THE SPIRIT LETTERS

“That which we sow is not quickened is not quickened unless it dies. And that body which we sow is not the body that shall be, but bare grain if grain; it may be wheat or some other grain. But in all caes, GOD gives it a body as it pleases HIM, and to every seed its own particular body.  That is: all flesh is not the same flesh: there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fish, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the terrestrial is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differs from another star in glory.” (1 Cor. 15:36-41),

“So also is the resurrection of the dead. [The soul] is sown in corruption [not yet having acquired the Saving, quickening Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ] but it is raised in incorruption [when it receives the Christ Spirit]: thus it is sown in weakness; but is raised in power (Phil. 3:21). Ir is sown a natural body: it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is also a spiritual body, And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; but the “last Adam” [Jesus Christ] was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man [Adam] was of the earth, earthy and unspiritualized, for which reason he fell from GOD’s Grace; [but] the second man the “second Adam” [Jesus Christ] is the Lord from heaven” (1 Cor. 15:42-47]

“As we have borne the image of the earthy, so we will also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of GOD; neither does corruption inherit incorruption. (1 Cor. 15:49-50.) The Bible discloses that all flesh is corrupted, unless and until it undergoes spiritualization by our Beloved Lord Jesus Christ, which cleanses souls and quickens them into eternity. Until it is quickened by the Christ Spirit, the soul in a “natural man” remains as Paul had been before his spiritual rebirth experience on the Damascus Road. In that state, he persecuted those who believed in Jesus Christ and did not follow Him, believe in Him, nor obey Him. But after being converted by the Christ Spirit, Paul understood the truth, and turned his life around, and went off preaching and teaching Jesus Christ’s New Covenant Gospel to all who would hear him: including those in the tribes of Israel who also had not yet been quickened by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Speaking of the Latter Days of earth testing, Paul declared: “Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this incorruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:51-57

We see in these events a great lesson: The key to salvation into eternal life is activated when the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ is radiated into an incarnated soul of a human being on earth; as in the case of Christ’s Apostles and followers. Thus it is apparent that the hope for eternal life of all mankind lies in the spiritualization of all incarnated souls on earth. But it is an individual matter.  Each soul must choose to seek, find, follow and obey Jesus Christ on its own, and if and when it is successful it can live forever. That which Apostle Paul learned on his own applies to all of us. It is not available to masses at one time; which is why the Bible advises that not many will be saved into eternity.  What we get is what we seek, and the time to seek is not unlimited. The earth is man’s testing ground, and it is vitally important to pass God’s test.

After Apostle Paul’s spiritual rebirth experience on the Damascus Road he was spiritually enlightened. A better word might be that he was illuminated, after which he was radically changed into a new man, who no longer sought to persecute Jesus’ followers, but rather spoke from his new spiritual condition. He described this change as follows: “Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of GOD. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. But as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NEITHER HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN, THE THINGS WHICH GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM.” (1 Cor. 2:8).

“But God has revealed them unto us by HIS SPIRIT: for the Spirit searches all things, yea the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of man, save for the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God. Which things we speak not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Cor. 2:10-14).

The long and short of this message is that the natural man is without the Holy Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ the Son of GOD. After Paul received that Holy Spirit, he was no longer a “natural man,” but possessed the Spirit of GOD radiated into him from Christ, who, being energized by GOD the Father’s Holy Spirit, conveys it to those who believe in Him, follow Him, and obey Him (Acts 5:29, 32; Heb. 5:9). It changed Paul into a new, spiritualized man, causing him to run away from all iniquity and evil-doing, so that from that time on he reversed his course in life during the remainder of that earth experience, and went off in a direction that was new to him. He traveled widely, meeting and talking with people everywhere, teaching Jesus’ Christ’s Gospel to all who would hear him.

On reflection, we perceive that there are vast numbers of incarnated souls in the earth dimension who, like Paul, enter their earth incarnations in flesh without having yet received the Christ Spirit that transforms them from “natural men” into spiritualized individuals whose love of GOD and obeying HIS WILL guides, moves, and directs them from doing evil; instead serving HIM in accordance with HIS WILL.This leads to the understanding that the earth is largely populated with men lacking Christ’s Spirit, rendering them “natural men,” without the Spirit Energy of GOD in them, but often with a reprobate mind (Rom. 1:28-32).

But we see Apostle Paul as an example of a soul incarnated in flesh on the earth that “found “the Lord Jesus Christ and believed in Him, followed Him and obeyed Him, counting on Him to Save him because he had done what he had done before as a blasphemer and a persecutor, and injurious but he obtained mercy because he had done what he had done ignorantly and in unbelief (1 Tim. 1: 12-16).

Looking around us as at souls currently incarnated in the earth dimension, it is clear that the vast majority have not yet obtained the Holy Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ, and do not believe in Him, follow Him, and obey Him. Salvation is an individual thing. Each soul must obtain it for self by professing and pressing belief in Jesus Christ, following Him, and obeying Him: which is also to obey GOD the Father of All, who sent HIS Son into the earth dimension to save all souls who will obey Him. We get what we seek; and if we seek Jesus Christ correctly we receive His Spirit Energy and never die. As Jesus exclaimed: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in GOD, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a  place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, you may be also. And whither I go you know, and the way you know.” (Jn. 14:1-4) Those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior, Intercessor to GOD and high priest in heaven, await His return to take dominion over the earth and to take them up with Him where He resides at the right hand of GOD the Father or all.

To Be Continued…

After Apostle Paul’s spiritual rebirth experience on the Damascus Road he was spiritually enlightened. A better word might be that he was illuminated, after which he was radically changed into a new man, who no longer sought to persecute Jesus’ followers, but rather spoke from his new spiritual condition. He described this change as follows: “Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of GOD. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. But as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NEITHER HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN, THE THINGS WHICH GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM.” (1 Cor. 2:8).

“But God has revealed them unto us by HIS SPIRIT: for the Spirit searches all things, yea the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of man, save for the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God. Which things we speak not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Cor. 2:10-14).

The long and short of this message is that the natural man is without the Holy Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ the Son of GOD. After Paul received that Holy Spirit, he was no longer a “natural man,” but possessed the Spirit of GOD radiated into him from Christ, who, being energized by GOD the Father’s Holy Spirit, conveys it to those who believe in Him, follow Him, and obey Him (Acts 5:29, 32; Heb. 5:9). It changed Paul into a new, spiritualized man, causing him to run away from all iniquity and evil-doing, so that from that time on he reversed his course in life during the remainder of that earth experience, and went off in a direction that was new to him. He traveled widely, meeting and talking with people everywhere, teaching Jesus’ Christ’s Gospel to all who would hear him.

On reflection, we perceive that there are vast numbers of incarnated souls in the earth dimension who, like Paul,  enter their earth incarnations in flesh without having received the Christ Spirit that transforms them from “natural men” into spiritualized individuals whose love of GOD and obeying HIS WILL guides, moves, and directs them from doing evil; instead serving HIM in accordance with HIS WILL.  This leads to the understanding that the earth is largely populated with men lacking Christ’s Spirit, rendering them “natural men,” without the Spirit Energy of GOD in them, but often with a reprobate mind (Rom. 1:28-32).

But we see Apostle Paul as an example of a soul incarnated in flesh on the earth that found the Lord Jesus Christ and believed in Him, followed Him and obeyed Him, counting on Him to Save him because he had done what he had done before as a blasphemer and a persecutor, and injurious but he obtained mercy because he had done what he had done ignorantly and in unbelief (1 Tim. 1: 12-16).

Looking around us as at souls currently incarnated in the earth dimension, it is clear that the vast majority have not yet obtained the Holy Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ, and do not believe in Him, follow Him, and obey Him. Salvation is an individual thing. Each soul must often it for self through belief in Jesus Christ, following Him, and obeying Him: which is also to obey GOD the Father of All, who sent HIS Son into the earth dimension to save all souls who will obey Him.

There was a great persecution against the Church in Jerusalem and people were all scattered abroad throughout Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentations over him. But as for Saul, he made havoc of the church, “entering into every house, and haling men and women and committing them to prison. Therefore they were scattered abroad and went everywhere preaching the word of Jesus Christ ” (Acts 8:1-4).

 Saul continued his threatening ways, threatening slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, and he went unto the high priest seeking letters of addressed to Damascus to the synagogues, seeking permission to bring any men or women he found along his way — whether they be men or women — that he would be cleared to take them bound into Jerusalem. When he came to near to Damascus, a light from heaven shone round about him, and he fell to the earth, hearing a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” (Acts 9:1-4).

Saul replied, “Who art thou, Lord?” And the Lord replied, “I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks; meaning, it is hard on me for you to do these things against me. Saul, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord what wilt thou have me do?”

The Lord replied, “Arise and go into Damascus and it shall be told thee what thou must do” (Acts 9:6). The men who were journeying with Saul stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no man. Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened those present led him by the hand into Damascus. Saul was blind for three days, and did not eat nor drink. There was a certain disciple of Christ’s in Damascus named Ananias, who was at the time experiencing a vision. “And the Lord said unto him, “Arise and go into Straight Street, and enquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for he is now praying there, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.” (Acts 9:11-12).

But Ananias, for all his spirituality, was not overly impressed by this development He had heard a great detail about the evil Saul had committed against the Lord’s saints at Jerusalem, and he knew about the authority granted to the chief priests to bind up and secure anyone who called upon the name of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD (Acts 9:13-14). But the Lord knew better, and He said to Ananias, “Go your way; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and the children of Israel: For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

{When it was written that “Saul’s eyes were opened, it carried a double meaning: not only were his physical eyes opened, but his spiritual eyes were also opened, and from that time on the Spirit Energy of Jesus Christ was in Saul, conveying spiritual truth to him, and guiding, moving and directing him in all he did: so that his name was changed to Paul to reflect that the Christ Spirit had indeed converted him into a new man.]

To Be Continued…