Kenneth E Hagin How To Be Led by The Holy Spirit

How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God
How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God

Kenneth E. Hagin
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Contents
'. The La$p of the Lord.......................................................... ', /. 5an4 <n Eternal Spirit......................................................... '/ 2. Spirit-Cons ious................................................................... '1 7. 3hat *s the 8ifferen e Between Spirit and SoulA................ '0 ). The Sa#ing of the Soul......................................................... /' 1. &resenting the Body............................................................. /7 0. +u$%er One4 The *nward 3itness....................................... /0 .. Know-So Sal#ation.............................................................. 2) (. @lee edB................................................................................ 20 ',. @ollowing the 3itness........................................................ 7' ''. +u$%er Two4 The *nward Coi e........................................ 7) '/. Effe ts of the SpiritDs *ndwelling........................................ 7. '2. Two E6perien es................................................................ )2 '7. God *nside.......................................................................... )1 '). 8epend on Your Spirit....................................................... 1' '1. Tenderhearted..................................................................... 1) '0. @eelings4 The Coi e of the Body........................................ 1( '.. Help @ro$ 3ithin.............................................................. 0) '(. +u$%er Three4 The Coi e of the Holy Spirit..................... 00 /,. Eudging By the 3ord.......................................................... .' /'. 5y SpiritA The @leshA Or The Holy SpiritA........................ (2 //. * &er ei#e........................................................................... (1
/2. Spe ta ular Guidan e......................................................... (. /7. The Spirit Bade 5e Go.................................................... ',' /). Guidan e Through &rophe y............................................ ',2 /1. Guidan e Through Cisions............................................... ''2 /0. Listen to Your Heart......................................................... '// /.. How To Train The Hu$an Spirit...................................... '/1 /(. &raying in the Spirit.......................................................... '2(
Preface
*n @e%ruary '()( in El &aso! Te6as! the Lord appeared to $e in a #ision. He a$e into $y roo$ at 142, in the e#ening! sat down in a hair %y $y %edside! and tal9ed with $e for an hour and a half. * tell $ore a%out this in the %oo9! %ut * want to e$phasiFe so$ething here first. He tal9ed to $e a%out the $inistry of the prophet :Eph. 74''!'/;. Then He said! G* did not put prophets in the Chur h to guide the +ew Testa$ent Chur h. 5y 3ord says! D<s $any as are led %y the Spirit of God! they are the sons of God.D +ow if you will listen to 5e! * a$ going to tea h you how to follow 5y Spirit. Then * want you to tea h 5y people how to %e led %y the Spirit.G * a$ asha$ed that * ha#e let $any years go %y without tea hing too $u h along this line. O asionally * would get into the edge of it! %ut * did not really teach on it. So in re ent ti$es! the Lord has stirred $e up and now * a$ %eginning to tea h $ore on this su%He t. This %oo9 is a part of that stirring.
Chapter 1 The Lamp of the Lord
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ?o$ans .4'7 The Spirit itself IHi$selfJ beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. ?o$ans .4'1 The spirit of man is the candle of the ord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. &ro#er%s /,4/0 Children of God an e6pe t to %e led %y the Spirit of God. <nother translation of &ro#er%s /,4/0 reads! GThe spirit of $an is the lamp of the Lord....G Had this #erse %een written today it $ight ha#e read! GThe spirit of $an is the light bulb of the Lord.G 3hat it $eans is this4 God will enlighten us!e will guide usthrough our spirits. 5any ti$es! howe#er! we see9 guidan e %y $eans other than the way God said. 3hen we do! we get into trou%le. 3e so$eti$es Hudge how God is leading %y what our physi al senses tell us. But nowhere does God say that God will guide us through our physi al senses. Too often we loo9 at things fro$ a $ental standpoint and endea#or to reason out things. But nowhere does the Bi%le say God will guide us through our $entality. The Bi%le does not say that the %ody of $an is the andle of the Lord! nor that the $ind of $an is the andle of the Lord. *t says that the spirit of $an is the andle of the Lord. God will guide usKHe will enlighten usKthrough our spirits. +ow %efore we an understand how God does lead us
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and guide us through our spirits! we ha#e to understand the nature of $an. 3e ha#e to understand that $an is a spirit! that he has a soul! and that he li#es in a %ody.
Chapter 2 Man: An Eternal Spirit
#nd God said, et us ma$e man in our image, after our li$eness%... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. KGenesis '4/1!/0 5an is a spirit %eing. He is $ade in the li9eness of God. Eesus said that God is a Spirit :Eohn 74/7;. So $an $ust of ne essity %e a spirit. 5an is a spirit! he has a soul! and he li#es in a physi al %ody :' Thess. )4/2;. 3hen the physi al %ody of $an is dead and in the gra#e! the spirit li#es on. That part of $an is eternal. Spirits an ne#er die! and $an is a spirit. &aul is spea9ing of physi al death here4
PHILIPPIANS 1:23,24 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to de art, and to be with !hrist" whi#h is $ar better: 24 Neverthe%ess to abide in the $%esh is more need$&% $or 'o&(
&aul is going to li#e. 3hether in the %ody or out of the %ody! he is still going to li#e. *f he a%ides! or li#es in the flesh he an tea h the hur h at &hilippi and %e a %lessing to the$. That would %e $ore needful for the$. *t would %e far %etter for &aul hi$self! howe#er! to depart and %e with Christ. &aul was a tually saying! G* a$ going to li#e in the %ody or * a$ going to depart and %e with Christ.G 3ho is going to departA G&' a$ going to depart. &aul was not tal9ing a%out his %ody. His %ody was not going to depart. &aul is tal9ing a%out the inward $an! the spirit $an! who li#es inside the %ody.
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&eople so$eti$es as9! G3ill we 9now one another in Hea#enAG * always "ui 9ly as9! G8o you 9now one another down hereAG You see! you are the one who is going to %e there. *f you 9now one another down here! you will 9now one another there. +ou are the one who is here! and you will %e the one who is there. '& a$ going to depart!G &aul says! Gand %e with Christ whi h is far better.' * li9e thatB *f he had Hust said it was %etter! that would ha#e %een good. But he said! G*t is far better,' So$e false ults tea h that when a $an dies he is dead li9e a dog is dead when it dies. +o! $an is not. 5an is $ore than a %ody. He is a spirit! he has a soul! and he li#es in a %ody. Others say that when $an dies he is in Gsoul sleep.G The Bi%le does not tea h that. So$e say the spirit does depart all rightK%ut it o$es %a 9 as a ow! a dog! or as so$eone else. ?ein arnation is uns riptural and un%i%li al. Stay with the 3ord of God and it will sol#e all your pro%le$s along this line. &aul said! G* a$ going to depart. * a$ going to %e with the Lord! whi h is far better.' &aul prea hed the sa$e truths and taught the sa$e fa ts to all the hur hes. Here he uses different words to tea h the sa$e %lessed truth to the hur h at Corinth4
2 !)*IN+HIANS 4:1, 1, (((b&t tho&gh o&r o&tward man inward man is renewed da' b' da'( erish, 'et the
There is an inward $an. <nd there is an outward $an. The outward $an is not the real you. The outward $an is only the house in whi h you li#e. The inward $an is the
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real you. The inward $an ne#er grows older. He is renewed day %y day. The inward $an is a spirit $an. 3hat is our spiritA Keep in $ind our introdu tory te6ts. ?o$ans .4'7 says! '... as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.G Then #erse '1 gi#es us a little insight into how the Spirit of God leads us4 'The Spirit itself IHi$selfJ beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.' *n other words! the Spirit of God %ears witness with the spirit of $an. &ro#er%s /,4/0 says! 'The spirit of man is the candle of the ord. ...G < ording to these s riptures God will guide us through our spiritsL therefore! we $ust find out what our spirit is. Eesus said to +i ode$us! G... )1cept a man be born again, he cannot see the $ingdom of God' :Eohn 242;. +i ode$us! %eing natural! ould only thin9 naturally. So he said! G... !ow can a man be born when he is old2 can he enter the second time into his mother3s womb, and be born2' :#. 7;. Eesus was not tal9ing a%out a physi al %irth. He said! 'That which is born of the flesh is flesh4 and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit' :#. 1;. He was tal9ing a%out a spiritual %irth. The part of $an that is %orn again is his spirit. 5anDs spirit re ei#es eternal lifethe life of God! and the nature of God. *t is $anDs spirit that is $ade a new reature in Christ. &aul alls $anDs spirit Gthe inward $an.G &eter alls $anDs spirit Gthe hidden $an of the heart.G
1 P-+-* 3:4 4 .&t %et it be the hidden man o$ the heart, in that whi#h is not #orr& tib%e, even the ornament o$ a mee/ and 0&iet s irit, whi#h is in the sight o$ 1od o$ great
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*n $any pla es when the Bi%le spea9s of the heart! it is spea9ing of the spirit. This is the real $an. *t will help you in your %elie#ing and in your faith to thin9 li9e that. *n the +ew Testa$ent! where#er the word heart is used! su%stitute the word spirit and you will get a learer pi ture of what the Bi%le is tal9ing a%out. *t is the spirit of $an that is %orn again.
2 !)*IN+HIANS 2:13 13 +here$ore i$ an' man be in !hrist, he is a new #reat&re: o%d things are assed awa'" beho%d, a%% things are be#ome new(
This is tal9ing a%out the inward $an. *t ouldnDt %e tal9ing a%out the outward $an. 3hen you are %orn again and %e o$e a new reature! you do not get a new %ody. The outward $an is Hust li9e it was %efore. *f you were %ald %efore you were %orn again! you are still %ald afterwards. *f you had %rown eyes %efore! you still ha#e %rown eyes. The outward $an does not hange. God does not do anything with the outward $an. :You ha#e to do so$ething with the outward $an. You find out what God wants you to do with the outward $an fro$ the Bi%leKand then you do it.; God does so$ething with the inward $an. He $a9es the $an on the inside a new $an in Christ! a new reatureKa new reation.
Chapter 3 Spirit-Conscious
... & pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preser6ed blameless.... K' Thessalonians )4/2 *n this s riptural passage! &aul %egins with the inside! the inner$ost part of $an! the heart of his %eing! whi h is his spirit! and o$es to the outside. Yet $ost people $is"uote this #erse. They say! %ody! soul! and spirit. 3hy do they put the %ody firstA Be ause they are $ore %odyons ious than spiritons ious. +atural things $ean $ore to the$ than spiritual things. So they put physi al things first. So$eti$es we are $ore $ental- ons ious %e ause we li#e $ore in the $ental real$. But $an is a spirit %eing. 3e need to %e spiritons ious. Spiritual things will %e o$e $ore real to us the $ore spiritons ious we %e o$e. *f we are going to %e led %y the Spirit of God! we $ust %e o$e $ore spiritons ious! or weDll $iss out on the whole thing. GodDs Spirit leads us through our spirits. &ut spirit first. Be o$e $ore spiritons ious! $ore ons ious of the inward $an. ?ealiFe that you are a spirit %eing and that you %e a$e a new reation reated %y God in Christ Eesus. *t will help you growKspiritually. 5any years ago * %egan to thin9 li9e this! and at first * would say it to $yself out loud4 * am a spirit being. & ha6e a soul. #nd & li6e in a body. Saying that helped $e %e o$e $ore spiritons ious. *t helped $y faith! %e ause faith is of the spirit! or the heart.
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Chapter 4 hat !s the "ifference #et$een Spirit and Soul%

For the word of God is 7uic$, and powerful, and sharper than any two8edged sword, piercing e6en to the di6iding asunder of soul and spirit.... KHe%rews 74'/
The spirit and the soul are not the sa$e. 5any years ago! %a 9 in the early ),Ds! * %egan an intensi#e study on this su%He t. * got %oo9s fro$ the leading Bi%le s hools and se$inaries! %oth &ente ostal and deno$inational! to see what they taught on the su%He t of $an. +one satisfied $e. +one were a tually s riptural. They were only s riptural! as the Bi%le says! Gin part.G * as9ed leading Bi%le s holars and $inisters a ross the nation. You would re ogniFe so$e of their na$es if * $entioned the$. * e#en heard so$eone as9 one of todayDs $ost well-9nown $inisters! G3hat is the differen e %etween the spirit and the soulAG He loo9ed startled and said! G* thought they were the sa$e.G That was the answer * got fro$ $ost of the $inisters * as9ed. Yet how ould they %e the sa$eA &aul! %y the Spirit of God! said they an %e di#ided %y the 3ord of God :He%. 74'/;. *f you an di#ide the$! they annot %e the sa$e. Only the 3ord of God an di#ide the spirit and the soul! howe#er. The reason we ha#e not %een a%le to distinguish %etween the$ is that we ha#e not dug deeply enough into the 3ord. Years ago! in the western part of the United States! they had what we all Gthe gold rush.G &eople rushed out 3est. They were going to get ri h in a hurry. 5ost panned a little gold out of ree9s. So$e found
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a few nuggets lying on the ground. But if you really wanted to stri9e it ri h! you had to dig for it. The sa$e is true in spiritual $atters4 You an s9i$ along on the surfa e of the Bi%le and pan out a little gold here and thereKand e#en find a nugget o asionally. But if you really want to stri9e it ri h! you ha#e to dig down deep into the 3ord of God. @or ') years * studied arefully! %urning the $idnight oil. *f there was anything * desired to 9now it was the differen e %etween the spirit and the soul. E#entually! * went through this pro ess of eli$ination. * wrote it down li9e this4 :ith my body & contact the physical realm. :That goes without argu$ent.; :ith my spirit & contact the spiritual realm. That left only one other part of $e that $ade onta t with any other real$. * 9new then that it had to %e with $y soul that * onta ted the intelle tual or soulish real$ :whi h in ludes the e$otions and the intelle t;. So * wrote4 :ith my soul & contact the intellectual realm. Here is a s ripture that helped $e4
1 !)*IN+HIANS 14:14 14 For i$ I ra' in an &n/nown tong&e, m' s irit ra'eth, b&t m' &nderstanding is &n$r&it$&%(
The #mplified translation reads! G@or if * pray in an Iun9nownJ tongue! $y spirit I%y the Holy Spirit within $eJ prays! %ut $y $ind is unprodu ti#e....G Our understanding! our natural hu$an $entality! is a part of our soul. +oti e what &aul said. G5y spirit prays! %ut $y understanding is unfruitful.G He did not say! G3hen * pray in an un9nown tongue $y soul prays.G He did not say! G3hen * pray in tongues! * pray out of $y intelle t! or out of $y $ind.G He said in effe t! G* a$ not praying out of $y
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soul when * pray in tonguesL * a$ praying out of $y spirit! $y heart! $y inner$ost %eing.G 8o you re$e$%er what Eesus saidA
4)HN 3:33536 33 In the %ast da', that great da' o$ the $east, 4es&s stood and #ried, sa'ing, I$ an' man thirst, %et him #ome &nto me, and drin/( 37 He that be%ieveth on me, as the s#ri t&re hath said, )8+ )F HIS .-LL9 sha%% $%ow rivers o$ %iving water( 36 :.8+ +HIS SPA;- H- )F +H- SPI*I+, whi#h the' that be%ieve on him sho&%d re#eive: $or the Ho%' 1host was not 'et given" be#a&se that 4es&s was not 'et g%ori$ied(<
<s a result of re ei#ing the Holy Spirit! Eesus said! Gout of the %elly shall flow ri#ers of li#ing water.G <nother translation reads! Gout of the inner$ost %eing will flow ri#ers of li#ing water.G < @ull Gospel pastorDs daughter was si6 years old when she and so$e of the hildren were off %y the$sel#es one night at a re#i#al. So$e of these youngsters were filled with the Holy Spirit and %egan to spea9 with other tongues. This little si6-year-old! holding her sto$a h! ran up to her $other! saying! G5o$$a! 5o$$a! that a$e right out of $y %elly.G She was %eing s riptural. She was spea9ing in tongues fro$ her %ellyKher spirit! her inner$ost %eing. ThatDs where tongues o$e fro$Kthe Holy Spirit who resides in your spirit gi#es your spirit the utteran e and you spea9 it out. Consider these s riptures together now. 'The spirit of man is the candle of the ord, searching all the &=:#>; ?#>TS 0F T!) /) +... 0@T 0F !&S /) + shall flow
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ri6ers of li6ing water....G <ll the leadings * ha#e e#er re ei#ed ha#e o$e fro$ out of $y spirit. <nd $ost of the$ ha#e o$e while * was praying in other tongues. You an understand why. Your spirit is a ti#e when you are praying in tongues. One reason the hur h world as a whole has failed so $isera%ly is that it has done so $u h of Hust one 9ind of prayingKpraying with the understanding! or mental praying. Christians ha#e endea#ored to fight spiritual %attles with $ental a%ilities. * ha#e learned this through these $any! $any years. *n e#ery risis of life * ha#e learned to loo9 to $y spirit inside $e. * ha#e learned to pray in other tongues. 3hile * a$ praying in other tongues! guidan e o$es up fro$ inside $e. This is %e ause $y spirit is a ti#e. 5y %ody is not a ti#e! $y $ind :$y soul; is not a ti#e! %ut $y spirit is a ti#e! and it is through $y spirit that God is going to guide $e. So$eti$es * interpret what * a$ praying in tongues! and through the interpretation * re ei#e light and guidan e :' Cor. '74'2;. But $ost of the ti$e! that is not so. 5ost of the ti$e! Hust while * a$ praying in tongues! fro$ so$ewhere way down inside! * an sense so$ething rise up in $e. *t %egins to ta9e shape and for$. * annot tell anyone $entally how * 9now it! %e ause $y understanding has nothing to do with it. But * 9now on the inside of $e what to do. * follow that. * listen to $y spirit. Be ause the spirit of $an is the andle of the Lord.
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Chapter & The Sa'in( of the Soul
... recei6e with mee$ness the engrafted word, which is able to sa6e your souls. KEa$es '4/' The spirit of $an is the part of $an that is %orn again. *t is the part of $an that re ei#es eternal life, whi h is the nature and life of God. *t is the spirit of $an that %e o$es a new reature in Christ Eesus. The soul is not the inner$ost %eing at all. *t is not the soul that is %orn again. The sa#ing of the soul is a pro ess. Ea$es '4/' used to %other $e when * was a deno$inational prea her %efore * was filled with the Holy Spirit. * didnDt 9now what * 9now now. * used spirit and soul inter hangea%lyKreferring to the spirit as the soul! and the soul as the spirit. * didnDt di#ide the$ as the Bi%le does. But * did ha#e enough sense to lea#e this #erse alone until * grew so that * ould understand what it is saying. The Epistle of Ea$es was not written to sinners. Ea$es did not write a letter to the worldL he wrote this letter to the Chur h. 3e 9now that %e ause of Ea$es ) where he says! G*s any sic$ among you2 let him call for the elders of the church ...G :#. '7;. *n other words! if there is any si 9 a$ong the Chur h! let hi$ all for the elders of the Chur h. <lso referring %a 9 now to the first hapter of Ea$es! letDs pi 9 up with #erse '.4
4A=-S 1:17521 17 )$ his own wi%% begat he &s with the word o$ tr&th, that we sho&%d be a /ind o$ $irst$r&its o$ his #reat&res( 16 >here$ore, m' be%oved brethren, %et ever' man be swi$t to hear, s%ow to s ea/, s%ow to wrath: 2? For the wrath o$ man wor/eth not the righteo&sness o$ 1od( 21 >here$ore %a' a art a%% $i%thiness and s& er$%&it' o$ /'
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Ea$es is tal9ing to %orn-again %elie#ers. Of the @atherDs own will! he writes! we were %egotten! or %orn again %y the 3ord of Truth. He alls the$ G$y %elo#ed %rethren!G so they were in Christ. Yet he en ourages these %orn-again! Spirit-filled people to re ei#e the engrafted 3ord with $ee9ness! G... which is able to sa6e your souls.G E#idently! their souls were not sa#ed. You see! a $anDs spirit! the inner$ost $an! the real $an! re ei#es eternal life and is %orn again. But his intelle t and e$otionsKwhi h o$prise his soulKstill ha#e to %e dealt with. They are not %orn again. They are to %e renewed. &aul spea9s a%out the renewing of the $ind! writing to the saints at ?o$e.
*)=ANS 12:2 2 And be not #on$ormed to this wor%d: b&t be 'e trans$ormed b' the renewing o$ 'o&r mind, that 'e ma' rove what is that good, and a##e tab%e, and er$e#t, wi%% o$ 1od(
The &sal$ist 8a#id spo9e of the restoring of the soul4

PSAL= 23:3 3 He restoreth m' so&% (((
The He%rew word translated restore in the Old Testa$ent! and the Gree9 word translated renew in the +ew Testa$ent $ean a%out the sa$e thing. The soulKthe $indKis to %e renewed or restored. 5y $other left $e a hair whi h she inherited fro$ her $other. * donDt 9now e6a tly how old that hair is! %ut it is "uite old. * an re$e$%er when $y grand$other had it
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restored. They put new upholstery on it. They re#arnished it. *t was still the sa$e hairL it was Hust restored. *t was renewed. *n the 3ord it is ne#er written that God restores our spirits. Our spirits %e o$e %rand-new reatures in Christ Eesus. Our souls! howe#er! $ust %e renewed or restored. HowA 3e ha#e these s riptures relati#e to the soul4 recei6e with mee$ness the engrafted word, which is able to sa6e your souls... be not conformed to this world% but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may pro6e what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God ... !e restoreth my soul :Ea$es '4/'L ?o$. '/4/L &s. /242;. 5anDs soul is sa#ed! or restored! when his $ind %e o$es renewed with the 3ord of God. *t is the 3ord of God that sa#es our souls! that renews our $inds! that restores our souls. 3hen our $inds %e o$e renewed with the 3ord of God! then we thin9 in line with what GodDs 3ord says. 3e are a%le to 9now and pro#e the per$issi#e and the perfe t will of GodK%e ause the 3ord of God is the will of God. 3e donDt ha#e so $any "uestions a%out the will of God on e we get our souls sa#ed. The greatest need in the Chur h today is to ha#e $inds renewed with the 3ord of God.
Chapter ) Presentin( the #od*
& beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a li6ing sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable ser6ice. K?o$ans '/4' *t is the inward $anKnot the outward $anKthat %e o$es a new reature in Christ. 3e still ha#e the sa$e %ody we had %efore we %e a$e a new reature. 3hat we $ust learn to do is to let that new $an on the inside of us do$inate. 3ith that new $an! we ontrol the flesh and do so$ething with our %odies. LetDs loo9 again at Se ond Corinthians )4'0 whi h says! 'Therefore if any man be in .hrist, he is a new creature% old things are passed away4 behold, all things are become new.' One translation reads! G*f any $an %e in Christ! there is a new self....G So$eti$es in hur hes we hear people tal9 a%out Gdying out to self.G There is no su h state$ent in the Bi%le. 3e donDt need to die out to self if we ha#e %e o$e a new self. 3hat we need to do is ru ify the flesh. The Bi%le does tal9 a%out that. Cru ifying the flesh is not so$ething God does for you. *t is so$ething you do for yourself. '& beseech you therefore, brethren,G &aul wrote to the Chur h! 'by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies ...G :?o$. '/4';. 3ho presents your %odyA You do. 3ho is youA ThatDs the $an on the inside who is %orn again! and has %e o$e a new reature.
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You do so$ething with your %ody. *f you do not do so$ething with it! nothing will e#er %e done with it.
1 !)*IN+HIANS 6:23 23 .&t I /ee &nder m' bod', and bring it into s&b@e#tion: %est that b' an' means, when I have rea#hed to others, I m'se%$ sho&%d be a #astawa' Adisa rovedB(
Here &aul is tal9ing a%out the fa t that he does so$ething with his %ody. G* 9eep under $y %ody. * %ring it into su%He tion.G 3ho is &2 ThatDs the real $anKthe real &aulKthe $an on the inside who has %e o$e a new reature in Christ Eesus and is filled with the Holy Spirit. '& do so$ething with $y %ody. & 9eep it under. & %ring it into su%He tion.G 3hat did &aul %ring his %ody into su%He tion toA To the inward $an. *nstead of letting the %ody do$inate the inward $an! &aul saw to it that the inward $an do$inated the outward $an. +ow noti e this. Here is this great apostle! this holy $an of God! this $an who wrote half the +ew Testa$ent! a $an who is a spiritual giantKyet e#idently his %ody wanted to do things that were wrong. *f it hadnDt! he would not ha#e had to 9eep it under. He would not ha#e had to %ring it into su%He tion. Eust %e ause your %ody wants to do wrong! doesnDt $ean you are not sa#ed! or that you are not filled with the Holy Spirit. :*f that were the ase! &aul was not sa#ed.; You will ha#e to ontend with the %ody! the flesh! as long as you are in this world. GBrother Hagin! * want you to pray for $e!G one $an
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Chapter + ,um-er .ne: The !n$ard itness
The Spirit itself IHi$selfJ beareth witness with our spirit.... K?o$ans .4'1 You will find that %eing led %y the inward witness is the nu$%er one way! or the pri$ary way! that God leads all of His hildren. Let $e go %a 9K* said * would in the prefa e of this %oo9Kto what Eesus said to $e in @e%ruary '()( in El &aso! Te6as. *t was 142, in the e#ening. * was sitting up in %ed studying. 5y eyes were wide open. :There are three types of #isions. The highest type is an open #ision. *n an open #ision! oneDs physi al senses are not suspended! and his physi al eyes are not losed. He possesses all of his physi al apa%ilities! yet sees into the real$ of the spirit.; * heard footsteps. The door to $y roo$ was aHar twel#e to fourteen in hes! so * loo9ed to see who was o$ing into $y roo$. * e6pe ted to see so$e literal! physi al person. But as * loo9ed to see who it was! * saw Eesus. *t see$ed as if the hair on $y ne 9 and head stood straight up on end. Chill %u$ps popped out all o#er $y %ody. * saw Hi$. He had on a white ro%e. He wore ?o$an sandals. :Eesus has appeared to $e eight ti$es. E#ery ti$e! e6 ept this ti$e! His feet were %are. This ti$e He had on sandalsL thatDs what * had heard as He approa hed $y door.; He see$ed to %e a%out ) feet '' in hes tall. He loo9ed as if He weighed a%out '., pounds. He a$e through the door and pushed it %a 9 until it was al$ost shut. He wal9ed around the foot of $y %ed. * followed Hi$ with $y eyesKal$ost spell%ound. He too9
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ahold of a straight hair and pushed it up lose to $y %ed. Then He sat down on it! folded His hands! and %egan His on#ersation with $e %y saying! G* told you in the auto$o%ile the other night....G The auto$o%ile had %een full. 5y wife and * and others were dri#ing along within two %lo 9s of where * now was! as Eesus sat %y $y %edside tal9ing to $e. *n the ar! * had heard the Spirit of God spea9 to $e. * thought e#eryone in the ar had heard it and * said! G8id you all hear thatAG They said! G+o! we didnDt hear anything.G *n the Old Testa$ent the prophets would say! G<nd the 3ord of the Lord a$e unto $e saying....G 8id you e#er wonder how it a$eA *t ould not ha#e %een literally audi%le. *f it had %een audi%le e#eryone present would ha#e heard itKthe prophet would not ha#e had to tell the people what the Spirit said. The 3ord of the Lord a$e to the prophetDs spirit fro$ the Spirit of God. *t is so real that it see$s audi%le at the ti$e. The 3ord of the Lord was so real to $e! * thought e#eryone in the ar with $e had heard it too. <s Eesus sat at $y %edside! He said! G* spo9e to you the night %efore last in the auto$o%ile and told you ertain things. * told you! %y $y Spirit! that later * would tal9 to you further. So now * ha#e o$e to tal9 to you a%out this...G *t was on erning the $inistry of the prophet. Eesus sat there in that hair and tal9ed to $e for an hour and a half. <nd * tal9ed to Hi$. * as9ed "uestions in referen e to what He was saying. He answered the$. * will not go into all He said a%out the prophetDs $inistryL that is another $essage. But * will get into so$e of it.
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Eesus said to $e! GThe prophet of the +ew Testa$ent is #ery si$ilar to the prophet of the Old Testa$ent in that the prophet of the Old Testa$ent was alled a DseerD %e ause he saw and 9new things supernaturally. The prophet of the +ew Testa$ent also sees and 9nows things supernaturally. But the prophet of the +ew Testa$ent does not ha#e the sa$e status as the prophet of the Old Testa$ent! in that * did not set prophets in the Chur h to guide the Chur h. < Christian under the +ew Testa$ent need not see9 guidan e through prophets. He $ight re ei#e guidan e through prophets! %ut he should not see9 it. *t is uns riptural to do so. The $inistry of the +ew Testa$ent prophet in this area is only to onfir$ what people already ha#e in their own spirits. GUnder the Old Co#enant! only the priest! the prophet! and the 9ing were anointed %y the Holy Spirit to stand in those offi es. 3hat you would all the laity did not ha#e the Spirit of God upon the$ or in the$. Therefore! under the Old Co#enant! people would see9 guidan e through the prophet %e ause he had the Spirit of God.G Under the +ew Testa$ent! than9s %e to God! we not only ha#e the Spirit of God upon usKwe ha#e Hi$ in usB Eesus also said to $e! GUnder the +ew Co#enant! it does not say! D<s $any as are led %y prophets! they are the sons of God.D The +ew Testa$ent says! 3For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God3 G :?o$. .4'7;. Then He said! GThe nu$%er one way! the pri$ary way! that * lead all of 5y hildren is %y the inward witness. * a$ going to show you how that wor9s so you wonDt $a9e the $ista9es you ha#e $ade in the past.G
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prea hed a on#ention for one of the @ull Gospel deno$inations the pre#ious year. +early e#ery pastor there as9ed $e if * would o$e and hold a $eeting. * had hundreds of alls! * suppose. One fellow a$e up to $e and said! GBrother Hagin! do you e#er go to s$all hur hesAG * said! G* go anywhere the Lord says to go.G G3ell! we only run se#enty to ninety in Sunday S hool. But if God e#er spea9s to you! we want you to o$e.G * dis$issed that on#ersation along with $any others. Se#eral $onths later! howe#er! while praying in the hur h one day a%out $y ser#i es that night! that on#ersation a$e %a 9 to $e. Then e#ery day it ontinued to o$e %a 9 to $e. @inally! after a%out thirty or forty days! * said! GLord! do You want $e to go to that little hur h for a $eetingAG The $ore * would pray a%out it and the $ore * would thin9 a%out it! as we say! the %etter * would feel a%out it on the inside of $e. *t wasnDt a physi al feeling! %ut it was a feeling in $y spirit. Sitting %y $y %edside! Eesus referred to this4 GThe $ore you thought a%out it! the %etter you felt a%out it. You had a 6el6ety8li$e feeling in your spirit. ThatDs the green light. ThatDs the go8ahead signal ThatDs the witness of the Spirit to go. +ow you see 5e sitting here! you hear 5e tal9ing to you! and * a$ telling you to go to that hur h. But * a$ ne#er going to lead you to go anywhere li9e this again. :He ne#er has.; @ro$ now on! * a$ going to lead you Hust li9e * do e#ery other ChristianK%y the inward witness.G Then the Lord said this to $e! whi h is not Hust for $y %enefit! %ut also for yours4 G*f you will learn to follow that
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!e that belie6eth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.... K' Eohn )4', For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God' :?o$. .4'7;. The sons of God an e6pe t to %e led %y the Spirit of God. HalleluHahB They are not led %y so$eone else telling the$ what to do. The Holy Spirit is going to lead us. 3e ha#e S ripture that says so. How does He leadA Cerse '1 gi#es us a lue4 'The Spirit itself IHi$selfJ /)#>)T! :&T=)SS with our spirit, that we are the children of God' :?o$. .4'1;. *n the $ost i$portant aspe t of life! and in the $ost i$portant thing that an happen to youK%e o$ing a hild of GodKGod lets you 9now that you are His hild %y His Spirit bearing witness with your spirit. Then you an understand that the first and fore$ost way God will lead you is also %y that inward witness. You do not 9now that you are a hild of God %e ause so$eone prophesied that you are. You wouldnDt a ept that. You do not 9now that you are a hild of God %e ause so$eone said! G* feel li9e you are.G You wouldnDt a ept that. You are not a hild of God %e ause you had a #ision. You $ight! or you $ight not ha#e had a #ision! %ut a #ision is not what would $a9e you a hild of God. That is not what the Bi%le says. That is not the way you 9now you are a hild of God. How does the Bi%le say we 9now we are hildren of GodA !is Spirit, God3s Spirit, bears witness with our spirits. So$eti$es you anDt really e6plain how you 9now you are a hild of God! %ut you Hust 9now it! right down on the
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# new heart also will & gi6e you, and a new spirit will & put within you% and & will ta$e away the stony heart out of your flesh, and & will gi6e you an heart of flesh. #nd & will put my spirit within you.... KEFe9iel 214/1!/0 *n '(7' * didnDt 9now as $u h as * 9now now. &lease donDt $isunderstand $eL * donDt 9now as $u h now as * am going to 9now. * would hate to thin9 * 9now all * a$ e#er going to 9now in this life a%out God and a%out the Bi%le. +o! we donDt 9now e#erything! %ut praise God for what we do 9now. <nyway! in '(7' 5y wife and * were pastors of a hur h in the %la 9land of +orth Central Te6as. <nother hur h down in the oil field of East Te6as wanted $e to o$e and try out as pastor. So * dro#e down and prea hed one Sunday. The hur h as9ed if they ould #ote on $e for pastor! and * said yes. Tra#eling %a 9 ho$e after the ser#i e! * put out a flee e. +ow * was %orn and raised Southern Baptist. * started prea hing as a Southern Baptist. *n '(20 * was %aptiFed in the Holy Spirit as a Baptist prea her. *n '(2( * a epted the pastorate of a little @ull Gospel Chur h. *t was in 5ar h '(7' that this hur h in East Te6as wanted to onsider $e as pastor. * had %een with @ull Gospel people long enough %y that ti$e that so$e of their $is on eptions had ru%%ed off on $e. 8onDt $isunderstand $eL a lot of good things ru%%ed off on $e too. But this one was %ad. * 9ept hearing the$ tal9 a%out putting out flee es. So * put out a flee e. * really 9new %etter. But at the ti$e it see$ed as if it would sa#e $e a lot of the trou%le of praying! and getting
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alone and waiting on God! and $ay%e so$e fastingKHust to put out a flee e. *n putting out a flee e! one prays so$ething li9e this4 GLord! if you want $e to do thisKthen You do that.G Or! GGod! if you want $e to do this! then ha#e that happen.G Or! GLord! shut that door! and open this door.G So$e of those doors the de#il $ight shut! and so$e of the$ the de#il $ight open. They are in his territory. The Bi%le alls hi$ the god of this world :/ Cor. 747;. That would %e li9e praying! GLord! if you want $e to go to Kansas City ne6t wee9! You open Brother HaginDs front door.G * $ight open it $yself. * li#e there. You see! Satan an $o#e in the sense real$. God has a %etter way of leading His hildren than %y a hit-and-$iss $ethod su h as flee es. The +ew Testa$ent does not say! G<s $any as are led %y flee es! they are the hildren of God.G GYes!G so$eone $ight say! G%ut Gideon put out a flee e %a 9 in the Old Testa$ent.G 3hy go %a 9 under the Old Co#enantA 3e ha#e so$ething %etter. The Old Co#enant is for spiritually dead people. * a$ not spiritually dead. * a$ ali#eB * ha#e the Spirit of God in $e. ?e$e$%er Gideon was not a prophet! a priest! or a 9ing. Only those three offi es! under the Old Co#enant! were anointed %y the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God was not personally present with the rest of the people. ThatDs why e#ery $ale had to present hi$self at the te$ple in Eerusale$ on e a year. The She9inah gloryKthe &resen e of GodKwas 9ept shut up in the Holy of Holies. But when Eesus died on Cal#ary! the urtain that urtained
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off the Holy of Holies was rent :torn; in twain fro$ top to %otto$Kand God $o#ed out. He has ne#er dwelled in earth-$ade houses sin e. He dwells in usB *t is dangerous for +ew Testa$ent! Spirit-filled Christians to put out flee es. * 9now that fro$ the 3ord. <nd * 9now it fro$ e6perien e. Ba 9 there in '(7' * said as * dro#e along! GLord! * a$ going to put out a flee e. * a$ Hust going to turn it o#er to You. :* didnDt realiFe that * wasnDt turning it o#er to the Lord.; *f they ele t $e as pastor one hundred per ent! * a$ going to a ept that as %eing the will of God! and * a$ going to a ept that hur h.G * got e#ery #oteB That was $y flee e. They ele ted $e ',, per ent. They $issed God. * $issed God. They got flee ed. * got flee ed. * got out of the perfe t will of GodK and God Hust let $e do it. 3e $o#ed into the parsonage. 5any things were $ore o$forta%le than what weDd had %efore! fro$ the natural standpoint. 3e had $ore $oney. 3e li#ed in a %etter parsonage. 3e dro#e a %etter auto$o%ile. But * would study and pray and get a $essageKand %e Hust all on fire. Then the $inute * stepped inside the hur h door! it was as though so$e%ody poured a %u 9et of old water on $e. * lost it all. *n fourteen $onths * didnDt prea h a de ent ser$on. +o inspiration. 5y wife was relu tant to say anything. She finally did say! GHoney! youD#e got to where you an $a9e a pretty good tal9.G That was all * was doing! $a9ing Gtal9s.G * wasnDt prea hing. 3hen $y agreed-upon ti$e was up! * left. * didnDt wait for so$e signal to lea#eL * Hust left.
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For thou wilt light my candle% the ord my God will enlighten my dar$ness. &sal$ '.4/. 3e left that hur h. 3e were as9ed %y leaders of a deno$ination to ta9e another hur h to fill in te$porarily! so we did. Later! while * would %e in $y study praying! * would get a %urden to go %a 9 to the hur h *Dd left as a result of the flee e. * hadnDt finished what God wanted $e to do there. Usually this happened when * was praying a%out $y ser$on and the Sunday ser#i es in other tonguesK%e ause re$e$%er! when * pray in tongues! $y spirit prays! and the spirit of $an is the andle of the Lord. * would get su h a %urden for the hur h * had left $ore than two years %efore! * would Hu$p up and run out of the roo$ to get away fro$ it. On e * a$e to $yself out in the street %eside the hur h wondering! !ow did & get out here2 To get out there * would ha#e had to run out of the hur h study! a ross the auditoriu$! and out the side door. But * didnDt re$e$%er doing that. * was under su h a %urden for that hur h! and * was trying to get away fro$ it. * didnDt want to go %a 9 there to pastor. @inally! after a%out 2, days of that! * said! GLord! are You tal9ing to $e a%out going %a 9 thereA <re You trying to gi#e $e so$e guidan eAG Then * said! GTal9 to $y wife. She an listen too.G One $orning while we washed dishes! * said to $y wife! GHoney! if the Lord says anything to you! let $e 9now.G * didnDt tell her anything $ore.
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Then * waited 2, days. You donDt ha#e to get in a %ig hurry a%out so$e things. The Bi%le says! G... he that belie6eth shall not ma$e haste' :*sa. /.4'1;. @aith doesnDt get in a hurry. The de#il will try to push you. He will say! GHurry up. Hurry up. Hurry! hurry! hurry.G He will try to $o#e you out of faith! $o#e you into dou%t! $o#e you into un%elief! and get you away fro$ the leading of God. Thirty days later! as * washed the dishes and $y wife dried the$! * said! GHas the Lord %een tal9ing to youAG G*f He has! * donDt 9now it.G * got a little $ore pointed in order to %ring her out. * said! GHas the Lord said anything to you a%out going %a 9 toMMMMAG * alled the na$e of the ity where the hur h was. GOh!G she said! G* thought that was Hust $e.G G3ell!G * said! GletDs analyFe what you $ean when you say me.' *f you $ean the flesh! then that wouldnDt %e right. But if you $ean the real G$e!G the $an on the insideKthe real youthen that is right. ?e$e$%er that the spirit is the andle of the Lord. Then it is not Hust you! the outward $an! it is the ord lighting the candle for youthe inward $anKthe $an on the inside. G* want to as9 you a "uestion!G * said to her! Gso we an as ertain Hust whi h this is. @ro$ the physi al! fro$ the $ental! Hust naturally spea9ing! do you want to go %a 9 thereAG GOh! noBG G*t ouldnDt %e you then! ould itA :*t would ha#e %een %etter to say! it ouldnDt ha#e %een the flesh! the natural $an! the outward $an.; YouDre not going to %e thin9ing
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a%out doing so$ething you donDt want to do.G * saw she had the inward witness Hust as * did. So$eti$es the inward witness is there and people donDt re ogniFe it. G* a$ on#in ed!G * told her! Gthat God is leading us that way. *t will ha#e to %e God to open it up and get us %a 9 there. LetDs Hust let Hi$ do it.G He did. 3ithin a few $onths! without $y doing anything to wor9 it out! * was in#ited to prea h a wee9 in that hur h. <fterwards! the %oard as9ed if * would %e interested in o$ing %a 9 to pastor. * didnDt tell the$ * had so$ething fro$ God. * Hust said! G* $ight %e.G They said! G3e ha#e all %een tal9ing and the hur h wants you %a 9.G G3ell!G * said! Gthey would ha#e to #ote on $e. So *Dll tell you what *Dll doKHust go ahead and #ote! and * will tell you afterwards.G @ro$ the natural standpoint $y wife and * still did not want to go %a 9 there. <lthough we lo#ed the people! we did not want to li#e in that town. 3e did not want to li#e in that house. *n $y heart * wanted to o%ey God! %ut e#erything a%out $y flesh re oiled. *n $y natural $an! $y outward $an! and in $y own natural hu$an thin9ing and $ind! * did not want to go %a 9 there. So really! as * 9ept praying and fasting while the hur h %oard was $a9ing all the proper announ e$ents and ad#ertising the ele tion! * was a tually saying to the Lord that * didnDt want to trust that inward witness * 9new %oth $y wife and * had. * was o#er into the third day of a fast. * wanted the Lord
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to $o#e in so$e spectacular wayK* wanted so$e 9ind of a word! tongues and interpretation! a prophe y! or God Hust to write up in the s9y! GGO TO TH<T &L<CE.G * was on $y 9nees %awling and s"uawling and %eggingK%e ause * didnDt 9now any %etter. God also leads %y an inward #oi e as well as %y an inward witness. That inward #oi e said! GGet up fro$ there and "uit a ting li9e that.G * got up. Then * said! GLord! if You ould Hust gi#e $e so$e supernatural sign! * would feel %etter a%out this.G He said! GYou ha#e all * a$ going to gi#e you. You donDt need any supernatural sign. You donDt need any supernatural writing in the s9y. You donDt need any tongues and interpretation. You donDt need any prophe y. You 9now on the inside of you what to do. +ow do it.G * said! GO9ay! * will.G 5any ti$es we ignore the inward witness. 3e want so$ething out in the sense real$. 3e see9 the sensational and $iss the supernatural. LetDs learn that God leads all of His hildren! primarily, %y the inward witness.
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Chapter 11 ,um-er T$o: The !n$ard 5oice

& say the truth in .hrist, & lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the !oly Ghost. ?o$ans (4'
The nu$%er one way the Spirit guides us is through the inward witness. +u$%er two is %y the inward #oi e. The inward $an! who is a spirit $an! has a #oi eKHust as the outward $an has a #oi e. 3e all this #oi e of the inward $an conscience. 3e all this #oi e the still small 6oice. Your spirit has a #oi e. Your spirit will spea9 to you. *n Septe$%er '(11 we $o#ed to Tulsa! O9laho$a! fro$ Garland! Te6as! a su%ur% of 8allas. 3e had li#ed there '0 years. The $o#e a$e a%out li9e this4 5y wife and * were in Tulsa on %usiness. The $inistry was growing and * had already figured out in $y head what * would do with $y offi e and ho$e in Te6as to a o$$odate the growth. But a friend with who$ we were staying in Tulsa! said! GBrother Hagin! you ought to $o#e to Tulsa. Brother T. L. Os%ornDs old offi e %uilding is for sale. His %usiness $anager as9ed $e to sell it for the$.G Then he "uoted their pri e. *t was e6tre$ely low. But * was not interested. @inally! he said! GLetDs go loo9 at it.G * went along Hust to hu$or hi$. The $inute * stood inside that %uilding a %uFFer went off inside of $e. :So$eti$es that inward witness is so real it an al$ost sound li9e an inward G%uFFer.G; * 9new as well as * 9new $y na$e! this is it, But * didnDt want to listen to itL * wanted to stay in Garland. :ThatDs why we donDt hear a lot of ti$es. 3e donDt want to hear. 3e say we do! %ut we donDt.;
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Ba 9 at our friendDs ho$e! $y wife as9ed $e a%out the %uilding. GOh! no. *D#e already got it all figured out. 3eDll stay where we are. 3eDll turn our whole ho$e into an offi e. <nd weDll Hust stay in Garland.G 3e went to %ed that night! %ut * ouldnDt sleep. Ordinarily! * ha#e no trou%le sleeping. The Bi%le says! G... he gi6eth his belo6ed sleep' :&s. '/04/;. * a$ His %elo#ed. So are you. G... he hath made us accepted in the belo6ed33 :Eph. '41;. So * always lai$ the pro$ise of God and say! GLord! *D$ Your %elo#ed. So * ta9e You at Your 3ord. * than9 You for sleep.G <nd * always go to sleep. But this ti$e! * ouldnDt. 5y ons ien e was hurting. 5y ons ien e is the #oi e of $y spirit. 5y spirit 9nows * didnDt listen to it. Lying there "uietly in the nightti$e! * said! GLord! if you want $e to $o#e to Tulsa! * will. *n the natural! * donDt want to $o#e there! %ut * wouldnDt want to stand in Your way.G Then on the inside of $e * heard the still s$all #oi e. +ow *D$ not tal9ing a%out the Spirit of God spea9ing. 3hen the Holy Spirit spea9s it is $ore authoritati#e. The still s$all #oi e is the #oi e of our own spirit spea9ing. But our own spirit pi 9s it up fro$ the Holy Spirit who is in us. That still s$all #oi e! that inward #oi e! not authoritati#e! Hust so$ething on the inside of $e said! G* a$ going to gi#e you that %uilding.G * laughed. * 9now there is a lot of un%elief a%out this! %ut * said! GO9ay. 3hen you do! *Dll %elie#e it.G That inward #oi e! pi 9ing up on what the Holy Spirit was saying! said! GYou wat h $e.G
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Chapter 12 Effects of the Spirit6s !nd$ellin(

#nd ?aul, earnestly beholding the council, said, (en and brethren, & ha6e li6ed in all good conscience before God until this day. K< ts /24'
*t is interesting to go through the Epistles &aul wrote to the Chur h and see what he said a%out his ons ien e. You will noti e that he always o%eyed it. *s your ons ien e a safe guideA Yes! if your spirit has %e o$e a new $an in Christ! it is %e ause your ons ien e is the #oi e of your spirit.
2 !)*IN+HIANS 2:13 13 +here$ore i$ an' man be in !hrist, he is a new #reat&re: o%d things are assed awa'" beho%d, a%% things are be#ome new(
These things ta9e pla e in $anDs spirit! in the inward $an. He is first a new reatureKa %rand-new $an in Christ. Se ond! old things ha#e passed awayKthe nature of the de#il in his spirit is gone. Third! <LL things ha#e %e o$e new in his spiritnot in his %ody or in his $indK now he has the nature of God in his spirit. Therefore! if your spirit is a new $an with the life and nature of God in it! it is a safe guide. < person who has not %een %orn again ould not follow the #oi e of his spirit. His spirit is unregenerate. His ons ien e would per$it hi$ to do anything. 3hen you ha#e the life and nature of God in you! your ons ien e will not per$it you to do Hust anything. <nd if you are %orn again! you ha#e the life of God.
4)HN 3:1, 1, For 1od so %oved the wor%d, that he gave his on%' begotten Son, that whosoever be%ieveth in him sho&%d 7.
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1 4)HN 2:13 13 +hese things have I written &nto 'o& that be%ieve on the name o$ the Son o$ 1od" that 'e ma' /now that 9- HAC- -+-*NAL LIF-((((
!a6e is present tense. 3e ha#e eternal life now. *f you are a %orn-again Christian! you ha#e the life of God in your spirit now. You ha#e the nature of God in your spirit now. OhB *f people would learn to follow their spiritsB *f they would learn to ta9e ad#antage of the life that is in the$B * Hoined the hur h and was %aptiFed early in lifeK%ut that didnDt $a9e $e a Christian. 5y spirit was still unregenerate when * %e a$e totally %edfast with a heart ondition at the age of '). * was truly %orn again during the '1 $onths * was %edfast. Then in <ugust '(27! as a Baptist %oy reading Grand$aDs 5ethodist Bi%le! * was healed. * went %a 9 to high s hool. * had $issed one s hool year. Before * was %orn again! * Hust %arely got %y in so$e lasses. Ba 9 then! if you $ade a G8G it was failing. <nd if you failed one su%He t you stayed in that grade and too9 the whole thing o#er again. Two tea hers in two su%He ts said to $e! G3e ga#e you two points or you would ha#e had a D8.DG But after * was %orn again! * ne#er $ade anything %ut a straight G<G report ard. <nd * ne#er too9 one %oo9 ho$e
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to study. +ow * didnDt 9now a thing a%out the %aptis$ of the Holy Spirit then! %ut do you 9now what * did 9nowA * 9new * had the life of God in $eB <s * wal9ed down the street to s hool e#ery $orning! * had a on#ersation with the Lord. Un ons iously! * was %eing led %y the SpiritL $y heart told $e to do it! and * listened to $y heart instead of $y head. * said! G+ow! Lord! * read in the Old Testa$ent where 8aniel and the three He%rew hildren were in s hool in Ba%ylon and You ga#e the$ fa#or with the dean of the s hool :8an. '4(;. God! gi#e $e fa#or with e#ery tea her. Than9 You for itL * ha#e it now. * also read! that when their three years of training were o#er! the three He%rew hildren were ten ti$es s$arter than the rest :##. '.-/,;. Lord! * ha#e Your life in $e. Eohn '47 says! 3&n him was life4 and the life was the light of men.D Light stands for de#elop$ent. *$part to $e 9nowledge and s9ill in all learning and wisdo$ that * $ay %e ten ti$es %etter....G E#ery day as * wal9ed to s hool * would onfess! G*n Hi$ was life and the life was the light of $en. That life is in $e. The life of God is in $e. That life is the lightKit is the de#elop$ent of $e. *t is de#eloping $y spirit. *t is de#eloping $y $entality. * ha#e God in $e. * ha#e GodDs wisdo$ in $e. * ha#e GodDs life in $e. That life of God in $y spirit do$inates $e. * purpose in $y heart to wal9 in the light of life.G +ow * do not $ean that * Hust s9ipped %y. *n study hall periods at s hool * studied. * listened intently in lass to e#erything that was said. But %y re ei#ing eternal life into $y spirit! and getting $y $ind renewed with the 3ord! $y
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$entality was in reased fro$ 2, to 1, per ent. The life of God will do that for anyone. The $ost a$aFing $ira le * ha#e e#er seen of eternal life affe ting so$eoneDs $entality o urred in a girl * will all 5ary. Her $entality was in reased %y at least (, per ent. 5ary started to s hool at se#en and went se#en years without getting out of the first grade. *n those se#en years she ne#er learned to write her na$e. @inally! they as9ed her parents to ta9e her out of s hool. *n the hur h * pastored! 5ary was at that ti$e '. years old! although she %eha#ed li9e a /-year-old. She would get down and rawl around on the floor li9e a %a%y. *f she happened not to %e sitting with her $other! she would slide under the pews! or lift up her s9irt and step o#er the$ to get to where her $other was. Her lothes were always a sight. Her hair was ne#er o$%ed. Then one night during an e#angelisti re#i#al $eeting! 5ary a$e to the altar. There she re ei#ed eternal lifeKthe nature of God. < drasti hange o urred instantly. The #ery ne6t night she sat in the ser#i e and %eha#ed li9e any other '.-year-old young lady. She had fi6ed her hair and dressed up. Her $entality see$ed to ha#e in reased o#ernight. Years later * was %a 9 in the ity to help with a funeral. G3hat e#er happened to 5aryAG * as9ed the hur h se retary. She led $e out on the front por h. GSee all those new houses going up out there.G * said! GYes.G GThatDs an addition to the ity. 5ary is %uilding that. SheDs a widow now. She handles all her own $oney. She is
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her own finan ier. She has three lo#ely hildren. They are on the front pew e#ery Sunday. They are the %est-dressed! and the $ost well-$annered hildren in hur h. <s hur h se retary * an tell you that 5aryDs tithes and offerings are here e#ery Sunday.G The life of God a$e into herB * a$ on#in ed we ha#e ne#er o$pletely learned what we ha#e re ei#ed. 5ost of us ha#e thought that the Lord Hust forga#e us! saying that weDre the sa$e old reature we always were. 3eDll Hust try to hold out faithful till the end. *f we get enough people to pray for us! $ay%e we an $a9e it. +o! than9 God! the life of God has %een i$parted into our spiritsB The nature of God is in our spirits. The Holy Spirit is li#ing and a%iding in our spirits.
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Chapter 13 T$o E7periences
Then ?hilip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached .hrist unto them ... when they belie6ed ?hilip preaching the things concerning the $ingdom of God, and the name of Jesus .hrist, they were baptiEed both men and women... =ow when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had recei6ed the word of God, they sent unto them ?eter and John% :ho, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might recei6e the !oly Ghost% FFor as yet he was fallen upon none of them% only they were baptiEed in the name of the ord Jesus.G Then laid they their hands on them, and they recei6ed the !oly Ghost. < ts .4)!'/!'7-'0 Under the +ew Co#enant e#ery hild of God has the Spirit of God. *f you are %orn again! the Spirit of God is in your spirit. 3e do need to differentiate %etween %eing %orn of the Spirit and %eing filled with the Spirit. The %orn-again Christian an %e filled with the sa$e Spirit that he already has in hi$. <nd when he is filled with that Spirit! there will %e an o#erflowing. He will spea9 with other tongues as the Spirit gi#es hi$ utteran e :< ts /47;. Bi%le s holars 9now that water is a type of the Spirit of God. Eesus Hi$self used water as a type of the Spirit. He used it as a type of the new %irth when tal9ing to the wo$an at the well of Sa$aria.
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Eesus also used water as a type of the Spirit in the infilling of the Holy Spirit4
4)HN 3:33536 33 In the %ast da', that great da' o$ the $east, 4es&s stood and #ried, sa'ing, I$ an' man thirst, %et him #ome &nto me, and drin/( 37 He that be%ieveth on me, as the s#ri t&re hath said, o&t o$ his be%%' sha%% $%ow rivers o$ %iving water( 36 :.&t this s a/e he o$ the S irit, whi#h the' that be%ieve on him sho&%d re#eive: $or the Ho%' 1host was not 'et given" be#a&se that 4es&s was not 'et g%ori$ied(<
These are two different e6perien es. The new %irth is a well of water in you! springing up into e#erlasting life. The infilling of the Holy Spirit is ri6ersnot Hust one ri#er. The water in the well is for one purpose. The water in the well is for your own %enefit. *t %lesses you. The water in the ri6ers is for another purpose. The ri#ers flowing out of you %less so$eone else. So$e people say! G*f you are %orn of the Spirit! you ha#e the Spirit! and thatDs all there is.G But! no! Hust %e ause you ha#e had one drin9 of water is no sign youDre full of
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water. There is the e6perien e su%se"uent to the new %irth of %eing filled with the SpiritKand as a result! out of the %elly :the inner$ost %eingKthe spirit; ri#ers of li#ing water an flow. Others say that people who are not filled with the Spirit spea9ing with other tongues do not ha#e the Holy Spirit. That is not true. *f * drin9 half a glass of water! * $ay not %e full! %ut at least * ha#e water in $e. *f one is %orn of the Spirit of God! he has the Spirit of God a%iding in hi$.
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... for ye are the temple of the li6ing God4 as God hath said, & will dwell in them, and wal$ in them4 and & will be their God, and they shall be my people. K/ Corinthians 14'1 *f you are %orn again! the Holy Spirit is li#ing and a%iding in your spirit. HeDs li#ing and a%iding whereA *n your headA +o. *n your %odyA *n a sense! yes! %ut not e6a tly in the way we $ight thin9. The only reason your %ody %e o$es the te$ple of the Holy Spirit is %e ause your %ody is the te$ple of your own spirit. The Holy Spirit a%ides in your spirit. <nd He o$$uni ates with you through your spirit. He does not o$$uni ate dire tly with your $indKHe is not in your $ind. He is in your spiritKHe o$$uni ates with you through your spirit. Of ourse! your spirit does rea h and influen e your $entality. E#en as a new%orn %a%e in Christ! still %edfast! * would 9now things %y an inward witness. * 9new nothing a%out %eing filled with the Holy Ghost and spea9ing with other tonguesK%ut * was %orn of the Spirit. * had the witness of the Spirit right on the inside of $e that * was a hild of God. * had %een %edfast a%out four $onths when $y $other a$e to $y %ed one day and said! GSon! * hate to %other you! %ut so$ething is wrong with 8u%.G 8u% is $y oldest %rother. He was '0 at the ti$e and he was gone. 3e didnDt 9now e6a tly where he was. She sensed so$ething in her spirit. She thought $ay%e he had gotten into trou%le and was in Hail. She said! G*D#e %een praying for hi$ for three days! %ut * need so$e help.G
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* said! G5o$$a! * thought you already had enough pro%le$s with $e %eing %edfast. *D#e 9nown that $yself a%out 8u% for se#eral days. HeDs not in Hail! though. *tDs not that 9ind of trou%le. His physi al life is in danger. But *D#e already prayed! and he will $a9e it. His life will %e spared. *D#e already got the answer.G * didnDt 9now how to get the answer on healing right thenKit was a year later %efore * was healed. But * 9new so$e things! praise God! and God will $eet you as far as your faith goes. Three days later! 8u% a$e ho$e in the nightti$e. You see! it was '(22 and there was no wor9. 5en were out on the streets with no Ho%s in those great 8epression 8ays. 8u% had gone down to the ?io Grande Calley to loo9 for wor9. He didnDt find any. So he de ided to hop a freight trainKlots of people were riding the rails in those daysK fro$ the %a 9 side of the Calley right on through to 5 Kinney. <%out ), $iles south of 8allas a railway dete ti#e 9no 9ed hi$ in the head and threw hi$ off that train while it was going ), or 1, $iles an hour. He went sailing down the tra 9. They %urned oal in those days and they would put the inders along the tra 9. He hit those inders and went s ooting on his %a 9. *tDs a wonder it hadnDt %ro9en his %a 9. *t would ha#e if we hadnDt 9nown a%out it %y the inward witness and prayed. He lay out in the dit h! and then a$e to after a while. His shirt was o$pletely torn off! and the seat of his %rit hes was torn out! so he ould only tra#el at night. *n the dayti$e he hid out in the trees in the fieldKit was the ti$e of year he ould find fruitKand during the nightti$e
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he wal9ed up the rail toward 5 Kinney. *t was night when he got ho$e. 5o$$a put hi$ to %ed and he was all right in a few days. 5o$$a and * were not Spirit-filled ChristiansK%ut we were Christians. <nd we had a witness in our spirits that so$ething was wrongKan inward intuition. This is so$ething e#ery Christian ought to ha#e. *t is so$ething e#ery Christian should de#elop. 3e should de#elop our spirits. *n less than ten yearsD ti$e a @ull Gospel $inister friend of $ine was in three serious auto$o%ile a idents. people were 9illed. His wife was al$ost 9illed. He was seriously inHured. Cars were de$olished. But they were %oth healed %y the $er y of God. He heard $e tea h along so$e of these lines and he said to $e! GBrother Hagin! e#ery one of those a idents ould ha#e %een a#oided if * had listened to that inward intuition.G Yet in si$ilar instan es people will say! G* donDt 9now why that happened to su h a good Christian. HeDs a prea her.G :&rea hers ha#e to learn to listen to their spirits Hust li9e you ha#e to learn to listen to your spirit.; Then they lay it off on God and say that God did it. This prea her said to $e! G*f * had listened to that inward so$ethingK* Hust had an intuition that so$ething was a%out to happenK* would ha#e waited a little %it and prayed. *nstead * thought! *Dm busy. & don3t ha6e time to pray.' 5any ti$es! if we would ha#e waited! God would ha#e shown us. 3e ould ha#e a#oided $any things. But letDs not $oan and groan a%out past failures. LetDs Hust ta9e
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ad#antage of what is ours and see to it that it doesnDt happen again. 3e an do nothing a%out what is past anyhow. LetDs %egin to de#elop our spirits! and learn to listen to the$. The Holy Spirit is a%iding in your spirit. *t is your spirit that pi 9s up these things fro$ the Holy Spirit and then passes the$ on to your $ind %y an inward intuition! or inward witness. Eesus said! G... &f a man lo6e me, he will $eep my words% and my Father will lo6e him, and we will come unto him, and ma$e our abode with him G :Eohn '74/2;. *n this passage of s ripture! Eesus is tal9ing a%out the Holy SpiritDs o$ing. Eesus and the @ather in the &erson of the Holy Spirit o$e to a%ide in us. <n a%ode is the pla e where one li#es. <nother translation says! G3e will o$e unto hi$! and $a9e our ho$e with hi$.G The Holy Spirit! through the <postle &aul said! 'Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you2' :' Cor. 24'1;. <nother translation says! GThe Spirit of God is at ho$e in you.G ThatDs where He li#esKin youB The Bi%le says! G... for ye are the temple of the li6ing God4 as God hath said, & will dwell in them, and wal$ in them4 and & will be their God and they shall be my people' :/ Cor. 14'1;. &ut those three s riptures together4
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3e ha#e ne#er yet plu$%ed the depth of what God is really saying4 G* will dwell in the$. * will li#e in the$. * will wal9 in the$.G *f God is dwelling in usKand He isK then that is where He will spea9 to us.
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For 6erily & say unto you, That whosoe6er shall say unto this mountain, /e thou remo6ed, and be thou cast into the sea4 and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall belie6e that those things which he saith shall come to pass4 he shall ha6e whatsoe6er he saith. Therefore & say unto you, :hat things soe6er ye desire, when ye pray, belie6e that ye recei6e them, and ye shall ha6e them. K5ar9 ''4/2!/7 Your spirit 9nows things that your head does not 9now! %e ause the Holy Spirit is in your spirit. 3hen $edi al s ien e ga#e $e up to die as a teenager and said they ould do nothing further for $e! * 9new so$ehow that if there was help for $e anywhere it would %e in the Bi%le. * started with the +ew Testa$ent %e ause * 9new * didnDt ha#e $u h ti$e. E#entually * a$e to 5ar9 ''4/2 and /7. 3hen * a$e to 5ar9 ''4/7! so$ething fro$ outside $e so$ewhere said to $y $ind! That doesn3t mean what things soe6er ye desire physically, or materially, or financially. That Hust means whatsoe6er things ye desire spiritually. !ealing has been done away with. * tried to get $y pastor to o$e and tell $e what 5ar9 ''4/7 did $ean. He did not o$e. One prea her finally did o$e. He patted $y hand! put on a professional #oi e and said! GEust %e patient $y %oy. *n a few $ore days it will all %e o#er.G * a epted the #erdi t and lay there e6pe ting to die. *t was two $onths %efore * got %a 9 into the Bi%le and %a 9
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to 5ar9 ''4/2 and /7. * said! GLord! * tried to get so$eone to help $e and * ouldnDt. So * a$ going to tell You what * a$ going to do. * a$ Hust going to ta9e You at Your 3ord. 3hen You were here on earth! You said it. * a$ going to %elie#e it. *f You didnDt lie a%out it! * a$ o$ing off this %ed! %e ause * an %elie#e what You said * an %elie#e.G Then * hit on this idea. :*t too9 $e a long ti$e %e ause * had li$ited use of $y hands. They propped the Bi%le in front of $e and * Hust sort of Gs ootedG the pages.; * de ided to run $y referen e on faith and healing. * a$e to Ea$es )4'7 and ').
4A=-S 2:14,12 14 Is an' si#/ among 'o&D %et him #a%% $or the e%ders o$ the #h&r#h" and %et them ra' over him, anointing him with oi% in the name o$ the Lord: 12 And the ra'er o$ $aith sha%% save the si#/, and the Lord sha%% raise him & " and i$ he have #ommitted sins, the' sha%% be $orgiven him(
* thought all the rest of the healing s riptures and prayer pro$ises hinged on thatK* thought you H<8 to all for the elders of the hur h. :You donDt ha#e toKyou Hust an if you need to.; So * %egan to ry! G8ear Lord! if * ha#e to all for the elders of the hur h to anoint $e with oil to %e healed! then * anDt %e healed. * donDt 9now any elders of the hur h that %elie#e in that.G * had %een sa#ed a%out si6 $onths! and * had ne#er heard an inward #oi e. * a$ not tal9ing a%out the #oi e of the Spirit of GodKthat is $ore authoritati#eK* a$ tal9ing a%out that still s$all #oi e of $y spirit. 5y spirit said to $e! G8id you noti e that #erse said that the prayer of faith shall sa#e the si 9AG
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* had to loo9 again. *Dd had $y $ind on the elders and had $issed that. GYes!G * said aloud! Gthat is what it saysBG *t a$e as a real sho 9 to $e. Then on the inside of $e these words were spo9en! GYou an pray that prayer as well as anyone an.G HalleluHahB But $y spiritual edu ation was slowKHust li9e yours. * stayed in that %ed nine $ore $onths %efore * finally saw that * had to %elie#e * re ei#ed $y healing %efore it would %e $anifested. *t was while * was praying and saying! G* %elie#e that * re ei#e $y healing!G that * saw what * $ust do. * said! G* %elie#e that * re ei#e healing fro$ the top of $y head to the soles of $y feet.G Then * %egan to praise God %e ause * %elie#ed that * re ei#ed $y healing. <gain! on the inside of $e! * heard these wordsKthis was not that authoritati#e #oi e! %ut Hust a still s$all #oi e! so faint * would not ha#e heard it if $y $ind and %ody had %een #ery a ti#eKG+ow you %elie#e that you are well.G * said! G* sure do.G That inward #oi e said! GGet up then. 3ell people ought to %e up at ',42, in the $orning.G * had %een paralyFed. *t was a struggle. * pushed $yself. @inally! * got up to where * was draped o#er the %edpost. 5y 9nees sagged down not far fro$ the floor. * had no feeling fro$ $y waist down. But draped o#er that %edpost * said it again! G* want to announ e in the &resen e of <l$ighty God! the Lord Eesus Christ! the Holy Spirit! and the holy angels present in this roo$! and * want to all the de#il to re ord and all e#il spirits that $ay %e present in this roo$! that a ording to 5ar9 ''4/7! * %elie#e that *
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re ei#e $y healing.G 3hen * said that! physi ally! * felt so$ething. *t felt li9e so$eone a%o#e $e was pouring a pit her of honey on $e. * felt it stri9e $e on the top of $y head. *t see$ed to pile up li9e honey would! and then it %egan to ooFe down o#er $e. *t had a war$ glow to it. *t spread down o#er $y head! down $y ne 9 and shoulders! down $y ar$s and out the ends of $y fingers! and down $y %ody and out the ends of $y toes. <ll of a sudden * was standing straightB * ha#e %een straight e#er sin e. But * want you to see this. * listened to $y spirit. @aith is of the spirit. Your faith will not wor9 to its fullest until you learn so$e of these things. Learn to depend on Hi$K the One who is in you. Learn to de#elop your own spirit. Ha#e faith in the fa t that your faith in God wor9s.
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Chapter 1) Tenderhearted
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and $noweth all things. /elo6ed, if our heart condemn us not, then ha6e we confidence toward God. K' Eohn 24/,!/' 8oes the Holy Spirit onde$n you if you do wrong as a ChristianA +o. *t is your spirit that onde$ns you. You need to learn that. *tDs a hard lesson to learn! howe#er! %e ause we ha#e %een taught in orre tly. The Holy Spirit will not onde$n you. 3hyA Be ause God wonDt. Study what the Holy Spirit through &aul wrote in the Epistle to the ?o$ans. He as9ed4 3ho is it that onde$nsA 8oes God onde$nA +o! it is God that Hustifies. Eesus said that the only sin the Holy Spirit will on#i t the world of is the sin of reHe ting Eesus :Eohn '140-(;. *t is your own ons ien eKthe #oi e of your own spirit Kthat 9nows when you ha#e done wrong. * ha#e found that e#en when * do wrong! though $y spirit onde$ns $e! the Holy Spirit is there to o$fort $e! to help $e! to show $e the way %a 9. You will ne#er read in the Bi%le where the Holy Spirit is a onde$ner. Eesus alled Hi$ the .omforter. The se#en-fold $eaning of that word fro$ the Gree9 is %rought out in The #mplified /ible%
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when no one else will. He will help you. He is a HelperB *t is your own spirit that 9nows the $o$ent you ha#e done wrong. * a$ glad * learned that early. *t has paid off ri hly for $e in life. * was %arely sa#ed and healed and %a 9 in high s hool when the following in ident o urred4 * really donDt 9now why it slipped outKno one in our fa$ily used profanity. But we had a neigh%or! %less his heart! who ouldKas we say in Te6asKG uss up a stor$.G You ould hear hi$ all o#er our end of town. * suppose * pi 9ed it up fro$ hi$. <nyway! * si$ply said to one of the %oys! GHell! no ... :so$ething or other;.G The $inute * said that * 9new on the inside it was wrong. 3hat was it that onde$ned $eA the Holy SpiritA +o. *t was $y spirit. 5y spirit! this new reature! this new $an doesnDt tal9 that way. The Life and +ature of God doesnDt tal9 that way. +ow the flesh! the outward $an! $ay want to go on doing so$e things that he did %efore! and tal9ing in ways he tal9ed %efore! %ut you ha#e to ru ify the flesh. < good way to ru ify the fleshKthe outward $anKis to %ring your $ista9es right out in the open. * did that right then. * didnDt wait until * was $o#ed. *n $y heart * said! G8ear God! forgi#e $e for saying that.G The young $an * said it to had wal9ed away. * lo ated hi$ and as9ed hi$ to forgi#e $e. He hadnDt noti ed what *Dd saidL he was used to people tal9ing that way. But * had to get it right. *t was the #oi e of $y spirit. *t was $y ons ien e. 5y ons ien e was tender! and * didnDt want to #iolate it. @nless you $eep a tender conscience, spiritual things will be indistinct to you. ThatDs %e ause your ons ien e is the
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#oi e of your spirit and it is your ons ien eKthe #oi e of your spiritKthat will relate to your $ind what the Spirit of God is saying to you down in your heart. The Bi%le spea9s a%out Christians e#en ha#ing their ons ien e seared4
1 +I=)+H9 4:2 2 S ea/ing %ies in h' o#ris'" having their #ons#ien#e seared with a hot iron(
The first hur h * pastored was a o$$unity hur h out in the ountry. * usually went out Saturday night! spent Saturday and Sunday nights! and a$e %a 9 into town on 5onday. * stayed "uite often in the ho$e of a dear 5ethodist $an. This fine spiritual $an! a great $an really! was .( years old. He and * didnDt get up as early as the others did on his far$. They would %e out doing hores or %e out wor9ing in the field when this older gentle$an and * had %rea9fast together a%out . oD lo 9. * didnDt drin9 offee! %ut this old gentle$an did. +ow you ould s ar ely %elie#e it unless you saw it! %ut he had one of those old-fashioned offee potsKthis was the $id2,DsKsitting on an old-fashioned wood sto#e with offee %oiling in it. * ha#e seen hi$ ta9e that %oiling offee! pour it into a %ig thi 9 $ugKand when it was still so hot it si$$ered in that $ugKturn it up to his $outh! and drin9 the whole up. The first ti$e * saw hi$ do it! * hollered. * felt li9e $y $outh and throat were %urning. How ould he do thatA * ouldnDt. The tissues of $y lips! the inside of $y $outh! $y throat and esophagus are so tender! Hust one teaspoonful would ha#e %urned all the way down. But he dran9 a whole $ug without ta9ing it
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The Spirit itself IHi$selfJ beareth witness with our spirit.... K?o$ans .4'1
Too often people thin9 that the witness this #erse is tal9ing a%out is a physi al so$ething. *t is not. *t is a spiritual so$ething. *t is the Spirit of God %earing witness with our spirits. He does not %ear witness with our %odies. You annot go %y physi al feeling. 3e onfuse things %y the way we tal9. 3e say! G* feel GodDs &resen e.G +o! we donDt. 3e sense His &resen e spiritually. Use the word feeling ad#isedlyL it lea#es the wrong i$pression that it is a physi al feeling. 8onDt $i6 the physi al with it. @eeling is the #oi e of the %ody. ?eason is the #oi e of the soul! or the $ind. Cons ien e is the #oi e of the spirit. To go %y feeling is to get into trou%le. That is the reason so $any Christians are up and down :* all the$ yoyo Christians;! and in and out. They go %y their feelings. They donDt wal9 %y faith. They donDt wal9 %y their spirits. 3hen they feel good! they say! GGlory to God! *D$ sa#ed. HalleluHah! *D$ filled with the Spirit. E#erything is fine.G 3hen they feel %ad! their fa es are long and they say! G*D#e lost it all. * donDt feel li9e * did! so * $ust %e %a 9slidden.G * hear people! %less their hearts! tal9ing a%out %eing in the #alley! then %eing on the $ountaintop! then getting %a 9 down in the #alley again. * ha#e ne#er %een in the #alley. * ha#e %een sa#ed $ore than fifty years and * ha#e ne#er %een anywhere %ut on the $ountaintop. You do not ha#e to get down in the #alley.
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&eople tal9 a%out G#alley e6perien es.G * ha#e ne#er had any #alley e6perien es. Oh! yes! there ha#e %een tests and trials! %ut * was on the $ountaintop all the ti$e! shouting $y way throughKli#ing a%o#e the tests and the trialsB < wo$an we had pastored in years gone %y a$e to a $eeting where we were and told us a%out her 2(-year-old daughter. They were a%out to operate on her when they dis o#ered she had a tu$or. Then they also found through hospital tests that she was a dia%eti . They were trying to get the dia%eti ondition under ontrol when she went into a o$a. Three do tors said she would ne#er regain ons iousnessL she would die. This $other said! G3ill you lay your hands on this hand9er hiefAG * did! and we prayed. Then that $other got on a %us and rode 2,, $iles %a 9 to the hospital where her daughter lay un ons ious. She rea hed under the o6ygen tent and laid the hand9er hief on her daughterDs hest. The $inute it tou hed her! she re#i#ed. She was healed! %orn again! filled with the Holy Spirit and %egan to spea9 in tongues! all in one appli ation. The nurses got e6 ited and alled the do tor. The do tor said! GThis is wonderful that she has regained ons iousness. But she $ust re$ain "uiet.G He ga#e her a shot to "uieten her downK%ut it ne#er did ta9e effe t. She Hust 9ept on spea9ing in tongues and shouting! G*D$ healed. *D$ healed. *D$ healed.G The ne6t day they %egan to run tests. Her %lood was perfe t. She no longer had dia%etes. Then they ouldnDt find the tu$or. *t had disappeared. <fter se#eral days they dis$issed her.
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This wo$an told $y wife and $e so$eti$e later that the do tor said! G3e wonDt harge you anything. 3e didnDt do anything. < Higher &ower than us did it.G +ow! three years later! when she was 7/ years old! her sister %rought her to our door at / oD lo 9 one $orning. She had another tu$or. * thought she had o$e to %e healed. So * said! GYou an %e healed again. 3e will Hust lay hands on you.G She said! with tears! GBrother Hagin! * donDt really are whether * get healed or not. ?eally! if * ould Hust get %a 9 to where * was with God * would Hust as soon die and go on to Hea#en.G 3hen she said this! * assu$ed she $ust ha#e %a 9slidden. She loo9ed so sad! * Hust 9new she $ust ha#e o$$itted so$e terri%le sin. So * said! GThe Lord will forgi#e you ...G <nd * went through what the Bi%le says a%out that. Then * said! G3eDll all Hust 9neel down here %y the ou h. :5y wife and the wo$anDs sister were there too.; * will 9neel %eside you. +ow you donDt ha#e to onfess to $e! %ut tell the Lord a%out it and He will forgi#e you.G She loo9ed up at $e and said! GBrother Hagin! *D#e sear hed $y heart! and as far as * 9now! * ha#enDt done anything wrong.G * got aggra#ated. *Dd gotten to %ed lateK* was dri#ing a distan e and holding $eetings e#ery night. <nd Hust right in the $iddle of good sound sleep! early in the $orning! a$e this 9no 9ing at the door that wo9e us. * guess * did spea9 sharply to herL * 9now * did. * said! GGet up fro$ the floor. Sit down there on that ou h.G * was disgusted. G*f you ha#enDt done anything
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wrong! what in the world $a9es you thin9 you ha#e to get %a 9 to GodAG G3ell!G she said! G* donDt feel li9e * used to.G * said! G3hat has that got to do with itA *f * were going %y feeling! half the ti$e when * get up to prea h * would announ e that * $ust %e %a 9slidden.G She loo9ed at $e. G8o you $ean prea hers are that way tooAG * said! GYes! weDre Hust as hu$an as anyone else. *n fa t! if * were going %y feelings right now! * would %e ha#ing you pray for $e. * donDt feel a thing. * ha#enDt felt a thing sin e you got here.G She said! G3hat do you do thenA How do you pray throughAG * said! G* donDt pray through. *D$ already through. < Christian ought to wal9 throughKhe ought to %e through li#ing in fellowship with God! e#ery day! e#ery $inute! e#ery hour.G She said! G3hat do you do thenAG G3ell!G * said! GHust sit there and wat h $e. *D$ going to lose $y eyes and pray! %ut you 9eep your eyes open.G Then * prayed! G8ear Lord! *D$ so glad that *D$ a hild of God. *D$ so glad *D$ sa#ed. *D$ so glad * ha#e %een %orn again. * donDt feel anythingK%ut that has nothing to do with it. 5y inward $an is a new $an. 5y inward $an is a new reature in Christ. * want to than9 You that not only a$ * %orn againK%ut * a$ filled with the Holy Spirit. God the @ather! God the Son! and God the Holy Spirit reside in $e. * want to than9 You for that. HalleluHahBG * didnDt feel anything! %ut * said it anyhow. Then! when * onfessed that! in $y spirit :He was in there all the ti$e;
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!owbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth% for he shall not spea$ of himself4 but whatsoe6er he shall hear, that shall he spea$% and he will shew you things to come. KEohn '14'2 LetDs noti e so$e things Eesus said a%out the Holy Spirit in Eohn '14'2. G... he will guide you into all truth....G He will lead you. He will guide you. G... for he shall not spea$ of himself4 but whatsoe6er he shall hear, that shall he spea$....G The Holy Spirit does spea9. 3hate#er He hears God say! whate#er He hears Eesus say! He will spea9 to your spirit. 3here is He to spea9A He is in your spirit! and that is where He spea9s. He doesnDt spea9 out in the air so$ewhere. He spea9s on the inside. The Holy Spirit passes GodDs $essage on to your spirit! either %y an inward witness! %y the still s$all #oi e Kthe #oi e of your ons ien e! or %y an inward #oi e whi h is the $ore authoritati#e #oi e of the Holy Spirit. G... he will shew you things to come....G * do not %elie#e this Hust $eans that the Holy Spirit will show us a%out future e#ents as re orded in the 3ord of God. *t also $eans that the Holy Spirit will show you things to o$e. *n $y own indi#idual life! for instan e! there has ne#er %een a death in our lose fa$ily that * did not 9now a%out in ad#an e. * 9new two years ahead of ti$e that $y father-inlaw was going to die! so * %egan to prepare $y wife for his death. She was his only daughter! the %a%y of the fa$ily! and #ery lose to her father. * 9new she would ta9e it hard. So * %egan to say to her! GHoney! you 9now 5r. ?oo9er is getting older. Then o#er the ne6t two years * dropped a
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word here and there! Hust getting her ready. * was away in a $eeting when the telephone all a$e. <fter the ser#i e one night! * was sitting in the hotel. The phone rang. So$ething in $e said! GThatDs for you. This is what you ha#e %een tal9ing a%out for two years now.G 3ithin twenty-eight days he was in Hea#en. You are not unprepared when you 9now things ahead of ti$e.
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The !oly Spirit shall teach you. !e shall bring all things to your remembrance. &eople often as9 $e how * re$e$%er things. <t one ti$e * ould "uote three-fourths of the +ew Testa$ent. GHow do you $e$oriFe s riptureAG * always answer! G* ne#er $e$oriFed s ripture in $y life. * 9now nothing a%out $e$oriFation. * suppose you ould de#elop your $ind if you wor9ed at it. But * Hust get to tal9ing and it rises up in $e. The Holy Spirit %rings it to $y re$e$%ran e. He is inside of $e.G The Holy Spirit will show you things to o$e and %ring things to your re$e$%ran e if you will learn to ooperate with Hi$.
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Chapter 11 ,um-er Three: The 5oice of the :ol* Spirit

:hile ?eter thought on the 6ision, the Spirit said unto him, /ehold, three men see$ thee. < ts ',4'(
God leads us %y what we all the still s$all #oi e. But He also leads us %y the #oi e of the Spirit of God spea9ing to us. This is the third way we are led %y the Spirit. :+u$%er one is %y the inward witness. +u$%er two is %y the inward still s$all #oi e. +u$%er three is %y the $ore authoritati#e #oi e of the Holy Spirit. There is a differen e %etween the inward #oi e of the Holy Spirit spea9ing to our spirits! and that still s$all #oi e whi h is the #oi e of our own spirit spea9ing to us. 3hen the Holy Spirit within you spea9s! it is $ore authoritati#e. So$eti$es it is so real it al$ost see$s to %e an audi%le #oi eL you $ay e#en loo9 around to see who said it. *t $ay see$ so audi%le so$eti$es that you $ay thin9 so$eone %ehind you said so$ething. But then you realiFe it was in you. ?e$e$%er in the Old Testa$ent how the young %oy Sa$uel heard a #oi e all his na$e! GSa$uel! Sa$uelAG He thought Eli was alling hi$. He Hu$ped up and ran to Eli to find out what he wanted. Eli said! G+o! * didnDt all you.G Sa$uel went %a 9 to %ed. Then again he heard! GSa$uel! Sa$uel.G <gain he ran to Eh. G+o! * didnDt all you.G *t happened the third ti$e. @inally! it dawned on Eli what was happening. Eli said! GThe ne6t ti$e the Lord alls you! answer Hi$.G So the ne6t ti$e it happened! Sa$uel answered that #oi e! and the Lord spo9e further to hi$ :' Sa$. Chapter 2;.
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<ll of GodDs leadings are supernaturalL so$e! howe#er! are not so spe ta ular. But * ha#e found in $ore than fifty years of $inistry that when God $o#ed in a $ore spe ta ular wayKwhen He has spo9en to $e in what see$ed to $e to %e an audi%le #oi eKit $eant there was rough sailing ahead. *f He had not spo9en so spe ta ularly * would not ha#e stayed steady. Con erning the last hur h * pastored! for e6a$ple! * heard the pastorate was open and * $ade arrange$ents to prea h there one 3ednesday night. 8uring the period of ti$e %efore * was to go there to prea h! * held a three-wee9 re#i#al in Houston. 8uring this re#i#al! the pastor! his %rother :who was also a prea her;! and * $et at the hur h e#ery day to pray a%out the night ser#i es. The hur h with the open pastorate was their ho$e hur h. E#ery day the pastor and his %rother would as9 $e! GHa#e you prayed a%out that hur h yetAG @inally! * did pray a%out it. * Hust said to the Lord! G*D$ going up to that hur h ne6t 5onday and *D$ going to prea h 3ednesday. * donDt 9now whether You want $e to pastor there or not. * donDt 9now if * e#en want to pastor it. But whate#er You say a%out it is fine with $e.G That is all * said. Then * heard a #oi e spea9 so plainly! * Hu$ped. * loo9ed %ehind $e. * really thought that one of the prea hers had heard $e pray and was Ho9ing with $e! %e ause * heard this #oi e! and to $e it was audi%le. The #oi e said! GYou are the ne6t pastor at that hur h! and that will %e the last hur h you will e#er pastor.G :You ould interpret that a thousand different waysB You ould let the de#il tell you that you were going to die! or that you were going to %e defeated. But it a tually $eant
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that $y $inistry would hange to a field $inistry.; <%out then those two prea hers wal9ed down the aisle. <s usual! they as9ed! GHa#e you prayed a%out that hur h yetAG * said! GYou two fellows are loo9ing at the ne6t pastor.G GOooh! if you 9new that hur h li9e we 9now it! you wouldnDt say that. *tDs split right down the $iddle. <nything half the hur h is for! the other half is against. *t ta9es twothirds of the #ote to get ele ted as pastor! and weDll Hust %e honest with you! you wonDt %e a%le to get ele ted.G G* donDt 9now a%out that. * Hust 9now *D$ the ne6t pastor.G G3ell! you donDt 9now that hur h li9e we do.G * said! G+o! %ut * 9now Eesus. <nd * 9now the Spirit of God. * 9now what He said to $e.G <fter * prea hed the first ti$e! * saw why God $o#ed in su h a spe ta ular way. E#ery word * spo9e %oun ed right %a 9 to $e li9e a ru%%er %all %oun ing off the %a 9 wall. *t was tough. * thought * was only going to prea h one night! %ut they had $ade arrange$ents for $e to prea h se#eral nights. Ea h night $y wife and hildren and * had to $o#e to a different pla e to stay. 3e were at one dea onDs house one night! and another dea onDs house the ne6t night. One dea on told us! G*f you stayed with $e all the ti$e! so$e of the rest of the ongregation would pro%a%ly get Healous and thin9 *D$ for you and they would #ote against you.G 3e 9ept all our things in the ar! and e#ery night we would get out Hust enough for the ne6t day. <nd e#ery night when we got off to %ed! * would say to $y wife! G*f God
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?ro6e all things.... <lways re$e$%er this4 the Bi%le tea hes that the Spirit of God and the 3ord of God agree. <nyti$e the Spirit of God spea9s to you! it will always %e in line with the 3ord. &eople ha#e heard G#oi esG and ha#e gotten e#ery 9ind of Gre#elationG you an i$agine. So$e people are always lai$ing to hear a #oi e. You an! and you should! Hudge these things. You an Hudge whether spiritual e6perien es are right or wrong si$ply %y Hudging the$ %y the 3ord. Se#eral years ago * was prea hing in California. < wo$an who had in#ited the pastor! his wife! and $e to her ho$e for the noon $eal said! GBrother Hagin! * want to tell you what the Lord said to $e. * want to gi#e you $y re6elation.' Before she opened her $outh * sensed %y the inward witness in $y spirit that so$ething was not right. But she persisted! and * agreed to listen. She had fed us in her lo#ely ho$e! and now she wanted to gi#e $e this Gre#elation.G She %egan to relate it and she tal9ed for a%out ten $inutes %efore * stopped her. * Hust ouldnDt stand any$ore. G&lease!G * said! Gwait a $inute. ThereDs a Bi%le there on the ta%le %y the hair. &i 9 it up and open it to MMMMG * ga#e her a hapter and #erse in the +ew Testa$ent. G?ead that.G She read it. Then * ga#e her another #erse of s ripture. She read it. * pointed her to se#eral s riptures. E#erything she read ontradi ted what she said. * said! GSee! * annot a ept what you are saying. *t is not in line with this Boo9. Therefore it annot %e the Spirit
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of God.G GBut! Brother Hagin! * was praying at the altar.G * said! G* donDt are if you were praying on top of the hur h. *tDs still not right. *t is not in line with the 3ord.G GYes! %ut * 9now God ga#e this to $e.G * said! G+o! He didnDt. This is His 3ord and what you are saying is in dire t opposition to what the 3ord of God says. Can you gi#e $e any s ripture to su%stantiate what you are sayingAG G+o. But * 9now * heard this #oi e spea9 to $e.G G* Hust ga#e you fi#e s riptures! and with a little thought * ould ha#e gi#en you twenty! that ontradi t what you are saying.G G3ell! yes!G she said! G%ut Bi%le or no Bi%le! * 9now God spo9e to $e and * a$ going to stay with it.G <s we left! the pastor said to $e! G* didnDt want to say anything to you %efore! %ut this dear wo$an was a fine saint of God! on fire for the Lord. She was a %lessing to the hur h. +ow she has %een put out of e#ery @ull Gospel hur h in the ity %e ause she persists in pushing this re6elation off on e#eryone.G 3e are not to see9 #oi es. 3e should not follow #oi es. 3e should follow the 3ord of God. * prea hed a $eeting in Oregon in the su$$er of '()7. <t the lose of one of the first ser#i es! * was laying hands on the people who stood in the long prayer line. * as9ed ea h one what they had o$e forward for %efore * $inistered to the$. 3hen * a$e to one wo$an! her hus%and who had her %y the ar$ said! G3e ha#e o$e for $y wifeDs healing.G He told $e sheDd had a $ental
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%rea9down. * did not 9now this wo$an was a for$er Sunday S hool tea her in that hur h! nor that her hus%and was a dea on in the hur h. But when * laid hands on her! in a se ond of ti$e Hust li9e it ran off on a tele#ision s reen! * 9new all a%out this situation. * 9new it %y the spiritual gift alled the word of 9nowledge :' Cor. '/4.;. * saw this wo$an in a large tent $eeting in one of OregonDs largest ities. * saw her sitting in the ongregation with thousands of people. She heard the e#angelist tell how God spo9e to hi$ in an audi%le #oi e and alled hi$ into the $inistry. * do not dou%t that. This wo$an failed to realiFe! howe#er! that this e#angelist did not as9 God to spea9 to hi$ that way. God Hust did it on His own. 3e ha#e no right to see9 that God would spea9 to us in an audi%le #oi e. *f God told us He would in His 3ord! then all of us would ha#e a right to lai$ it. But this e#angelist hadnDt e#en parti ularly e6pe ted God to spea9 in that wayK%ut if God wants to! He an! and He saw fit to do so in that parti ular ase. <t the ti$e this wo$an heard the e#angelist tell that! she was all right $entally. But then she %egan to see9 God to spea9 to her in an audi%le #oi eKand the de#il a o$$odated her. She %egan to hear #oi es. They dro#e her insane. She was now a%out to %e ta9en to the asylu$ for the se ond ti$e. * also saw this in the spirit4 Her hus%and had ta9en her to this sa$e e#angelist for deli#eran e. She did not re ei#e deli#eran e. +ow her hus%and %la$ed that e#angelist. Then her hus%and had ta9en her to another leading
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e#angelist. She had failed to %e deli#ered. +ow her hus%and was angry with that other e#angelist too. * 9new she would not %e deli#ered if * laid hands on her! and then he would %e angry with $e. So * too9 $y hand off of her. * said to the $an! GTa9e your wife into the pastorDs study. 3ait there. 3hen * finish this line! * will tal9 with you.G <fter we were finished with the healing line! the pastor and * went into the study together. G@irst of all!G * said to this ouple! G* ha#e ne#er %een to Oregon %efore. * ha#e ne#er seen you fol9s %efore. * donDt e#en 9now if the pastor 9nows you.G The pastor said! GHeDs one of our dea ons.G G3ell!G * said! Gthe pastor will tell you he has not told $e anything.G Then * related what * had seen. The dea on said! GThatDs e6a tly right.G G+ow!G * said! G* will tell you why * didnDt $inister to your wife. You see! she wants to hear these #oi es.G Then * said! GShe is not that far gone $entally that she doesnDt 9now what * a$ saying.G She spo9e up! G* 9now e6a tly what you are saying.G * said! GSister! you are not going to %e deli#ered until you want to %e deli#ered. <s long as you li9e it the way it isKas long as you want to hear these #oi esKyou are going to hear the$.G She said! G* want to hear the$.G <s long as a sinner wants to li#e in sin! God will let hi$ li#e in sin. But if he wants to hange! God will $eet hi$ and deli#er hi$. <nd e#en though a person is a Christian! that does not
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$ean he loses his free $oral agen y. He does not %e o$e a ro%otKa $a hine where%y God pushes a %utton and he auto$ati ally has to do whate#er God desires. He is still a free $oral agent. <s long as he wants things li9e they are! they will stay that way. But if he wants to ooperate with God! he an %e helped. This wo$an said! GThatDs the way * want it.G * said! G* 9new that the $inute * tou hed you. ThatDs the reason * didnDt $inister to you. <s long as you want it this way! itDs going to %e this way.G 8O +OT SEEK CO*CESB
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3e are not to a ept anything without e6a$ining it in the light of the 3ord of God. * a$ glad that * learned so$e of these things early in life. * $entioned * re ei#ed $y healing as a young %oy %y Hust a ting on 5ar9 ''4/2 and /7. * was %orn with a defor$ed heart. * ne#er ran and played as other hildren did. * %e a$e %edfast four $onths %efore $y si6teenth %irthday. 5y %ody %e a$e pra ti ally totally paralyFed. * wasted away until * weighed only .( pounds. One day * as9ed the fifth do tor on the ase! G*s so$ething wrong with $y eyesight! or with $y %loodA 3hen 8r. 5athis too9 %lood fro$ $y finger! it didnDt loo9 red.G This do tor said! G* will tell you the truth! son. <nd * will e6plain it to you in lay$anDs ter$s. The white %lood orpus les eat up the red orpus les faster than you an
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%uild the$ up! or we! $edi ally! an do anything a%out it. *f you didnDt ha#e the heart ondition! if you didnDt ha#e the paralysis! this in ura%le %lood disease alone would pro#e fatal.G * 9new nothing a%out di#ine healing. * didnDt 9now anyone in all the world %elie#ed in di#ine healing. 3hen * found it in the Bi%le! * thought * had found so$ething no one else 9new anything a%out. <nd * a ted on GodDs 3ord and was healed. The $e$%ers of $y fa$ily were what we all nominal Christians. Literally! they were %a%y Christians. They were sa#ed! %ut they were not taught %eyond that. They were ignorant of the 3ord of God on erning healing. :Our hur h taught God ould heal! if He would. Others taught not only that He would not heal! %ut that He could not heal.; So when * %egan to see ertain things in the Bi%le and %egan to tal9 to $y fa$ily a%out the$! they dis ouraged $e. * had enough sense Hust to stay with the Bi%le and 9eep those things to $yself. +o one was in the roo$ when * re ei#ed $y healing. * had %een getting up and wal9ing around the roo$ for a ouple of days %efore * said to 5o$$a! G&lease %ring $e a pair of shoes and so 9s! so$e under lothes! and a pair of pants and a shirt. :* had worn nothing %ut %ed lothes for '1 $onths.; * a$ going to get up and go to the %rea9fast ta%le in the $orning.G GOh! son! do you 9now what youDre doingAG *t too9 $e 7) $inutes to tal9 her into the notion of laying out those lothes for $e. 3e $ade our ho$e with $y grandparents on $y $otherDs side! and * as9ed $y $other not to tell the rest of
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the fa$ily. +ow you ould Hust $ar9 it down. Grandpa got up early and sat out on the por h swing. 3hen you heard that por h swing rea9 as he got up and headed toward the %a 9 of the house to the dining roo$! there was no use in loo9ing at your wat hL it was 042,. Grandpa ran on s hedule. *f you did loo9 at your wat h! and it didnDt say 042,! you had %etter set it. *t was 042,. 5y %edroo$ was in the front of the house. <t 042, that <ugust $orning * heard that por h swing rea9. * heard his footsteps as he wal9ed to the %a 9 of the house. * was already fully lothed! sitting in a hair in $y roo$. * ga#e the$ ti$e to get seated at the ta%le. Then * wal9ed out of $y roo$! a ross another %edroo$! and into the dining roo$. They did not e6pe t that. Grandpa! a $an of few words! loo9ed up and said! G*s the dead raisedA *s LaFarus raised upAG * said! GYes! the Lord has raised $e up.G Then he as9ed $e to offer the %lessing. * prayed. <nd we ate. *t is a$aFing how "ui 9ly you an eat if you donDt tal9 so $u h. You didnDt tal9 at GrandpaDs ta%leK espe ially the young fol9s. 3ithin ') $inutes we were finished. * went %a 9 to $y roo$. *t was ten $inutes till . oD lo 9. * 9new 5o$$a would o$e in a%out . oD lo 9 to $a9e up the %ed. Usually * was in it and she would gi#e $e $y %ath. Eust two days %efore! the day * was healed! she had %athed $e. * was that helpless. So this Thursday $orning! e#en though $y heart was %eating right! * felt wea9 fro$ e6erting so $u h energy.
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So * thought! &3m Hust going to lie down across the bed and rest till (omma comes to clean the room. Then &3ll go out and sit with Grandpa in the swing. * had in $ind to wal9 uptown a%out ', oD lo 9. * doFed off to sleep and slept ten $inutes. <t . oD lo 9 * suddenly %e a$e wide awa9e. * thought 5o$$a was in the roo$. So$eone was in the roo$. * didnDt see hi$! %ut * heard this #oi eKto $e it was audi%le. The #oi e spo9e in a slow! deep $onotone and e#en "uoted s ripture. *t said! G<+8 3H<T *S YOU? L*@EA *T *S ECE+ < C<&O? TH<T <&&E<?ETH @O? < T*5E! <+8 THE+ C<+*SHETH <3<Y.G There was a pause. Then the #oi e said! G<+8 TO8<Y THOU SH<LT SU?ELY 8*E.G E#ery #oi e is not God. The first audi%le #oi e * e#er heard was the de#il! %ut * didnDt re ogniFe that then. * thought God was right there in that roo$. * sat up in the %ed. Thoughts a$e into $y $ind faster than $a hine gun %ullets fly. * 9new Ea$es said! 'For what is your life2 &t is e6en a 6apour, that appeareth for a little time, and then 6anisheth away' :Ea$es 74'7;. * 9new that was s ripture. <nd * 9new the Lord told *saiah to tell HeFe9iah! 'Set thine house in order% for thou shalt die, and not li6e' :*sa. 2.4';. <lso! for the first si6 $onths of %eing %edfast! %efore * had 9nown a%out di#ine healing! * had prayed the only way * understood. The do tors had said * had to die and * had a epted it! so * had prayed! GLord! Hust let $e 9now ahead of ti$e! so * will ha#e ti$e to tell e#eryone good-%ye.G So when * heard this #oi e spea9ing to $e! * thought
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God has mo6ed in this supernatural way to let you $now you are going to die so you will ha6e time to tell e6eryone good8bye. ;i6ine healing is right. +ou ha6e been healed. :The de#il ouldnDt argue that. * already had the 3ord on that.; +our family $nows you ha6e been healed. They can see that. /ut remember, the /ible said '&t is appointed unto men once to die, 'and your appointed time has come. +ou are going to die today.G * got up off the %ed and * tiptoed a ross the roo$ :* thought God was standing right in that roo$; and * sat down in a hair %y the window. There * waited! fro$ a%out .42, in the $orning until /42, in the afternoon! to die. <%out /42,! still sitting in that hair! so$e words a$e floating up fro$ so$ewhere down inside $e. * didnDt 9now then what * 9now now. But * was %orn of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit was in $y spirit. <nd He is the One who wrote the Bi%le. Holy $en of old wrote as they were $o#ed %y the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit 9nows what is in that Boo9. Be ause He was in $e! then $y spirit 9new so$e things that the Holy Spirit 9nows. So these words a$e floating up fro$ so$ewhere inside $e into $y $ind! :ith long life will & satisfy him, and show him my sal6ation. * didnDt listen to the$. * Hust let the$ float away fro$ $e. * still sat there waiting to die. The se ond ti$e! these words a$e floating up fro$ inside $e into $y $ind! :ith long life will & satisfy him, and show him my sal6ation. * pi 9ed the$ up and turned the$ o#er a ouple of ti$es in $y $ind. Then * thought! +es, but God has mo6ed in this supernatural way to let me $now & am going to die
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today. 3hen * got $y $ind on that! those words disappeared. The third ti$e! as * sat there and these words a$e floating up! that inward so$ething said to $y $ind! :ith long life will & satisfy him, and show him my sal6ation. @or a $o$ent! * pi 9ed the$ up and repeated the$ Hust in $y $ind. Then * said! in a whisper! GYes! %ut God has $o#ed in this supernatural way to let $e 9now that * a$ going to die.G <gain! when * got $y $ind on that! * $issed it. The fourth ti$e! a little $ore authoritati#ely! the Spirit of God spo9e. * Hu$ped. * thought so$eone had slipped up %ehind $e. The #oi e of the Spirit of God said! G3ith long life will * satisfy hi$! and show hi$ $y sal#ation.G * said! G3ho said thatAG * $eant! 3ho is in this roo$ tal9ing to $eA But the #oi e answered and said! GThe ('st &sal$.G 5y Bi%le was on the floor under the hair * had %een sitting in all day. * hadnDt e#en loo9ed at it. * pi 9ed it up now and turned to &sal$ ('. 3hen * got down to the end! sure enough! it said! ':ith long life will & satisfy him, and shew him my sal6ation' :#. '1;. But do you thin9 the de#il will gi#e up that "ui 9lyA Oh! no. <nother #oi eKit see$ed li9e so$ething sitting on $y shoulderKsaid in $y natural ear and $ind! GYes! %ut thatDs in the Old Testa$ent. ThatDs Hust for the Eews. ThatDs not for the Chur h.G * sat there and thought for a $o$ent. Then * said! G* 9now what *Dll do. * will run $y referen es. *f * an find anything in the +ew Testa$ent li9e that * will 9now it %elongs to $e and to the Chur h.G
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* started with &sal$ ('. < referen e to Gwith long lifeG led $e into &ro#er%s. Then the 3ord %egan to enlighten $e. *n &ro#er%s * %egan to see that that first audi%le #oi e ould not ha#e %een God. The #oi e had "uoted He%rews (4/0! '#nd as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the Hudgment, G %ut had $isinterpreted it. Be ause the de#il 9new * didnDt 9now any %etter! the #oi e had said! GE#eryone has an appointed ti$e to die.G You hear people say that all the ti$e. E#en %orn-again! Spirit-filled Christians say! G3hen your ti$e o$es! youDre going to die.G That is not true. You do not ha#e an appointed ti$e to die. * read in the Boo9 of &ro#er%s again and again that if you do ertain things! your days will %e shortened. But doing other things will add unto you length of days. * 9new GodDs 3ord was right. * 9new that e#en though that #oi e pi 9ed a #erse out of a hapter and ga#e it to $e! it ould not ha#e %een God! %e ause it was not in line with the rest of the 3ord of God. * ontinued to run referen es. This %rought $e o#er into the +ew Testa$ent. * a$e o#er to Ephesians 14'-2. <nd then into @irst and Se ond &eter. <nd * found that &aul and &eter "uoted the Old Testa$ent on erning long life :' &eter 24.-'/L / &eter '42;. * Hu$ped up out of that hair with $y Bi%le in one hand. * dou%led up $y fist! 9i 9ed with $y foot! and said! G8e#il! you get out of here. That was you tal9ing to $e. That was you that spo9e to $e in that supernatural #oi e. * want you to 9now that *D$ not going to die todayB <nd *D$ not going to die to$orrowB <nd *D$ not going to die ne6t
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Chapter 21 M* Spirit% The 2lesh% .r The :ol* Spirit%

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So$eone $ight as9! GHow an * tell whether it is $y own spirit! or the Holy Spirit telling $e to do so$ethingAG The spirit of $an is the andle of the Lord. GBut it $ay Hust %e me wanting to do it.G 8efine your ter$s. *f %y G$eG you $ean the flesh! of ourse you annot always o%ey the flesh. But if %y G$eG you $ean the inward $an! the real you! then it is all right to o%ey the inward $an. Go ahead and do what he wants you to do. *f your spirit is a new reature in Christ Eesus and old things ha#e passed away and all things are %e o$e new! and your spirit has the life and nature of God in it and the Holy Spirit in it! and your spirit is in fellowship with God Kit is not going to tell you to do so$ething that is not right. *f you are a Spirit-filled Christian! your inward $an has the Holy Spirit in His fullnessKnot in a $easure! %ut in His fullnessK$a9ing His ho$e in you. *t is not the inward $an of the Christian that wants to do wrongKit is the outward $an. You ought to %e a%le to tell whether it is the flesh wanting to do so$ething! or the spirit. Here is a te6t that has %een a puFFle to $any4
1 4)HN 3:6 6 >hosoever is born o$ 1od doth not #ommit sin" $or his seed remaineth in him: and he #annot sin, be#a&se he is born o$ 1od(
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%orn of hu$an parents and we parta9e of their nature. Spiritually we are %orn of God and parta9e of His nature. GodDs nature is not the nature to do wrong. * ha#e $issed it a lot of ti$es as a Christian. But $y inward $an did not sin. He didnDt e#en agree with $e when * did sin. He tried to get $e not to do it. 5y heart wept %e ause * sinned. * allowed $y flesh to do$inate and * $issed it! %ut $y spirit ne#er did onsent to it. GodDs seed is in $y spirit! not in $y flesh. *f you ontinue to allow your flesh to do$inate you! you will ontinue to $iss it. *f you ontinue to let your natural $ind do$inate you! and do not get your $ind renewed with the 3ord! you will ontinue to $iss it. ThatDs why &aul wrote %orn-again! Spirit-filled Christians at ?o$e and told the$ to do two things4 @irst! they were to present their %odies! and se ond! they were to renew their $inds with the 3ord :?o$. '/4'!/;. Until your $ind is renewed with the 3ord of God! your flesh and your unrenewed $ind will do$inate your spirit. That will 9eep you as a %a%y ChristianKa arnal Christian. &aul said to the hur h at Corinth! G&, brethren, could not spea$ unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, e6en as unto babes in .hrist' :' Cor. 24';. 'For ye are yet carnal...,G he said :#. 2;. One translation says! G@or you are yet %ody-ruled.G Then he told the$! G... and IyeJ wal$ as men' :#. 2;. <nother translation says! GYe wal9 as $ere $en.G 3hat did he $eanA He $eant they were wal9ing and doing things Hust li9e unsa#ed $en do. 3hen you get your $ind renewed with the 3ord! then your $ind will side in with your spirit instead of with your
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%ody. <nd the two of the$Kyour spirit through your $ind Kwill ontrol your %ody. 5y spirit will not tell $e so$ething wrong. *t has the nature of God in itL it has the life of God in itL it has the lo#e of God in itL and it has the Spirit of God in it.
2 P-+-* 1:4 4 >hereb' are given &nto &s ex#eeding great and re#io&s romises: that b' these 'e might be arta/ers o$ the divine nat&re((((
3e are %orn of God. Then we feed on the 3ord of God. By so doing we are parta9ers of the di#ine nature! GodDs nature. *f we ha#e the di#ine nature in us! our spirit will not tell us to do so$ething wrong. 3hate#er your spirit tells you will %e right.
Chapter 22 ! Percei'e
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=ow when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, ?aul admonished them, #nd said unto them, Sirs, & percei6e that this 6oyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our li6es. < ts /04(!', &aul said! '& percei6e....G He did not say! * ha#e a re#elation. He did not say! the Lord told $e. He said! G* per ei#e.G How did he per ei#e itA By the inward witness. He did not per ei#e it $entally. He did not per ei#e it physi ally. *n his spirit he had this witness. < fa$ily of se#en had gone out to eat. The fa$ily had not %een at the restaurant #ery long when the father suddenly said! GLetDs go ho$e.G G3hyAG G* donDt 9now. * Hust ha#e an urge! a per eption! that we should.G They rushed ho$e. < fire had started. *f they had waited! e#erything would ha#e %urned. But the inward witness warned the$ in ti$e. *f their ho$e had %urned down! so$eone $ight ha#e said! GGod did that. He had so$e purpose in it.G +o! we ha#e $issed it %e ause we ha#enDt listened on the insideKin our spirits. 3e ha#e not %een spiritons ious. You annot find anywhere in the Bi%le where God auses these things to happen to tea h His people
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so$ething. *f those on that ship had listened to &aul! they ould ha#e sa#ed the ship and the $er handise. <s it was! they lost e#erything and al$ost lost their li#es. They would ha#e lost their li#es! too! if they had not started listening to &aul. God is not an ene$yB He is trying to help usB He is not wor9ing against usB He is wor9ing for usB <s we %e o$e $ore spiritons ious we an learn how to %etter ooperate with Hi$. ?e$e$%er that the pri$ary way God leads His hildren is %y the inward witness.
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Chapter 23 Spectacular 8uidance
:hereupon, 0 $ing #grippa, & was not disobedient unto the hea6enly 6ision. < ts /14'( God leads us today Hust li9e He led the first Christians. His 3ord wor9s now Hust li9e it did then. *t has not hanged. The Spirit of God has not hanged. God does not hange. The early %elie#ers did not ha#e one Chur h %a 9 then! and we ha#e another Chur h now. 3e ha#e $ade a $ista9e in thin9ing that. 3e are in the sa$e age they were inKthe Chur h <ge. 3e are in the sa$e Chur h. 3e ha#e the sa$e Holy Spirit. *t has see$ed to us! howe#er! that they had a whole lot we donDt ha#e. +ot so. 'For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God' :?o$ .4'7;. There are sons of God today. <nd the Spirit of God is still leading sons of God. So we loo9 into the < ts of the <postles and elsewhere in the Bi%le to see how the Spirit of God led the$. <t ti$es so$e re ei#ed guidan e through a #ision. Others re ei#ed guidan e fro$ an angel who appeared and told the$ what to do. Su h pheno$ena! howe#er! did not happen e#ery day in these peopleDs li#es. They o urred on e or twi e in a lifeti$e for $ost. So these are not the ordinary ways God leads. 3e get the i$pression that nearly e#ery day an angel appeared to so$eone and told the$ so$ething. That is not so. Too $any ti$es while God is trying to %ear witness with our spirit! trying to guide us the way He said He would in His 3ord! we do not listen %e ause we want so$ething su h as a #ision or an angel to appear.
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3e ha#e no right to see9 a #ision. 3e ha#e no right to as9 for an angel. There are no s riptures whi h say that we should. 3e do ha#e a right to lai$ what the Bi%le pro$ises. *f God wants to send an angel! fine. *f He wants to gi#e a #ision! fine. <s a young $inister * did the sa$e thing $ost Christians ha#e done in the %a%yhood stage of their Christianity. * heard people tal9ing a%out #isions and angels! and * prayed so$ething li9e that would happen to $e. *t ne#er did. Then * $atured spiritually so that * ne#er e6pe ted it to happen. * did not pray that it would happen. * did not e6pe t it. But %a 9 in '(7(! * was praying one day in the last hur h * pastored. * had shut $yself up in the hur h to wait on God %e ause * had a witness in $y spirit that * should do so. Then the Holy SpiritKnot $y spiritKspo9e to $e. Before * tell you what He said! loo9 at the following passage of s ripture with $e and see how &eter saw a #ision and then was led %y the #oi e of the Spirit of God4
A!+S 1?:6511 6 )n the morrow, as the' went on their @o&rne', and drew & nigh &nto the #it', Peter went & & on the ho&seto to ra' abo&t the sixth ho&r: 1? And he be#ame ver' h&ngr', and wo&%d have eaten: b&t whi%e the' made read', he $e%% into a tran#e, 11 And saw heaven o ened, and a #ertain vesse% des#ending &nto him, as it had been a great sheet /nit at the $o&r #orners, and %et down to the earth(
God showed &eter through a #ision that He was going to %ring in the Gentiles. +ow we will s9ip to #erse '(4
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!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God 16 >hi%e Peter tho&ght on the vision, +H- SPI*I+ SAIE &nto him( .eho%d, three men see/ thee( 2? Arise there$ore, and get thee down, and go with them, do&bting nothing: $or I have sent them(
These were three $en fro$ CorneliusD household. <fter &eter went to CorneliusD house in Caesarea and prea hed to these Gentiles! he went up to Eerusale$ where the Bi%le says! G... they that were of the circumcision contended with him' :< ts ''4/;. *n < ts hapter ''! &eter is rehearsing what had happened to hi$ in < ts hapter ',.
A!+S 11:11,12 11 And, beho%d, immediate%' there were three men a%read' #ome &nto the ho&se where I was, sent $rom !aesarea &nto me( 12 ANE +H- SPI*I+ .AE- =- 1) with them, nothing do&bting( ( ( (
The Holy Spirit spo9e to &eter. *t $ay ha#e %een that &eter loo9ed around to see who had spo9en to hi$! * donDt 9now. But he 9new that the Spirit of God %ade hi$ go. The Spirit spo9e to $e as * was waiting there in $y hur h. The Holy Spirit said! G* a$ going to ta9e you on to re#elations and #isions.G *$$ediately! re#elations! in line with the 3ordK*D$ not tal9ing a%out so$ething out of line with the Bi%leK %egan to o$e. Then in '(), the #isions %egan to o$e. Eesus Hi$self appeared to $e and tal9ed to $e on #arious o asions. There were also other #isions.
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=ow there were in the church that was at #ntioch certain prophets and teachers4 as /arnabas, and Simeon that was called =iger, and ucius of .yrene, and (anaen, which had been brought up with !erod the tetrarch, and Saul. #s they ministered to the ord and fasted T!) !0 + G!0ST S#&;, Separate me /arnabas and Saul for the wor$ whereunto & ha6e called them. < ts '24'!/ The Holy Ghost said. *t would %e of interest! first of all! to noti e under what onditions the Holy Ghost said so$ething. '#s they ministered to the ord, and fasted, the !oly Ghost said....G * a$ on#in ed we need to ha#e ser#i es where we $inister to the Lord. Too often we Hust $inister to one another. Bi%le studies are goodL we need the$. Spe ial singing is fine. But too $any ti$es we are not singing to the LordL we are singing to the ongregation. LetDs ha#e so$e ser#i es where we $inister to the LordL where we wait on Hi$. *n that 9ind of an at$osphere the Holy Ghost an spea9 to us. This was a group of fi#e $inisters. * do not 9now how the Holy Ghost spo9e to the$. *t ould ha#e %een that one of the prophets spo9e it out. Of this * a$ sureKthey all heard and they all agreed that the Holy Ghost was tal9ing. The Holy Ghost said! 'Separate me /arnabas and Saul for the wor$ whereunto & ha6e called them' :< ts '24/;. &eter said! G... The Spirit bade me go...G :< ts ''4'/;. <fter * had %een in the $inistry $any years! death a$e and fastened itself upon $y %ody. * 9now when death
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o$esL * ha#e %een dead twi e and a$e %a 9. * 9now how it feels. < tually! * started to fall into the ar$s of death! when the Spirit of God a$e on $e and lifted $e up. * heard a Coi e spea9. To $e it was audi%le. * %elie#e it was Eesus. * 9now that it was the Holy Spirit spea9ing. 3e dis ussed earlier how the Holy Ghost spea9s not of Hi$self! %ut whate#er He hears! that shall He spea9. So the Holy Spirit heard God or Eesus say this! and He repeated it. *t sounded li9e a $anDs #oi e. *t said! GThou shalt not die! %ut thou shalt li#e. * want you to go tea h 5y people faith. * ha#e taught you faith through 5y 3ord. * ha#e per$itted you to go through ertain e6perien es. You ha#e learned faith %oth through 5y 3ord and %y e6perien e. +ow go tea h 5y people what * ha#e taught you. Go tea h 5y people faith.G The $o$ent that #oi e eased spea9ing * was perfe tly well. * ha#e endea#ored to %e o%edient to that hea#enly Coi e. That is the reason * tea h faith so $u hK* a$ supposed to do it. * will refer again now to the ti$e Eesus appeared to $e in '()( in El &aso! Te6as. *t was during this #ision that He told $e! GGo tea h 5y people how to %e led %y 5y Spirit.G * ha#e %een dilatory a%out this. But * a$ going to do $ore tea hing on this fro$ now on. This is the reason for this %oo9.
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Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. K' Corinthians '7.' #re all apostles2 are all prophets2 are all teachers2 are all wor$ers of miracles2 K' Corinthians '/4/(
&aul! spea9ing to the elders of the hur h at Ephesus in his farewell $essage! said! '#nd now, behold, & go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not $nowing the things that shall befall me there% Sa6e that the !oly Ghost witnesseth in e6ery city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me' :< ts /,4//!/2;. Then in hapter /'! while on his Hourney &aul landed at Tyre where the ship was to %e unladen. Lu9e! the writer of < ts! was with &aul. He wrote! N#nd finding disciples, we tarried there se6en days% who said to ?aul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to JerusalemI :#.7;. &aul ontinued on his Hourney4
A!+S 21:7514 7 And the next da' we that were o$ Pa&%Fs #om an' de arted, and #ame &nto !aesarea: and we entered into the ho&se o$ Phi%i the evange%ist, whi#h was one o$ the seven" and abode with him( 6 And the same man had $o&r da&ghters, virgins, whi#h did ro hes'( 1? And as we tarried there man' da's, there #ame down $rom 4&daea a #ertain ro het, named Agab&s( 11 And when he was #ome &nto &s, he too/ Pa&%Fs gird%e, and bo&nd his own hands and $eet, and said, +h&s saith the Ho%' 1host, So sha%% the 4ews at 4er&sa%em bind the man that owneth this gird%e, and sha%% de%iver him into the hands o$ the 1enti%es(
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!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and the' o$ that %a#e, beso&ght him not to go & to 4er&sa%em( 13 +hen Pa&% answered, >hat mean 'e to wee and to brea/ mine heartD $or I am read' not to be bo&nd on%', b&t a%so to die at 4er&sa%em $or the name o$ the Lord 4es&s( 14 And when he wo&%d not be ers&aded, we #eased, sa'ing, +he wi%% o$ the Lord be done(
So$e ha#e thought that &aul $issed it. Howe#er! when &aul did go up to Eerusale$ and was arrested! Eesus stood %y &aul in the night. He appeared to hi$ in a #ision. He did not re%u9e &aul. Eesus did not tell &aul that he had $issed it. He said! G... /e of good cheer, ?aul% for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at >ome' :< ts /24'';. +o! &aul did not $iss it. 3hat God was doing was preparing &aul for what was ahead of hi$. +oti e that we ha#e two different things operating here4 :'; the gift of prophe yL :/; the $inistry of the prophet. They are different. They are not the sa$e. *t is a $ista9e to onfuse the two! yet this is often done. The fa t that one prophesies does not $a9e hi$ a prophet. The 3ord of God plainly tea hes that e#eryone should desire to prophesy :' Cor. '74';. Howe#er! if Hust prophesying $ade you a prophet! then it would see$ that the Lord was saying that e#eryone should desire to %e a prophet. Yet &aul as9ed! '#re all apostles2 are all prophets2...G :' Cor. '/4/(;. The answer is no. Sin e all ould not %e prophets! God would not tell us to see9 so$ething we ould not ha#e. The si$ple gift of prophe y is spea9ing unto $en to edifi ation and e6hortation and o$fort :' Cor. '742;.
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&rophe y is a supernatural utteran e in a 9nown tongueK your own tongue. :Spea9ing in tongues is supernatural utteran e in an un9nown tongueKa tongue un9nown to you.; &rophe y an %e used in prayer! as well as tongues. So$eti$es when you are prophesying! it see$s as if there are two of you. *t see$s to $e as if * a$ standing right %eside $yself. You see! it is o$ing fro$ $y inward $an where the Spirit of God who is prophesying a%ides. * listen with $y natural ears to see what He said.
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There is the offi e of the prophet. 3ithout going into detail a%out it! we will tou h the offi e of the prophet %riefly on erning guidan e. @or one to %e a prophet! he stands in that offi e and uses that $inistry. Other spiritual gifts %esides prophe y $ust operate in his $inistry. The si$ple gift of prophe y! as we ha#e said! is for spea9ing unto $en for edifi ation! and e6hortation! and o$fort. *n this si$ple gift of prophe y there is no foretellingno predi tion whatsoe#er. Howe#er! in the $inistry of the prophet there is foretelling and predi tion. < prophet has the re#elation gifts :the word of wisdo$! the word of 9nowledge! andOor the dis erning of spirits; in operation along with prophe y. *t is i$portant to realiFe that spiritual things an %e $isused Hust as natural things an %e $isused. So$e fol9s ha#e ne#er realiFed that. They thin9 that Hust %e ause it is spiritual! it has to %e perfe tKthat it annot %e $isused. * ha#e 9nown people who were at one ti$e wealthy who are now %an9rupt %e ause they listened to so$eone prophesy how to in#est their $oney.
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* re$e$%er a dear $an who was in one of $y $eetings. * 9new who he was! %ut * didnDt really 9now hi$. * did not 9now that he would ne#er $a9e a %usiness deal without alling a so- alled GprophetG to prophesy to hi$ what to do. * said to hi$! G* see$ to %e i$pressed to say this to you. You are going to lose e#erything you ha#e and go %an9rupt if you 9eep listening to whoe#er is ad#ising you.G He didnDt listen. The poor fellow! who was #ery wealthy! lost his ho$e and e#erything he had. * ha#e seen this happen not Hust one ti$e! %ut $any ti$es. * ha#e seen $inisters who ha#e lost their $inistries %e ause of wrong prophe ies. You ha#e to Hudge prophe ies %y the 3ord of God. *f prophe y is not in line with the 3ord of God! it is not right. Se ondly! you ha#e to Hudge personal prophe ies %y what you ha#e in your own spirit. *f you do not ha#e so$ething in your own spirit! do not a ept a personal prophe y. @or years * ha#e tra#eled e6tensi#ely in the $inistry. E#erywhere * go there is always so$eone who has a GwordG fro$ the Lord for $eKso$eti$es two or three. *n all these years only one or two of the$ ha#e %een orre t. ;o not build your life on prophecies. ;o not guide your life by prophecies. /uild your life on the :ord, et those other things be secondary. ?ut the :ord of God first, &eople so$eti$es say! G3ell! if God is doing it! it has to %e all right.G You ha#e to realiFe that it isnDt e6a tly God doing it. *t is $en prophesying under the inspiration of the Spirit of God. <nything that $an has to do with! is not perfe t. The
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Spirit of God is perfe t. The gifts of the Spirit in the$sel#es are perfe t. But they ertainly are not always perfe t in $anifestation! %e ause they are $anifested through i$perfe t #essels. This is the reason prophe y and tongues with interpretation need to %e Hudged %y the 3ord.
1 !)*IN+HIANS 14:26,3? 26 Let the ro hets s ea/ two or three, and %et the other @&dge( 3? I$ an' thing be revea%ed to another that sitteth b', %et the $irst ho%d his ea#e(
' et the prophets spea$....G The Bi%le is tal9ing a%out prophets hereKnot Hust anyone who prophesies. 8o not a ept so$ething Hust %e ause a prophet said it. *t is to %e Hudged a ording to the Bi%le. 3e do not Hudge people. 3e Hudge what was said. +ow noti e #erse 2,. '&f any thing be re6ealed to another IprophetJ....G &rophets ha#e re#elations. Others $ight o asionally! %ut prophets ha#e a $inistry along this line.
1 !)*IN+HIANS 14:32 32 And the s irits o$ the ro hets are s&b@e#t to the ro hets(
So$e ha#e said! GGod $ade $e do that. * ouldnDt help %ut say that.G The spirits of the prophets are su%He t to the prophets. That $eans a person does not ha6e to say it. *t o$es out of his spirit. *t is su%He t to hi$. The gift of tongues! the interpretation of tongues! and prophe y operate under the un tion of the Spirit. <nd it $ight %e that God through these $ethods would gi#e us a word of 9nowledge! a word of wisdo$! or re#elation as we need it. But we initiate the operation of prophe y. 3e initiate the
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operation of tongues and interpretation. 3e are the ones who ha#e to spea9 it out. 5any ti$es when the Spirit of God is $o#ing! anyone who an prophesy ould do soK%ut that does not $ean one should. <lso! when the Spirit is in $anifestation! anyone who is used in the $inistry gift of tongues and interpretation ould spea9K%ut that does not $ean he should. Ha#e that unction of the Spirit to do itKotherwise Hust sit there and let God $o#e through so$eone else who has it. * held a se#en-wee9 $eeting in a hur h years ago. E#ery single night a%out the sa$e ti$e! at the sa$e spot in the ser#i e! Hust as they got ready to pass the offering plates! this wo$an got up and spo9e with tongues. She said the sa$e thing in tongues e#ery night. <fter a while * ould ha#e said the sa$e things she said. *f no one else would interpret it! she would. *t was li9e so$eone poured old water o#er the rowd. *t deadened the ser#i e. The pastor as9ed $e to tea h the auditoriu$ lass one Sunday $orning when he had to %e out of town. This was unusualK%ut * finished %efore the %ell rang. One of the dea ons said! GBrother Hagin! $ay * as9 a "uestionAG G3ell! yes!G * said. * thought it would %e in line with the lesson. He said! G3hen $essages in tongues with interpretation are gi#en in pu%li asse$%ly! shouldnDt they %e a %lessing to the ongregationA Should it 9ill the ser#i eAG That dear wo$an was sitting right in front of $e. * said! GThat is %eside the lesson. *Dd rather not get into that right now.G But others! so$e of the leaders of the hur h! said!
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GBrother Hagin! we ought to answer that.G So * said! G*f it is in the Spirit! it will lift the ser#i e high. *t will not push it down.G That wo$an was intelligent enough to at h on to that. She a$e to $e and said! G* ha#e %een wrong! ha#enDt *AG * said! GYes $aDa$! you ha#e.G She said! G* thought so all the ti$e. There was a witness on the inside of $e that 9new that. But * wanted to %e used of God. * a$ going to stop that.G * said! GThan9 you. You are a real %lessing to the hur h.G Others $ight ha#e gotten angry a%out it saying! GThey wonDt allow God to $o#e.G So$eti$es fol9s do spea9 out! li9e this wo$an! without the un tion of the Spirit. This does not do away with the fa t that her tongues were real. Howe#er! they were in i$perfe t operation. They were $isused. * ad$onish people to %e #ery areful a%out personal prophe ies. So $any li#es ha#e %een shipwre 9ed and ruined %y not %eing areful regarding personal prophe y. 8onDt $arry so$eone %e ause so$eone prophesied you should. * ha#e seen $any su h so- alled Gprophe iesG through the years. * ha#e ne#er seen one of those $arriages wor9 out yet. Ho$es ha#e %een %ro9en up %y so- alled prophe ies. <lso! donDt go into the $inistry %e ause so$e%ody prophesied you should. Get it on the inside of you for yourself. Then if a prophe y onfir$s what you already ha#e! thatDs all right. Eesus said to $e when He appeared in that #ision in '()(! G*f the prophe y onfir$s what you already ha#e! a ept it. *f it does not! donDt a ept it.G
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The Holy Ghost said! 'Separate me /arnabas and Saul for the wor$ whereunto & ha6e called them' :< ts '24/;. He had already alled the$. This was Hust a onfir$ation of it. *n the last hur h * pastored there was a ertain young person who was %eautiful spiritually. 5y wife said to $e! G* %elie#e the hand of the Lord is on hi$. God is alling hi$ into the $inistry.G * said! G* ha#e that on#i tion $yself. But * a$ not going to G allG anyone. * a$ not going to tell anyone they are alled! e#en if * 9now they are.G This is why. 3hen one gets out in the $inistry! it isnDt always easy. &aul told the young $inister! Ti$othy! GEndure hardness as a good soldierG :/ Ti$. /42;. 3hen the way gets hardKand it willKyou an ha#e the #i tory. But it will get hard and so$eone who is not on#in ed of the all for the$sel#es $ay say! G* Hust went %e ause 8addy said so.G Or! GSo$eone prophesied to $eL * really donDt 9now that * a$ alled.G But one who $a9es that dedi ation fro$ his own spirit! who 9nows God alled hi$! will stand through hell or high water. So * did not say anything to this young person. Then one Sunday night we were all praying around the altar. * went around and laid hands on people to pray as God would lead $e. * stopped %eside this young $an who was 9neeling in the altar in intense prayer. * opened $y $outh to pray! %ut * heard these words o$e out! GThis is a onfir$ation of what * said to you at 2 oD lo 9 this afternoon as you were praying down in the stor$ ellar. You as9ed for a onfir$ation and this is it. That was 5e spea9ing to you.G <fter the prayer ser#i e * as9ed! G3ere you praying
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down in the stor$ ellar at 2 oD lo 9 this afternoonAG :* wanted to he 9 upKif * a$ wrong! * want to get right. *f * $iss it! * Hust ad$it! G* $issed it.G 8onDt %e afraid to say! G* $issed it.G 3hen * first started learning to dri#e a ar * $issed it a few ti$es and ran up o#er the ur%. But * didnDt "uit dri#ing Hust %e ause * $issed it. 8id youA 3e ought to ha#e as $u h sense a%out spiritual things. Eust %e ause * $issed it! * a$ not going to "uit. * a$ going to 9eep going. * will Hust see to it that * donDt $iss it again. So * was he 9ing up on it to see.; This young person said! GYes! * was praying. You 9now! Brother Hagin! * ha#e felt for so$e ti$e that God had a all on $y life! %ut * didnDt say yes or no. So * was spending ti$e down in the ellar :whi h was fi6ed up li9e a ni e %ase$ent; praying! $editating! reading the Bi%le! waiting on God. * felt that the Lord spo9e to $e and said! D* ha#e alled you to the $inistryKand * will onfir$ it tonight in the ser#i e.D But * didnDt 9now how He would.G ?e$e$%erKif it does not %ear witness! or onfir$ so$ething you already ha#e! do not a ept a personal prophe y. <s long as the gift of prophe y stays in the real$ of spea9ing to $en for edifi ation! e6hortation! and o$fort! it is wonderful. En ourage that. But $any ti$es so$eone who prophesies $ay see a prophet $inister with a word of fore9nowledge. Then he %egins to thin9! G* prophesy! so * an do that.G Then he $o#es out of the pla e where he should %e! into the other real$ where he should not %e. < wo$an a$e up to $e in one of our se$inars we held in Tulsa. She had o$e with a group fro$ a near%y ity. She said! GBrother Hagin! this is all new to us. *n our
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Chapter 2) 8uidance Throu(h 5isions
There was a certain man in .aesarea called .ornelius, a centurion of the band called the &talian band, a de6out man, and one that feared God with all his house, which ga6e much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. !e saw in a 6ision e6idently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him.... K< ts ',4'-2 So$eti$es God leads through #isions. Cornelius was a de#out $an! %ut he was not %orn again. He did not 9now a%out Eesus. He was a Eewish proselyte. The angel who appeared to hi$ in this #ision ould not prea h the gospel to hi$. God did not all angels to prea h the gospelL God alled $en to prea h the gospel. Howe#er! the angel did tell Cornelius where to send for so$eone who ould prea h the gospel to hi$ and tell hi$ how to %e sa#ed. Cornelius saw an angel in a #ision. <ngels also ha#e the a%ility! as God per$its! to ta9e upon the$sel#es a #isi%le for$ whi h an %e seen with the natural eye! Hust as you an see a physi al person.
H-.*->S 13:2 2 .e not $orget$&% to entertain strangers: $or thereb' some have entertained ange%s &nawares(
The s ripture alls CorneliusD e6perien e a #ision :< ts ',42;. *t was a spiritual #ision. Cornelius saw into the spirit world! and there are angels out there in the spirit world. *f others had %een present! they would not ha#e seen anything. Yet if the angel had ta9en on a #isi%le for$! anyone ould ha#e seen it.
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There are three 9inds of #isions4 spiritual #isions! tran es! and open #isions. *n a spiritual #ision! you see with the eyes of your spirit Knot with your physi al eye. 3hen &aul saw the Lord in < ts (! it was a spiritual #ision. He did not see Hi$ with his physi al eyes.
A!+S 6:7 7 And Sa&% arose $rom the earth" and when his e'es were o ened, he saw no man: b&t the' %ed him b' the hand, and bro&ght him into Eamas#&s(
3hen the Lord spo9e to Saul! his eyes were shut. Therefore! whate#er it was that &aul saw! he did not see it with his physi al eyes. 3e 9now this %e ause the Bi%le says that when his eyes 3E?E O&E+E8! he was %lind. The se ond type of #ision is when one falls into a tran e. Cornelius did not fall into a tran eK%ut &eter did.
A!+S 1?:6511 6 )n the morrow, as the' went on their @o&rne', and drew nigh &nto the #it', Peter went & & on the ho&seto to ra' abo&t the sixth ho&r: 1? And he be#ame ver' h&ngr', and wo&%d have eaten: b&t whi%e the' made read', he $e%% into a tran#e, 11 And saw heaven o ened, and a #ertain vesse% des#ending &nto him, as it had been a great sheet /nit at the $o&r #orners, and %et down to the earth(
3hen one falls into a tran e! his physi al senses are suspended. He does not 9now where he is right at the $o$ent. He is not un ons ious! %ut he does not 9now what is going on around hi$. He is $ore ons ious of spiritual things than physi al things. The third type of #ision is what * all an open #ision. The #ision that o urred in El &aso in '()( :whi h * ha#e
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referred to in this %oo9;! was an open #ision. 5y eyes were wide open. 5y physi al senses were inta t. * did not fall into a tran e. Eesus wal9ed into $y roo$. * saw Hi$ with $y physi al eyes. Of all the #isions * ha#e had! only two were open #isions. Three of the$ o urred when * fell into a tran e. The rest were spiritual #isions. There were different types of #isions in the < ts of the <postles. There are different types of #isions now. @or e6a$ple! in #isions! so$eti$es things are sy$%oli . *n &eterDs #ision they were. He saw all $anner of reeping things! %oth lean and un lean. He had to thin9 on the #ision in order to understand it :< ts ',4'(;. The Spirit spo9e to hi$ as he thought upon the #ision and %ade hi$ go with three $en to CorneliusD house. &eter still didnDt 9now e6a tly what the #ision $eant. But when he went! things happened! and he %egan to understand that God had alled the Gentiles into rede$ption as well as the Eews.
A!+S 7:2,526 2, And the ange% o$ the Lord s a/e &nto Phi%i , sa'ing, Arise, and go toward the so&th &nto the wa' that goeth down $rom 4er&sa%em &nto 1aGa, whi#h is desert( 23 And he arose and went: and, beho%d, a man o$ -thio ia, an e&n&#h o$ great a&thorit' &nder !anda#e 0&een o$ the -thio ians, who had the #harge o$ a%% her treas&re, and had #ome to 4er&sa%em $or to worshi , 27 >as ret&rning, and sitting in his #hariot read -saias the ro het( 26 +hen the S irit said &nto Phi%i , 1o near, and @oin th'se%$ to this #hariot(
So$e hur h people ad$it that God spo9e to the apostles su h as &eter! %ut they say that su h di#ine
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#isitations were only for the apostles. But &hilip was not an apostle. He was ele ted as a dea on first :< ts 14);. The highest offi e he e#er filled was that of the e#angelist :< ts /'4.;. *snDt it sad that in the hur h world we ha#e %een ro%%ed of the %lessings and the supernatural $anifestations we should ha#e had %e ause people losed the %oo9 on the supernatural and said! GThat was Hust for the apostles. <ll that eased when the apostles of the +ew Testa$ent died.G
A!+S 6:1?512 1? And there was a #ertain dis#i %e at Eamas#&s, named Ananias" and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias( And he said, .eho%d, I am here, Lord( 11 And the Lord said &nto him, Arise, and go into the street whi#h is #a%%ed Straight, and en0&ire in the ho&se o$ 4&das $or one #a%%ed Sa&% o$ +ars&s: $or, beho%d, he ra'eth, 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias #oming in, and &tting his hand on him, that he might re#eive his sight(
<nanias was not a dea on. He was Hust a dis iple. He was what we would all a lay$an. Yet the Lord used hi$. 3e should all put oursel#es in a position where God an use us as He sees fit. 3e donDt ha#e to wait for a #ision %efore we do so$ething for God. God $ay gi#e us a #ision! or He $ay not. <n angel $ay appear to us! or one $ay not. *t was a great pri#ilege for $e to spea9 in the hur h of a ertain great $an of God when he was past se#enty years of age. He had %een filled with the Spirit way %a 9 at the turn of the entury and had gone out to China as a $issionary in '('/. He told $e of $any $ar#elous e6perien es heDd had.
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He had a Bi%le study e#ery @riday night in his hur h. :* %elie#e he was one of the worldDs fore$ost Bi%le tea hersKand * ha#e heard $ost of the$.; He related this to $e4 He said he would tea h ertain su%He ts as the Lord dire ted! %ut he also let the ongregation suggest su%He ts %y writing the$ down on a slip of paper. On one o asion! the $aHority of the ongregation wrote! G3e would li9e so$e tea hing on angels. 3e ha#e ne#er heard any tea hing on that su%He t.G He had spent a nu$%er of years tea hing in one of the %est &ente ostal Bi%le s hools! and he thought he ould o#er the su%He t in two wee9s. But he said! GThe $ore * studied! the %igger it got. * taught si6 wee9s and still did not o#er the su%He t.G This $an was an offi ial of his @ull Gospel deno$ination. Soon after this tea hing on angels he was in a %usiness $eeting with leaders of that deno$ination. One $atter of dis ussion on erned the report that a $inister of their deno$ination lai$ed to ha#e seen an angel. He said that the angel instru ted hi$ on erning his $inistry. They were a%out to %ar hi$ fro$ the deno$ination. This Bi%le tea her said! G* Hust sat there and listened. * didnDt e#en o$$ent. * ne#er did tal9 unless * was alled on to tal9. * ould see the trendL they were a%out ready to turn this other $inister out of the deno$ination.G @inally! one %rother got up and said! G* %elie#e we ought to hear fro$ Brother S. He has %een with us fro$ the %eginning of the $o#e$ent. He is one of our $ost a%le Bi%le tea hers. LetDs hear what he has to say.G He told $e he %egan %y telling the$ a%out the study of angels he had Hust o$pleted and taught in his hur h.
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Then he said! G* a$ not the least %it on erned %e ause one out of se#eral thousand of our $inisters has seen an angel. The thing that distur%s $e is why $ore of us are not seeing the$. GThen se ondly!G he told the$! Gif we are going to turn this $an out for seeing an angel who instru ted hi$ on erning his $inistry! what are we going to gi#e our people in the pla e of itA 8o we ha#e anything %etterA anything $ore supernaturalA anything $ore S ripturalA *f we do not! * thin9 we had %etter stay with what we ha#e.G Pui 9ly! so$eone Hu$ped to his feet and said! G* $o#e that we ta%le this and forget all a%out it.G They #oted unani$ously to lea#e it alone. *n '(12! $y offi e o upied only the den of $y little fra$e ho$e in Garland! Te6as. *t wasnDt really $u h of an offi e at that. So$e $en in another ity onta ted $e. They said! G*f you will $o#e your offi e to this ity! we will set up an offi e for you. 3e will %uy all the offi e e"uip$ent! hire the se retaries! and pay their salaries. You wonDt ha#e to pay anything. LetDs get so$e of your $aterial pu%lished.G <nother $an! who was an ele troni te hni ian! said! GBrother Hagin! if you will let $e! * will $a9e tapes of all your ser$ons. *t wonDt ost you a thing. * will furnish all the $aterials free of harge.G Those offers sounded good. You would thin9 God $ust %e in the$. But a%out that ti$e * was praying with a ertain group. 3e were ha#ing spe ial ti$es of $inistering to the Lord. *t was the 9ind of at$osphere < ts '24' and / spea9s ofKan at$osphere where God will $o#e. * was sitting on the platfor$ %eside a hair! praying!
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when suddenly Eesus stood right in front of $e. * had $y eyes shut. *t was a spiritual #ision. * did not fall into a tran e. Standing right %ehind Eesus! a%out two feet to His right and three feet %ehind Hi$! was a large angel. * had seen angels %eforeK%ut ne#er one that %ig. He $ust ha#e %een . feet tall or $ore. Eesus tal9ed to $e a%out so$e things. :<nd e#erything He said a$e to pass.; O asionally! while He tal9ed! * would glan e at that angel. 3hen * did! the angel would open his $outh and start to say so$ething. 3hen * loo9ed %a 9 to Eesus! he would not say anything. <fter Eesus finished His on#ersation with $e! * as9ed! G3ho is that fellowA 3hat does he representAG Eesus said! GThatDs your angel.G * said! G5y angelAG GYes!G He said! Gyour angel. You read in the s riptures that * said on erning the little hildren that their angel is e#er %efore 5y @atherDs fa e. You donDt lose your angel Hust %e ause you grow up.G :*snDt that o$fortingB * ha#e that %ig fellow following $e around. &raise the LordB; * said! G3hat does he wantAG Eesus said! GHe has a $essage for you.G Then * got so letter-of-the-3ord ons ious * ould ha#e $issed the Spirit. * said! GYou are tal9ing to $eL why donDt You gi#e $e the $essageA 3hy do * ha#e to listen to an angelA Besides that! the 3ord of God says as $any as are led %y the Spirit of God! they are the sons of God. * ha#e the Holy Ghost. 3hy ouldnDt the Holy Ghost tal9 to $eAG Eesus had $er y on $e! and patien e with $e. He said! G8id you e#er read in 5y 3ord where the angel of the
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Lord told &hilip to go down to the way of GaFaA 3asnDt that dire tionA 3asnDt that guidan eA 8idnDt $y angel appear to Cornelius! and he wasnDt e#en a %orn-again $anA 8idnDt the angel tell hi$ what to doAG He ga#e $e se#eral $ore +ew Testa$ent e6a$ples. @inally! * said! GThatDs enough. * will listen.G Then * loo9ed up to this %ig fellow and said! G3hat is itAG He started this way! G* a$ sent fro$ the &resen e of <l$ighty God to tell you not to let these $en :and he alled their na$es; set up an offi e for you. They ha#e an ulterior $oti#e. They will ontrol your $inistry %e ause they will ha#e put in all the $oney.G Then he alled the na$e of the $an who was the radio and ele troni te hni ian and said! G8onDt let hi$ ha#e any of your tapes. He has an ulterior $oti#e. *f he gets the$ into his hands! he will ontrol the$. * a$ sent fro$ the &resen e of <l$ighty God to tell you that. GThen * a$ sent fro$ the &resen e of <l$ighty God to tell you this4 The $oney will o$e so that you an set up your own offi e! ha#e your own %oo9s! ha#e your own tapes. You will %e the head of it! the sole %oss! %e ause * a$ going to tell you what to do! and not so$e $an. 3ithin four $onths! after e#erything is paid and leared out! you will ha#e enough $oney to get you headed this dire tion. @or * ha#e sent $y angels out to ause the $oney to o$e.G 3hen that ti$e a$e! * had Q7!,,, whi h was enough to do what the Lord had told $e to do. That was the %eginning of this $inistry. * ould tell $ore! %ut this is enough to illustrate that these things do happen. But let $e e$phasiFe thisK although God does lead us through #isions and other
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supernatural $anifestations! * would en ourage you +OT to see9 a #ision. You ould get %eyond the 3ord where the de#il an de ei#e you. 3e often prefer to ha#e a $ore dire t word of guidan e! %ut we donDt always ha#e it. So donDt try to $anufa ture it! if it is not there. +owhere in the Bi%le does it say that anyone was see9ing a #ision when one a$e. Cisions Hust happened without anyone in the Bi%le see9ing the$. Be ontent! if it is all you e#er ha#e! to follow the inward witness. But edu ate and train and de#elop your hu$an spirit so that inward witness %e o$es $ore and $ore real to you. Then! if God sees fit for supernatural #isitations and $anifestations! Hust than9 God for the$. Know that the angels of God are with you. Your angel is with you whether you e#er see hi$ or not.
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=ow when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, ?aul admonished them, #nd said unto them, Sirs, & ?)>.)&V) that this 6oyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our li6es. < ts /04(!', &aul did not say! GThe Lord told $eG that this #oyage will %e with $u h hurt and da$age. He si$ply said! G* percei6e' that it will. *n his spirit! &aul had an inward per eption! an inward pre$onition! an inward witness that the #oyage would %e dangerous. This is the pri$ary way God leads all of us. &aul did not per ei#e it mentally. He did not ha#e so$e 9ind of G#i%rationG or psy hi e6perien e. * donDt li9e this G#i%rationG %usiness. Spiritual per eptions are not in the psy hi real$. You do not find psy hi pheno$enon in the Bi%le. <lso! &aul did not per ei#e this physically. *n his spirit he had a witness. That %elongs to all of us. The Holy Spirit a%iding in our spirits $ust o$$uni ate with us through our spiritsKnot through our $inds. That is why your spirit 9nows things your head doesnDt 9now. But we ha#e not %een taught to listen to our spirits. <nd so$eti$es we are relu tant to do so. The reason that we as Spirit-filled %elie#ers ontinually $iss it! $a9e $ista9es! and fail is %e ause our spirits! whi h should guide us! are 9ept lo 9ed away in prison! so to spea9. Knowledge! or intelle t! has ta9en the throne. <ny person who shuts his spirit away and ne#er listens
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to itK%e ause the spirit of $an is the andle of the LordK %e o$es rippled in life and %e o$es an easy prey to selfish and designing people. 5y wife and * held a $eeting for a ertain lady pastor Ka #ery spiritually %eautiful wo$anKwho related this story to $e herself4 <n e#angelist was o$ing to town. He got all the hur hes he ould to ooperate with hi$ in a ity-wide $eeting. He rented the ity auditoriu$. *t is a sorry thing to ha#e to say! %ut e#eryone in the $inistry is not honest. Be ause this $an had a poor redit rating! the ity auditoriu$ de$anded pay$ent in ad#an e. So he went through this wo$an pastor. She was gulli%le enough to say her hur h would stand responsi%le for Q2!,,, rent and all newspaper ad#ertising. Crowds of /!,,, to 2!,,, attended e#ery night. He too9 up a lot of $oney! %ut he left town without paying one %ill. This wo$anDs hur h had to ta9e Q)!,,, out of their %uilding fund to o#er this e#angelistDs e6penses. This lady pastor told $e! GBrother Hagin! if * had listened to $y heart! * would ne#er ha#e done that.G * said to her! G* heard you re o#ered your $oney.G She said! G* sure did. * found out where he was holding a $eeting in another state. * got an airplane ti 9et and went there. The ser#i e had already started. * waited. Eust when they were a%out to turn the ser#i e to hi$ * $ar hed down the aisle and toward the platfor$. <n usher tried to stop $e. * said! D+o! * a$ a $inister of the gospel. * want to see this s oundrel.D * wal9ed right up on the platfor$ and plopped $yself down %eside hi$. G* said! D* ha#e o$e after $y Q)!,,,. * will ta9e the
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lie there. You get up and answer the phone. Eust %e ause you %ust your shins or stu% your toe physi ally! you donDt "uit. <nd Hust %e ause you %ust your shins or stu% your toe spiritually! you donDt "uit either. <s * said! the person who 9eeps his spirit shut away and ne#er listens to it %e o$es rippled in life. The person who listens to his spirit is the $an or wo$an! %oy or girl who li$%s to the topB *f Christians would Hust he 9 up on the inside of the$! in $ost of the affairs of life! they would 9now what to do. You do not need to see9 guidan e when the Bi%le has already told you what to do. Go ahead and do it. The Bi%le tells you how to a t in e#ery ir u$stan e of life. *t tells hus%ands how to treat wi#es. *t tells wi#es how to treat hus%ands. *t tells parents how to treat their hildren. *t tells hildren how to respond to their parents. The Bi%le tells all of us to wal9 in lo#eKdi#ine lo#e. <nd that di#ine lo#e! whi h see9s not its own! is also a $atter of the heart.
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Chapter 2/ :o$ To Train The :uman Spirit

The spirit of man is the candle of the ord.... &ro#er%s /,4/0
The Lord enlightens us and guides us through our spirits. *f that %e the aseKand it isKthen we need to %e o$e $ore spiritons ious. 3e need to %e o$e $ore ons ious of the fa t that we are spirit %eings! and not Hust $ental or physi al %eings. 3e need to train our spirits so they will %e o$e safer and safer guides. One thing whi h has held %a 9 the Christian world as a whole is that we are $ore physi al- ons ious :%odyons ious; and $ore $ental- ons ious :soul- ons ious; than we are spiritons ious. 3e ha#e de#eloped the %ody and the soul! %ut we ha#e left the spirit of $an al$ost untou hed. * ha#e a assette tea hing tape whi h has helped $any Christians in this area. *n one of our $eetings! one young $an * 9now "uite well ga#e his testi$ony of how it had helped hi$4 Eust a few years ago! when he was 2' or 2/! he went into %usiness. He left his salaried Ho% with a total of Q)!),,. He was single at that ti$e and he had to use this $oney for li#ing e6penses as well as for apital. <t one point! his nest egg dwindled to Q),. He ga#e this testi$ony4 G* listened to Brother HaginDs tapes. There were three on faith and onfession! and one alled GHow To Train the Hu$an Spirit.G * went to %ed e#ery night listening to that tape. * put it on in the $orning and listened to it while * sha#ed. * listened to it o#er and o#er and o#er againKpro%a%ly hundreds of ti$esKuntil that $essage got into $y spirit. Then %y listening to $y
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spirit and using $y faith! $y assets now total in e6 ess of Q2, $illion.G This young $an is only a%out 2. years old now. He is not a prea her. He is a %usiness$an. He has told $e how his spirit has spo9en to hi$ and told hi$ how to in#est and %uy land. * will gi#e the essen e of the tea hing ontained on that assette in this hapter4 How To Train the Hu$an Spirit. Your spirit an %e edu ated Hust as your $ind an %e edu ated. Your spirit an %e %uilt up in strength and trained Hust as your %ody an %e %uilt and trained. Here are four rules %y whi h you an train and de#elop your own hu$an spirit. '. By $editation in the 3ord /. By pra ti ing the 3ord 2. By gi#ing the 3ord first pla e 7. By instantly o%eying the #oi e of your spirit '. /+ ();&T#T&0= &= T!) :0>; 0F G0; The $ost deeply spiritual $en and wo$en * 9now are those who gi#e ti$e to $editation in the 3ord of God. You annot de#elop spiritual wisdo$ without $editation. God $ade that fa t 9nown to Eoshua Hust after the death of 5oses at the #ery %eginning of EoshuaDs $inistry.
4)SH8A 1:7 7 +his boo/ o$ the %aw sha%% not de art o&t o$ th' mo&th" b&t tho& sha%t meditate therein da' and night, that tho& ma'est observe to do a##ording to a%% that is written therein: $or then tho& sha%t ma/e th' wa' ros ero&s, and then tho& sha%t have good s&##ess(
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*f God did not want Eoshua to %e prosperous! why did He tell hi$ how to prosperA *f He did not want hi$ to su eed! why did He tell hi$ how to ha#e good su essA He wanted Eoshua to %e su essfulKand He wants you to %e su essful. &araphrasing this truth in +ew Testa$ent language! we would say! GThe 3ord of GodKparti ularly the +ew Testa$entKshall not depart out of your $outh. But $editate therein day and night! that you $ay o%ser#e to do a ording to all that is written therein4 for then you will $a9e your way prosperous and you will ha#e good su ess.G *f you e#er want to do anything great in life! if you e#er want to a$ount to anything in life! ta$e time to meditate in the :ord of God. Start out with at least ', or ') $inutes a dayKthen in rease the ti$e. * left the last hur h * pastored in '(7( and * ha#e %een out in the field $inistry e#er sin e. * used to do $u h $ore fasting and a different 9ind of praying than * do now. :You learn things as you go along.; ?unning two ser#i es a day Kwhi h * always didKand so$eti$es three! ta9es a lot out of you physi ally as well as spiritually. * would tea h e#ery $orning! pray out loud all afternoon! and prea h e#ery night. * ate only one $eal a day during $y $eetings and %y e6erting so $u h physi al energy! * would grow wea9. Then two days a wee9 were $y fast daysKTuesday and Thursday. * ate no food and dran9 no water for /7 hours. One day the Lord said to $e! G* would rather you would li#e a fasted life instead of ha#ing days and periods of fasting.G * said! G3hat do you $eanA * ne#er heard anyone say
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thatBG The Lord said! G*nstead of ha#ing ertain days you fast and then going %a 9 and eating all you want! Hust li#e a fasted life. @asting does not hange $e anyhow. * a$ the sa$e %efore you fast! while you fast! and when you get through fasting. *t does not hange 5y 3ord. *t helps you 9eep your flesh under. So Hust donDt e#er eat all you want. Eust 9eep your flesh under all the ti$e.G Then He said! G8onDt spend all that ti$e in the afternoon praying and wearing yourself out %efore the night ser#i e. Lie on the %ed and $editate.G So * %egan to he there in the afternoons! $editating. <nd * got further $editating than * e#er did praying and fasting. * grew $ore spiritually. That is what God is saying in Eoshua '4.4 G... for then thou shalt ma$e thy way prosperous....G * wanted to %e prosperous in the $inistry. G... and then thou shalt ha6e good success....G * wanted to ha#e good su ess in the $inistry. This wor9s whether you are in the $inistry! whether you raise attle! sell auto$o%iles! or whate#er you do. This :ord of God shall not depart out of thy mouth. Tal9 a%out the 3ord. /ut thou shalt meditate therein. Thin9 on the 3ord. The He%rew word translated meditate also arries this thought with it4 To mutter. 5utter the 3ord. Spea9 it to yourself. The Lord led $e! %efore * e#er heard anyone tea h on $editation! to lie on the %ed and $utter the 3ord. * Hust said it to $yself. <nd * would ha#e so$e of the $ost tre$endous ser#i es. * de#eloped $yself spiritually! and at
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the sa$e ti$e onser#ed $y physi al strength. * li9e another translation of Eoshua '4.. The last phrase reads li9e this4 G... you shall %e a%le to deal wisely in the affairs of life.G You ould not ha#e good su ess if you did not 9now how to deal wisely in the affairs of life. How an you 9now how to deal wisely in the affairs of lifeA Be ause you $editated in the 3ord of God and wal9ed in the light of that 3ord. /. ?>#.T&.&=G T!) :0>; &ra ti ing the 3ord $eans %eing a doer of the 3ord.
4A=-S 1:22 22 .&t be 'e doers o$ the word, and not hearers on%'((((
3e ha#e $any Gtal9ers a%out the 3ord!G and e#en $any GreHoi ers a%out the 3ord!G %ut we do not ha#e $any Gdoers of the 3ord.G Begin to pra ti e %eing a doer of the 3ord %y doing in all ir u$stan es what the 3ord tells you to do. So$e ha#e thought that %eing a doer of the 3ord $eant to 9eep the Ten Co$$and$ents. That is not what Ea$es '4// $eans. <fter all! under the +ew Co#enant we ha#e %ut one o$$and$entKthe o$$and$ent of lo#e. Eesus said! '# new commandment & gi6e unto you, That ye lo6e one another4 as & ha6e lo6ed you, that ye also lo6e one another' :Eohn '2427;. < doer of the 3ord will do that. *f you lo#e so$eone! you wonDt steal fro$ hi$. You wonDt lie a%out hi$. The +ew Testa$ent says that lo#e is the fulfilling of the law. *f you wal9 in lo#e you wonDt %rea9 any law whi h was gi#en to ur% sin. Being a doer of the 3ord $eans that we are to do
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pri$arily what is written in the Epistles. They are the letters written to us! the Chur h. <s an e6a$ple of doing the 3ord! let us loo9 at so$e instru tions gi#en us in one of the Epistles.
PHILIPPIANS 4:, , .e #are$&% $or nothing" b&t in ever' thing b' ra'er and s& %i#ation with than/sgiving %et 'o&r re0&ests be made /nown &nto 1od(
So do thatB +ow we donDt $ind pra ti ing part of this #erseKthe part that says to pray. But if you pra ti e Hust that part and not the first part! you are not pra ti ing the 3ordKyou are not a doer of the 3ord. The #mplified translation of &hilippians 741 %egins! G;o not fret or ha6e any an1iety about anything....G @irst we are told not to fret. *f you are going to fret and ha#e an6ieties! it will do no good to $a9e re"uests. That 9ind of praying does not wor9. <n o#er-an6ious prayer full of fretfulness does not wor9. * felt #ery sorry for a $inister who a$e to $e so$e years ago. :But so$eti$es it doesnDt gi#e a $an the answer Hust to sy$pathiFe with hi$.; His life was full of stor$s and tests. His sto$a h was upsetL he ouldnDt 9eep down what he ate. He ouldnDt sleep. His ner#es were shot %e ause of a parti ular in ident. He a$e to $e for help. * %egan to tell hi$ what the 3ord said and how to pray a%out this ir u$stan e. 3hen * en ouraged hi$ to ta9e this s ripture and do it, he re%elled. He said! GOh! yes! %ut e#eryone doesnDt ha#e the faith that you ha#e.G * told hi$ it was not a $atter of ha#ing a lot of faith! %ut a $atter of endea#oring to pra ti e the 3ord. * told hi$
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if he would pra ti e the 3ord! his faith would %e %uilt up. <nd * told hi$ how * pra ti e this parti ular #erse. 3hen * get alone! * read this #erse aloud and * tell the Lord that His 3ord is true and that * %elie#e it. * told this $inister that he would %e te$pted to say he ouldnDt help worrying and fretting. But that God had not as9ed us to do so$ething we annot do. 3hen God said not to fretKthat $eans we an 9eep fro$ fretting and %eing an6ious. God is a Hust God and He will not as9 us to do so$ething we annot do. 3hen * first %egan pra ti ing this #erse it was easy to %elie#e that * ould $a9e $y re"uests 9nown unto GodK %ut it was hard to %elie#e that * ould not fret. Howe#er! sin e God says we donDt ha#e to fret! then * would say! G* refuse to fret or ha#e any an6iety a%out anything.G * tell the Lord that * %ring $y re"uests unto Hi$. Then * than9 Hi$ for the answer. This "uiets $y spirit and pa ifies the trou%led spirit the de#il tries to $a9e $e ha#e. Then * would go a%out $y %usiness. Before * 9new it! howe#er! the de#il was trying to get $e to fret again. * would si$ply go right %a 9 and read this #erse again and 9eep lai$ing it. This $inister %egan to pra ti e &hilippians 741. He told $e later that the pro%le$ wor9ed out and did not get as %ig as he was e6pe ting. He was a%out to %e sued o#er a ertain $atter! %ut God helped hi$ out of it. *t is possi%le to %e o$e so fretful o#er so$ething that you annot eat or sleep. But all you ha#e to do is pra ti e the 3ord and you will get results. &hilippians 740 is a result of pra ti ing &hilippians 741.
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!ow To Train The !uman Spirit 3 And the ea#e o$ 1od, whi#h asseth a%% &nderstanding, sha%% /ee 'o&r hearts and minds thro&gh !hrist 4es&s(
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5any people want what #erse 0 tal9s a%outK%ut they donDt want to pra ti e what #erse 1 says to do to get it. The #mplified translation of #erse 0 says! G<nd GodDs pea e . . . whi h trans ends all understanding! shall garrison and $ount guard o#er your hearts and $inds in Christ Eesus.G GodDs pea e will 9eep guard o#er your heart and your $ind. But an you reap these results and ha#e this pea e without %eing a doer of the 3ordA +o! you really annot. Cerse 1 tells us not to fret. &eople who worry and fret! ontinually thin9 on the wrong side of life. Cerse . tells us what we are to thin9 a%out.
PHILIPPIANS 4:7 7 Fina%%', brethren, whatsoever things are tr&e, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are @&st, whatsoever things are &re, whatsoever things are %ove%', whatsoever things are o$ good re ort" i$ there be an' virt&e, and i$ there be an' raise, thin/ on these things(
;0 #erse .. ?ractice this #erse. Thin9 a%out the right things. 5any people thin9 a%out the wrong things. You 9now what they thin9 a%out %e ause of what they tal9 a%out. The Bi%le says! G... out of the a%undan e of the heart! the $outh spea9ethG :5att. '/427;. They ontinually worry and fret and thin9 on the wrong side of lifeKand they ontinually tal9 un%elief. You annot %e a doer of the 3ord and ontinue to tal9 un%elief. The $ore you tal9 a%out so$e things! the %igger they get. *f so$ething does not $eet all of these "ualifi ationsKif it is not true! honest!
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Hust! pure! lo#ely! of good reportKdo not thin9 a%out it and do not tal9 a%out itB The #mplified translation of @irst Corinthians '240 reads! GLo#e... is e#er ready to %elie#e the %est of e#ery person.G * ha#e found through the years that $ost of the stories * ha#e heard a%out people do not e#en $eet the first "ualifi ation. They are not e#en true. So donDt tal9 a%out the stories you hear. 8onDt e#en thin9 a%out the$. So$e things you hear $ight e#en %e trueK%ut they $ight not %e pure and lo#ely! and noti e thisKof a good report. Therefore we are not to thin9 a%out the$. By thin9ing a%out su h things! we gi#e pla e to the de#il. His greatest weapon is the power of suggestion. He is e#er endea#oring to enter your thought life. That is why we are told in GodDs 3ord to! G... thin$ on these things.G &arti ularly in the Epistles! God the Holy Spirit is spea9ing to the Chur h. So $editate on these letters and what He has to sayKand %e a doer of the 3ord. You will grow spiritually. 2. G&V) T!) :0>; F&>ST ? #.) The training! the de#eloping! the edu ating of our spirits o$es %y gi#ing the 3ord of God first pla e in our li#es.
P*)C-*.S 4:2?522 2? =' son, attend to m' words" in#%ine thine ear &nto m' sa'ings( 21 Let them not de art $rom thine e'es" /ee them in the midst o$ thine heart( 22 For the' are %i$e &nto those that $ind them, and hea%th to a%% their $%esh(
God says in this passage! G... #ttend to my words IGi#e heed to the$K&ut the$ firstJL incline thine ear unto my
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sayings IListen to what * ha#e to sayJ. et them not depart from thine eyes IKeep loo9ing at the 3ord of GodJL $eep them I$y 3ordsJ in ... your heart.G There are ri h di#idends for doing this. 3hy is it that God tells us to put His 3ord first! and to listen to what He has to say! to 9eep loo9ing at His 3ord! and to 9eep His 3ord in our heartA *t is %e ause G... they IHis 3ordsJ are &F) unto those that find them, and !)# T! to all their flesh.G The $argin of the King Ea$es says the word translated health is the He%rew word for medicine. GodDs 3ord is G$edi ine to all their flesh.G There is healing in the 3ord. *n the twel#e years * pastored! there were hur h $e$%ers who would get si 9! go to the hospital! and then as9 for prayer. * a$ not saying it is wrong to ha#e a do tor! ertainly not. 3e %elie#e in hospitals and do tors. Than9 God for the$. But * a$ saying! why not put GodDs 3ord firstA So$eti$es as a last resort! Christians will turn to the 3ord. < Baptist $inister! who didnDt e#en parti ularly %elie#e in di#ine healing at the ti$e! told of how heDd had pro%le$s with his tonsils. His do tor 9ept insisting that they %e re$o#ed. So the date was finally set for his tonsils to %e re$o#ed. *t was his fa$ilyDs usto$ to read the Bi%le and pray together ea h $orning %efore the hildren went to s hool. On the #ery day this $inister was s heduled to enter the hospital! this fa$ilyDs daily s ripture passage was the one whi h tells of King <sa! who got a disease in his feet and instead of see9ing the Lord! he sought physi ians and he died :/ Chron. '14'/!'2;.
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The $inister said he was stru 9 %y this. He realiFed that he had not e#en prayed a%out his tonsils. He shared this with his wife and hildren and as9ed that they pray together a%out his tonsils. 3hen they prayed! the Lord told hi$ not to ha#e the$ re$o#ed. To his astonish$ent! the Lord healed the tonsils and he has had no $ore trou%le with the$. There is a lesson to %e learned here. The Bi%le does not i$ply that King <sa died %e ause he put the physi ians first. Howe#er! it does i$ply that he should ha#e put the Lord first. 3e should train oursel#es to put the Lord first. 3e should train oursel#es to as9 oursel#es on erning any $atter! G3hat does GodDs 3ord ha#e to say a%out thisAG 3e should as9 oursel#es what God has to say a%out anything that $ay o$e up in our lifeKand then put that 3ord first. So$eti$es fa$ily and friends will try to rush you into thingsK%ut you need to thin9 a%out what the 3ord of God says. &ut GodDs 3ord first in e#ery area of life. 7. &=ST#=T + 0/)+ T!) V0&.) 0F +0@> S?&>&T The hu$an spirit has a #oi e. 3e all that #oi e conscience. So$eti$es we all it intuition, an inner 6oice, or guidance. The world alls it a hunch. But what it is! is your spirit spea9ing to you. E#ery $anDs spirit! sa#ed or unsa#ed! has a #oi e. The hu$an spirit! as we ha#e seen in pre#ious hapters! is a spiritual $an! a spirit $an! an inward hidden $an. He is hidden to the physi al senses. You annot see hi$ with the physi al eyes! nor tou h hi$ with your physi al hands. This is the $an who has %e o$e a new reature in Christ :/ Cor. )4'0;. 3hen a $an is %orn again! his spirit %e o$es a
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new spirit. God prophesied through %oth EFe9iel and Eere$iah that a ti$e would o$e when He would ta9e the old stony heart out of $en and put in a new one. He said that He would put His Spirit into us. Under the +ew Co#enant this new %irth %e a$e a#aila%le. The new %irth is a re%irth of the hu$an spirit. <s Se ond Corinthians )4'0 tells us! if any $an %e in Christ! he is a new reatureKe#erything that was old in his spirit! the old nature! is ta9en away! and all things ha#e %e o$e new. <s you gi#e this new%orn spirit the pri#ilege of $editating on the 3ord of God! the 3ord %e o$es the sour e of its infor$ation. Your spirit will %e o$e strong and the inward #oi e of your ons ien e! edu ated in the spirit! will %e o$e a true guide. 8id you noti e that $editation in the 3ord! pra ti ing the 3ord! gi#ing the 3ord first pla e! all o$e %efore o%eying your spiritA You see! if your spirit has had the pri#ilege of $editating in the 3ord! of pra ti ing the 3ord! of putting the 3ord firstKthen your spirit is an authoritati#e guide. 'The spirit of man is the candle of the ord. ...G :&ro#. /,4/0;. Your new%orn spirit has within it the life and nature of God. The Holy Spirit dwells within your spirit. G... greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world' :' Eohn 747;. The Holy Spirit dwells in your spirit. God has to o$$uni ate with you through your spirit %e ause that is where He is. Your spirit gets its infor$ation through Hi$. Learn to o%ey the #oi e of your spirit. *f you are not a usto$ed to doing that! of ourse! you
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will not get there "ui 9ly. <s we ha#e said! your spirit an %e %uilt up and strengthened Hust as your %ody an %e %uilt up and strengthened. Your spirit an %e edu ated Hust as your $ind an %e edu ated. But Hust as you did not %egin s hool in the first grade one wee9 and graduate fro$ the twelfth grade the ne6t wee9! your spirit will not %e edu ated and trained o#ernight. Howe#er! if you will follow these four points and pra ti e the$! after a while you an 9now the will of God the @ather e#en in the $inor details of life. You will re ei#e guidan e and will always instantly get either a yes or a no. You will 9now in your spirit what you should do in all the affairs of life.
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Chapter 21 Pra*in( in the Spirit
For if & pray in an un$nown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful :hat is it then2 & will pray with the spirit, and & will pray with the understanding also% & will sing with the spirit, and & will sing with the understanding also. ' Corinthians '74'7!') One of the greatest spiritual e6er ises there is! is to pray in tongues e#ery single day. Your spirit is then in dire t onta t with the @ather of spirits.
1 !)*IN+HIANS 14:2 2 For he that s ea/eth in an &n/nown tong&e s ea/eth not &nto men, b&t &nto 1od: $or no man &nderstandeth him" howbeit in the s irit he s ea/eth m'steries(
*t is your spirit praying when you pray in tonguesKthe Holy Ghost gi#es the utteran e! %ut it is your spirit praying. &aul said! 'For if & pray in an un$nown tongue, my spirit prayeth ...G :' Cor. '74'7;. * ha#e always followed the poli y of daily praying in tongues. *t 9eeps $y spirit in onta t with the @ather of spirits. *t helps $e %e o$e $ore spiritons ious. 3hen you pray in tongues! your $ind grows "uietK %e ause you are not praying out of your $ind. <nd on e your $ind is "uiet! you %e o$e $ore ons ious of your own spirit! and of spiritual things. Get out of the sense real$. Get out of the flesh real$. Get out of the hu$an reasoning real$. Get o#er into the faith real$ and into the spirit real$. @aith is of the spiritKand thatDs where great things happenB
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How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God

How You Can Be Led By The Spirit Of God

Se ond Edition Tenth &rinting '(() *SB+ ,-.(/01-)'2-)

Chapter 1 The Lamp of the Lord

The amp of the ord

Chapter 2 Man: An Eternal Spirit

(an% #n )ternal Spirit

!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God

(an% #n )ternal Spirit ri#e(

Chapter 4 hat !s the "ifference #et$een Spirit and Soul%

!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God

:hat &s the ;ifference /etween Spirit and Soul2

!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God

Chapter & The Sa'in( of the Soul

The &sal$ist 8a#id spo9e of the restoring of the soul4

The Sa6ing of the Soul

Chapter ) Presentin( the #od*

?resenting the /ody

!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God

Chapter + ,um-er .ne: The !n$ard itness

!ow +ou .an /e ed /y The Spirit 0f God

=umber 0ne% The &nward :itness

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=umber 0ne% The &nward :itness

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Chapter / 0no$-So Sal'ation

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Chapter 14 2ollo$in( the itness

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Following the :itness

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Chapter 11 ,um-er T$o: The !n$ard 5oice

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Chapter 12 Effects of the Spirit6s !nd$ellin(

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)ffects of the Spirit3s &ndwelling

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Chapter 13 T$o E7periences

Chapter 14 8od !nside

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Chapter 1& "epend on 9our Spirit

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;epend on +our Spirit

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Chapter 1+ 2eelin(s: The 5oice of the #od*

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Feelings% The Voice of the /ody

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Feelings% The Voice of the /ody

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