALLING--to know and love God intimately.
I do no have time to discuss in detail the notion of effectual calling, which is when the outward call of the gospel is sovereignly internalized in our hearts and we hear the inner call by the power of the Holy Spirit. When people hear the outward call of the gospel, some are inwardly called at that moment through the Almighty power of the Holy Spirit. It is not my calling(!!) to emphasize my reformed distinctives, so I will leave it at that.
Think of the first and greatest commandment--"Make as big an impact on the world as possible", right? Wrong! The entire bible is summed up in these words--LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR BEING. God has never insisted that any of us will change the world, but He does insist that there be excellence in our relationships--first with Him, family, and others. Our primary calling is to love God as intimately as is possible this side of heaven. Is that your primary desire? Your dominant life value? It should be because it is your Primary CALLING!
Our calling is teleological in nature, in that there is a specific end to which we are called...we are being called HOME. The great goal the Holy Spirit is leading God's elect is heavenward to be in the presence of our Lord. But our calling is comprehensive--encompassing all aspects and stages of life. Note these texts show that our calling covers all the intermediate stages before our final destiny. It is a CALLING to--fellowship with Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9); inherit blessing (1 Peter 3:9); to liberty (Galatians 5:13); to peace (1 Corinthians 7:15) to holiness (Thessalonians 4:7) TO ONE HOPE (Ephesians 4:4) to eternal life (1 Timothy 6:12); and to God's kingdom and glory (1 Thessalonians 2:12).
Do you see how utterly repugnant the notion of "trapped spirits" is to the grandeur of our calling heavenward? Encased within our very salvation is the calling and absolute certainty of our hope. We have been CALLED TO ONE HOPE (Ephesians 4:4..above) Our free-will ends at death. The notion of "turning down" one's call home is a slap in the face of our Almighty/tender Caller. No unfinished business...no suicide...no premature or traumatic death of any kind is beyond the pale of the Caller. Only in America, when our concept of God has become so anemic, could this monstrosity have taken root. The notion of ghosts flies in the face of God's CALL. Any Christian who has embraced this occultic superstition has turned CALLING on its head, and introduced a contradiction into the heart of their theological system. It causes spiritual instability...and exposes God's CALLED to demonic oppression.
"Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ...The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him...The one aim of the CALL of God is the satisfaction of God, not a call to do something for Him." Oswald Chamber. How can one ever do better than "My utmost for His highest"? It is such an easy trap to fall into (emphasizing fruitfulness), but our desire to bear fruit for God should flow out of our Primary calling of a childlike love for Him.
There is something wonderfully freeing and anxiety reducing about waking up in the morning and knowing that what counts most is WHOSE we are, and not WHO we are...that we are human beings and not human doings.....that intimacy with the Lord moment by moment is what we have been called to. My friends, this can change your life! What a stress-buster, as well as bringing substantial healing to those who are obsessively driven to prove they are significant. We ARE loved..we ARE significant...we ARE secure (whether we feel it or not) because the Caller has called us!!
There is such an electrical charge about ministering in things supernatural. That is why I think it is particularly important for those called (in secondary sense, as we shall see) to help those struggling with demonic oppression, to make doubly sure they have first things first. I know from personal experience how exhilarating it is to SEE spiritual reality...to SEE shadow demons fleeing in the name of Jesus...to cleanse a house or person of a very powerful demonic stronghold. And while that can be quite a faith builder, it can also quietly become an end in itself...or losing sight of the primacy of loving God. An exorcist is the same as a banker or a homemaker when it comes to what their Primary calling is. Nobody needs to have this straight more than an exorcist, or anyone who deals with the spirit realm in ministry.
How many pastors and missionaries have sacrificed their children and their relationship with God, upon the altar of enlarging their sphere of influence? For some folks seminary turns into a spiritual cemetery...as fascination with knowledge about God slowly replaces personal knowledge OF God.
What of the other type of calling? Let me say that both Catholics and Protestants have consciously or unconsciously adopted a two-tier view of calling. Priests, pastors, missionaries are CALLED, but bankers, truckers, plumbers are ALLOWED to do what they do. The "full-time" ministry is a higher calling in many people's eyes. But remember, all Christians are FULLTIME witnesses for Christ.In addition, there is no sacred/secular division of labor. In God's eyes ALL lawful labor is sacred. It was Martin Luther who re-discovered this biblical truth--thus ennobling all work. If you wish to be an exorcist that is fine, but please do not do it because you think your work will be more significant than the carpentry work you do now.
How do we discover what God's secondary calling is? Find out what your motivated abilities are; things you are good at (not necessarily the best in the world), and they give you immense satisfaction. God has sovereingly wired you in such a way that certain activities really turn you on. I love to write, and writing my book was one of the most intense and protracted pleasurable experiences of my life. I believe God has called me to write, especially to expose Satan's lie re ghosts. All of our callings should bring us pleasure, but they should also benefit the Body, and primarily glorify God. In all things, let us live Coram Deo...before the heart of God.
"Seeing Ghosts through God's Eyes" (also in a Kindle edition)...please consider purchasing my book which uses science, logic, and the bible to analyze the true source of power behind paranormal activity.
In differing ways and varying degrees of intensity, we all have some interest in what the bible teaches about the paranormal. We come from all walks of life...different "callings". In fact, it is the notion of CALLING that I would like to examine together with you. As we shall see, this is a vital subject... but there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding it. What piqued my interest recently was the flood of people who say they feel "called" to be demonologists/exorcists/deliverance (fill in the blank) And it got me thinking about what the bible says about CALLING. I wanted to ask: what is God's calling for you?
The most important thing we can learn about "calling" is that the bible distinguishes between two types of calling--Primary calling and secondary callings. From my own informal observation, I do not think that many folks know the difference...only because they have not been taught.
There is a CALLING because there is a CALLER. This notion of CALLING is vacuous apart from God. Our callings are inextricably bound up with our Almighty Caller.
According to the bible CALLING, in its primary sense, is virtually synonymous with the word "salvation". Does that surprise you? It is this Primary sense of CALLING that we most urgently need to grasp. Here is just a sampling of dozens and dozens of verses which contain the word CALL in this Primary sense.
"...Including you who are CALLED to belong to Jesus Christ.To all those in Rome who are loved by God and CALLED to be saints."(Romans 1:6-7).
"God is faithful, by whom you were CALLED into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord....for consider your CALLING brothers: not many of you were wise..." (1 Corinthians 1:9,26).
Call, called, calling--if you check your concordance, you will see that dozens of times these words are used to show that we are identified as those whom "God has called." We have been called out of darkness...we have been called to an imperishable inheritance OR HOPE...we have been called into a personal relationship with the Living God. God has called us to live CORAM DEO...before the heart of God, moment by moment.
CALL come from the Greek "Kaleo" (to call..lol) The word "church", or ecclesia (called out ones) comes from this Greek root. Corporately and as individuals, we are identified as those whom God has called (inwardly). Do you see the centrality of this concept? Is it a vital part of your self-identity, self-image? It should be, and your life is impoverished to the extent that it is not.
So, our PRIMARY calling is not what we DO, rather we are called to Someone. The CALLER has called the called...The Caller has sovereignly called us to Himself.God has first called us into an intimate relationship with Him. "What is your calling?" When we hear that question asked, usually our first inclination is to discuss what vocation or work we believe God has "called" us to. But trouble can creep in if we don't have first things first. Do we find ourselves restlessly trying to make a mark on the world for the Lord...or to make our lives "count"? Our ultimate security and significance can only be found in God--in knowing that we have been CALLED by Him.Have we put the calling horse before the calling cart? If we do not CONSCIOUSLY place primary emphasis on the fact that God has called us into fellowship with Him, then our work will become idolatry. God is jealous for Him to be our first love.
In this primary sense, all of us have the same CALLING--to know and love God intimately.
I do no have time to discuss in detail the notion of effectual calling, which is when the outward call of the gospel is sovereignly internalized in our hearts and we hear the inner call by the power of the Holy Spirit. When people hear the outward call of the gospel, some are inwardly called at that moment through the Almighty power of the Holy Spirit. It is not my calling(!!) to emphasize my reformed distinctives, so I will leave it at that.
Think of the first and greatest commandment--"Make as big an impact on the world as possible", right? Wrong! The entire bible is summed up in these words--LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR BEING. God has never insisted that any of us will change the world, but He does insist that there be excellence in our relationships--first with Him, family, and others. Our primary calling is to love God as intimately as is possible this side of heaven. Is that your primary desire? Your dominant life value? It should be because it is your Primary CALLING!
Our calling is teleological in nature, in that there is a specific end to which we are called...we are being called HOME. The great goal the Holy Spirit is leading God's elect is heavenward to be in the presence of our Lord. But our calling is comprehensive--encompassing all aspects and stages of life. Note these texts show that our calling covers all the intermediate stages before our final destiny. It is a CALLING to--fellowship with Christ (1 Corinthians 1:9); inherit blessing (1 Peter 3:9); to liberty (Galatians 5:13); to peace (1 Corinthians 7:15) to holiness (Thessalonians 4:7) TO ONE HOPE (Ephesians 4:4) to eternal life (1 Timothy 6:12); and to God's kingdom and glory (1 Thessalonians 2:12).
Do you see how utterly repugnant the notion of "trapped spirits" is to the grandeur of our calling heavenward? Encased within our very salvation is the calling and absolute certainty of our hope. We have been CALLED TO ONE HOPE (Ephesians 4:4..above) Our free-will ends at death. The notion of "turning down" one's call home is a slap in the face of our Almighty/tender Caller. No unfinished business...no suicide...no premature or traumatic death of any kind is beyond the pale of the Caller. Only in America, when our concept of God has become so anemic, could this monstrosity have taken root. The notion of ghosts flies in the face of God's CALL. Any Christian who has embraced this occultic superstition has turned CALLING on its head, and introduced a contradiction into the heart of their theological system. It causes spiritual instability...and exposes God's CALLED to demonic oppression.
"Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ...The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him...The one aim of the CALL of God is the satisfaction of God, not a call to do something for Him." Oswald Chamber. How can one ever do better than "My utmost for His highest"? It is such an easy trap to fall into (emphasizing fruitfulness), but our desire to bear fruit for God should flow out of our Primary calling of a childlike love for Him.
There is something wonderfully freeing and anxiety reducing about waking up in the morning and knowing that what counts most is WHOSE we are, and not WHO we are...that we are human beings and not human doings.....that intimacy with the Lord moment by moment is what we have been called to. My friends, this can change your life! What a stress-buster, as well as bringing substantial healing to those who are obsessively driven to prove they are significant. We ARE loved..we ARE significant...we ARE secure (whether we feel it or not) because the Caller has called us!!
There is such an electrical charge about ministering in things supernatural. That is why I think it is particularly important for those called (in secondary sense, as we shall see) to help those struggling with demonic oppression, to make doubly sure they have first things first. I know from personal experience how exhilarating it is to SEE spiritual reality...to SEE shadow demons fleeing in the name of Jesus...to cleanse a house or person of a very powerful demonic stronghold. And while that can be quite a faith builder, it can also quietly become an end in itself...or losing sight of the primacy of loving God. An exorcist is the same as a banker or a homemaker when it comes to what their Primary calling is. Nobody needs to have this straight more than an exorcist, or anyone who deals with the spirit realm in ministry.
How many pastors and missionaries have sacrificed their children and their relationship with God, upon the altar of enlarging their sphere of influence? For some folks seminary turns into a spiritual cemetery...as fascination with knowledge about God slowly replaces personal knowledge OF God.
What of the other type of calling? Let me say that both Catholics and Protestants have consciously or unconsciously adopted a two-tier view of calling. Priests, pastors, missionaries are CALLED, but bankers, truckers, plumbers are ALLOWED to do what they do. The "full-time" ministry is a higher calling in many people's eyes. But remember, all Christians are FULLTIME witnesses for Christ.In addition, there is no sacred/secular division of labor. In God's eyes ALL lawful labor is sacred. It was Martin Luther who re-discovered this biblical truth--thus ennobling all work. If you wish to be an exorcist that is fine, but please do not do it because you think your work will be more significant than the carpentry work you do now.
How do we discover what God's secondary calling is? Find out what your motivated abilities are; things you are good at (not necessarily the best in the world), and they give you immense satisfaction. God has sovereingly wired you in such a way that certain activities really turn you on. I love to write, and writing my book was one of the most intense and protracted pleasurable experiences of my life. I believe God has called me to write, especially to expose Satan's lie re ghosts. All of our callings should bring us pleasure, but they should also benefit the Body, and primarily glorify God. In all things, let us live Coram Deo...before the heart of God.
"Seeing Ghosts through God's Eyes" (also in a Kindle edition)...please consider purchasing my book which uses science, logic, and the bible to analyze the true source of power behind paranormal activity.
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